7-year-old Indonesian Malea Emma stuns with rendition of US national anthem Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja won a social media contest to sing “The Star Spangled Banner” at a Major League Soccer (MLS) game

When seven-year-old Malea Emma stepped onto the court to sing the US national anthem at a California basketball game, no one was prepared for the earth-shattering performance that followed. As she unleashed her powerful, pitch-perfect vocals, the audience was left frozen in shock and awe. Her commanding stage presence and voice—riveting enough to rival seasoned performers three times her age—left jaws on the floor.

The video of Malea’s breathtaking performance has gone viral, racking up over 2.5 million views, with viewers around the world stunned by the sheer power of her tiny frame delivering such an extraordinary sound. If you think you’ve heard it all, Music Man readers, think again—Malea’s rendition will leave you questioning how so much talent could come from someone so young. Truly, a moment that has to be heard to be believed!

Seven-year-old Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja charmed the crowd at the StubHub Center stadium, home of the LA Galaxy, in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday evening local time. Prior to a soccer match between LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders, the Indonesian girl sang the United States national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner”.

Wearing an LA Galaxy jersey, Malea sang strong and handled the high notes with ease. After the performance, Swedish soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic posted on his Twitter account that Malea was the MVP of the game.

MVP of the game! https://t.co/eZ2WdQsVN7 — Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official)

September 24, 2018

Malea won a social media contest to sing the national anthem at the Major League Soccer (MLS) match. Her father, Arman Tjandrawidjaja, told The Jakarta Post via email that the contest was posted on LA Galaxy’s Instagram stories and they submitted Malea’s video via the Direct Message feature. “They chose five finalists and asked people to vote on Instagram Stories.

The voting lasted for 24 hours, and the result was announced on Tuesday afternoon,” he said, adding that Malea started to prepare for the performance on Sept. 18.  Malea is currently busy with media interviews, and Armand shared that Malea was set to sing the national anthem for the Los Angeles Lakers in November.  “There will be a few singing contests coming up,” he said.

The crowd was blown away by Malea’s performance and even soccer stars such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic were stunned. Ibrahimovic retweeted her performance with the caption “MVP of the game!”

Though she may be just 7 years old, Malea has already gained more than 14,000 followers on Instagram.