My name is Jon Daker

My Name is Jon Daker
StarringJon Daker
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
CountryUnited States

"My Name is Jon Daker" is an internet viral video of an Easter recital at First United Methodist Church in Peoria, Illinois, in 1990 that was broadcast as part of a public access TV program on WTVP.[1][2] It has been viewed more than 5 million times on YouTube. In the video, an amateur singer, Jon Daker, is accompanied by a pianist as he sings renditions of "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" and "That's Amore." While performing he uses unusual phrasing, sings in a pseudo-operatic voice, and forgets song lyrics.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

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