X Factor contestant Wagner Carrilho has reportedly been recorded slamming the reality show over its treatment of the finalists.
According to The Sun, the 54-year-old, was reportedly heard on recorded phone calls to a friend, complaining that his Brazilian nationality will block him from winning the talent contest.
In one call, the newspaper reported that he said: "They will never let me beat the English. They will not let a Brazilian win. Nobody tells Simon Cowell what to do. The public do not decide who is going to win. It is Simon Cowell.
"If he decides Katie [Waissel] will win, she will win. And if he decides a group will win, then they will win. Simon Cowell can decide who he wants at number one. It is so double-glazing, it is so block-paving, it's all sales."
The singer also claimed that he receives bad songs to perform at short notice in order for the public to send him home.
Carrilho further compared his handling to that of fellow hopeful and Tesco worker Mary Byrne, suggesting that she was given more exposure at the Boot Camp stage.
He added: "If you see me in the finals, I will be getting songs overnight that I cannot sing properly. You only sing what you want once or twice and that's it."
