Fifth grader absolutely slays an 'I Will Always Love You' performance

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Neha Prakash
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Prepare to feel extra inferior about your fifth grade talent show "magic act."

Eleven-year-old Mykel Lewis just blew his classmates out of the water with a spectacular cover of Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" at his elementary school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He flawlessly belts out high notes that even Grammy-winning artists in 2015 would find difficult.

One of the teachers at his school, Stephanie Andrews, also posted the video saying, "He received a standing ovation halfway through the song. This child has over come lots of challenges, and watching him in a positive light was breathtaking."

And according to the blog Little Things, Lewis dreams to one day sing on America’s Got Talent and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, but we think he could aim even higher. How about dethroning Beyonce, Lewis?

BONUS: Marc Martel - I Will Always Love You [LIVE]

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