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Amazing talent seems like a dime a dozen these days. Now that there are so many talent shows across the world, it’s incredible how many talented people there are. If you want to stand out to the judges and the audience — you have to be good Like, really good.

A teenager named Shanaya is most certainly one of those extremely talented people. At only 19-year-old, she has a voice that left the entire auditorium, including the judges, completely silent and speechless during her audition for The X Factor UK.

Shanaya lives with her mom in the UK, she says that although she’s nervous to be auditioning, singing is second nature to her. The teen says that she’s constantly singing around the house.

“She’s so happy when she sings. She’s like a totally different person,” said her supportive mother. The wonderful woman adopted Shanaya when she was just 3-years-old. She had a rough three years prior to ending up in their loving home.

Despite Shanaya having a hard time integrating into her new family at first, they were determined to give her a loving life and support her in whatever she did. One of those things was, of course, singing.

The nervous teen entered The X Factor UK audition room and you could sense her anxiety through the screen. However, once she starts singing? She gets completely in her zone and blows the judges away.

Continue to the next page to watch Shanaya’s heart-wrenching, haunting, and beautiful performance of ‘Say Something’ by Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera.

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