Celine’s My Heart Will Go On wows audience, judges

HONG KONG: Nine-year- old Celine Tam Tsz-kwan (right) received a standing ovation at the latest edition of America's Got Talent with her powerful rendition of Celine Dion's “My Heart Will Go On”.

Tsz-kwan showed there were no boundaries to her ambitions by stunning the audience and judges in the reality show.

A preview of her performing Canadian diva Celine Dion's “My Heart Will Go On” has attracted 2.5 million views since it was uploaded to YouTube on Saturday, while the same Facebook clip drew 14 million views globally.

Her parents watched from backstage as Tsz-kwan told judges how she had realised her dream by appearing on the reality TV show.

Asked by Mel B how she discovered her talent, she answered: “When I was in the car, my dad's driving and then suddenly I just sang My Heart Will Go On. And then he was like ‘wow'.”

She explained her parents were huge fans of Celine Dion and paid tribute by naming her and her little sister Celine and Dionne.

After the introduction, Tszkwan impressed the audience with her powerful rendition of Dion's classic hit, drawing a standing ovation as she hit the highest notes.

Despite her performance winning overwhelming approval, viewers will have to wait to find out if she has progressed to the next round.

Tsz-kwan rose to fame in 2014 after entering Hunan Broadcasting System's show Let's Sing Kids, where she performed Secret Garden's You Raise Me Up.

One year later she was invited by Chief Executive Leung Chunying to perform at the National Day reception, attended by the city's elite.

Though there was no question about her talent, she might not have achieved the accomplishments without her father, Steve, a vocal coach who started training her at three.

She began winning trophies from the age of age four, including numerous championships on the mainland.