Cowell: The Beatles would have flopped on 'The X Factor'

Simon Cowell has said that The Beatles would have failed auditions on ‘The X Factor’.

Thu, 10 Sep, 2009 - 13:30

Simon Cowell has said that The Beatles would have failed auditions on ‘The X Factor’.

The music mogul – who once rejected the Spice Girls, the best-selling girl group of all time, says he would have kicked the iconic band off his British TV talent show unless they fired drummer Ringo Starr.

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