Shaheen Jafargholi, aged 12 - Britain's got Talent 2009

[KryzMasta]

Do people actually believe this was not staged?! You think they have his music for the second song ready just like that? Do you think they'd do this to a kid (even Simon) if there wasn't a backup plan? That would be ridiculous - his song stops, he says 'I don't have another song', and that's it, exit Shaheen, and the whole british empire would want to murder Simon.

Nah, this was planned all along.

[Gates4President]

hello chills

[KahuMuch]

Can't get enough of such great talent

[inurxDreams]

i love the hsm music in the background. loved shaheen

[dilibau]

If Shaheem doesn't qualify for "boy genius" or "child prodigy" than I'll be damned if I know what would qualify... his performance is - euphemistically speaking - jaw dropping...

[aidaabebe]

i've watched this so many times and I still get nervous and jitters

[nienbbk]

whaaah i love the reaction of the public!

[chongrae]

HES wicked man

sick i love his voice

[gillmanci21]

simon makes crazy faces on 2:12 and 2:23. haha. Shaheen is AMAZING though. Really good singer.

[sk8er8bibby]

awesome

[freshangel1]

you've got it baby!

[gutii25]

Pause the video, and go to 2:12 You'll see a funny face :)

[JennyandTonyandRoo]

Simon is an ass for stopping him, what if it totally threw him off, what if he wasnt prepared with another song. A really nasty thing to do.

[lalluprasadindia]

simon stopped him cause when he tried to sing amy winehouse song he messed it up he should thank simon for giving him a second chance what if he just sang the amywinehouse song and he sucked and he didnt go through then what

[JennyandTonyandRoo]

I dunno, maybe it was the editing of the clip from TV, but he seemed a bit hasty with his cutting in. :)

[gaynor12345654321]

but if it was'nt for Simon MJ would never have seen shaheen and he would never been able to sing at MJ's memorial! I understand what you mean but simon opened alot of doors for him!

[JennyandTonyandRoo]

I have only seen that clip, but from what you say the show did him a lot of good.

[rahulj14]

very true my friend.....

[prettypanda515]

is it wrong that i am 13 and think simon is smexy....lmao

[michaelbball24]

Ok, its not fake dumbass he won the whole thing, go fuck yourself queer

[lalluprasadindia]

he did not win he went to the finals

[honeybunn37]

I believe I am that little guy's #2 fan! He really has an amazing voice.. I have him on my Myspace, he is Shaheen Jafargholi, show him support, he really deserve's it.. I mean really M.J. loved him!!!

[JORDANIANSPORTS]

he is middle eastern

[viciouscanadianvixen]

you have to give the little guy credit; he didn't crack under the pressure when he was interrupted and asked to sing something else.  goes to show that it doesn't matter your age, if you can do it, you can do it no matter what the circumstances (hear that hollie steele!?!)

[viciouscanadianvixen]

even more proof that simon knows what he's doing...the only time he was wrong was with chris daughtry's audition but he became his biggest fan after that.

[rawrcheetos]

Why does the crowd clap..?

[SuperManSamiBoy]

Simon got OWNEDD

[backdraftt]

why do they applaud when he sing? Let him finish for God's sake!

[Aybaybay122008]

Simon knows when someone can sing & He wants to hear them SING. :) I love this little boy! Very talented.

[alexishannahleah]

Why di Simon stop him? He was doing perfectly fine!

[BengizSJ]

@alexishannahleah it wuz cuz da wey he moved rwnd stge!

[Louie20071226]

probs was all staged lol :D

[alexishannahleah]

Umm thats rude. No it wasn't.

[BboyinFLiP]

i gues he didnt really belt it out like he did in the whose loving you.

[Tombone315]

@alexishannahleah caz he knew the kid wasnt giving it his all in that first song and knew that he had more than that

[jdiddy27]

That song is shaheens fav, but it just did not go with him. and it wont. song is too cocky. but he did excellent with "Whos Loving you", and simon knew he wasnt giving his best.

[KOPKID69]

Who are we to doubt Simon Cowell? . . .The guy has success written all over him!

[carabandunga]

cara de angelito!!!

[mjmm123123]

you rock Shaheen!!!!

[19Yesica]

Shaheen KPO!!!!!!!

[Bruniastys]

hope michael made it to hear this boy, excelent ; o

[DiieLiieke]

@Bruniastys

He did!

Michael even invited him to visit him in England or something.

