Simon Cowell has revealed he's heard One Direction's new album Take Me Home, branding the lads' latest offering "fantastic."
SiCo, who was the boyband's mentor on the 2010 series of The X Factor, took to Twitter to praise 1D, adding that he can't wait for their fans to hear the disc.
The music mogul tweeted: "I heard most of the new one direction album today. It really is a fantastic album. I can't wait for you guys to hear it."
Simon added: "When you hear or see something you have been a part of which is fantastic you realise how important your partners are. I am very lucky."
The SyCo boss recently told MTV News that he could never have predicted 1D's success, claiming "the world, right now, is theirs."
In other One Direction news, Harry Styles and Co have beaten Justin Bieber's VEVO record with new video, Live While We're Young.
The clip achieved 8.4 million views during its first 24 hours online, overtaking Bieber's Boyfriend promo which scored 8 million views earlier this year.
Earlier today, reports claimed that 1D turned down the chance to be guest judges on the new series of The X Factor, with Louis Tomlinson claiming: "We don't feel like we are in a position to be giving strong advice."
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