Voice Teachers React to Nightwish - Ghost Love Score 

Finally, HONEST vocal coaches and not fake ones who will say anything the radical fans want to hear just to earn some new subscribers. You have earned my respect \m/ Nightwish is an incredible band that tends to send shivers to the hearts of their fans. The passion can easily turn ugly into borderline religious extremism, hence the dislike ratio of this video. Floor is a phenomenal singer, but fans need to expand their horizons and realize that ALL the Nightwish singers, including Marko and Tarja, as amazing as they are, are still merely a speck of dust in the universe of talents. As for Floor's performance in this video. Her strengths are her incredible belts. As for the rest and her versatility, it's nothing unique really. Marcela Bovio, Britney Slays, Fabienne Erni, Marta Gabriel, Melissa Bonny, Cassanda Novell, Helena Michaelsen. They do everything Floor does, some even better. It's all just a matter of exposure. And before everyone starts bashing me and the reactioners, keep in mind, Floor has said it numerous times already in her streams that she is sick and tired of "fake vocal coaches" who never gives any criticism but only praise without any substance. She would appreciate this above 99 % of all other GLS videos out there, take that to heed before you unleash your hate and call yourself a true fan.

29:05 "They are writing the music for her" - dude, this song was published 8 years before Floor even joined the band.

Floor Jansen is a Dutch singer, singing in a Finnish band and she lives with her Swedish husband and their daughter Freja in Sweden. Floor speaks multiple languages and allready has song in 7 different languges. She is also a vocal coach for over 20 years. She belongs to one of the most versetile singers in the world.

I saw nightwish like 2 weeks ago they had an hour and half long show , and she sang!! While being 7 months pregnant!!!!! SHE IS INSANE!!!!

Floor -"Ghost love score is one of the hardest songs i have to sing" These two - " this is a fairly simple song too sing"

