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Will Simon Fuller be top of the pops? Cowell's rival has a £350m plan to snatch EMI's crown jewels

He's the svengali to the stars who sits in Andy Murray's VIP box, masterminded the Spice Girls and turned Pop Idol into a £15 billion global brand. Now Simon Fuller is plotting to outmanoeuvre his great rival, Simon Cowell, by buying EMI's assets, including the famous Parlophone music label, in an audacious £350 million deal.

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23:00 on October 5 2012

Will Simon Fuller be top of the pops? Cowell's rival has a £350m plan to snatch EMI's crown jewels

The Independent — He's the svengali to the stars who sits in Andy Murray's VIP box, masterminded the Spice Girls and turned Pop Idol into a £15 billion global brand. Now Simon Fuller is ... more info

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