“Father Cover Him”: Boy Who Sang Like Akon With Sweet Voice Found, Comes Into Fame & Gets Record Deal

“Father Cover Him”: Boy Who Sang Like Akon With Sweet Voice Found, Comes Into Fame & Gets Record Deal

  • A video of a young boy, Rushawn, singing surfaced online years after he sang it and his life changed for good
  • After weeks of the video becoming viral, the original owner of the song reached out to him for a remix project
  • Speaking in an interview, the boy showed joy at the new turn his life had taken as he expressed optimism for the future

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A boy, Rushawn, went viral many weeks ago when a video showing him singing Jermaine Edwards’ Beautiful Day song surfaced online.

The boy who was a kid at the time the video was shot is now much older and he had an interview with @kingston11antics.

He said that though he had always wanted to be a singer, he never thought his fame would come in such a way.

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Boy with amazing voice/kid got deal to remix song.
Many people who watched his interview are happy about his new fame. Photo source: TikTok/@kingston11antics, @mjhanks
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Rushawn shot into fame

For weeks, many saw his clip showing him singing in a classroom while in his school uniform. The said video was filmed many years ago, DanceHallMag reports.

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Rushawn revealed that the owner of the song, Jermaine, already reached out to him and they would both be doing a remix of the track together. He is so excited about what the future holds for him.

Watch his video interview below:

As of the time of writing this report, the video has gathered over 1,500 comments and more than 90,000 likes.

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

Dessy said:

"Humbled and respectful man. Much love."

user5348511568424 said:

"Everytime I watch this young soul, I become emotional. God bless Rushawn."

Rita sasha said:

"I like the way he say yes miss."

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Teacher Isonu asked:

"The boy has grown just few month ago?"

Afrikan Iegend said:

"Big love from Kenya, the remix is my phone incoming call tone....I listen to the song every morning."

joanwatson692 said:

"Heavenly father cover him with your precious blood Amen."

Kid sings Survivor like Beyonce

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a video of a kid singing with her sweet voice stirred massive reactions online, as many people praised the girl.

Sitting beside an older lady, the kid's loud voice belied her small frame. The short video shared by @angel11_mj showed how the girl went through Destiny Child's Survivor with so much confidence.

Her masterly performance of the song's chorus attracted thousands of reactions from social media users.

Source: Legit.ng

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