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So I know being fans of Michael Jackson, its gonna be hard to take any other child singer seriously, but Billy Gilman was up there with Michael, in terms of adolecent vocals. I wouldn't put him on Michael's level as an adult, but as children, they're both pretty close. If you recall, he sang "Ben" at Michael's 30th anniversary concert. Billy has what I would call a world class voice. He can still sing just as well, his voice has changed, but it's just as good. But here's a video of him singing the song "One Voice" off of his debut album from 2000 and singing a Christmas song called "Warm and Fuzzy". I think he was 11 years old. He is an amazing singer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPouj2SrM4w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juxsUvpXiU8

Now I always say the way you can tell whether someone has real talent or not is if they display it at a young age. Clearly, Billy has a huge talent as a vocalist. If you look up videos of people like Justin Timberlake or Britney Spears at this age, you see how basically lame they are and how little natural talent they actually possess, it's more like a practiced feel. As though they had been singing for a few years at that point, starting with basically nothing or close to nothing in talent. Billy Gilman sounds like a complete professional and his control is, as my dad put it, freaky.

Here he is as a young adult, still a teenager actually. He's still just as good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCFViRCpoZA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQMFbcV2NuI
 
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Billy's a great singer and a REALLY nice kid too probably one of the nicest in the buisness. I've never met him but I've known a lot of people who have and they all say the same thing.. I loved his song "one voice" when he was younger, and "Elizabeth" is a really nice one too. I'd put him 2nd on my kid singers list along with a German? singer named "Declan" who's pretty decent for his age too

Declan - http://youtube.com/watch?v=_j6IBdHW_rY
 
Billy does have a great voice. "One Voice" was a great song and really showcased his vocal talent. It's a shame he disappeared off the face of the planet as far as his career goes. There is still time for a revival.
 
He's still out there, but he's a country artist. Hopefully he would decide to move away from that genre. He didn't record for a few years as his voice was changing. One thing that made Michael different was that he kept recording, even while going through puberty, he somehow handles his transition beautifully.

But Billy's still around, he just isn't a superstar. Although with that kind of talent he really should be.
 
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Billy is an awesome singer!
No doubt about it.

Hope he comes back some time and becomes big cause with that voice he deserves it!
 
Have you guys heard "music through heartsongs" Songs inspired by Mattie Stepank (spelling?) I really like the track I am/Shades of life. He recorded it shortly after his voice changed. And also Hey Little Suzie is a catchy track
 
i like him. i was really impressed when i saw him perform in michael's 30th anniversary concerts. amazing voice :D
 
Yeah, Hey Little Suzie is a good song. So is Billy The Kid. I don't usually go for country, but there's some songs I'll listen to, especially if the singer is good.
 
He's an incredible singer this kid, that's for sure. His rendition of Ben was unbelievable!
 
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