I found out about her a couple of weeks ago, and despite being a 50+ metalhead, I was bawling my eyes out for her performance and story. At that young age, with that fantastic voice, expression and dynamics in her singing is simply amazing, and the stage presence as an adult. And then I realized that she don't speak French (she's Dutch), but learnt the song vocally. I don't know French either, but it went straight to the heart. Bravo! 🧅🔪
I discovered Emma within the last month. The first time I heard the song I cried even though I knew very few of the French words. I quickly looked for the English translation and it just made me cry harder. What a perfect song for such a talented singer. As someone who has struggled with a chronic illness since infancy, I can only imagine the emotions she feels as she sings this song. Bravo Emma!
Emma makes the IMPOSSIBLE - possible. Totally agree with ALL you said. She leaves one, breathless, stunned, shocked and in awe. Emma SUCH a HUGE star, Super Stunning Singer and Stage performer. I CRY every time I watch this video!
@@sabina1118 Emma Kok - Voilà lyrics. Listen to me, me, the “wannabe singer". Tell about me. To your loved ones, to your friends. Tell them about this black eyes girl and her crazy dream. The one thing I want is to write stories that reach you, nothing more. And this is, this is, this is, this is me, even if naked, I'm afraid, yes, here I am in the noise and in the silence. Look at me ! Or at least what's left of me. Look at me ! Before I despise myself. What can I tell you that someone else’s lips won't ? That’s not much, but everything that I have, I lay it down there before you, and that's it. This is, this is, this is, this is me, here I am even if bared it's over, that's my face, that's my cry, here I am, too bad ! This is, this is, this is, this is me, Me, my dream, my desire, how I die, how I laugh, here I am in the noise and in the silence. Don't leave! I beg you, please stay long! It might not save me, no, but to live without you I don’t know how. Love me like you would love a friend who's leaving forever, I want to be loved because I don't know how well to love my figure. This is, this is, this is, this is me, here I am even if bared it's over, Here I am in the noise and in the fury too. Look at me finally ! My eyes and my hands too, everything I have is here, it's my face, it's my cry, here I am, here I am, here I am, here, here, here, …HERE I AM !
What a truly enchanting voice. I for one sincerely hope that this performance provides a platform for a beautiful and successful career. Being afflicted by a horrible medical condition is an example of how unfair life can be. However, this does not seem to have held her back. An example of a beautiful human being. I wish her good fortune in life. Sabina…difficult to suppress emotions with a song like this….a beautiful and meaningful reaction.
Now 16 year old Emma Kok is touring the world with conductor Andre Rieu's orchestra. Andre Rieu is the 6th best selling artist in the world in a line of Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift etc. They do 100 concerts a year so Emma Kok has performed in many countries already. Emma Kok's career is of to a good start.
Your reaction was beautiful. Emma is, indeed, a brave girl, and an extraordinary young vocal artist. Her talent is off the charts, and she is going to make her mark in this world. Don't be fooled. She may be small in physical stature, but Emma is a ferocious young warrior. She has a dream, and she will not be denied the fulfillment of that dream. Thanks again for your touching reaction. Please check out more of Emma's work. She is a working artist, and many of her performances are readily available on TH-cam. All the best.
@@sabina1118 I was with you on this one. I was yelling at those people in the audience for not standing. How could they not acknowledge this performance?
All of us who know you were waiting for you to see this video. Sabina, I haven't seen you like this since the first time you listened to Dimash! This was something we will never forget. How could we? We just listened to a living 'angel' sing to us. ARE YOU THE ONLY ONE? Some of us have seen this video literally hundreds of times and most of us cry every time, especially when we watch someone like you react to this incredible moving performance. She has become an inspiration to millions of people around the world, particularly for those physically and mentally challenged to try and do things which they previously thought were impossible to accomplish. Vocally and artistically she is already a 'superstar' and her courage and determination will prevail and she will not let her condition stand in her way.
