Little Ukrainian Girl Who Melted Hearts By Singing Frozen Song 'Let It Go' In A Kyiv Bunker Makes It To Poland

Amelia Anisovych, a 7-year old who won the hearts on the internet by singing 'Let It Go' from the Disney movie Frozen in a crowded bunker in Kyiv has successfully managed to leave Ukraine.

The little girl went viral on social media when the footage of her singing the instantly recognizable hit while dozens of people hid from Russian bombs in the Ukrainian capital was posted on Facebook.

The beautifully sung song instantly went viral and was shared by thousands of people across various social media platforms and earned Amelia messages of support from the song's original singer Idina Menzel and composer Kristen Anderson-Lopez.

However, many people feared that 'the little girl with the beautiful voice', as she was described by Anderson-Lopez, would become a victim of the brutal war.

Thankfully, it was reported yesterday that after spending six days in a bunker, the young girl has made it to Poland and is now loving with her grandmother.

Little Amelia made this trip with her 15-year-old brother Misha, while mother Lilia and father Roman stayed behind in Kyiv. 

Lilia, 39, told The Sun: 'I always knew Amelia was very talented and a sweet angel and now the whole world knows the same.

'But it is a tragedy that she is only a star because of so much death and destruction.

'I was so sad to wave goodbye to my children but it was the best thing to do to make sure they are safe.'

Amelia's singing video was posted on Facebook by Marta Smekhova, who says she filmed it with permission from the girl's mother. 

'From the first word, there was complete silence ]in the bomb shelter]... everyone put their business aside and listened to a song by this girl who was just beaming light... even men couldn't hold back the tears,' Smekhova wrote.

In the video, Amelia can be seen signing the heartful song for the people in the bunker. Some are seen lying on the floor, while others stand or sit around Amelia and record her performance on their phones.  

The song was originally recorded for the soundtrack of the animated Disney film Frozen. Sung by actress Idina Menzel and written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100.

As the song became an instant hit globally, in 2014, Disney released a compilation of 42 foreign-language versions of the song, including translations in Ukrainian and Russian.

As Amelia finishes her song, the crowd erupts in cheer and applause for the little girl.

'Bravo! Bravo!' one voice exclaims, as a shy and rosy-cheeked Amelia clutches her hands in front of her face.

Smekhova says she filmed Amelia while visiting a bomb shelter in Kyiv.  

'Seeing in one of the Kyiv bomb shelters, how children draw bright pictures in half-darkness, I, of course, couldn't silently pass by... I stopped, praised, offered to do a little exhibition to somehow decorate this not so happy place,' she wrote on the Facebook post.  

She says she painted images with a boy and a girl. 

'The girl turned out to be so friendly, so talkative...

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'She told me that besides drawing, she loves to sing... and whispered shared her dream that she wants to sing on a big stage in front of the audience...

'So what's the matter ? - I'm saying, - now we're organizing... do you see honey how many people are here? that's what you sing for!!!'

Smekhova said Amelia was worried because it was her first performance. She also said it was loud and that people may not hear her.  

'Needless to say worried for nothing..

'From the first word in the [bomb shelter] came complete silence... everyone put their business aside and listen to a song by this girl who was just beaming light...

'Even men couldn't hold back the tears ..'

Smekhova also acknowledges the video's impact. 

'I showed this video to people in different cities of Ukraine, it was seen by foreigners in different parts of the world! Amelia, your singing left no one indifferent!' she wrote.

'Look, Russians, against whom you are fighting! Only a coward can fight against civilians, take away childhood from defenseless children! You let your children go to the stew, making them into cannon meat... and our children radiate light, and even in a raw dark basement it does not blink, but ignites even brighter!'

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