Ben (Michael Jackson 5 Cover) sung by 8 year old Dominique at the Wilson County Fair TN 08-13-2010

Ben (Michael Jackson 5 Cover) by 8 year old Dominique at the Wilson County Fair Talent Show in Lebanon TN 08-13-2010. She won 1st runner up.

"Ben" is a song written and composed by Walter Scharf and Don Black and recorded by Michael Jackson for the Motown label in 1972. Originally written for Donny Osmond, "Ben" was offered to Jackson as Osmond was on tour at the time and unavailable for recording.[2] The single, theme of a 1972 film of the same name (the sequel to the 1971 killer rat movie Willard), spent one week at the top of the U.S. pop chart.[3] It also reached number-one on the Australian pop chart, spending eight weeks at the top spot.[3] The song also later reached a peak of number seven on the British pop chart.[4]

Although Jackson had already become the youngest artist to ever record a number-one ("I Want You Back" with The Jackson 5, in 1970), "Ben" made him the third-youngest solo artist, at fourteen, to score a number-one hit single. Only Stevie Wonder, who was thirteen when "Fingertips, Pt. 2" went to number one, and Donny Osmond, who was months shy of his fourteenth birthday when "Go Away Little Girl" hit number one in 1971 were younger.

The song is one of Jackson's most re-released, having appeared on The Jackson 5 Anthology, The Best of Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Anthology, Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection, The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection, Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection, The Definitive Collection, Number Ones and King Of Pop. A live recorded version was released on the 1981 album The Jacksons Live! and remixed versions have appeared on The Remix Suite and Michael Jackson: The Stripped Mixes. After Jackson's death, singer Akon released a remix of the song with his own background vocals and Jackson's original voice.

In 1985, the song became a top ten hit again in the UK when covered by Marti Webb as a tribute to Ben Hardwick, a young liver transplant patient. This version reached #5 in the UK charts and was one of the singer's biggest hits. The co-writer of the song Don Black was at that time Webb's manager.

The song is played in the key of F Major at a tempo of 88bpm. The vocal range is B3-D5[5].

Michael Jackson performed the song on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour in the early 1970s, and again in 1976 on The Jacksons.

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[jw1860]

This child is Japanese?

her singing style is Enka similar to the

[LADYMACMAC46]

guess what u guys now shes singin rat i danced this song three weeks ago and didnt know sad right someone told me but shes a wondeerful singer

[FreakDancing13]

@boogleoogle10 twice.



[Richards19]

so sad... but i loved it!

[kaitlynbug3]

she is very good 4 her age!!! keep gon grl <3 i support u

[boogleoogle10]

@kabuki202 hunny u spelt philipino wrong lol

[cutelilkat101]

she needs lessons, and ppl should rlly SHUT THE FUCK UP when shes singing

[kabuki202]

and she is a filipina, and thats one the reasons why im proud to be a filipino

[IDontCheckMyInbox]

WOW!!!!!

[alexandermeladze]

She need Training