I have watched this video over a hundred times and cry every time. She is so raw and emotional. Please please look up the English translation to the lyrics and listen again when you know what she is saying. She doesn’t speak French but learned this song with a coach. She didn’t write this song but it is her story. Watching André Rieu conducting the orchestra but notice his eyes never leave Emma. He is leading the orchestra to follow her. He is a master talent. The man with the blue suit and black glasses that they show a few times is her father. The girl sitting next to him is her sister.
@@CarinaPiersay Yes, Carina, I am with you all the way. My comments were 'short story length' when the video first showed up and I've since shortened them to put emphasis on the affect she has on people. I'm glad you pointed out so many things which need to be said because we can guess a lot of people watching this video will be emotionally moved but will not search for more information about her and her personal story. Carina, did you see the video of her riding in a car with a woman and they discussed the challenges she faced when she was very young? And, they sang 'Warrior' together and when it was time to belt out the song the woman driving the car was in shock listening to Emma sing so wonderfully.
I have seen many reactions with her and I cry every time. Emma and Andre are on tour all over the world at the moment. I just went to a concert with them in Copenhagen. It was amazing and again I cried when I heard her.
I said it before: even with the volume on zero I can hear the music by only looking at you. Thank you for being so open (and vulnerable) by showing your emotions.
It's such a melancholy song that it transcends language. You can sense the fear/anger/desperation of a first time singer throwing herself on the mercy of the audience (I looked up the translated lyrics after listening to this song wayyyy too many times..). Paired with her back story, just stunning and it always drags a tear to my eye. Your reaction was pretty much what I expected (reminds me of your Lara Fabian - Je T'aime react) , very empathic and emotionally exposed/vulnerable but beautiful in it's honesty. Bravo!
Voila, I've probably heard about her a hundred times now and it still brings tears to my eyes. And it's not the only thing - I've heard almost all of their songs in Dutch English and voila in French and I feel it again and again. Your heart and soul to sing something. As Lara Fabian once said, you can sing in any language in the world as long as it comes from the soul. I am 61 and she is an inspiration to me with her background. Emma God bless you🙏
I love to watch all reaction to Emma …… you are definitely not the only one needing tissues. She gets to me every time I watch a reaction to this clip. It is so moving and emotional. And the oozing of power but also the softness make me cry again and again
I came across this production on Andre's TH-cam about 5 weeks ago. To this day I still can't describe what I heard and saw. My heart goes out to this young lady. Emma, you are an inspiration. I've checked out her version of Hallelujah and Father. OMG!!!! amazing. Thank you for your reaction and many thanks to Andre for bringing her onto the stage. That Orchestra, wow.
What makes that even more stunning, this was the first ever performance of that version of the song, they'd never performed it in public before this night, only rehearsals, which were hard, as all of them, and Andre, had problems with their own emotions, and you can't play if you're full of tears. It gets better, this was the first of 12 agreed appearances, and the very next day, Andre invited her to perform 2 concerts in Malta, then to be a guest at the Christmas concert series in Maastricht, and also to join him on his 2024 world tour, a series of 75 concerts in many countries, which runs until December, and I'd like to hope that Andre will keep her close after that, it's very clear that she's a really good fit into his extended family that is the orchestra, and with her health issues, long concerts are going to be a problem, she can only be off the pumps for 2 hours a day. Seeing her live is indeed an experience, I had that joy in Dublin in May, and despite a lot of us thinking that her performance in Maastricht was perfect, she found lots of little ways to change it, and the result was sublime, an incredible evening that I won't forget for a very long time. During May, as well as concerts in Ireland and the UK, she also performed at a number of special concerts across the Netherlands, an annual commemoration of the many American and other countries who lost lives during the liberation of