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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Maelyn Jarmon, a New York City resident who hails |
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| 6 | 7 | | from Frisco, was crowned the winner of the 16th season of the |
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| 7 | 8 | | singing competition The Voice on May 21, 2019; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The 26-year-old singer captured the hearts of the |
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| 9 | 10 | | judges and the viewing public with her powerhouse vocals, which |
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| 10 | 11 | | shined in her renditions of such hits as "The Scientist" and "Mad |
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| 11 | 12 | | World"; her audition, which aired in March, went on to be one of the |
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| 12 | 13 | | program's most-watched videos, with close to five million views; |
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| 13 | 14 | | she continued honing her craft over the course of the competition |
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| 14 | 15 | | while working with her coach, R&B superstar John Legend, and |
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| 15 | 16 | | prevailed against runner-up Gyth Rigdon in the season finale, when |
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| 16 | 17 | | she brought the house down by singing a live duet with musician |
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| 17 | 18 | | Sarah McLachlan; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Jarmon has faced adversity on her journey to |
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| 19 | 20 | | fame; during her childhood, a treatment for recurring ear |
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| 20 | 21 | | infections left her deaf in one ear and with impaired hearing in the |
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| 21 | 22 | | other; she refused to let this setback prevent her from pursuing her |
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| 22 | 23 | | dreams, and she immersed herself in singing and musical theater as a |
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| 23 | 24 | | teenager; at age 17, she moved to New York City to try her skills on |
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| 24 | 25 | | Broadway, and after several years on that scene, she decided to |
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| 25 | 26 | | focus on creating original music; now with her trophy from The Voice |
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| 26 | 27 | | in hand, she looks forward to releasing her first EP and booking |
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| 27 | 28 | | local performances; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Maelyn Jarmon's exceptional showing on The Voice has |
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| 29 | 30 | | distinguished her as a star on the rise, and her fans in the Lone |
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| 30 | 31 | | Star State and across the country are eager to see what the future |
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| 31 | 32 | | holds for this extraordinarily talented young woman; now, |
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| 32 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Maelyn Jarmon for her victory on |
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| 35 | 36 | | Season 16 of The Voice and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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| 36 | 37 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for Ms. Jarmon as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | House of Representatives. |
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