It was Ashly Williams' big opportunity, and the 24-year old wasn't going to squander it. She brought her family along as support for her dream on "The X Factor," but there was one notable absence. In a flashback sequence, viewers learned that Ashly's mother was murdered when she was 14. She was now pursuing this dream in honor of her mother, whom she called her "guardian angel."
“This is the moment that I’ve been waiting for. The moment that my mother would be proud to see me accomplish," Ashly said before hitting the stage.
And yet, when the judges asked her what was interesting about her, Ashly's only response was to say, "I'm working on it." It didn't take much work for her to blow the judges away with her take on Whitney Houston's epic smash "I Will Always Love You." It's one of those iconic songs and singers that you should probably never take on, and yet Ashly not only managed the song, she absolutely owned it.
She brought herself to tears, and brought all four judges to their feet, along with the entire audience. Simon Cowell told her that the reason he brought "The X Factor" to America was to find people like her. It was a unanimous vote that sent her on to the next round.
Hollywood Life's Ivy Jacobson dubbed Ashly the "standout of the night" for nailing a near-impossible song. TVLine's Michael Slezak was impressed, too, albeit somewhat reluctantly. "Yeah, the juxtaposition of Ashly discussing her mom’s tragic murder to the maudlin strains of Sarah McLachlan’s ‘Angel’ had me prepared to dial 1-800-Just-Stop, but her rendition of ‘I Will Always Love You’ had a gruff beauty, and was 90% in tune. Not bad considering she was fighting back tears in response to the audience’s zealous response.”
The audition rounds continue on "The X Factor," Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
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"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winners Andy Samberg (second from left) and Andre Braugher (second from right), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain (Braugher) with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox. Also pictured left to right: Terry Crews and Melissa Fumero.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winner Andy Samberg "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winner Andy Samberg (left) "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winner Andy Samberg (left) "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain with a lot to prove The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on FOX. Also pictured Joe Lo Truglio.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winner Andy Samberg (left) "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain with a lot to prove The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox. Also pictured left-right: Joe Lo Truglio and Stephanie Beatriz.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winners Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain (Braugher) with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winners Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain (Braugher) with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox. Pictured Joe Lo Truglio.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winners Andy Samberg (third from left) and Andre Braugher (center), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain (Braugher) with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox. Also pictured left-right: Melissa Fumero, Terry Crews, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Lo Truglio and Chelsea Peretti.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winners Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain (Braugher) with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox. Pictured, Terry Crews.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winners Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain (Braugher) with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox. Pictured Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winners Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain (Braugher) with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox. Pictured Andy Samberg.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winners Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain (Braugher) with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox. Pictured Andre Braugher.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winners Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain (Braugher) with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox. Pictured Joe Lo Truglio.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winners Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain (Braugher) with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox. Pictured Melissa Fumero.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winners Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain (Braugher) with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox. Pictured Stephanie Beatriz.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of "Parks and Recreation" and starring Emmy Award winners Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a new single-camera workplace comedy about what happens when a hotshot detective (Samberg) gets a new Captain (Braugher) with a lot to prove. The new single-camera workplace comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premieres this fall on Fox. Pictured Chelsea Peretti.
"Dads"
The new live-action, multi-camera comedy from Emmy Award winner Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, the team behind “Ted” and "Family Guy," stars Seth Green (right) and Emmy Award nominee Giovanni Ribisi (left) as two successful gaming entrepreneurs – and childhood best friends – whose lives get turned upside down when their pain-in-the-neck patriarchs (Martin Mull and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Peter Riegert) move in. the new live-action, multi-camera comedy "Dads" premieres this fall on Fox.
"Dads"
The new live-action, multi-camera comedy from Emmy Award winner Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, the team behind “Ted” and FAMILY GUY, stars Seth Green (right) and Emmy Award nominee Giovanni Ribisi (second from left) as two successful gaming entrepreneurs -- and childhood best friends -- whose lives get turned upside down when their pain-in-the-neck patriarchs, Martin Mull (left) and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Peter Riegert, move in. The new live-action, multi-camera comedy "Dads" premieres this fall on Fox. Also pictured: Brenda Song (second from left).
"Dads"
The new live-action, multi-camera comedy from Emmy Award winner Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, the team behind “Ted” and "Family Guy," stars Seth Green (left) and Emmy Award nominee Giovanni Ribisi as two successful gaming entrepreneurs -- and childhood best friends -- whose lives get turned upside down when their pain-in-the-neck patriarchs, Martin Mull and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Peter Riegert (right), move in. The new live-action, multi-camera comedy "Dads" premieres this fall on Fox.