the Netherlands from German occupation during WWII. The best performance she did during that time was a challenging song, 'Father', originally sung by Demi Levato, and she absolutely nailed it, an incredible performance, th-cam.com/video/zXWBj7-edWU/w-d-xo.html At the same event in the Hague, she also sang another song, 'Hero', th-cam.com/video/rohP0V3ECRY/w-d-xo.html Another song at a different venue, ' 'you raise me up', th-cam.com/video/NIXB7TbeMvw/w-d-xo.html The most high profile event of that series was in Amsterdam, she sang a stunning duet with April Darby, 'When you believe' th-cam.com/video/YG8WV1GFt_c/w-d-xo.html This was a concert in the presence of the Dutch Royal Family, and a number of high profile politicians, so a very special event, and Emma more than delivered, she did a superb performance. There are a number of videos of performances with Andre Rieu during the Christmas concerts, and again, Emma surprises people by doing things like sing unaccompanied for whole verses, which is rare for Andre concerts, but it's showing so clearly just how good she is, her performance of 'White Christmas' was sublime, despite a huge audience, you could have heard a pin drop, she so captured them all. th-cam.com/video/ZZEyhG2bEeM/w-d-xo.html Later in the same concert, a costume change, and a very different song, 'All I want for Christmas is you' th-cam.com/video/xCBOVw7PErU/w-d-xo.html I'm only scratching the surface here, there's a lot more I could mention, but I will run out of space, so I will close with my normal appeal. Those who know me know how I end my posts, and I make no apologies for doing so, Emma deserves all the support she can be given, as her foundation works to help find better treatments, or even possibly a cure for this awful disease. Emma's foundation is almost unique in terms of the work they are doing, there's been very little research into a devastating illness, the effects on the sufferers are huge. Emma's foundation can be found at gastrostars.nl Please, if at all possible, join me in making a (regular) contribution to her foundation, to enable them to help patients like Emma, and research this awful disease that has affected her from birth, and requires her to be tied to the pumps and feeding tubes since she was 9 MONTHS old, for 22 hours a day, hopefully, the work of her foundation will find a cure. One of their main people is a surgeon who has a lot of experience in dealing with gastroparesis, and she is not only a surgeon, but also suffers from the same disease herself, to the extent that as a result of her condition worsening, she's had to leave her role in the hospital, and she is now dedicated to the foundation, and working to help find possible new treatments, or even better the cure that will free people like Emma to live a more normal life, rather than be tied to the feeding pumps for so many hours every day. It will be so good if the work of Emma's foundation can lead to a better treatment, or even a cure, which will free her to do more singing, and it may be people here who make that possible.
Steve, you keep delivering in the comments for every review I have listened to and your role is an important one for Emma and with her being a megastar, you are certainly Emma’s megafan. At some point I hope you are able to meet her and relay the experience to her fans via your comments. God bless you and Emma!
@@robinakins4861 Rob, I would be more than pleased if the opportunity to meet Emma were to become reality, but I have to face the other reality, with the huge number of fans and followers she now has, I am just one very small grain of sand on a very large beach, she may know my name, but I have no way to be sure of that, so the chances of being invited to meet her are very slim, even if we were to be in the right place at the right time for that to happen. I can always hope, we're going over to Maastricht in December for one of the Christmas concerts, which if last year is anything to go by will be an amazing event. Thank you for your kind words, I hope I am having some effect on encouraging support for Emma, I can't begin to imagine the pain and trauma she's endured over the years, and still has to cope with on a daily basis, she's touched on various issues on social media, but that's only the tip of the iceberg, there are times when the deep pain is visible in her emotions and eyes, they tell an incredible story of her absolute determination, and that's what motivates me to try and get more support for her, the dream of her foundation being able to provide better treatments, or a cure, that's a dream I can help promote, and this platform is as good a place as any to try and achieve that.
