You don't need to win. JLS, Olly Murs, Rebecca Ferguson, One Direction ...and these are the ones who make the "big time", others can make a very good singing career at lower levels the further they get. Fame is tickets sold.

Louis is just a prize tw*t. He voted to keep Carolynne then changed his mind (either wilfully or like the muppet he is) and forced it to deadlock even though Dermatitis (who aslo forced the issue by pretending not to understand, doubtless fed by his earpiece) had said they had no time yet they had time for a deadlock. The whole point of a judge is to be incisive and to be ready with a choice and reasons.

I feel sorry for Gary who genuinely seems to want this to be a pukka respected singing contest but is being frustrated by Knickerless Shirtlifter and Louis Bigwig.

So it's all a fix. No surprises there.
I only skim listen now and am happy the 16 year old girl should win so won't spend too much more time listening to the intervening bit.

I actually wonder who votes for these shows. All my exs over the years have watched it but never voted.

No guys from work do, I can only conclude its fat, cosmetically challenged, single women aged 13 - 45.

and maybe younger girls.

Has been for years surely? I mean, invite contestants and so on?

Indeed.

In fact he was so disgusted by the whole thing he was back just in time for the start of the ITV2 after-show show.

The thing that irritated me was Louis hesitation. I'm not sure if it was genuine. They should do "sealed" votes to avoid this kind of situation, but obviously ITV (spawn of satan) will never go for that.

You escaped him on "Signed By Katie Price" then?

http://skyliving.sky.com/signed-rylans-rehearsal

Utter waste of oxygen.

Utter gash. How is Lois still in a job, he manages to make a complete pr!ck of himself & X Factor every week. Even at judges houses, he let the the 2 older groups who could actually perform go home on the basis of they're too old whilst letting the younger group who can't perform go through because they're young.

Anyone watching the USA X Factor? Seen one this weekend and the talent on there seems soo much better (possibly a bad judgment there after only 1 viewing). Lois even made his 1st USA appearance on the show and you could clearly see what the other judges thought of him and his pathetic sucking up ways. Britney sang Happy Birthday for 1 of the other judges, I know she's not meant to be a great live singer or anything but it was pretty embarrassing how bad she sounded, still trying to knock out tunes a like 12 year old.

I see the latest batch of TV adverts for the show has adopted the angle of "don't be complacent that someone with talent will get through over an attention wh*re, you have to ring and vote if you want to be sure your favourite gets through.... or the obvious wild cards don't".

Heck, it's almost like they planned it this way to boost ratings and the amount of money coming in via the phones.

Not really, I've now stopped watching it and I know a few more who won't be tuning in.