A viral video of a dad singing ‘Ave Maria’ at Walt Disney World’s Grand Floridian resort and his daughter looking on at him sweetly is making us crush today.

Justin Gigliello blew people away with his impromptu performance of “Ave Maria” during his family trip to Walt Disney World. His daughter asked the piano player in the lobby of Grand Floridian resort to play along to her dad and the results are there for all to see.

Gigliello is a voice and piano instructor, dressed in a football shirt and shorts, he looked out of place as he sang an opera song while the pianist was dressed up in a tuxedo accompanying him.

The way the young girl requested the resort pianist to play along with her dad, and the way she looked adoringly at him while he sang, speaks volumes of the pure love and admiration children have for their parents.

A truly magical moment! Volunteer firefighter belts out a SENSATIONAL rendition of Ave Maria at Disney World – while his proud young daughter watches on

• Justin Gigliello, 30, from North Stonington, Connecticut, was staying at Disney’s Grand Floridian in Orlando, Florida, when he passed by a piano in the lobby
• His six-year-old daughter Lyla asked the pianist if he would let her dad sing
• The pianist agreed to play Ave Maria, which Justin astonishingly belted out while his daughter watched on with a proud smile on her face
• Justin later shared the video on Facebook, and it quickly went viral 
• People in the hotel even stopped to hear Justin’s incredible vocals  

A volunteer firefighter was captured on film belting out Ave Maria at Disney World in a sensational performance watched on by his young daughter.

Justin Gigliello, 30, from North Stonington, Connecticut, was with his family at the Disney’s Grand Floridian in Orlando, Florida, when he and six-year-old daughter Lyla passed by a pianist.

‘It’s because of Lyla,’ Justin told NBC Connecticut about the viral singing moment. ‘Lyla made this happen. It was all her.’

He continued: ‘[The pianist] finished his song and she said, “My daddy plays piano.” I said, “I sing more.”‘

At the request of Lyla, Justin started singing Ave Maria with the help of the pianist because the little girl said, ‘I really like him singing that song.’

Justin’s booming voice resonated throughout the lobby area of the Grand Floridian as multiple people stopped to film the dad sing the popular song.

‘He sang it out loud and almost everyone took a video of him,’ Lyla told the news organization about the moment.

The little girl stood proudly at her father’s side and looked up at him the entire time he was singing Ave Maria.

Looking on was also Justin’s wife Lauren who decided to film the impromptu concert in case they wanted to share it with others.

Once Justin finished his song, he was met with applause from a number of strangers who stopped to hear him sing the song.

Round of applause: People walking by even stopped to hear the dad sing the popular song. He later shared the moment with his friends on Facebook

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Father-daughter time: The video was viewed more than 660,000 times with commenters praising Justin’s voice and commenting on Lyla’s adorable expression throughout the song

Love: Justin often sings Lyla to sleep every night, and she also has a passion for singing

‘People started stopping and at the end just hearing the applause and I just couldn’t believe it,’ Justin said.

Justin later shared the video on his own Facebook page so he could show some of his colleagues, but the video quickly blew up and has since been viewed more than 660,000 times.

Commenters praised the dad calling his voice ‘amazing’ and loving the adorable way Lyla was watching Justin the entire time he sang.

‘It’s beyond what I ever could have dreamed,’ Justin said. He runs an underwriting business with Lauren while also working as a volunteer firefighter and vocal coach on the side.

The dad deciding to sing at random moments is not uncommon, Lauren said.

‘As soon as I wake up, if I don’t hear him, I’ll hear [Lyla],’ Lauren said while revealing her daughter often asks Justin to sing her to sleep at night.

The young girl is hoping to follow in her dad’s footsteps with her passion for singing.