@@stevecgarry I'm sure with this world so full of fruits and nuts a beautiful young lady attracts more than a little bit of the wrong kind of attention and has to be very careful who can get near her. Totally awful and such a shame. Not only is she remarkably talented, but a tremendous role model - I have a daughter only about 6 months older than her. She's quite inspiring as well... Definately a "Strijder" (warrior) but with a good heart and a noble purpose. That kind of makes her a hero in my book. I'm 51 years old, and obviously rather jaded towards what the world has become. Yet because of Emma, I'm now learning Dutch... because most of the information and research for gastroparesis has been stirred up by her foundation... in Dutch. While its easy to run through a translator its also a beautiful language to hear sung, and I enjoy learning new things. I also enjoy using things I've already learned... Like my Electronics Engineering Degree... or my experience programming computers and micro-controllers... and my work with sophisticated electromechanical devices... all of which is telling me the pumps can be better adapted for younger patients. I'm sure you've seen the pictures of a much younger Emma being swallowed whole by her pump bag, and I don't want to see any child go through that anymore if I can help it. There's not enough patients to justify the expense of such an endeavor, unless someone is inspired to do it in the same spirit as Gastrostars was founded. (I had no clue how much red tape is involved in getting a medical device certified, or even the level of engineering necessary to make a practical and failsafe design) I might fall flat on my face trying to put something together, but at least I'll fall in the right direction. And who knows, I might just help some kids like my new hero.
@Only1Shadow Thank you for these comments, I too have some experience with electronics, but you are way more qualified than I am, and your plan and project is so good, and I wish you the very best of luck with achieving it, a family member is type 1 diabetic and his life has been hugely changed by a pump that gives him insulin doses based on a real time blood sugar monitor, for the first time since he was diagnosed, his blood sugar levels are being properly controlled, so your vision of a similar concept is absolutely valid and I wish you every success. I'm not great with languages, and at 73, I don't think I will be able to learn Dutch, though like you, I'm impressed with how lovely it can be in song. As to getting to meet Emma at some stage, it would be so good if it happens, but the reality will probably mean I won't, but in the meantime,I will continue to do what I can to encourage people to support her foundation, in the hope that they will find answers for Emma and others, I have no way even to know if what I do helps. The only guide is that a lot of people like the comments I post, so that is the encouragement to keep doing what I can to spread the word about Emma.
Thank you for this reaction.it was indeed touching not only because of her story but for her streighth persistance the words are so so fkr her to scream all out all her hardship her wanting to be normal without this illness .
You gave the best reaction. When one doesn’t want to pause the video you are in such jaw dropping moment you don’t want to disturb the moment. Then tears. Every word every note she plucks the strings of the heart over and over. Never had an experience this moving. Even language doesn’t matter.
I've watched this at least a hundred times and yes, it brings me to tears every single time. This includes a couple dozen of these reaction videos - and yours is the best one yet. You played it from start to finish, and not once did you interrupt it. Rather, you kept your comments to graphics on the screen; thank you for that. You do echo the sentiments of many - including me. Well done! This is surely one of the greatest performances I have ever beheld. By now, you probably know more of her backstory, which makes this even more poignant and amazing.
I am not a native French speaker so I had to look up the translation of the lyrics, that made watching it the performance the second time so much better. I could understand why people were in tears. Not just because of Emma's fabulous performance but because the lyric were basically a cry to be seen, heard and noticed. No doubt everyone there that night saw, heard and was left with a fabulous memory of Emma. Wonderful reaction there Sabina, I am so glad that you had this performance suggested to you.
Most people in Holland speak English and usually some German as well as Dutch, but French is very uncommon. Most of the tears were simply from her talent and stage presence... and I can attest to leaking around the eyes without understanding the words.
This is the true definition of Art, you don't have to know the genre or language to be moved by such a performance. Has to rank as one of the best live performances ever!
I discovered this song by accident yesterday & have listened on loop since. My eyes are sore from the tears (I'm a 50+ yo truck driver lol). She is a beautiful girl in every way & has the voice of an angel. The stage presence she has is incredible. A once or twice in a generation talent.
I'm so happy you watched this - she is amazing and one of the reasons I started watching these types of videos after her I found Dimash and the rest is history. Her song brought me to tears too! Love watching your reactions! Nate
No. I had to blow my nose. It got me again. Been awhile since I saw it. Lovely performance. And she's an amazing woman Been awhile since I watched any of your reaction it was wonderful. I watch so many reactions on you tube that sometimes I get burned out. Any way take care Sabina.
ragazzina fantastica, fantastica. di una potenza disarmante. ho rivisto il video decine e decine di volte! l'eleganza e l'umiltà con cui lascia il palco? fantastica.
