TAKE MY BREATH AWAY (Berlin) cover by Nikki Kosmider-Heuskes and Darren Mullan 

We all know just how brilliant Nikki is, but sometimes we overlook how good a singer Darren is, and this combination is sublime.

Since the split, HSCC continues to produce fabulous versions, but Darren was clearly the best audio engineer they ever had and Darren's abilities as a singer and musician are superb. Nikki's voice and her performances has always been wonderful and it's missed within the current HSCC "bad girls" lineup (although Leslie Williams is also terrific as are Kat and Pina). Perhaps the shame is that now that the Covid hysteria is dying down and HSCC begins touring, Darren and Nikki may not be rewarded for being such important parts of the world falling in love with HSCC. I guess the silver lining of the situation for us fans is that now we have two extraordinary Australian teams to entertain us!

Seeing these two artists again is as good a Christmas present as I could ask for...

Such a gorgeous woman. Nikki, you took my breath away! - What a fabulous, strong and beautiful voice you have. This song takes me back to the 80s!

PLEASE, more from both of you! I know I can speak for thousands in saying you two have been sorely missed since Darren's departure from HSCC. As expected, great job from 2 of my favorite Aussies!

THIS is great. Miss Darren and Nikki singing together.

Nikki is amazing! Touching older peoples hearts from another era that the younger generation will never likely understand. She's meant to be doing exactly this - please never stop! Absolutely brilliant

OMG! I wondered why I hadn't seen you. I didn't know you weren't with HSCC anymore. YOU WERE MISSED! FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE!

Great to see Darren, I've missed seeing him perform with HSCC. As always Nikki, your as wonderful as ever , your singing, and smiles!

My breath gets taken away every time I see you Nikki. Your beauty is matched by your voice.

Oh how I have missed this duo. Such a symbiotic duet. The 2 of you singing Suddenly 2 years ago was something special

Nikki’s voice at the higher registers is like pure crystalline. And that saxophone!!! From the 1930s’ ? Beautiful!

Nikki its great to see you and Darren sing together again beautiful take on the original and Nikki you are stunning

And THAT is a quality production right there people....two talented artists creating ONE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE.... The vocals that you both create simply make moments that take our collective breaths away....welcome back @nikkikosmiderheuskes & @producernerd ❤️🎤🎤👌👌💙

Darren's song choice and music arrangement skills are just second to none... Together with Nikki they are smashing!! Love them...

So I figured I’d listen to the first few seconds, ended up listening to it twice. Very nice!

Magnificent vocals. Fantastic to see you and Darren singing together again. The friendship and chemistry shines through.

Aaah, that is what has been missing from my music feed these days. Two people who sing naturally, warmly from the happiness within them.

I could listen to Nikki all day-such a lovely voice.

Darren was the reason i started listening to HSCC

Thank you Nikki and Darren for that perfect song - great voices and a great production. Good to see you Darren - I´ve missed you.

Great to have Nikki and Darren back online...their productions are always top notch 👏👏❤🇨🇦

This is GREAT that I find this channel with Darren again and hope you will set up a new group for us. 👍👍👍

What a great performance Nikki and Darren . I look forward to many more. Nikki looks so beautiful in her outfit.

It was lovely to see you both together again.Sounded lovely.Well done.

Absolutely amazing duet! Nikki and Darren, you have such wonderful chemistry and complementary voices that it literally “takes my breath away”. You both have been missed and it’s wonderful to see you performing together once again. I hope this partnership continues, looking forward to future performances. Thank you for making my day!

Love this performance. Listening to this again and noticed the way Nikki sings 'turn my way' at 3.28 - love the little inflection.

my favourite song from 80's, i cant remember if i told you, you are the best singer ever.

Absolutely OUTSTANDING!!! Amazing vocals!!!

Beautiful job to both of you! Nikki you're voice is always a heavenly experience! I love it with all my heart! Always much love to you! 🌞💗🙏🎼🎨

So good to see you guys together again. What a brilliant recording.....truly world class. Thank you.

