Maltese singing sensation Giorgia Borg, 10, continues to stir up excitement in the UK, with video of her Britain’s Got Talent performance seen more than 3.4 million times on YouTube in just three days.

Young Giorgia was sent straight to the semi-final of the British reality TV show after wowing judges with a powerful performance of a song she co-wrote with local songwriter Muxu.

Her Golden Buzzer-worthy appearance and precocious talent have proven popular with online audiences too, who have rushed to watch and share video of her performance.

A YouTube video of Giorgia’s performance uploaded by Britain’s Got Talent has been seen more than 3.4 million times, with that same video also getting more than half a million views on the show’s official Facebook page.

The singer is also the youngest-ever performer to get a Golden Buzzer on Britain’s Got Talent. A Golden Buzzer allows an act to go straight through to the semi-finals of the competition. Each of the show’s five judges is given one Golden Buzzer per series.

Sour grapes?

Giorgia’s sudden fame seems to have rubbed some viewers the wrong way, however.  

A vocal minority took to Twitter to complain that the talented Maltese singer was not really a new star.

"So annoying when they pull the old 'This is a shock routine' she's already being on Junior Eurovision,” one wrote, in a comment which was echoed by a number of others along similar lines.

Another called the 10-year-old sensation an “established act” who “was on Eurovision”.  

Contrary to those claims, Giorgia Borg never represented Malta in the Junior Eurovision. She took part in the national competition to nominate a winner, but placed third.

Giorgia has been performing on stage since she was a young girl and has won singing competitions for children in Malta and Sweden, which featured far smaller audiences and less pressure to perform.

Local viewers will now be waiting for the Britain’s Got Talent semi-finals with bated breath, in the hope of seeing a successful repeat of Giorgia’s performance.