Hello Chase and Melia ! Nightwish fans here, your musical quest summoned us. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing here at Wacken Open Air in 2013, together with Floor Jansen, the 3rd and present female singer of the band, in front of a 82k audience. Also a recent sad news - these days Marco Hietala, the bass player and male singer of the band, announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least - we'll see what the future brings to us. About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners. As I saw, you enjoyed the powerful performance of the band, together with the stellar vocals of our Dutch metal queen, Floor Jansen. Hope you'll continue on this path. Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals .And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " Hoping you'll continue this journey with us, I'll drop here a list of songs (with links) with the current lineup of the band you may like (please consider this list of links only as "a tip of the iceberg", an indication that they have a vast and very diverse repertoire, and not as something mandatory): "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pvkYwOJZONU.html "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zz_7OCCQlXs.html "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1Xi4n8dJcF8.html "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lQu5QjidHWg.html "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S8E3L7ggLMM.html​ "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-05eitd-EA6I.html "Dark Chest Of Wonders" live at Wacken 2013 (metal, the greatest show opener ever) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OvOD6xecph4.html "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-knqeI807ZlY.html​ "Sleeping Sun" live at Vizovice Masters of Rock festival 2016 (ballad) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pVPTUEW1PEM.html "The Islander" live at Tampere 2015 (Marco in charge..) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Zo8ncK_5kzc.html "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NhEuAPYm_Ug.html​ "Alpenglow" live at Wembley 2015 (uplifting / metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FrJvKZNEh7g.html "Sahara" live at Tampa 2016 (middle eastern vibe) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lTvYfLa4Wlk.html "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wA44tjaP5n0.html​ "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TBOdgxjb0kM.html "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t26r_vAYQ0Q.html "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AN239Pbqbjo.html​ "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XvsfwAPbWXc.html​ And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Mexico City in 2015 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DuwY1d-KIss.html Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th 2020 named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: ru-vid.com/group/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg (for example: "Shoemaker", the 3rd track from this album, tells the story of Eugene Shoemaker, one of the founders of planetary science, whose ash was sent on the Moon after his death, as a tribute from the scientific community ..) The links presented above are with the current singer of the band, Floor Jansen, since I'm a fan of the recent era of the band, with Floor as the singer. I have nothing against previous singers, but I do not consider myself the most suitable person to give specific recommendations from their repertoires. ** I think it's your place, fans of previous Nightwish eras, to present to the reactors the best recommendations with Tarja Turunen and Anette Olzon, because you know and appreciate them directly. I encourage you to add the best recommendations in the comments. ** That being said, I will add here the message left the other days by an old fan of the band, @Fabrizio Gorla: " To be fair to the old fanbase, you may want to include also some of these songs. Just be fair and don’t make a comparison if you don’t want an open war in your comment section. * The Tarja era *: The power of Tarja - Nightwish - Wishmaster [Live] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eJTlH521E6w.html The lyrics of this song are a treasure of citations from fantasy books. The power of Tarja II - Nightwish - End Of All Hope Live at the Summer Breeze festival (2002) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ESlyjQl90p0.html A classic revisited - NIGHTWISH - The Phantom Of The Opera (OFFICIAL LIVE) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tL25rbnvM4o.html The old school - Nightwish - 01 Dark Chest Of Wonder (Live End Of An Era 2005 HD) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ROdKrGVVuI8.html Mesmerizing - Nightwish - The Siren (DVD End Of An Era) HD - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LUy8T_3kieI.html @DeeDee80: Gabriel, would be good to add in the Tarja list "Pharaoh Sails To Orion" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZpkH187t5Mk.html . It's one of the best. @NicholasCorvin: And in the Tarja era you could also mention "Nemo" [LIVE "End of an Era"] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ww2f4PPprSc.html @Fabrizio Gorla: * The Anette era *: NIGHTWISH: "Scaretale" (OFFICIAL LIVE) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5EmpS8E7d30.html Nightwish - Storytime (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-09MTDBb8qro.html NIGHTWISH - Bye Bye Beautiful (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hTdhXxxWREo.html NIGHTWISH - Amaranth (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GdZn7k5rZLQ.html @NicholasCorvin: The list could include in the "Anette era" "The Islander" [Official Music Video] (it's maybe their best videoclip) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE---tFFz44zvc.html * Bonus tracks *: Tarja Turunen & Floor Jansen 'Over the hills' MFVF XI Wieze, Belguim 20/10/13 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-57WsNYItbSU.html "High Hopes" - Pink Floyd cover / tribute 2005 (Marco in charge..) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4oEDnVeYYyM.html " You can also react to Floor Jansen "tapping" other musical genres in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands) here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): ru-vid.com/group/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo For entire episodes of the show with En subtitles, you should check Denise Hofs's DM channel: dailymotion_dot_com/xpinkeu/videos In these pandemic times, Floor Jansen has decided to make covers for us, which you can find on her YT channel - there are already 6 covers there, the first is "Let It Go" from "Frozen" (25 weeks ago, already over 2.416M views), the second - "Alone" from "Heart" , released 23 weeks ago - 1.220M and counting. Then 21 weeks ago she dropped the third cover, in Dutch: "Is Dit Nou Later" from Stef Bos - already 282K views. Just before Christmas she made a powerful cover of "Ave Maria" - already 312K views. 18 weeks ago she added a remastered / remixed version of the first one, "Let It Go" - already 217K. 16 weeks ago she added to the list a powerful cover of "Adagio" by Lara Fabian (!!!) - 448K views now. Then, just 11 weeks ago she gave us the last one so far: "Oblivion" by M83 - 553K views in 11 weeks.. !!! A last moment update: 2 weeks ago Floor did a cover of "Euphoria" for Beste Zangers Songfestival ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FOBgrpkOIVE.html - 770K views already !!! Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.

Lol 2 kids review a vocally coach for 20 years and one of the best metal female singers

Me thinking: I am practicing this song for a year and I am not even close... And I am def not a bad singer. But saying this song is simple??? You guys are nuts.

Nightwish don't perform to show off. Each band member, Floor included, does what the song requires. You won't get wild solos or showing off.

So funny that people always Compare Floor with Amy Lee. Amy Lee wish she could sing like Floor Jansen 😂😂

Floor is herself a vocal coach as well as a perfectionist. She knows what she's doing. Watch her own reaction on her channel to performing this, her favourite song. The whole Nightwish Wacken 2013 concert is considered a symphonic metal master class, lyrically, musically, vocally and technically. "An easy song to sing?" lol ... Singing isn't just belting out octaves. Stage presence, story telling, being empathic towards your fans, making a song your own. I miss those qualities with a lot of other artists.

