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"Simon Cowell has admitted that he is &amp;quot;disappointed&amp;quot; with last year&amp;#039;s Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent winner Jai McDowall.  The Scottish singer was a surprise victor over Ronan Parke in the final of 2011&amp;#039;s show. His debut album Believe was released last month, but only reached a peak of 54 on the chart.    Speaking following the launch of Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent series six on Friday (January 20), Cowell confessed that he did not see the former support worker as a &amp;quot;genuine star&amp;quot;.  &amp;quot;I was disappointed with Jai. He wasn&amp;#039;t what I was looking for,&amp;quot; The Sun quotes him as saying.  &amp;quot;You want a Diversity or Susan Boyle, someone who is a genuine star. He is talented but the show can do better. None of the finalists were up to scratch.&amp;quot; Watch Digital Spy at the Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent launch below:  Cowell&amp;#039;s admission has sparked suggestions that McDowall could be axed from his record label Syco after just one album, following in the footsteps of X Factor winners Steve Brookstein, Leon Jackson and Joe McElderry.  The 25-year-old was not offered a record deal until August, two months after his BGT victory. Parke, meanwhile, was signed up immediately after the final.   &amp;gt; Jai McDowall interview: &amp;#039;I wanted to record heavy metal for new LP&amp;#039; Watch Jai McDowall sing &amp;#039;With Or Without You&amp;#039; on the 2011 Royal Variety Performance below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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