Simon Cowell compares young ‘AGT’ singer to Harry Styles

14-year-old Benicio Bryant, who goes by the name Benny, blew the judges away on America’s Got Talent, Tuesday. The singer performed Brandi Carlisle’s “The Joke,” and gave Simon Cowell a case of déjà vu. While this was first time Benny performed on AGT, it wasn’t his first time singing on national television. In July of 2018, Benny joined Carlisle on “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” and sang the same song. On Tuesday Benny was all alone and he couldn’t have performed any better. He earned a standing ovation from the audience and high words of praise from Simon. “For some reason, you remind me of the very first time I auditioned Harry Styles,” said Simon. Simon was a judge on X Factor UK back in 2010 when Harry auditioned. While Harry was eliminated on the show, he later was part of the hit boy band One Direction, which signed with Simon’s record label. Benny has only made it past the first round of the AGT, but with praise like Simon’s, people are expecting big things.