Esitatimendeni esisemthethweni, uSimon uthe: "Iminyaka engu-12 edlule yayimnandi futhi ikwinto ye-X, futhi esithombeni saseMelika. Ngatholana nabantu abaningi abanethalente, futhi ngazizwa ngitholakala ngemfudumalo emphakathini waseMelika. Ngonyaka odlule, Ngenxa yezizathu eziningi ngaphoqeleka ukuba zamukele isinqumo sokubuyela eBritish X Factor ka-2014. Ngakho-ke isikhashana ngibuyela e-UK futhi ngibonga kakhulu. " Ummeleli wesiteshi se-FOX TV futhi wenze isitatimende: "Kuthi sonke, uSimon ungaphezulu kobuntu obudala kakhulu ku-TV. Uyingxenye yomndeni. Ungumlingani futhi uthanda kakhulu futhi Imvelo yokudala. Sinenhlanhla enkulu yokubambisana naye njengo-12 kakhulu, ngeshwa, ngeshwa, ngaphandle kwe-Samon Kowell akunakuthi kungabikho mbukiso x factor empilweni yakhe. Sifisa ukubona konke okuhle kakhulu futhi ngokweqiniso ngethemba futhi. "
Khumbula ukuthi ngesikhathi sokuba khona kombukiso e-United States, ama-Britney Spears, uDemi Lovato, uKelly Rowland, uPaul Al Abdul, uCheryl Cole nabanye bakwazile ukuvakashela amajaji akhe.