As Freddie Combs took the stage on
Thursday’s episode of “The X Factor,” judges L.A. Reid and Simon Cowell
appeared to lock eyes with each other.
The 540-pound, wheelchair-bound
minister from Greeneville, Tennessee, who said he almost died in 2009 when he weighed
in at 920 pounds, dedicated his rendition of “Wind Beneath My Wings” to his
wife of almost 16 years.
“My comments for you will not be out
of sympathy because of anything that you’ve dealt with, it’s going to be purely
based on your voice, which I think is heavenly,” Reid told the contestant.
After similar praise from judges
Britney Spears and Demi Lovato, Cowell said, “When I heard you sing, I had a
vision in my mind of you standing singing that song healthy happy and maybe you
need some inspiration to help you to the next stage. It's within you to sort
this out and I don’t think you deserve to be stuck in that chair.”
Cowell then challenged Combs to stay
healthy, saying, “I’ll back you if you back yourself.”
After earning four yeses, and
learning that he would be moving on in the singing competition, Combs told his
wife, “I have a lot of work cut out for me when I get home. I’m going to stand
and sing that song. And L.A. Reid is going to stand with me. How about that
one.”
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September 28th, 2012
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