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Calista Quinn auditioned for Season 15 of The Voice.

Which is all the more impressive considering she’s just 15 years old.

Calista has also announced that she auditioned for Season 15 of The Voice, which kicks off Monday, Sept. 24 on NBC.

Here’s more about Calista.

* She credits her dad and the Wiggles for getting her hooked on music. When she was little, her dad built her a stage. She says she would dress up and “jam out to the Wiggles.”

* In a Q&A with fans from three years ago that’s still on her YouTube channel, Calista says she first performed on a real stage when she was 7 or 8. The song: “Stupid Cupid.”

* During the same Q&A, Calista listed her musical influences as Beyonce, Todrick Hall, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson. Wonder if JHUD was aware when the auditions were filmed?

* By age 10, she was a PR and fashion reporter for a tween site called Party Rockers. By age 12, she was already touring the East Coast as part of Social Jam

* Calista says one of her favorite places to perform is New York’s Apollo Theater. She received a standing ovation there in 2014 for her cover of “I am Changing” from “Dreamgirls.”

* Well known for her covers, she’s also released a good deal of original music for someone so young. That includes a five-track EP called “Loud and Proud” in 2016 and a followup single called “Slumber Party.” The music video for the latter premiered on Radio Disney. You can check it out below.

* More recently, she’s been posting collaborative covers with Desmond Dennis. The latest of those — a cover of “Freaky Friday” — has hit 1 million views. It’s not on Calista’s YouTube channel, but you can check it out here.

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