{"id":1243,"date":"2026-07-01T19:26:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2026-07-01T19:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:26:41","slug":"young-girl-turns-doubt-into-a-standing-ovation-with-whitney-houston-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/?p=1243","title":{"rendered":"Young Girl Turns Doubt Into a Standing Ovation with Whitney Houston Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>When Lucie Jones walked onto the X Factor UK stage, she had everything working against her \u2014 nerves,<\/strong>\u00a0pressure, and a tough panel of judges, including Simon Cowell. With her contestant number pinned to a simple white dress, she stood quietly with a mic in hand, ready to prove herself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Then she made a bold move \u2014 choosing Whitney Houston\u2019s \u201cI Will Always Love You.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s the kind of song that can either break a contestant\u2026 or make them unforgettable. For Lucie, it was the latter. From the very first note, the audience knew something special was happening. Her voice, though soft at the start, grew into a soaring vocal that commanded the entire room.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Even Simon, known for his brutal honesty and sharp critiques, couldn\u2019t hide his surprise.<\/strong>\u00a0His expression shifted from skeptical to stunned as Lucie hit every note with grace and emotional depth. By the end, the entire panel \u2014 and the crowd \u2014 were on their feet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lucie Jones didn\u2019t just sing a big song. She took a risk, silenced the doubters,<\/strong>\u00a0and showed the world what happens when raw talent meets the right moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch her full performance here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lucie Jones proves Simon WRONG with Whitney Houston classic! | Series 5 Auditions | The X Factor UK\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KCAJdq1UpK4?feature=oembed\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Lucie Jones walked onto the X Factor UK stage, she had everything working against her \u2014 nerves,\u00a0pressure, and a tough panel of judges, including Simon Cowell. With her contestant &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1243"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1245,"href":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1243\/revisions\/1245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}