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Happy Birthday, Malia Obama! Now Please Enjoy This Musical Tribute From Your Dad

She turned 18 on July 4.
US President Barack Obama hugs his daughter Malia on her birthday during an Independence Day Celebration for military members and administration staff on July 4, 2016 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. / AFP / Mandel Ngan (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama hugs his daughter Malia on her birthday during an Independence Day Celebration for military members and administration staff on July 4, 2016 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. / AFP / Mandel Ngan (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

If my dad sang to my teenage self in front of a huge crowd of people, I likely would have been mortally embarrassed (sorry Dad.) But when President Barack Obama does it, it's just adorable.

Obama celebrated his daughter Malia's birthday by serenading her at the White House Fourth of July bash.

After paying tribute to Independence Day, as well as members of the military at home and abroad, he noted that the country shares a birthday with the 18-year-old. He then led the crowd in a heartwarming musical tribute to the Harvard-bound teen.

She even gave him a hug on stage at the end.

Watch the singalong in the video above.

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