Greater Manchester boy Alfie Andrew, 12, gets standing ovation after appearing on America's Got Talent
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA 12-year-old boy known for busking on Market Street and wowing shoppers with his vocals has appeared on hit TV show America's Got Talent - and got a standing ovation from all the judges.
Alfie Andrew, who is originally from Reddish, appeared across the pond on the major US show on Tuesday (June 13) and belted out Hold My Hand, a high-powered ballad by Lady Gaga to a roaring applause from the audience. Watch it here. And the clip of his audition, in which judge Sofía Vergara told him he was 'going to be a rock star', has already received almost two million views on Youtube and earned him quite the following on social media. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. Alfie is no stranger to performing - having previously been filmed singing the likes of Whitney Houston to shoppers along Market Street as many stopped in awe to watch the youngster.
The Manchester Evening News previously spoke to Alfie's dad, Ste, who confessed that Alfie was 'trying to sing before he could talk' at the age of just one, mimicking Jessie J on stage at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
The youngster, who attends Priestnall High School in Heaton Mersey, previously went viral on social media site TikTok and made headlines after he was seen busking in Manchester to raise money for the children of Ukraine, back in March last year.
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