YouTube star Maria Aragon stars in her own music video

By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ

August 19, 2011, 4:00pm

Maria Aragon hopes to be a good influence to others (Photo from her official website)

MANILA, Philippines – Filipina-Canadian YouTube sensation Maria Aragon has achieved another milestone at a tender age: Starring in her own music video.

Maria has already filmed the official music video for her version of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” which is part of her debut album, reported abs-cbnNEWS.com.

She related how the shoot went, saying during her interview, "I feel really grateful to be here thank you. We had to do a lot of takes and there's a lot of concept to it.”

The 11-year-old singer’s homemade video of the Lady Gaga hit which the former's sister uploaded on YouTube last February was Maria's ticket to fame, generating over 40 million hits. More, she impressed none other than Lady Gaga herself who hailed Maria as “the future.”

The Winnipeg-based Maria is currently in the country together with her family for a vacation as well as for some showbiz commitments.

In spite of her accomplishments, Maria apparently keeps a good head on her shoulders. In her interview with “The Buzz” last month, the young singer noted being humble as the best advice she would give to others.

“You should always stay grounded. I’ve been through a lot but the thing is you should always stay grounded. I would never be like big-headed and I always stay with God. I always pray with my family every night.

“Just be always grateful for what you have because there are some kids or a lot of people that don’t have what we have. We’re very privileged to have what we have,” said Maria.

She may have a long way to go but Maria is determined to make a difference in her own way.

“Obviously I wanna make a change. Hopefully I influence other people to make a change too,” she said.