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Living a Dream, ONE SONG AT A TIME Music has always been a part of <strong>UR</strong> <strong>IT</strong> model Annie Morgan’s life, but she didn’t expect overnight success for a song she wrote and recently recorded with her iPhone. “It was like any other Monday for me. I wrote a song called ‘If You Could See Me Fly’ and uploaded it to Facebook. Nothing unusual,” said Annie, a self-proclaimed country girl from Mahaffey, Pennsylvania. She shared her video with a few friends and went to bed, thinking nothing of it since she has been writing and playing music since she was nine years old. “I’m no stranger to music,” said Annie, whose parents both play piano and are her biggest supporters. “I was homeschooled and had plenty of time to sit at my old upright piano and practice.” That practice has made all the difference and Annie awoke that Tuesday morning in September to find her video had over 40,000 views. “My life changed forever,” she said. “Since then, it has been reaching people all over the world. I started receiving messages from people in Kenya, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, Canada, Nova Scotia, and England just to name a few. “They all were sending me pictures of their loved ones who had gone on to heaven and were sharing their personal stories with me about how my song has in some way touched their life.” Her country-style song is about the loss of a child. It is sung as the voice of a little child in Heaven talking to their mom who still remains on Earth. Within two weeks, Annie received thousands of messages and even more comments on her new song than she ever imagined she would. The video, at the time, had over 4.5 million views on Facebook alone. Within one week, Annie’s Facebook page dedicated to her music gained 16,000 “likes.” “My YouTube channel is blowing up and I’ve been receiving too many notifications to count from people subscribing to me so they can hear more of my music,” said Annie. “I’ve had success with other original songs that I’ve posted on Facebook as well, but nothing quite like this.” Every day, Annie is becoming more and more surprised at the success of “If You Could See Me Fly.” “I really believe my song is touching so many people because it talks about something almost everyone has at some point had to deal with: Loss,” shared Annie, who has always wanted to touch lives. “It’s giving millions of people comfort and hope.” Now is her golden opportunity to touch lives, she said, and she is seizing it! The success of the song early on resulted in an interview with WTAJ News, a station in central Pennsylvania that caught up with Annie during <strong>UR</strong> <strong>IT</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>’s fall fashion show in Altoona, Pennsylvania in September. The station aired her interview and a segment of the song, which was a very exciting opportunity for Annie. “I’ve made the front page of different newspapers around the area and TV!” she exclaimed, wondering what could come next. “I’m so blessed that I can do something with my music to be proud of and show the world that if you keep pushing forward, you can make it!” Besides her singing success, Annie has also been a model since she was young. Being a part of <strong>UR</strong> <strong>IT</strong> over the past two years has given her “the chance to feel beautiful and confident again” after she birthed her daughter, Abigail, who will turn two in June. She said working with the <strong>UR</strong> <strong>IT</strong> staff is inspirational and a joy. “Thanks to their support and encouragement, they’ve given me back my desire to be in front of the camera again and not be afraid of what people might think,” Annie said. “You are who you are and no one should every be ashamed of that.” She leaves others with this advice: “It took me 16 years to finally get my big break and if I would’ve given up, I’d never be where I am today. My best advice is, don’t give up on your dreams no matter how big they are. Nothing is impossible!” Check out Annie’s song, “If You Could See Me Fly” at concert schedule at www. anniemorganmusic.com. The song is also now available on iTunes and will be available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Target Music and Google Play. “Annie Morgan” is also on Facebook and YouTube. 6 LIVING A DREAM, ONE SONG AT A TIME