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. In 2015, Carmona was hired by Gravity Thinking to sing the

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with music arranged and conducted by Derek Williams. The YouTube version of the recording amassed over 1.7 million hits in its premiere run.

Discography

Albums and Singles * ''100 Vidas'' – album and single (2017) * ''Presentiment'' – EP (2015) * ''Dancing in the Dark'' – album (2015) * ''Bag of Bones'' – single (2014) * ''I Got Life'' – single (2014) * ''There's No Other Girl Live Session'' – EP (2013) Top Songs

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