Original sentence: Brookstein was mentored by Simon Cowell.Despite the fact that Brookstein was disliked by Sharon Osbourne, who said that he was "an average singer" and "a fake", and Louis Walsh, who described him as a 'lookalike' of the serial killer Fred West, Brookstein was nevertheless declared the winner of the first series of the show in 2004.He was announced as the winner during the 11 December final after receiving over two thirds of the 9 million public votes
Edited sentence: (2007) 40,000 Ding Ding Things TBR.Brookstein was at the centre of a well-publicised row, when judge Sharon Osbourne said that he was "an average singer", and blasted him for being "a fake"; Louis Walsh described him as a 'lookalike' of the serial killer Fred West.Brookstein was nevertheless declared the winner of the first series of the show in 2004.He was mentored by Simon Cowell and was announced as the winner during the 11 December final after receiving over two thirds of the 9 million public votes