13 year-old Rachel Crow (Team Simon Cowell) delighted the audience with a radiant performance of “Walking On Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves at the “The X-Factor” Top 12 live show on Wednesday (November 2)- watch video below.

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Rachel is the sunshine of this competition. The girl is absolutely adorable and she’s got pipes. Oh. There was a little lyrics change from “Walking On Sunshine” to “You’re My Sunshine”. Why? Simon Cowell just likes to keep things interesting for his own amusement I guess.

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L.A. Reid loves Rachel, saying she is one of the most charismatic and lovable people he’s ever met. Nicole Scherzinger compared her to Michael Jackson (*eyeroll*). Paula Abdul criticized Simon’s song choice and wanted something more adventurous. Simon defended the lyric change was “adventurous”. Really?

Rachel Crow “Walking On Sunshine” The X Factor Top 12 Video

The X Factor Top 12 Performances

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