Is it my hearing that is going funny or has the sound on X Factor got even worse?

As Danni says, “is it singing competition or what?”

Each week it gets harder to hear the voices as they are drowned in reverb, positioned way back in the mix and drenched in backing vocals that completely overpower the singer.

It is beginning to sound a bit karaoke. There are a couple of great voices in there, but we are not being allowed to hear them. It must sound fabulous in the studio, but this is a tv show, can we have a sound mix for the tv audience, please?