The male version of Susan Boyle – Carlos Aponte
July 13th, 2010
If you look at the video below, you will see and hear this guy is fenomenal… Carlos Aponte a 24 years old lad coming from Puerto Rico is the new Susan Boyle (the male version of course).
He took part of the preselection of America’s Got Talent in Chicago in the U.S.. And how! He immediately became the new Susan Boyle. There is also some similarity: bashful, modest origins and unexpectedly came up with a great operatic voice. He says he wants to be the next Frank Sinatra, but I think he will be better than that.
What do you think? Great or overrated?
Susan Boyle lost to Diversity
May 31st, 2009
The group beat the 48-year-old worldwide phenomenon who came in second place despite getting over 285million views on YouTube. Giving the crowd a last wiggle of her hips, gracious Susan told Ant and Dec: “The best people won. “They were very entertaining, I wish them all the best.” Watch Diversity’s performance below – and more clips from the show above right. The dance group were so stunned by their victory they were speechless.
Eventually they pulled it together enough to thank everyone who voted, but repeated: “We’re lost for words.” Saxophone player Julian Smith came third position. He told show hosts Ant and Dec: “It’s been an honour.” Ant and Dec later told Britain’s Got More Talent host Stephen Mulhern they were stunned by the shock result.
View it here:
North London dance act Flawless opened the talent extravaganza with a head-spinning, break-dancing routine to a medley of hits including Wanna Be Startin’ Something, Smooth Criminal, I Feel Good.
And they get the first standing ovation of the night with Simon Cowell telling them: “Right now we’ve got a competition, that was incredible.”
While Amanda Holden gushed: “That was utter perfection. Tonight’s was the best performance you’ve ever done.”
Chubby-faced schoolboy Shaheen Jafargholi, 12, was up next singing Who’s Lovin’ You in a sharp suit. His performance gave judges Simon and Piers Morgan a chance to talk about whether children should be allowed in the competition. After Hollie Steel broke down in tears on last night’s show, he admitted he’d been re-considering his decision to allow children to enter the national talent contest.
Dance group, and eventual winners, Diversity came up next and caused ructions when Amanda told them they’d performed better than show-openers Flawless. She said: “I think you’ve blown Flawless out of the water. I do. There is room for you out there. I don’t think there should be any assumptions about who is going to win this show.”
Saxophone player Julian Smith was up next playing Somewhere from West Side Story – much to the approval of Amanda who told him he’s got a brilliant career ahead of him.
Britain’s Got Talent semi-final (Hollie Steel)
May 30th, 2009
Hollie Steel broke down in TEARS repeatedly at the semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent:
Hollie burst into more tears when Dec told her there was no time to repeat the performance – but Simon promised to “make time”. She was given a reprieve – and after a break to regain her composure she gave the performance of her life to wow the judges. Piers Morgan said: “You can smile now. That was one of the gutsiest things I’ve ever seen in my life. I couldn’t have done that. You should be very proud of yourself.
“The best thing about it was you reminded us all what a beautiful singer you really are.”
Amanda told little Hollie: “I knew you could do it.
After a break Hollie went back on stage to make a perfect performance. She went on and won a place in the final of Britain’s Got Talent. She is going to face the favourite of the program: Susan Boyle.
Simon said: “You are officially the bravest girl in the world. You’re only ten years old, up there on your own, it didn’t go brilliantly the first time, but you sang brilliantly.

