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Syco Music has offices in London and Los Angeles and is home to a dozen artists. Syco has the exclusive right to sign winners and finalists of The X Factor and Got Talent. Susan Boyle's debut album, I Dreamed a Dream, has sold over 9 million copies, making it one of the best selling releases of the last decade and Syco's most successful release to date.[10] Between 2004 and 2009, Il Divo achieved four multi-million selling albums [11] and in 2007, Leona Lewis became one of the most successful talent show winners when her debut single, "Bleeding Love", propelled the album Spirit to 9 million global sales.[12] |
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Syco's original base is in London and it has enjoyed most success in the UK market. From 2004 to date, the label has had 22 UK #1 singles.[13][14] From 2004 to the end of 2009, the label achieved 13 #1 albums.[15] Factoring in releases under predecessor label S Records, Syco/S achieved 20 #1 albums in the 2000-2009 period, more than any other imprint in the UK, including far larger operations like Columbia Records (17), Warner Bros. Records (16) and Polydor Records (14). Additionally, the label has achieved 7 top 10 U.S. albums since 2006. |
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In 2010, Syco began diversifying by adding producer/singer-songwriter Labrinth,[16] He also set up his own imprint, Odd Child, in conjunction with Syco. Savan Kotecha, who had been writing for Syco acts for several years, also became an A&R Director and set up a joint venture, Kanani Songs.[17] Syco also began forming closer partnerships with other Sony Music Entertainment UK labels. For the first time, Syco entered into an agreement with Columbia Records that would see them work together to launch the career of an X Factor winner - Matt Cardle.[18] Similar arrangements were made for Olly Murs, Rebecca Ferguson and Ronan Parke, with Epic Records and Alexandra Burke with RCA Records. |
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Syco Music is run by Sonny Takhar, a former Head of Marketing for RCA Records who has served as Managing Director of both S Records and Syco Music since their formation. Tim Byrne is Creative Director. David Gray is Senior Vice President, A&R and Mark Hardy is Marketing Director. Simon Jones is SYCO Music’s PR Consultant. |
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While experiencing success for several of its artists, SYCO has come under constant scrutiny from fans for it's decisions is regards to its artists careers. Most notably Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke. SYCO have been blamed for Lewis' second album not reaching the success of her first due to poor management, single choices, six month periods between singles, lack of promotion, release dates and only releasing two singles. Fans state similar factors as the reasons why Alexandra Burke has not found international success. |
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[edit]Current artists |
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Leona Lewis (joint U.S. deal with RCA Records) |
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|series = A Pleasant Story |
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Ronan Parke |
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Alexandra Burke (joint UK deal with RCA Records, joint U.S. deal with Epic Records) |
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|release = 3 April 2012 |
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Olly Murs (joint UK deal with Epic Records) |
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|previous = [[Fanon:The Missing Wife|The Missing Wife]] |
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Matt Cardle (joint UK deal with Columbia Records) |
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|next = Rivalry |
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Rebecca Ferguson (joint UK deal with Epic/RCA Records, joint U.S. deal with Columbia Records) |
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One Direction (joint U.S deal with Columbia Records) |
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Angela put a cross through the box of 5th Feb on her calendar. She smiled when she saw what she had written the next day in her neat. flowing handwriting. |
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Cher Lloyd (joint U.S. deal with Epic Records) |
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Little Mix (2011-present) |
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''My Birthday!!!!'' |
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Susan Boyle (joint U.S. deal with Columbia Records) |
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Jackie Evancho (joint U.S. deal with Columbia Records) |
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The followed in her tiniest handwriting, she had written: ''...and Lilith's Birthday too....'' |
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Jai McDowall (joint UK deal with Sony Music Entertainment) |
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Labrinth |
