Vocal coach first reaction - DIMASH covers "The show must go on" (Queen) 

Interesting comments from all the loyal fans. However, from a vocal coaching perspective, i find your comments very valuable. You create awareness of what cán go wrong during a vocal performance and what to focus on when singing. Keep it up!!

This was the FIRST TIME EVER he sang in English. He learned the song phonetically in 5 days then went out there in front of billions of viewers and slayed it. It’s a phenomenal achievement. This was four years ago and his English is now getting to fluent and is totally understandable. Lastly, he’s got to wow the audience to progress in the competition. You chopped the song by stopping so often you couldn’t feel it’s power. I think your criticisms are odd. Why would you make a song less Interesting in a competition? The Chinese love the high singing as a culture and Dimash knew that, of course he’s going to utilise his unique skill set. I think you are guilty of viewing the whole presentation through a narrow European lens of what is and is not acceptable. It’s clear you also know your views are going to be unpopular and are relishing that. You said he didn’t pull off the song, and that it was over the top dramatic. You are the first person I’ve ever heard say that, and Brian May himself disagrees with you. Freddie never held back with the drama! It’s obvious that Dimash can not be everyone’s cup of tea, however, there is a distinction between personal preference and technical achievement that a reviewer should be able to make. You come across as wanting to shut off the parts that you judge to be too feminine, as if they make you uncomfortable. Maybe consider if you have a subconscious bias at play. Lastly, your last comment about listening more intelligently is so patronising. Hard-core vocal coaches the world over rave about the technical skill, the creativity, the dedication AND his astonishing ability to hit you in the feels. These things are ALL part of what makes a performance great. You dissected it so much, it died. Dimash’s fan base are not a bunch of screaming teenagers getting carried away. They are a full cross-section of age, gender, nationality, culture, intelligence and musical acuity. He has a global following which includes highly skilled voice analysts, most of whom would disagree with your analysis. In short, your review is one-dimensional, self-opinionated and of dubious value. And I wouldn’t be surprised if your entire comment section is filled with similarly dismayed Dears.

Dimash is 22 in Singer 2017. First song in English - learned the words phonetically in 1 week. We " Dears" think anything he does is fabulous. His covers are not copies, he makes every song his own.

Please go to Kazakhstan, and in one week learn a song in Kazakh and perform it live on stage.....and then come back and tell us how You did.....

If you watch the first episode of the Singer, the show producers specifically warned Dimash that he needed to make the 500 member audience/judges stand up and go crazy each time he sang if he wanted a chance to stay in the competition. And that is exactly what he did and he did it beautifully. Just remember he was going against long established professional star singers as an unknown. He also had to follow the theme for the week. He couldn't just sing anything he wanted. And, almost all of the songs had to be covers of world hits.

He was not singing for you. He was singing for Chines audience all 500 as judges. The Chines is not feeling about Queen like you. He had to win them and he did. BTW, he didn't know the English language and he never sang this song before this competition. He learned it in few days phonetically. You can congratulate him for this. He did it perfectly.

Musically speaking, Dimash is in another world from the rest of the well known singers, regardless of language barriers. I wonder how you would sound if i provide you with a song in chinese and ask you to perform it live in 5 days and in front of an audience of singers. Would you be able to sing the song in perfect chinese or would you have the same problem Dimash had? When judging others, pespective is always a good tool to use.

If you don’t like Dimash pronunciation in English or French or whatever language he sings on , very easy, don’t watch him , in my opinion he has much more elements to admire than his pronunciation!!👍🏻

I don't really care if the performance was in 2017 or not. His English was perfect or not Dimash still by far the best vocalist in our lifetime. Dimash on the top alone, then you can do the ranking.

No offence intended but I have to disagree. Most of Dimash's fans are not waiting for the fireworks. His skill in all ranges are appreciated. There are many of Dimash's songs that don't contain vocal acrobatics but still contain the emotion and technical skill that the "firework" songs have. Be well.

When I first heard this cover by Dimash I had the same thoughts as you about the pronunciation and the vocal acrobatics. I changed my mind later, however, when I received more context (which a reactor will not know right away). The song choice was not his and he had to learn it phonetically in 5 days or so (and from whom, I wonder?). Second, I learned later that as a youngster, he tended towards the higher range and that's most comfortable for him to express his emotions. So it's not so much showing off as it is his nature (of course the rest of us don't express that way naturally so he sounds like he's showing off). I remember him saying at an interview that he tried to lower his voice as a youngster but couldn't do so very well and he's gotten so much flack throughout the years because of that yet people never thought that his range naturally fell in the higher registers and that it is more difficult for him to lower than to go higher. Third, as someone who had to learn English, he was pronouncing certain words the way they were spelled. For example, heartache was pronounced heart-aych (hard ch) which comes from reading the word. Also, "guess" was pronounced gu-wess, which happens if you pronounce the U the way it is said in "put" followed by an E, which we would make "guess" sound like gu-wess rather than "gess". These are normal when learning it for the first time because English is not always said the way it is spelled. Fourth, I disagree that the emotional interpretation should be different. Freddie sang the song the way HE felt. I tried to put myself in Dimash's shoes, trying to interpret a song of someone dying who wanted to tell people that the show must go on. I would feel a certain desperation and urgency (feeling like I'm running out of time to say what's important), a need to state in strong declarative terms that they need to continue on even without me. There'd be no time to clarify later; this is it, the last chance to give an unambiguous message, perhaps my last message to everyone. So yes, I might even have to do it, panting, with the strongest push I can muster --- Show! Must! Goooooo! Ooooon! That feeling of desperation and urgency is different from Freddie's rendition which sounded closer to a resignation or a closing. Both renditions make sense to me. Given all of the above and my own growth as a listener who finally got the context, I think Dimash nailed the song both artistically and emotionally. Ofcourse I speak from my own lens only.

