Lillie McCloud's X Factor journey returns on Top Viral Talent

The compilation moves from CeCe Winans' "Alabaster Box" to live-show debates between Simon Cowell and Kelly Rowland.

Channel: Top Viral Talent Story of October 22, 2026Trari Newsroom

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She Was 54…She Looked 34…Simon Said Her Voice Was INCREDIBLE!

Top Viral Talent posted seven uploads, with Lillie McCloud's return to the audition stage drawing the biggest audience among the week's new videos. The clips channel's compilation of her 2013 X Factor USA run has reached roughly 337,000 views, and it goes well beyond that first introduction.

McCloud arrives declaring, "I'm here to win." Her performance of "Alabaster Box" brings the judges to their feet, with Simon Cowell telling her, "Honestly, an incredible voice. You absolutely nailed it." Later performances complicate that unanimous welcome: after "When a Man Loves a Woman," Cowell questions whether her theatrical style feels dated, prompting an onstage debate with her mentor, Kelly Rowland. It's a useful reminder that a talent-show journey contains more than its audition applause.

Viewers are making their own musical connections, mentioning Billie Holiday, Diana Ross and Tina Turner. Those comparisons put the emphasis on McCloud's singing rather than the age-focused framing of the upload's title.

Elsewhere, the week's archive selections include Bella Penfold's X Factor UK appearances and Emily West's America's Got Talent run, including a finale performance with Cyndi Lauper. A new Carly Rose Sonenclar compilation is the channel's next-busiest upload by daily views, while an older Louisa Johnson collection also remains active.

Overall daily viewing is close to Top Viral Talent's usual pace, with subscribers unchanged over the week. Its roughly 13 million weekly views are almost identical to America's Got Talent's total; nearby, Top 10 Talent is having a much larger viewing week. On this channel, McCloud's compilation is doing the most daily work, several days after its release.

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The videos drawing views on Top Viral Talent right now

She Was a Hotel Singer…Simon Said YOU ARE SPECIAL…Watch What That Voi…69,802 views · 2026-10-16 They Don't Make Singers Like Her Anymore… Just LISTEN!69,634 views · 2026-10-19 Simon HATED This Song…She Sang It Anyway…Watch What Made Him Say He N…30,357 views · 2026-10-20 They Expected a Sweet Country Song… Then She Unleashed QUEEN!25,486 views · 2026-10-17 Simon Said THAT’S NOT YOU SINGING…A 13 Year Old Proved Every Single W…22,758 views · 2026-10-21 Simon Said YOU’RE NOT HUMAN…Watch What a 17 Year Old Did to Make Him …109,033 views

The numbers

Here is how Top Viral Talent's week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Top 10 Talent

85,125,060

Talent Recap

19,518,533

America's Got Talent

12,752,509

Top Viral Talent

12,749,037

Top Talent

10,883,064

Britain's Got Talent

6,280,527

Wild 'N Out

2,650,625

The X Factor UK

184,015

The Voice

0

subscribers

13,600,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

2,094,144,481

views per day

2,702,316

typical day: 2,648,576

first-day views of each video posted this week

She Was 54…She Looked 34…Simon Said Her…

63,953

She Was a Hotel Singer…Simon Said YOU A…

53,447

They Don't Make Singers Like Her Anymor…

45,250

Simon HATED This Song…She Sang It Anywa…

23,552

They Expected a Sweet Country Song… The…

12,121

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

America's Got Talent

31,800,000

Britain's Got Talent

21,400,000

Wild 'N Out

15,400,000

Talent Recap

14,700,000

Top Viral Talent

13,600,000

Top 10 Talent

11,300,000

The Voice

9,490,000

The X Factor UK

9,230,000

Top Talent

6,730,000

As of October 22, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.