I didn't think it possible that Nikki could get even better, but after listening to this for the fourth time, there is no doubt. And she and Darren mesh and compliment each other perfectly. Please keep the music coming! The world is a better place because of it.

There is such magic with you and Darren, just wonderful.

You two sound and look so perfect together! WOW!

Darren and Nikki puts the song in a great place and I’m pleasantly surprised by Darren’s range. What amazing musicians!

Nikki and Darren, you both clearly have a God given talent which you are sharing with the world! Thank you!

Maria and I met Nikki at the Barker Hotel a few weeks back. Enjoyed the afternoons entertainment and have been looking forward to enjoying more of your amazing talent. To team up with Darren is the icing on the cake. Well done.🙌

OMG you guys just get better and better… 🎼🎤❤️🎤❤️🎼 that was so good… Thankyou for sharing that with us all 🙏🙏

You can have all the technology you wish but, without awesome talent to begin with these results just aren't possible. World class "Stars", just amazing.

I can’t stop listening to this, incredible.

Wow! Simply beautiful! The blend of your voices is total ear candy and you and Darren have great chemistry (like Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga). Fantastic job and looking forward to more.

Deux voix qui s'accordent parfaitement ...on souhaite encore de nouvelles chansons, on sent que vous adorer chanter et c'est un plaisir pour nous de vous entendre !...merci à vous deux !

Good to see yah both singing together again Darren and Nikki,.You guys are so amazing 😊..Much ❤️ from Philippines

Here we have two magnificent artists who are perfectly combined.!! I'm sure they're brothers, with those wonderfully united voices....

WOW 👏👏great to see you two back together. Thanks Nikki, PLEASE keep'm coming 🙏

Nikki and Darren, thank you for this beautiful rendition. As always, we appreciate you making us smile. Take care and best wishes always Chuck in Kentucky USA

What an awesome voice Darren !!!

Nikki has the most wonderful voice and should be a household name throughout much of the world. I only stumbled on Sing it Live last week and now I am a fan of Nikki, Darren and some of the best musicians that South Australia can offer🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

You two always takes my breath away, loved it 🤗💖💖💖

Two of the better original members (formerly I guess😞) of HSCC! The positive energy radiating from them and those sweet voices is palpable. Looking forward to see and hear more of them in the nearest future.

I'm glad I have found your Channel Nikki. Missed your beautiful Voice and missed Darren as well.

Hey Nikki and Darren. Great job on the song.

Oh boy that was just fantastic!!! Absolutely made my day seeing Nikki and Darren back on the scene. Really have missed you guys and hope that there's much more to come - please!!!!

Just perfect....... fantastic production and amazing voices..... thank you from Newfoundland Canada 🇨🇦

Wonderful to see and hear Darren in action...Both are essential contributors to the HCC success and it is a joy to experience their talents!

So great to see the beautiful and elegant Nikki and Darren again giving us great music.

My God, it's like listening to HEAVEN!!! THE NEW OLIVIA-NEWTON JOHN. I miss you guys with HSCC, but I still follow!!! Love you!!!!

Each and every time the recording sounds like a newly released record. And I agree the chemistry between Nikki & Darren is genuine and authentic and it comes out in the vocal recordings. Just love you guys and wish you would do an album and add others like Sarah L. Thank you and your talents and sharing it with the world.

Ms. Nikki, beautiful as always and I have missed hearing you sing Mr. Darren. You two duet so well together and I am prayerful of hearing more great music from the both of you. Be blessed and have a Happy and Joyous Holiday Season. Merry Christmas from Virginia, USA.

Superb performance. Miss you both at HSCC. God bless you on your new venture ❤️❤️❤️

Awesome I miss both of you two from Hscc you both sound magical together!! Nikki your voice is a just out of this world 👍👍🇨🇦

I’m so happy to see you guys, I hopefully will see everyone soon. Sounds amazing 🤩 😎

Love watching list to Nikki and all the HSCC crew. Wish I had millions so I could cover them coming to the states to play for a kickass party at my lake house.

I got to say, this performance is OFF the charts. Bravo Nikki and Darren... Cheers from the USA mates!!!

