Jordan Mailata dethrones Mariah Carey with All I Want For Christmas cover

Australian NFL star Jordan Mailata has sent the internet into meltdown after belting out Mariah Carey’s famous Christmas tune.

Move over Mariah Carey, you’ve been dethroned.

The Queen of Christmas’ reign has come to an end and it isn’t some new-age artist who has taken her place.

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It’s a hulking Aussie NFL player by the name of Jordan Mailata.

The 203cm, 166kg machine plies his trade with the Philadelphia Eagles on the offensive line where he brutalises opponents by keeping them away from quarterback Jalen Hurts.

But don’t let his imposing and physical nature fool you, the 26-year-old former rugby league player has the voice of an angel.

His latest efforts have taken the internet by storm with Mailata lining up alongside teammates Lane Johnson and Jason Kelce to belt out their own rendition of Carey’s iconic Christmas tune All I Want For Christmas.

In a clip uploaded to TikTok, which has more than 5.3m views, Mailata’s singing leaves Kelce in stunned disbelief.

The song will be included on A Philly Special Christmas, the second album from the trio after they dropped a seven-song debut album last year.

Jason Kelce couldn’t believe his ears

Move over Mariah, it's Mailata time

It's not the first splash Mailata has made on the singing scene after he took the US by storm when he was uncovered on season 7 of The Masked Singer US after moonlighting as “The Thingamabob”.

During his time on the show, Mailata belted out Wanted Dead Or Alive by Bon Jovi and Classic by MKTO and also performed a spine-tingling rendition of Ed Sheeran’s Perfect.

Just when you thought you'd seen it all...

Aussie Jordan Mailata was just revealed on the US version of the Masked Singer and this guy can SING! 🎶

Time to quit your day job with the Eagles @jordan_mailata.

(Via @MaskedSingerFOX) pic.twitter.com/jg773xVEzE

— ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) March 24, 2022

The Aussie has been a keen singer since his youth and has previously showcased his talents on the Eagles’ social media accounts.

A promising rugby league player who came through the NFL’s International Player Pathway program, Mailata was selected by the Eagles with a seventh round pick in the 2018 draft.

He spent the years after the draft learning the ins and outs of a game he’d never even played before arriving in America.

His rise has reached new heights in 2023 with the Aussie becoming one of the NFL’s highest rated offensive tackles.

The Eagles currently sit atop the standings in the NFC, having opened their season with a blistering 8-1 record.

Originally published as Jordan Mailata dethrones Mariah Carey with All I Want For Christmas cover