Yes, Jackie Evancho was a contestant on last years "America's Got Talent". Eveyone commented that it was hard to believe that voice was coming out of a little 11 year old child.
Before the show ended, she was given a contract to appear on the Radio City Music Hall Christmas special, and shortly had a CD on the market. She did not win the million dollar "America's got Talent" prize, but she is far more well-known than the guy who actually won and has a show in Las Vegas.
...Rich