Simon Cowell

Liam Payne obituary: Pop icon who remained an enigma

Despite his common sense, One Direction member’s loneliness as an overnight pop star would wear him down

Sat Oct 26 2024 - 00:15

After One Direction, Liam Payne was just getting started. His death is a heartbreaking end

One Direction singer’s death in Argentina came as he was seeking to follow up solo album with ‘more creative control’

Thu Oct 17 2024 - 09:16

Jeremy Kyle Show may have been exonerated, but what about the viewing public?

Circus of ritual public humiliation that gripped TV 20 years ago hasn’t gone away - it has moved on to other platforms

Thu Sept 12 2024 - 06:00

‘I have lived so long. Why am I still here?’ Simon Cowell’s beady little eyes seem to say

Patrick Freyne: Britain’s Got Talent is back, its name now less a triumphalist boast than a pleading sales pitch from a waning superpower

Thu Apr 25 2024 - 06:33

Celebrity Big Brother: Does Louis Walsh have any idea what he’s signed up for?

Television: Reported to be the highest paid member of the latest Big Brother household, the former X Factor judge could be facing a challenging stay

Tue Mar 05 2024 - 11:44

Lucy Spraggan: ‘When sobriety marched through my front door I discovered a newfound respect for myself’

Former X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan has always been a square peg in a round hole. "That’s me for the entire time I’ve been in music", she tells Tony Clayton-Lea.

Sat Apr 29 2023 - 05:30

David Walliams apologises for derogatory, sexually explicit remarks about Britain’s Got Talent contestants

The British television personality and children’s author made the remarks during the recording of an episode of the ITV show, according to a leaked transcript

Fri Nov 11 2022 - 09:52

Virgin Media Television’s Bill Malone: ‘New talent is our lifeblood’

Broadcaster is not in cost-cutting mode, says VMTV director of content

Fri Nov 26 2021 - 12:41

Nadine Coyle, Samantha Mumba and Nicky Byrne: pop music’s middle management

Patrick Freyne: RTÉ’s The Last Singer Standing proves pop is now a middle-aged interest

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 05:00

RTÉ has tried something new and refreshing: hiring Maura Higgins

TV review: Glow Up Ireland is emotional, but it doesn’t have mascara running down its face

Thu Sept 02 2021 - 22:35

Jedward: ‘We’re going to be 30 so we’re not these teen popstars’

The popstars reflect on their career in show business, social justice and parenthood

Sat Aug 28 2021 - 06:00

Alexandra Burke: ‘I got asked to bleach my skin after X Factor’

Singer on speaking out for BLM, her time on Strictly, and making history in the West End

Wed Aug 11 2021 - 06:00

So long, The X Factor. These top Irish contestants will always remind us of you

Simon Cowell’s talent show changed the world of pop music. Any maybe Ireland too

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 11:21

Will Young: ‘Teachers looking at us in the shower, the bath. It was awful. That’s why I’ve got PTSD’

The singer on losing his twin brother, lockdown, and memories of his unhappy schooldays

Thu Apr 29 2021 - 06:00

Jesy Nelson says she is leaving Little Mix

The singer explains that being in the band ‘has taken a toll on my mental health’

Mon Dec 14 2020 - 18:59

We need Saturday night TV now more than ever

With audiences stuck at home, every break from contagious anxiety helps

Tue Oct 13 2020 - 05:15

Simon Cowell in surgery after breaking back falling off bike

Music mogul (60) fell from new electric bike he was testing at Malibu home

Sun Aug 09 2020 - 16:07

Three new films to stream – and one actually in the cinemas

The Old Guard, Finding the Way Back, Scoob!, Black Water: Abyss

Fri Jul 10 2020 - 06:00

The Gaeltacht was basically a sex camp established by Éamon de Valera

Patrick Freyne: Lovesick individuals are treated a little differently in First Dates Hotel

Fri Jun 05 2020 - 05:00

Gawping at other Irish people’s houses. It’s who we are

In Home of the Year, three experts pass judgment on architecturally ambitious houses

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 12:24

‘Rested’ X Factor is struggling for its ‘why’ factor

Prize of guaranteed stardom has long eluded winners of the one-time TV juggernaut

Tue Feb 11 2020 - 06:00

Brexit is a culture war with economics as collateral damage

Securing any EU trade deal and regional development in the UK are steep challenges

Sun Feb 02 2020 - 13:08

Anyone got a number for the Simon Cowell of composting?

Climate change meets reality TV, as RTÉ asks three Irish families to out-recycle one another

Tue Nov 12 2019 - 19:59

Netflix: The 10 best new shows and films to watch in October

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Living With Yourself, The Laundromat and Big Mouth season 3

Mon Sept 30 2019 - 06:00

Patrick Freyne: Britain’s Got Talent is making me want a no-deal Brexit

Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions: Union Jack thrones, dancing beefeaters, someone dressed like the queen. Maybe it is the queen

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 06:52

One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson: ‘I’ve been to rock bottom’

As the singer launches his solo career, he reflects on a series of personal tragedies

Wed Sept 25 2019 - 12:32

PrettyMuch: ‘Call us a boyband, but don’t call us One Direction’

Simon Cowell’s latest signings are five US-Canadian ‘creatives’ who tick all the right boxes for global pop success. With such heavyweight backing, they may be too big to fail

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 05:00