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Kaitlyn's Official myspace site:
http://www.myspace.com/kaitlynmaher
Kaitlyn's Youtube Fan Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/KaitlynMaherFan
Become a Member of her official forum:
http://kaitlynmaher.proboards.com/index.cgi
Pictures of Kaitlyn:
http://s591.photobucket.com/albums/ss353/KaitlynMaherFan/
For potential booking requests, please send the details to reubenmaher@gmail.com.
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Kaitlyn's story:
When Kaitlyn was 18 months old, her parents thought she might have a problem: She never stopped singing and always sang herself to sleep. Worried that she wasn't getting enough sleep, her parents took her to the pediatrician. The diagnosis: She just loves to sing. When Kaitlyn was 3, relatives in Canada asked whether she would come sing at a birthday party. Kaitlyn's mother was pregnant with her second child,so the Mahers couldn't go, so they said they'd send a video of Kaitlyn singing. After the video wouldn't e-mail, her parents resorted to YouTube.
Five months later, her father received a call from NBC's "America's Got Talent," asking Kaitlyn to audition for Season 3. Her Parents debated the idea -- Kaitlyn had never been onstage -- but Kaitlyn was excited. On the way to New York, she told her parents that she wanted to see "the sparkles come down" at the finale. "Okay, sweetheart, just try your best and have fun," answered her father. "Daddy, I'm going to ask Jesus," Kaitlyn responded, bowing her head to ask Jesus to let her see the confetti fall at the night the winners of the show are announced. On the episode when she was introduced to audiences across America, she walked to the big "X" at center stage as the audience and judges smiled. Holding the corner of her pink dress with one hand and a microphone with the other, Kaitlyn sang "Somewhere Out There" from the animated film "An American Tail."
Her adorable voice surprised the audience the audition, and was awarded with a standing ovation. The judges were also impressed.
""You might just be the best 4 year old singer in the world."
-Piers Morgan
She even managed to melt the heart of America's Got Talent executive producer and Britain's toughest critic.
"I've got to tell you, this is the most mature ambitious four year old I've ever met in my life."
-Simon Cowell
Her song immediately turned viewers into fans. Kaitlyn excelled as a contestant, moving from New York to Las Vegas to Hollywood to the top 40 and finally becoming the youngest ever to make it through to the top 10 of America's got talent. Kaitlyn was ill when she sang the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" but went on to sing and do what she loved to do handling it like a real trooper, but even so Kaitlyn was eliminated and excluded from the top five." She learned that you don't always win which is a good lesson," says her father. "She wasn't in it for the gold anyway." Kaitlyn was invited back to preform at the finale with the entire top 10. Her father, who stayed in Ashburn for his job as director of an information tech practice, watched from home. The winner held Kaitlyn up into the air as the "sparkles" came down. It was then her father realized that Kaitlyn's prayer had been answered.
The story didn't end there. In fact, it was just the beginning. Since then, Kaitlyn has performed at other major National events, singing in front of the President Gorge Bush.
And after that being asked by first lady, Michelle Obama's staff to preform at the 2009 National Cherry Blossom Festival. She has been featured in a Harris Teeter commercial and spent January through April in Hollywood with her mom and baby brother Ethan to meet with agents for "Santa Buddies," a Disney movie expected on DVD Nov. 24, in which she is the voice of a dog named Tiny. She is also recording her first album, "You were meant to be" set for release in early October, in Nashville. She even Co-wrote some of the songs. Her Parents devote two to three hours each day to tweeting, checking and responding to MySpace and Facebook posts and messages, and managing the YouTube account. Kaitlyn never goes on these sites on her own, but her parents do present her with selected posts and messages. "We try to show her more of the things about how her music has inspired people, as opposed to things like "You're the greatest singer in the world!" Her Father says. "We have fans who think she walks on water," he said with a laugh. "No one needs to hear that, especially at 5 years old."
Kaitlyn said she enjoys singing, acting, dancing ballet, swimming, playing the piano, and spending time with her little brother. Kaitlyn, who is home-schooled, has always been bright. She learned to read at 2 years old and her favorite books include Bible stories, American Girl books, Charlotte's Web, Fairy Tales, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, mysteries, and anything to do with Disney princesses! She now reads at the fourth-grade level, and loves playing math and spelling games with her mom. She also memorizes lyrics quickly, usually in about 15 minutes. Now, 5 year old Kaitlyn is living proof that you're never too young or too old, to follow your dreams!
