Her music video for Chandelier has already been seen over seven million times, but Australian musician Sia let the real star of her song’s vision shine during a performance on the Ellen DeGeneres show.
The 38-year-old singer appeared on the popular program on Monday, and kept her back to the audience, while 11-year-old dancer Maddie Ziegler stole the limelight.
The young Dance Moms star, who appears in Sia’s viral music video for the track, performed her contemporary dance routine on the studio set.
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Studio performance: Australian musician Sia (left) appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show on Monday alongside Dance Moms star Madddie Ziegler (right) as the pair recreated the Chandelier music video
Opening the performance just like in the creative video clip, Maddie posed in a solid stance as her silhouette glowed against a window.
She leapt off the window still and broke out into a series of statement dance steps where her body moved freely while her head shook with the beat of the tune.
There was no doubt that Maddie is already an expert in her field, performing pirouettes and mid-air splits and adjusting her facial expressions to match the mood of the lyrics.
The young dancer wore a bodysuit and a bold blonde wig – the same attire she wore for the music video and a look similar to Sia’s in the past.
Talented dancer: Maddie who was wearing a flesh coloured body suit glided across the studio performing a contemporary routine complete with mid-air splits, lunges and dramatic head movements
In character: Maddie's expressions changed throughout the dance to match the tune's lyrics
Sia remained in the background, with her back to the audience as she belted out the high notes.
The award winning songstress wore a bright pink dress and sported a similar platinum blonde straightened hair do.
At the end of the performance she left all applause for little Maddie, though talk show host Ellen did walk up to Sia and put her arm around her back and said, ‘that was amazing.’
Sia responded to the compliment with a simple ‘thankyou’ though still didn’t turn around to greet the raving audience.
Television applause: Talk show Ellen DeGeneres was stoked to have the pair on her show after tweeting out earlier this month that she was in awe of the phenomenal music video
Curtsy time: Maddie thanked the applauding audience in true dancer style while Sia remained facing the wall
The original music video released earlier this month was co-directed by the singer and Australian filmmaker Daniel Askill.
The cinematic video had over a million views within 24 hours and follows an animated Ziegler as she dances around a derelict house, jumping on mattresses and playing with curtains.
It has gained some A-List fans, with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres already praising the song before Sia had even appeared on her show.
Sia's video for her song 'Chandelier' is incredible,' she tweeted
Viral sensation: Maddie also starred in the original video clip for Sia's Chandelier, which had over six million views in eight days
Glee star Naya Rivera also had plenty of praise for the clip, calling it the 'best video ever'.
'Ok my jaw is completely dropped at how good this @Sia "chandelier" video is,' tweeted the 27-year-old.
'That girl Maddie is beyond talented. Best video ever.'
The highly stylised piece is faithful to the rest of 37-year-old Askill's work as a short film director, photographer and video installation artist.
The Sydney-based creator joined Sia, 38, behind the camera to capture the video which is consistent with her desire to stay out of the spotlight - despite being one of the biggest hitmakers in the world.
Quirky co-creators: Australians Sia and Daniel Askill who directed the cinematic clip together are pictured here on set
Split screen: Zeigler is seen dancing and performing acrobatic feats around a derelict house in the video
In October, 2013 she appeared on the cover of music industry bible Billboard magazine with a brown paper bag covering her head.
The Australian singer/songwriter has had a busy past few years, having hits Titanium with David Guetta and Wild Ones with Flo Rida, as well as going on to become one of the most sought after talents in the business.
Recently she finished producing Kylie Minogue's latest album, but has also worked with the likes of Lea Michele, Rihanna, Celine Dion, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez.
She's also getting ready to release her sixth studio album 1000 Forms Of Fear, with Chandelier the lead single.
In demand: Sia, 38, is one of the music industry's biggest hitmakers, pictured at the 2012 Metropolitan Opera Season Opening Night in New York
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