I agree in part with your comments with this song. Dimash has improved immensely with his English and he is always prepared to improve. He is a perfectionist. He was young in this video and cannot always get it spot on. We all have our off days and Dimash is not infallible. I love his music, voice, showmanship, he is a true master of it all. Dimash never give up, but please don’t burn yourself out…. We want your mastery of your amazing spectacular voice for as long you can keep sharing it with us.

Brian May was impressed by this Dimash's performance. Dimash is studying English now and most likely he'd eventually master it to perfection.

The fact is that this was a competition, and as such, required that one went all out to impress the judges (in this case-the Audience). At the time, Dimash spoke little English beyond the rudimentary pleasantries of “Hello and Thank You!” Contestants on the show were all established professional singers in China. They were assigned these songs and given a week to learn and to perform them. Dimash used IPA to learn the song. Since then, Dimash’s English has improved tremendously. Listen to his latest stuff such as “Wish I Could Leave”, or “Across Endless Dimensions” and you will note a dramatic improvement. Remember that he sings using Bel Canto and as such is limited with his vowels. Given the constraints he was under, I think he did a damn good job!!

In 2017 when he performed this song in English, he did not know the language. In a contest you have a week to prepare each topic and that time is too short to debug a language that is not your mother tongue. Even so, he dared to sing it and the result was magnificent. 4 years have passed and Dimash has remarkably improved his English and all the languages that she uses in her songs other than Kazakh and Russian. You should hear the latest performances that English-speaking fans say approve of. It must be very difficult to sing in 12 languages !! Now he is improving Mandarin Chinese because he has many interpretations in this difficult language. I must add that many of the youtubers pay attention to Dimash's English, but hardly anyone is able to pronounce his name correctly. If you had to learn a song in Kazakh or Russian in a week, would you do it right?

Почему именно английский должен знать в совершенстве? Димаш поёт на многих языках и он не полиглот! За одно только то, что он поёт такие сложные песни на китайском языке и китайская публика его боготворит! А не критикует за произношение. Английский - не единственный в мире язык и не надо делать упор на его превосходство над другими языками. Димаш, браво!!!! Наша любовь всегда с тобой!!!!

ДИМАШ ПЕРЕВЕРНУЛ ВЕСЬ МУЗЫКАЛЬНЫЙ МИР С НОГ НА ГОЛОВУ !!!!!!!!!!! БРАВО ДИМАШ !!!!!!!!!!

As a devoted Dear - this performance by Dimash of a Queen classic especially with esl in force, endears us to him and made us love him all the more. I respect your critique totally. In 2021 his English is terrific. He is electric to listen and to watch, he totally entertains. New York 2019 concert at the Barclay was fabulous. He holds the audience in his hand. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

Dimash is the best !!!!!

Would any singer try to impress the the big audience of judges with his vocal technique and abilities in the competition of the very established famous singers being the youngest and sing in the language that he does not speak at all???? Did you ever try to sing in any language that you do not speak at all????

At this time (2017) Dimash couldn't speak any English, however he can now. Also since when has pronunciation been important in Pop music? I've heard loads of pop songs in which I can't understand a single word. This was a competition, and as such he needed to impress which of course he did. Artistically this performance was clearly not your cup of tea. However I think that you would find it extremely difficult to find anyone else in that audience who would share your opinion. Today Dimash is probably the Greatest all around singer/performer the world has Ever seen. If you check out his latest performances I think you'll probably agree. 😃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

когда иностранцы пытаются говорить или петь на русском... мы не морщимся, а поощряем и наслаждаемся колоритом речи. Особенно соседей. Казахстану ПРИВЕТ!!)))

Dear Sir. Dimash Kudarbegen is currently the best singer in the world. Like it or not, I don't think it matters. Dimash fills stadiums around the world, has millions of fans, tickets to his shows sold out in an hour, in London, for example, in New York, the stadium was packed, and his CDs were sold out in seconds. . That's why I'm telling you, it doesn't matter what your impression is. Greetings from Germany!

Dimash es fascinante, cautivador, conozco la versión de Fredie pero vDimash la hizo suya y lo superó, eso sin contar que no sabía nada el idioma inglés, estaba en una competencia donde no tenía que hacer un cover exacto sino ser creativo y además tenía solo 22 años,vya quisiera escuchar a estos reactores cantar en 15 idiomas diferentes sin hablar otros idiomas. Nunca lo lograrán. Dimash es el mejor cantante masculino del mundo...El mejor.!

