When 25-year-old J-Sol stepped on the X Factor UK stage, none of the judges were prepared for this emotional audition. This young man has been putting off the singing competition for years, but this season was different. In 2015, J-Sol’s mother passed away. It was always her dream to see her son compete on the popular show and she believed in his talent.

After reading an old text message from his mom about auditioning, J-Sol decided that this was going to be his year. And instead of covering someone else’s song, he decided to go against the normal and perform an original composition called ‘Bullet In My Heart.’ It was an emotional number from beginning to end and you could truly feel the passion from J-Sol with every single note. There’s no doubt that he put his heart and soul into this performance and judges took notice. In fact, two of the judges were brought to tears by this personal song.

Just watch as Ayda and Louis wipe away the tears after hearing J-Sol’s heartbreaking story and performance. This story hits both of these judges especially hard because both of them lost one of their own parents recently. It’s never easy to say goodbye to a loved one, but knowing that J-Sol’s mother is looking down from Heaven and smiling brings some comfort.

I think this young man has the talent and drive to go a long way in this competition. Who else thinks we’ll be seeing more of J-Sol in the future?