{"id":46713,"date":"2026-06-22T01:51:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T01:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=46713"},"modified":"2026-06-22T01:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T01:51:03","slug":"he-lost-400-pounds-and-found-his-voice-the-unepected-audition-that-left-simon-speechless-pets-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=46713","title":{"rendered":"He Lost 400 Pounds and Found His Voice! The Unepected Audition That Left Simon Speechless! &#8211; Pets Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"page\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/pets-stories.com\/...\/he-lost-400-pounds-and...\/#content\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n            <main id=\"main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-4971\">\n<p>    <span><a href=\"https:\/\/pets-stories.com\/category\/%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%b7-%d1%80%d1%83%d0%b1%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%b8\/\" itemprop=\"articleSection\">\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u0440\u0443\u0431\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span itemprop=\"author\"><span>Author<\/span> editor_en<\/span><span><span>Reading<\/span> 2 min<\/span><span><span>Views<\/span> <span data-post_id=\"4971\">22.2k.<\/span><\/span><span><span>Published by<\/span> <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-05-18\">18.05.2026<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Freddie Combs, a 40-year-old minister from Greensboro, North Carolina, shocked the X Factor USA judges with his incredible journey and undeniable talent. Once weighing 920 pounds and being bedridden, Freddie made the life-changing decision to take control of his health. By the time he appeared on stage in a wheelchair, he had already lost an astounding 400 pounds, a feat that demonstrated his immense willpower and spirit.<\/p>\n<p>When Freddie began to sing Bette Midler\u2019s \u201cWind Beneath My Wings,\u201d the entire atmosphere of the room shifted. His performance was deeply emotional and showcased a smooth, powerful tenor voice that few expected. He dedicated the song to his wife, Kay, whom he described as his \u201crock\u201d and the person who stayed by his side through his darkest times. The judges and the audience were visibly moved by the raw honesty and technical skill he brought to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>The feedback from the panel was overwhelmingly positive, with Simon Cowell praising Freddie\u2019s \u201cheavenly\u201d voice and L.A. Reid describing the performance as \u201crefreshing.\u201d The judges were not only impressed by his vocal ability but also inspired by his message of hope and resilience. After receiving four enthusiastic \u201cYes\u201d votes, Freddie moved forward in the competition, leaving a lasting impression on everyone who witnessed his remarkable story.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"He Lost 400 Pounds\u2026 And Gave The Most UNEXPECTED Audition!\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qVb5PalpW2I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/pets-stories.com\/2026\/05\/18\/he-lost-400-pounds-and-found-his-voice-the-unepected-audition-that-left-simon-speechless\/\" content=\"He Lost 400 Pounds and Found His Voice! 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Once weighing 920 pounds and being bedridden, Freddie made the life-changing decision to take control of his health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[583],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royal-magazine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/46714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}