You were the first vocal teachers of so many (that did) that didn't recognize that she's classicly trained soprano. She's choosing to use her voice in so many ways. Even growling in a another song.

You mentioned about them writing this song for her, no songs at this concert were written with her in mind. These were all written for two previous singers. She came in to sing with them mid tour to substitute for their vocalist at the time, not becoming an official member until much later on.

thats prob world record of dislikes in Nightwish videos

Floor performed Ghost Love Score close to the end of a 2ish hour long show. It's a vocally challenging song and the fact that she sang it so beautifully after already singing for an hour or more is incredible.

As soon as you brought up Evanescence it was clearly going to be a bumpy ride.

My only disappointment in your reaction is that you talked about singers going flat but didn't also say that going flat can be an intentional stylistic choice to focus the listener on something else going on in the song.

Floor Jansen is a Dutch singer, singing in English with a Finnish band for 82+k audience, many of whom are German - this is from a festival in Germany called Wacken Open Air. And, no - this particular piece was not written with her in mind but was composed when Nightwish included Tarja Turunen in their ranks, and Tarja was a very operatic-oriented singer. Looking at your reaction and comments, I guess you might want to check Tarja's version of that same song. Oh, and this is like a #13 on a 16 song show...

Ha ha, I love how you guys were talking about the “hey hey hey!” Exercises, and then you turn the video back on and she’s doing exactly that! Ha ha.

I would say that it is not entirely fair to compare Floor Jansen's performance to that of a solo artist. She is part of an ensemble, she sings the parts in the way they are composed as part of a complete performance, and while she certainly adds color and texture, she, like all the other members of the band, "stays in her lane". She can certainly do runs, trills and whatever vocal tricks that Dimash or the others are using. They were not part of the song composition or Tuomas' vision for what he wanted the finished product to sound like.

Let's see YOU sing this "simple" song. 😂

Hmmm, not sure what to think of it. Several times you pointed out that what she was doing is difficult (e.g. breath control, key changes and going from headvoice to full belt) and then saying its an easy song to sing. That does not seem to add up. Everyone here would be saying it is premature to draw any conclusions on this performance, though it is a very good entry into Nightwish, it by no means gives a full picture of her capabilities. For example: - Poet and the pendulem (serving the song and the emotions are dripping of the screen) - Shoemaker (complicated melody lines and going full operatic) - Yours is an empty hope (Death metal growls) - Hows the heart live, (comlicated melodylines) - Beste zangers, Vilja lied (German, Liedr) - Beste Zangers, Shallow (intimate Lady Gaga cover) - Ever dream (killer belts) - The devil and the deep dark ocean (Paradise by the dashboard light like performance between Floor and Marko, and Floor hitting E6)

An interesting thing that can give you a little more context is that this song was the 13th song in a 15 songs set. ^^

Nightwish aren't just a band. They're a spiritual journey and I am proud to be a part of that journey.

These two remind me of the stuck up snotty singers who worked at Disney. They always seem to know more than any other people but yet never achieve the heights that the people they criticize do.

You want classic singing? Try out Floor Jansen: O mio babbino caro. Floor studied 4 years in the Dutch rock academy, and a further two years studying classical singing and musical theater at the conservatory. She's a self confessed vocal nerd with the lungs of a deep sea diver.

Floor Jansen does not lose colour in her voice. She sings every note deliberately. Everything in every NW song is composed down to the smallest details. She is in my eyes the best and most versatyle female singer on the planet

I love how floor took this song and made it her own, the original with Tarja is also good but her version takes it to the next level. You definitely need to check out more

The first couple angelic-sounding lines she's singing from the view of a joyful siren. The next few lines she's singing as a mere human who once was enchanted by the siren and is trying to keep the spirit alive but clearly misses it very much. What you called "losing some color" communicated that emotional shift to me even before I read the text.

Great reaction. What I found funnie is regadering this a simple song and you both had a bunch of moments being surprised at the diffulculty of what she vocally did....

