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Shorewood Grad Performs on X Factor
Peet Montzingo gets a thumbs down for his singing but is encouraged to continue in his quest to a famous entertainer
Judges on television's X Factor thought 2008 Shorewood graduate Peet Montzingo was honest, charming and funny, but that didn't get him past his audition.
The show aired Wednesday night on Fox.
Peet said his goal was to be teen heartthrob.
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"I love that," said the notoriously difficult to please judge Simon Cowell.
"You fascinate me, I like ambitious and talented people—but you're one right now," he said after Montzingo took a stab at his own rendition of Bruno Mars, "Billionaire."
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Montzingo's parents Darrel and Vicki, who live in Shoreline, watched from outside the stage.
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