Singing Sangeniti the next pop sensation?

At hardly 11 years old, Christina Sangeniti seems to have mastered celebrity interviewing skills. In addition to successfully seeking out publicity for her singing talent and auditioning to perform said talent on America’s Got Talent, the Malverne girl managed to navigate an interview with this reporter like a pro.

In answering questions during the interview, Christina, who comes from a family of singers and performers, restated the question and delivered perfectly worded, succinct and significant responses. She did it with a clarity and projection in her voice that only those who like to be heard can master at such a young age.

And at a young age she certainly did start: according to her mother, Darlene Sangeniti, Christina began singing when she was 3 years old. She would serenade family members and friends at gatherings and events. Her very first performance was at her sister’s first birthday party. Her sister, Nicole, now 8, is a performer herself: she loves to dance and is currently taking hip-hop dance classes.

“Between Nicole dancing and Christina singing, they’re constantly with the microphone in the hand or they’re dancing in front of the TV,” their mother said with a chuckle. “So the two of them are dancing and singing — it’s an interesting evening here in the house after school.”

Come March, the Sangenitis will find out whether Christina will be singing on television, rather than along with it: that’s when they expect to hear back from the America’s Got Talent producers for whom Christina auditioned on Nov. 14 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manahattan.

“This is her dream — to be a professional singer — and we’re going to pursue it,” Christina’s mother said, “so this is just part of her resumé.”

Among other bullets on Christina’s resumé is her participation in the Malverne Bible School Children’s Choir, of which she had been a part since kindergarten. The young singer, who attends sixth grade at the Howard T. Herber Middle School in the Malverne school district, has also taken interest in school plays and talent shows. Last year, Christina performed a Justin Bieber song for a school talent show; this year, she landed the lead role of Jojo in the school’s rendition of “Seussical the Musical.”

When she’s not displaying her theatrical skills or doing homework, Christina plays softball, hangs out with friends and family members, occasionally draws and often listens to music. Kelly Clarkson is her favorite music artist, but she doesn’t have a favorite song — she likes to sing “all different kinds of songs,” she said.

According to her mother, “She’s a multitasker with multi-talent, but her favorite, her inspiration is singing and she does a good job at it.”

She’s had more than enough practice. “I’ve been singing since I’m in pre-K,” Christina said in a recent interview with the Herald, adding that she wants to make singing her life, starting with the America’s Got Talent opportunity. “I’m very excited. I’m hoping to be on the show and I want to participate in a lot of singing careers and everything,” she said.

Like many performers, Christina gets an anxious thrill when performing before an audience and, like them, she enjoys it.

“Well, sometimes I feel nervous,” she said, “but when I get into it, I feel very happy inside, confident.”

For this reason, Christina’s mother is tremendously proud: aside from possessing a real talent and performing it well — things that would make any mother proud — Christina’s ambition abolishes her fears.

“You gotta be pretty brave to get in front of a crowd,” Darlene Sangeniti said. “I know I couldn’t do it.”

But Sangeniti’s not surprised: her daughter comes from a “very musically oriented family,” she said. Christina’s maternal grandfather was an accordion player, his wife a singer and his son a member of a band. Christina’s father is a singer: they performed a duet last year at the Malverne Bible Church.

“This is her calling,” Sangeniti said.

Nakeda Ellis contributed to this story.

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