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Singer: Simon Cowell Saved My Life
Wednesday September 26, 2007

Simon Cowell arrives at the Emmy Awards September 2007
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Simon Cowell is finally using his razor tongue for good and not evil – albeit unintentionally. The judge of X Factor (the British version of American Idol) told contestant Jacqui Gray that she had a strange rasp in her voice and suggested that it might be a medical problem, an insult that could have saved her life, The Mirror reports.

"You have a very odd-sounding voice,” Cowell, 47, told the nightclub singer after she finished her rendition of Labi Siffri’s “Something Inside So Strong.” "Something happens to your throat when you sing. It is quite raspy.”

He continued: "It sounds as if you have someone else in there, like you were choking on something."

Fellow co-judge Sharon Osbourne, 54, advised the 46-year-old mother of two "get it checked out," and then cut her from the competition.

Luckily, Gray took their advice. "I thought I was suffering from a chest infection or swollen glands,” she said.

She went to an ear, nose and throat specialist who found a shadow on her lungs during a chest scan and diagnosed a potentially fatal lung disease.

"I was diagnosed with bronchiectasis and told if I had not got it seen to, it could have killed me."

Matthew Hiltzik, a spokesman for Cowell, said, “Simon was genuinely concerned about her voice and is glad she sought the proper medical attention and received the necessary care. He was happy to help.”

Gray, meanwhile, may be the first contestant to be rejected by the judges and thank them afterwards. "I want to thank them both,” she said. “I may not have got through X Factor but they gave me something much more important than that...they really did save my life."

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PagePosted by Noelle Hancock at 6:54 pm ET     Permanent Link | 16 Comments


3:18 PM MCET Says:

You understand she married Ozzy, right? Back when he was REALLY f*cking insane. She's like the female Peter Grant.

2:30 PM Anonymous Says:

12:38 PM MCET Says:

Sharon's father tried to have her killed back in the early 80s. She's a tough broad. She's been Ozzy's manager since Blizzard of Ozz, I believe, and has been very shrewd in her sculpting of his career. There are legendary stories of her muscling promoters and even studio execs, including one incident where she kicked a promoter in the balls. She, allegedly, nearly came to blows with Billy Corgan on two occassions while his manager. She and Ozzy used to beat the sh*t out of each other, too. She put together Ozzfest...that's all her. She's an incredibly ballsy woman whose reputation precedes her. She's well-known among music fans.

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I'd say that makes her an amazing woman, not a scary one.

12:41 PM Anonymous Says:

weird. simon cowell saved my life as well

12:40 PM Anonymous Says:

There is something soooooooooo SEXY about Simon. He does it for me.

12:39 PM MCET Says:

I don't know anything about Simon.

12:38 PM MCET Says:

Sharon's father tried to have her killed back in the early 80s. She's a tough broad. She's been Ozzy's manager since Blizzard of Ozz, I believe, and has been very shrewd in her sculpting of his career. There are legendary stories of her muscling promoters and even studio execs, including one incident where she kicked a promoter in the balls. She, allegedly, nearly came to blows with Billy Corgan on two occassions while his manager. She and Ozzy used to beat the sh*t out of each other, too. She put together Ozzfest...that's all her. She's an incredibly ballsy woman whose reputation precedes her. She's well-known among music fans.

11:44 AM Anonymous Says:

MCET, back up your opinion you pompous A$$, why is Sharon Osbourne scary and I demand detailed documentation.

10:21 AM Anonymous Says:

MCET, how so? And Simon isn't?

10:03 AM MCET Says:

Sharon Osbourne is scary.

9:34 AM Anonymous Says:

Simon didn't save her life, Sharon did. Simon insulted her, Sharon told her to get it checked out.

11:51 PM lori Z Says:

ohh simon is a hero

10:03 PM Anonymous Says:

All this Wicked crap needs to stop. It really does.

8:50 PM To be or not to be Wicked that is the question Says:

8:01 We all know you are wishing you were the real Wicked. You are the one w/all the personalities. Mostly just freaking obsessed w/saying stupid things. Man she must have got you really good! I think that's great and very funny! To the real Wicked ha, this fvcker is a nut case, whatever you said I wish I could have read it! Nice one! Peace girlie!

8:27 PM JibbaJabba Says:

Simon needs to get his Big ol' Head checked-out.

8:01 PM Wicked Says:

I need medication for all my personalities. I already have investments out the wazoo.

7:54 PM Anonymous Says:

I love Simon. Really do love Simon. I like Sharon too. Good for both of them.

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