Marta Smekhova, who shared the footage, wrote that Amelia told her she dreamed of singing on a grand stage.
“Everyone put their business aside and listen to a song by this girl who was just beaming light,†Smekhova wrote on Facebook March 3. “Even men couldn’t hold back tears.â€
The viral video also touched the woman who made the song famous, “Frozen†star Idina Menzel. “We see you,†the actor wrote with a tweet of the performance. “We really, really see you.â€
Smekhova has been keeping a digital scrapbook of the widespread media coverage of Amelia, aka Amelka, on her FB.