Sabina, I couldn't agree more. I've seen this video about a dozen times and it gets me EVERY single time. Her singing, the audience and the beautiful amphitheatre are the epitome of western civilization, something we in the west take too much for granted. We will figure out her disease eventually and only a civilization like ours has the compassion to help the young and the old within its society. I have hope for this darling creature, I truly do!
The lyrics once translated into English for us non French speakers are quite something to behold also! Thanks also for not interrupting the performance like so many people do on their reaction channels.
The first time watching Emma kok. Never in my life has a young beautiful girl who has a paralise stomach with such an amazing powerful beautiful voice.moved me so much into tears not matter how many times i watch her and i know whats coming she gets me every time and i only understand English. the song even i dont no the words its so beautiful. she sings it from the heart with so much emotion. is truly magical experiance and thats just watching on tv. I would love to go and see her live.Andre Rieu Is an amazing truly and a loving guy, And have to say the Orchestra Is just amazing. wow, Im lost for words.
Brilliant. A have seen a ton of these videos and you're the first one who doesn't interrupt the video to comment on something, you simply ad text later without annoying interruptions. Thank you for that.
I cried my eyes out. Growing up to my mom playing classical music on piano, i switched to guitar in college but man...im truly just floored. I can listen to this over and over.
Awesome reaction 🤗❤ There are versions with subtitles. Knowing what she is sunging takes this to a whole new level. I highly recommend watching it with subtitles Thank you for your beautiful reaction. You made me cry lol.... again 🫤
Great reaction Sabina ! ... perhaps nice to know , at the end of the song , You see here father /sister and brother , its the man in the blue jacket .. spreaming to here ... well done ! ..the mother is behind the stages , to connect here again to the feeding tubes , that she needs 22 hours a day , and now at the moment .. Emma is on a world tour with Andre Rieu ... see the reaction of the French people in Paris ... etc etc
It’s the most moving performance that I’ve seen. I cry every time. She is an amazing talent and inspiring. I feel honored to have seen this performance (even if it was just by watching a video TH-cam).
Thanks for playing Viola. Love it! Check out Emma‘s new song Dancing on the Stars . New song for Emma. Released approx. 2 weeks ago. Debuted on Her return performance with Andre in Maastricht after their world tour. Andre production was fantastic !Such a beautiful song. I loved voila but Dancing on the Stars is beautiful and a unbelievable tear maker, don’t skip Andre introduction and Emma’s heart felt intro thanking all for making her dream come true!! Released this month. she’s 16 now absolutely fantastic performance!! 3.3 million views.
I reacted exactly like you😊 Great format of comments on the screen, so you didn't need to stop the video, which can detract from the performance. Great, honest reaction video👍
She has to be on that machine for 22 hours. There is footage of her at one concert where the tube is seen slipping out of her gown going back to the band stand where her machine was. During the rehearsing for this concert, she has a wheelchair that accommodates Her, and her life saving device, that is too heavy for her to carry. classmates pick on her nonstop. I'm relating this to you all so that you all know what she's going thru just to entertain us and bring awareness to her cause. Such strength, such valor.
Sabina. Thank you for your lovely reaction. Putting your comments on the screen was much appreciated, rather than interrupting the performance as so many reactors do. I've seen this performance many times and still tear up; all her fans do! Two songs that further demonstrate Emma's feelings are Strijder (Warrior) See the official video with English lyrics. Also, Let Me Be a Butterfly (the Music festival version, with English lyrics. This was written for her). To see how powerful she can be on stage see her singing All I Want For Christmas, at Andre's Christmas concerts. Emma is connected to her feeding tubes 22 hours a day, so sings during the two hours of complete freedom. See her sister, father and brother at about 8:12. Mum is off stage ready to reconnect her. In Athens she celebrated her 16th birthday and Andre led them singing happy birthday, then the Greek audience spontaneously sang it in greek! She got at least three curtain calls.
