Is Janey Cutler the new Susan Boyle?

Janey Cutler's show stopping performance on Britain's Got Talent has won her a place in the grand final

Janey Cutler is gaining attention from the US after her performance on Britain's Got Talent

80-year-old Janey Cutler from Lanarkshire wowed both the judges and a TV audience of millions on Saturday night with her rousing performance of the Edith Piaf classic, No Regrets.

The great-grandmother, who was helped onto the stage by presenter Ant McPartlin, received standing ovation from all three of the Britain’s Got Talent judges including notoriously hard to please, Simon Cowell.

Since her appearance on the ITV talent show, the 80-year-old from Scotland has been drawing attention from the US with TV networks falling over themselves to get an interview with the singer many are dubbing the new Susan Boyle.

An ITV insider has revealed that a number of American TV stations have offered to fly the pensioner over to the States in order to secure the first to interview the burgeoning star.

11.7 million viewers tuned into Saturday night’s episode of the UK wide talent search to see the mother of 7 and grandmother of 12, perform on the show. Janey’s audition has also received 125,000 hits on the internet video site, YouTube. Susan Boyle rose to fame in the US after her audition tape from the talent show became an internet sensation; if early signs are anything to go by, Janey could be headed in the same direction.

The OAP singer is now through to the next round of the competition after receiving three yeses from the judging panel which is made up of Amanda Holden, Piers Morgan, and Simon Cowell.

Susan Boyle smashes record with debut album release

Susan Boyle debut album breaks records

Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle is riding high after her debut album, I Dreamed A Dream, sold a record breaking 410,000 copies during its first week of sales making her album the biggest selling debut release by a female artist in the UK of all time.

The 48-year-old Scot beat off stiff competition from younger rivals including Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, and Rihanna to clinch the top spot in the UK album charts. Susan also entered the singles chart at number 9 with a cover of the Rolling Stones classic, Wild Horses.

After the colossal number of records sold this week, Susan now also holds the record for the fastest selling album of the year in the UK.

The former church volunteer was catapulted to fame on the TV talent show, Britain’s Got Talent. Her audition tape was seen across the world on Youtube and made her a global star. The Scottish singer has a strong fan base in the US thanks to popularity of her internet clip, and performed to a massive crowd on the final of America’s Got Talent. Her album is also expected to be a smash hit across the pond.

Simon Cowell, a judge on the ITV talent search which discovered Susan, was one of the first to congratulate her on her phenomenally successful album. Cowell said: “I’m incredibly proud of Susan as well as being delighted for her. The success could not have happened to a lovelier person. She did it her way and made a dream come true.”