Tara Simon arrived at The X Factor USA auditions with total confidence. The singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia, runs her own studio and performing arts center, and she even did push-ups backstage to get ready, saying it helps her voice.
She told the judges she wanted to win the show and then sit on the judging panel herself. Simon Cowell asked her to take off her hat, and then the stage was hers. She took on a demanding ballad, and her big voice filled the room. 🎶
Simon felt she oversang parts, as if a vocal coach had planned every note, but he said she had the talent and steel in her eyes. Britney Spears called her a true performer, and Demi Lovato said the big vocal runs blew her away.
L.A. Reid thought she was a little overtrained, but he added his yes too. Four yeses sent the confident coach to boot camp, ready to prove she belonged there. ❤️
