The world is full of individuals who are named after famous people whether it was by intention or otherwise. These individuals will go through life occasionally being compared to their famous namesakes as a joke. Though it may be humorous at first, sooner or later these people would have heard all the jokes in the book and nothing will surprise them anymore. At this point, the comparison will become more of a mild nuisance.
9-year-old Celine Tam on the other hand, loves being compared to her idol and namesake, the Canadian songstress Celine Dion
She loves to sing and found out one day that she actually sounded pretty amazing saying “When I was in the car, my dad was driving and suddenly I just sang ‘My Heart Will Go On’ and he was like, ‘Wow!'”
Celine decided to try her luck and join the popular competition series, America’s Got Talent
When asked what she would be singing, her answer was a no-brainer as she said she was going to sing ‘My Heart Will Go On’ by Celine Dion
The judges and audience thought she did Celine Dion proud with her performance because she didn’t sing a note out of tune
The 9-year-old hardly seemed nervous and looked extremely comfortable belting out on the big stage
Needless to say, everyone was impressed and completely taken by her performance
The judges decision to let her pass through to the next round of the competition was a unanimous one
Watch her powerful performance below:
