Sia’s Alive Video Introduces Mahiro Takano!!!

Singer Sia has done it again with her new video Alive the artist who covers her face now Sia’s Alive Video Introduces Mahiro Takano.

Before it was Sia’s “Elastic Heart video with Shia LeBeouf and before that it was her video with Dance Mom’s star Maddie Ziegler the pint-sized dancer who rose to fame after her starring turns in past Sia videos like “Chandelier” and “Elastic Heart” — but is now nowhere to be found.

Like before, Sia is at it again introducing another young star like — This time it’s Mahiro Takano, a 9-year-old Japanese child star, to be the sole performer in the clip.

The video, directed by Daniel Askill and Sia and shot in Chiba, Japan, shows Takano practicing mixed martial arts in a black-and-white wig in a plain room.

Last year, a video of Takano at 7 years old appeared online with little description. The clip showed her practicing Kanku Dai kata, a choreographed pattern of movements that can either be practiced alone or with a partner, and garnered almost 5 million views.

Obviously Sia saw the video of Mahiro Takano and wanted to cast her in her Alive video [seen below]:

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Why does Sia like using unknown talent?

CelebNMusic247.com has learned that Sia’s rep tells EW she also used the web to find a new wunderkind and got in touch with Takano after seeing her videos on YouTube.