12-year old Shaheen received a standing ovation from Simon Cowell

I always thought Simon Cowell is really very hard to please. In my years of watching him as a judge of singing competitions from United Kingdom to America, from X Factor to American Idol and back to Britain's Got Talent, I never saw him giving standing ovation to a performance by a contestant. But in the second week of audition of BGT in Cardiff, Wales, he did give it to a 12-year old boy named Shaheen Jafargholi.

Shaheen actually originally sang "Valerie" by Amy Whinehouse but was cut short by Simon 5 seconds into the song saying that it doesn’t work for him and asked him to sing something else.

The young boy then belted out Michael Jackson’s “Who’s Loving You” which elicited warm applause from the audience. Simon was definitely impressed as he and the other judges, Amanda holden and Piers Morgan gave him the standing ovation.

I really don't understand the mood of Simon. Personally, Shaheen is not the best singer I've seen in the show. Don't get me wrong there. He's good in his age but I've seen others who did better in their auditions but Simon never gave them the same act.

Well, Shaheen is definitely better than the first season runner-up, Connie Talbot but he is no better than the second season runner-up, Andrew Johnston.

Let's watch Shaheen's audition video.

Well, there is one good thing that happened to Shaheen with that performance. He was signed up by a local radio station and was given his own show. Yes, it's one-hour show on Swansea Bay Radio.

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47-year old, Susan Boyle is going to win Britain's Got Talent 2009?

There is another video uploaded on youtube and dailymotion that is fast becoming phenomenal. Britain's Got Talent is creating a stir with the fantastic performance of a seemingly-nuisance singer who is aged 47. Eyes rolled in all corners when Susan Boyle entered the stage to perform her song, an act from a famous theater play, the Les Miserables.

When she mentioned her age and compared herself to Ellen Page, the audience started to laugh at her. She was referred to as a joke. Probably, in their minds, most of the audience were telling her to shut up and stop dreaming. Even the judges like Simon Cowell, look at her mockingly. They did not believe her.

But when Susan let the first tune out from her lips, the crowd went wild, not because Susan sang how they expected on her but they felt like an angel was singing in their noses. The unemployed, unassuming, cheery lady whose dream is to be a successful singer and perform in front of a large audience flawlessly rendered the song, "I Dreamed a Dream". She may not be as good as our very own Lea Salonga but her performance was incredible.

She got standing ovation and the audience were very much guilty for misjudging her earlier.

That was really amazing, huh.

Inaamin ko na napaiyak ako habang pinapanood si Susan. Minsan ko uli kasi napatunayan na ang tao nga naman ay mapang-husga. Minsan agad nating minamata ang mga nangangarap maging singer dahil sa kanilang edad at hitsura. Ito ang madalas mangyari. Aminin man natin o hindi, common ito sa atin.

For comparison, minsan naman basta bata at maganda ang nasa harap natin, mas marami ang titingin sa kanya bilang magaling na rin na mang-aawit. Nabibigyan sila ng importansiya dahil na rin sa edad nila at panlabas na anyo.

Well, si Susan ay parang si Paul Pott din noong unang taon ng BGT. Katulad ni Susan, hindi man masyadong kaguwapuhan si Paul sa sarili nating standard, pinatunayan niyang magaling siya nang siya ay manalo.

So, are we witnessing another repeat of a history? Will Susan be as lucky as Paul?

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