As I write, this reaction video has 11430 views. This is the response from the Nightwish army; we come to celebrate the great music with you. A lot of the Nightwish army are Floor Jansen disciples, so to speak; we love her singing; we live for her voice. Her voice quite literally saved my life; the beauty and majesty and mastery of her voice spoke to my soul at a time that I needed. Some call her a siren or a Valkyrie, or even a goddess; not because she sings perfectly, but because she sings with feeling. She is an empath; she feels the words and the music deeply, and sings what she feels. THAT is why she evokes such powerful feelings in her followers. At least that is why I watch people react every night before I sleep; another person or people get to hear and possibly feel her magic.

Not very diplomatic there saying you shouldn't compare singers and then go ahead and do that anyway. Having heard just one song did not help with that either. And I love when Americans start criticizing how foreign singers pronounce stuff, I'm sure what Brits think of your English skills. :)

A good point to make is that Floor had just joined the band, she wasn't supposed to perform at this concert, and this song was recorded near the end of a very long set... It's kind of a miracle that it came together so well.

Nightwish? instant click and thumb up

Hi Chase and Melia. Enjoyed your reaction, I know I've been on your case about this for a while...😉 Floor is indeed a vocal coach herself and she's Dutch. The band is Finnish. You were absolutely right, she uses her voice to fit the song, which is something I prefer over vocal gymnastics. She can do it all though, full opera, pop or rock singing or even full on growling. Saying that this was a simple song to sing, is a bit of an understatement in my opinion. To put it in perspective, this was the 13th song of that show, well over an hour into a very demanding, energetic performance. Now I wouldn't call that simple... If you want to hear something more recent, try 'Shoemaker' from the latest album. There are no live recordings of that yet, as the album was released in April 2020 and Nightwish hasn't been able to tour yet. There is a lyric video though. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Rjp_DfvJimg.html If you want to hear her sing in an acoustic setting, listen to 'How's The Heart' ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yYtkPpFYzOo.html By the way, you pronounced my name perfectly! Greetings from the Netherlands.

They didn't write this music for her, She is a newer singer for the band and most of the songs you will see videos for on here she is singing songs that were written for the other 2 singers who have a completely different singing style to her. Also if you watch more you will see that floor can sing anything she wants to, and in any style that fits the song.

Ghost love score fairly simple to sing? Would you guys be so kind to do a cover of this song for us? Do you even have an idea of who are you criticizing?

Floor is trained in musical theater technique and opera technique (at least for 1 year). In total Floor had studied 6 years of vocal technique. And she is singing for more then 25 years. if.I have it correct she was also performing with her first band After foe Ever during her study. She's also a huge vocal technique nerd.

Floor Jansen never fails to give me goosebumps or tears. She is the best medicine for my soul :)

Floor has FOUR Octaves to play with. Nothing she does is left to chance. Her longevity in the business (23 years) and her list of collaborations with other bands) speaks for itself. She will be going strong when Dimash has blown his vocal cords out and is long forgotten. When she does a cover version, it's like the original artist surrenders the song to her. Unlike Dimash, she serves the *song* - not the reverse.

Simple song to sing? I respectfully ask you to sing this song if you think it’s simple. Not to forget that she sang this song after 80 minutes singing in front of more than 80.000 fans.

There are two reasons why this voice teacher reaction may be my favorite. First, you're comment regarding English not being a singer's first language affects vowel pronunciation. Great comment! This is probably true for Floor but it's also her due to her impeccable vocal technique. Second, I 100% agree with your comment regarding people fighting over who the best singer is. Music is subjective. Everyone (who can truly sing) will have a place in someone's heart. For me, Floor is one of the most gifted, versatile singers on the planet. She can literally sing anything. FYI, this song was very near the end of the setlist. To be able to belt a note at the end of this song after a pretty grueling setlist, is incredible.

This song was not written for Floor. Floor learned their set list in 48 hours. Keep listening. I see Gabriel has been here, he's got the lore. For recent, she's done a version of Heart's Alone, and Let It Go from Frozen. She also has a video where she does sing straight opera. Bella Mio. She also does a version of Ave Maria. By all mean, though, check out her Nightwish stuff, too. And she gives a Vocal Masterclass on her own channel. You guys may enjoy it. Be aware....the Nightwish Army has noticed you, and we do love our Viking Goddess, our Valkyrie. It's a thing. You may run into some folks that are...fans. As in fanatical. It's just the way things are.

