Barry Manilow To Appear On X Factor
Barry Manilow has been invited to appear on the X Factor by judge, and creator, Simon Cowell.
Simon hopes Barry’s appearance will boost the show’s ratings, after the ‘Copacabana’ singer drew in 35 million viewers in the US when he appeared on ‘American Idol’.
A source said: “Simon thinks Barry will be a huge ratings hit in the UK as well. He is a firm favourite with the grannies.”

November 13th, 2006 at 7:41 pm
IS THERE NO LEVEL OF HYPOCRISY THAT SIMON COWELL WILL FALL TO, BARRY MANILOW FOR GOODNESS SAKE, HE WOULD SLAM IN AUDITIONS OR ANYWHERE ELSE ANYONE SINGING A BARRY MANILOW SONG, THE’D SAY THEY WERE HOTEL SINGERS, DATED AND CORNY. SIMON HAS REALLY SHOWN HIS TRUE COLOURS THIS SERIES AND WHAT A NASTY SIGHT THEY ARE AND HE’S FULL OF TOTAL HYPOCRISY. I REALLY HAVE HEARD IT ALL NOW ,The man has lost it totally now. ROD,NEWCASTLE