Then there are moments, and then there are auditions. And Ebi Carter offered the world a moment that would never be forgotten on that fatal night. Nerves concealed beneath a composed yet focused countenance, she stepped out into a soothing glow from the stage lights. Ebi wasn’t ostentatious. She was not surrounded by spectacular effects or backup dancers. Her voice was all she had. And she only required that.
It was evident from the opening note that this was no ordinary hopeful pursuing a goal. Standing there with a microphone in hand and putting her heart into each word was the dream. The judges were music industry professionals with thousands of performances under their belts. However, they had never laid eyes on Ebi Carter.
Her voice? Perfect. She had unbreakable control. But it was the emotion that really made her stand out. As though the songs were taken directly from her own life, she sung as though she had lived every syllable. The audience sensed her presence in addition to hearing it. One of the judges turned to the other judges about the middle of her performance and declared, without hesitation, out loud:
