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hello
hi how are you and what's your name
mandy harvey and who's this
my interpreter
what's your name sarah
nice to meet you sarah nice to meet you
sir thank you
okay mandy so i think i've worked this
out so you're
deaf
yes i i lost all my hearing when i was
18 years old
wow and how old are you now uh 29 so
it's 10 years wow and mandy how did you
lose your hearing if you don't mind me
asking
i have a connective tissue disorder so
basically i got sick and my nerves
deteriorated
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so
you were singing before you lost your
hearing
yeah i've been singing since i was four
so i i left music after i lost my
hearing and then uh figured out how to
get back into
singing with muscle memory using visual
tuners and trusting my pitch so your
shoes are off because you're feeling the
vibration is that how you're following
the music yeah i'm feeling the tempo the
the beat through the floor and mandy
what are you gonna sing
i'm gonna sing a song that i wrote
called try
okay can you tell me what it's about
after i lost my hearing i gave up but i
want to do more with my life than just
give up
so
thank you
good for you
okay well look this is your moment and
good luck
okay
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i don't feel the way i used to
the sky is grey much more
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and i'll take my place again
if i would try
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if i were
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is me
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i don't live the way i want to
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that whole picture never
came into view
but i'm tired of getting used to
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so i'll
try to try
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if i were
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mandy
i don't think you're gonna need
a translator for this
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do
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it's incredible
i mean i've done this a long time that
was one of the most amazing things i've
ever seen and heard
come here
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honestly
i never think i'm gonna be surprised or
amazed by people
and then you turn up and with
i mean just the fact that you are you
but it was your voice
your tone
the song was beautiful
congratulations you were straight
through to the live shows
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mandy
you know what
we found each other
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