Cowell: 'New American Idol is best yet'
The new series of American language Idol will be i of the best yet, according to producer and try Paul Simon Cowell.
The singing contest, which pose next Thursday, showcases the best and worst of auditions from crossways the US in a bid to chance just one "Paragon".
Cowell dismissed meditation that the read will give less competition in the ratings this twelvemonth due to the ongoing writers' strike in the US, locution they had discovered "leash or quaternion" stars.
He said: "I cogitate triad or four of the contestants we've got this yr would have gotten recording contracts even without 'Idol'. I think they're that commodity."
He went on: "We heard a year or so ago that 'Dancing With the Stars' was thinking about departure up against us, which I think would be a mistake... So I think we're in the same locating as we were last year and the twelvemonth ahead.
"The nearly important thing is that our record has got to calculate wagerer, it's got to be more fun as a show. And if it is, I think more people will find out."
Cowell also dismissed unfavorable judgment that American Graven image was not as good as it used to be.
"It's an incredible fomite for people world Health Organization want to be successful and under convention circumstances can't get a record deal for roughly grounds," he said.
"The thought of Carrie Undergrowth roving some without a track record take is staggering.
"You look at shows like 'American Idol' and 'Dancing With the Stars', which I conceive to be two of the superbrands, these deuce shows, in my mind, seem to be getting better over the years."
He went on: "The goodness newsworthiness is that this is a a great deal better season than cobbler's last year ... [it's] 1 of the strongest long time that we've had in a long, long time.
"It's younger, I think the talent is more current, they're to a greater extent interesting the great unwashed. So I go into this season a lot more optimistic than I went in last class."
