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The power and heartbreak behind the song that won the Tiny Desk Contest

"I don't think it's caught up to me yet — how much my life has changed." While on the road, Little Moon's Emma Hardyman caught up with NPR to reflect on the life-changing win.
Little Moon performs in San Francisco during the Tiny Desk Contest tour.

"I don't think it's caught up to me yet — how much my life has changed," says Emma Hardyman, singer of the 2023 Tiny Desk Contest-winning band . The Utah-based band recently wrapped up the Tiny and also share the story behind Little Moon's winning song, "Wonder Eye."

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