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She didn't hate Lilith. She only did that for a wind-up. She just didn't like being a twin.She paused. What Dirk had told her about Bella still disturbed her. Aliens, in Strangetown, ten miles away. Creepy... What annoyed her is it should be kept in complete secrecy- surely the Goths should be allowed to know? They weren't, which is when she saw Dirk, she struggled to keep her temper. Four times that's happened, much to Richie's disbelief. Richie had shot her numerous dirty looks, and they had succeeded in preventing her snapping at Dirk. After Dirty Look #4, Angela had a massive go at Richie, shouting so much Lilith had to step in, then apologizing for the rest of the afternoon. Richie turned cold towards Angie for about an hour, then gave in. Nobody can stay mad at Angela for very long- except one girl who hasn't liked her since she met Angela earlier in the day... |
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Il Divo |
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Andrew Johnston |
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''Amy Ellis felt nervous. It was her first day at college. As she stepped into her first class, her jaw dropped. There he was- Richard John Hutchworth. What were the chances of Amy moving to the same, country, city and school as Richie? It was unbelievable! When Richie turned his head, his entire face lit up. When Richie got up and the two started chatting away, in English, Angela looked curiously. How did Richie know Amy? She was dying to ask.'' |
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Melanie Amaro (joint U.S. deal with Epic Records) |
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Chris Rene (joint U.S. deal with Epic Records) |
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Lilith slowly came back to reality- she was now eighteen! As she left her room, Angela crashed into her. The twins got up, apologized and said "happy birthday" to each other. Angela darted downstairs. Lilith looked puzzled. Why was Angela in such a rush? It was Saturday, after all. |
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[edit]Previous artists |
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Gareth Gates (2002–2006, dropped/left) |
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A major panic filled Angela's head- she completely forgot about her older brother- Marcus! He moved to America a few years ago and she hadn't heard from him since! She needed her brother to be here! He was 24 and looked too much like Daniel, just minus the beard. She burst into the front room, only to trip over a pair of shoes. "Whoa! Angie! Be careful!" said a masculine voice. Angela gazed up at a young man with red hair and a a faint moustache growing. "Marcus? What are you doing here?" |
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Steve Brookstein (2004–2005, dropped) |
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Bianca Ryan (2006–2008, dropped) |
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"Did you check the date today?" |
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Angelis (2006–2007, disbanded) |
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Leon Jackson (2007–2009, dropped) |
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"Well, yeah, but-" |
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Same Difference (2007–2009, dropped) |
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Rhydian (2007–2010, left) |
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Lilith stepped into the room. "Oh my goodness! Marcus!" she ran up to him and gave him a huge hug. "I missed you so much!" Angela got up and joined Lilith. The twins really missed their brother. |
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Escala (2008–2010, left to join Sony BMG) |
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Shayne Ward (2005-2011, dropped) |
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Richie stepped up to the front door of the Pleasant house. His girlfriend was an adult now. He knocked, only to find the door answered by a man he had never seen before. "Hey!" the man said. "I'm Marcus. Marcus Pleasant. Angela and Lilith's brother." |
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Joe McElderry (2009-2011, left) |
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In December 2011, Cowell had finalised a deal with Sony in relating with Syco. A new US label has been reported and Cowell is considering setting up an Syco US, which would fund more money in the US, with Syco artists. However, many of the artists signed to Syco currently have US deals with other Sony labels previously. |
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Richie was slow to react. "Richie. Richie Hutchworth. Angela's boyfriend..." |
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"Whoa, hold up! Boyfriend? Angela never told me!" |
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"She never told me she had a brother" Richie retorted. It came out harsher than he meant it to. Angela squeezed past Marcus. "Richie!" The normal greeting followed. They all went inside. |
