A POWERFUL STORY | 15 Year Old Emma Kok Sings Voilà - André Rieu, Maastricht 2023 (REACTION)

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  • @r.p.vanloon6403
    @r.p.vanloon6403 Před 6 měsíci +5

    I can tell you that this brave little one is the pride of the Nation. Andre is right, she is an example for all of us.

  • @desertrose5956
    @desertrose5956 Před 9 měsíci +171

    As André Rieu said, she won The Voice Kids Holland in 2021, but this year she competed in another TV talentshow in Holland called Ministars and she also won that. She used the price money to create her foundation called Gastrostars. She is quite small for her age, because she has a stunted growth because of her disease. She's connected to two tubes 22 hours per day since she was a baby and she has to carry two pumps with her that pump the nutrients through the tubes into her body. Now she usually carries the pumps with her in a handbag or a backpack, but in an interview she told that when she was still in primary school, she would carry these pumps with her in a walker for kids and that she was bullied by other kids calling her names because of this and because of her being small for her age. Now she can laugh at those kids, because she might be small, but she makes up for that with her huge voice and incredible talent 💖

    • @user-ee4ro7fe9u
      @user-ee4ro7fe9u Před 9 měsíci +4

      👍

    • @cellevangiel5973
      @cellevangiel5973 Před 9 měsíci

      So she can never do a full concert.

    • @desertrose5956
      @desertrose5956 Před 9 měsíci +12

      @@cellevangiel5973 why couldn't she? Then she will just stay connected to the tubes and keep the pumps with her. She now also often carries them with her in a small beackpack, who knows what other creative solutions they find for it. Blind singers for example can't move around on stage, but still some of them have become famous stars. If there's a will, and I believe she has a very strong will, then they will probably also find a way 😉

    • @cellevangiel5973
      @cellevangiel5973 Před 9 měsíci

      It is her choose but then she stands in stage stage with tubes hanging out of her body. She claimed that now singing for her is freedom. And can she do it physically ? We don't know.@@desertrose5956

    • @suzanaengelbrecht6102
      @suzanaengelbrecht6102 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@desertrose59560

  • @Nick-pq4ri
    @Nick-pq4ri Před 5 měsíci +6

    61 years old and I’ve not seen such breathtaking beauty

  • @ManadaCan
    @ManadaCan Před 8 měsíci +35

    She’s stronger than she seems. She denies anesthesia for changing her feeding tubes because the gas could affect her vocal chords. Already a master of her craft. But simply heartbreaking. 💔🤘🏻

  • @pickin4you
    @pickin4you Před 9 měsíci +20

    Even those in the orchestra were applauding her.

  • @cellevangiel5973
    @cellevangiel5973 Před 9 měsíci +7

    How many of the 12.000 crowd had tears their eyes? A Grand Little Lady she is. Andre asked her for his show, she is his pupil and they are on a world tour now. This video had 18 million views, by now. So she is world famous, that lovable tiny little girl which she is.

  • @robertgrijsen1006
    @robertgrijsen1006 Před 9 měsíci +72

    the woman in the light blue dress is recovered from cancer and is already for years and years in the orchestra (since 1988) , so she understands and had to control her emotions and pink a tear away :) Her name is Manou Konings by the way.

    • @laziojohnny79
      @laziojohnny79 Před 4 měsíci +2

      She's a phenomenal musician and must be André's right-hand and most loyal employee, next to his son.

    • @ChrisDart4232
      @ChrisDart4232 Před 2 měsíci +2

      She plays several instruments including the bag pipes!

  • @garykemplay6091
    @garykemplay6091 Před 9 měsíci +51

    Music transcends language. Such passion and emotion from Emma. For a 15yr old to understand the depth of this song is incredible. She didn't have an outrageous outfit on, she didn't jump up and down or run around she stood still and held the attention of everyone in the audience. Superb. Excellent. Such a masterful performance.. overwhelming in the most beautiful way. Thank you

  • @j.t.3798
    @j.t.3798 Před 9 měsíci +7

    If rhat doesnt move your soul, you're already dead. Beautiful in so many ways.

  • @hansolo2121
    @hansolo2121 Před 9 měsíci +57

    Fun fact is that Emma herself doesn't speak French. And neither did 80% of the audience. And yet everyone was touched by her performance with the orchestra. She learned to sing this song phonetically with help of a French teacher. I read some French comments who all said she did a great job pronouncing the French language and she has a lovely Dutch accent :)

    • @bgbuilds2712
      @bgbuilds2712 Před 9 měsíci +7

      There wasn't a dry eye there. She brought the house down!

    • @bobbycollins6783
      @bobbycollins6783 Před 9 měsíci +2

      The lyrics of this song is beautiful too. And there is a English subtitled version of this.

    • @hansolo2121
      @hansolo2121 Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@bobbycollins6783 Neither me or the crowd speak French., Yet both me and the crowd teared up for this performance. It is nice but not nessesary to read the lyrics. You can read them before or after if you like. Or even during while stopping the video every once in a while to read the lyrics. But subtitles are not part of the official video for a reason!!!!! They take away most of the magic because instead of looking at Emma people are busy reading the subtitles. You miss out on so much of her performance becasue of annoying subtitles!!!! Also by watching a version with added subtitles you are supporting a random youtuber who stole this video from the man who created this concert and video: Andre Rieu.

    • @robertrijkers4923
      @robertrijkers4923 Před 9 měsíci +1

      how do you know they don't... allemaal nooit frans op school gehad?, tenminste in de 90' er jaren was dat voor ons minimaal 2 jaar verplichte kost of havo/vwo/atheneum

  • @robinblackwood8859
    @robinblackwood8859 Před 9 měsíci +15

    Aside from the mesmerising voice this was a performance. Look at how she used her hands to tell the story of the song. This would have done immense credit to a top class performer three times her age. What a talent.

  • @feat132
    @feat132 Před 9 měsíci +31

    She is a gift, and we are so grateful for that and she is a giver ❤

  • @jeaneking9426
    @jeaneking9426 Před 9 měsíci +32

    I think this performance is number one in the world! She sings with real feeling, and moves accordingly.shes wonderful!! Go Emma!! Bless you heaps!!!

    • @fannywest8389
      @fannywest8389 Před 9 měsíci +7

      I completely agree. There is no singer at 15 years old who can perform such an interpretation!❤👋👋👋

    • @franck1284
      @franck1284 Před 8 měsíci +5

      Absolutly incredible !!!!!!! In my life i never saw.....i m not the words....💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

    • @bertbaur3066
      @bertbaur3066 Před 8 měsíci

      @@franck1284 Check Amira Willighagen ! Also Dutch with Andre Rieu!...czcams.com/video/s9PQ7qPkluM/video.html

  • @TheBezaleel
    @TheBezaleel Před 5 měsíci +3

    Emma is truly a gift to the world.

  • @muddyfeet69
    @muddyfeet69 Před 9 měsíci +18

    The song she is singing here was written and composed by Barbara Pravi. This French singer represented her country with exactly this song in the international "EUROVISION SONG CONTEST", which has around 180-200 million viewers every year. She came second in the competition.

  • @RobertDeMartin
    @RobertDeMartin Před 7 měsíci +6

    Cliff, now you know why millions of people around the world are telling people in their lives, "You have to listen to something that you will love very, very much!" Cliff, she was fantastic and the strength and determination she exhibited show us there is no way she is going to let her ailment interfere with her goal in life which is to sing to people. Anyone who listens to this will NEVER forget Emma and her performance for the rest of their lives.

  • @pickin4you
    @pickin4you Před 9 měsíci +39

    She is about the size of a normal 10 year old. She got off to a slow start due to this illness. She is gorgeous and is yet another great young female vocalist.

    • @barbburns9810
      @barbburns9810 Před 9 měsíci +5

      Thank you for reacting to Emma, Andre Rieu really enjoys giving young talent and opportunity and he certainly hit the jackpot here. Thank you so much for your reaction, exceptional😊

  • @inyamers8532
    @inyamers8532 Před 9 měsíci +13

    My first son was born with something similar. ❤😢

    • @NowIAmAwake
      @NowIAmAwake Před 8 měsíci +3

      Sending all my love to you and your son ❤️

  • @ladykaycey
    @ladykaycey Před 9 měsíci +35

    I don't think you need to know the lyrics (although I've read them since I first listened) The passion and intensity with which she sings tells you everything. Such a beautiful performance ❤

  • @jiji0496
    @jiji0496 Před 9 měsíci +7

    Amazing for a french too ! good emotions are better than war and violence, love for everyone !

  • @bgbuilds2712
    @bgbuilds2712 Před 9 měsíci +34

    I've seen this video at least 30 times by now and I still get chills. There's purity, truth, and beauty in this performance that I don't see often. I went and checked out both Andre and Emma. Andre did another thing similar to this 8 years ago with a girl named Amira who was 9 yo. The song is "O Mio Babbino Caro". Check it out too if you want another song to blow you away! All world class stuff. Great review, too. Thank you!

    • @41Belleville
      @41Belleville Před 8 měsíci +2

      Amira was very briefly shown in this video! Find Her!