This song was preformed after 12 songs in the concert.... Her breath control is superrior

Floor is a master of her instrument, every note is a choice

Easy song to sing? In front of 82.000 people? After singing 80 minutes? Are you kiddding? There is no better way to disqualify yourself as a voice teacher!

No, it's nothing like Evanescence.

I enjoy your technical reaction & comments, but please stay away from even talking about "Dears" thinking Dimash is better, etc. Dimash himself dislikes such talk. It isn't a competition. Each artist is individually unique. I'm a 79 year old retired singer/performer/vocal coach. I'm also a huge Dimash fan and huge Floor fan. IMHO, the world is having an extraordinary number of prodigy-like singer/artists at this time. You do have to take into consideration that Dimash is a phenomenon who has millions of fans & some of them are very irrational in response to anything they see as being critical of him. Dimash has stated that he is an imperfect person & that he has much to learn about singing, composing, & music in general.

Loved this reaction. But i really recommend headphones when doing musical reactions - dead mic or not. Great music deserves better than being reacted to on a laptop speaker, and the viewers of the video shouldn't have to listen to the speaker echo being recorded :-)

Floor actually does a reaction herself to the video since so many people have reacted where she talks through it. She does mention at one point it goes a bit low for her where she doesn't have as much power. It was written for the bands first singer Tarja and the two singers do it very differently. A few fans can get a bit... overprotective in the face of any criticism but don't be put off most of us are friendly and just want to share the music we enjoy. Floor herself says she is not a machine and not perfect.

C & M...Interesting reaction. The song was not written for her. It was an hour into an outdoor concert with a crowd of 82K. One song is a starting point, react to others please. The Amy Lee thing is fine, we ( Nightwish Army ) hear it often. I think Amy is great. I also think Floor has more range and power. A lot of Dimash talk on a not Dimash video, I'm sure his Dears would mention it if the situation was reversed. Pretty sure Gabriel will be here with a band history and song list. The NW Army will stop by with a request or two. Welcome to the NW community and enjoy. All we want are honest reactions. Try another song or two. Be well.

42 years old, 15 years older than Demash or Morressette, so I would say they are following her. This only the first song you have heard,, wait.....

Oh man. I wanted to make fun of your obvious limitations in recognizing artistical choices and the reasons Floor made them, yet I m feeling sad now. Not sure if your judgements have been made too quick or with a lacking ability to relate to the music. Sad to see people having technical skills without having appropriate emotional access to the artistic aspects. Wish you the best for your future,

As a big Nightwish fan, I enjoy hearing musically educated people offer some criticism once and a while, so it was refreshing to hear your reaction. As others have mentioned, this song wasn't written when she was their singer, so she added a bit of her own flavor to it. Floor goes between classical and modern styles often in her performance, while their original singer (Tarja) was almost pure classical. Even the high note at the end was something Floor added that wasn't in the original. On another note: If you'd like a sample of many of the best metal singers in one song, I would suggest the song/video "The Day that the World Breaks Down" by Ayreon. There are 11 singers on that song from various other bands like Dream Theater, Blind Guardian, Kamalot, etc... It was one of my covid lockdown discoveries and it basically let me to explore a lot of new bands. The Ayreon project was put together by Dutch songwriter/musician Arjen Lucassen back in the 90s, and all his albums feature a connected storyline with many metal/rock singers playing specific characters on each album. Also you will never hear a better sung line of binary code (0101....) than in The Day that the World Breaks Down.

For me a huge difference between Dimash and Floor/Nightwish is that Dimash's music is written to be impressive and extravagant, and sure he sings technically perfect. While Floor and Nightwish's music is written to tell stories and evoke emotions. Both are great at their craft, but I would listen to Nightwish and Floor any day of the week. But a fine reaction I would recommend you to listen to more Floor I don't think you will be disappointed.

She is singing live and her voice is amazing

One thing about Nightwish as a whole: Each member serves the music. They are all extremely skilled, but don't try to show off, they do what the piece requires them to do. Everything Floor does is very deliberate. Same with for instance the guitarist Emppu; his solo in this song might not impress some metal guitar fans, but it's exactly what it's supposed to be, executed expertly with precision.

Welcome to symphonic metal. Prepare to hear more insane vocals (not only from Floor) and epic score-like sound from this band, because you will get a lot of suggestions for other songs.

