Jarvis Cocker has criticised TV talent shows such as The X Factor and Pop Idol, saying that the winners never have “good voices.”

Speaking to The Radio Times magazine, he added that singers only only get through if their voices betrayed “zero personality”.

“It saddens me because I love pop music and these shows prove that it’s become an industrialised process,” he said.

The star, who led one of the biggest bands of the Britpop era, said: “They never pick people with great voices. They pick people who show off how many notes they can fit into a 10-second period.

“A great voice expresses something and gives you some idea of the personality behind the voice. There’s zero personality in the voices of any of the people who sing on these shows.”