Missed you Darren. Nikki, simply world class. To see you both resurface reminds me of the oh so powerful lyrics of Springsteen’s “Paradise“ and the pause at the end … just when we think all is lost…? “I break above the waves I feel the sun upon my face” I’m absolutely thrilled to see and hear you both again. Thank you 🙏🏻💗

Two beautiful souls. You two bring a tear. Love you both so much. Miss you two. Keep making beautiful music please!

Congratulations, what a fabulous collaboration & amazing result.

Darren - great to see you again! Sounding astounding 😄 you two

Wow! What a fantastic surprise seeing you both singing together. Another magically mixed song that I will play over and over again. I've been holding my breath waiting for Darren to come back. I am blown away seeing you both. Nikki - your voice is heaven sent. Darren - so happy you are back. You sounded wonderful. Loved your smiles. Felt joy and so peaceful watching you both. ❤️❤️

Brilliant.....don't think there are 2 singers in Oz that understand and sing harmonies together better than Darren and Nikki. Magic....great work Matt.

Awesome voice,awesome Soundtrack (Top Gun)

Wow you guys sound awesome. I wish Nikki lived in the states.

We know that you can belt out them notes Nikki but Darren's vocal harmonies are very impressive and on point, I really enjoyed this, makes me want to watch the movie Top Gun again. Cheers guys ♥️

Amazed and addicted to their voices..what a pleasant song to hear..hope to see more videos from these two amazing singers..love u two. ♥️From Philippines

Great job with the harmonies. I really like Darrens voice!

Darren was the glue and base behind hscc.

So glad to hear you two singing together, just stunning, keep bringing on the songs 🎵

Bravo Nikki & Darren. Your always nailed it!

What a Truly a wonderful performance!! World class ! I also LOVE your song Nikki of 'Magic"

I have to listen to this song at least once a day, every day - it is so uplifting. The music is absolutely perfect.

Just beautiful. And the song is terrific too.

I’ve missed seeing this dynamic duo!!! I didn’t know they were actually making covers together until I accidentally stumbled onto this video, which is one of my favorite songs from this era. They nailed it again! Darren, can you please do “True” by Spandau Ballet? That is my ultimate favorite slow jam from the 80’s. Love you, Darren and Nikki!💝

I love this song take my breath away So Beautiful

This is so good. I play in an 80's new wave tribute and enjoy Berlin's music. The vocals on this are terrific. You both sound great together. Wow!

Cool! Goose pimple inducing! Your voices both fit so well together in this track! Thanks for sharing! Great editing and mixing. Stellar footage!

Watching this video, I can’t help but smile seeing you guys sing together. Bravo!

It's so great to see Darren up and running again on RU-vid. Nikki you and Darren are such naturals together. Please give us more videos!

So happy to see you guys perform again. Hoping to see the new band soon on youtube. Happy new year.

You two always dig deep, mining the beauty of these wonderful songs. So much love for you both - thanks for the music!!!

Wow! This was incredible! It’s great seeing and hearing Darren! Nikki…you are fantastic!

So happy to see and hear Darren again. You are truly missed in the HSCC videos and mixes. Nikki sounds great as always. Thanks for the performance.

I just love everything about this video. The performance of the song is, of course, outstanding. But I love how you captured the whole story of going to the studio and working on this song together with Darren.

It's good to see Darren and Nikki singing together again.

Nikki's voice on her own is beautiful and add on Darren's.... pure harmony !. I like the second part where Nikki changes to a higher pitch then Darren's voice harmonizes with taking it to a lower octave....musical delight !

Had to come back for another lister. Loved it.

A great singer and a great singer, producer and musician. I'm a fan.

Wonderful performance, great production! You should do more like this!

Glad to hear Darren again. Big fan. He's the best

Just playing "catch-up" Nikki...another flawless and angelic performance! #gotgoosbumpsonmygoosbumps.

Darren Mullan... que bom que vc voltou !!! Sua musicalidade é muito grande prá ficar longe de todos nós que apreciamos sua versatilidade !!! Congratulations !! Sucesssss !!!