Now, the TV judge has opened up about his emotional reaction which came just after the death of his beloved mother. Julie was 89 when she passed away following a stroke in Speaking on Loose Women , he said: "I mean it was quite near when it all happened and I think it was the last audition and I wasn't really expecting what happened.
Simon Cowell returned to work just days after his mother's death. Contestant Josh Daniels had performed Jealous by Labrinth which he dedicated to his best friend who died in a car crash, aged 18, two years ago in Josh had no idea that Simon was grieving, but realised that his heartfelt rendition had clearly moved the music mogul.
The year-old appeared overwhelmed by the lyrics which deal with lost love, getting up abruptly at the end of the song and handing his microphone back without a word. Simon went on: "Of course the lyric of the song and it was quite difficult because I thought, 'God this is going to be really hard to sit through this'. But then you've got to think of [the contestant] and it's his moment but yes it was very emotional. Simon has previously spoken about getting back to work on The X Factor days after Julie passed away.
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Josh first wowed the X Factor judges in with his rendition of Labyrinth's 'Jealous' , which he dedicated to a childhood friend who tragically passed away at just 18 years-old. His audition was hailed as one the best of the series, and Josh remains in the elite club of contestants who can say that can say they made Simon Cowell cry.
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