ASIEH NAMDAR, CNN ANCHOR: A teenage singing sensation is winning a lot of claim in Azerbaijan.</s>SHIHAB RATTANSI, CNN ANCHOR: MIR TV Azerbaijan introduces us to the 14 year-old budding star, who is quickly becoming one of the familiar voices of the country.</s>YUDMILA GARAYEVA, MIR TV CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): They often call him Latino</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): There was a time I knew he would be a great singer, I never thought it before. Only after his birthday performance, I started to believe in him.</s>GARAYEVA: His father was a former singer who quit singing, devoting his time to his son only. He had to sell a big house in order to get a small apartment. All of the monies they got from the house was spent on teachers, composers, musicians, et cetera. His father was right. He did become popular. Among the five most popular kids of Azerbaijan, he got the president's scholarship; he took first place on the most popular prestigious competitions. First place in international festivals in Albania,</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): My dad is my friend. He is everything to me.</s>GARAYEVA: His attitude toward his fame is quite normal and it is not likely he will get fame sickness, he just likes to sing and it is as natural for him as breathing. Yudmila Garayeva, Azerbaijan, special for CNN.
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