Ребята, он просто выразил свои эмоции. Честно вам скажу, мне тоже немного покарябало слух, я думала это будем моя не любимая песня, но послушав ещё раз, я не могу перестать слушать ее ещё и ещё!!! Думаю, он тоже вернётся к ней. Димаш делает волшебство, он это ощутит, когда в его голове она не перестанет звучать вновь и вновь!!!

Que bueno que lei los comentarios antes de darle play al video! Besos dears, nos vemos en otros canales ;)

If the audience like the performance is a winning. Amazing, how Dimash sing English version for the first time and delivered the words with emotions. His new version of the song, I like it very much.

I believe Dimash is using his highest notes to express his feelings, not to show off. But that’s my opinion. Besides, this is a show/contest and the Chinese looooove his high range. He released several songs where he doesn’t go into those high notes. Maybe you prefer those, like Salmaltau at the Jazz festival. And like others allready explained, he couldn’t speak English and I understand from other vocal coaches that English (the vowels) is for certain other native languages very difficult to learn. Like for me as a Dutch woman learning German or English is relatively easy. But to lead Russian or Chinese is so difficult. I think we should appreciate the effort Dimash instead of focus to much on the detail of pronounciation. Kind Greetings

Some DEARS ( Dimash Fans ) can be very sensitive to constructive critique so I don't let that bother me, nor should you. This is a review channel. That said, I think you let the biggest flaw in this performance ( pronunciation) throw you off course of the bigger picture. Dimash speaks 3 languages and sings in 12. Most of them flawless. He was 23 here and competing against the best professional Chinese singers. I can't even imagine that happening in the western world other than the Grammys where the winner is predetermined and snobs abound.. As a professional myself with better than 30 years in the business, I must protest that you hopefully do not teach. Dimash understands the importance of conveying the real story of music through performance. His total commitment to the story in appearance, dress, body language, and emotion is like a mini-opera. Or a Popera if you like. His intense operatic, blues, jazz, folk, world, and pop music training are all elements within the story. Every performance is a work of art.

It's important to realize that, at the time of that competition, his actual English was limited to a basic Hello and Thank You (most of the rest learned by ear)... He has since been learning both English and Mandarin (and has done a number of interviews speaking English)... Granted there were a number of mispronunciations, but he still captured and conveyed the intention of the song -- plus, as a huge Queen fan as he grew up, rather than signing a song in a language more in his comfort zone, he likes to pay homage to the groups, musicians, and singers that inspired him [regardless of the risk that it could knock him out of the competition]... One additional note: Brian May was extremely impressed and pleased with the performance 😉

Uh the comments saved me from watching the reaction

Hey, stop trying to bait ire from the more sensitive dears. You're coming across as rude and condecending which is a real turn off. Respect begets respect. It's important to put this performance into perspective. As you know this was a competition. He was 22 and singing in English for the first time (a language he did not speak). Kazakh and Russian, the two languages he does speak fluently, are structurally dramatically different than English making this feat especially challenging. He had less than a week to arrange the song, learn the lyrics, and perform it before a studio audience of 500 ppl and a television audience of 1.5 billion viewers. He was instructed to make his performances dramatic to catch the Chinese audiences attention (not sure what this looks like culturally but I am guessing they like drama based upon his success against seasoned professional Chinese singers). I find it very impressive that he managed to get as much correct as he did. The pressure must have been unimaginable. I try and cut him a bit of slack for these performances. i have to agree that many of the performances from the Singer show are over the top. He has grown artistically and his English is much better Still not perfect but I am okay with this as I live in a multicultural globe where tolerance is important for peace and understanding. Have a look his performances outside of that setting and you will find that he is definitely not all about vocal fireworks but rather about what he feels the song needs. The song always comes first.

Fair enough. But bear in mind this was a competition, and stylistic choices are made based on the fact he's attempting to impress judges in a short period of time, besides just offer an interpretation using his artistic musicality.

We not only love his vocal abilities,but we love everything about him , give your opinion with respect my friend

