Simon Cowell saves his nice side for British audiences

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From the moment the Singing Souls dived into “Taking Over Me” by Evanescence, it was clear Simon Cowell wasn’t pleased. It didn’t take more than a few seconds for him to weigh in with his verdict.

“One of the worst groups I’ve ever heard in my life,” he told the young women, with characteristic hyperbole. “Girls, you sounded like three cats being dragged up the motor way.”

Hannah, the most aggressive of the group members, barked back, as dismissed contestants often do. But rather than get flustered, Simon met her anger with charm. When she petulantly stuck out her tongue at him, he playfully stuck his tongue out right back: You can’t out-brat the brat.

By the time Singing Souls left the stage, Simon was smiling like crazy, barely containing deep belly laughs. Which raises the question: Who are you, and what have you done with Simon Cowell?

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