Britain’s Got Talent has found another potential superstar in 12 year old Shaheen Jafargholi. Watch out Susan Boyle, now you’ve got some competition. He looks like the ‘kid version’ of Mario Lopez with those dimples.
The young actor and singer is of Iranian descent and lives with his single mom in Swansea, UK. He started his Cardiff audition performance by singing Valerie by Amy Winehouse but judge Simon Cowell stopped him and remarked, “You got this really wrong. Can you sing anything else?”
The young man then cemented his place on the reality show by giving a remarkable performance of the Michael Jackson song Who’s Lovin’ You. The audience sprang to their feet with cheers and applause and the judges unanimously agreed that the young man will advance to the next level of competition.
The kid is no stranger to the stage. He has appeared in several television shows on the BBC and has also toured on stage as a young Michael Jackson.
View Shaheen’s Cardiff audition video below. NOTE: after embedding disabled message – click screen again to view video.
Susan Boyle’s Cry Me A River video here.