Please excuse that I am responding for a second time. I forgot something salient. Dimash basically did not speak English at the time of this performance and he has a strong accent (which would sound like mispronouncing). However, my view is that his fan base are composed largely of non-native English speakers and non-English speakers. Therefore, to his fans, there is a great understanding, empathy, and tolerance that he doesn't speak English perfectly. Why? Because we could easily find ourselves in that situation. I know that when I try to sing a Mariah Carey song or Ariana Grande, I am left guessing at what the words are and end up mouthing words that I think sound like the words they are saying. For native English-speakers who are dears, we have learned to understand Dimash's brand of English; our ears have learned to attune to hearing English in a different cadence. I really learned a lot by being part of the dears community, not the least of which is about my role as a listener; that a performance requires not only the performers' efforts, emotion, and technicality, but also the listeners' ability to be open to what the performer is offering, the context under which the performance is taking place, to be flexible, and to see possibility. Before this community, I was a passive listener, waiting for the performer to give me gems. Now, I realized that if I don't also work on my ability to sense the gems, I wouldn't necessarily recognize them, to see the relative level of difficulty, or to see the potential in the performance. So, as Dimash continues to work on his craft, I continue to work on my role as his listener, to continue working on understanding context, on suspending judgement, and to listen with compassion. I do this because I am grateful to Dimash. His performances alone allowed me a window into many other cultures -- to realize the depth of feeling and significance wrapped in another language, and to understand that other people "not-like-me" feel profoundly, just like me. The first time I learned a cover by Dimash, it was in Ukrainian. The second time was in Mandarin, the third in Kazakh. Never in my life would I have even attempted to try those languages in singing, nevermind trying to understand the people behind the languages. Since Dimash, I have made friends from all over the world. Thanks again for listening/reading. The above are just my views and are not meant to represent the views of other fans.

That was in 2017, he only knew 3 or 4 words in english... I would like to see an english or american singer (who daily "murder" their own language) go to China and sing a song chosen by the production, never singed before, in Kasakh or Russian and practice in 5 days (among other duties) and still do win...would YOU do it?.. that would be something to see... (8D Dimash speaks fluently Russian other then that, only in operatic pieces in french, spanish, italian and german... One of the best songs in that contest were singed in Chinese... I think they know the language... don't you? In 2019 his 1st album 'ID' was platinum in 37 seconds and 3x platinum in 1 hour in China. First episode "I'm a Singer" with more then 600 million views at SOS, and 80 million followers on Weibo. Here he even made a rocked cry similar to those of Freddie... but is he's interpretation, not the Queen. P.S. the last high crescendo note was a reference to the "fly to heaven" of Freddie Mercury...) All Dimash's songs and performing gestures has a message, a symbol in it... like in SOS at Slavic Bazaar, he balanced that arm in the end (and with better frensh), here he shout to haven... both were about death... could be exaggerated? may be, but for that you have to study Dimash, know better he's background, observe and see more, much more... keep going and take notes... you'll need it.

And two years later you came back to Dimash and you are asking How it’s possible to sing like him 😂. The Singer competition was kind of starting to grow with support of millions Dears. 😎

Back in 2017 Dimash spoke no English, in this Chinese show he had to sing in different categories for each round so he learned this phonetically from probably a Chinese English speaker. So don't be so hard on 22 year old Dimash. He studied English after this and now speaks very well so try some more recent songs and you will see he is way, way better. I am sure your Kazakh pronunciation isn't up to scratch either, so please understand he did his best here. At the same show he had a week to learn a Mandarin sing, in that week he flew to Kazakhstan for a performance at a huge event, he flew back to China for tv appearances and also kept up with his University studies and then performed the Chinese Mandarin song perfectly. He is a workaholic perfectionist and will do everything he can to please his audience. We know his pronunciation was not up to scratch but we love him and understand the difficulties he goes through and we don't mind his small slip ups. It was only a few words the rest of the song was pretty perfect. 😍

the famous statement: "u see the glass with water, half empty" would fit u perfectly I know this was 2 years ago, when u had more hair, but I thought I'll give my $0.02 cents worth. at the beginning u correctly identified he was in Chinese talent show. but u didn't do u do diligent. the show was 12 grueling consecutive weeks, every week the artist must prepare to perform a song the event was in China 1000s of miles away from Dimash's home. He did not speak English & did not speak Chinese. side note: he has been studying English & he can converse now, & continue improving so anything he needed to do to prep for the song, he had to ask an interpreter Chinese managers, at that time, put every hurdle possible in front of him -bc they knew they didn't have talents to match him... every 2-3 weeks or so, they brought a New wild-card pro singer... the management had no answer to Dimash...little that they knew, the event grew folds bc of Dimash Chinese People loved him. they were the first of "Dear-Army" for Dimash. Managers didn't want non-Chinese to win a Chinese huge talent show that span all of Asia. as a matter of fact, after their embarrassment of giving him 3rd place... the year after, 2018, invited Jesse J for the event. She's pro & she sang in English only... they gave her 1st place 10 out of 12 weeks, one week she got sick & had to fly out to London. there were no doubt she was gonna win to tell the world: see...we are not prejudice. referring to management of the talent show Chinese people in general are very nice & kind. there are letters in Kazakhstan u can't even pronounce, let along sing in it where the native would understand u...covering Kazakh famous singer back to the song... Dimash, if u follow him, he Never sings it like the original, he makes it his own & takes it to masterpiece first before singing it, of course giving him time... look what he did to the SOS cover...no comparison to anyone who sang it before him, original or otherwise. Now, those who cover SOS, uses Dimash's rendition. the problem is the interpreters themselves are Kazakhstan speaking individuals. they themselves have huge accent that's what he had to deal with & didn't know any better... it's a shame, as a vocal coach, (notice what's in your title..."VOCAL") u didn't analyze his vocal. there are so much from breathy to chest to head voices that u missed... I say, start working on ur craft first

The first question: you reacts here engljsh pronansiatiou or vocal?