[123456789mile]

or he might've invited him to do something else... 8-)

aha nah jk ;P

[littleaskater137]

@Bruniastys this was before mj died retard

[Bruniastys]

I didn't write w word about if he made it to see it or not. dumbass, learn to read please kido.

[supernaturalgirl5393]

when simon stands up and has a smile on his face, you know the boys good!! he sing amazing!!

[robinvandenboogaard]

i lovee this boy!!!

[KylievG]

So amazing!

[lippycow149]

still sends shivers down my spine

[TheDylon1292]

amazing simply amazing WOW!!!

[india3821]

I can't believe that he can really sing like this!!!!!! He is the BOMB

[D1CkTUBE]

why did simon stop him

[Myrdreth]

That's what I want to know o_ô

[molliewickenhagen]

damn that boy can sing

[bracerocolon]

wow this kid is amazing i can wacht this over and over and again

[LabrunaPerSempre]

he is good but i wonder what he will sound like whaen his voice breaks but ill give it to him hes pretty good

[lollipoplexy]

gives me goosebumps!

[dierendorp]

zo cool

[TehPPChannel]

Iranian proud :) He sings soo nicce..

[123456789charlotte33]

Amazing :]

[paulsos12]

this guy is quality hes got such a sik voice

he will b big

[DannyH20091]

he is a LEGENDD!!!

[layonoo7]

One song... can CHANGE your life...

[BUNNYLOVA23]

this dude is amazinn... watt a voice.. ;)

[truvibez]

Whenever i watch this, it gives me such a boost. And ive watched it many, many times. Love it. Fantastic. What a great little talent.

[justluvmee]

What Simon told him was quite right!!

This is how one song could change your life and this may be the start of something special for you young man"

If Simon wouldn't have changed his song.. Shaheen wouldn't have sung on Michael Jackson's tribute..

It's just one more proof of how things happen for a reason

[azooz92]

simon thanks for changing the first song to have the amazing one...

[ilovekirstybiswas]

love shaheen he should of won

[xofabiibabiixo]

1:50

[jasonafc1388]

simon got something right for a change...

[pheppi]

he always gets it right.

[onlyshayne]

yeah because this wasnt obviously fixed.

[Nene778]

the wink at the end was the funniest shyxt dat i have ever seen. made me laugh lmfao

[rukzrox]

2 good

[faapoipoituloa]

omg im from nz and i came across this vid and its fricken amazing, youre awesome keep it up!!!:)

[saa241]

thats talent right there.

[princesscreative]

the first song wasn't bad but it sounds kinda normal... the second song really showcase Sha's talent..... :) Great singing Sha.... MJ prodigy perhaps??

[Thecutelilyxx]

simon should not have done that he is so dum he is good

[sexyivan19]

Tears of happiness

[MzSpinelli]

LOVE this kid to bits, Shaheen you made me watch BGT every week on you tube just to hear you sing!!! Kids got amzing talent

[kamluga07]

simon fcking face fck offf lol

[Liicon]

Its inconsiderate retards like yourself that don't understand that if it wasn't for the "Asshole" Simon Cowell the boy wouldn't have shown his best and probably had not gone further into Britains got talent. And i absolutely LOVE your spelling.

[MufcGal4]

Amazin , from swansea lives by me , love him to biits , used to bova wiid himm stil doo abiit like , he got a gd life ahead of him , He could be a pro EXCELLENT singer , Keep it up Shaheenxxxx

[kaichunlee]

His singing moves me deeply, makes me very emotional and I cry every time I watch this video...he is absolutely SUPERB! Love you Shaheen!

[mcfadds19]

so sick

[motocrossdrug]

the sad part is he didn't get to see MJ, he was going to do it on "this is it" :(

[melissacastillo19]

He made me cry :'(

[xxDamnTheManxx]

he wasnt actually doing too bad with the first song when simon stopped him. . .

[AnsrathBan]

from ireland name is jonny think i am making sense jonnynaruto4 there some guy calling women dumb and a 12 year old fat just think its wrong do u agree?

[misskupcake17]

I love him!!!!!!!! He made me cry!!!!!!!!

