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"Simon Cowell has acknowledged that the recently-axed X Factor musical I Can&amp;#039;t Sing! &amp;quot;didn&amp;#039;t work&amp;quot;. The X Factor judge spoke to Digital Spy about the recent announcement that I Can&amp;#039;t Sing! will close just two months after beginning previews.  &amp;quot;We took a punt and it didn&amp;#039;t work out,&amp;quot; Cowell said. &amp;quot;If I could do things different, I would have gone to local theatres and built up a following.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;We went in too big a theatre - it&amp;#039;s the biggest theatre in the West End.&amp;quot; Cowell also discussed Cheryl Cole&amp;#039;s impending return to the X Factor, and addressed the likelihood that veteran judge Louis Walsh will also return.   When asked if Cole will be calling the shots this series, Cowell quipped: &amp;quot;She&amp;#039;s not. Can you see that? She doesn&amp;#039;t want Louis to come back, but he&amp;#039;ll be back\u2026 [I&amp;#039;ve spoken to her] A little bit, not much.  &amp;quot;But she&amp;#039;s keen. She&amp;#039;s looking forward to coming back, I think.&amp;quot; He went on to say of Walsh&amp;#039;s potential return: &amp;quot;I want him to come back. We work really well together. I couldn&amp;#039;t imagine it [without him].&amp;quot;  The media mogul was also quizzed on how he is enjoying being a father to newborn son Eric.  &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s adorable. It gives you a balance in life. Not everything is about work,&amp;quot; he said. Cowell spoke to Digital Spy at the London Cabaret Club VIP launch on Thursday (May 8), which was also attended by his partner Lauren Silverman and Walsh. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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