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Cowell brands Jedward 'action men'.


Summary: Controversial pop twins Jedward will find out tonight if they will survive another week on X Factor.

Controversial pop twins Jedward will find out tonight if they will survive another week on X Factor after their latest performance on the show.

Talent guru Simon Cowell Simon Cowell (born 7 October, 1959) is a British artist and repertoire ("A&R") executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol  admitted that John and Edward Grimes had "converted a lot of people" - despite comparing them to the less successful half of Wham!

The spiky-haired teenagers sang a medley of Wham!'s I'm Your Man and Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) on a George Michael theme night on the ITV (1) See interactive TV.

(2) (iTV) The code name for Apple's video media hub (see Apple TV).
 show.

Afterwards Cowell told the Irish 18-year-olds: "I don't think it was George (Michael) and Andrew (Ridgeley), it was Andrew and Andrew."

The pair have been criticised for an alleged lack of singing talent by some of the viewing public.

Cowell said fellow judge Louis Walsh Louis Walsh (born August 5, 1952 in Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Ireland) is a manager in the music industry, and a judge on the ITV1 show The X Factor, which made him famous as a television personality rather than a manager.  was giving them too much to do.

"He's turned you into his version of Action Man dolls, where every week you're giving them this crazy choreography," he said.

But he added: "What I would say is, you've converted a lot of people, guys, because you are just relentless, you're like this unstoppable machine at the moment."

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