Now consider a front runner the 14-years Filipino-American participant in the reality television show America’s Got Talent.”

The audition shows made at Chicago, Filipino-American Thia Megia surprise the judges David Hasselhoff, Sharon Osborne and Piers Morgan.

She sang “I Am Changing” by Jennifer Holliday.

“You just sang “I Am Changing” and nothing’s going to stop me now, you know what, nothing’s going to stop you now. You’ve got a beautiful God-given talent. Terrific, terrific, terrific job. Congratulations, “Hasselhoff said in the performance of Megia.

For Osborne, “You sing, I mean, not only are you a great singer but you sing with emotion and that’s very hard to do. And great little package here with a huge voice. Well done.”

More by Morgan, Megia is one of the best singers in the competition.