A video of a nine-year-old South African girl singing Franz Schubert's Ave Maria has captured people's hearts and racked up nearly half a million views on Twitter.
🎤 9 year old Gugulethu Ndzendze from South Afica sings Ave Maria. What a wonderful talent. Happy Christmas all. 🕊 pic.twitter.com/kRZKTgIwag
Gugulethu Ndzendze from East London has been making waves locally for some time, especially since her mother shared a video in September of her singing O Mio Babbino Caro.
Since then she has been invited to take part in a UK-based TV talent contest and will be singing at the opening of parliament next year, her father Bongani Ndzendze told South African news site IOL.
“Gugulethu is very talented, especially for someone her age. When her video was shared and went viral, it opened our eyes at how talented she is,” Bongani is quoted as saying.
On Twitter people have left comments reflecting how amazed they are at Gugulethu's abilities.
"Not much leaves me totally arrested, but this did. I feel like I’ve just listened to a major classical artist of tomorrow," one person said.
"That sounds like a voice that has studied for years, not like a 9-year-old. Literal goosebumps listening to the smooth and effortless transitions," wrote another.
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