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| Cowell to organise Haiti single | Cowell to organise Haiti single |
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| Talent show mogul Simon Cowell has confirmed he is organising a charity single to raise funds for the Haiti earthquake appeal. | Talent show mogul Simon Cowell has confirmed he is organising a charity single to raise funds for the Haiti earthquake appeal. |
| Speaking at the National Television Awards in London, he said he had had a request to record a single from Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Sun. | Speaking at the National Television Awards in London, he said he had had a request to record a single from Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Sun. |
| Cowell also said he had a "couple of ideas" about which cover version to do. | Cowell also said he had a "couple of ideas" about which cover version to do. |
| X Factor judge and Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole gave the plan her backing, saying she would love to be involved. | X Factor judge and Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole gave the plan her backing, saying she would love to be involved. |
| Cowell's X Factor show won the prize for most popular talent show at Wednesday's awards ceremony. | Cowell's X Factor show won the prize for most popular talent show at Wednesday's awards ceremony. |
| Speaking afterwards, he said of the single: "We made a decision today. We had a request from the prime minister and the Sun newspaper - would we put a record together? | Speaking afterwards, he said of the single: "We made a decision today. We had a request from the prime minister and the Sun newspaper - would we put a record together? |
| "We haven't got an awful lot of time, but we are going to do something and attempt to raise as much money as possible. | "We haven't got an awful lot of time, but we are going to do something and attempt to raise as much money as possible. |
| "I've got to try and get it all together in about 48 hours." | "I've got to try and get it all together in about 48 hours." |
| Asked if the single would include artists like 2008 X Factor winner Leona Lewis and 2009 Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle, he said: "As many people as possible, whoever we've got available is going to be on the record." | Asked if the single would include artists like 2008 X Factor winner Leona Lewis and 2009 Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle, he said: "As many people as possible, whoever we've got available is going to be on the record." |
| Cole said: "I think it's a fantastic thing to do, I'd love to be involved in it." | Cole said: "I think it's a fantastic thing to do, I'd love to be involved in it." |