    • @vutjeberg3581
      @vutjeberg3581 Před 8 měsíci +1

      i cant stop listening to it

    • @hansolo2121
      @hansolo2121 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@41Belleville Oh I didn't know that :) I have seen this video 30 times and never noticed her. At what time in this reaction video can you see her???

  • @janiceN4Nugs
    @janiceN4Nugs Před 9 měsíci +8

    No idea what she's singing but so much emotion thrown into it. Captivating the whole crowd 🥹❤❤

  • @mickeysteiner9629
    @mickeysteiner9629 Před 9 měsíci +48

    Lyrics
    viola
    Listen to me
    Me the half-singer
    Tell me about me
    To your loves, to your friends
    Tell them about this black-eyed girl and her crazy dream
    What I want is to write stories that reach you
    That's all
    That's it, that's it, that's who I am
    Here I am even if exposed I am afraid, yes
    Here I am in noise and silence
    Look at me, or at least what's left of it
    Look at me, before I hate myself
    What to tell you, that the lips of another will not tell you
    It's not much, but all I have I put it there, that's it.
    That's it, that's it, that's who I am
    Here I am even if exposed it's over
    It's my mouth it's my cry, here I am too bad
    That's it, that's it, that's it, that's right here
    Me my dream my desire, as I die as I laugh
    Here I am in noise and silence
    Don't leave, I beg you stay a long time
    It may not save me, no
    But to do without you I don't know how
    Love me as we love a friend who is gone forever
    I want to be loved because I don't know how to like my contours
    That's it, that's it, that's who I am
    Here I am even if exposed it's over
    Here I am in the noise and in the fury too
    Look at me at last and my eyes and hands
    Everything I have is here, it's my mouth it's my cry
    Here I am, here I am, here I am
    That's it, that's it, that's it, that's it.
    There you go

  • @marypetrakos5232
    @marypetrakos5232 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Great reaction to this mesmerising performance!! Thanks so much!

  • @greetje7071
    @greetje7071 Před 9 měsíci +9

    Thank you for your reaction. Almost everyone is responding just like you: goosebumps all over. Very empathetic 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @jeffsparkes3430
    @jeffsparkes3430 Před 9 měsíci +13

    Andre Rieu has been doing these Maastricht concerts for several years now, and they also broadcast one of them into cinemas around the world. Myself and my parents always go to see them and watched this one in the cinema and during that song with Emma Kok I was in tears with how angelic and beautiful her voice is.

  • @stephanieallangarman5598
    @stephanieallangarman5598 Před 8 měsíci +5

    What an amazing live performance. I’m shocked because her powerful belt…the abdomen muscles are usually used for this. Wow, she’s absolutely a MIRACLE child and singer. It sounded beautiful. Thank you for sharing your REACTION to EMMA’s Stunning Cover. 🙋🏻‍♀️❤️‍🔥🇺🇸🙌🏽

  • @Flatmat
    @Flatmat Před 9 měsíci +7

    An absolutely epic performance 🙏

  • @roimerlopez1275
    @roimerlopez1275 Před 9 měsíci +9

    Wow!!...Thank you Cliff for your real and wonderful reaction to The New Queen Emma Kok and this masterpiece song!!...She moved me again😂😂!!...

  • @heathstory9655
    @heathstory9655 Před 9 měsíci +11

    Amazing!!! Her voice with that orchestra was so audibly pleasing. I don't even listen to this kinda stuff, but wow, she has an unreal voice!

  • @op-sz7cx
    @op-sz7cx Před 5 měsíci +3

    Úžasné. Nadľudské, a pritom tak ľudské.

  • @jeffreyscholte4737
    @jeffreyscholte4737 Před 9 měsíci +11

    Your reaction is one of the most respectfull ones about Emma and André. That even got me chills. Thank you so much!🙏 I'm a new subscriber/fan!

  • @christinapeck966
    @christinapeck966 Před 9 měsíci +6

    So stunning 🥹💗🎶🫶🏽

  • @vallee3140
    @vallee3140 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Wonderful reaction, I watch her quite a few times every night, and the effect on me is always the same.

  • @davemcc9642
    @davemcc9642 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Isn't she just amazing ❤

  • @jolandafrijlink6103
    @jolandafrijlink6103 Před 9 měsíci +14

    I was waiting for you to react to her...i love to see other dutch people succeed like this 😊. Andre Rieu is a famous leader and violist of the Johann Straus Orchestra and every year he has a 10 day event in his birthplace Maastricht. It is also a tradition that he promote's young talent like Enzo and now his sister Emma and he does this for years.

    • @MrMonsster
      @MrMonsster Před 6 měsíci +1

      When I was younger (did already like classical) I was an angry metalhead (still am sometimes) and thought Rieu was kitsch. Stuff like this really changed my mind quickly.

