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Maria Laroco earns Simon Cowell's "infinity yeses" in audition rewind

Talent Recap's fast-starting compilation brings together vocal auditions from The X Factor and the Canadian and Irish Got Talent stages.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 232,963 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (19,944).

They Walked On Like Supermodels…Then Their VOICES Brought Simon to His FEET!

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0:00Cari Fletcher introduces herself on The X Factor and performs Heart's "Alone."
4:26Jade Mathieu sings "Reflection" from Mulan on Canada's Got Talent; the judges' decision follows at 06:37.
8:34Maria Laroco introduces herself after traveling from the Philippines to audition in the UK.
10:41Maria performs Prince's "Purple Rain"; the judges give their verdicts at 12:54.
14:33Sharyn Ward introduces her Irish Traveller heritage before a performance sequence beginning at 17:06.

Simon Cowell isn't equally easy to impress throughout Talent Recap's new compilation. Cari Fletcher's rendition of Heart's "Alone" gets a cool assessment; Maria Laroco's "Purple Rain" brings him to his feet and earns a rather less restrained verdict: "I'm going to give you infinity yeses."

The clips channel's collection of television performances has drawn roughly 161,000 views in its opening half-day, already far beyond its usual full-day audience for regular videos. These are archival auditions from several shows, not contestants sharing a new episode.

Laroco arrives on The X Factor after traveling from the Philippines to the UK. Her Prince cover supplies the standing ovation promised by the compilation's title, "They Walked On Like Supermodels…Then Their VOICES Brought Simon to His FEET!" Elsewhere, Jade Mathieu sings "Reflection" from Mulan on Canada's Got Talent.

The change of song on Ireland's Got Talent gives the collection another distinct turn. Sharyn Ward begins with "Stand By Me," but Louis Walsh asks for an Irish song instead. She responds with an unaccompanied "Sweet Sixteen," following an introduction in which she speaks about her Irish Traveller heritage.

That switch is one of the specific moments viewers are discussing: comments single out the Irish selection, while another asks what Cowell said in a bleeped exchange with Lucy Duffield, who also appears in the collection.

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What viewers say

So happy she took on an Irish tune!! Beautiful!!
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What did Simon say that they bleeped out when he was talking to Lucy?
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Lucy is incredible 🔥♥️
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