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Simon Cowell On the Right Sony Label for 'X Factor': 'I Want to be Fair to the Artist'

The music mogul tells THR he will employ the same tactic he used when selecting the recording home for the U.K. version of the show's 2006 winner, Leona Lewis.

Following his announcement on Monday that the winner of The X Factor will receive a whopping $5 million Sony Music record deal, Simon Cowell told The Hollywood Reporter that he will use the same approach he employed when selecting the recording home of global pop star Leona Lewis, who won the U.K. version of the show in 2006.