AMAZING: 16 year old with Tourettes, gives an awe-inspiring performance on X Factor

Carlos Guevara surprised the “X Factor” judges when he came out on stage and revealed he suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome — only to then amaze them when he started singing  "Gravity" by John Mayer.  Guevara received a glowing reception from the panel of Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio, Demi Lovato and Simon Cowell, who commended the latest of the show's inspirational contestants for not being a "victim" and having a "great voice." Simply Wow!

 The 16-year-old was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder when he was 12, but did not show major symptoms of verbal outbursts or physical tics until later. The disruptive nature of his outbursts brought on by Tourette's,  has worsened to the point  Guevara was eventually asked to leave his high school and no longer attended Sunday services at the church where his father is a pastor. But those setbacks did not deter the freshman from setting new goals outside of academics – auditioning for X Factor.

Last year, there were days Carlos Guevara could barely make it through a full day of classes because of his Tourette syndrome, but thanks to his love of music, the X Factor contestant is ready to take center stage.

 "At the beginning of my freshman year I was on the football team and was elected vice president of the entire school. It seemed like my life was perfect but then all of a sudden it was like a storm," says Guevara,

"On bad days, I looked like a broken robot. I didn't have command of my own body."

 "I was on a horrible roller coaster ride. The only thing that made me feel better was music because it was the only thing that didn't make me tic," the Lexington, S.C. student says.

 "I made it my goal to audition so I worked from December up until May on getting myself better finding the right medicines and taking time to make sure that everything was okay in my life and just practicing and learning all the music I could."

 "The audition day was terrifying because you are going up in front of four superstars," Guevara says. "But I felt like my music experience was really born out of struggle and out of pure love of music."

 Guevara’s smooth vocals on John Mayer’s “Gravity” betrayed no hint of his struggles, leading to a standing ovation from Demi Lovato, Paulina Rubio, and Kelly Rowland.

Rubio said afterward, “Carlos, I don’t know you but I feel really proud of you. You have an amazing voice. You have a great energy.”

 Lovato told him, “You have a beautiful voice. I can tell that you have a beautiful soul. I believe that you are so talented.”

 “You took in this whole crowd and had this moment, and you said ‘this is amazing’ in-between it, and it was just so magical,” said Rowland. “I’m just so grateful I’m here to witness this and witness you.”

 And Simon Cowell said, “Carlos, you know what I like about you is that you’re not a victim. You’ve got this issue, but most importantly you haven’t let that stopped you doing what you dreamt of doing.”

 “Forget about all of that, you’ve actually got a great voice,” he continued, later adding, “You don’t have four yeses. You have 3, 338 yeses.”

Sailing through the initial audition, Guevara will now face the pressure of continuing through the competition as he continues to deal with the effects of his condition.

 "I think a lot about how things could get [bad]," he says of his potential outbursts or physical tics during the live shows. "But this is what I love to do so I'm willing to tell my Tourette's to shut up and stand behind me. I'm finally stepping out into the light at the end of the tunnel."

Sources: http://www.people.com  
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