And i'll wager a guess that i'm not the only one that thinks, "Wow, legend to be."
Just read this thread as proof of that.
Seriously though, if you're not good Cowell will tell you so in quite acidic terms. Every previous contestant he has deemed to be a star in the making, has turned into exactly that.
Some of the top names in music today came out of that show, in many different genres. As i said a few posts ago, it's a star factory.
Daughtry- Rock (triple platinum)
Cook- Pop Rock (platinum)
Clarkson- Pop (2 grammys)
Underwood- Country (3 grammys)
Hudson- R&B and Acting (Grammy, Oscar)
Aiken- Broadway (I think he's won a Tony, but i'm not sure)
Sparks- Pop (Double platinum)
There are others, but these ones are all pretty huge in their respective fields.