I always enjoy finding someone new that is reacting to Dimash. I accept your opinions as far as musical or vocal choices and how you might disagree with them or wish different choices had been made. However, shame on you for shaming him because his English wasn't up to your standards especially knowing that English is certainly not his native language. Outside of a few cursory phrases that everyone learns in a new language he didn't speak English at all at the time of this performance.. Since you are a fan of Dimash's I'm surprised you're not aware that over the last four years he has actively been working on improving his English and has done a rather impressive job of it so far. He is able to speak English much better than before and in his most recent English lyric videos he has gotten much better. Perhaps you will agree with this if you listen to his recent release of the live version of Across Endless Dimensions. It isn't perfect but it's good enough that you really don't need the closed captions to understand him.

👉 ...and Freddy plays the harp and smiles down from his cloud. 🌼🇩🇪 👉 In 2017 Dimash received a wild-card for the competition “The Singer” in China. He was the youngest participant of all time (22 years) and the first non-Chinese. Only professional, award-winning singers take part. Nobody knew or hear Dimash before and he also had to start first... and after the song S.O.S. Dimash captured the hearts of millions of viewers overnight. The next day, bodyguards stood at his door. "The show must go on" was the 3th song at the competition and he made it to his own... grandios. The competition consisted of 14 rounds, over 4 months. The jury consists of 500 spectators. With up to 1 billion people see this tv-program, that's generated international interest. The performances were uploaded to RU-vid... and so, we became Dimash’s Dears. The Chinese organizers planned that Dimash would survive two episodes of the competition and go home again. They didn't really believe in him. But Dimash came, sang and stayed... for the next 3 years in China... but he only finished second in the competition because he's not Chinese (conditions have changed: The next year, Jessie J. won).🌼🇩🇪

Dankeschön für die Reaktion. Dimash ist Einmalig!!! Grüße aus Deutschland 🇩🇪

Thank you for your honest reaction. The most important thing is that the audience there loved it and it was they who voted him on to the next round.😊

I can’t eat anything he sing but at the chorus could love you’re videos

Dimash is always perfect even if he speaks martian.

Una versión increíble del Gran Dimash, hoy x hoy a depurado aún más su técnica vocal, es un monstruo de la Voz,.. El mejor del mundo y en décadas!! Gracias me suscribo 👍

I believe this was his first time ever singing in English. This was 2017. Now his English has vastly improved.

When angels sing, no one cares about the exact English🙄🙄

Not sure if you’ve heard his latest English songs but his English is way, way better now, I would say almost perfect. I believe this was his first performance in English. I would have to disagree with you, this is not a regular performance, it’s a competition, when you are in a competition, you’ll want to show everything you can do, and impress, don’t you? Thanks for your reaction

Hola subscriptora nueva desde Uruguay, me encanta Dimash, se que en esta presentacion recien estaba empezando con el idioma ingles, me gustaria que reaccionaras a mas interpretaciones de Dimash ya que para mi el es magnifico y me encantan todas sus interpretaciones ya sea el idioma en el que el cante siempre me llegan al alma. Por favor mas Dimash ... te recomiendo stranger y the story of one sky no te pierdas este ultimo video de Dimash la historia de un cielo esta alucinante y su ingles ha mejorado bastante. Muchas gracia saludos desde Uruguay

The guy said that Dimash lures the audience. She replied, " Of course, he's very handsome." When Dimash was asked to enter this competition, he only spoke Kazakh and Russian. This was his first attempt to sing in English, with only one week to learn the song. His first four songs were in French, Russian, English, and Mandarin. By the way, Brian May said Freddy Mercury would have been proud. You are the ONLY reactor who has ever criticized Dimash's imperfect English. Everyone knows his English wasn't that great, but his voice was. Those who can't....teach. The producers of the show provided the song choices and what Dimash was to wear. Would you have been so critical of his Russian or Mandarin pronunciations? Like many others, I had no trouble with this song and its pronunciation because I knew that English, as well as Mandarin, was not even his fourth or fifth language. I wouldn't know if he made errors in any of the other 14 languages he sings..." and frankly my dear, I don't give a damn". I borrowed that line from Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind.

Millions can pronounce English well, but just a handful can sing like Dimash... one can improve pronunciation, but...

How many languages do you speak without an accent?

This was the first time ever, when he sang in english... He had one week to learn this song phoneticaly.... He did not speak english at all.......

Dude it’s a competition, of course he’s showing everything.

Te veo desde Costa Rica pura vida amo a dimash el es el mejor del mundo ❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😘😍😘🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷

He is still young there and his English has improved much over the years. His newest songs are much improved with languages. He learns a new language phonetically whereas now he speaks English. He is on the way for his doctorate. The drama is part of his stage performance study in musicology.

