{"id":233,"date":"2011-09-11T19:24:38","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T18:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/?p=233"},"modified":"2011-09-11T19:24:38","modified_gmt":"2011-09-11T18:24:38","slug":"2011-marcus-collins-belted-out-a-stevie-wonder-classic-at-his-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/233\/2011-marcus-collins-belted-out-a-stevie-wonder-classic-at-his-audition\/","title":{"rendered":"2011: Marcus Collins belted out a Stevie Wonder classic at his Audition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marcus Collins, a hairdresser from Liverpool belt out a Stevie Wonder classic &#8216;Signed, Sealed, Delivered&#8217; at his audition that wowed the judges.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"videoplay_list\">\n<a href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"videoplay_image\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Marcus Collins\" src=\" http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/images\/uk\/x2011\/auditions\/marcuscollins.jpg\" alt=\"Marcus Collins\"  \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div id=\"songs_profile\">\n<div class=\"songsinfo_header\">\n<h2>Performance Summary<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Age               :  <\/strong> 23.<br \/>\n<strong>Auditioned In  :  <\/strong> Liverpool.<br \/>\n<strong>Song Title      :  <\/strong>  <em>Stevie Wonder.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Recorded By   :  <\/strong>  <em>Signed, Sealed, Delivered.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Available From       :  <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fmusic-rock-classical-pop-jazz%2Fb%3Fie%3DUTF8%26node%3D229816&#038;tag=thetalentzone-21&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=6738\">Amazon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.co.uk\/e\/ir?t=thetalentzone-21&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=2\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>.\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Speaking backstage before his audition he said: \u201cI\u2019m constantly singing in work all the time, my clients call me the singing hairdresser \u2013 I love it and I\u2019m renowned for it now.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m here, I\u2019m ready, I\u2019m prepared. I\u2019d like to be a worldwide singer, I want people to know me every corner of the globe. I want people to hear my voice and know that\u2019s it me and to enjoy my music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* small video 468x15, created 10\/1\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5758087862\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Judges Comments<\/h2>\n<p>Following his performance, this is what the judges had to say:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tulisa:<\/strong> Marcus, do you know what that just felt like for me, I didn\u2019t even feel like you were auditioning, I felt like I had come to see you perform, that\u2019s how it felt, you were so comfortable up there, you literally owned the stage, loved it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Louis: <\/strong>Marcus, you can sing, you\u2019re soulful, you\u2019ve got the personality, you\u2019ve got the whole package, and I loved it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kelly:<\/strong> Baby you\u2019re going Marks &#038; Spencers, Harvey Nichols, Paris, you have it all!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gary:<\/strong> I feel for the first time we have actually heard someone who sang in the pocket of a song, someone who doesn\u2019t just sing on the beat but actually finds their own groove within the song, I really enjoyed that audition, well done, congratulations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"new_divider\"> <\/div>\n<p>\n<center><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* videos 468x60, created 10\/1\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2634719817\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marcus Collins, a hairdresser from Liverpool belt out a Stevie Wonder classic &#8216;Signed, Sealed, Delivered&#8217; at his audition that wowed the judges. 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