Music mogul, Simon Cowell, has a new boy band after launching his search on Netflix, but now the starry-eyed group faces legal action over their name: December 10
Simon Cowell’s new boy band is facing a bitter legal battle over its name. The Britain’s Got Talent boss, 64, launched his search for the next big boy band in his Netflix documentary, The Next Act, last week.
After months of auditions, Simon chose the seven singers he hopes will make him a huge success again after X-Factor icons, One Direction, achieved stratospheric fame. However, after choosing his new group’s name, December 10 – which was the date the Netflix show launched – he found out there is another group called December Tenth – and they’re not happy.
The Scottish heavy metal rockers from Glasgow – who picked their name from the date their pen pal was executed on death row – have urged Simon’s legal team to get in touch.
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In a post on social media the lead singer of the band said: “It came to light over the last few days that Simon Cowell, Netflix and Universal Music, are involved in a new boy band that share, to some extent, our name December Tenth.
“Now if anyone in Simon’s team, Universal or Netflix, would like to get in touch with ourselves and our legal team they can do so.
“I would like to point out, the hundreds of new followers we have over the last few days are most welcome, but I’m not entirely sure they are all genuine.”
The band, who formed in 2020, have also been flooded with messages online from fans, who mistakenly thought they were Simon’s new stars.
December Tenth added: “Our social media accounts have blown up and we had no idea why. It turns out that Simon Cowell has released a new Netflix show, called ‘December 10’. We are now being inundated with well wishes from fans of the show thinking we are that band.”
It’s not the first time Simon has had to change the name of one of his acts. In 2011 X Factor stars Little Mix were forced to change their girl band name from Rhythmix after a disabled children’s charity in Brighton with the same name threatened the programme with legal action.
Simon’s new band, which consists of Nicolas Alves, 16, Cruz Lee-Ojo, 19, Hendrik Christoffersen, 19, John Fadare, 17, Josh Oliver, 17, Danny Bretherton, 16, and Seán Hayden, 19 – released their new music earlier this week.
Ending the series The Next Act when they were chosen, Simon told the singers: “When this show airs your whole life changes. I am really, really proud of you individually.
“I am seeing you about to do what you always dreamt of doing. Probably the most important advice is, whoever becomes your very very first fan is the most important person in the world.”
* The Mirror has contacted Simon’s rep for comment on this story.
Source: Mirror
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