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Teen with bone disorder sings national anthem, brings crowd to tears

By HotTopics.tv
Jan 27, 2017

A boy battling brittle bone syndrome isn’t letting anything stop him from achieving his goals.

Middle school student Sparsh Shah, of Iselin, New Jersey performed a stunning rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” ahead of a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.

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Sparsh’s disorder causes his bones to break easily, but despite that, he has big dreams of producing and performing music in the future.

"I want to show people that no matter what happens in your life, you should never ever give up on your passion, and mine is singing and creating music!" Sparsh told People.

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