Cowell: 'Kay's single is pathetic'

Simon Cowell has claimed that Peter Kay's X Factor spoof single is "pathetic".

'The Winner's Song', performed by Kay's fictional talent show winner Geraldine McQueen, finished ahead of Leon Jackson's comeback track 'Don't Call This Love' in the charts last weekend.

Kay has already made preparations for a Christmas single featuring Geraldine, who was first seen in the comedian's reality show spoof Britain's Got The Pop Factor...

"I thought the show was clever, but the record was stupid. The single is a pathetic waste of time," Simon told The Mirror.

"He is going to bring out a Christmas single? I mean, come on. I don't feel threatened by him in the slightest," Cowell continued. "I've got something in mind for our Christmas single and I know which one I would put my money on."

Jackson, who worked on his new material for ten months, released his debut album Right Now on Monday.

> Click here to read our review of 'The Winner's Song'