You remember Curly Sue – the frizzy-haired youngster who won hearts in the 1991 John Hughes movie of the same name?

Real name Alisan Porter, the 34-year-old is now a finalist on The Voice in the US. You'd be forgiven for not recognising her now, though:

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Porter has quite the voice to boot too, and is on Team Christina as the NBC series goes to its finals next week.

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The pair are so close that they even did a (incredibly creepy) face swap that may give us nightmares for a while.

Alisan did show off her pipes in Curly Sue, with signs of her vocal promise clear even back then:

Curly Sue follows the homeless titular youngster, who along with her companion Bill (James Belushi) cons people. Their lives are changed when they meet rich lawyer Grey (Kelly Lynch).

Alisan is a long way from the heydays of '90s comedy, that's for sure!

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