  • @gandigooglegandigoogle7202
    @gandigooglegandigoogle7202 Před 7 měsíci +2

    French is so deep....lyrics are powerful, Emma is just wonderful!

  • @beverlystraus9300
    @beverlystraus9300 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Emma Kok is SUPERB!
    Andre Rieu is wonderful! 😊

  • @Mars-is4un
    @Mars-is4un Před 8 měsíci +3

    🤗🍒🌹 well done Cliff

  • @FlixTraveler
    @FlixTraveler Před 9 měsíci +4

    You past the 100 i watch the reaction video on Emma. She is an angel.

  • @sandrayoung336
    @sandrayoung336 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I was absolutely blown away by this beautiful young girl! Her energy was so powerful! Thank you for sharing this beautiful performance xx

  • @radiggie
    @radiggie Před 8 měsíci +2

    You do get stunned into silence, I’m still in awe every day since I heard this, I immediately subscribed to her. I always share it, it’s just stunning

  • @udayshah7205
    @udayshah7205 Před 9 měsíci +7

    Big props to you emma 😅 n cliff thanks for sharing this

  • @cwehermans8325
    @cwehermans8325 Před 9 měsíci +3

    This was one of Andre's annual Home Town concert. Being held for over two decades
    The public visiting these home town concerts comes from all over the world. Next to this and holidays Andre traffels with his orchestra for concerts all over the world. And every concert is sold out, for decades.

  • @RLU-wt8vi
    @RLU-wt8vi Před 7 měsíci +2

    Thank you for appreciating and being so obviously overwhelmed by Miss Emma. I felt your emotion as you reacted to her performance as much as I was when I first witnessed her extraordinary talent. I wish continued success to both Emma and your website.

  • @ronaldgroeneveld9017
    @ronaldgroeneveld9017 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Angelic what you said. Perfection

  • @truedalooo
    @truedalooo Před 7 měsíci +1

    Your reaction was great to Emma’s Angelic performance!

  • @boz352
    @boz352 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Emma is a beautifully delicate person, so very lovely, yet resolute in her determination. Her voice...her voice will steal your heart. Knowing her history makes you appreciate how poignant this performance was. It was in fact very beautiful, as was, and is, she. This seems to me to be a song of personal triumph for Emma, especially with the emphatic ending. Her performance was nothing less than exquisite!

  • @vlinder6329
    @vlinder6329 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Wow 🥹
    𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐥à ❤️🔥
    A wonderful Song with
    beautiful lyrics,
    for a girl who was always bullied in her short life... 😔
    Absolutely breathtaking. Drowning in tears over here.
    Thanks a lot for sharing 💗
    I absolutely love the performance. Emma is a great singer.
    It is not at all self-evident that Emma has already achieved a lot. Shortly after her birth, the rare disease gastroparesis was diagnosed. Because of this stomach paralysis,
    Emma is dependent on her tube feeding 22 hours a day 😔
    Lots of love from
    the Netherlands ❤️🇳🇱❤️

  • @Maya9396
    @Maya9396 Před 9 měsíci +5

    I really like your channel and this one made me subscribe. Thanks for reacting to Emma. Greetings 🇳🇱

  • @milagrosmendez77
    @milagrosmendez77 Před 2 měsíci

    Beautiful. Just powerfully beautiful!!!

  • @SpecialKayyyy
    @SpecialKayyyy Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thank you for doing a reaction to Emma's performance. You got a new subscriber 😉 I have heard her sing this song almost 100 times and I still get tears and chills. She is exactly what the world needs right now ❤️

  • @SelahCapri
    @SelahCapri Před 8 dny

    She is such an inspiration and such a beautiful girl!

  • @user-nn5mg6lm4j
    @user-nn5mg6lm4j Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thank you!

  • @ronaldgroeneveld9017
    @ronaldgroeneveld9017 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Love your reaction

  • @Emilie-one
    @Emilie-one Před 8 měsíci +2

    Wow what a beautiful voice. Her performance was amazing..I am in tears

  • @pappysshoes6563
    @pappysshoes6563 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Emma's singles are not to be missed, a must, such Freedom and Power in Voice from such a petite girl, her voice and stage presence are Giant.
    What many of us see as struggle Emma sees as simply today before tomorrow, she never had a choice in struggle, she has always known it, such a Courageous Young Lady.

  • @Nick-pq4ri
    @Nick-pq4ri Před 5 měsíci +1

    We are only human after all well done mate 🇬🇧

  • @ConceicaoGodinho-ul9rq
    @ConceicaoGodinho-ul9rq Před 9 měsíci +5

    Espectacular voz,
    Emma Kok.
    Emocionante !!!😢
    ❤😢🎉😮😊❤.

