You guys have to check this out.

Lossefalme

Lossefalme

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He actually made me cry! I hope it wasn't on here already somewhere, but it's worth a second look anyway. This guy is amazing.

Here is the link.
 
and was completely blown away. This guy has actually done some opera here and there. It certainly doesn't hurt that he picked my favorite piece from any opera I've ever heard. Nessun Dorma is about as good as it gets!
 
after she got past some initial pitch problems (probably due to nerves); the last couple of phrases were very nice (though it always bothers me when singers breathe in the middle of phrases). I hope she gets some lessons.
 
Not much different in quality from lots of tenors making the regional opera circuits in the U.S., but he does have an inspiring story and will probably sell a bunch of records.
 
...is that it looks like the person with the most interesting/best talent is the one
that wins. Idol tends to be much more about marketing (and letting a few horrible
people in who are just plain funny).

I listened to both Paul and Connie and was quite impressed.
 
He got to the next round.Sometimes the best people do not get toThe next round.The judges are just cold some times.
 
would be with "America's Got Talent," not "American Idol." The former is a spin-off of "Britain's Got Talent," and the latter is a spin-off of "Pop Idol." (Of course, Simon Cowell's behind all of them.)

I haven't watched "America's Got Talent," though, so I can't say how faithful it is to the British version.
 
you surely got me caught up in that. Someone just can't sing like that unless they have great heart and feeling that comes from way down deep. That was just unbelievable. I pulled the family over to see it also. Thank you, thank you for sharing that:).
Must watch to see where paul goes now. To me, i feel there is something quite special about him.
 
I'm so glad you posted this - I read about in on msnbc.com and was going to look for it. I had tears in my eyes! Bravoooooo!!
 
aren't you? What an absolute sweetheart. I can't remember anyone singing so well at that age. That's including Shirley Temple.
 
it's just, I'm trained in this stuff, and I can hear when someone isn't, even if they have a naturally beautiful voice and great ear for pitch. And lack of training and singing beyond your technique can hurt the voice, especially when you're young, so that's why Aerin and I didn't just fall into raptures.
 
Unfortunately, I'm seeing some of that in others right now---as in _._.'s voice won't last another year without intervention.
Although, I'm also the loudest voice in a room railing against too much technique...and training the beauty and individuality right out of a voice...

If only you could bring yourself to watch American Idol...poor little me & Aerin wouldn't have to be the only tough judges in the thread... ;)
 
about "too much technique"! I've been in choir with too many wannabe divas who are all vibrato and high notes without any discernable vocal quality. I'll take a memorable voice over polished technique any day - but it is nice when they occur together!

I just have too low a tolerance for the inane filler that seems to be 90% of the air time on "Idol" to watch it. Anyway, as soon as the SG-1 finale airs, I'm giving up TV again. I didn't have it for a year, and have found that watching DVDs from Netflix - even if you have to wait a year - is a much better way to go. I just needed to watch SG-1 to be ready for the direct-to-DVD movies they'll be putting out this fall.
 
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about how voice training can result in loss of individuality and the qualities that made the voice interesting in the first place. The "homogenization" of voices resulting from certain training approaches is a common complaint in the opera world (there are a lot of bland, interchangeable voices out there).

But I don't think the problem is "too much" technique -- after all, many of the most technically skilled singers have retained their unique tonal qualities, and we can recognize their voices from just one note. Rather, I think it's a matter of poor or misguided training, or misapplied advice.

The issue of vibrato, which Annael mentions, is an interesting one, and widely misunderstood. Vibrato is not something that one learns to do; it is a natural property of the voice, which one can learn to either allow to happen or prevent from happening. I think many voice students don't understand this and try to force a vibrato, which inevitably sounds like a wobble, instead.
 
who who has a vibrato that wobbles so far, one can't be sure what note she intends to be singing. I've never heard the like before. It's painful.
 
I meant to put this under Losse's post and what i meant by 'wiping me out' was just the tugs on the heart because it was one of the most beautiful things i have seen. I was not referring to anything you guys said. I am sorry if i upset anyone.
I do hope though, now that you mention it, that she gets the proper help.
 
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