Amo a Dimash Qudaibegen ❤️ único.saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷

This is 2023, and he's quite obviously gotten much, much better with his English pronunciations. He was only 22 at the time of this performance, and yet could sing in 12 different languages. Does that explain a bit for you? And, yes, the vast majority of people can understand what he's singing. The "N" can just barely be heard, as he pulls the mic away a bit to far. Of the hundred or more singers and vocal coaches I've seen critique his songs, why is it that you're the only one with such petty gripes? He made this version of the song his, and chose to not just do a cover. For what it's worth, Brian May was extremely impressed with this version.

He was just starting to learn English here. And, this was his first attempt in singing English.

I completely agree that it goes a lot of work and practice for maintaining a voice like it goes for every field - sports, dance, painting etc etc. But to reach the level like Dimash's voice only with hard work and practice it's impossible. Not to this level. Without talent a person can work as much as he wants to. Dimash said himself in one interview - first it's a gift and then lots of hard work

He was very young at the time & this was before he was well known in the west … His English has improved dramatically since

Who wants to know about his pronunciation.

This performance dates back from 2017 and he has worked on his English which is way better now... Check out his song Across Endless Dimensions Live... @Dimash Qudaibergen ♥️🇵🇹From Portugal

Dimash - Thousand Miles Common Dream Dimash - Amanat Dimash - The Crown Those 3, your opinion changed forever. This man is on a whole different level, he picks and chooses what he wants whenever he wants, every register from low to whistle. He is insanely musically gifted with over 20 years of Classical Training experience in only 27 of life. The 3 songs I recommended are insanely hard to sing and showcase how contained he can be if the setting is meant to be a contained one. These 3 ain't even my all time favorites, just 3 that a Vocal Coach would be really impressed at the riffs / flourishes and vocal register shifts/transitions done flawlessly unlike anyone in the World. Dimash's Home field is in Eastern Music, I'd say he does well in Pop Music but it doesn't really suit him, but in ballads with melisma and quick onsets and offsets of vibrato he is World Class Tier.

Well, it was a contest, and he needed to show his voice off. Everybody leave this dude alone, no tearing apart. He has some valid points and WE know how much Dimash has improved over the last years. If he is not a DEAR that's OK. Don't give DEARS a bad rep. Play nice.

He sings in 12 languages and he has been studying Mandarin and English since this competition and he is getting better. This was actually the FIRST of 5 songs he sang in English in 2017. The first song of 13 was in French and the 2nd song was Russian. This was the 3rd song so he had 1 week to learn it PHONETICALLY. 🎶👱‍♀️👗👠👠💓 Out of curiosity, how many languages do you know???

Sorry, dear vocal coach, but how many languages do you speak?

In 2017 Dimash did not speak English. I graciously forgive some errors in pronunciation because the competition was about SINGING, not pronunciation. He sings in 12 languages, of which he speaks Russian and Kazakh. If I could pronounce either language as well as he pronounced English back then, then I feel I’d have some ground to criticize. Dimash never claimed to be perfect.

Dear Johann! Thanks for the reaction. I'm interested in your opinion on Dimash' art. But I couldn't find any of your other reactions on RU-vid that you'd done before on other songs. There are no other Songs of Dimash on your channel either. Please give links to your reactions to other Dimash songs. Thank you. //////////////////// Дорогой Иоганн! Спасибо за реакцию. Я заинтересовалась Вашим мнением об искусстве Димаша. Но я не смогла найти на Ютуле ни одной другой Вашей реакции, которые Вы делали раньше на другие песни. Пожалуйста, дайте ссылки на Ваши реакции на другие песни Димаша. Спасибо.

"ridilicous"... another dear from Romania

Dimash learnt this song phonetically in one week…. I think he does pretty well. This was 4 years ago, he can speak English conversationally without a translator now and his songs in English are now much better… He will be moving to live in the US later this year, I expect his English will improve when he is forced to speak it continually.

