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Napolitano lends voice to autistic children - Westlake Picayune

Georgia Napolitano has never had a problem finding a voice for the world. The 17-year-old former Westlake High School student was born to sing.

She won the Spanish Pop Idol competition when she was 10, and she’s performed live gigs since she was 12. Blender Magazine has already run a feature on her. At 15, she performed the national anthem at Fenway Park in front of 40,000 baseball fans. She’s recorded original songs at the legendary Mayfair studios in London.

In March, the British-born teen performed live with her band, Georgia and the Boys, at SXSW. In May she won the Austin School for Performing and Visual Arts Youthcast Competition. In June, she was chosen for the American Idol competition in Austin. In August, she won the Fame Talent Search semifinals, pushing her into finals competition in Los Angeles on Sept. 5.

With blond hair, huge brown eyes and a deep, bluesy voice, Napolitano seems poised to conquer the pop world. The girl’s got pipes.

This year, Napolitano is using her voice to speak for those who can’t, the world’s increasing population of autistic children. On Sept. 12, TEENS4AUTISM will take over the Austin Music Hall, offering up the prodigious talents of eight local teen bands.

....Read full article by Dane Anderson in the Westlake Picayune