Meet the Singer Who Replaced Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington in Stone Temple Pilots

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Meet the Singer Who Replaced Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington in Stone Temple Pilots

In summer 2012, singer Jeff Gutt walked onto The X Factor audition stage and stunned judges Britney Spears, Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, and L.A. Reid with a remarkable rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” that brought the entire audience to their feet. And in a scene straight out of a movie, a loud thunderclap from a nearby storm echoed throughout the theater as he soaked in the adulation. “I’ve heard that song a lot,” said Cowell. “I’ve sa…