This young lady was actually born April 9th, 2000 to Michael and Lisa Evancho, who live in Richland Township, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has an older brother Jacob, a younger brother Zachary, and a younger sister Rachel.
She started singing at age 7 after hearing a DVD performance of the musical "The Phanton of the Opera". She also plays piano and violin and writes song lyrics. At the age of 10 she came in second in the fifth season of "America's Got Talent". She co-wrote the lyrics for the title track on "Dream With Me", a recording produced by David Foster, which was released June 14th, 2011.
Here's a sample of her voice, widely acclaimed as mature beyond her years, from a recent performance of "Angel" on PBS "Great Performances" June 7th, 2011:
At home in Richland Township, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pa. USA
After performing at Muhammad Ali's
"Celebrity Fight Night" charity event
in Phoenix, Az. March 19, 2011
"Dream With Me" Behind the scenes interview
http://www.jackieevancho.com/us/videos/dream-me-concert-behind-scenes
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