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Radio 2,3 mins

''I literally did the lot'' Simon Cowell on working his first hit Sinitta's So Macho

It's a Yes From Me - The Simon Cowell Story

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Simon Cowell talks about all of the ups and downs that got him to where he is now. They include the time he spent working as an estate agent; his first attempts at running a label, which almost bankrupted him; and how he made Sinitta's So Macho a hit - after 18 months work. Simon recalls his first meeting with Pete Waterman - on the cusp of his own success with Dead or Alive.

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