26-year old Lindita Halimi from Kosovo appeared on the final season of American Idol after losing a whopping 150 pounds. She didn't only prepare her voice for the audition, she have done a lot of workouts to look physically fit. She faced constant criticism for her size back home in Kosovo.

"In my hometown when I started singing a lot of people were like, oh she has a nice voice, but she's really fat," Halimi said. "And when you're a teenager that does touch you emotionally a lot. So it came to the point where I was like, I can make a change for myself and I can do better for myself."

With the help of a personal trainer, who happens to be her husband now, Lindita dropped 150 pounds. She is also now a personal trainer to help others who also receives criticism like her.

She performed "It's A Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown and wowed the judges. With judge Jennifer Lopez said, "She sings like a heavy girl."

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