Maria Lourdes Aragon is Filipino Canadian You Tube Sensation and was born in July 2000 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was born and raised in Canada to Filipino parents. Maria does not speak Tagalog and has never been to the Philippines.
In February 2011, she posted a video on her sister's YouTube channel in which she performed a cover of "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga. A Twitter message from Lady Gaga on the video was sent to her eight million followers, and launched Maria to instant, international fame.The video garnered over 10 million views on YouTube in just five days.
American talk show host Ellen Degeneres took notice of her talent from Lady Gaga's tweet and invited Maria to appear on her show on February 21, 2011.
Aragon is a fifth-grade student at the Isaac Brock School in Winnipeg, Canada. She lives with her sister and her parents.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia and Video from You Tube
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