Bella Paige will represent Australia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Sofia, Bulgaria.
For most 13 year olds, the prospect of performing before an international television audience of 100 million viewers would be daunting.
But not Bella Paige - she says she can hardly wait.
"Oh my God it's a huge honour. I'm so grateful and humbled for this opportunity because I've just been working so hard so to get this opportunity, it's amazing."
Bella is no stranger to the limelight having finished second in the last season of The Voice Kids.
But Junior Eurovision is an altogether different challenge.
Bella says the song-contest has been a family favourite ever since she can remember - making the opportunity even more exciting
"Me and my family have watched it for years - watched Jess Mauboy, Guy Sebastian performing. When I got this opportunity I'm so humbled to get this opportunity."
The song she'll perform in Bulgaria next month was penned by Delta Goodrem.
Bella says it's the deeper message rather than the catchy tune which initially attracted her to the song.
"It's really inspiring and it encourages girls to support each other, believe in each other and dream bigger, no matter what ups and downs they go through - just stick together and support each other and know jhow beautiful you are inside and out. It's a really encouraging song I love to sing."
Bella's number one fan, her proud mother Tanya, will accompany her daughter to Bulgaria.
The life-long Eurovision enthusiast says she's overwhelmed at the prospect of her daughter performing before a television audience of 100 million viewers.
"That's a lot - yes the world is huge and it's bringing everyone together and music brings everyone together - that's scary though!"
But not for Bella, who says she's just determined to give it her best shot.
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