Alisan Porter, the woman made famous at the tender age of 10 for her role as Curly Sue, has won the 2016 series of The Voice.
Shooting to fame after starring alongside Jim Belushi, Porter later disappeared from public life, succumbing to addiction, like many other Hollywood child stars.
It was only following her rendition of the song Blue Bayou - a performance which judges Adam Levine, Pharrell Williams, Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera all turned for - that Porter revealed who she really was.
"Alisan, you're going to have so much fun on this show; it's going to be a blast," Shelton told her at the time.
The original Curley Sue trailer with Jim Belushi. Post continues after video...
The former child star also explained that despite her former acting career, "It's not my passion. This is my passion."
When Pharrell asked why it had taken Porter so long to get to where she is, the mother-of-two replied, "Honestly, I was going through a hard time in life and then I actually got sober almost eight years ago," which was met by a wave of applause from the judges and crowd.
"I found love and I had children, and that was my goal - to just be a good mum. And I really feel like the universe just had a plan for me, because you guys turned for me today."
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Great singer. I heard her signing Desperado and it was gorgeous.
I know the american anthem because of that movie. Can't remember anything else from it