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Jackie Evancho’s Duet of “The Prayer” With Fernando Varela is Breathtaking
Their voice are so beautiful together.
Alyssa Fike
06.01.20

Music is one of those few things that can connect people no matter what they have in common, no matter what genre of music. In this video, we see Jackie Evancho, the adorable ten-year-old America’s Got Talent Sensation, grown-up, and performing a fantastic duet with the talented Fernando Varela to “The Prayer.”

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“The Prayer” has been taken on by different artists, making it an all-time classic.

“The Prayer” was performed by iconic Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, the amazing opera singer. This song was recorded for the movie “Quest for Camelot,” and then they both released it on personal albums. They then promoted it as a single, and the song took off!

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It has won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and has been nominated for many other prestigious awards, and is a favorite song for many people. Many musicians have tried to perform this song, and Jackie Evancho shows her skills with this performance.

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How did Jackie Evancho get her start and how this performance has shown her growth.

You might remember seeing or hearing of Jackie Evancho when she dazzled American television audiences at the young age of ten, by performing on America’s Got Talent. Since then, she has released a string of platinum and gold albums, with many more achievements under her belt!

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What started her love for music was “The Phantom of the Opera,” and now she is making waves in the music industry, and she isn’t stopping anytime soon. With this performance of “The Prayer,” it’s incredible to see a talented little girl make her dreams come true.

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The video starts with Jackie Evancho performing her heartwarming solo on the song.

When the video starts, you can tell this is the little girl that shook American television audiences and that she has evolved. Shortly after, Fernando Varela does his breathtaking solo in Italian, and even though they have sung at different parts so far, you can tell their voices together are going to be angelic.

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They both have vibrant, lovely voices, and the combination of their voices and tones is breathtaking. This duet seems like they were born to perform this rendition of the song.

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They begin to sing to each other, with Fernando Varela singing Andrea Bocelli’s iconic Italian part and Jacki Evancho singing Celine Dion’s classic English section. It’s so beautiful to watch and to hear. They both begin to sing the same part in English until. Fernando Varela switches back to Italian.

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The mix of their voices and the languages are absolutely breathtaking.

Jackie Evancho and Fernando Varela performing this song seem like a perfect tribute to the original, Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli would be proud. By the end of the song, they harmonize, and it sounds like angels, both of these performers definitely have a bright future!

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Jackie Evancho has a website and many social media sites you can follow while Fernando Varela also has a website and many social media sites. These two are definitely worth a follow because you’ll be hearing about them in the future. Jackie Evancho has been in the spotlight since she was ten, and with her talent growing, she won’t be leaving it anytime soon!

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Check out this beautiful duet for yourself down below!

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