Here is a list of some of my favorite competition songs for girls ages 12 & under, categorized into three basic genres: 1) Musical Theater, 2) Pop, and 3) Classical Crossover.
Musical Theater:
A Million Dreams, The Greatest Showman
Be Kind to Your Parents, Fanny*
Big and Loud, Cats Don't Dance
Born to Entertain, Ruthless
Castle on a Cloud, Les Miserables
Do-Re-Mi, The Sound of Music
Edelweiss, The Sound of Music
Heart, Damn Yankees*
I Know it's Today, Shrek the Musical (excerpt)
I Want it Now, Willy Wonka
I Whistle a Happy Tune, The King and I
Impossible, Cinderella
It's Gonna Be Okay, The Piano Guys
It's Possible, Seussical the Musical*
It's the Hard-Knock Life, Annie
Johnny One Note, Babes in Arms
Let it Go, Frozen
Let's Go Fly a Kite, Mary Poppins
Little People, Les Miserables*
Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now, Hairspray
Maybe, Annie
My Favorite Things, The Sound of Music
Naughty, Matilda
On the Good Ship Lollipop, Bright Eyes
Sayonara, How to Eat Like a Child
Shy, Once Upon a Mattress
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Mary Poppins
The Girl I Mean to Be, The Secret Garden
This is Me, The Greatest Showman
Tomorrow, Annie
When I Get My Name in Lights, The Boy from Oz*
When I Grow Up, Matilda
When You Wish Upon a Star, Pinocchio*
You're Never Fully Dressed without a Smile, Annie
You've Got a Friend in Me, Toy Story*
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Song of the South*
*generally sung by a boy, or could also be sung by a boy, but appropriate content for a girl, sung out of context
Pop:
All American Girl, Carrie Underwood (country)
Boomerang, Jojo Siwa
Brave, Sara Bareilles
Champion, Carrie Underwood
Count on Me, Bruno Mars
Fight Song, Rachel Platten
Firework, Katy Perry
Girl in the Mirror, Sophia Grace
Girl on Fire, Alicia Keys
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper
I Don't Know My Name, Grace VanderWaal
Party in the U.S.A., Miley Cyrus
Rise Up, Andra Day
Rise, Katy Perry
Roar, Katy Perry
Skyscraper, Demi Lovato
The Climb, Miley Cyrus
The Greatest, Sia
The Prayer, David Foster, et al (solo version)
Titanium, David Guetta
True Colors, Cyndi Lauper
Try Anything, Shakira
Wind Beneath My Wings, Bette Midler
Classical Crossover:
Ave Maria, Schubert or Gounod
La Pastorella, Giachino Rossini
Panis Angelicus, Sacris solemniis, Saint Thomas Aquinas
Pie Jesu, Requiem, Andrew Lloyd-Webber
The Prayer, David Foster, et al (solo version)
Think of Me, Phantom of the Opera
Time to Say Goodbye, Francesco Sartori
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, Phantom of the Opera
I only recommend choosing Classical Crossover for this age group if your girl has an exceptionally strong head voice that is crystal clear from middle C to high C, a somewhat sizable instrument, natural resonance, natural vibrato, and her high notes are her comfort zone. There is really no such thing as a "child opera singer," but this recently-evolved category exists for those girls who have truly "operatic" tendencies, or very strong head voices, which may later become operatic instruments. Examples of so-called female "child opera singers" are Charlotte Church and Jackie Evancho. They generally never become real opera singers because they aren't generally trained to do so but rather remain in the Classical Crossover genre as teens and adults.
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