{"id":2619,"date":"2013-09-21T14:03:16","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T13:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/?p=2619"},"modified":"2013-09-21T20:42:11","modified_gmt":"2013-09-21T19:42:11","slug":"paul-akister-impresses-x-factor-2913-judges-with-a-sam-cooke-classic-at-his-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/2619\/paul-akister-impresses-x-factor-2913-judges-with-a-sam-cooke-classic-at-his-audition\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Akister impresses X Factor 2913 judges with a Sam Cooke classic at his audition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The X Factor auditions draws to a close this weekend and among all the rough diamonds wanting to shine for the judges is this soulful gem, Paul Akister from Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/files\/2013\/09\/paulakister.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2620\" title=\"Paul Akister x factor\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/files\/2013\/09\/paulakister.png\" alt=\"Paul Akister x factor\" width=\"449\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/files\/2013\/09\/paulakister.png 449w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/files\/2013\/09\/paulakister-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 24 year old currently work as a pub and club singer, but have played many gigs at holiday parks and other venues up and down the country.<\/p>\n<p>At his first audition in front of the x Factor judges, Paul performed \u201cA Change is Gonna Come\u201d, a well-known classic by the late Sam Cooke. His rendition of the track impressed the entire panel who loved his soulful tones and delivery.<\/p>\n<p>Before singing Paul said: \u201cThe dream is to sing in front of thousands of people and for them to sing my songs back to me. That would be amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After his delivery Louis Walsh raved:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaul I love your voice, I love the fact that you\u2019ve got so much soul, I like everything about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sharon Osbourne told him:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah you\u2019ve got a really good, rich tone to your voice. Work needs to be done on your performance side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Scherzinger:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to check your age, you are 24 and you sound like an old soul singer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul sailed through to the arena round with four yeses from the judges.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mM5rFwuQVa0?feature=player_embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* auditions mid page 300x250, created 9\/6\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2217652781\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The X Factor auditions draws to a close this weekend and among all the rough diamonds wanting to shine for the judges is this soulful gem, Paul Akister from Manchester. 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