Melanie Amaro was 18, a college freshman from Sunrise, Florida, and she arrived at The X Factor USA with her whole family behind her. They backed her singing one hundred percent, and the one thing she did not want to do was let them down.
She said she sings everywhere. If she could, she would probably sing everything instead of speaking. Her family hugged her and told her to go out and prove herself.
On stage, the judges asked if she was any good. Melanie smiled and said she would let them decide. Then she told them she would be singing Listen by Beyonce, and one judge called it a great song 🎤.
Her voice was huge and full of soul. The arena went silent at first, and then the cheers kept growing until the crowd was on its feet.
Nicole told her she had the gift, the soul, the spirit and the X Factor. Paula said she had never heard anything like it at any audition. Simon explained that when people asked why he was bringing the show to America, it was because he hoped to find someone like her, and that she had made it all worthwhile 💙.
