our world today needs leaders leaders that bring people together leaders that
that bring people together leaders that
that bring people together leaders that inspire people to act for the good of
inspire people to act for the good of
inspire people to act for the good of everyone I know that you all have
everyone I know that you all have
everyone I know that you all have something that you love to do and my
something that you love to do and my
something that you love to do and my mission is to lead people to set an
mission is to lead people to set an
mission is to lead people to set an example and to use their talents to help
example and to use their talents to help
example and to use their talents to help others in helping orphan and abandoned
others in helping orphan and abandoned
others in helping orphan and abandoned children in 80 countries I hope to
children in 80 countries I hope to
children in 80 countries I hope to motivate and inspire people everywhere
motivate and inspire people everywhere
motivate and inspire people everywhere to come together and to make a
to come together and to make a
to come together and to make a difference leadership can begin at any
difference leadership can begin at any
difference leadership can begin at any age last year I set out on a mission to
age last year I set out on a mission to
age last year I set out on a mission to sing 80 national anthems in their proper
sing 80 national anthems in their proper
sing 80 national anthems in their proper language and country the purpose was to
language and country the purpose was to
language and country the purpose was to raise money and awareness for charity
raise money and awareness for charity
raise money and awareness for charity called SOS Children’s Villages now in
called SOS Children’s Villages now in
called SOS Children’s Villages now in each country I got the opportunity to
each country I got the opportunity to
each country I got the opportunity to sing with the local kids I got to see
sing with the local kids I got to see
sing with the local kids I got to see what many of these kids have to deal
what many of these kids have to deal
what many of these kids have to deal with on a day-to-day basis and how they
with on a day-to-day basis and how they
with on a day-to-day basis and how they still manage to be happy despite their
still manage to be happy despite their
still manage to be happy despite their circumstances as orphaned or abandoned
circumstances as orphaned or abandoned
circumstances as orphaned or abandoned children you see in most of the
children you see in most of the
children you see in most of the countries that we went I sang with the
countries that we went I sang with the
countries that we went I sang with the kids at the SOS children’s village now
kids at the SOS children’s village now
kids at the SOS children’s village now this is a charity that gives homes to
this is a charity that gives homes to
this is a charity that gives homes to orphan and abandoned children most of
orphan and abandoned children most of
orphan and abandoned children most of these kids had such an amazing view Lynn
these kids had such an amazing view Lynn
these kids had such an amazing view Lynn the world because of all that they’d
the world because of all that they’d
the world because of all that they’d been through and I believe that they
been through and I believe that they
been through and I believe that they have the potential to one day become
have the potential to one day become
have the potential to one day become amazing leaders you might be wondering
amazing leaders you might be wondering
amazing leaders you might be wondering why anthems I knew that not all kids
why anthems I knew that not all kids
why anthems I knew that not all kids around the world would know the same
around the world would know the same
around the world would know the same local songs that we sing in Canada but
local songs that we sing in Canada but
local songs that we sing in Canada but they would all know their national
they would all know their national
they would all know their national anthem I found that the national anthem
anthem I found that the national anthem
anthem I found that the national anthem was often the one song that had the
was often the one song that had the
was often the one song that had the power to bring everyone together let me
power to bring everyone together let me
power to bring everyone together let me just say it was a life-changing
just say it was a life-changing
just say it was a life-changing experience I am now going to tell you
experience I am now going to tell you
experience I am now going to tell you three stories of three
three stories of three
three stories of three groups of kids that yeah that I got the
groups of kids that yeah that I got the
groups of kids that yeah that I got the opportunity to meet these kids are the
opportunity to meet these kids are the
opportunity to meet these kids are the future leaders of our world and I want
future leaders of our world and I want
future leaders of our world and I want to explain why South Africa was an
to explain why South Africa was an
to explain why South Africa was an amazing learning experience for me it is
amazing learning experience for me it is
amazing learning experience for me it is the birthplace of so many outstanding
the birthplace of so many outstanding
the birthplace of so many outstanding leaders that truly made a mark in
leaders that truly made a mark in
leaders that truly made a mark in history it is full of talented inspiring
history it is full of talented inspiring
history it is full of talented inspiring hard-working people just like you and I
hard-working people just like you and I
hard-working people just like you and I one thing separates us the kids that I
one thing separates us the kids that I
one thing separates us the kids that I meant had been orphaned abandoned or
