The 21-year-old, Josh Daniel informed show boss Simon Cowell he was going to sing “Jealous” by Labrinth. But, he interprets the lyrics “in a completely different” way after losing his best friend a couple years ago.
He explained he’s jealous of his friend being happy in heaven without him.
Cheryl has been known to become emotional during many auditions across her “X Factor UK” judging tenure. However, it has been rare to ever see Simon show a visible display of emotion, much less wipe a tear away, as he did when Josh delivered his heartbreaking performance. Anyone who has lost someone close to them cannot help but relate to the pain of Josh’s loss that flowed through the song in this moment.
Tears streamed down Cheryl’s face as she told Josh, “That was the most captivated I’ve been in all the auditions so far.” Then she said she wanted to hug him and went up on stage to do just that.
Watch the entire emotional audition in the attached video clip – and grab some Kleenex before you do!