  • @DeanLockwood-jc1vl
    @DeanLockwood-jc1vl Před 3 měsíci

    I’ve seen many many reviews of this utter stunning performance and I have to say your mature, intelligent and heartfelt reaction is one of the best I’ve seen. Like you when I first saw this performance I didn’t understand a word, but I felt I didn’t need to. However, I did read the lyrics afterwards and understood the power of her performance.
    I hope you’re enjoying life and I hope it treats you well.
    Here in the UK the younger generation get a bad press……your a reminder that us older ones can get it so wrong.
    All the best mate from Yorkshire, England. 👍

  • @beuming1
    @beuming1 Před 9 měsíci +4

    you do fantastic work !

  • @user-gj7oq1el7w
    @user-gj7oq1el7w Před 5 měsíci

    Love the way she starts soft and ends strong.

  • @swindabarents5137
    @swindabarents5137 Před 9 měsíci +3

    I like you very much. The way you speak and all.
    The performance of Emma Kok is really, really fantastic. Beautiful and powerful voice. Like to hear more of her.

  • @denisegiles5701
    @denisegiles5701 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Her vocal coach posted a snippet of this performance on her page and it sounded so good I had to look up the whole performance. It's been on repeat for about a week now. I did look up the words just to get a better understanding but u def don't need to. Just the melody and raw emotion gets me choked up. I love it❤

  • @Googlecat100
    @Googlecat100 Před 2 měsíci

    You are a very kind young man . 💯

  • @TheSmokeGoblin
    @TheSmokeGoblin Před 6 měsíci +1

    Literally lived in Maastricht a year ago damn

  • @dalebuck7168
    @dalebuck7168 Před 9 měsíci +3

    There is another copy of this with the translation. The interpretation of Voila was "I'm here", when she was touching her shoulders, she was basically saying "look at me". This song, written and performed by Barbara Pravi is a Eurovision song. She a pretty special little human being. BTW the gentleman with the dark hair and glasses sitting next to the pretty young girl, and Enzo Kok on the other side is her father. The girl is her older sister.

  • @henkb9987
    @henkb9987 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Vive la France? Vive the Netherlands! The happyest kids in the world!!!

  • @Tijuanabill
    @Tijuanabill Před 6 měsíci +1

    This is what they play on the PA at the tear factory.

  • @mariabottle9128
    @mariabottle9128 Před 7 měsíci +1

    ❤❤❤
    ❤from Portugal

  • @silviazumba1
    @silviazumba1 Před 9 měsíci +2

    What a beautiful performance of Emma. I cried and ga e me the chills.
    Credict to the original❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @didiercorot3696
    @didiercorot3696 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Dear Sir, When we listen to you, we feel that you were absolutely touched by this song and its wonderful performance. From start to finish, our soul are deeply touched and we come away overwhelmed by listening to this song. Thank you so much for your comment. Didier (France) (Google Translation from French to English)

  • @davidcochran6291
    @davidcochran6291 Před 9 měsíci +4

    It's pronounced REEOO. He meant intestines. She finally had them installed in a more permanent way. It took a while to heal and even now they cause a great deal of pain. I just pronounce it like Coke.
    I watched all her performances for that year. I knew with her blind audition that she was going to win. Her voice was just too polished and precious. It also had a strength to it that came out when necessary.
    Cliffy, hit your CC icon there is an English translation.
    If by the Dee Dee's you do not have a lump in your throat, mist in your eyes or goosebumps. Then I pray to God for your humanity.

    • @hpruijs
      @hpruijs Před 9 měsíci

      REEOO, really? If you want to try tp pronounce his last name correctly, then try REEU, where the U is pronounced as the the U in HURT. Southerners, I'm sure, wiill have no issues in pronouncing his last name. It's al;ways wonderful to experience how ignorant Americans are regarding other langiages! The usual lack of education, I suppose...

  • @lellagemelli858
    @lellagemelli858 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Piccola stella ti auguro tutto il bene del mondo

