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Britain's got talent, enormous talent, that's very obvious.

Simon Cowell

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Simon Cowell
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 7
Actor
Composer
Film Producer
Record Producer
Talent Agent
Talent Manager
Television Presenter
Television Producer
Writer
Lambeth
Simon Phillip Cowell
Talent
Britain
Enormous
Obvious

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