AMERICA'S Got Talent fans have shared their shock after learning that frontrunner Putri Ariana has already won a similar competition.
The blind 17-year-old singer won Indonesia's Got Talent in 2014 when she was just eight years old.
Putri wowed the judges with her jaw-dropping AGT audition earlier this month - so much so that the teen won a Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell.
Viewers at home were also blown away by her talent and predicted that she will win the show.
However, others have since pointed out that Putri has already won several talent competitions and argued that she shouldn't be eligible to go on AGT.
One wrote on Reddit: "Putri won already. She won Indonesia Got Talent. She shouldn't be on this show."
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Another added: "I think there were more deserving acts this season solely because she won already and others have not."
Other fans fiercely defended the singer, with one asking: "Are you saying she should have retired aged eight?"
Another remarked: "Last season had three former Got Talent winners in the finals. You better get used to it."
A third posted: "All Got Talent shows (except Canada) are open for contestants from everywhere. For instance this year's Britain's GT was won by someone from Norway.
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"Btw Ariani Putri was 8 when she won Indonesia's GT nine years ago."
Putri, who was born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, has been blind since she was three months old.
She learned to play the piano, guitar, and flute and began composing her own songs.
PUTRI'S JOURNEY
After winning Indonesia's Got Talent, she was a finalist on The Voice Kids Indonesia in 2016 aged 10.
Two years later she performed the Song Of Victory at the Asian Para Games.
Putri has released almost 30 songs on iTunes, ranging from singles to live performances.
Her most successful song, Tak Mampu Lupa, which translates to Can't Forget, was released in 2022.
It has received more than 11 million plays on Spotify to date.
Putri had to audition twice for the judges.
She took to the piano for a passionate rendition of an original song.
Simon, impressed with Putri's vocal ability, jumped onto the AGT stage and insisted that she perform another song.
POWERFUL AUDITION
The teen then delivered a powerful rendition of Elton John's song, Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word.
Howie Mandel said: "A lot of people don’t believe in angels, and I think one just landed on our stage. You’re a superstar."
Simon then took over, saying: “I think we’re all feeling the same thing. You’re 17. You write songs. You’ve got an amazing distinctive voice. And I mean really good. You have a kind of glow about you.”
The music producer appeared to be fighting back tears.
After asking Putri about her dreams of attending The Juilliard School, he stood up and made one final grand gesture: hitting the Golden Buzzer.
As golden confetti rained down on Putri, Simon rushed onto the stage.
He told her: “You are, I think, one of the best singers we’ve ever had on our show.”
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Simon then picked up some of the gold confetti and put it in Putri's hand so she could experience some of what was going on around her.
The TV personality walked backstage with the AGT hopeful and her family, telling her one last time: "I'm blown away."
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