Could TV singer become our own Susan Boyle?

A young singer on Maori TV's

Homai Te Pakipaki

show is being touted by a blogger as the next big thing.

Lindsay Mitchell on

kiwiblog.co.nz

said: "Last Friday I was floored by this kid. I wrote to Maori TV suggesting they get him up on YouTube - who needs Susan Boyle - and just got a reply saying done, already. I've just watched it again and it had the same powerful effect. Made me cry."

By noon today about 1200 people on youtube had watched Dane Moeke sing Whitney Houston's

I Will Always Love You

.

Watch him yourself here: