Simon Cowell has reportedly been told that "the era of the chart-topping boy band is over" after he struggled to find any suitable talent for a new show.
via: Daily Mail
Simon Cowell has had to give up hope of creating a new boyband to repeat his global success with One Direction – as Britain has not got enough talent.
A reality TV series, called The Midas Touch, which was following his search for future stars will now instead focus on Cowell as his pop dream falls apart.
Britain's Got Talent judge Cowell, 64, has been staging a series of auditions for 16 to 18-year-olds in Liverpool, Dublin and London. Despite adverts across social media, the numbers turning up at auditions have been low and many of the performances underwhelming, with some boys found to be cast-offs from rejected bands.
Cowell put together One Direction's Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik on The X Factor in 2010, who despite coming third then took the pop world by storm.
An insider on The Midas Touch said: 'Simon has been told the original idea behind the series needs to change. Rather than focusing on the creation of a boyband capable of going on to massive success, the focus is now much more on him.
'His frustration is at the auditions where many of the singers turning up are cast-offs from bands that didn't make it. But perhaps more crucially, Simon has been told to come to terms with the fact that maybe the era of the chart-topping boyband is over. It is devastating for him.'
At least two audition dates have now been cancelled in Newcastle upon Tyne.
A producer said: 'It's going to be a documentary on Simon coming to terms with the fact the golden days of discovering boybands might be over. It might be compelling viewing to watch his downfall after so many years as the star of Saturday night TV.'
I had a strong feeling this would happen. The time in which boy bands were svengalied has long passed.
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