'America's Got Talent': Johnny Manuel slays Whitney Houston ballad

Did you dare walk away from your TV when America's Got Talent aired Tuesday night? Don't worry. Because we Will Always Love You, we're giving you a chance to watch Johnny Manuel, who absolutely slayed his cover of Whitney Houston's I Have Nothing.

Seriously, it was so good that at one point host Tyra Banks proclaimed, "Whitney hears you, honey" backstage.

Hailing from Flint, Mich., Manuel told judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Melanie Brown and Howie Mandel that he's been "singing most of my life." Though he was signed to a record label as a teenager, that contract didn't propel him to stardom. But he hopes  AGT could be his big break. Before Manuel finished belting out the tune from the soundtrack of 1992's The Bodyguard starring Houston and Kevin Costner, the audience was on its feet.

Watch Manuel's outstanding performance in the clip above.