Her Soul Was Old Simon Noticed 4 833 Yeses

At just 13 years old, Carly Rose Sonenclar walked onto the X Factor USA stage and left everyone speechless. Simon Cowell was so blown away he gave her 4,833 yeses. L.A. Reid told her "You may be 13, but your soul is old." Britney Spears called her a "little diva." All four judges gave her a standing ovation.
This is her complete X Factor USA journey — every performance, from her jaw-dropping audition to the finale.
She didn't win. But she might have been the most talented person in the room!

0:00 Intro
0:10 Carly Rose Sonenclar - The X Factor USA 2012 Season 2 -“Feeling Good” By Nina Simone
7:11 Carly Rose Sonenclar and Beatrice Miller (Boot Camp) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “Pumped Up Kicks” By Foster The People
8:58 Carly Rose Sonenclar (Judge’s Houses) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “Brokenhearted” By Karmin
12:42 Carly Rose Sonenclar (Live Show) (Week 1) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “Something’s Got A Hold On Me/”Good Feeling” By Etta James/Flo Rida
16:32 Carly Rose Sonenclar (Live Show) (Week 4) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “Over The Rainbow” By Judy Garland
20:31 Carly Rose Sonenclar (Live Show) (Week 5) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “Rolling In The Deep” By Adele
25:40 Carly Rose Sonenclar (Quarter-Final) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “As Long As You Love Me” By Justin Bieber Ft. Big Sean
29:31 Carly Rose Sonenclar (Pepsi Challenge) (Quarter-Final) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “If I Were A Boy” By Beyonce
33:11 Carly Rose Sonenclar (Semi-Final) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “Your Song” By Elton John
39:30 Carly Rose Sonenclar (Second Song) (Semi-Final) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “Imagine” By John Lennon
44:06 Carly Rose Sonenclar (Final) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “Feeling Good” By Cy Grant
48:04 LeAnn Rimes with Carly Rose Sonenclar (Guest Performance) (Final) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “How Do I Live” By LeAnn Rimes
51:57 Carly Rose Sonenclar (Christmas) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “All I Want For Christmas Is You” By Mariah Carey
58:45 Carly Rose Sonenclar and Tate Stevens (Finale) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “The Climb” By Miley Cyrus
1:02:25 Carly Rose Sonenclar (Third song) (Final) - X Factor US 2012 S2 - “Hallelujah” By Leonard Cohen

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