You are as moved by Amira as I always am! I can't help but cry every time she starts to sing since she was on Holland's Got Talent when she was 10? Self taught at first and wonderful..She has been named and awarded the Angel for Peace! BRAVO!!!
Sometimes the best and most honest reaction is.... no reaction, because there are no words to express yourself. I think you can't give a greater compliment to Amira (she is 15 years now). Maybe many people have the same raction as you have. At least I did.
Sandy watching your emotional reaction to Amira singing In the Stars was quite beautiful especially how it reminded you of your Dad, a very handsome man too. On AMIRA's official video for this song l have mentioned you and it's connection to your Dad just to show how Amira s voice and in this case the lyrics too, are far reaching. In your video you said as Amira sang this beautiful song that " she's killing me right now" well use that as a go to song reminding you of your Dad when you feel alone or circumstances may be difficult. I have replayed your video many times and will continue to do do. Before l came across Amira l could listen to Opera very rarely, but having found her, l listen to her every day and cry every time so.beutiful is her voice. So Sandy, thank you for telling and showing us your lovey Dad. God bless and play Amira and draw close to your Dad.x
Wow! First time I've heard Amira sing this. The emotions were welling up in me as she was singing; then she finished and gently laid her head down, as if she were longing to lay it in her grandmother's lap, and I lost it!
Amira always sings such happy things. The first time I heard this, it took me a few seconds to understand what this song is about. Such a beautiful song, such a beautiful sentiment, sung so beautifully.
Amira transcends anything. She is beyond unbelievable. Perhaps there has never been another like her. Her voice just pulls you in and takes you on a trip, the destination, you know not of.
This is one of her most beautiful and evocative songs- and she wrote it. She is now a world-class soprano. I think she will be remembered a millenium-class soprano
The reason Amira is so Special is that she has the unique ability with her hands with her facial expressions with her eyes to tell the story behind the song she singing, Each one touches your soul. Each one touches your soul , I discovered her about a year ago and been listening to her daily some songs over and over again.
Knowing that she dedicated the song to her grandfather who past recently . And her angelic tone of her voice you can cry a river with those lerics.. 😭😭😭😭😷
Currently I subscribe to 6 classical singers - all young ladies. Amira was the first one I "discovered" and is by far my favourite. I cannot watch and listen to her without "tearing" up - and I'm a cantankerous 87 year old male.
Wow whats so impressive besides the incredible voice is the ease of her delivery , she is not struggeling to hit a particular note , it just seems to flow out of her effortlessly , so now we have another young super star in both Angelina and now Amira , they are only one year apart in age and both have been singing from such a young age , they are so young and allready super stars.
She is still improving. A species-class talent with incredible determination and discipline. As she continues to develop her art, and her body and voice continue to mature for another 10-15 years, I think she will become the standard against which all other sopranos are measured, for at least the rest of this century. When she sings, magic happens.
Actually I think she past away between the try-outs and Semi finals. I believe the grandma did see the tryout though. Either way a very special song, sung beautifully by Amira
Amira is AMAZING. Your awesome reaction made you a part of this song. Great song and beautiful reaction .Thank you. Give yourself a treat and try Amira,s Flower Duet with Corlea Botha..You,ll be AMAZED.
Oh my God! What a beautiful and angelic voice! So expressive, magnificent, and soul piercing! She is killing me too, Sandy!! We are so blessed to experience these gifted, young talents of this world! 💖
Amira has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard, and I am not a fan of opera. There is just something about her that reaches out and takes over your heart and mind with every performance. This song is from her third CD _With All My Heart_ and it is probably my absolute favorite of all of her songs. It was written in memory of her grandmother. I have listened to this countless times, and always end up in tears before she gets too far into it. Wonderful reaction to a wonderful performance! I hope you will react to her cover of _Gabriellas Sång_ sung in Swedish. It is also otherworldly.
You are not the first person affected so strongly by this song from Amira. I believe that anyone who has lost someone feels this song deeply. I find it more consoling to believe that each star above us is the essence of a person we lost.
Little did you know how Amira would affect you, going back to those early reviews on Holland's Got Talent, then when you reacted to her and Andre. If you don't have videos of all of her performances yet, what are you waiting for. I can't go a day without listening to several of her performances. As one person commented, listening to Amira must be what heaven is like.
wow Amira's voice is absolutely amazing on this song she gets better and better every time I hear her , Beautiful and new song for me so thank you Sandy :) :) :)
When I hear this song I think about my dad whom we lost seven years ago today. Telling the hospital to turn off the machine is one of the hardest things a family can do but it was the right choice. The pain of missing him never goes away completely, it just lessens over time.
I beg to differ. Credit where it's due, this is a very moving performance, but for me a certain young lady named Jackie Evancho still has the edge in vocal perfection.
There is a video of Amira, when she was very young, wondering why people cried when she sang. She was concerned that she was making them unhappy ... Is that not precious?
Amira spectacular, perfect! Surprise yourself with this song. You will not be able to forget that voice! I feel closer to God by hearing this song in your voice. "Your Love" (theme of "Once Upon a Time in the West") December 2, 2017 Do not forget to put the subtitled video. Follow the link below: facebook.com/2345445149064521/videos/2708913545846895/
This was recorded in the latter half of 2017, i.e. when Amira was 13. Michael Shafer is correct, it refers to her grandmother, who was Amira's greatest supporter, but passed away shortly after her first audition. Here she and her brother are, figure-skating (they had been skating for about one year) to this song, on the eve of their departure for South Africa: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XlpAP9U0bPE.html
@@smylyface My pleasure. You have obviously found Amira's official channel; not everything is there - look also at "Amira's Archive" and at Amira-online.com - and also look for Amira on Gsacni's channel.