To quote Marko from Decades version of I Want My Tears Back... "It's coming" And by it, I mean the Nightwish Army, one of the most devoted fanbases for any band as far as I can tell. As others have said, this is quite far into a very demanding setlist, which less than one year earlier, Floor managed to learn in just 48 hours. There's an entire documentary about her entry into Nightwish (Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours). I stumbled onto Nightwish due to reaction channels and have been in awe of the band ever since. Anyway, welcome to the Nightwish community, Arizona Division of the NW Army checking in. 🇺🇲 🌵

Floor Jansen is Dutch. And you wish you had the range and breath support that she has.

She’s singing live in a huge amphitheater, and you’re criticizing this, especially when so many popular artists are using voice mixing/auto tune technology ?! Crazy I’ve never seen your multi-million viewed concert footage.🤦🏻‍♂️

Floor did a 1st she reacted to herself singing this and explains everything you were talking about . Even if you don't do a reaction to it may I suggest you do it in private and get to know Floor the person. She has her own U Tube channel you can find it there, Floor is a vocal coach and has 25 years singing and she always sings safe

The difference between Nw and others is that, when they are in a tour, they sing 2, 3 times/week in different locations, not 1 concert/year. I think, this tour was started in 2012 and was finished in 2013. You can't compare 25 years of live performances with somebody with 3 concerts.

Floor is CLASSICALLY TRAINED !

Floor made it look too easy these clowns think it's an easy song lol

Note: Considering this was her 13th song in this concert (15 total).

About 2/3 months after this concert Floor was on Dutch TV live singing a Puccini Aria .

Okay you guys are nutzzzxz. Come back when your right. Go watch Floors master class. Maybe you'll learn something.

If you watch Floor does a reaction to this song she explains how she sings this song and how she does everything on purpose

Search on RU-vid master class with Floor Jansen. Then you learn how to sing.

Floor is from the Netherlands, currently lives in Sweden with her husband (Hannes Van Dahl, the drummer from Sabaton) and is most well known for being the current lead singer for a Finnish symphonic metal band, Nightwish. Everything Floor does in a musical performance, how she sounds, how she moves, what she wears, etc is by design

Most bands have songwriters...Nightwish has a COMPOSER !!! TUOMAS !

Just imagine if she’s doing all those different techniques on purpose... oh,wait... is she?

Watch more of Floor Jansen besides Nightwish. She can do everything. Learn more about her and than let me see your reactions.

The way the life instruments blend into sounding like just one instrument. That’s the kind of Metal i like.

What floor can do best is make a song her own. She can almost sing everything, even grunting.

Many of the loses in phrasing and air support that y’all spoke on are all stylistic choices. This is rock music. The focus is on evocation. Great analysis. Very well trained ears. Floor Jansen is a master at her craft. The interesting thing about her is the versatility and purposeful placement of the appropriate styling entirely dependent on what the ART calls for like renaissance painter with a brush. You should listen to more of their music. The Nightwish army will piling in soon. They’ll give you a good list of songs to analyze.

Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) is genious, called metal Mozart. He writes and composes almost all the songs.

Prepare to batten down the hatches - that's all I can say! Although I would add that you're giving out mixed messages - you say you're not nit picking or overly criticising when you obviously are and you're making comparisons with Dimash and Morissette - adding that this was a "simple song" to sing - in my earlier life I used to sing some very complicated sacred and secular pieces and this definitely isn't "EASY" to sing - especially after a previous hour of demanding vocals! Please accept my apologies as I really don't want to sound patronising but whilst you are both very knowledgeable in the singing/musical fields - you need a few more years of experience. I'm not suggesting for one moment that Floor Jansen is the best singer in the world - and she would be the first to admit she has bad days. But I suppose what I'm trying to say is that you should see more of her solo material aswell outside of Nightwish before you criticise. If you do wish to pursue this - I suggest her songs on a Dutch TV singing show called "Beste Zangers" , also her own RU-vid channel - where you will find her own coaching snippet videos - ( there is a professional opera singer who has his own RU-vid channel who says he has learnt a lot from Floor) and other songs! No offence meant!

Most people don't realize that classical music and heavy metal come from the same place. Whenever I listen to classical I always hear electric guitars where the strings (cello, violin, etc.) are, and whenever I listen to metal I hear strings. They are the same, and if you traditionally listen to classical or metal, try swapping like my brain does.

