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Jasmine Norden

Claudia Winkleman praises blind Leeds station pianist girl who left viewers in tears

Viewers of Channel 4's The Piano were left 'speechless' as blind teenager Lucy wowed the whole of Leeds Train Station with her skills.

Lucy, 13, gobsmacked show judges Mika and Lang Lang with her rendition of Chopin's Opus 9 Number 1 - and was chosen by them to perform at London's Royal Festival Hall. Lucy, from Halifax, was diagnosed with cancerous tumours of the eyes after she was born and has no vision.

She is also neuro-diverse, and is developmentally delayed - meaning she can't hold a conversation. Her incredible skill on the piano was first discovered when she played a perfect rendition of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on a toy keyboard she had.

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