Simon Cowell has his eyes on Rihanna for “The X Factor”.

Whether it’s for the British or the Americanversion of the show; producer Simon Cowell told The Sun.com that he wantspopstar Rihanna as a judge in “The X Factor”.

Cowell, who was a judge in the U.S. X Factorand left it to the U.K. version said he insists on having Rihanna in the showas he always admired her talent, voice and feels her character is needed in thejury.

On the other hand, Cowell might considerRihanna’s boyfriend Chris Brown to fill L.A. Reid’s spot in the U.S. X Factorwho decided to leave the show and focus on his new music production company.