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Later on during the day, Richie approached Marcus. "Look, Marcus, I'm really sorry for earlier. I just get annoyed when people take the mickey." |
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"It's cool." he replied. "In case you're wondering, I've been living in the States since I was eighteen. That's why most people don't know me." |
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"I moved from England two years ago. That's why my Simlish is bad." |
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Marcus raised an eyebrow "Really? I didn't realise! Well, I'm sure you've spoken to the Goths?" Richie had many, many times. Richie turned around and saw the Goths and Lotharios entering the house. Richie noticed Donnie had brought a friend. Amy. Richie saw the look on Angela's face and knew things were going to go badly. "Sorry Marcus- I've got to go!" |
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Revision as of 21:23, 3 April 2012
Syco Music has offices in London and Los Angeles and is home to a dozen artists. Syco has the exclusive right to sign winners and finalists of The X Factor and Got Talent. Susan Boyle's debut album, I Dreamed a Dream, has sold over 9 million copies, making it one of the best selling releases of the last decade and Syco's most successful release to date.[10] Between 2004 and 2009, Il Divo achieved four multi-million selling albums [11] and in 2007, Leona Lewis became one of the most successful talent show winners when her debut single, "Bleeding Love", propelled the album Spirit to 9 million global sales.[12] Syco's original base is in London and it has enjoyed most success in the UK market. From 2004 to date, the label has had 22 UK #1 singles.[13][14] From 2004 to the end of 2009, the label achieved 13 #1 albums.[15] Factoring in releases under predecessor label S Records, Syco/S achieved 20 #1 albums in the 2000-2009 period, more than any other imprint in the UK, including far larger operations like Columbia Records (17), Warner Bros. Records (16) and Polydor Records (14). Additionally, the label has achieved 7 top 10 U.S. albums since 2006. In 2010, Syco began diversifying by adding producer/singer-songwriter Labrinth,[16] He also set up his own imprint, Odd Child, in conjunction with Syco. Savan Kotecha, who had been writing for Syco acts for several years, also became an A&R Director and set up a joint venture, Kanani Songs.[17] Syco also began forming closer partnerships with other Sony Music Entertainment UK labels. For the first time, Syco entered into an agreement with Columbia Records that would see them work together to launch the career of an X Factor winner - Matt Cardle.[18] Similar arrangements were made for Olly Murs, Rebecca Ferguson and Ronan Parke, with Epic Records and Alexandra Burke with RCA Records. Syco Music is run by Sonny Takhar, a former Head of Marketing for RCA Records who has served as Managing Director of both S Records and Syco Music since their formation. Tim Byrne is Creative Director. David Gray is Senior Vice President, A&R and Mark Hardy is Marketing Director. Simon Jones is SYCO Music’s PR Consultant. While experiencing success for several of its artists, SYCO has come under constant scrutiny from fans for it's decisions is regards to its artists careers. Most notably Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke. SYCO have been blamed for Lewis' second album not reaching the success of her first due to poor management, single choices, six month periods between singles, lack of promotion, release dates and only releasing two singles. Fans state similar factors as the reasons why Alexandra Burke has not found international success. [edit]Current artists Leona Lewis (joint U.S. deal with RCA Records) Ronan Parke Alexandra Burke (joint UK deal with RCA Records, joint U.S. deal with Epic Records) Olly Murs (joint UK deal with Epic Records) Matt Cardle (joint UK deal with Columbia Records) Rebecca Ferguson (joint UK deal with Epic/RCA Records, joint U.S. deal with Columbia Records) One Direction (joint U.S deal with Columbia Records) Cher Lloyd (joint U.S. deal with Epic Records) Little Mix (2011-present) Susan Boyle (joint U.S. deal with Columbia Records) Jackie Evancho (joint U.S. deal with Columbia Records) Jai McDowall (joint UK deal with Sony Music Entertainment) Labrinth Il Divo Andrew Johnston Melanie Amaro (joint U.S. deal with Epic Records) Chris Rene (joint U.S. deal with Epic Records) [edit]Previous artists Gareth Gates (2002–2006, dropped/left) Steve Brookstein (2004–2005, dropped) Bianca Ryan (2006–2008, dropped) Angelis (2006–2007, disbanded) Leon Jackson (2007–2009, dropped) Same Difference (2007–2009, dropped) Rhydian (2007–2010, left) Escala (2008–2010, left to join Sony BMG) Shayne Ward (2005-2011, dropped) Joe McElderry (2009-2011, left) In December 2011, Cowell had finalised a deal with Sony in relating with Syco. A new US label has been reported and Cowell is considering setting up an Syco US, which would fund more money in the US, with Syco artists. However, many of the artists signed to Syco currently have US deals with other Sony labels previously.