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Syco Music, also known as Syco Records, is a British record label founded by Simon Cowell in 2002. It is a subsidiary of Syco Entertainment. == History == Syco Music has offices in London and Los Angeles and is home to several artists. Syco has the exclusive right to sign winners and finalists of ''The X Factor'' and ''Got Talent''. Susan Boyle's debut album, ''I Dreamed a Dream'', has sold over 9 million copies, making it one of the best selling releases of the last decade and Syco's most successful release to date.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CNY singer lends voice to Susan Boyle's hit holiday album - NewsChannel 9 WSYR )〕 Between 2004 and 2009, Il Divo achieved four multi-million selling albums and in 2007, Leona Lewis became one of the most successful talent show winners when her second single, "Bleeding Love", propelled the album ''Spirit'' to 9 million global sales.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BMG - Comprehensive Management of Music Rights for Songwriters and Recording Artists )〕 They have signed one of the most successful boy bands in the world, One Direction. Syco's original base is in London and it has enjoyed most success in the UK market. From 2004 to date, the label has had 22 UK number-one singles. From 2004 to the end of 2009, the label achieved 13 number-one albums. Factoring in releases under predecessor label S Records, Syco/S achieved 20 number-one albums in the 2000-2009 period, more than any other imprint in the UK, including far larger operations like Columbia Records (17), Warner Bros. Records (16) and Polydor Records (14). Additionally, the label has achieved 7 top 10 U.S. albums since 2006. In 2010, Syco began diversifying by adding producer/singer-songwriter Labrinth. He also set up his own imprint, Odd Child, in conjunction with Syco. Savan Kotecha, who had been writing for Syco acts for several years, also became an A&R Director and set up a joint venture, Kanani Songs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Savan Kotecha )〕 Syco also began forming closer partnerships with other Sony Music Entertainment UK labels. For the first time, Syco entered into an agreement with Columbia Records that would see them work together to launch the career of a ''The X Factor'' winner - Matt Cardle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Double deal for Matt Cardle )〕 Similar arrangements were made for Olly Murs, Rebecca Ferguson and Ronan Parke, with Epic Records and Alexandra Burke with RCA Records. Tim Byrne is the Creative Director of Syco Music. David Gray is Senior Vice President, A&R. Simon Jones is PR Consultant. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Syco Music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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