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Keyshia Cole Crashes Middle School Performance Of Her Hit Song 'Love'

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By Melanie VanDerveer on February 26, 2024 at 5:54 PM EST

A group of middle school students at Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia got the surprise of their lives while impressively singing Keyshia Cole's hit song "Love."

The exciting moment was captured and shared on social media and has since gone viral.

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R&B Singer Keyshia Cole Surprises Middle School Singers at Ron Clark Academy

Ron Clark Academy students and Keyshia Cole
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Cole's song "Love" seems to have pre-teens and teens in a chokehold lately.

The 2005 hit song has had a resurgence in popularity thanks to the younger generation and is a favorite among singers to show their vocal range. And the students at Ron Clark Academy have certainly killed it! (As the young kids would say, THEY ATE!)

A video shared on TikTok on February 17 by Ron Clark, founder of the Ron Clark Academy, the middle school students are seen performing "Love" in a fun and playful way for Valentine's Day.

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Many people dropped into the comment section to share their thoughts on the talented kids in the video.

"I had the time of my life at RCA! These kids are world changers!" one person wrote. Another added, "this is the future I want and believe in!!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️."

One viewer shared, "She’ll be in town for her concert Saturday. Maybe she’ll visit," and that's exactly what ended up happening.

A video shared over the weekend showed the exciting moment that Cole surprised the students as they were performing her song.

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As the lead singer was belting out her tune, very impressively we might add, Clark interrupted his performance to say, "No, no, you're not doing it right. Cut the music. You gotta do it better, buddy. I want more depth, more heart, more soul. I want more Keyshia Cole. Sing it like this," and that's when Cole made her grand entrance and surprised everyone in the building.

The kids all turned around screaming and jumping up and down. She sang as she walked down the steps to join the kids on stage, and then they all joined in happily.

The lead singer of the students then began the song again with Cole by his side. And boy did he do right by her and took over that stage! Her smile said it all!

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Another POV was shared of the video on Clark's TikTok page and it went viral with more than 5.3 million views in just a day. Tons of positive thoughts filled the comment section.

"That baby was not gonna let Keyshia Cole outdo him! That was his time to shine. Sing baby!" one person shared. Another viewer added, "Keyshia Cole this song will forever have us in a choke hold! #classic." Another said, "I know it makes her heart smile to know she really got a timeless classic on her hands?."

Ron Clark Academy is a nonprofit middle school that was founded in early 2007 in Atlanta Georgia by Clark, who is also a math teacher at the school.

The 2005 Hit Song Has The Younger Generation Singing Loud And Proud!

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Ron Clark Academy's video isn't the first time "Love" has been performed by the younger generation. There are actually many videos on TikTok of students singing along to the popular tune.

TikTok account, @inspiredxxjazz, recently shared a video of high schoolers singing along to "Love." The video received more than 8.6 million views and thousands of comments.

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"In the vid you can tell the diff between the kids who grew up listening to the song and the ones who heard it from tik tok ?," one person wrote in the comments. Another added, "They were all just babies riding in the back seat of the car listening to their mom sing this song."

Back in late 2022, TikTok account @ourcolorr, also shared a video of a group of students singing along to the Cole's hit song.

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@MaxPreps also shared a video of a basketball game when "Love" took over everyone's hearts and souls.

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And then there's a young child named Journeyy playing piano and singing "Love" shared by @music.journeyy.

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We just have to wonder if Cole ever thought that her song would hit so many generations in the feels and get so many singing loud and proud.

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