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Not long ago a video clip became one of the most distributed on social networks, showing how a 4-year-old girl sang with emotion and feeling “Bidi bidi bam bam” and “Como la flor”, two of the biggest hits of the late American singer Selena Quintanilla. The video caused such a stir that it not only attracted the attention of millions of users, but also several stars who compared her to “Regina Tex Mex”.
Her name is Maliya Kabs and she comes from London, England. She is the daughter of Chanel and Tay Kabs, who decided to give up their job to dedicate themselves to “The Kabs Family”, their full-time YouTube channel. The social network shows what their lives are like and that of their three children: Teija (11 years old), Maliya (four) and TJ (only one year old). After sharing the girl’s performance, they reached 900,000 subscribers on YouTube. They also gained over 1 million followers on TikTok.
The girl’s father said that although Maliya cannot fully understand what the song says, she does not hesitate to express her emotion when she performs it. “He doesn’t know what it means, but you realize he feels the music”, he said in a conversation with the program Despierta América.
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“Her mother loves Selena. He sings his song every weekend. I wake up in the morning and hear Selena playing in the background all the time. “, they explained when asked about the origin of his daughter’s taste for the music of the late artist. “I love Selana“, Said the youngest.
The impact of the video was so great that characters such as Ellen DeGeneres, Oprah Winfrey and Abraham Quintanilla, Selena’s brother, shared the recording. “It was incredible. I first received a message from your sister. I read the comments and it was nice to see them. Obviously, the sister loved the video and approved it.”Tay said. “It simply came to our notice then. Get approval from Selena’s family “.
