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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 840
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WHEREAS, Maelyn Jarmon, a New York City resident who hails |
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from Frisco, was crowned the winner of the 16th season of the |
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singing competition The Voice on May 21, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, The 26-year-old singer captured the hearts of the |
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judges and the viewing public with her powerhouse vocals, which |
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shined in her renditions of such hits as "The Scientist" and "Mad |
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World"; her audition, which aired in March, went on to be one of |
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the program's most-watched videos, with close to five million |
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views; she continued honing her craft over the course of the |
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competition while working with her coach, R&B superstar John |
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Legend, and prevailed against runner-up Gyth Rigdon in the season |
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finale, when she brought the house down by singing a live duet |
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with musician Sarah McLachlan; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Jarmon has faced adversity on her journey to |
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fame; during her childhood, a treatment for recurring ear |
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infections left her deaf in one ear and with impaired hearing in |
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the other; she refused to let this setback prevent her from |
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pursuing her dreams, and she immersed herself in singing and |
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musical theater as a teenager; at age 17, she moved to New York |
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City to try her skills on Broadway, and after several years on |
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that scene, she decided to focus on creating original music; now |
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with her trophy from The Voice in hand, she looks forward to |
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releasing her first EP and booking local performances; and |
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WHEREAS, Maelyn Jarmon's exceptional showing on The Voice |
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has distinguished her as a star on the rise, and her fans in the |
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Lone Star State and across the country are eager to see what the |
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future holds for this extraordinarily talented young woman; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Maelyn Jarmon for her victory |
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on Season 16 of The Voice and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Jarmon as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Paxton, Nelson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 25, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |