{"id":9051,"date":"2025-03-16T22:23:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T22:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=9051"},"modified":"2025-03-16T22:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T22:23:29","slug":"simon-is-skeptical-when-he-hears-what-18-year-old-wants-to-sing-realizes-he-was-wrong-as-soon-as-she-opens-her-mouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/simon-is-skeptical-when-he-hears-what-18-year-old-wants-to-sing-realizes-he-was-wrong-as-soon-as-she-opens-her-mouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Is Skeptical When He Hears What 18-Year-Old Wants to Sing \u2013 Realizes He Was Wrong as Soon as She Opens Her Mouth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Walking into a packed arena, facing a sea of expectant faces and a panel of judges known for their brutal honesty, there are only two choices: play it safe or take a risk that could change your life.\n\n\n\n</p><p>When 18-year-old Lucie Jones from Wales auditioned for The X Factor, she didn\u2019t hesitate\u2014she went all in.\n\n\n\n</p><p>From the moment Lucie stepped onto the stage, she made her intentions clear: she wanted to leave the audience in awe. And she planned to do it by tackling one of the most difficult songs ever written\u2014Dolly Parton\u2019s \u201cI Will Always Love You,\u201d famously reimagined by Whitney Houston.\n\n\n\n</p><p>The room tensed as soon as she revealed her song choice. Over the years, The X Factor stage had seen countless hopefuls attempt and fail to deliver this powerhouse ballad. Even the judges looked doubtful, with Simon Cowell raising an eyebrow before bluntly asking:\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cAre you sure you wanna do that song?\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>Lucie barely hesitated. With a quiet nod, she took a deep breath, and then\u2014the moment of truth.\n\n\n\n</p><p>From the very first note, Lucie\u2019s voice captivated the entire arena. The skepticism in the room quickly melted away as she delivered a breathtaking rendition that would go down as one of the show\u2019s most unforgettable auditions.\n\n\n\n</p><p>The proof? The original video of her performance has since racked up nearly 32 million views on YouTube\u2014and once you hear her sing, you\u2019ll understand why.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Lucie\u2019s courage to take on such a legendary song\u2014and absolutely nail it\u2014deserves all the recognition in the world.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Watch her stunning performance below and share if you think she deserves the spotlight!\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-embed' is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio><div class='\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"'>\n<iframe loading='\"lazy\"' title='\"Lucie' jones proves simon cowell sings one of the hardest songs in world x factor global width='\"500\"' height='\"281\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.youtube.com%5C/embed%5C/Zhvx8lNScOs?feature=oembed%5C%22" frameborder='\"0\"' allow='\"accelerometer;' autoplay clipboard-write encrypted-media gyroscope picture-in-picture web-share referrerpolicy='\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"' allowfullscreen>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class='\"mh-excerpt\"'><p>Walking into a packed arena, facing a sea of expectant faces and a panel of judges known for their brutal honesty, there are only two <a class='\"mh-excerpt-more\"' href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/sciencesandnatures.com%5C/simon-is-skeptical-when-he-hears-what-18-year-old-wants-to-sing-realizes-he-was-wrong-as-soon-as-she-opens-her-mouth%5C/%5C%22" title='\"Simon' is skeptical when he hears what wants to sing realizes was wrong as soon she opens her mouth>[&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9051"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9051"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9054,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9051\/revisions\/9054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</a></p></div></iframe></div></figure></p>