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The Music Quiz: Which boy band did Simon Cowell call the ‘ugliest band I have ever seen’?

Plus: What is Brandon Flowers’ middle name?

Cowell said: 'You are going to have to fire at least three of them. They have great voices, but they are the ugliest band I have ever seen in my life.' Photograph: PA Wire
Cowell said: 'You are going to have to fire at least three of them. They have great voices, but they are the ugliest band I have ever seen in my life.' Photograph: PA Wire
Tony Clayton-Lea
Wed Sept 09 2026 - 04:58
Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in popular culture
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