Showbiz I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice . Simon Cowell 's quest to discover the next big boyband, aiming to replicate One Direction 's success, is off to a sluggish start.
The music mogul's latest venture is being chronicled in a new Netflix series , The Midas Touch, inspired by the Greek myth where King Midas turns everything to gold. The Britain's Got Talent judge has even plastered billboards with his face and the message: “Simon Needs You. Future megastars wanted for a new boy band.
No timewasters.” Cowell was the king of the talent shows from his days as boss on The X Factor , which aired from 2004 to 2018. He would routinely attract massive crowds eager to impress him.
But despite the large billboards, the turnout for the weekend auditions in Liverpool was underwhelming. At the Albert Dock venue, photos obtained by The Sun showed sparse queues with numerous railings set up in anticipation of a larger crowd. “They started arriving slowly from about 9am on Saturday, but the queue never had more than around 40 people,” a source told the publication.
“By early afternoon, the numbers dwindled, and it was the same on Sunday. The amount of railings suggested they expected hundreds, if not thousands, but the turnout was much smaller.” However, the show must go on and auditions are set to continue in Dublin later this month and three in London in August.
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