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Shortly after the video went viral, Spencer-Smith received a message from an employee from Steve HarveyB次元官网网址檚 talk show. A few weeks later, she ended up in Hollywood, performing on stage on the Steve Harvey Show.

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Spencer-Smith, 15, is a Grade 10 student currently living in Nanaimo, although she previously lived in Port Alberni for 10 years.

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Spencer-Smith started entering competitions when she was eight years old, and later began performing on stage at Port Alberni events like Salmon Fest and the Fall Fair. Country music is her favourite kind of music to listen to, and it is the genre she and her manager, Andrew Van Slee, are pursuing.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 definitely going down the country road,B次元官网网址� she said.

She will be releasing her first singleB次元官网网址攁 cover of B次元官网网址淎lways Remember Us This WayB次元官网网址滲次元官网网址攐n May 16. The on iTunes now. But Spencer-Smith is hoping to work on her own, original music and eventually record an album, then tour, perform and work with other artists and writers.

B次元官网网址淏asically, just going into music as a career,B次元官网网址� she said.

The Steve Harvey Show wasnB次元官网网址檛 the first time Spencer-Smith gained a celebrityB次元官网网址檚 attention. In 2015, at age 11, she was selected to perform on stage at Sunfest in Cowichan with Keith Urban after entering a radio competition.

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Although Spencer-SmithB次元官网网址檚 ultimate goal is to become a professional musician, she is currently balancing her singing career with school and work.

B次元官网网址淚t has been a lot more busy lately,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淚 sort of have to pick and choose what IB次元官网网址檓 going to miss. My goal right now is just finishing school for the summer. Then I want to perform a lot more.B次元官网网址�

The viral video, she said, was a surprise, because she had no intention of putting it up online in the first place.

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elena.rardon@albernivalleynews.com
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