Opera misfits Charlotte Jaconelli and Jonathan Antoine were the surprise of Britain’s Got Talent 2012 so far when they stunned the judges, including a sceptical Simon Cowell, with a moving performance.
It now seems that the teenagers are taking over Youtube, with over one million hits on the official version of their audition video already, and other unofficial versions taking the figure much higher.
Inevitably the duo were compared to 2009 runner-up Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer who proved that one shouldn't judge a singer on appearances.
Simon Cowell has announced that global appeal will be a key attribute he looks for in a BGT winner this year, and it seems Jonathan and Charlotte are well on their way to proving their potential, with their video having over 250,000 views outside the UK.
According to STV the pair said that they would resist any attempts to change their unusual image however with Charlotte saying: "I wouldn’t want to change my image. People should be able to accept you for what you are."
17-year-old Jonathan added: "I know I don’t look like a standard performer. I just went out there in my normal clothes, so I expected there would be a little bit of a reaction."
