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October 29, 2013

A 9-year-old Dutch girl, Amira Willighagen, blows away the judges of Holland’s Got Talent by singing ‘O Mio Babbino Caro’ (Oh My Beloved Father), an aria from Giacomo Puccini’s opera ‘Gianni Schicchi’. Her voice is absolutely stunning!

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