Marcus Canty was 20 when he auditioned for The X Factor. He started singing at 11, harmonizing with his mom in the kitchen while doing the dishes, and he dreams of producing records and walking the red carpet at the Grammys.
There was a deadline. His mom gave him two years after high school to make it in music before choosing another career, and Marcus told the judges he was almost at the end of that window. This audition was all or nothing. ⏳
He sang I Wish by Stevie Wonder and danced across the stage with so much energy that the crowd went wild. L.A. Reid said he had been looking for the next Bobby Brown since the 80s, and Nicole told him he was what they had been waiting for.
Simon admitted he normally tells people not to sing that song, but he really liked Marcus. The vote was four yeses, and his mom was in tears backstage. 🎉
