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Watch a Teenage Rihanna Belt Out Mariah Carey's "Hero" at Her High School Talent Show

File this under Things That Make You Go 'Aww.'

Before she was performing songs like "Bitch Better Have My Money" at events like the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards, Rihanna was singing songs like "Hero" by Mariah Carey at places like her high school talent show.

No, really. Rihanna sang "Hero" at her high school talent show when she was still a teenager, and it's the softest, most adorable form of Bad Gal RiRi we've seen to date.

Okay, so, not the right song choice, but at least teenage Rihanna had hand-dancing down PAT back in the day. Don't you just want to pinch her cheeks and hand her a trophy?