meant had been orphaned abandoned or
meant had been orphaned abandoned or abused one girl in particular stood out
abused one girl in particular stood out
abused one girl in particular stood out to me her name was Hector she was the
to me her name was Hector she was the
to me her name was Hector she was the same age as me so 12 she spoke perfect
same age as me so 12 she spoke perfect
same age as me so 12 she spoke perfect English something you learn to
English something you learn to
English something you learn to appreciate when you’re traveling because
appreciate when you’re traveling because
appreciate when you’re traveling because so many people worldwide don’t at one
so many people worldwide don’t at one
so many people worldwide don’t at one point I asked her a question that had
point I asked her a question that had
point I asked her a question that had asked many kids around the world if you
asked many kids around the world if you
asked many kids around the world if you had one wish what would it be she
had one wish what would it be she
had one wish what would it be she replied that it would be to know her
replied that it would be to know her
replied that it would be to know her family I was astonished instead of
family I was astonished instead of
family I was astonished instead of wishing for a car bike or even a bone
wishing for a car bike or even a bone
wishing for a car bike or even a bone like so many other kids that I’d met she
like so many other kids that I’d met she
like so many other kids that I’d met she wished for something that I took for
wished for something that I took for
wished for something that I took for granted and didn’t really consider a
granted and didn’t really consider a
granted and didn’t really consider a privilege she loved my mission that made
privilege she loved my mission that made
privilege she loved my mission that made me feel like I was doing the right thing
me feel like I was doing the right thing
me feel like I was doing the right thing standing up for the right cause on the
standing up for the right cause on the
standing up for the right cause on the last day that we were there she told me
last day that we were there she told me
last day that we were there she told me that I’d inspired her that she wanted to
that I’d inspired her that she wanted to
that I’d inspired her that she wanted to become a human rights lawyer because she
become a human rights lawyer because she
become a human rights lawyer because she wanted to help people I believe that she
wanted to help people I believe that she
wanted to help people I believe that she has a potential to one day become an
has a potential to one day become an
has a potential to one day become an amazing leader and to do great things it
amazing leader and to do great things it
amazing leader and to do great things it is sad to see how much discrimination
is sad to see how much discrimination
is sad to see how much discrimination there is worldwide towards people of
there is worldwide towards people of
there is worldwide towards people of different religions I saw this when I
different religions I saw this when I
different religions I saw this when I was in Malaysia now we were only there
was in Malaysia now we were only there
was in Malaysia now we were only there for
for
for one night but I got the opportunity to
one night but I got the opportunity to
one night but I got the opportunity to meet these wonderful girls at a Muslim
meet these wonderful girls at a Muslim
meet these wonderful girls at a Muslim boarding school in Kuala Lumpur after I
boarding school in Kuala Lumpur after I
boarding school in Kuala Lumpur after I sang the national anthem with him they
sang the national anthem with him they
sang the national anthem with him they asked me a question they asked me if I
asked me a question they asked me if I
asked me a question they asked me if I was scared of them because they were
was scared of them because they were
was scared of them because they were Muslim scared of them these girls were
Muslim scared of them these girls were
Muslim scared of them these girls were only 14 years old but because of the
only 14 years old but because of the
only 14 years old but because of the perception that we sometimes get of
perception that we sometimes get of
perception that we sometimes get of Muslim people in the media they thought
Muslim people in the media they thought
Muslim people in the media they thought that I would also have that perception
that I would also have that perception
that I would also have that perception of them I would never have thought of
of them I would never have thought of
of them I would never have thought of being scared of them so that’s what I
being scared of them so that’s what I
being scared of them so that’s what I told them they tried to reassure me by
told them they tried to reassure me by
told them they tried to reassure me by saying that I shouldn’t worry they
saying that I shouldn’t worry they
saying that I shouldn’t worry they weren’t going to blow me up blow me up
weren’t going to blow me up blow me up
weren’t going to blow me up blow me up there are so many incredible Muslim
there are so many incredible Muslim
there are so many incredible Muslim leaders in this world that the bad
leaders in this world that the bad
leaders in this world that the bad should not outweigh the good for
should not outweigh the good for
should not outweigh the good for instance Malala is one of my greatest
instance Malala is one of my greatest
instance Malala is one of my greatest inspirations these girls were only
inspirations these girls were only
inspirations these girls were only regular teenagers the only thing that
regular teenagers the only thing that
regular teenagers the only thing that set us apart was religion they were not
set us apart was religion they were not
