The Christian girl, 11, whose singing on ‘The Voice Kids’ made her an internet star fled Iraq when ISIS vowed to kidnap and kill her

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Mirna Hana, a Chaldean Christian, fled Iraq with family eight months ago
Her father Anwar said ISIS wanted to kidnap singing sensation daughter
Talented schoolgirl sang an Iraqi classic followed by Disney’s ‘Let it Go’
Her stunning audition film has already been seen nearly 11.8million times
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By Laura Wells And Isabel Hunter For Mailonline

A Christian girl who is an internet sensation after her spellbinding performance on ‘The Voice Kids’ has revealed how she fled Iraq when ISIS vowed to kidnap and kill her.

Dubbed ‘the Babylon Princess’, baby-faced Mirna Hana, 11, wowed the judges in Beirut when she sang Iraqi love song ‘Yesterday in a Dream’ and Frozen’s ‘Let it Go‘.

A YouTube video of Mirna’s breathtaking performance has been seen more than 11.8million times.

Angel: Christian Iraqi refugee Mirna Hana, 11, wowed the judges and the Arabian music world on MBC’s The Voice Kids, in Beirut, Lebanon. Her audition video has been seen by 11.8million viewers

Emotional: The talented schoolgirl, who fled ISIS in Iraq eight months ago, gave an emotional performance at the Beirut studio in which she sang Frozen's 'Let it Go'

Emotional: The talented schoolgirl, who fled ISIS in Iraq eight months ago, gave an emotional performance at the Beirut studio in which she sang Frozen’s ‘Let it Go’

But Mirna has told the heartbreaking story of how she ended up on the show – and how she was forced to leave Iraq for Lebanon eight months ago when her life was in danger.

Mirna said: ‘After we got to Lebanon, my dad told me that Daesh [ISIS] wanted to kidnap and kill me. From then I felt very scared at night, and I couldn’t sleep alone, or be by myself.’

In a video, the brave singer said: ‘The Voice is a chance to sing for the world and to show that Iraq isn’t just about war and things like that – there are beautiful sounds too.’

‘Everybody knows the difficulties of Iraq, from ISIS and how they slaughter the people and how they take their houses,’ her proud father said.

‘They threatened us with the kidnapping our the little girl, so we came here. We left everything behind us – even my job with the government,’ he added. 

Brave: But behind the voice is the story of how Mirna came to Beirut from Baghdad. She revealed how she fled Iraq with her family when ISIS threatened to kidnap and kill her

Brave: But behind the voice is the story of how Mirna came to Beirut from Baghdad. She revealed how she fled Iraq with her family when ISIS threatened to kidnap and kill her

Praise: Mirna incredible voice stunned Iraqi judge Kazem al-Saher's with the love song 'Yesterday in a Dream'

Praise: Mirna incredible voice stunned Iraqi judge Kazem al-Saher’s with the love song ‘Yesterday in a Dream’

Stunned: The Voice Kids judge Egyptian actor and singer Tamer Hosny was the first to press the buzzer and seemed overwhelmed by Mirna's performance
Frozen: Judges Lebanese superstar Nancy Ajram offered Mirna costumes from Frozen to join her team

Stunned: Judges Lebanese superstar Nancy Ajram (right) and Egyptian actor and singer Tamer Hosny were also overwhelmed by Mirna’s performance

The war-ravaged existence Mirna, a Chaldean Christian, has left behind in Baghdad is a far cry from her new reality in Beirut where she took to the stage in a chiffon red dress to perform in front of the Arab world’s pop elite.

Before she walked on stage, her father hugged and said, ‘Don’t be scared.’

On hearing the opening notes, 58-year-old Iraqi judge Kazem El Saher broke into a broad smile – immediately recognising the rendition of his own haunting love song.

Sensation: The schoolgirl, who took 'The Voice Kids' judges by storm, fled Iraq for Beirut eight months ago. With her angelic voice she now hopes to win the reality TV show

Sensation: The schoolgirl, who took ‘The Voice Kids’ judges by storm, fled Iraq for Beirut eight months ago. With her angelic voice she now hopes to win the reality TV show

Religion: Mirna Hana is nicknamed 'the Chaldean Princess of Babylon,' on a dedicated Facebook fan page. Her father revealed the family left their home in Baghdad eight months ago after receiving a kidnap threat from ISIS

Religion: Mirna Hana is nicknamed ‘the Chaldean Princess of Babylon,’ on a dedicated Facebook fan page. Her father revealed the family left their home in Baghdad eight months ago after receiving a kidnap threat from ISIS

On the hit show, it didn’t take Kazem, who is from Mosul, now ISIS’ ‘capital’, in northern Iraq, long to turn his chair to see who was singing so beautifully.

His fellow judges, Lebanese superstar Nancy Ajram  and Egyptian actor and singer Tamer Hosny, were also visibly moved, their eyes welling with tears before hitting the button to compete to mentor the young star.

‘How do you sing like that,’ judge Nancy asked her in disbelief, when Mirna told her she is only 12-years-old.

In an attempt to lure Mirna to her team, Nancy offered her costumes from Frozen, and Tamer offered her a chance to be in his films.

Let It Go: After performing the classic Iraqi love song, Mirna sang the hit 'Let it Go', from Disney's Frozen. The crowd went wild for the young singing sensation

Let It Go: After performing the classic Iraqi love song, Mirna sang the hit ‘Let it Go’, from Disney’s Frozen. The crowd went wild for the young singing sensation

Team Kazem: Despite the other two judges trying to convince her to join their teams, Mirna chose  Iraqi superstar Kazem El Saher as her mentor for the next stage of the competition

Team Kazem: Despite the other two judges trying to convince her to join their teams, Mirna chose Iraqi superstar Kazem El Saher as her mentor for the next stage of the competition

Support: Mirna's proud mother, Amira, father, Anwar, and brothers cheered the performance backstage

Support: Mirna’s proud mother, Amira, father, Anwar, and brothers cheered the performance backstage

But it was the simple offer of being able to sing whatever she wanted from fellow Iraqi Kazem Saher, known as the ‘Caesar of Arabic Singing’, that won her heart and she chose to join his team.

Now she will battle it out with other talented children to win the competition. 

A Facebook page celebrating Chaldean Christians posted messages of support for their young star.

Introduced as ‘Mirna Hana, the Chaldean Princess of Babylon,’ photos and videos of the rising star at family picnics in the park, concerts, at church and holding her own on stage performing duets with vocalists many years her senior are posted.