People actually watch this crap? And to think it all started in the UK (sad). Well it just goes to show, mediocracy has no borders or boundaries. Do you realize how much cash is made from all those premium rate phone calls? Trying sabotage by voting for the worst singer wont work. Even if the worst wins and cuts a record I'm sure enough idiots would still buy it and make it No1. It happens in the UK all the time. The only way to beat these con-men and their scam is by not watching it and staying away from the phone. Let it die a death in the ratings war. We now have in the UK countless other similar "no brainer" type programs spawned from this "winning formula". PLEASE MAKE THEM GO AWAY.