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Adele 'Someone Like You': Stunning Cover By Young Actor (WATCH)

First Posted: 12/22/11 10:44 PM ET Updated: 12/23/11 12:15 PM ET

No, it is not Justin Bieber you see in the above video, but you might recognize the adorable young singer -- Tony Oller -- from teen TV shows such as Gigantic and As The Bell Rings. Even more recognizable? The blonde-haired, blue-eyed actor playing his girlfriend-stealing friend: Lucas Till, from X-Men: First Class and Hannah Montana: The Movie.

With all the Adele covers popping up on YouTube lately, this might be one of the best versions of the song we've heard yet. What do you think? Sound off in the comments below or tweet us your thoughts @huffposthigh.

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No, it is not Justin Bieber you see in the above video, but you might recognize the adorable young singer -- Tony Oller -- from teen TV shows such as Gigantic and As The Bell Rings. Even more recogniz...
No, it is not Justin Bieber you see in the above video, but you might recognize the adorable young singer -- Tony Oller -- from teen TV shows such as Gigantic and As The Bell Rings. Even more recogniz...
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gypsynomad
I dwell in possibility.
06:09 PM on 12/25/2011
Nice voice, but there is one Adele.
01:01 PM on 12/25/2011
Wow, I was waiting for my mind to be blown, this isn't any better than anyone else's cover on Youtube, I think they are just trying to promote him because he is an actor. So many things that don't make this amazing as they are trying to say. He is a decent singer, but come-on, if you're going to say it is better than Adele, you're going to have to do a helluva lot better than that.
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arcanepsyche
01:32 PM on 12/24/2011
God, that was so dramatic! And his vocals were way to overproduced. Why couldn't they show him singing at all? I think watching singers sing is much more engaging that watching a sappy love story play out in slow motion with blurry fade transitions...
06:47 PM on 12/23/2011
The video is corny as hell. Why does there need to be a female in it? She's not singing. Just him would have been sufficient.
06:15 PM on 12/23/2011
Awful cover. I hated that.
GonzoFactor
Rationality and rationalization are not the same
05:49 PM on 12/23/2011
He did an excellent vocal, and the video is very, very good. I'll keep an eye out for his work in the future. However Adelle is almost a force of nature, and I don't think anyone can touch her rendition musically.
Maarten Wentink
99%er, 53%er & Job Creator
05:08 PM on 12/23/2011
Nah, don't like it. Adelle just has the perfect pitch changes and timing.
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phelonious
world domination...one post at a time.
04:57 PM on 12/23/2011
music and society has become a culture of mimics, originality is an endangered species.
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earlyblue
04:46 PM on 12/23/2011
That was awesome. Adele's original will always be the best but the quick poll should have had a 4th choice: I love both versions.
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Wintersoldier7020
The FanGirls Are Pissed
04:41 PM on 12/23/2011
Can't get past the fact that this guy's making a name for himself off Adele ...and without paying her.
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Oh Johnny
I will never be a Republican
04:53 PM on 12/23/2011
Don't be silly. There is no way he can sell that video with out paying her a royalty.
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MarkInEugene
A blasphemy a day keeps the deities away.
04:40 PM on 12/23/2011
A place many of us have been. Just be glad you were lucky enough to feel it.

...a beautiful composition by a bright new talent!
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MrPragmatic
04:13 PM on 12/23/2011
Anybody else think that he looks like a high school version of John Mayer? Agree with other's comments that the girl looks like Boy George redux.
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bluefire66
You're Terrible Muriel!
05:07 PM on 12/23/2011
That was the f thing I thought!
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bluefire66
You're Terrible Muriel!
05:07 PM on 12/23/2011
First....Not sure where the "irst" went after the "f"...
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MotorcycleBoy
Mercy for Animals
04:07 PM on 12/23/2011
well done young man, well done.
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Zilo
Indie--The GOP opposes critical thinking
03:55 PM on 12/23/2011
I took the advice here and didn't watch the video the first time. I just listened. It's not bad. I like it. But it's definitely not anywhere near as amazing as Adele. The guy has a decent voice. He just overdoes it, and I mean in that 90s boy band kind of way. It's definitely wayyyyyy over-produced.

2nd time I watched it with the video and I agree with other posters: Boy George is SO distracting in this! Who did the casting here??
03:49 PM on 12/23/2011
Well, i think this is kinda lame. No offense but the dude made a top notch video of a cover. Of the biggest name in music right now. At what point does this become a copycat?