America's Got Talent: Kevin Skinner No Susan Boyle, But That's OK

Thanks to the spotlight cast on Kentucky chicken catcher Kevin Skinner, America's Got Talent has clearly gotten more attention at least compared to its lackluster debut exactly a couple of weeks ago. Some critics are saying, however, that Kevin Skinner is still not the surprise heaven-sent act (as epitomized by Britain's Got Talent 's Susan Boyle) that America's Got Talent is on the lookout for. While Skinner, 35, has gotten raves from all over cyberspace, everything has been pretty low key and centered on the US for the former chicken catcher. Susan Boyle, meanwhile, shot to international fame virtually overnight as videos of her audition featuring Les Miserables anthem I Dreamed a Dreamed were viewed, on last count, tens of millions of times on YouTube. Skinner, who surprised judges and audiences alike with his mellow and heartfelt rendition of Garth Brooks ballad If Tomorrow Never Comes, has yet to achieve similar fame. (link)