A woman was randomly challenged to sing 'Shallow' in a train station, and she blew people away

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• Kevin Freshwater recently approached people on the streets of London to challenge them to finish the lyrics to popular songs.

• While few strangers played along with the comedian's challenge, one woman in a train station brought the house down.

• Freshwater posted the video of Charlotte Awbery this week, and clips went viral, with more than 12 million views on Facebook and 23 million views on Twitter.

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Its rousing, angsty melody and cathartic chorus have made "Shallow" an instant karaoke classic, but one that few can sing at Lady Gaga's caliber — until now.

A woman was recently challenged to sing the hit song from "A Star is Born," and people say she's giving Gaga a run for her money.

Kevin Freshwater, a self-proclaimed "prankster and purveyor of comic content," took to the streets of London to film a "finish the lyrics" challenge. Freshwater approached strangers with a microphone and sang the first parts of popular songs like Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" and the infectious "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" theme.

Few were bold enough to rise up to the challenge — that is, until Freshwater approached a commuter in a train station who brought the house down.

The comedian started singing Bradley Cooper's portion of the duet, then pointed the microphone toward the woman.

Though the woman, caught off guard, began singing Lady Gaga's part timidly, Freshwater was in awe of her voice and urged her to continue. The woman belted the difficult chorus — without a warm-up.

As it turns out, the woman Freshwater approached is a professional singer-songwriter named Charlotte Awbery.

Freshwater first posted the video on Facebook on Sunday, and it quickly took the internet by storm, with people proclaiming that "a star was born."

It wasn't long before people posted Awbery's "finish the lyrics" challenge on other social-media platforms. Videos of her impromptu cover of "Shallow" had garnered more than 12 million views on Facebook and 23 million views on Twitter as of Thursday.

One person called her performance "flawless" and worthy of the Oscars.

As Awbery's cover of the song gained traction, the song from the "A Star is Born" soundtrack climbed back into the top 40 on iTunes.

Freshwater told the "Today" show that he was "blown away and lost for words" at people's reactions to Awbery's performance.

"I'm grateful that I have a platform to be able to showcase her amazing talent to the world," he said.

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