Danyl Johnson stunned the 'X Factor' judges and the audience with recent audition and his performance of 'With A Little Help from My Friends' has become a YouTube hit.
According to The Telegraph, Simon Cowell gave Johnson a standing ovation and told him: "I have been doing this job for eight or nine years and that was single-handedly the best first audition I have ever heard."
Later in the show Cowell added: "I think he could be one of the best contenders we've ever had."
To watch Danyl Johnson's 'X Factor' audition, click here
Johnson is set to become a hit stateside, where he has been invited to appear on the popular morning programme 'The Today Show'. The music and drama teacher is already being hailed as the successor to Susan Boyle.
However, Johnson has a long way to go before attaining her level of success; Boyle’s performances on 'Britain’s Got Talent' received almost 200 million YouTube views.
Cheryl Cole was also impressed by the former boy band member's audition: "You are a natural born performer and I would take you into my category right now."
To which Danii Minogue added: "There’s a few people that want to go back to school now because of you."
