‘X Factor’ Contestant Rion Paige Delivers Most Amazing Performance in Show’s History (VIDEO)

vrijdag 13 september 2013

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by Jill Baughman 15 hours ago

September 11 marked the season premiere of X Factor, and one performance in particular stood out among the rest. This 13-year-old contestant even made Simon Cowell smile, believe it or not. Ah, pending fatherhood. Anyway, Rion Paige went up on stage and belted out an amazing rendition of Carrie Underwood's hit "Blown Away" during her audition in Charleston, South Carolina.

Not only was Simon impressed, Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland, and Paulina Rubio were also, well, "blown away" (how many times is that gonna happen?). But as you can see, this talented teenager has had her fair share of difficulties in life, and she has risen above them in a way that would make anyone proud and a tad weepy.

Rion has arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, which has made growing up a bit challenging for her. She's had it since birth; fortunately, it isn't progressive. "My hands, like, they’re curved differently because of my joints," she explained. "So I have to learn things differently, and I’m almost permanently blind in my right eye."

Poor, brave girl! But she had her very supportive mom along with her. "The fact that Rion’s getting on stage today ... makes me nervous," her mom said. "I feel like she’s prepared, and it’s not [for] me to hold her back. It’s for me to give her every opportunity and say, 'It’s your time to fly, baby.'"

And fly she did. Sorry, that was cheesy, but this girl is awesome! Of course the judges had nothing but positive things to say as well.

"I remember the day I met Carrie Underwood and I remember predicting this girl was going to go on and do special things with her life," said Cowell. "And I’m gonna say the same thing about you, Rion." Whoa, can't get a much higher compliment than that, can you?

And as Paulina says, "Music heals everything."

All that said, check out her incredible, memorable performance:

Did you see Rion on X Factor last night? Will you be rooting for her?

Image via TheXFactorUSA/YouTube

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jill Baughman

is the copy chief of The Stir and geeks out over all the nuances and weirdness of the English language.

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'Teen Mom' Star Bashes Farrah Abraham as a Potential 'DWTS' Contestant

maandag 26 augustus 2013

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by Nicole Fabian-Weber 5 hours ago

Chelsea Houska's outspoken dad, Randy, just tweeted that he hates Farrah Abraham. Just kidding. Kind of. Randy didn't exactly come out and say he disproves of the Teen Mom-cum-porn star, but he did make some pretty passive-aggressive comments about the murmurings that say that Abraham may be a contestant on Dancing With the Stars.

Randy, AKA Papa Randlicious, tweeted:

"Dancing with the Stars seems to be #JumpingTheShark." He then fired off a "clarifying" tweet, saying: "When the show is getting so bad it uses desperate measures like Fonzie jumping the shark on Happy Days."

Okay, A) Yeah, right. That first tweet was TOTALLY about Farrah's possible foray into dancing reality TV. And B) I have two words for you, Randlicious: Tanning. Mom.

I certainly don't think Farrah Abraham is a "legitimate celebrity", but if anyone would make Dancing With the Stars jump the shark, it's friggin' Patricia Krentcil, AKA Tanning Mom, who's reportedly in talks to be a contestant. I mean, Tanning Mom? Just ... no.

It's going to be interesting, finding out who the real DWTS contestants are this season, as there have been some cah-razy names thrown out there. But one thing's for certain: Papa Randlicious isn't going to be happy with the line up. He'll watch it. But he won't be happy.

Thoughts on Farrah and Tanning Mom being on DWTS?

Image via Farrah Abraham/Twitter

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