6-year-old inspires internet with a heart warming 'Bohemian Rhapsody' cover

Avett Ray a 6-year-old self-taught piano prodigy from Dayton, Ohio who is blind.

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“The moment he could pull himself to reach the piano, he was playing the melody to ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,'” Avett’s mom, Sara Moore, told CBS News.

“Music is in his body,” Moore said. “He’s really practicing on performing now. Since his talent is so amazing, people are asking him to perform.”

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His latest viral video is from one of his new favorite artists – Queen.

Avett Ray covered the song “Bohemian Rhapsody” and it attained more than 7 million views.

Avett was born with a condition called optic nerve fibroplasia.

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“He’s completely blind in one eye but has a little bit of vision in the other,” Moore said. “He’s significantly visually impaired. He walks with cane and he reads braille.”

Avett Ray’s mom sees his videos as the ability to inspire others to be accepting and understanding of Diversity and those with Special Needs. Her book called “Cotton Candy Clouds” gains awareness and support for those who are blind or visually impaired.

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“He’s the character in the book. Basically, he couldn’t see the clouds in the sky, so I wrote this book so he could see them.” The book is “a chance to talk about diversity and how everybody’s made special and we’re all born with our own gifts. I teach people how to engage with blind and visually impaired people.”

“If every company would focus on inclusion … what a difference it would make for so many Americans."

Since Avett Ray’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ cover went viral the world has shown support for this young child prodigy.

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