  • @Lira-ett2nu
    @Lira-ett2nu Před 5 měsíci

    Love the depth of analysis you gave, and the reasons for why Emma sounds so good, it explains a few things that most reactors just don't know or understand, and that's so helpful in knowing WHY she's so good and creating the impact that she is. So now, a few suggestions for you.
    There are videos of Voila with English subtitles, and when you watch it with them on, the meaning of the words will become so much clearer, and when you factor in the struggles she's had since birth, it will make sense, she chose Voila before she became involved with Andre because the words are appropriate to her life experience. she's had a very hard time, and needed professional help at one stage to overcome the problems of bullying and her own reaction to her condition, she's very much in a better place now, and can talk freely about the illness, and has been able to be seen on video and the like while carrying her pumps and attached to them, but it's taken a long time for her to get to that place of acceptance.
    Andre, his team and Emma very significantly changed her presentation of Voila, some of her earlier performances are also on CZcams, and when you compare them, Emma's technically very good, she chose this song because the words meant so much to her, and learnt it phonetically, with help from a French speaker that she knows, and Andre's changes meant that she had the time and space to really get into the song, it's what makes her performance so powerful is that she didn't just give the performance of her life, she LIVED it on that stage, and it showed.
    Andre also worked with her on polishing her performance, and he had 4 different dresses made for her and then they both knew the black dress was right when they saw them, and she said in a TV interview, she felt strong and powerful wearing it, but the real change was that for the first time, rather than appearing as a competent and capable girl singer, she came out on to that stage visibly and emotionally as a strong, powerful, serene, composed, driven and dedicated young woman, and then her dream happened, it's in her song 'Let me be a butterfly', on youtube, in Dutch, and also available with English subtitles, it's every bit as emotional as Voila, especially as she sings a section, around 2:10 in, 'if only for a day, or even for a count of ten, if I could be another', and you will see a gentle shake of her head, the pain in her eyes, and then her head goes down to silence for a moment, and then she rises, physically and in the song to an even greater height, as much as to say, this is NOT going to beat me, or define me, I WILL rise above it, an incredibly emotional moment, it was written for her, an expression of her dream, and as she walked out onto that stage to sing the new version of Voila for the first time in front of a huge audience, (there's close on 12,000 people there, this video was recorded on the first night of the 12 nights she was singing), mentally, the chrysalis that had been maturing for so long and with such pain in the cocoon emerged as the beautiful butterfly of her dreams, mentally, she soared high and free over the stage, the orchestra and the audience, she dominated it, and Andre admitted in another TV interview, the only reason that he and the orchestra were not also shedding tears was because they'd shed the tears in rehearsals, and had to learn to steel themselves to not break down during the performances.
    The success and incredible response to her appearances at the Vrijthof resulted in Andre inviting Emma to participate in both the Christmas concerts series that have literally just finished, and she will also travel with the extended family that is his orchestra for the 2024 world tour, with his vast experience, he's clearly seen her huge potential, and from having followed Andre for close on 15 years, Emma will bring a freshness to some of the works she performs, it was already evident at the Christmas concerts, there are audience recorded videos on CZcams, and worthy of mention is the way she starts White Christmas, and sings the first verse unaccompanied, and then the orchestra joins in, she must have perfect pitch to be able to do that so well, and it makes for a very impressive arrangement.
    Worth a look at for several reasons, the video on CZcams of her progress through Voice Kids, 2 years ago, gives an indication of how good she was then and of how much the gastroparesis has held her growth back, she is TINY when compared to the other contestants, on the stage with Andre, she's wearing 5" platform shoes, which helps her not look quite so small, but seeing her on Voice Kids, it's clear that she's been held back by her illness, and what that's meant for her vocal development is not at all clear, I'm not trained like you clearly have been, but what is very evident, albeit assisted by clever sound management, she is very different, even when singing as part of an ensemble of 6 other adults, there's something beautiful about her voice that makes her stand out, but it's a nice difference, not a case of being harsh or unpleasant, and with his long experience of recognising talent and promoting it (Amira WIllighagen is another vocal example from about 9 years ago), Andre is clearly very keen to have Emma as part of his 2024 line up, she will be capable of singing songs that are beyond many other people's ability, and Andre will be very good at pushing her to discover what her limits are.
    In terms of other things she's done, there are three I will mention, the first is 'Part of your world', a Disney cover, not performed in front of an audience, and then another recording, 'Come Back Home', also not recorded with an audience, and they are only a couple of examples of many other things Emma's put on CZcams, there's also a couple of examples of 'All I want for Christmas is you', one very recent with Andre and the orchestra, and another from about a year ago, with a small band, again, it's interesting to contrast how they were both done.
    The rabbit warren that is Emma is large, but if you've got the time, I don't think you'll be dissapointed with the experience, I'm the wrong side of 70, and Emma's got into my heart and emotions in ways that I didn't think were still possible, the first time my wife and I heard her was at a local cinema, the same video you've commented on, but on a wide screen and with cinema surround sound set to almost pain levels, we didn't just hear Emma and the orchestra, we FELT them, and it was a defining moment for both of us, and I'm very glad to have decent sound equipment on the TV at home,
    Emma's work justifies being played with the volume set to a decent level, and things like a smart phone speaker, or ear buds just don't do her justice, she deserves to be heard with the sort of levels that they were using in the cinema.
    I hope these thoughts help, and that you too will enjoy discovering the incredibly beauty and ability that Emma already has, and I suspect that as long as she doesn't have health issues, she's going to be a very bright star in the sky for some considerable time to come, my own personal hope is that Andre will let her have a go at the Celine Dion Titanic song, 'My heart will go on', I think Emma will be capable of delivering another definitiive performance with that song, Andre's musical arrangement of that theme is beautiful, and with Emma's vocal on top. it will be stunning.

