Melanie Amaro is no stranger to Michael Jackson.
During an X Factor theme night that honored this iconic artist – someone Amaro had previously covered this season via “Man in the Mirror” and “Will You Be There?” – the top contender for this competition’s crown brought the crowd to its feet with her version of “Earth Song.”
“I forgot that we were in a competition and I thought we were in a Melanie concert,” LA Reid said in response to the performance, while Simon Cowell kept his praise short, sweet and accurate: You were amazing, he told his charge.