Shaheen Jafargholi – 12 Year Old Singer – Britain’s Got Talent 2009

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On Saturday 18 April 2009, Shaheen Jafargoli shot to fame after an excellent performance on the show of Britain’s Got Talent (BGT). He is a schoolboy of Iranian descent who lives in UK. He was born in Swansea (a city in Wales), UK, in 1997.

Last Saturday, Shaheen started his audition singing Valerie (a song by The Zutons) and he was interrupted by tough judge Simon Cowell, who firstly remarked “You got this really wrong”, and he then said that he was unhappy with the Shaheen’s song choice.

After Cowell sternly questioned the young man what other songs he could sing, Shaheen just flashed his dimples and chose the Michael Jackson track. By doing that, he immediately won over Cowell and his co-judges and became an instant internet sensation and a YouTube Star. Shaheen’s mom Karen and dad Jafargholi, who waited backstage during his performance, were reportedly thrilled with their son’s success.

No stranger to perform in front of a crowd, Shaheen has previously acted in television shows such as Casualty, Torchwood and Grandpa in My Pocket, all on the BBC. Shaheen has also toured on stage as a young Michael Jackson in Thriller Live. He featured in BBC documentary Starstruck, where cameras followed him for six months. Shaheen also switched on the Christmas lights in Swansea city centre in front of 30,000 people. He even keeps an impressive schedule, balancing school in Mount Pleasant, Swansea in Wales with classes at the Mark Jermin Stage School, where he has reportedly been attending since the age of five.