Part 1 of the audition discovered some truly ""xtraordinary, xceptional and xciting"" Australian singing talent. Thousands of talented, ambitious and in some cases deluded contestants paraded past the ...

It's time. Simon Cowell's return to U.S. television on "The X Factor" arrives Wednesday night, sporting the largest prize in TV history: a $5 million recording contract. The judges are introduced: In ...

Simon Cowell is showing his humble side, admitting to a British tabloid he was "cocky" and "smug" in predicting his shows, like "The X Factor," would have huge ratings in 2011. "We all got a bit smug ...