American Idol’s Christian Guardino

Christian Guradino is among American Idol’s top 20 contestants, 

Christian Guardino,  joined 20th season of American Idol and has made huge impact on the judges for his resounding voice and his ability to overcome and struggles he has encountered throughout his life.

Christian is originally from Long Island, New York, Guardino was born legally blind.

Singer was diagnosed with a rare genetic eye disorder, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, which affected his retina, impairing the individuals’ vision.

His remaining vision continued to deteriorate as he was growing older, but after his teenage years, Guardino participated in a gene therapy trial.

While attending the Foundation for Retinal Research conference in Philadelphia in 2012, Guardino’s family knew about a new trial that could restore his eyesight.

At  the age of 13, he and his family traveled to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Spark Therapeutics to participate in the RPE65 gene therapy clinical trial.

The trial was successful and restored his eyesight around 80 percent.

In 2017 he told Foundation for Fighting Blindness, “What’s so incredible about this experience is that it’s given me an amazing platform to raise awareness,”

Guardino have also performed on America’s Got Talent and made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated.

He has released his three singles Waiting, Missing Part of Me, and Wishful Thinking.

John Lennon’s song Imagine brought Katy Perry to tears

Richie told Guardino, “You are the poster child for the power of the human spirit. There are so many people in this world who would say ‘What’s wrong with my life?’ And you walk out and say ‘Let me tell you what’s next.'”

Perry  told Guardino that he is making an impact through his music.

“Hearing what you have overcome and the mountains you’ve climbed and the attitude of gratitude that you have, and then you sing Imagine, which is a world-changing song – like, you are put on this planet to do something super powerful and you are doing it right now and in this room,”

“God bless you Christian.”

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