Eleven-year-old leukemia survivor wows with national anthem on violin

Tyler Figueroa-Butler performed 'Star-Spangled Banner' for Hurricanes game

ANA@CAR: Butler plays national anthem on the violin

By Daniel O'Leary @DanOLeary25 / NHL.com Staff Writer

Tyler Figueroa-Butler, an 11-year-old leukemia survivor, played a stirring rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" on his violin at PNC Arena on Friday.

The super-talented fifth grader at Walnut Creek Elementary School took the ice ahead before the Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Anaheim Ducks on Hockey Fights Cancer Night.
Figueroa-Butler got his start at Kidznotes, a non-profit North Carolina-based youth music program.
He was just four years old when he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He had just recently become a big brother to then-three-month-old Adam.
Unable to play sports after his diagnosis, Figueroa-Butler discovered the violin. He now
has his own YouTube channel
and business, where he plays live events.
Butler-Figueroa has been in remission for four years.

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