X Factor reject Jamie Archer admitted yesterday that he felt “depressed” and “demoralised” by some of his experiences on the show.

The 34-year-old pub singer from London, voted out on Sunday night after a sing-off with Lloyd Daniels, said he realised the show was not right for him. Archer found it difficult to get to grips with the song choices and realised his “journey had come to an end”.

He told the Press Association yesterday: “It was really demoralising for me, because it made me feel like ‘Is it me? Am I being difficult? No-one knows what to do with me — maybe there just aren't any songs?' but I just got on with it, really.”

Archer dismissed suggestions that he had planned to quit the show following disagreements with mentor Simon Cowell over song choices.

“I didn't say I was leaving, I just said ‘maybe it's the wrong show for me'. It was after we did Unchained Melody and we tried it, and I had to change my song at the last minute,” he said.