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Simon Cowell says that he'll never do another muscial reality show after Grease Is The Word.

The X Factor supremo said the show - which finishes tomorrow night (June 9) is too similar to the show in which he made his name as a judge.

The 47 year-old didn't just have a dig at his show though, aiming a shot at the BBC and Graham Norton too.

"We've learnt our lesson," he told The Sun. "We shouldn't try to beat the BBC on those types of shows and they shouldn't try to beat us on variety.

"If I thought it wasn't a good show I wouldn't have made ours. The problem is, if you say 'here are 12 singers you will like' it won't work.

"Look what happened with Graham Norton's show. I can't even remember what it was called. I didn't buy into it."

Cowell's new programme Britain's Got Talent starts tomorrow too, with contestants competing for a £100,000 prize and the chance to perform for the Queen at this year's Royal Variety show.