Amira's grandmother was an inspiration for Amira's entry to singing on stage. She believed in Amira's ability from the start and said after HGT 2013 that Amira belonged to the world now.
Amira was my favorite young star until Angelina Jordan came into my view. Her progress since Holland's Got Talent has been remarkable. So glad she stuck with the singing instead of going the Olympics route. (Ha, ha - as if there was ever any doubt!). I don't love her any less, mind, but Angelina simply touches me a bit deeper and in more places. I still go back and watch her audition every now and then just to see again how stunned the judges were. And for that other young girl they flash to for a second, the one with the pulled-back hair and the open mouth. I imagine she was one of the other contestants waiting to perform, and you can see in her face what she must have been thinking: "My God, I have to follow THAT!!". Don't know if that's true, but thinking it always brings a smile to my face.
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Dont count her out on Olympic games. She has won two marathons in her age class and is quite good at ice skating. Not yet Olympic caliber but she might get there.
What I love is how the parents are encouraging their kids to do sports and arts. Many parents focus on only one area and the children grow up unbalanced. I think balance in everything is necessary for a successful life. Her parents are doing it right... and it shows. 😍
@@smylyface Here she is, winning the "seven Hills Loop" in January 2014, in her age class - (she also won it a year earlier) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gcBapT-HAVg.html - Guess where she learned diaphragm breathing? (The background song is her performance of "Nessun Dorma" that won Holland's Got Talent, just a few days earlier - it finishes with the word "Vincero!" (I shall win!) - and she did, both at HGT and in this race.)
An update. Amira co-wrote this song as a tribute to her grandmother who passed away after her first appearance on Holland’s got talent and he second appearance.
Here is a more cheerful performance from her third album: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gOurSgLjgaE.html It's a duet, Amira and Ruhan du Toit. I won't spoil it by telling you any more, except that this should not give you any copyright problems, because it's been put onto YT by UMG.
For assistance Sandy I have listed below what I believe are Amira's best performances since she first appeared on Hollands Got Talent in 2013. These may assist you in doing further reactions. Loved your emotional reaction to this song. AMIRA WILLIGHAGEN BORN 27/03/2004 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ocnqRuSyoOQ.html - O Mio Babbino Caro [Audition, Hollands Got Talent Aug 2013 @ 9 years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FUnrLMvpQLk.html - Ave Maria [Semi Final, Hollands Got Talent Dec 2013 @ 9 years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dy00lD2bYT0.html - Nessun Dorma [Final, Hollands Got Talent Feb 2014 @ 9 years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s9PQ7qPkluM.html - O Mio Babbino Caro [Andre Rieu, Maastricht, Netherlands July 2014 @ 10 years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KEaU3FC0TRc.html - O Mio Babbino Caro [Reykjavi, Iceland Dec 2015 @ 11 years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tEImCJWI_ak.html - Ave Maria duet with Gussur Pall Gissurarson [Reykjavik, Iceland Dec 2015 @ 11 years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oMaFx-Laz7A.html - O Mio Babbino Caro [Pretoria, South Africa July 2016] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dDESzUuZuC0.html - O Sole Mia duet with Patrizio Buanne [Pretoria, South Africa July 2016 @ 12 years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-z_WyjEj5DW8.html - Nella Fantasia [Pretoria, South Africa July 2016 @ 12 Years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wfqx0k4Kez0.html - My Way with Friends [Pretoria, South Africa June 2017 @ 13 Years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-imsX4ZanQJs.html - Nessun Dorma [Pretoria, South Africa Dec 2017 @ nearly 13 years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZesXYzuBJ9o.html - O Mio Babbino caro & Your Love [Utrecht, Netherlands Dec 2017 @ 13 years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rjDBOhdir4I.html - Nelle Fantasia [Cape Town South, Africa May 2018 @ 14 years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IqKlx5-rBBU.html - Hallelujah [Pretoria, South Africa, June 2018 @ 14 years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m5unawKpysw.html - Gabriellas Song [Pretoria, South Africa June 2018] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wILh10ToQIo.html - Amigos Para Siempre duet with Patrizio Buanne [Pretoria, South Africa June 2018 @14 years] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GcAOAxQNono.html - In The Stars [With All My Love Album, South Africa 2018] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-c8NS45WEqb8.html - Ave Maria Caccini [Dreumel, Netherlands 2019] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3Lnx8t4jHPg.html - Barcelona duet with Ruhan Du Toit [South Africa 2019] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TH8nQ79rkrQ.html - Sound of Music Medley [Pretoria, South Africa Dec 2019]
Wow, what a heartfelt reaction to this lovely song! So many times we are reduced to tears because our beautiful Amira sings from her soul like no one else can! I recently received her new CD and LOVE it, worth every penny! One great song on it that I love, sung in swedish is Gabriella's Song! Here is a link to the video of it for you to react to! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m5unawKpysw.html
OK, you've seen two facets of Amira's brilliance, now; but you have not yet seen her secret - it is that she enjoys her singing hugely; and that joy is radiated to her audience. You can see that, here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Te6LGAOTjdk.html This was the encore from her first public concert in Holland; she was 13 here. Amira and the tenor, Ben Heijnen, whom she met at the Andre Rieu concert, are having fun - but Amira is determined to win (as she always is).
hello...been sometime...how are you doing... only two singers have moved me to tears...this being one... the other... If you have not heard or seen ...try this...it's a blues version... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2rd8VktT8xY.html A very sad story behind this one. She's no longer with us... lost at 33...and the world caught on too late...not many songs ...
Currently I subscribe to 6 classical singers - all young ladies. Amira was the first one I "discovered" and is by far my favourite. I cannot watch and listen to her without "tearing" up - and I'm a cantankerous 87 year old male.