If this doesn’t draw a tear from your eye, you aren’t human.
Emmanuel captured Australia’s hearts with his extraordinary story of being a radiation-damaged Iraqi orphan who was rescued, along with with his equally-disabled brother by an Australian woman, who raised them into self-confident, young men.
Emmanuel practiced – and practiced – singing, to the point, where he gained a spot on Australia’s TV talent show, ‘The X Factor’, with his rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine.”
His first performance was met with universal approval by all the judges and a resounding ovation by the the audience.
But as one judge, said, “Emmanuel, you’re a great singer. And I’m not saying that, because you’ve had a hard life or because it’s ‘the thing to say,’ but compared to the other people here,regardless of your story, you’ve got a beautiful gift and you moved everyone in this room.”
Never forget Emmanuel.