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On tomorrow night’s Britain’s Got Talent, Simon Cowell will be introducing his latest signing, 12 year old American singer Jackie Evancho.

Jackie was a huge hit in the States after she got through to the finals of America’s Got Talent, and we have a clip for you of one of her stunning performances below.

But first, Simon told The Sun, “I think people will love her. I just wanted the UK to hear her voice and see the talent.”

Don’t miss her on BGT tomorrow night, but for now, here’s the clip of one of her AGT performances…

Susan Boyle has reportedly walked off the set of America’s Got Talent after she was refused permission to sing Lou Reed’s Perfect Day by the man himself.

Boyle was supposed to sing the song with an epic 100 strong choir but Reed opposed to her singing his song at the last minute as he “didn’t like” the Britain’s Got Talent singer.  Boyle was said to be in floods of tears and so heartbroken that she only had two hours left to find and rehearse a new song that she decided to walk out instead.

A source says that Boyle, runner up on the 2009 Britain’s Got Talent show, ”had flown to America to do this and was very excited. Her version of the song was perfect. You could tell she was upset. It’s very disappointing for her.”

A spokesperson for America’s Got Talent refused to comment.

Meanwhile, Boyle has recorded a duet with an American paramedic who won a competition to sing on her new album.  Boyle flew mother of three, Amber Stassi, to a London recording studio last week after picking her from thousands of contestants.

The song will appear on Boyle’s second album The Gift when it it is released in November.  

Friday, 14 August 2009, 9:00PM – 10:00PM

It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for,the America’s Got Talent finale.

By the end of the night, we will know who has been crowned 2008 champion. The winner will receive not only $1 million, but also a contract to perform in Las Vegas, so the competition will be fierce. The remaining five acts perform on Thursday’s show, and the results of the public vote are revealed on Friday.

The performers still in the contest are soul diva Queen Emily, opera singers Donald Braswell and Neal E Boyd, singer-songwriter Eli Mattson and energetic violin duo Nuttin’ But Stringz. Each has worked hard to get to this point, but only one of them can take home the prize. Judges David Hasselhoff, Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan won’t be able to resist saying a few words about each of the hopefuls, even though their votes no longer count.

The jam-packed finale also features performances from the top ten acts as well as some of the most memorable wannabes who were eliminated earlier in the competition. So watch out for the return of four-year-old Kaitlyn Maher, a whole crew of celebrity impersonators and an elderly hula hooper.

There are also messages for the top five contestants from Wyclef Jean, Il Divo, Brian McKnight, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Marc Cohn, and guest star Leona Lewis performs Better in Time.