The little girl who moved the world by singing in a bomb shelter performed the Ukrainian anthem in front of thousands of spectators at a charity concert in Poland.
In front of a silent stadium, flashlights in hand, Amelia Anisovych delivered a most moving performance. Alongside Polish artists Daria Zawiałow, Dagadana and Marcin Wyrostek, the seven-year-old girl opened the “Together with Ukraine” concert.
Organized to raise funds for the NGO Polish Humanitarian Action, the event raised 2.8 million złoty (about 828,000 dollars).
The video by Amelia Anisovych performing the song let it go as she took refuge in a bunker to protect herself from Russian attacks, quickly went viral.
The star performer of the film Snow Queen, Idina Menzeland the songwriter of the song, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, had both reacted on Twitter, visibly moved by the a cappella version of the little girl.
“Dear little girl with a beautiful voice. The way you sing is like a magic trick that spreads light in your heart and heals all who hear it. Keep singing! We hear you ! “Wrote Kristen Anderson-Lopez on Twitter.
Dear Little Girl with the beautiful voice,
My husband and I wrote this song as part of a story about healing a family in pain. The way you sing it is like a magic trick that spreads the light in your heart and heals everyone who hears it. Keep singing! We are listening! https://t.co/j8CnDSNJw8—Kristen Anderson-Lopez (@Lyrikris10) March 7, 2022
Targeted by the Russians
After six days in a bomb shelter in kyiv, Amelia Anisovych is now safe in Poland, with her older brother and grandmother. Her parents stayed in kyiv “to defend their city”, explained the grandmother with concern, in an interview on a Polish TV set.
Two men who participated in the evacuation of the family believe that Amelia Anisovych, who has become a symbol of resistance, was “the target” of the Russians.
Yet considered a war crime, civilians and children have indeed been the victims of numerous attacks. On Wednesday, a theater housing “hundreds of civilians” in Mariupol was destroyed by a Russian airstrike, despite the word “children” being written on the floor in huge white letters and in Russian, in front and behind the building.