  • @izziebee117
    @izziebee117 Před 8 měsíci +1

    You should really watch the version with the english subtitles to capture the magic even more! Wow

  • @bobbycollins6783
    @bobbycollins6783 Před 9 měsíci +4

    There is an English subtitle version of this. Which is better because the lyrics are beautiful too.

  • @evenhazertannecy8134
    @evenhazertannecy8134 Před 7 měsíci +2

    French song in eurovision contest

  • @p1krman
    @p1krman Před 9 měsíci +1

    In was hoping you would react to this ! Always watch your Hmack/beatbox reactions for a long time now !
    Keep it up brother ❤

  • @maryori9656
    @maryori9656 Před 9 měsíci

    Mee too chill…..❤

  • @r.p.vanloon6403
    @r.p.vanloon6403 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Great reaction.Small correction though. Emma is Dutch, so from Holland, not France. She does not even speak french. She learned the song of Barbara Pravi by heart phonetically.

  • @filizonar9532
    @filizonar9532 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Türkiye seninle gurur duyuyor Emma srni seviyoruz ,yolun açik olsun ,Tanri seni korusun

  • @davemcc9642
    @davemcc9642 Před 6 měsíci

  • @FrankS104
    @FrankS104 Před 9 měsíci +2

    well done Cliff, thank you for sharing this video with is. I guess this video is copy right free....

  • @Otiburtino
    @Otiburtino Před 6 měsíci +1

    O vocal mais espetacular, mais sentimental e mais profissional do mundo nos últimos séculos - por todos os merecimentos; classe, encenação e contágios, internacionalmente.
    Aqui do Brasil eu mando meu forte abraço ao mundo do que é belo e magnifico
    ❤❤EMMA KOK❤❤

  • @alisonlouise6406
    @alisonlouise6406 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Listen to me
    Écoutez moi
    Me the half singer
    Moi la chanteuse à demi
    Talk about me
    Parlez de moi
    To your loves, to your friends
    À vos amours, à vos amis
    Tell them about this girl with black eyes and her crazy dream
    Parler leur de cette fille aux yeux noirs et de son rêve fou
    What I want is to write stories that reach you
    Moi c'que j'veux c'est écrire des histoires qui arrivent jusqu'à vous
    That's all
    C'est tout
    There, there, there, there, that's who I am
    Voilà, voilà, voilà, voilà qui je suis
    Here I am even if stripped bare I'm afraid, yes
    Me voilà même si mise à nue j'ai peur, oui
    Here I am in the noise and in the silence
    Me voilà dans le bruit et dans le silence
    Look at me, or at least what's left of it
    Regardez moi, ou du moins ce qu'il en reste
    Look at me, before I hate myself
    Regardez moi, avant que je me déteste
    What to tell you that someone else's lips won't tell you
    Quoi vous dire, que les lèvres d'une autre ne vous diront pas
    It's not much but everything I have I put there, that's it
    C'est peu de chose mais moi tout ce que j'ai je le dépose là, voilà
    There, there, there, there, that's who I am
    Voilà, voilà, voilà, voilà qui je suis
    Here I am even if stripped bare it's over
    Me voilà même si mise à nue c'est fini
    It's my face, it's my cry, here I am too bad
    C'est ma gueule c'est mon cri, me voilà tant pis
    There you go, there you go, there you go, there you go right here
    Voilà, voilà, voilà, voilà juste ici
    Me, my dream, my desire, how I die, how I laugh about it
    Moi mon rêve mon envie, comme j'en crève comme j'en ris
    Here I am in the noise and in the silence
    Me voilà dans le bruit et dans le silence
    Don't leave, I beg you to stay for a long time
    Ne partez pas, j'vous en supplie restez longtemps
    Maybe it won't save me, no
    Ça m'sauvera peut-être pas, non
    But to do without you I don't know how
    Mais faire sans vous j'sais pas comment
    Love me like you love a friend who is gone forever
    Aimez moi comme on aime un ami qui s'en va pour toujours
    I want people to love me because I don't know how to love my contours
    J'veux qu'on m'aime parce que moi je sais pas bien aimer mes contours
    There, there, there, there, that's who I am
    Voilà, voilà, voilà, voilà qui je suis
    Here I am even if stripped bare it's over
    Me voilà même si mise à nue c'est fini
    Here I am in the sound and fury too
    Me voilà dans le bruit et dans la fureur aussi
    Look at me finally and my eyes and my hands
    Regardez moi enfin et mes yeux et mes mains
    All I have is here, it's my face, it's my cry
    Tout c'que j'ai est ici, c'est ma gueule c'est mon cri
    Here I am, here I am, here I am
    Me voilà, me voilà, me voilà
    There you go, there you go, there you go, there you go
    Voilà, voilà, voilà, voilà
    So
    Voilà

