Watch: Subway Singer Meets Cop Who Changed Her Life

LOS ANGELES, CA — It was a chance encounter but it would change her life irrevocably. She was the homeless woman singing on a subway platform, dependent on the generosity of strangers to survive life on the streets of Los Angeles. He was the beat cop who took a moment to stop and listen.

Emily Zamourka never dreamed that moment would make her famous, landing her concert gigs and $100,000 in donations within days from strangers touched by the beauty of that moment. But this week, she did have a dream, and it came true: to meet the officer who changed her life.

On Wednesday, the LAPD posted video of their reunion. It was as silent as their first meeting was symphonic but every bit as powerful. This time, they were on a busy city street. They didn't say a word. They just hugged.

“We saw with our brains, but we listened with our hearts,” tweeted the LAPD. “Her voice continues to captivate our city, and as the offers for help pour in, we asked: ‘Emily, what can we do for you?’ Her answer: ‘I want to thank Officer Frazier for taking the video.’ Her wish was granted tonight.”

Their story began less than a week ago, when Officer Frazier spotted Zamourka singing on the subway platform. Embarrassed, she asked him not to record her. But eventually she relented, holding nothing back and letting her soprano voice echo across the subway platform. On Friday, he posted a video of Zamourka singing soprano and shared it on Twitter, reminding the world, “4 million people call LA home. 4 million stories. 4 million voices ... sometimes you just have to stop and listen to one, to hear something beautiful.”

Within hours of the post, millions of people watched the video. GoFundMe pages were set up, raising more than $100,000 to help get Zamourka back on her feet, and strangers offered her a new violin, singing gigs and even a recording contract. A Russian immigrant and classical violinist who lost her home thanks to catastrophic medical bills stemming from organ failure, Zamourka began singing for donations. Her violin had been stolen from her (she played Drake for delighted tourists), and her voice was all she had left.

Zamourka moved to the United States 28 years ago and ended up in Los Angeles for medical treatment after she became ill. She was evicted after she fell behind in rent, and now she rides the subway at night and walks the streets of Glendale and Hollywood by day, she told the Los Angeles Times.

“I didn’t want to be dependent on anybody,” she told the newspaper. “I want to thank that police officer who did that video, and I wanted to thank God that he inspired me to do that.” She hopes her luck has changed.

“My dreams are always there, of course,” Zamourka said to the Times. “Maybe it’ll come true this time.”