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Danya Bazaraa

Girl, 11, with incredible voice sings to thank NHS heroes and spread cheer amid lockdown

A talented 11-year-old girl with a "beautiful" voice sings to NHS heroes and her neighbours in order to spread cheer during coronavirus lockdown.

Jessica Mcdonald has been performing on Facebook Live every Saturday night since the UK was told to "stay home".

Then after amazing feedback and requests from neighbours, for the first time last Thursday she took to her street in Rainhill, near Liverpool, to sing a rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' after the NHS clap.People were moved to tears and her powerful voice was heard as far as the nearby Whiston Hospital.

Tonight, Jessica will perform The Beatles' In My Life and a song called We Can Be Kind.

NHS staff at Whiston Hospital plan to open the windows in the hope that patients might be able to hear her sing, her proud mum says.

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Jessica singing last Thursday after the clap for the NHS (Youtube)

Jackie Mcdonald, 45, said she is immensely proud of her daughter for what she's doing to cheer everybody up.

Speaking to Mirror Online, she said: "Everyone was out at their own gates after the NHS clap and Jessica just sang. It was unbelievable the response she got.

"I'm in awe of my child. She amazes me and makes me cry every day.

"Jessica is a natural entertainer. I was standing smiling with tears running down my face.

"She's so kind. She was given £5 by a neighbour for singing and she gave it to the window cleaner.

"She's a natural and has been winning competitions since she was five."

Neighbours have loved hearing her wonderful voice (Youtube)

Jessica bravely added: "I enjoy making people happy. When I see other people happy it makes me feel happy.

"I know people enjoy it so I'm not that nervous anymore. I'm excited.

"'You'll Never Walk Alone' makes me think of all the people on their own in quarantine but will never be alone because it's not just them doing it, it's everyone.

"I'm doing this to thank the NHS."

Her proud parents are also professional musicians (Supplied)
Jessica has been singing in competitions since she was five (Supplied)

Jessica, who also plays the guitar and piano, also sang Annie's The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow and Hey Jude by The Beatles last week.

Some medics at the local hospital messaged Jackie to say they'd heard her daughter.

"I didn't realise how far her voice would carry," Jackie said.

Jackie and her husband Gary, 54, are self employed professional musicians, but are currently out of work amid the pandemic.

It was no surprise that Jessica also turned out to be musical, and the youngster often does charity fundraising events.

At the age of five she received a standing ovation when she sang to 2,500 people at the Liverpool Empire theatre.

Click here for Jessica's YouTube channel.

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