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Georgia girl’s voice wows ‘America’s Got Talent’ judges

Screenshot of Angelica Hale from the “America’s Got Talent” Instagram account
Screenshot of Angelica Hale from the “America’s Got Talent” Instagram account

A 9-year-old girl from Atlanta appeared on “America’s Got Talent” Tuesday night, and the judges were blown away by her singing voice.

A video of Angelica Hale singing Andra Day’s “Rise Up” was posted to the show’s Facebook page and received nearly 7,600,000 views and over 169,000 shares.

Hale was a previous patient at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, where she was treated for an aggressive strep bacteria in her lungs, according to the young singer’s Facebook page. The hospital gave a shout out to Hale on its Twitter account before the show.

Watch the video of her performance below.

Mariya Lewter: 478-744-4364, @mariyaclewter

This story was originally published June 7, 2017 at 10:03 AM with the headline "Georgia girl’s voice wows ‘America’s Got Talent’ judges."

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