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Darci Lynne Hit a Jaw-Dropping Note Covering "Hopelessly Devoted to You" From Grease

The America's Got Talent winner performed a heartfelt rendition of the classic made popular by Olivia Newton-John.

By Elizabeth Logan

Darci Lynne just achieved triple-threat status. She won America's Got Talent on the strength of her ventriloquism, then gained a massive online following for her singing. And now it seems she can act, as well, as her music cover of this Grease classic is totally emotional. Can she bring this skill to America's Got Talent: Fantasy League? We'll have to wait and see.

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Singing "Hopelessly Devoted to You," Lynne channels all of the lovelorn dejection and innocence the song demands. If anyone is currently casting a remake of Grease, they should seriously consider her for the role of Sandy.

Listen to Darci Lynne's cover here. 

What to know about "Hopelessly Devoted to You" by Olivia Newton-John

"Hopelessly Devoted to You" is the song protagonist Sandy sings in the 1978 movie musical Grease about her undying love for greaser Danny. It was not in the original stage show and was written for the film, eventually garnering an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. It also became a hit single for the late Olivia Newton-John, who recorded it for the movie's soundtrack.

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