[jimiflow242]

wooow it's..... i love it

[AnsrathBan]

i think valyenfuff is abit jealous of him and "chicks" not dumb man have abit of respect he's a person to you no

[ValyenFluff]

Only chicks like this kid cos they dumb and feel sorry for him.. hes a good singer but hes nothing compared to MJ and he has a fat annoying average voice people just dont realise cos hes 12

[tynelle1]

what the hell he not trying to be like michael jackson. hes just singing one of hes songs far out your just jelous

[dbhspoophead]

i agree 100% its a competition..hes just trying to make the cut..ups to all the haters

[sexytime73]

Your An IDIOT. FUCK OFF

[jonnynaruto4]

were the hell do you come from ?? your making no sense

[Choushinio]

i love how simon knows his stuff

he understood that shaheen's voice didnt reach its limit with that valerie song, even though the audience thought so, he suggested da MJ song, which did him the world, now he had been invited by MJ to his tour, went to his funeral, and went to the MOBO awrds, simon did him good.

[kaattiiex]

it was planned, they audition 3 times before they go on the show

[jennypg88]

those dimples just drive me crazy!!! he's so cute and TALENTED!!!

[01intan]

I love it. He makes me cry.

[CCChhRRRiiZZZ]

no cause i he never did do that shaheen never would have sung the michael jackson song

[truvibez]

this is just beautiful

hits my soul hard... Especially @ 2:24 & 3:47!

[MsDaisyprincess]

i love it nd he so cute wit his dipples omg i jux love him

[loveMileysuper]

ty vole

[cayjim09]

best singer ever!!!!

[robiluvsu]

WTF awsome

[MsBellaChannel]

he sing in Micheal jackson memorial...he is good.

[robbie4233334]

it could be staged cause he asked for another song and then he won the contest and she said she got goosebumps for all the winners

[postgirlpat]

he didnt win the contest, which is a shame really.

its part of the audition process to have the singers have two songs prepared, so simon would have known he had a back up plan. :D

[haz2000]

Awesome. I'm gonna go ahead and just say this, and I'm sure I'll get really slated for it. I don't like the original Smokey Robinson version too much, love the Jackson 5 version, but I REALLY think this is the best, his voice is incredible.

That's not me saying this kid has a better voice than MJ did, but on the night, singing this song, just great.

[Guzio94]

AMAZING

[Brookandra]

he is terrific i haven't heard someone sing that song that good since mj passed away

[BlackRoseRocker777]

hee is amazin he has a great voice i hav no idea y Simon stopped cuz he was doin really well. but thers one thing, he can never do it better than M.J. n the brothers they rocked!

[ruskerusk]

he's amazing ! :-)

[ChrstRobins4]

if you think he is good cause he is amazing you have to check out

Jamia Nash

she can sing the MJ song amazing to so go check it out

[RTLippy]

i dont understand y he stops him?

[Geil3Domin4]

me 2

[sdiegostc]

Because he saw more potential in him, and wanted everyone else to see it for themselves.

[Skabx]

he's good

[3dragonite]

lol rip valarie

[AmazingLizzie]

I don't like simon's words. Whether the performance was good or bad. His words was awful.

[Numzie87]

i got goosebumps when he sang 'wheennnnnnnnnnnnn'

[ausmuller]

lmao

[KT926]

What an incredible voice he has!!

Who's loving you is much better for him to sing than Valerie.

Sounds just like the king of pop used to!!

[idear987]

The stupid audience are too loud I just wanted to hear him sing

[wlschrsbrzywfy]

He Got Dimples X2...

[Ihatederick123]

OMG THAT HOST AND THE KIDS MOM ARE LIKE SO INTO EACH OTHER... WATCH THEM HOLD EACH OTHER xD

[umpalumpa101909]

wonder what he will sound like when his balls drop :P

[sk8fureva]

WTH. why couldn't you have said "when he hits puberty?!" HAHAHAHAHAHA

[grisclairfonce]

simon knows when he sees talent, he may be a jerk about it (like so) but he made the kid sing a song that showed off his talent! GO SHAHEEN!

[ExiledCarebear]

I must admit I think the 2009 Britains got talent produced some of the best performers of the previous cycles, I think what let Shaheen down was only the amount of talent all turning up at the same time, this kid has SO much potential even at this young age he does Wales and Britain PROUD !!!!

[goalwanie]

i totally agree with what u said. All these very talented performers came out simultaneously

[26ThrillaAngie26]

AMAZING

[3dragonite]

tom jones eat your heart out

[29dreamgurl]

He's a Sweetheart!! Can't wait to hear him in 10 years on Canadian Charts. Amazing gift. He gives me goosebunps too!!!

[UN1queable]

Wow

[addiewolf]

it makes u proud 2 b british

[mkeyy]

i swear i've listened to this kid sing this song at least 200 times and everytime it sends a chill down my spine

so good

[justplainmegirl]

goose bumps...............