Hi Sabina, I'm surprised that you're reacting so late to this work of art, because there are already about 100 reactions to it. And yes, I cried with you. have a beautiful day
@@sabina1118 Hi Sabina, yes you´re right. I would also like to point out the following: she starts singing the song in the perfect key before the orchestra enters. The same thing later when changing the key. This requires an absolute musical ear Right now Emma has performed a new song (an original) with Andre Rieu called "dancing on the stars" and I´m waiting for your reaction . have a colorful day
All of us cry, thank God we do! I love your reactions, wish you did more, whether Emma or Angelina. You obviously feel what you're seeing and hearing, and that's what I want to take away from these sessions. Bless you, Sabina, I hope life is being good to you.
Andre Rieu likes to put talented kids in the spotlight. Emma is now on a world tour with Andre. In the past Andre had a 10 year old girl on that same stage singing an opera song. Her name is Amira Willighagen. That performance will also amaze you.
Wow you're the first reactor that mentioned what I wrote when I first saw her. How come she sang like that with a paralized stomach where most singer has to use those muscles
God bless you sweetheart probably one of the best reactions l've seen yet you didn't interrupt, butcher the performance regardless how emotionsly you were touched. You were a sweetheart in my opinion, thank you God bless and take care
Thank you for the reaction. If you wish to react to more of her performances might I suggest Hallelujah she did at the Max Kerseconcert in December? Just recently she did You Raise Me Up. She also has two singles written just for her. Quite an amazing young lady. Her parents have been so supportive of her as has her sister and brother. Voice Kid 2021 is a nice review of when she was 13 and so impressive. ❤❤
Thanks so much, Emma makes us thankful for what we have and shows us the meaning of overcoming adversity. ...a few more Emma Kok performances: *HALLELUJAH* ( MAX KERSTCONCERT) th-cam.com/video/9qVHQuPQud0/w-d-xo.html *THE CLIMB* (Miley Cyrus) th-cam.com/video/dOhzlDEuCBg/w-d-xo.html *YOU RAISE ME UP* (Live) th-cam.com/video/NIXB7TbeMvw/w-d-xo.html *LAAT MIJ EEN VLINDER ZIJN (LET ME BE A BUTTERFLY)* th-cam.com/video/Vq__3YiPemM/w-d-xo.html This is a live performance from a music festival, Emma is singing her original song, it's about her wish to be free from her pumps and feeding tubes, to live like everyone else, if only for a few minutes (The video has English subtitles).
Hey Sabina. Emma is awesome, and God Bless her. This singer needs a review. Her name is Sidney Christmas, who performed on British Got Talent 2024. She is incredible, also a great funny personality. You will love her. Enjoy! Have a great day
Your the first reaction I've actually watched who didn't stop and comment or chat pausing such a performance. Watching you glow in wonder as you listened and the great part in your subtitling your actual thoughts during the performance made me love you. ( No one should interrupt a masterclass of musicality of this performance) Your sniffing part way through because you felt it. I'm now a subscriber. Xxxx
Fun Fact: ... The speed of the song is about 20% slower than original speed of "Barbara Pravi - Voilà - LIVE - France 🇫🇷 - Grand Final - Eurovision 2021" ... I like this slowed down version much better ... Emma Kok Team nailed it!
My French is not good, but good enough to hear she sings about herself and almost apologises for her presence. But also "well, here I am" (voilà). I hope you'll accept me.
@@mariadamen7886 I wouldn't exactly call it a cover. Pravi's rendition is more like a pop song. Maestro Rieu worked with Emma, changing the score completely and transformed it from the original which wasn't anything special (not to detract from Pravi - she is also very talented) into something that is distinctly Emma and has destroyed many boxes of tissue.
I do not know french, but I felt every single word she sang ❤ What a magical performance ❤ I have checked out the lyrics after and wow, she is a story teller with a capital S ❤
Hi Sabina, Emma have since last friday a new song, a year after Voila, but this time the song is much more emotional; Dancing on the stars. With André Rieu and his orchestra! I hope you want to do the whole video! I am sure you will get emotional
Indeed she should not be pityed - but loved, encouraged. I only speak a little bit of French ( she is Dutch) but I think we all understand the passion in that song Makes grown men cry.
