The X Factor Audition That Launched Jake Quickenden’s Reality TV Career. Stirred up after sharing his heartfelt story, Jake’s emotionally supercharged rendition resonated deeply with Simon and his judges and TV viewers
When Mel B and Cheryl Cole stopped Jake Quickenden’s X Factor audition mid-song, his hopes of winning the eleventh season were left hanging by a thread. They felt that his guitar-styled performance of John Legend’s hit ballad “All Of Me” was diminishing the song’s power, turning it into a meaningless club hit, and they gave … Read more