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 Kaitlyn Maher is only five years old, but has already endeared herself to millions across America and around the world. When she was only four years old, her pure voice, cute smile, and infectious personality propelled her over hundreds of thousands of contestants to become the youngest person ever to make it into the Top 10 as a Finalist on NBC’s hit show, America’s Got Talent. Shortly after this, Kaitlyn was honored to be a featured entertainer for then-President and First Lady Bush – as well as over 7,000 attendees – and performed in the live, nationally televised 2008 Lighting of the National Christmas Tree ceremony at the White House. She was touched to be able to bring comfort to our country’s brave men and women of the armed forces when she sang on both Thanksgiving and Christmas to retired and wounded soldiers at the Veteran’s Affairs and the Walter Reed Medical Center, respectively. In addition to being one of the headlining acts at the McDonald’s Christmas Parade in Orlando, FL, Kaitlyn was also the lead actress in a holiday commercial campaign for a major national supermarket chain and finished a print ad campaign for a leading national insurance company. She was a featured performer on both the Today Show and Access Hollywood and has appeared in People magazine as well as other newspapers and websites around the world. Kaitlyn’s God-given gift and unique ability to draw and captivate audiences remains evident by the fact that she performed at the 2009 National Cherry Blossom Festival chaired by First Lady Michelle Obama, sang the National Anthem and “God Bless America” for over 40,000 at the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball game (a clip of which was highlighted on ESPN’s SportsCenter), sang the National Anthem at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic (as well as a number of other major sporting events), and has performances booked at venues around the country throughout the rest of the year. To top things off, Kaitlyn is working on an inspirational CD (entitled You Were Meant To Be), 2 songs of which she wrote, and scheduled for release in November 2009. She debuts in her first Disney role in the upcoming movie Santa Buddies also scheduled for release November 24, 2009 and has agreed to become Compassion International’s first ever Child Ambassador to raise awareness of and address childhood poverty around the world! In addition, Kaitlyn was selected by Disney to be the lead actress in The Search for Santa Paws, currently scheduled for release November 2010. Through it all, Kaitlyn still enjoys being a kid. In addition to being homeschooled, she is actively involved in ballet, swimming, her church, AWANA’s Sparks program, and singing at a local nursing home. She admittedly loves to read (at a 4th grade level) and particularly enjoys “smothering” her baby brother with kisses! |
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