First of all, I’m a guy and I was crying. Second, wow! What a beautiful voice and a beautiful young lady. And third, I never heard of a paralyzed stomach. I mean don’t Voice like that have to come from your Diagram. Absolutely beautiful
Many people see her as a young Lara Fabian. Amazing voice coming from such a tiny body. She has to wear the feeding tube 22 hours a day. The 2 hours she 10:47 doesn’t have to wear it she can sing and feel free. She is now on world tour with him. Very happy for her.
merci pour votre video et de ne pas avoir couper pour commenter en cours de visionnage comme le font nombreux youtubeurs ; elle est tout aussi formidable dans l alléluia de leonard cohen
I believe she is touring with Andre Rieu in different parts of the world with her mother taking care of here while they are touring. One person who had a daughter with same kind of condition said that her daughter chose suicide to escape it. So i am really hoping that Emma finds enjoyment in her life always from singing. Well and also maybe someday a companion that can look beyond her condition and see the person she is.
I found out about her a couple of weeks ago, and despite being a 50+ metalhead, I was bawling my eyes out for her performance and story. At that young age, with that fantastic voice, expression and dynamics in her singing is simply amazing, and the stage presence as an adult. And then I realized that she don't speak French (she's Dutch), but learnt the song vocally. I don't know French either, but it went straight to the heart. Bravo! 🧅🔪
I know right!?
As a French speaker, she did an amazing job. Accent definitely not native but very beautiful :D
Trust me, you are NOT the only one with the tissues, that little girl is making the world cry, believe me.
I believe you ❤️
Yes INDEED,for I cry everytime I watch that video.I heard it 1x & got hooked.❤❤
I’ve watched this so many times and I cry every time. Spectacular performance.
It is!! 🫶
I discovered Emma within the last month. The first time I heard the song I cried even though I knew very few of the French words. I quickly looked for the English translation and it just made me cry harder. What a perfect song for such a talented singer. As someone who has struggled with a chronic illness since infancy, I can only imagine the emotions she feels as she sings this song. Bravo Emma!
Emma makes the IMPOSSIBLE - possible. Totally agree with ALL you said. She leaves one, breathless, stunned, shocked and in awe. Emma SUCH a HUGE star, Super Stunning Singer and Stage performer. I CRY every time I watch this video!
Seen it a thousand times, cried a thousand times. Definitely get the text. Even more emotional.
Greetings from Germany. ❤
Greetings ❤️
@@sabina1118 Emma Kok - Voilà lyrics.
Listen to me, me, the “wannabe singer". Tell about me. To your loved ones, to your friends. Tell them about this black eyes girl and her crazy dream. The one thing I want is to write stories that reach you, nothing more.
And this is, this is, this is, this is me, even if naked, I'm afraid, yes, here I am in the noise and in the silence.
Look at me ! Or at least what's left of me. Look at me ! Before I despise myself. What can I tell you that someone else’s lips won't ? That’s not much, but everything that I have, I lay it down there before you, and that's it.
This is, this is, this is, this is me, here I am even if bared it's over, that's my face, that's my cry, here I am, too bad ! This is, this is, this is, this is me, Me, my dream, my desire, how I die, how I laugh, here I am in the noise and in the silence.
Don't leave! I beg you, please stay long! It might not save me, no, but to live without you I don’t know how. Love me like you would love a friend who's leaving forever, I want to be loved because I don't know how well to love my figure.
This is, this is, this is, this is me, here I am even if bared it's over, Here I am in the noise and in the fury too. Look at me finally ! My eyes and my hands too, everything I have is here, it's my face, it's my cry, here I am, here I am, here I am, here, here, here,
…HERE I AM !
What a truly enchanting voice. I for one sincerely hope that this performance provides a platform for a beautiful and successful career. Being afflicted by a horrible medical condition is an example of how unfair life can be. However, this does not seem to have held her back. An example of a beautiful human being. I wish her good fortune in life. Sabina…difficult to suppress emotions with a song like this….a beautiful and meaningful reaction.
