London,
(ANI):
TV
mogul
Simon
Cowell
may
soon
be
honoured
with
the
title
“Sir" for
his
charity
works
and
achievement
in
British
record
industry.
Former
England"s
Prime
Minister
Gordon
Brown
reportedly
recommended
his
name
last
week
before
he
made
his
exit
from
the
top
post.
Brown
had
appreciated
the
'X-Factor" judge
for
recording
a
star-studded
fundraising
CD
for
the
victims
of
this
year"s
Haiti
earthquake.
Cowell
had
helped
to
raise
almost
1million
pounds
for
the
appeal
by
getting
the
likes
of
Robbie
Williams
and
Rod
Stewart
to
help
record
'Everybody
Hurts".
According
to
sources
in
Westminster,
Cowell
will
be
knighted
in
the
Queen"s
Birthday
Honours
on
June
12.
“Gordon
Brown
was
very
keen
for
Simon
to
get
proper
recognition
for
his
work,"
the
Mirror
quoted
a
source,
as
saying.
The
insider
added:
“He
was
particularly
impressed
by
the
way
Simon
responded
to
his
suggestion
to
release
the
record
for
Haiti
by
dropping
everything
to
ensure
it
was
a
success.
“And
there"s
also
no
doubt
Simon
has
brought
a
great
deal
of
happiness
to
millions
of
people
with
his
music
and
TV
shows."
A
source
close
to
Cowell
said:
“It
would
be
an
absolutely
huge
achievement
and
a
wonderful
tribute
to
all
he"s
achieved
professionally.
“Simon
deserves
the
honour
because
he
does
so
much
work
behind
the
scenes
for
charity
and
publicly
supports
good
causes.
“He
has
also
generated
millions
in
the
music
and
entertainment
industries,
created
thousands
of
jobs
and
helped
make
Sony
a
multinational
conglomerate.
“Simon
has
always
joked
he"d
be
last
in
line
for
a
knighthood.
But,
deep
down,
it"s
his
dream."
However,
in
an
interview
last
year,
Cowell
said
he
didn"t
work
to
earn
knighthood,
he
said:
“I
never
did
all
this
to
get
a
knighthood.
I
am
very
lucky
to
do
what
I
do
and
feel
privileged."