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Taylor Swift’s mini-me: 7-year-old girl’s impersonation goes viral

Xia Vigor, 7, wowed the internet with her Taylor Swift impression on TV in Philippines. XIA VIGOR/FACEBOOK

Taylor Swift has some competition.

Seven-year-old Xia Vigor recently impersonated the star on a segment of Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids, a Philippine TV show in which kids perform hit songs from their favourite musicians.

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Vigor, who is British and Filipina, performed her rendition of Swift’s classic hit from 2008, You Belong With Me, and even included a Swift-inspired hair-toss while on-stage.

The clip, which has been viewed on YouTube more than one million times, shows Vigor wowing the audience as she performs the number dressed in a white marching band uniform, which she then removes to unveil a glittery mini-dress.

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“I just did what I love to do and magical things started to happen,” the seven-year-old told her fans on Instagram.

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This isn’t the first time Vigor has found success on TV. In 2015, she won the Philippines’ Mini-Me child talent competition for her rendition of Selena Gomez’s Love You Like A Love Song.

“I am incredibly proud. She performs amazingly and she’s become a really big star on TV here in the Philippines,” her father told The Daily Mail.

Swift has not publicly commented on the performance yet.

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