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Meet the 7-year-old Pinay whose Taylor Swift impersonation made world headlines

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Meet the 7-year-old Pinay whose Taylor Swift impersonation made world headlines

Child star Xia Vigor is just beginning her acting career, but she may just be on her way to being an international pop star! Get to know her better, below!

Filipino audiences know her as the charming little girl who tugged at the heartstrings of viewers when she made her debut in an unforgettable milk TV commercial in 2015. She also managed to tickle their funny bone as a mini-Selena Gomez, bagging the top prize in a local variety show’s talent segment when she was only 5 years old.

Im going to be Taylor Swift❤️ on tonight’s Your face sounds familiar kids! It’s gonna be so exciting ?

A photo posted by xiabernardo (@xiabernardo) on Jan 14, 2017 at 3:16pm PST

Now she’s being hailed the “miniature Swiftie” and has been featured in Time, Billboard News, and the Huffington Post after her latest performance, a spot-on impersonation of pop superstar Taylor Swift, on the talent competition, Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids Edition went viral worldwide.

It’s such a great feeling performing tonight as Taylor Swift! Thank you guys for all the tweets of love #swiftiesapproved @selenators_ph @xianatorsofficial

A photo posted by xiabernardo (@xiabernardo) on Jan 15, 2017 at 9:59am PST

The daughter of a Brit national based in the Philippines and film student/beauty salon owner, Xia was a natural in front of the camera. Two years after making her TV debut, she stars in her very own noontime soap opera, entitled Langit Lupa

A photo posted by xiabernardo (@xiabernardo) on Jan 16, 2017 at 11:57pm PST

We can’t wait who this little superstar transforms into next!

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