Amelia Anisowicz, 7, appeared in front of tens of thousands of people in the Polish stadium, just two weeks after she went viral when she recorded the song Let It Go from the movie Frozen, hiding in a shelter with her family and other neighbors.
The 7-year-old, dressed in a traditional white Ukrainian outfit, moved tens of thousands of people on Sunday evening at the Atlas Arena stadium in Lodz, Poland, as she sang the national anthem of Ukraine in front of them. The concert crowd lit up the stadium with the help of mobile phone flashlights, in a chilling show of solidarity when Anisovich appeared on stage with the moving performance of the song, which was titled in English was “The glory and freedom of Ukraine are not yet dead”.
The 7-year-old has been in Poland at least since March 9, after fleeing Ukraine with her grandmother and brother after Vladimir Putin embarked on a wild invasion of her homeland. Her mother Lilia and her father Roman were left behind in Kiev. Anisovich went viral on March 4, when photos and videos of her sang the instantly recognizable hit, while dozens of people hid from the Russian bombings in the Ukrainian capital, were posted on Facebook.
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The charming performance has been shared hundreds of thousands of times on various social media platforms and has earned Emilia messages of support from the singer who sang the original song, Idiana Menzel. Anisovich later responded to the plethora of supportive responses she received: “I want to thank everyone who enjoyed my song. I practice singing every day, morning, afternoon and evening. It has always been my dream to sing.” saying. The 7-year-old’s mother added: “It’s a tragedy that she’s a star just because of all the destruction and death we’re experiencing. I always knew Emilia was talented and now the whole world knows it.”
A video of Emilia singing in the shelter was first published by Martha Samhova, who she said filmed it with the approval of the girl’s mother. “From the first word, there was complete silence in the shelter. Everyone stopped everything they were doing and listened to this girl, who just shone a light, Sarah. Even the men could not stop the tears.” Samhova wrote.
When Emilia finished singing, the crowd erupted in cheers and applause. “Bravo! Bravo!”, One voice exclaimed, while a shy Amelia clutched her hands in front of her face.