  • @robertgrijsen1006
    @robertgrijsen1006 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Please come back after reading and understanding the lyrics related to the introduction ............. would be nice :)

  • @Tijuanabill
    @Tijuanabill Před 6 měsíci +1

    This has to be Mike Gundy's like cousin or something. (The conductor)

  • @2deprijs
    @2deprijs Před 9 měsíci +8

    She is from a baby hooked on tubes for 22 hours a day with 2 pumps with nutrition and this is still so. 1 min before comming on stage she will remove the tubes...there is a video from on you tube

  • @cjbanksful
    @cjbanksful Před 8 měsíci +1

    Her name Emma Means Whole/Universal and she is. There were twelve thousand five hundred attending that performance. Emma has two feeding tubes, one in her stomach and one in her colon that she is feeding on twenty-two hours a day. The discipline is just incredible and her parents get sainthood.

  • @melinda-tf7fi
    @melinda-tf7fi Před 9 měsíci +2

    This emotional song is a public cry for help very appropriate for her cause as well as her personal situation..The transformation does not the song justice. I believe that a good ediomatic transformation may do it more justice in capturing the emotional appeal for help.

  • @mariannevandenberg9777
    @mariannevandenberg9777 Před 9 měsíci +3

    she is from the Netherlands ..

  • @johedges5946
    @johedges5946 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Making men cry ; she will get used to it🥰🥰🥰

  • @patrickpierson370
    @patrickpierson370 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "Tom Traubert's Blues (4 Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" by Tom Waits (Also known as "Waltzing Matilda"). His voice is so unique that one critic once described it as though "it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months and then taken outside & run over with a car"! He's a well-regarded & respected songwriter from within the "Rock" genre from the 70's & 80's. I'd LOVE to hear your take on his signature song. Link Here: czcams.com/video/hW2vyytxCGM/video.html

  • @henkiejong1136
    @henkiejong1136 Před 6 měsíci +1

    She needs 22 hours a day those feeding tubes

  • @joshuaverheijen2455
    @joshuaverheijen2455 Před 4 měsíci

    Listen to me, me, the singer-to-be
    Tell your lovers, your friends about me
    Tell them about this girl with the black eyes and the crazy dream.
    What I want is to write stories that will reach you.
    That's all
    Voilà, voilà, voilà, that's who I am.
    This is me, even when I lie open I'm afraid, yes
    This is me in the noise and in the silence
    Look at me, or at least what's left of me
    Look at me before I hate myself
    What shall I tell you that another's lips will not tell you?
    It's little, but it's all I have; I put it there.
    That's it
    Voilà, voilà, voilà, this is who I am
    This is me me, even if I lie open, it is finished
    This is my face, this is my scream, this is who I am
    Voilà, voilà, voilà, it's right here
    Me, my dream, my desire, how I go to ruin, how I laugh at it
    That's me in the noise and in the silence.
    Don't go, I beg you, stay for a long time.
    It may not save me, no
    But to live without you, I don't know how to do it.
    Love me like you love a friend who's going away forever
    I want people to love me because I can't like my outline
    Voilà, voilà, voilà, this is who I am
    This is me, even when I lie open, it's over
    This is me in the noise and also in the rage
    Look at me, and in the end also my eyes and my hands
    All I have is here, it's my face, it's my screaming
    This is me me, this is me me
    Voilà
    Voilà
    Voilà, voilà
    Voilà
    Bullied by schoolkids because her disease, singing her song of life, finding her path in life

  • @athinalia452
    @athinalia452 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Όποιος έχει πει ότι δεν έκλαψε όταν το ακούει αυτό λέει ψέματα!!!!!!

  • @michaelromero3985
    @michaelromero3985 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I read that she does not speak french…she spent months learning how to perfect the french words

  • @randolf666
    @randolf666 Před 9 měsíci +1

    she is Dutch but sings French bro. viva les pay- bas (the Netherlands)

  • @hannieouwerkerk3148
    @hannieouwerkerk3148 Před 9 měsíci

    there is one with english subtitles