Sweden's Got Talent - Zara Larsson

Zara Larsson is the winner of Talang 2008 (Sweden’s Got Talent), the Swedish version of Britain’s Got Talent. She is just 10 years of age. In audition she sung ‘The Greatest Love of All, In Semi-Finals she sung her own version of One Moment in Time. And in the Finals, here’s her performance:

Amy Castle - The Original Cuppycake Singer

Amy Jessica Castle born on April 2, 1990 at Woodland Hills, California, USA.

Amy began studying acting at age 4, and signed with her manager and first agent in Fall of 1998. On her fifth audition, she landed the role of young Ally on the hit TV series Ally McBeal. During the show's second and third seasons she appeared in eight episodes. Since then, she has appeared in many other shows, including The Norm Show, Providence, Lizzie McGuire, Oliver Beene, Malcolm in the Middle, and Summerland.

In 2002, Amy won a Young Artist Award for "Best Performance In A Comedy Series - Guest Starring Young Actress" for her work on Lizzie McGuire in the episode "Just Like Lizzie".

In the summer of 2007, Amy booked what is currently her largest role to date: A recurring part on the daytime drama Passions. She plays Viki, the niece of Harmony resident Esme Vanderheusen.

When Amy isn't working, she enjoys dancing, which she has been studying since she was 4, singing, playing guitar, and making short films with friends. She has recently discovered her passion for filmmaking (editing specifically), and has her own YouTube channel which she shares with Erin Sanders who plays Quinn on Zoey 101.
Contrary to popular belief, Amy is the one who sang "You're My Honeybunch", also known as "Cuppycake", one of her best-known songs, not Strawberry Shortcake, who's vocal role is played by Sarah Heinke.

The original 1994 video of "The Cuppycake Song" (words and music by Judianna Castle) being recorded by the original artist Amy at age 3 yrs, 10 mo.) in her parents home studio.

Lyrics of Cuppycake:

You're my Honeybunch, Sugarplum
Pumpy-umpy-umpkin, You're my Sweetie Pie
You're my Cuppycake, Gumdrop
Snoogums-Boogums, You're the Apple of my Eye
And I love you so and I want you to know
That I'll always be right here
And I love to sing sweet songs to you
Because you are so dear

Since uploading "The Cuppycake Song" to the web in 1996, it has truly taken on a life of it's own. On You Tube alone, there are currently over 2,000 videos using this song! In the last ten years her parents have received thousands of unsolicited comments from people of all ages across the US and many countries around the world who have been touched by this simple song and the tiny voice that sings it.

Amy celebrated her 18th birthday last April 18 2008.

Hunter Hayes - Amazing Kid Singer

Hunter Hayes (born 1991) is a young singer from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana He plays over 11 different instruments, including the diatonic accordion, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums and sings Cajun French songs. He has always enjoyed music, preferably fast French accordion music. When Hunter was two years old, he began entertaining audiences by playing his accordion and tapping his foot to the beat. At two and a half he was singing Cajun French songs with a local band. Just before his third birthday, Hunter performed for the "Le Cajun" Awards for the Cajun French Music Association (CFMA) at the Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Shortly after his fifth birthday, Hunter released his first Cajun Music recording (recorded at the age of four). He continued to entertain music lovers across the United States through television, radio, newspapers and even magazines. Hunter became interested in acting after he completed taping for a part in the movie "The Apostle" with Robert Duvall.

Gabi Wilson - Music Prodigy

Gabriella "Gabi" Wilson is a promising young singer who is both a natural musician and a poet. Her parents have always encouraged her towards music and poetry. Her father Kenny is a professional musician whose backgrounds are in blues and jazz, while her mother Agnes has encouraged her in every form of expression. Growing up in a house where music plays all the time, Gabi felt that she could become good at it herself. She used to listen to Earth, Wind and Fire, Prince, Sly and the Family Stone, and Aretha Franklin even as a little kid.

Back in December 2006, she was discovered at Listen & Be Heard Poetry Café, sitting in with guitarist Alvon, where her rendition of Donny Hathaway's "A Song for You" on both piano and vocals left the audience in awe. By that time, she had already made some appearances around the Bay Area with her father's band The Urban Bushmen. Aside from the piano, she also plays bass, drums and guitar, and would like to learn the saxophone or trumpet as well.

Within a year, the 10-year-old already got offers from the Ellen de Generes Show and the Golden State Warriors, who wanted her to make appearances after seeing her on The Today Show. Following that, Martha Mims together with Gabi's parents organized a concert for her.

Gabi performed at:

* The world-famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.
* The festivals and outdoor concerts around the Bay Area
* The Maury Povich show in September 2007

and has opened for acts like Tony Toni Tony, Keyshia Cole and The Ohio Players.

Gabi's talents lie not only in music, but also in poetry. She already has a self-published book of poetry "Anything On Earth Poems," and read some pieces from her book at the 5th Annual Listen & Be Heard Poetry Marathon held on April 28, 2007. This skill may work hand in hand with her music in the future, when she may someday write her own lyrics.

On a typical day, the young Fil-Am practices her instruments at home in the living room. She also sometimes listens to CDs so she can learn songs that she can play next time she performs. Of her instruments, her favorite is the piano, and in fact, she's already been called "Little Alicia Keys," which is apt because the musician is one of the girl's idols. Others she likes listening to are Etta James, Hannah Montana and the Cheetah Girls.

Star King - Charice Pempengco

Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco, better known by her screen name Charice (born May 10, 1993), is a Filipina singer who became a singing sensation throughout the world through YouTube. She started joining singing contests at the age of seven but became widely known in her native Philippines when she placed third in Little Big Star.

Early Years

Charice's mother, Raquel Relucio, had and still has a very musical ear, on May 10th 1993; she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco in Cabuyao, Laguna, in the Philippines, not expecting the works to follow in this baby girl’s future.

Raquel noticed Charice could sing very high when she sang “Happy Birthday” at the age of 2; so taking her music experience into an account, she started teaching and training Charice at the tender age of 4, along with Raquel’s sister. With a lot of hard work and perseverance, Charice began singing in local contests in the Philippines when she was only 7 years old. Charice began her journey with one priority in mind, to help her mother through the hardships they went through, especially with living and finances. It was when she was 8 or 9 years old that she got onto a table and sang “My Heart Will Go On”, originally sung by the famous Celine Dion, that people realized that she is a natural performer.

Britain's Got Talent - Charlie Green

Charlie Green is the son of British Roger Green from Droitwich, Worcestershire and Filipina Cecilia Sumargo from Cebu, Philipines. He started singing at the age of two as he entertained family and friends with his version of classic songs. He not only sings but can also dance, play the keyboards, guitar and the flute. When he was three, he joined a talent show on the cruise ship Ocean Majesty and has performed on other ships after that. Among his performances are at:

* the Royal Opera House in York
* the annual Black & White Minstrel Reunion
* the City of Worcester Brass at the Guildhall in Worcester
* the Phoenix Brass Band at the the St. Georges Day Concert at the Holy Trinity Church in Old Hill, West Midlands.
* the annual concert of The Not Forgotten Association for ex-servicemen at the St. James's Palace
* the Lady Ratling's annual variety show at the Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford, Essex.

And last month, he amazed the audiences and judges on the UK reality TV contest “Britain’s Got Talent”. Though he wasn’t make it to the finals, I believe he would be a great performer someday.