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In a world where Simon Cowell gets increasingly more powerful by the minute, there is a very real prospect that soon his TV production line will be the source of ALL of our new pop talent. Here are ten acts who have made it as bona fide pop stars on the back of winning TV talent shows...

Recently we gave you the ten best covers in pop history. But for every hit there have been many more misses so here are our top ten abominations of other people's songs...

Gone are the days when a vast and expensive recording studio was needed to even think about making a record. But in the days before Macs in bedrooms enabled a whole new world of music-making, the studio was where it was at. Here are ten legendary recording facilities that have helped shape the face of pop...