After finishing up the stressful first season of The X Factor in the U.S., Simon Cowell headed to his usual retreat: Barbados!

The reality show judge surely was riding high as he headed to the beach after his contenstant Melanie Amaro was the one who took home on the prize on The X Factor finale!

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Now all Simon has to worry about is how often he is going to hop on his Jet-Ski and zoom around the island. He sure was loving all the attention he received on the beach!

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The X Factor was a big success for Simon. He has even confirmed that three more contestants from the show will also get record deals: Chris Rene, Josh Krajcik and Astro. Season two of the show will happen next year.