This is the heartwarming moment a transgender man overcomes his nerves to ask a girl to the prom by singing his version of 'Hallelujah' on the piano.

Emmett Claren, 23, recorded a Facebook Live video of him sat at his piano in Spanish Fork, Utah, before he tried to woo 20-year-old Tori Flores.

He thought outside of the box and changed the lyrics to the well-known song by Leonard Cohen to document his own personal journey over the last few years.

Emmett opened up in the emotional cover and confessed that all his life he has 'lived a lie to fit in' and was forced to 'wear a dress and put make up on' at his last prom.

Emmett Claren (pictured) changed the lyrics to 'Hallelujah' by Leonard Cohen to ask a girl to his prom

After performing the song, Tori said 'yes' to his proposal and the pair will now go to the event, which is being organised by Provo Pride, together.

Emmett, a spokesperson for the Transgender Mormon community, said: 'The last prom I went to was in high-school and I wore a pink dress.

'Now, I've been given the opportunity to go to my first in a suit and tie as "me", so I wanted to do it the only way I know how, through song.

'Before transitioning I used to sing all the time, but since then I became very self-conscious about my voice and how it crackled and squeaked.

'I was absolutely terrified, but I knew Tori [his date] would appreciate me being vulnerable, so I threw myself in the deep end and sang it on Facebook Live.

'Amazingly, she said yes. I couldn't be more excited for prom now.'

Emmett struggled from severe gender dysphoria during his formative years as a woman, which lead to both depression and suicidal thoughts.

But at just aged 14, after his inner struggle became too much, Emmett attempted to take his own life.

He said: 'As a child, I use to pray to god every night, pleading with him to change me into a boy while I slept.

'I just felt so uncomfortable in my own body, it's often seen as a cliché but I really was a man trapped inside a woman's body.

'I tried to over-compensate by wearing lots of make-up and 'girly' clothes, but this just made me more depressed and suicidal.

'It was hard to feel so different while everyone around you appeared to be "normal", I just couldn't take it anymore.

Emmett (left) is delighted to be going to his prom with Tori Flores (right) after he asked her in a romantic cover of Hallelujah

'It wasn't until a few years later that I actually discovered the word 'transgender' and all that it meant.'

He grew up in a small, conservative town and was an active member of the Mormon church.

Emmett recalled the decision to publicly confront his gender dysphoria in 2015 as being 'very difficult'.

He said: 'Transitioning was hard, I lost a lot of "friends" along the way and to say the adjustment for my family was easy, would be an understatement.

'But I'm so grateful for all their love, support and patience through all of this.

'Looking in the mirror and seeing a man looking back at me is the best feeling in the world.

'My soul is finally at peace because it is matching my body more and more each day.

'It feels so good to no longer just be living, I finally feel alive.'

Tori said: 'I was elated when he asked me. I'm honoured to be sharing this moment with him, as this marks the moment Emmett embraces who he really is.

'We're both so excited, May 5 just can't come soon enough.'