Final Major Project

1. THEORY
Simran Jabbal

2. SIMON COWELL
SYCO
The famous judge on X Factor. Britain's Got Talent and American Idol, Simon Cowell started his life off by
jumping many jobs until he made his millions in 1995 by persuasion and two actors from the TV series,
Soldier Soldier. The two famous actors were Robson Green and Jerome Flynn who performed ‘Unchained
Melody.’ They sold 7 million albums ad 5 million singles which made Cowell his first millions, as stated by
Simon himself. After this, he signed the famous Irish boy band, who have sold 50 million records
worldwide and 14 number one singles in the UK, Westlife. Westlife was formed in July 1998.
Simon Cowell has done a lot of charity work for Together for Short Lives, PETA, Manchester Dogs’ Home,
especially in June 2017 when the Grenfell Tower fire happened. He teamed up with various artists such as
Robbie Williams, Dua Lipa, Roger Daltrey and Rita Ora. The song became number one in the UK charts.
In May 2002, Simon Cowell started up an entertainment company called Syco. He originally owned the
company Syco, however then sold it to Sony. After this Syco Entertainment was created as Cowell and
Sony formed a 50/50 partnership. Some of the famous singers such as One Direction, Little Mix, Camila
Cabello, Susan Boyle and Fifth Harmony.
The music and television wealth is worth an estimated $550 million. Simon Cowell believes that his own
son should start out working as an intern, just like Cowell’s dad did with him. Cowell thinks this is the right
way as Eric is going to be taking over his music empire one day.

3. DUA LIPA
HENRY SCHOLFIELD
Henry Scholfield
Most of Dua Lipa’s music videos have been
constructed by Henry Scholfield.
He won best pop video in the UK.
Made a video for Prof Green and Stromae.
In the music video for ‘IDGAF’ he has used a mirror
image of Dua and her dancers standing on either
side of a blank space.
Vogue Article
‘She’s the UK’s biggest female musical export since
Adele’
Dua Lipa
6 hit singles. New Rules and IDGAF are relating back to
a relationship. Her father, Dukagjin Lipa, was a musician
back in Kosovo. In the interview, she tells us her father’s
music was played around the house. ‘I am who I am’
she says because of her parents. She reached out to
social media (Youtube) to post her videos of song
covers which then lead to a portfolio and producers
asking her if she wanted to use the studio. The Vic
theatre as a supporting act and then performed as her
own show. Dua Lipa is signed to Warner Bros, Warner
Bros Records, Capitol Records and Vertigo Records.

4. MADONNA
Ellen Interview
In her first interview with Ellen she
tells her how she tries to wear the
most dangerous footwear.
Madonna Interview 1984
She came to New York to dance in a
company but she wanted to sing as well. She
tried to get into musical theatre. Audition for
Patrick Hernandez. Record producers wanted
her to go Paris and not to be a back up
singer. Wrote songs in Paris and had many
love affairs.
Holiday – a big hit in Australia
‘female Michael Jackson’
Unauthorized Biography Part 1
‘Most dedicated;’
‘role model to young girls’
’most talented women’
‘I am my own work of art’
Harrington Hills
‘always push the limit’
‘kind and gentle woman’ (her mother)
She wanted individuality as her step mother
dress her and her sisters in the same clothes.
All her family studied classical music and she
was interested in Moor Town. Diana Ross,
The Supremes, Stevie Wonder
Madonna Videography
‘Madonna's music videos are considered by critics as works of
art. They have depicted controversial subjects such as teen
pregnancy, racism, religion, sex, and violence’

5. FIFTH HARMONY
The members of Fifth Harmony all auditioned separately and were brought
together by the judges of X Factor USA. At the same time of Ally, Normani,
Dinah, Lauren and Camila were put together to create Fifth Harmony, there
were also two other groups created as the judges couldn’t decide as ‘they
cared too much’ to let them go.
When you watch back to all their auditions on X Factor USA, you can tell the
audience prefers Camila Cabello than the others as they cheer for Cabello
more, showing favouritism right from the beginning.
From this article, it is saying that a fan has taken out Camila’s voice out of
Fifth Harmony’s song ’That’s My Girl’ and proving it still sounds just as good
but is obvious that her voice isn’t in the song. Personally, when I have
listened to both of the songs, you can really tell that Cabello isn’t in the
song.
Another member of the group had left, Lauren Jauregui told Playboy on
March 26 that she is ‘taking her time getting to know herself and what she
wants her music to be.’ She has collaborated with Halsey singing ‘Strangers.’
Normani Kordei has collaborated with Khalid to sing ‘Love Lies’ for the
soundtrack of Love, Simon.
In the article, it talks about Fifth Harmony splitting up like One Direction did
after one member leaving first just like Zayn Malik did and then all the rest of

6. CAMILA CABELLO
Lorraine Interview
Camila Cabello left the newly formed group Fifth
Harmony because she wanted ‘to express myself’.
She is still working with Simon Cowell within the
company Epic and Syco. She moved to Miami,
USA from Cuba when she was 7 years old. From
the interview, Camila talks about how she wanted
to explore things that influenced her and her
Cuban background. She grew up surrounded by
music. The situation in America about the
dreamers with Donald Trump, Cabello felt
responsible to make people aware as she thinks
of it like it could be her family getting deported.
Billboard Article
The first person in Fifth Harmony to collaborate with
another singer was Camila Cabello with Shawn
Mendes. This created tension with the group as
Cabello asked her former band, Fifth Harmony, if
she could help out with the songwriting. However,
she was declined. After, she was then shut out of the
group even though she wanted to stay in and carry
on with her solo record. Furthermore, Cabello
realised that she couldn’t write a record whilst still
being in the group. This is when she told the group
she wanted to ’focus moving on.’ Come December
when Cabello had her ‘major success’ with ‘Havana’
which is still up on Billboard’s Hot 100.

7. MADONNA
DUA LIPA
CAMILA CABELLO
FIFTH HARMONY
MERCHANDISE

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