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Simon Cowell reveals his son Eric 10, hilariously asked him if he had 'heard of One Direction' as he admits there have been some years he 'hasn't liked' Britain's Got Talent


Simon told how he is going to be holding auditions to find a new boy band after realising there hasn't been a successful one since One Direction went their separate ways in 2016.

Speaking on Capital Breakfast, Simon told how he is going to be holding auditions to find a new boy band after realising there hasn't been a successful one since One Direction went their separate ways in 2016. The music mogul, 64, helped to put the boy band together on X Factor in 2010 (L-R Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles in 2012) Listen to Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby weekdays from 6am-10am across the UK on air, and on Global Player.

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