set us apart was religion they were not extremists in their views the vast
extremists in their views the vast
extremists in their views the vast majority of Muslim people aren’t it is
majority of Muslim people aren’t it is
majority of Muslim people aren’t it is only very closed-minded people that
only very closed-minded people that
only very closed-minded people that would have that perception of them to me
would have that perception of them to me
would have that perception of them to me they were just friendly girls in Greece
they were just friendly girls in Greece
they were just friendly girls in Greece I got the opportunity to meet this
I got the opportunity to meet this
I got the opportunity to meet this wonderful group of kids when I first
wonderful group of kids when I first
wonderful group of kids when I first went to sing the Greek national anthem
went to sing the Greek national anthem
went to sing the Greek national anthem with him they were quite reluctant and
with him they were quite reluctant and
with him they were quite reluctant and shy to sing with me like they didn’t
shy to sing with me like they didn’t
shy to sing with me like they didn’t quite know what to do on the night
quite know what to do on the night
quite know what to do on the night before I was about to leave I heard
before I was about to leave I heard
before I was about to leave I heard voices outside of my window singing the
voices outside of my window singing the
voices outside of my window singing the Greek national anthem Sagna is a pudding
Greek national anthem Sagna is a pudding
Greek national anthem Sagna is a pudding cup see to spot you sintra Mary
cup see to spot you sintra Mary
cup see to spot you sintra Mary I went outside and I saw that the entire
I went outside and I saw that the entire
I went outside and I saw that the entire village of kids had gathered below my
village of kids had gathered below my
village of kids had gathered below my window to sing the Greek national anthem
window to sing the Greek national anthem
window to sing the Greek national anthem I was amazed that these kids had steps
I was amazed that these kids had steps
I was amazed that these kids had steps so far outside of their comfort zone to
so far outside of their comfort zone to
so far outside of their comfort zone to come and sing for me even though we
come and sing for me even though we
come and sing for me even though we didn’t speak the same language they
didn’t speak the same language they
didn’t speak the same language they found a way to communicate with me and a
found a way to communicate with me and a
found a way to communicate with me and a way to say goodbye at that moment I
way to say goodbye at that moment I
way to say goodbye at that moment I realized that if music has the power to
realized that if music has the power to
realized that if music has the power to connect me and them were from opposite
connect me and them were from opposite
connect me and them were from opposite sides of the world and speak completely
sides of the world and speak completely
sides of the world and speak completely different languages then music has the
different languages then music has the
different languages then music has the power to do anything now in these three
power to do anything now in these three
power to do anything now in these three stories I saw how the power of
stories I saw how the power of
stories I saw how the power of inspiration is a strong one a lot of the
inspiration is a strong one a lot of the
inspiration is a strong one a lot of the time when i went to these villages the
time when i went to these villages the
time when i went to these villages the kids especially the girls seem to have
kids especially the girls seem to have
kids especially the girls seem to have no faith in themselves to do great
no faith in themselves to do great
no faith in themselves to do great things when they saw that a girl did
things when they saw that a girl did
things when they saw that a girl did have the power to make a difference I
have the power to make a difference I
have the power to make a difference I saw their attitudes change when I left
saw their attitudes change when I left
saw their attitudes change when I left each of those countries I felt a
each of those countries I felt a
each of those countries I felt a different vibe from when I got there
different vibe from when I got there
different vibe from when I got there most importantly these kids felt
most importantly these kids felt
most importantly these kids felt empowered and determined to become the
empowered and determined to become the
empowered and determined to become the leaders that their communities were
leaders that their communities were
leaders that their communities were sometimes missing all great nations and
sometimes missing all great nations and
sometimes missing all great nations and movements started with a leader that had
movements started with a leader that had
movements started with a leader that had their followers best interests at heart
their followers best interests at heart
their followers best interests at heart good leaders inspire people to make a
good leaders inspire people to make a
good leaders inspire people to make a difference in the world and in their
difference in the world and in their
difference in the world and in their communities everything starts with an
communities everything starts with an
communities everything starts with an idea some may say an idea worth
idea some may say an idea worth
idea some may say an idea worth spreading with enough motivation and
spreading with enough motivation and
spreading with enough motivation and determination I found that you have to
determination I found that you have to
determination I found that you have to work hard until you’ve achieved whatever
work hard until you’ve achieved whatever
work hard until you’ve achieved whatever you’re trying to achieve for instance I
