Sixth-Grade Gaga-Bieber Hybrid Wows on YouTube
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What looks like Justin Bieber, sounds like Lady Gaga and plays piano like a sixth-grade virtuoso? This guy! The viral Venus Flytrap that is The Daily What snagged this stunning video of a young Biebz-look-alike/Gaga-sound-alike jamming a 'Paparazzi' cover Tuesday morning. We spent our day watching the clip, like, 95 times.
Whether it's the soulful, way-too-mature-for-a-kid-this-old vocals, the hairdo (how'd he get it so Bieber-y?!) or the effortless confidence – maybe all three -- this clip is a classic. Meet the artist known as Greyson Michael Chance:
Wow, huh? PopEater commends this grade-school genius for putting a unique spin on the oft-covered music de Gaga.
Young Greyson-san's 'Paparazzi' cover has netted him over 1.5 million hits thus far – which is a few more views than the two original home video jams hosted on his YouTube channel. Here's the bio from his page -- Greyson97, leading us to believe he was born in '97 and is around 12:
I am very inspired by Lady Gaga and Augustana. Lady Gaga is a freak but she has so much talent and her style of music is what I would like mine to be when I'm older. Augustana is one of the most underrated bands I think ever to step the planet. They have so much talent it is not funny. They have such a good concept with folk and rock. It is very sad that they are so unknown.
Greyson undeniable awesomeness has already inspired a Facebook fan page, which currently has over 5,200 devotees screaming "WOW!" and "Sooooo Cool!" in unison.
Further proof he's a phenom? Ellen DeGeneres has booked Greyson to stop by her talk show this Thursday.
Here's hoping for more from Greyson...soon.
Hear the songs:
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He's got a wicked vocal ability, but I don't like the way he sings. It's just not "him", it seems to me that he's trying too hard to copy Lady GaGa. Hopefully he will sort that out soon though.
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I think he's very good.
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He is from Edmond Oklahoma.
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He really is good!
I saw he got a lot of views on YT:
Greyson Chance - Sunshine & City Lights
