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A fascinating Russian

To improve my pronunciation and vocabulary I decided to watch Russian T.V. online. While doing this I came across a wonderful Russian.  He is a fifteen year-old boy(then 14) who was taking part in Russian T.V.'s version of The Voice. His name is Danil Pluzhnikov.  He is an amazing singer who sings with passion and emotion unusual in one so young.  He is someone who has suffered himself and knows how to express great emotion and empathy because of this. Danil suffers from a form of dwarfism.  He is 98cms tall that is 3foot2ins. He has problems walking. But Danil does not sit down and let life beat him, instead he sings to comfort and help.  Recently after the St. Petersburg terror attack Danil sang to a huge crowd in Moscow who had come together to show support for their sister city.  I attach a link to this below.  Danil is an important part of my gradual determination to go to his country. In this link Danil sings about rising above problems. " People may beat us down but still we fly." This could be the song of all Russians.  through adversity they still continue to flourish.
https://vk.com/id49601046?z=video-121925354_456239235%2Fvideos49601046%2Fpl_49601046_-2

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