"Dads"
The new live-action, multi-camera comedy from Emmy Award winner Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, the team behind “Ted” and "Family Guy," stars Seth Green and Emmy Award nominee Giovanni Ribisi (left) as two successful gaming entrepreneurs -- and childhood best friends -- whose lives get turned upside down when their pain-in-the-neck patriarchs, Martin Mull (center) and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Peter Riegert, move in. The new live-action, multi-camera comedy "Dads," premieres this fall on Fox. Also pictured: Brenda Song (right).
"Dads"
The new live-action, multi-camera comedy from Emmy Award winner Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, the team behind “Ted” and "Family Guy," stars Seth Green and Emmy Award nominee Giovanni Ribisi as two successful gaming entrepreneurs -- and childhood best friends -- whose lives get turned upside down when their pain-in-the-neck patriarchs (Martin Mull and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Peter Riegert) move in. The new live-action, multi-camera comedy "Dads" premieres this fall on Fox.
"Dads"
The new live-action, multi-camera comedy from Emmy Award winner Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, the team behind “Ted” and FAMILY GUY, stars Seth Green (top C) and Emmy Award nominee Giovanni Ribisi (top second from L) as two successful gaming entrepreneurs – and childhood best friends – whose lives get turned upside down when their pain-in-the-neck patriarchs, Martin Mull (bottom L) and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Peter Riegert (bottom R) move in. The new live-action, multi-camera comedy DADS premieres this fall on FOX. Also pictured: L-R: Vanessa Lachey, Brenda Song and Tonita Castro.
"Dads"
The new live-action, multi-camera comedy from Emmy Award winner Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, the team behind “Ted” and FAMILY GUY, stars Seth Green (top R) and Emmy Award nominee Giovanni Ribisi (top L) as two successful gaming entrepreneurs – and childhood best friends – whose lives get turned upside down when their pain-in-the-neck patriarchs, Martin Mull (bottom L) and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Peter Riegert (bottom R) move in. The new live-action, multi-camera comedy DADS premieres this fall on FOX.
"Dads"
Seth Green as Eli in the new live-action, multi-camera comedy "Dads" premiering this fall on FOX.
"Dads"
iovanni Ribisi as Warner in the new live-action, multi-camera comedy "Dads" premiering this fall on FOX.
"Dads"
Martin Mull as Crawford in the new live-action, multi-camera comedy "Dads" premiering this fall on FOX.
"Dads"
Peter Riegert as David in the new multi-camera comedy "Dads" premiering this fall on FOX.
"Dads"
Tonita Castro as Edna in the new multi-camera comedy "Dads" premiering this fall on FOX
"Dads"
Brenda Song as Veronica in the new multi-camera comedy "Dads" premiering this fall on FOX.
"Dads"
Vanessa Lachey as Camila in the new multi-camera comedy "Dads" premiering this fall on FOX.
"Enlisted"
Starring Geoff Stults (fourth from right), Chris Lowell (fifth from left) and Parker Young (second from right), "Enlisted" is an irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy about an older sibling who returns home to reconnect with his two brothers and lead a group of misfits on a small Florida Army base. The irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy "Enlisted" premieres late fall on Fox.
"Enlisted"
Starring Geoff Stults (right), Chris Lowell (third from left) and Parker Young (third from right), "Enlisted" is an irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy about an older sibling who returns home to reconnect with his two brothers and lead a group of misfits on a small Florida Army base. The irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy "Enlisted" premieres late fall on Fox.
"Enlisted"
Starring Geoff Stults, "Enlisted" is an irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy about an older sibling who returns home to reconnect with his two brothers and lead a group of misfits on a small Florida Army base. The irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy "Enlisted" premieres late fall on Fox.
"Enlisted"
Starring Geoff Stults (center), Parker Young (left) and Chris Lowell (right), "Enlisted" is a new irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy that follows three brothers getting to know each other again on a small Florida Army base and the group of misfits who surround them. The irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy "Enlisted" premieres late fall on Fox.
"Enlisted"
Starring Geoff Stults (left), Chris Lowell (right) and Parker Young (center), "Enlisted" is an irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy about an older sibling who returns home to reconnect with his two brothers and lead a group of misfits on a small Florida Army base. The irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy "Enlisted" premieres late fall on Fox.
"Enlisted"
Starring Geoff Stults (left), Chris Lowell (right) and Parker Young (center), "Enlisted" is an irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy about an older sibling who returns home to reconnect with his two brothers and lead a group of misfits on a small Florida Army base. The irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy "Enlisted" premieres late fall on Fox.
"Enlisted"
Starring Geoff Stults (C), Chris Lowell (L) and Parker Young (R), "Enlisted" is an irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy about an older sibling who returns home to reconnect with his two brothers and lead a group of misfits on a small Florida Army base.