ПЕРЕСКАЗ РЕАКЦИИ ДЛЯ ТЕХ, У КОГО НЕТ СУБТИТРОВ /////////// ДО НАЧАЛА ПРОСМОТРА Иоганн сказал: «У меня самая первая настоящая реакция. Очень хочу увидеть что может сделать с классической рок-песней начала 90-х кто-то вроде него. Обычно Димаш выбирает то, что может быть очень театральным. В свое время в 2013 году он отказался петь в театре «Астана-опера» в Казахстане. Думаю, это был умный ход, потому что он нашел свою полосу, которую он "вырезал", собственный путь - кроссовер. Мы знаем, что это между оперой и современностью. И он делает все эти большие аудиовизуальные зрелищные вещи. Когда он делает свои шоу, (мы знаем, что) он классически обучен опере и учился в университете современной музыки. Димаш - очень интересный певец, на которого стоит взглянуть. Не могу дождаться, чтобы услышать песню Queen». ВО ВРЕМЯ ПРОСМОТРА Иоганн сказал: «Он так намеренно движет своем телом и головой, а его глаза… Начало вовсе не рок-песня. Опять же такая классическая кроссоверная современная атмосфера со скрипками вначале. Потом он начинает в своем нормальном мужском удобном голосе в нижнем диапазоне. Его произношение некоторых английских слов не очень хорошее. Но это, может быть, не имеет значения, потому что люди не смотрят на него, чтобы понимать каждое слово, они смотрят, чтобы слышать эффектный вокал. (на 5:20 первый припев) О, это так красиво. Как он входит в этот звук фальцета. Когда мужчина поет в высоком диапазоне, то происходит немного отключение голосовых связок. Это означает, что некоторое дыхание просачивается, и слышен хриплый тон. Это очень эмоционально. Это один из фирменных звуков Димаша. Он это делает так мастерски, все под его контролем. Неожиданный припев. Он собирается "построить" что-то и собирается куда-то идти к большим нотам. Но он привлекает вас этим хриплым тоном. Он пропел слова "душевная боль" - здесь снова другой звук. Это то, на что он способен. Очень немногие могут это, а он может перейти от одного звука к совершенно другому. Этим он просто заставляет вас хотеть его слушать. Он переходит так легко. Это выглядит так легко. Некоторые люди думают, что если есть голос, то однажды утром человек упал с постели и сразу стал удивительно талантливым. Для певца - нет, нет, нет и нет - это годы и годы обучения и дисциплины, обучение мускулов, как работать всеми этими разными способами. Димаш действительно владеет своими инструментами (голосами), и неважно, какой звук он выберет для пения и в каком диапазоне, он имеет абсолютный контроль над этим звуком. Это абсолютно захватывающе. Я настоящий фанат Димаша, и меня беспокоит то, что он неправильно произносит английские слова. Когда он пел на французском, русском или казахском, это меня не беспокоило. Но в песне Queen… Я разочарован. Он должен много работать над своим английским, потому что миллионы людей знают слова этой песни. (Во втором припеве) слышим современный звук, который похож на смешанный звук и своего рода более тонкую оперу. Атмосфера действительно крутая. (Вокализ на 10:40) Это почти как из арии «Королевы ночи», которую могут петь только хорошо обученные пению сопрано. Поэтому слышать от Димаша это просто умопомрачительно. Он собирался "построить" что-то, что ему нравится. И он показал эту часть своего мастерства и своего голоса, который велик, хотя я не считаю это супер эффективным в этой песне и в этой аранжировке. Мне это кажется немного принужденным. Извините, но я так чувствую. (Вокализ на 12:28) Этот звук мне нравится, это лучший звук для песни. … В этой песне он использует разные октавы - в разных частях песни поднимается, опускается. И он это делает прекрасно, это так контролируемо. Если бы Димаш спел большую часть песни в высоком диапазоне, то я, как слушатель, не был бы разочарован. Мы остаемся вовлеченными в песню и ждем следующую большую вещь, которую он собирается сделать со своим голосом, если это будет иметь смысл». ПОСЛЕ ПРОСМОТРА Иоганн сказал: «Он такой драматичный. Та драма, которую я почувствовал, была немного форсированной в этом спектакле и только конец был прямой "шоу - должно - продолжаться" с супер высокой нотой сопрано. Я не думаю, что это было необходимо, чтобы мы знали, что это - конец. Впечатляюще. Это было впечатляюще. Димаш превратил эту рок-песню снова в спектакль, было много огней. У него действительно хорошо получается. Он знает, что он хочет делать как артист, как исполнитель, он строит песню - встать на колени, взмах рукой и прочее было немного вынужденными в этом исполнении, на мой взгляд. Самое большое замечание - если вы собираетесь петь на другом языке, должны убедиться, что вы можете правильно все произносить… Главное, что есть в Димаше - это то, что он показал всему миру, на что способен человеческий голос. Это абсолютно удивительно. Я большой поклонник, я слежу за ним, я хочу знать, что он собирается делать дальше. Он делает вызов. Такой вызов сделали двое или трое других певцов за последние 20 лет - они делали похожие вещи аналогичным образом. Это здорово, что он берет разные типы песен из разных жанров и пытается повернуть это так, чтобы это размыть, но в этой песне я не думаю, что это было супер-успехом. Хочу знать ваше мнение». ///////////////////// пересказано своими словами с автопереводчика.

Sorry, Are you English teacher or vocal teacher? !!!!

This was over 4 years ago, dimash speaks Kazakh and like with other languages the pronunciation of everything is different from english and he didn't speak much English at that time, its like trying to get an english speaker to learn mandarin or spanish in a short time frame and be able to speak it fluently and simg in said language.

the awsome part of his mispronunciation is that he didn't even speak english at that time, he had a week to learn the lyrics phonetically.

In hierdie kompetisie kon hy nie 'n woord van Engels praat nie maar hy het probeer. Almal wat sy musiek baie goed ken weet dat hy die beste sanger in die wereld is, en ons hou daarvan dat hy nie altyd die woorde kan regkry nie. Hy weet wat hy wil se en sy 'body language' spreek boekdele uit. Mees talentvolle en geleerde sanger wat ek nog ooit gehoor het, en dit op so 'n jong ouderdom. Dalk moet jy mooi dink voor jy Dimash sleg gaan se! Ongelukkig stem ek en al die ander Dears glad nie met jou saam nie. Geniet jou naweek.

