Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: The first X Factor auditions of the new season have been cancelled following the death of Simon Cowell's mother Julie, it has been announced. Mr Cowell's family confirmed that the 89-year-old died on Sunday leaving them 'devastated'. Cowell's brother Tony said: 'Very sad night tonight. We will all miss Mum so very much. She was the heart and soul of our family.' Mrs Cowell was married to EMI music executive Eric, who died in 1999, aged 81. Auditions for the ITV talent show were due to begin in Manchester today but will now no longer go ahead, a spokesman for Syco Entertainment confirmed.Simon Cowell's family said they were 'devastated' at their mother's deathThe 89-year-old was married to EMI music executive Eric, who died in 1999The first auditions for the next series of X Factor have been postponedHopefuls were due to audition for the new series in Manchester later today 
 Question:The former EMI executive succumbed to a heart attack in 1999 aged 81, while he was at home with _.

Julie