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Evie Clair Sings Song For Her Father
Her dad must be so proud.
D.G. Sciortino
09.06.17

Evie Clair has been playing piano and singing since she was 2-years-old. The Florence, Arizona nativeโ€™s first public performance was when she played Molly in the play โ€œAnnieโ€ at Hale Theater at age 8. She went on to perform the National Anthem at a Diamondbacks game and released two original pop singles.

Those singles won her awards at the 2014 Arizonaโ€™s Rockinโ€™ with Talent contest.

She also received one of three Judges Choice awards in a worldwide contest for her cover of โ€œGlorious.โ€ Americaโ€™s Got Talent Wiki also reports that Evieโ€™s talents won her various awards and appearances with religious organizations.

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Sheโ€™s even had her music appear on movie soundtracks and has her own original music available on iTunes, Amazon, Pandora, and Spotify.

But what the singer/pianist is probably most well-known for is making the notoriously stern Americaโ€™s Got Talent Judge Simon Cowell choke up with emotion.

The 13-year-old got all four Americaโ€™s Got Talent judges to give her the green light after she sang Christina Perriโ€™s โ€œArmsโ€ during episode 1204 of the show on Season 12. A few episodes later she went on to sing Macy Grayโ€™s โ€œI Tryโ€ which landed her a spot in the quarterfinals.

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She got standing ovations for her next few performances but really made her mark during week 1 of the semifinals where she delivered a gorgeous rendition of Ella Hendersonโ€™s โ€œYours.โ€

โ€œIโ€™ve said this before, you are gutsy,โ€ Cowell said after her performance. โ€œYou really, really are. Let me tell something. This song was beautiful. I know who wrote this song, but you really made it your version. Your tone, your pitch was stunning. It was laid-back.โ€

Thatโ€™s when Cowell got a little bit choked up. He was moved by the thought of her father watching her performance on TV.

โ€œAnd let me tell you, your dad is going to be so proud of you,โ€ Cowell said, getting a little emotional which caused Evie to tear up.

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Her father, Amos, hadnโ€™t been able to attend the live AGT performances because he is sick in the hospital with cancer.

According to Life & Style, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer last year and given a 5 percent chance of living.

โ€œWhen my dad is having rough days, I sing him this song to make him feel better and give him comfort and strength to continue fighting,โ€ she said of the song โ€œArms.โ€

You can watch Evieโ€™s emotional performance of โ€œYoursโ€ below.

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