you’re trying to achieve for instance I
you’re trying to achieve for instance I am standing up for the rights of kids
am standing up for the rights of kids
am standing up for the rights of kids everywhere by decreasing child poverty
everywhere by decreasing child poverty
everywhere by decreasing child poverty and abandonment this
and abandonment this
and abandonment this is my movement I aspire to inspire other
is my movement I aspire to inspire other
is my movement I aspire to inspire other kids like me around the world to use
kids like me around the world to use
kids like me around the world to use whatever they love to do to create a
whatever they love to do to create a
whatever they love to do to create a movement and to fight for what they
movement and to fight for what they
movement and to fight for what they believe in I’m now going to sing an
believe in I’m now going to sing an
believe in I’m now going to sing an original song that I wrote called anthem
original song that I wrote called anthem
original song that I wrote called anthem of the world it talks about peace among
of the world it talks about peace among
of the world it talks about peace among cultures and how if we all use what we
cultures and how if we all use what we
cultures and how if we all use what we love to do to make a difference we could
love to do to make a difference we could
love to do to make a difference we could make the world a better and more
make the world a better and more
make the world a better and more peaceful place now I want you guys all
peaceful place now I want you guys all
peaceful place now I want you guys all to stand up and feel free to sing with
to stand up and feel free to sing with
to stand up and feel free to sing with me in the chorus people of the world
me in the chorus people of the world
me in the chorus people of the world come with me and see let’s all join
come with me and see let’s all join
come with me and see let’s all join together and see what I can bring stead
together and see what I can bring stead
together and see what I can bring stead of filling us with data leaders should
of filling us with data leaders should
of filling us with data leaders should inspire and then we can come together
inspire and then we can come together
inspire and then we can come together for it gets too dire let’s hop sing
for it gets too dire let’s hop sing
for it gets too dire let’s hop sing coffee so yeah sing an anthem for the
coffee so yeah sing an anthem for the
coffee so yeah sing an anthem for the world all bad let’s go together everyone
world all bad let’s go together everyone
world all bad let’s go together everyone go make a dancing with me let’s
you all have the power to become fears
you all have the power to become fears to inspire
to inspire
to inspire [Music]
[Music]
[Music] yeah the world
yeah the world
yeah the world come with me you’ll see we can work
come with me you’ll see we can work
come with me you’ll see we can work together and then we’ll all be free I
together and then we’ll all be free I
together and then we’ll all be free I bet it
bet it
bet it so much fun loving family is so many
so much fun loving family is so many
so much fun loving family is so many around about me more from me you and me
around about me more from me you and me
around about me more from me you and me let’s sing for Pisa yet singing anthem
let’s sing for Pisa yet singing anthem
let’s sing for Pisa yet singing anthem for the world all bad let’s come
for the world all bad let’s come
for the world all bad let’s come together everyone come together and sing
together everyone come together and sing
together everyone come together and sing with me let’s all sing puppies ooh yes
with me let’s all sing puppies ooh yes
with me let’s all sing puppies ooh yes an anthem for the world are at let’s
an anthem for the world are at let’s
an anthem for the world are at let’s come together everyone can we get an
come together everyone can we get an
come together everyone can we get an sing with me oh oh yes sing your heart
sing with me oh oh yes sing your heart
sing with me oh oh yes sing your heart out oh yeah sing your heart out oh oh
out oh yeah sing your heart out oh oh
out oh yeah sing your heart out oh oh yes come together and sing with me
yes come together and sing with me
yes come together and sing with me together and sing with me we have the
together and sing with me we have the
together and sing with me we have the power to change the world oh people of
power to change the world oh people of
power to change the world oh people of the world come with me Oh bye week and
the world come with me Oh bye week and
the world come with me Oh bye week and join together and soul and in mine so
join together and soul and in mine so
join together and soul and in mine so many fights too and red stuck inside
many fights too and red stuck inside
many fights too and red stuck inside your wet hey I know we can do it yeah
your wet hey I know we can do it yeah
your wet hey I know we can do it yeah let’s work for peaceful day
let’s work for peaceful day
let’s work for peaceful day lets up peaceful bisous yessing an
lets up peaceful bisous yessing an
lets up peaceful bisous yessing an anthem for the world or app let’s go
anthem for the world or app let’s go
anthem for the world or app let’s go together everyone to make a dancing with
together everyone to make a dancing with
together everyone to make a dancing with me let’s all sing for bisous yet seen
me let’s all sing for bisous yet seen
me let’s all sing for bisous yet seen anthem for the world already let’s come
anthem for the world already let’s come
anthem for the world already let’s come together everyone come together as do
together everyone come together as do
together everyone come together as do with me thank you very much
[Applause]
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