[Supti11]

REALLY REALLY good!!!:D

[Moedaprince]

His daddy is from iran and his mother from wales he lives with his mother in wales he has an amazing voice i wonder how his voice gonna change the next years but he is great

[ephraim0000]

Yes, his voice is going to change. Hopefully to an inaudible whisper.

[20willow07]

he is amazing

lets hope he can make songs just as good as micheal too

[Fiacolata]

His nationality ?? Indian ?Arabic ?

[ephraim0000]

Arabic is a language, not a nationality. And this guy's Persian.

[mrskaoyi]

OMG you are very talented. Such a beautiful voice keep it up. Very cute and I love your dimples. Keep it up.

[mdajan]

Really thought this was staged.. I mean I know simon can spot talent.. but singing the first song to this.. Amazing pick up simon.. not doubt the boy has an amazing voice.. before I get flamed for my staged comment.. lol

[oMONDOo]

OMG...everytime i watch this i get goosebumps! i love him hes super cute tooo...btw im a gurl haha love Shaheen!!<33

[johnnyfamas]

goosebumps :X:X:X

[AlbHacker25]

simon cowell the best :))

[Whitemouse120]

Such a amzaing singer!!!!

gives me chills everytime i watch this :D

[mcyounes007]

love that song great singer

[xskgx]

he is so amazin at singing and omg he is so damn cute :) x

[AlbHacker25]

god bless u shahen ur little star that grows up evryday evrynite n shines more then big stars : u gonna be so perect all albanians r with u we gonna support u 10000000000000000000000000%%%%­%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

[TheKatiebug13]

ohhh my gosh how in the world can u comment on this its so so so so good i love hearing him sing he is so good maybe even better than mj i dont know but i know ive watched this video over a hundred times i love his voice it a little micheal made over omg u rock shaheen keep on singing

[fluidko]

wow - simon really knows about talent!

[DamoEmcee]

he gt such a mint voice wow

[ckohler101]

Shaheen is special. Amazing kid and strong soul. Wishing him a long and successful career!

[weeekak]

Amazing! Totally adore the wee man and wish him all the luck in world. Singing at Micheal Jacksons memorial is an honour and he should feel privaliged and I know that he will go far.

[katibb23]

i have been watching him many time...he is absolutely brillliant.....

[theonlyed]

I personally think the boy is conceted

(he thinks hes all that!!)

[tweet01uk]

oh yeah he really comes across "conceited" *rolls eyes* jealous much!

[PeacexoLovexoJonas]

The reason why simon said "you got this all wrong" because he thought the song was too inapropriate for a little boy to sing the song by Amy Winehouse. Thats why he sang the jackson 5 song after that. but he is a great singer no matter what song he sings. And he is only 12 years old. Its AMAZING!

[jebes909090]

Why would he start off with the amy winehouse song. He was like 10 X better at the micheal jackson one. Probably staged. I don't even think a kid is that oblivious.

[misskatejess]

he is minttt and is a stunnin singer luv u shaheennnnnnn bbaby!

[BrammyBlud]

MJOR9303 who the fuck are you talking to

[TheSuperzoe2]

He's a Amazing!!

I love his voice....

xoxo from Holland

[missurvivor]

Absolutely Brilliant.....I loved it when I saw the auditions ...and no matter how many times I view it......can't get enough....Genuine to the core!!!!

[BrammyBlud]

He cant be like mj but he can sing :D

[mjr9303]

who said he was trying to be mj. oh let me guess hes also trying to be amy winehouse too. what a looser you are. get a life idiot!!!

[MatrixGuy100]

Shaheen is awesome, very talented!

Such a shame he didn't get to work with MJ but am sure has was very proud to of sung at his funeral.

[kellieannebriggs]

seriously my arm hairs just done a standing ovation!!! WOW!! shaheen ur awesome!! <3

[rican300]

Who really care's what nationality he is, he is amaizingly talented and will be getting his own music deal very soon. Regards to Simon... what i noticed is that he realized that the boy had a potencial higher to be able to sing a greater song than the one he started singing in the first place!!!! I feel like he was my own child thats how proud and blown away i feel, i wish him the best of this new world he is definitly going in too, GOD BLESS HIM!!!

[xstarx2]

he's pretty good

[LilAddi]

he is amazing! wow

i have to listen all the time to him!

[Beenjaymin]

it might looked staged but, i think that when Simon asked for another song, they fast forward to the part when the new song would play. that is why some people were confused when a new one played automatically. BTW he's really good!!! rip MJ

cute kid.