On Wednesday’s X Factor, the remaining 7 contestants had the daunting task of singing a Michael Jackson song, in front of a studio full of the King of Pop’s family including Jackson’s brothers Marlon, Tito and Jermaine and Jackson’s mother Katherine, and his children, Prince, Paris and Blanket.
No pressure.
Especially not for Josh Krajcik who took the stage first to sing Dirty Diana.
LA Reid said he is proud to see Josh outside of his comfort zone and said that he did great. Paula Abdul called it a show stopping performance. But Simon Cowell didn’t seem impressed: “As a spectacle, it was great. However, you were over-produced, you got lost in all the choreography … This is not you on stage … This is what Nicole wants to be, and that’s why you had to be in the cage with all the dancing.” Nicole defended herself by saying she and her mentee like to step out of the box and take risks. She said Josh was brave and bold like Michael Jackson was.
Watch Josh perform Dirty Diana for yourself: