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Not long ago a video became one of the most shared on social media by showing how a 4-year-old girl sang with emotion and feeling ‘Bidi bidi bam bam’ and ‘Like the flower’, two of the biggest hits of the dead northern singer- American Selena Quintanilla. The clip caused so much fuss that it not only caught the attention of millions of users but also various celebrities who compared her to the ‘Queen of Text Mex’.
Her name is Maliya Kabs and she is originally from London, England. She is the daughter of Chanel and Tay Kabs, who decided to leave their jobs to pursue “The Kabs Family”, their YouTube channel, full time. On the social network they show what life is like for them and their three children: Teija (11 years old), Maliya (four) and TJ (only one year old). After sharing the interpretation of the little one, they have reached 900,000 subscribers on YouTube. They also took over 1 million followers on TikTok.
The girl’s father said that even though Maliya fails to fully understand everything the song says, she does not hesitate to express her emotion when performing it. “She doesn’t know what she means, but you can hear the music”, He said in conversation with the Awake America program.
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“Her mother loves Selena. She puts on her song every weekend. I wake up in the morning and listen to Selena sound in the background all the time.”, He explained when asked about the origin of his daughter’s taste for the music of the dead artist. “I love Selana“, Said the minor.
Such was the repercussion that the video had that figures such as Ellen DeGeneres, Oprah Winfrey and Abraham Quintanilla, Selena’s own brother, shared the recording. “It was amazing. First I got a message from her sister. I read the comments and it was nice to see them. Obviously the sister loved the video and approved of it.”, Tay told. “For me it was the best feeling. Getting the approval from Selena’s family”.
