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Published 16:59 IST, April 25th 2018

Indian singer Dhvani Bhanushali slays Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You'; video sets Internet on fire!

Dhvani Bhanushali, best known for singing two songs in Welcome To New York and also for being the youngest singer on MTV Unplugged, has wowed the Internet with a quite stunning cover of Whitney Houston's classic power ballad, 'I Will Always Love You', which itself was a cover of Dolly Parton's 1973 song

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Dhvani Bhanushali, best known for singing two songs in Welcome To New York and also for being the youngest singer on MTV Unplugged, has wowed the Internet with a quite stunning cover of Whitney Houston's classic power ballad, 'I Will Always Love You', which itself was a cover of Dolly Parton's 1973 song.

The video, which was posted Monday, has racked up almost a million views and at the time of writing this article, the singer is trending on social media.

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Here's the song:

Whitney Houston memorably covered the song in 1992 for her debut film The Bodyguard. The cover became wildly popular, landing on a number of top charts.

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Dolly Parton had written the song as a tribute to her partner Porter Wagoner following her decision to go solo.

So who sang it best? Dhwani Bhanushali, Whitney Houston or Dolly Parton?

If you want to sing along, here are the lyrics to Whitney Houston's version, courtesy A-Z Lyrics:

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If I should stay
I would only be in your way
So I'll go but I know
I'll think of you every step of the way

And I... will always love you, ooh
Will always love you
You
My darling, you...
Mmm-mm

Bittersweet memories –
That is all I'm taking with me.
So good-bye.
Please don't cry:
We both know I'm not what you, you need

And I... will always love you
I... will always love you
You, ooh

[Instrumental / Sax solo]

I hope life treats you kind
And I hope you have all you've dreamed of
And I wish you joy and happiness
But above all 
this I wish you love

And I... will always love you
I will always love you
I will always love you
I will always love you

I will always love you
I, I will always love you.

You.
Darling, I love you.
I'll always...
I'll always love you.
Ooh
Ooh

16:59 IST, April 25th 2018