Fair enough that you don't like it, but there is definitely more going on there than your typical X-factor star/song. My ex used to watch 'X' and I couldn't even make it beyond the first couple of SECONDS!
Amongst the dross, X-factor has unearthed a few genuine stars, although it's taken several years.
The difference between glorified karaoke and genuine talent is a hard one to define.
If I knew how to do it, I'd be as successful as Simon Cowell.
Ms Tove Lo is much better off with others rating her and me not, rather than the other way around.