Simon Cowell Said No One Year Later He Wished He Hadn t

Jeff Gutt walked onto the X Factor stage as a single dad from Detroit with everything to prove. He sang Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah and earned four yeses from every judge on that panel. Then Simon Cowell cut him at bootcamp. Just like that — gone. One year later Jeff Gutt walked back onto that same stage. Simon Cowell watched him go all the way to the finale. In an interview afterward Simon admitted cutting Jeff Gutt was something he deeply regretted. This is that story.

Jeff Gutt - X Factor USA 2013 Season 3

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