"Enlisted"
Starring Geoff Stults, pictured, "Enlisted" is an irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy about an older sibling who returns home to reconnect with his two brothers and lead a group of misfits on a small Florida Army base.
"Enlisted"
Starring Geoff Stults and Chris Lowell, pictured, "Enlisted" is an irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy about an older sibling who returns home to reconnect with his two brothers and lead a group of misfits on a small Florida Army base.
"Enlisted"
Starring Geoff Stults, Chris Lowell and Parker Young, pictured, "Enlisted" is an irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy about an older sibling who returns home to reconnect with his two brothers and lead a group of misfits on a small Florida Army base.
"Enlisted"
Angelique Cabral stars as Sgt. Jill Perez in the new irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy "Enlisted," premiering late fall on FOX.
"Enlisted"
Keith David as Sgt. Major Donald Cody in the new irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy, "Enlisted," premiering late fall on FOX.
"Almost Human"
Executive-produced by Emmy Award winner J.J. Abrams and creator J.H. Wyman and starring Karl Urban (left) and Michael Ealy (right), "Almost Human" is a high-tech, high-stakes action drama set 35 years in the future, when police officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids. An unlikely partnership is forged when a part-machine cop (Urban) is forced to pair with a part-human robot (Ealy) as they fight crime and investigate a deeper cover-up in a futuristic new world.
"Almost Human"
"Almost Human"
Executive-produced by Emmy Award winner J.J. Abrams and creator J.H. Wyman and starring Michael Ealy, "Almost Human" is a high-tech, high-stakes action drama set 35 years in the future, when police officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids. An unlikely partnership is forged when a part-machine cop (Urban) is forced to pair with a part-human robot (Ealy) as they fight crime and investigate a deeper cover-up in a futuristic new world. The high-tech, high-stakes action drama "Almost Human" premieres late fall on Fox.
"Almost Human"
Executive-produced by Emmy Award winner J.J. Abrams and creator J.H. Wyman and starring Karl Urban, "Almost Human" is a high-tech, high-stakes action drama set 35 years in the future, when police officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids. An unlikely partnership is forged when a part-machine cop (Urban) is forced to pair with a part-human robot (Ealy) as they fight crime and investigate a deeper cover-up in a futuristic new world. The high-tech, high-stakes action drama "Almost Human" premieres late fall on Fox.
"Almost Human"
Executive-produced by Emmy Award winner J.J. Abrams and creator J.H. Wyman and starring Karl Urban, "Almost Human" is a high-tech, high-stakes action drama set 35 years in the future, when police officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids. An unlikely partnership is forged when a part-machine cop (Urban) is forced to pair with a part-human robot (Ealy) as they fight crime and investigate a deeper cover-up in a futuristic new world. The high-tech, high-stakes action drama "Almost Human" premieres late fall on Fox.
"Almost Human"
Executive-produced by Emmy Award winner J.J. Abrams and creator J.H. Wyman and starring Michael Ealy, "Almost Human" is a high-tech, high-stakes action drama set 35 years in the future, when police officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids. An unlikely partnership is forged when a part-machine cop (Urban) is forced to pair with a part-human robot (Ealy) as they fight crime and investigate a deeper cover-up in a futuristic new world. The high-tech, high-stakes action drama "Almost Human" premieres late fall on Fox.
"Almost Human"
Executive-produced by Emmy Award winner J.J. Abrams and creator J.H. Wyman and starring Karl Urban, "Almost Human" is a high-tech, high-stakes action drama set 35 years in the future, when police officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids. An unlikely partnership is forged when a part-machine cop (Urban) is forced to pair with a part-human robot (Ealy) as they fight crime and investigate a deeper cover-up in a futuristic new world. The high-tech, high-stakes action drama "Almost Human" premieres late fall on Fox.
"Almost Human"
Executive-produced by Emmy Award winner J.J. Abrams and creator J.H. Wyman and starring Karl Urban (C), Michael Ealy (second from R) and Emmy Award nominee Lili Taylor (R), "Almost Human" is a high-tech, high-stakes action drama set 35 years in the future, when police officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids. An unlikely partnership is forged when a part-machine cop (Urban) is forced to pair with a part-human robot (Ealy) as they fight crime and investigate a deeper cover-up in a futuristic new world. Also pictured L-R: Michael Irby, Mackenzie Crook and Minka Kelly.
"Almost Human"
Minka Kelly as Valerie Stahl in the new high-tech, high-stakes action drama "Almost Human" premiering late fall on FOX.
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