See the full episode and you will see him apologizing for not singing this song well, but for us Dears we love his Dnglish, by the way this is the only Queen cover I listen to at the moment.

How's you Kazakh? Dimash is 😎💙🇰🇿

I totally understood that you had a dissappointment. But you dont have to mention that again and again in the video.

Primeira e última vez que assisto. Procure saber como ele aprendeu para essa apresentação. Tantos anos dessa apresentação e só agora reagiu?

As I speak only Brazilian Portuguese, I understand Dimash, it's not his mother tongue, like it's not mine. Dimash is a show. Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷

It's been 4 years obv his English is significantly better now 💀😭

Oh come on man this is the first or second time he has ever sung in English give the guy a break you try it! You are watching a video from 2017 it is now 2021 he speaks English very well now!

Wow, who would have thought an honest opinion from a trained vocal coach would upset so many people. If you cannot handle someones opinion on the internet, you're probably not mature enough to be on the internet. What I also cannot understand is he mentions multiple times in the video how much respect he has for Dimash, and how much of a fan he is of Dimash, and yet all these Dimash groupies seem to ignore that and just want to attack him because he said a few negative things? Grow up people, the majority of his opinion in this video is praising Dimash for how talented he is...

The like-dislke ratio says it all for this guy

謝謝對廸瑪希的贊美，我是2017年他參加歌手喜愛他，你可以去多觀看一下他的作品，特別是The story of the sky,絕對是震驚的，慢慢的你發現他是女高音，女中音，男高音，男低音，男中意

Actually dimash just learned this song phonetically and he had a week to prepare, come up with arrangement and everything so yeah he was really disappointed with his performance there himself. You can check out other famous pop covers and see how much he has improved

I recommend you to check out his performances in concert because in a contest he's trying to do things perfect risking the interpretation, I love his performance of All By Myself in the New York concert. The context is completely different in a contest than in a concert :)

To be fair, you did say some positive things about Dimash's singing, for example: "He's masterfully emotive, has mastery over his instrument, his control is absolutely spectacular, he's capable of drawing one in, makes people want to listen, and can do what very few singers can do." In spite of all that, you were put off by Dimash's English pronunciation. Maybe you would have been more tolerant if you had known: 1. Dimash speaks Kazakh and Russian fluently but, English not so much and was pretty much limited to understanding and answering, "What's your name?" (He mentioned this in an interview). 2. The show's producer chose the "Queen" song, not Dimash. In fact, it was the first time he sang an English song, ever, during a singing competition. 3. He had ONE week to learn and memorize the melody and words (including pronunciation), tempo, practice(s) with orchestra and backup singers, costume decisions and fittings, and interviews. Granted a FEW reactors have trouble with Dimash's pronunciation, but the overwhelming majority, including we, his International ❤️DEARs❤️, love and appreciate everything about him.

This is my second reaction of yours after Hi Ren. Personally, yes he has a great voice and range but I have to agree with all that you have said. I am not fond of over produced songs. Just sing the song beautifully and with emotion and clarity. That's all.

It's impossible to understand how any person sings stopping his singing every minute.

Sure. He barely spoke English when he sang this song. I don't need an "Expert" to point that out to me. Your analysis seems petty to me too. It also misses the mark, by not even understanding the premise of the situation in which it was performed. Dimash was there to impress the judges with his vocal ability. (Showing Off.... on PURPOSE) Something he did, to an unprecedented extent. Becoming a Superstar overnight. So mission accomplished Dimash. The fact that you are unimpressed 4 years later is beyond insignificant. Your video is also a bit "bait and switch". Your intro exclaims what a gifted singer Dimash is and then your analysis focus' on his shortcomings. (In both "style " and "arrangement") Your choice. But not very "Sporting". You have made a mark in the Dimash "World" though. But not necessarily in a good way. I personally don't think this whole reaction was "Necessary". (so to speak) Good luck though. I completely did enjoy your semi-condescending style.

5 years later his English is like yours 😊 please react to the masterpiece History of One Sky, STRANGER, and you can judge how he does, I would like you learn Italian, Chinese, Russian, Ukraine, Spanish Mandarin, French, Kasak language , Dimash sing in all and more languages, The SOS he sing in His DIGITAL CONCERT shows how he improve. ❤

He practices with Queen of the night

KariSma Performing Arts ....Dimash was only 22 years old in this performance and spoke only a few phrases of English. He learned this song phonetically in only one week! Rather doubt you could do as well learning a Kazakh song in a week. This song was recorded in 2017, btw.

To be fair, he had 1 week to learn the song in a foreign language. He started to do studies in english and mandarin after this show, whilst also doing a doctorate in music composition. He speaks kazakh and russian fluently. He sings songs in a total of 13 languages. Sure it doesn't sound right as an english speaker, but he only had a week to learn it so its admissible.

please listen to some more DIMASH..singing AVE MARIA....and STRANGER

You are too hard on Dimash. Did you know this is his first time to perform in English and only one week to learn the song. DIMASH did not speak a word if English before this. Let me hear you sing in Kazakh and only have one week to learn it.