When seven-year-old singer Malea Emma was getting ready to perform the US national anthem at a basketball game in California, no one in the audience was expecting her to give such a mind-blowingly powerful performance. Malea might be tiny, but her voice is huge, and the game’s spectators looked on in shock and awe as she belted out the song with pitch-perfect accuracy as though it was the easiest thing in the world for someone so young.
To date, over two and a half million viewers have seen the video of Malea’s jaw-dropping performance, with many unable to believe that such an enormous voice could come from someone so small. Her soaring vocals would be impressive coming from someone three times her age, while her undeniable stage presence also makes for an impressive feature of her rendition.
Malea’s story has since been shared countless times online, with many articles describing how she started having singing lessons at the age of three, before making her onstage debut at five years old when she sang ‘On My Own’ from ‘Les Misérables’ as part of the American Protégé Winners Recital in NYC. She later won an online competition which led to her being picked to sing the national anthem for an LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders soccer match in 2018.
From there, Malea became one of the most sought-after anthem singers in the country, performing the track at numerous sports games all around the US at the request of teams like the Clippers and the Golden State Warriors. But for Malea, her national anthem singing journey all began at that soccer game between LA Galaxy and the Seattle Sounders; you can watch the video of her extraordinary rendition below.
It’s safe to say, Music Man readers, that Malea Emma can sing. She’s not just any old singer either; considering she is still just a young girl, it’s easy to understand why her insanely powerful vocals and impressive control over her voice have led to her singing the national anthem at sports games all around America. Indeed, her reputation has become so significant that she has already been handed a ‘golden ticket’ for the television show American Idol, which grants her automatic entry into the show’s Hollywood round as soon as she turns 15 and is old enough to compete. As such, we surely haven’t heard the last from this talented young lady just yet, and no doubt many of her fans are waiting with anticipation to see where her flourishing singing career will take her next.
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