For her vocal acrobatics: listen to their newest album Human Nature 🔥🔥

Thank you for your reaction! You definitely pointed out some really interesting things. For example the switch from head voice to mix at the end, which I feel some vocal coaches/voice teachers overlook because they get too caught up in the last final note^^. One thing I found a little odd (and maybe a little short-sighted) though was how you were talking about the pronounciation of "afterwards" and "dark". Not that she isn't changing the vowel, but the way you pronounced those words (and being kind of adamant about it being the right way) is definitely not the way it is taught over here and not how any native English speaker I ever came across sounded :P Also, yes she might not be showing the vocal acrobatics Dimash is doing, BUT that's his shtick, that's what makes him stand out (with in my opinion otherwise mediocre musical accompaiment and/or songs) while Nightwish and Floor always say the music comes first. That even if you can do something, you shouldn't just throw it in there for the sake of it when it doesn't further the song at hand. So in that sense, it might not come across as impressive, but she is doing exactly what the song needs. Also if you want something more recent and live give "How's the Heart" from Planet Rock a try. It's again no vocal acrobatics, but it's nice to see Floor and Troy in an accoustic setting right before everything went to shit last year -.- And do check out her reaction to this song on her own channel in private :) And she has some "Masterclasses" on there as well, talking about technical stuff and her approach

Floor is extremely versatile. As you noticed she changes range, style etc within a song, let alone from song to song. And don't be surprised along the way - Nightwish has a wide array of songs from really heavy ones, to soft ballads, to those with celtic to some with jazzy vibe etc. Every song tends to be different and yet, as time goes by, one still recognizes most of them to be a NIghtwish song. Romanticide from the same Wacken 2013 concert gives a great example of her octave range (around 3 and half altogether), while Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean from Buenos Aires shows Marco's singing too and her sometimes insane vocals. It's quite theatrical. From Wacken 2013 Song of Myself, Ghost River are good ones. Yours Is An Empty Hope from Wembley 2015 shows her growl. True death metal growl. Poet and the Pendulum is one of longest, most emotional Nightwish songs and for that one, you need the backstory, composed of 5 parts. The Greatest Show on Earth is the longest one and I suggest TAmpere 2015 for that one. Check out the lyrics for that one in advance, because the composer, Tuomas, planned to be a biologist and actually got into Uni (highly competitive in Finland) to study biology, so the lyrics are full of biology terms. From Buenos Aires Dead Boy's Poem, Slayer the Dreamer and 10th Man down. From Tampere 2015 Stargazers, 'Weak Fantasy, Sleeping Sun and The Islander to let Marco shine. And most of these songs were not written for Floor. Songs from the Album Endless Forms Most Beautiful are the first ones written for Floor so from the songs above, only Weak Fantasy and Greatest Show on Earth have been written for her. But to dwell more on Floor. Vilja Lied from Beste Zangers is a good example of her classical style. Phantom of the Opera with Henk Poort is A MUST!!! from the same show. Alike from Beste Zangers Shallow, About Love I Don't Know a Thing, Mama, Que Se Siente, Winner - all different in style. To hear her voice truly, How's The Heart and Nemo acoustic versions on Planet Rock. Both are Nightwish songs. How's the Heart was written for her, Nemo not. Her latest solo songs are something to check out too. They are covers, although Floor is a song writer too and has done her own music in After Forever, ReVamp and Northward. Adagio, Alone, Euphoria, Oblivion. The War Child is simple, but can make one cry, even the Dutch version one doesn't understand a word. For Christmas, O Holy Night (Oi Joulyö) or Ave Maria with Marco. For a classical aria O Mio Babbino Caro. Sancta Terra and Stabat Mater with Epica. And for you, the latest Nightwish album Human II Nature might be an interesting listen. It's not a concept album per se, but still the songs are linked to each other both lyrically and musically. Music basically tells the history of music and shows yet another style of singing (melismatic I think) by Floor, Pan and Tribal are heavier ones. Shoemaker is, well, different, and the end has left tens of reactors speechless. But for that, check out the story of Eugenie Shoemaker before listening to it. Noise has a pretty cool music video. Quite a few still wait for the live versions, the album came out just before the pandemic really hit, a little over a year ago, so there hasn't been any concerts yet.... And after a while you'll realize what it takes for a singer to survive a Nightwish concert, so the you might understand a little bit better the feat Floor does live. And check out her master classes!

