He was good for his age. I'm not sure either how well his act would transfer to the stage with him playing on his own. If you let him play on his own, people mightn't want to listen. If you put him with a band, he gets overshadowed.
Seemed like a nice kid but it was better not to put him through. He needs a few more years and then he can have a better idea of different genres, work on his talent and join a band or whatever. Having said that he was a lot more talented and more appealing than many of the crud acts we've seen so far.