Adorable Toddler With Down Syndrome Sings Along To 'Girl on Fire'

Mar 25, 2020 by apost team

Toanga Peita, a two-year-old from New Zealand, has captured hearts around the world by singing along to Girl on Fire as it played on America's Got Talent.

Two-year-old Toanga from New Zealand has captivated viewers around the world by singing along in a 36-second video to a performance of Girl on Fire.

His mom, Miranda Shackell, says that he never really enjoyed watching TV but did love listening to music from an even earlier age with his parents and his two older brothers. According to The Daily Mail, Miranda says Toanga would say, "Bire! Bire!" which is the way he says 'fire' and they would know exactly the video he wants to watch.

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"His dad likes to watch people auditioning for Britain or America’s Got Talent and some of the songs will stick. That was one of the auditions that he enjoyed by Angelica Hale, from AGT season 12 in 2017", Miranda shared with The Daily Mail.

In the video, Toanga is seen moving to the music by bouncing in bed and raising his arm in the air when the high notes come along.

"He’ll do all the actions as it’s just him copying her. We watch other videos and you can see him mouthing the words and anticipating the actions. He lets us know pretty loud and clear if it isn’t the right song," she said to the publication.

Miranda explained that music helps soothe Taonga, who has Down syndrome, and distracts him from what is going on when he has medical check-ups.

"There have been a few times when Taonga’s been in hospital and doctors and nurses are poking things in him and music distracts him from what’s going on," she said to The Daily Mail. "If you put the wrong song on, he’ll shout ‘No! No!’ He knows what he wants and how to communicate it. He definitely wears the pants in our house."

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