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Simon Cowell 'in talks with Netflix to launch new talent show in the hopes of finding the next One Direction'


The music mogul, 64, helped form the famous boyband, made up of Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Niall Horan on The X Factor in 2010.

Simon Cowell is reportedly set to sign a huge deal with Netflix to launch a brand new talent show to find the next One Direction (pictured last month) And Simon says becoming a father late in life helped steer him away from his dark, desperate and ultimately doomed attempt to salvage the former ITV flagship from a rapid decline in popularity by toying with its once successful format. Simon says becoming a father late in life helped steer him away from his desperate attempt to save X Factor (pictured with his fiancée Lauren Silverman and son Eric, 10, last year)

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