Carrie Underwoodhas officially met Savannah Dahan, the 8-year-old girl from Maryland whosesign language renditionof the singer’s song “The Champion”went viralearlier this year.
While taking her Cry Pretty 360 Tour to Washington D.C. on Friday, theAmerican Idolalum, 36, got a chance to hang out with Savannah — and perform a special duet of the 2018 track.
“Savannah! You bring so much joy to #TheChampion!” Underwood captioned the clip. “Thank you for such a special moment last night in D.C.”
“Best day ever,” Savannah wrote on her own Instagram page, adding that she was “so grateful for the opportunity to meet with @carrieunderwood and sign with her!”
Savannah’s post also included a sweet clip taken during the concert which shows Underwood signing a quick message to her VIP guest in the audience.
Although Savannah, has shared numerous renditions of popular songs since first uploading her video for “The Champion” back in March, she previously toldGood Morning Americathat Underwood is her favorite singer.
“I love her songs becauseit is easy to understandand her expressions are clear,” Savannah, who was born deaf, toldGMAin March.
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Opening up about how they first began making videos, her father Richard Dahan, who is also deaf, explained that one night, while Savannah was already signing along to “The Champion,” she simply asked her father to record her. In the background of the video, a music video for the song can be seen playing behind her on the television.
Once Underwood came across Savannah’s video, she reached out to the talented girl, sharing that she was eager to meet her.
“Savannah, you’re amazing!I’d love to meet you too!” she wrote, including a hashtag for her Cry Pretty 360 tour.
source: people.com
