Phoenix woman recorded a message she thought was from her dead sister. Listen.

A Phoenix woman who shared a recording of her car radio playing a remix of synth-pop hit "Hello" went viral this week because she believed it was her late sister sharing the greeting. 

Kristal Silva, 22, told azcentral.com on Wednesday that she was driving home from a gym Monday and listening to Live 101.5 FM  when she heard the seemingly otherworldly message. 

Silva, who thought she initially heard the word "crispy" in the chorus of the 2010 Martin Solveig and Dragonette club hit, said she thought it was an advertisement before hearing her sister's name — Kristie — who died of kidney failure in 2009.

"My hands were shaking. I was so eager to show someone," she said. "I asked my brother and he was speechless. I knew I wasn't the only one hearing it and that's when I posted it."

They searched online for remixes of the song whose chorus goes, "I just came to say hello" but were empty handed until Wednesday. 

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The tweet, first posted Monday evening, has gotten more than 39,000 retweets and 168,200 likes. 

Silva took what she thought she heard as a sign that Kristie was looking out for her. She moved from Texas back to Phoenix last month to be closer to family and said she becomes emotional at places where she and her older sister used to go.

She said she has had dreams about her sister but had never "received a message this clear from her." 

"Being here, I feel more of her soul," she said. "She was a very happy person despite all the pain she went through her whole life due to illness."

Hundreds of people replied, sharing stories of how they still feel connected to loved ones they've lost.

DJ remixed the track for Solveig event

Chris Villa, a Phoenix-area DJ who was covering the 5 p.m. mix show on Live 101.5 Monday evening, told azcentral.com on Wednesday that it was actually his name on the track.

He decided to play a custom version of "Hello" that includes his name in the chorus because the station is promoting an April 8 event featuring Solveig.

Villa found out about the viral tweet Wednesday morning from a co-worker.  

"I was hesitant to reach out to Kristal because I didn’t want to spoil it for her," Villa said. However, after seeing a post from Silva saying she thought it could very well be a remix after all, he sent a message to her. 

"I felt like she wouldn’t be so upset and find comfort in all the stars aligning for me to be there to play that for her," he said. "Even though it’s not her sister's name, considering everything, I think I was meant to be on air that day to help send her some comfort."

Though she knows the track was manipulated, Silva says she still takes solace in the shout-out and that she's been overwhelmed by the response her post has received.

"So many people are reaching out telling me their stories," she said. "It fills my heart to know that that one tweet that wasn’t supposed to be blown up that way has touched so many people. I know this was a sign from my sister."

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