“美国偶像”评委及主持人简介（附现场点评）

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Simon Cowell ：
Simon在1979年由唱片业开始他的事业，他签约了EMI音乐发行公司，学会了怎样打造一张热门的唱片。随后他和合作伙伴Iain Burton创造属于自己的品牌"Fanfare"。1989年BMG公司聘请Simon担任顾问。著名的歌唱团体Westlife就是他旗下的生力军。 Simon的生活可是非常甜美的，据《The Sunday Times Rich List》估价，Simon一年就赚了上百万，这多亏了他参与的英国选秀节目《Pop Idol》品牌效应。虽然Simon Cowell在american idol的评论尖刻，但他的确是american idol中的灵魂人物，如果少了他，节目将会失去很多乐趣，很多人爱看AI也是因为他那些口无遮拦的点评。
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Simon was born in Brighton, England. His parents' names are Julie Cowell and Eric Cowell. First made a TV appearance on UK's Pop Idol. Then on America's American Idol.He has 3 half-brothers, John, Michael and Tony, a half sister, June, a biological sister, Lindsay Elizabeth and a younger brother Nicholas Cowell.He worked as a mail boy at EMI, worked really hard and eventually got to be a music producer.
During auditions for 'The X Factor', he made a bet with auditionee Paul Holt that he would pay him £50,000 if he got a #1 single. Holt was quickly signed by a record label - and backed by X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne - to release "50 Grand for Christmas" in December 2004, which only charted at #35 in the UK.
His girlfriend is Terri Seymour. [2004]His sister's husband is the cousin of pop star Robbie Williams.During an auditioning, a female participant told Simon and the other judges that she quit her job at a hair salon so she can pursue her dreams on American Idol; when getting rejected, Simon had asked for the phone and called the owner of the participant workplace where the rejected contestant got her job back.
Made his screen debut in 1990, on the UK TV series 'Sale of the Century', his prize for winning - Kitchen Utensils.In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings at $45 million for the year.
      

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Paula Abdul：
Paula出生于1962年6月19日的加利福尼亚，父母是Harry Abdul和Lorraine Abdul。父母亲在1969年离异。她从小就喜爱跳舞，后来又修读过专业舞蹈。她曾是一名出色的舞蹈编排家，为 Michael Jackson 兄弟和 Janet
Jackson作过舞蹈设计，Jackson等人的劲舞有不少都出自她的编排。在1987年Paula很明智的拿出3万美元灌注了一张唱片。在1988年《Knocked Out》在Billboard最棒100张唱片中排名48。陆续发布的多张唱片都为Paula带来很高的赞誉和很大的发行量。1996年10月25日， Paula和Brad beckerman结婚。她的婚礼还登上了杂志和电视台的节目。担任《美国偶像》的评委对Paula来说很具有挑战性。
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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. She began taking dance lessons when she was eight. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class president and head cheerleader. After graduating in 1980, she started college at Cal State-Northridge, majoring in TV and radio. After joining the L.A. Lakers cheerleaders, she became head cheerleader/choreographer after only a few months, eventually dropping out of college to dance and choreograph full-time. She was recruited by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first in a long list of videos and movies she would choreograph. She branched out into singing with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl", which had lackluster sales until the single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 and she has been a popular singer/dancer ever since, enhanced by her stint as a judge on the hit series "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002).
Paula has won many musical awards, such as a Grammy, 7 MTV video awards, 2 Emmy awards, and 2 People's Choice Awards. On top of all that she's had two #1 hit albums and seven #1 hit singles. To add to that she has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame. She has done well for herself, and plans to write/sing/choreograph for as long as she can.
Personal Quotes

"When people expect me to go right, I'll go left, " says Abdul on her choreographing. "I'm unpredictable."
"When you wish upon a star, you just might become one."