Thank you for the reaction and points you made about this epic NW song. It seems that you are new to doing these reactions. I recommend you to take a look at some popular vocal coach reaction channels for dos and don'ts. We are here not only to learn from someone who claim they are expert in the matter but also - and more importantly - to enjoy the musical piece together with you. We want to get good vibes and learn something new, in this specific order. Although I learned something new, I didn't get good vibes from the reaction. And reading the comments section including your reply, please do NOT argue with the commenters. Wishing you all the best.

Understand this was not written for her. She was brought into Nightwish only a few weeks before this performance. She was familiar with their music. But she had to learn the setlist and perform it within 48 hours. She is the third singer for Nightwish and can sing the whole catalog. This is 2013. I know you are coming in blind, though.

Hi Melia and Chase. There are literally 10’s of thousands of Nightwish and Floor “super” fans (myself included) that will feel an obvious sting when hearing anything negative about them. The fact is that only a tiny percentage of viewers are looking for in-depth voice lessons on a reaction channel. If you research authentic “vocal coaches” with 150,000 subscribers and more, you’ll discover that they accentuate the positive elements of the artist’s performance. Keep in mind that when you get recommendations, it’s usually from someone who really likes the performance and wants to share it with you. It just seemed to me that you were listening intently to find something to criticize. Check out some reactions from The Charismatic Voice, Julia Nilon, or Rebecca Vocal Athlete. You both have good vocal knowledge and I wish you success in your reactions.

What is evans essence?

She can sing everything... Just imagine, she can do it. Even growling

Simple song to sing? Oh my god, you guys please, cover it and then we'll see.

This composition was not written for Floor, but a former singer Tarja Turunen.

Valkyrie Queen spotted! Gabriel Bardac entered ! Nightwish Shadow Unit from Estonia reporting in. Floor Jansen is a soprano, with a range of more than three octaves D3 to F6 and if you dig deep , she has a league of her own ( being a vocal coach herself ). Lets see what comes next...We are on standby mode.

Oh, you have no idea what she can do with her voice. Laughs in The Poet and The Pendulum 🤣. Great reaction. The Nightwish Army is here.

Floor is dutch, her husband is Swedish n her band is Finish. If you watch show called Beste Zenger 2019 you can see Floor sung in Spanish, Germany n Dutch. And GLS is track list no 13 out of 16 at the concert. Not to mentioned the windmill she always do.

Floor has lungs of a deep-sea diver...

I had a really good chuckle when you were criticizing her low notes. Keep going and you'll see why 😉

Well ghost love score isnt an easy song. She is on full Power concert for at least 80 Minutes in this song. What she is capable of you need to watch more Songs. And everthing floor is doing with her voice like getting softer or harder is on purpose. Floor doesnt only sing a song she is telling us a Story and in a concert if you watch a concert she telling us a Story with all songs together. Maybe i am a little bit harsch to say this but pls dont judge on Things you havent already understood all little parts of it and the reasons why floor Uses her voice not as expected or want to have.

in 2012, Nightwish fired the previous singer, Anette Olzon at the beginning of the Tour, Floor, who was getting ready to record her second album with then band ReVamp, was asked to finish the Tour in Anette Olzon's place. She wasn't even part of the band at this time and didn't join Nightwish until 2016. This song was written specifically for the vocal style of Nightwish's original singer Tarja Turunen. Floor altered the ending slightly to better suit her style. Check out Floor, doing the same song, on the same tour, live in Buenos Aires 2012 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4V_eoR6r1Tw.html

You said yourself that's silly to compare, but then you keep comparing and tried eagerly to please your precious "Dear" fans (absolutely no need to). The truth is, that Floor killed your mic and that's all that counts 😉. Welcome to the wonderful world of symphonic metal and Nightwish. You should check Floor's Masterclass videos on her YT channel, where she explains her techniques. They are very informative and entertaining, and you might even learn something new (she even reacted to this performance herself and explained her singing choises). Greetings from Finland! ⛄👍

Did you know that this song of the Wacken concert was the 13th song?

Thats why you two are Padawan Learners and She is a Jedi Master.......