“What’s Going On” with Tiger Budbill lately?

The 42-year-old Bothell resident not only sang the Marvin Gaye classic tune in front of The X Factor judges during his Los Angeles audition, but he rolled through some episodes on the popular TV show starring Simon Cowell. He was eliminated Tuesday night.

A $5 million Sony Music recording contract is up for grabs.

Here’s a few quotes from Budbill’s bootcamp video:

• “It’s The X Factor… it’s a singing competition, but to me, X Factor means you need to be able to carry yourself and do something with that voice. You could (have) the most beautiful voice in the world, but if you’re just gonna stand there and not do anything with it — then why be up there?”

• (The best part is) “Just the opportunity to be able to be here and maybe make something of myself that I’ve been dreaming of doing since I was 16.”

The wedding disc jockey is competing with a heavy heart: his mother recently suffered a heart attack and his brother passed away from sickness, Budbill said in the video.

He noted that participating in The X Factor could be a “springboard into acting, singing — doing whatever I want.”