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23 Dec 2016, 8:00 pm



ITV.com wrote:
The voice of a 10-year-old girl from Co Down is being heard around the world after her version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah took the internet by storm.

Kaylee Rodgers has autism and ADHD, but has been growing in confidence with every performance after starting to sing at the age of just three....

http://www.itv.com/news/utv/2016-12-20/ ... -the-world

Sorry if this has already been posted. I searched all of WrongPlanet.net and couldn't find it.

The Killard House School ( http://www.killardhouse.org.uk/ ) specializes in teaching autistic students.


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23 Dec 2016, 11:09 pm

Very nice!



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24 Dec 2016, 9:19 am

I was just coming to see if anyone had posted this yet.

I love it. <3


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24 Dec 2016, 11:07 am

I love to sing, so I found this very lovely and inspiring. I wish Kaylee Rodgers much success in her life.



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26 Dec 2016, 8:58 pm

Along with ADHD and autism, she also has a beautiful voice.


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