Will Simon Cowell strike gold once more with the subsequent world boy band sensation? The music mogul, recognized for creating One Path, is again at it in Simon Cowell: The Subsequent Act. The Netflix docuseries, streaming now, follows Cowell and his business friends as they hunt for contemporary expertise throughout London, Dublin and Liverpool. After greater than a thousand auditions, 16 boys aged 15 to 19 have been chosen to maneuver on.
The following problem? Heading to Miami — lots of the hopefuls visiting the U.S. for the primary time to compete in opposition to each other. So, who made it within the band? Preserve studying for particulars on December 10.
Meet December 10
After rigorous rounds of auditions and bootcamp-style coaching, seven standout performers emerged to kind Cowell’s latest boy band, December 10. The members embody Nicolas Alves, 16; Cruz Lee-Ojo, 19; Hendrik Christoffersen, 19; John Fadare, 17; Josh Olliver, 17; Danny Bretherton, 16; and Seán Hayden, 19.
Their debut video, a reside acoustic cowl of NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye,: dropped on YouTube this week. Followers instantly fell in love. “I delay watching the present as a result of what I feared has come true. I’m obsessed. I really like a boyband I’m so sorry. Acc im not sorry. All of them have my assist x,” wrote one viewer. One other added, “I simply know they’re going to be BIG.”
One fan shared, “I cried at almost each Netflix episode watching your whole journeys and might’t wait to see you all go far! Shall be a life lengthy fan! Good luck boys!!!”
The Title
The band’s identify, December 10, comes from the documentary’s launch date. Some followers speculate that the identify may be a delicate nod to One Path (usually abbreviated as 1D), just like December 10’s abbreviation, D10.
Cowell instructed The Solar that he has full religion within the boys’ potential. “All I do know is, is that if individuals like them as a lot as I like them – and I actually, actually do have a bond with these boys – then I shall be so comfortable. And so they’re actual, they’re not privileged, , they haven’t any leg up other than this. And I used to be pondering, the place would they be with out this chance? One among them continues to be working in a quick meals restaurant. They’re simply beautiful, humorous boys.”
Regardless of his pleasure, Cowell admitted he feels the stress. “Whenever you’re placing a band collectively it’s like mining for diamonds. As a lot as I really like my job on TV, I miss the place I began, which is signing artists and dealing with bands. There’s a large alternative. I’m going to discover a new boy band. However there’s a large danger. If this goes fallacious it is going to be ‘Simon Cowell has misplaced it’. The possibilities of this working are lower than 10%.”
