X-Factor produces a certain amount of genuinely talented contestants every year. However, there are always certain finalists that we don’t really want to win, who are not really that talented but for some reason, we desperately do not want to see them leave. Here are nine of the X-Factor finalists we love to hate.

1. Jedward.

They cannot sing, cannot dance but they were a hell of a lot of fun. We love them.

2. Wagner.

Just... why?

3. Katie Waissel.

Every week she ended up in the bottom 2, every week she somehow stayed in the competition. But let’s face it. She was pretty annoying.

4. Rylan Clark.

Pretty sure he can’t sing either, but it was good fun watching him slag Gary Barlow off on a weekly basis if nothing else.

5. Christopher Maloney.

Ah, Chris and his Nan. No.

6. Storm Lee.

How did this guy become a finalist? It was like watching a car crash.

7. Same Difference.

There was something really disturbing about this pair...

8. Chico.

Ah Chico, where it all began.

9. Kitty Brucknell

Word of warning, never take a microphone to make a comment and just start singing. It’s weird.