7-year-old blows away fans, athletes with national anthem at MLS game
Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja won an L.A. Galaxy social-media contest.
The game was between the L.A. Galaxy and Seattle Sounders, but a tiny 7-year-old and her mighty voice reigned supreme on the soccer pitch.
Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja won over fans -- and players -- Sunday when she performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a packed crowd of Major League Soccer enthusiasts.
On Wednesday, the Galaxy announced on social media that Malea Emma had won its #GalaxySocial national anthem contest.
A representative for the Galaxy told ABC News on Monday that it was the first time the team had held a social-media contest to find a national anthem singer.
"I was thinking that I cannot do anything wrong because it's a really special song to America," Malea Emma told ABC News Monday.
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Malea Emma has been singing since she was 1, her parents told ABC News.
Before singing to Sunday's crowd, she practiced -- singing to a lamp. And her dad helps coach her, she added.
"I practice every night with my dad," Malea Emma said.