but i also love lady gaga a lot. >> what about susan boyle?ng a duet with her as well. >> yes. >> normal children your age they go to school and do their homework. what's your life like? >> my life is kind of a back and forth thing. my parents do a great job with managing it. they have me performing a lot. and when -- they don't have me performing a lot. but when they have me perform, they make it fun. and when i'm done performing i go home and i kind of live a normal life which is great for me. >> and there are strict rules, too, about how late she can stay up. they're very good about that. >> in terms of her potential, you've got a 11-year-old girl selling albums. how far could she go? >> she could go either direction of pop or opera. she has a great understanding of both. if she wants to be the greatest female opera singer of our time, of this new generation, i think that's what she could be. i think she'll be that and then some. >> it's true. >> no pressure. >> yeah, no pressure. >> do you ever get nervous now or not? >> i get a lot more n

>> susan boyle, i mean, of course i mean we all know.s an extraordinary moment not just in television but one of the most exciting things that happened to a musical. talk about something out of the blue for les miserables. extraordinary moment. and i would be careful what i say because i know her a little bit. i know all the people who work around her and with her. and she has got a really, really fabulous voice, which has come from nowhere. and never would have happened without television. i don't know that she would be able to sustain a role in a musical because i think that might be just keeping focused like that for a whole evening and doing eight shows a week is one thing. but people who said it never would work, it's certainly worked for the girl who is doing the "wizard of oz" and doing all the shows. >> later in the show we have jackie evancho coming on. she will be singing with david foster, who you know, and she came in second on "america's got talent." amazing voice. >> i heard a little bit about her because she sang one of my

"kor "korea's got talent" has got its own susan boyle.the street, sleeping in staircases and public toilets as a kid. the story and performance are now an internet sensation. that is why now it's trending. watch this from my colleague, paula hancocks. >> reporter: trying to calm those last-minute nerves. choy seems just like thousands of other hopefuls on "korea's got talent." but he's not. >> reporter: for the next ten years, he lived on the streets selling gum and energy drinks. he slept in stairwells or public toilets. >> reporter: and then came this. ♪ >> reporter: this powerful baritone voice from a 22-year-old is as impressive as his determination to pull himself from the streets to the stage. ♪ >> reporter: his rendition of the italian song, "my fantasy," reduced the judges and the audience to tears. he says he still feels a little uncomfortable being part of the competition. >> reporter: but he did make it through. coming out on top in the first round of the semifinals. he told the judges he's both scared and excited by the attent

. >>> so you remember susan boyle, right? you do too.ritish singer who came out of nowhere to become an international sensation. stay tuned. we have the next unbelievable voice. ♪ you are my sunshine ♪ my only sunshine ♪ you makes me happy ♪ when skies are grey ♪ you'll never know, dear ♪ how much i love you ♪ please don't take my sunshine away ♪ [ male announcer ] as long as there are babies, they'll be chevy's to bring them home. ♪ just don't feel like they used to. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies. more passion for the one ya love. more fun with your family and friends. it could be a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. come on, stop living in the shadows. you've got a life to live. [ male announcer ] so don't blame it on aging. talk to your doctor and go to isitlowt.com to find out more. >>> british singing sensation susan boyle was discovered on a reality show "britain's got talent." this year, a similar show in south korea is shining the spotlight on a new talent

. >> we will talk a lot this morning about susan boyle. >> they are here covering the british singingsation susan boyle. ♪ i dreamed the dream ♪ >> turns out we scheduled our meeting right before the finals of "britain's got talent" and our hotel was crawling with reporters. not exactly how scammers like to be greeted. >> it will be terrible for me to disappoint shireen but we have to meet face to face or the deal is not going to happen. we may never know if it was the mead media with frenzy or something that scared them off but in the end barrister davis backs out leaving shireen angry and disappointed. >> i think he's the devil. >> we're a long way from throwing in the towel and the trail is about to lead to a place we never expected. coming up, shireen's first brush with her $15 million inheritance. why was this money funny? >> two huge men show up. >> with a crate of money. l mil dones >> but it is all dyed black. >> it is all dooid black. >> when "dateline" continues. >> when "dateline" continues. y black. >> when "dateline" continues. ed black. >> when "dateline" continues. il [

. >>> you might remember susan boyle the woman whose voice captured the world's attention during hererformance on the television show britain's got talent. now korea's got talent has discovered a new voice with an amazing story behind it. here is cnn paula hancock in seoul. >> reporter: trying to calm those last minute nerves, he seems just like thousands of other hopefuls on korea's got talent. but he's not. >> reporter: for the next ten years he lived on the streets selling gum and energy drinks. he slept in stairwells or public toilets. and then came this. ♪ >> reporter: this powerful baritone voice from a 22-year-old is as impressive as his determination to pull himself from the streets to the stage. his rendition of the italian song, "in my fantasy" reduced the judges and audience to tears. choi says he still feels uncomfortable being a part of the competition. >> reporter: but he did make it through. coming out on top in the first-round of the semi-finals. he told the judges he was both scared and excited by the attention. he's thankful he made it on to the show. choi has becom

and i look at susan boyle and these others. >> and another thing that's huge to think about is the artistry connected to it because it's not always just beening an amazing singer. there are a lot of other things. there are songs, there's production, there's the style of who you are as a person, whether people like you. there's a lot of different things. especially now in the wake of kind of all the social media taking over and becoming so prevalent. they want to love you, too. >> likability is always a key thing with these shows. >> absolutely. in general -- >> how would someone like lady gaga do, given that she doesn't go out of her way to say like me, she's provlocative, she's daring -- >> she's great. i mean, she's a performer. showmanship is a huge thing for her. she's a huge performer. so her -- >> could she win a show like "the voice"? >> given the right circumstances, probably. you know, for all of the rest of the craziness that goes on when that woman is on stage, if you stripped it all away i think she does have a good