Now 16 year old Emma Kok is touring the world with conductor Andre Rieu's orchestra. Andre Rieu is the 6th best selling artist in the world in a line of Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift etc. They do 100 concerts a year so Emma Kok has performed in many countries already. Emma Kok's career is of to a good start.
Thank you so much, Chris ❤️
Your reaction was beautiful. Emma is, indeed, a brave girl, and an extraordinary young vocal artist. Her talent is off the charts, and she is going to make her mark in this world.
Don't be fooled. She may be small in physical stature, but Emma is a ferocious young warrior. She has a dream, and she will not be denied the fulfillment of that dream.
Thanks again for your touching reaction. Please check out more of Emma's work. She is a working artist, and many of her performances are readily available on TH-cam.
All the best.
Thank you ❤️
@@sabina1118 I was with you on this one. I was yelling at those people in the audience for not standing. How could they not acknowledge this performance?
I've seen this video dozens of times and weep every time. (73 YO male). I was moved in spite of her condition. She is unique and not to be pitied.
She is!
Same age and same response!
@@robinakins4861Me too!
I'm a 68 year old and feel just the same - I'm English and wish we heard more singers sing in this beautiful language. Emma has a gorgeous voice x
All of us who know you were waiting for you to see this video. Sabina, I haven't seen you like this since the first time you listened to Dimash! This was something we will never forget. How could we? We just listened to a living 'angel' sing to us. ARE YOU THE ONLY ONE? Some of us have seen this video literally hundreds of times and most of us cry every time, especially when we watch someone like you react to this incredible moving performance. She has become an inspiration to millions of people around the world, particularly for those physically and mentally challenged to try and do things which they previously thought were impossible to accomplish. Vocally and artistically she is already a 'superstar' and her courage and determination will prevail and she will not let her condition stand in her way.
I have watched this video over a hundred times and cry every time. She is so raw and emotional. Please please look up the English translation to the lyrics and listen again when you know what she is saying. She doesn’t speak French but learned this song with a coach. She didn’t write this song but it is her story. Watching André Rieu conducting the orchestra but notice his eyes never leave Emma. He is leading the orchestra to follow her. He is a master talent. The man with the blue suit and black glasses that they show a few times is her father. The girl sitting next to him is her sister.
@@CarinaPiersay Yes, Carina, I am with you all the way. My comments were 'short story length' when the video first showed up and I've since shortened them to put emphasis on the affect she has on people. I'm glad you pointed out so many things which need to be said because we can guess a lot of people watching this video will be emotionally moved but will not search for more information about her and her personal story.
Carina, did you see the video of her riding in a car with a woman and they discussed the challenges she faced when she was very young? And, they sang 'Warrior' together and when it was time to belt out the song the woman driving the car was in shock listening to Emma sing so wonderfully.
Thank you for patiently waiting 🫶 she ks something special and yes, been a while since I’ve been moved like this ❤️
Yes indeed, she is astonishing and she is really an example for all of us.
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I have seen many reactions with her and I cry every time. Emma and Andre are on tour all over the world at the moment. I just went to a concert with them in Copenhagen. It was amazing and again I cried when I heard her.
I Can imagine how beautiful that mut have been!
I said it before: even with the volume on zero I can hear the music by only looking at you. Thank you for being so open (and vulnerable) by showing your emotions.
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An amazing performance! I've posted Emma on Facebook several times. I call her courageous...yet, that's not enough! It's MIRACULOUS!
It's such a melancholy song that it transcends language. You can sense the fear/anger/desperation of a first time singer throwing herself on the mercy of the audience (I looked up the translated lyrics after listening to this song wayyyy too many times..). Paired with her back story, just stunning and it always drags a tear to my eye.
Your reaction was pretty much what I expected (reminds me of your Lara Fabian - Je T'aime react) , very empathic and emotionally exposed/vulnerable but beautiful in it's honesty. Bravo!
Yes, I teared up too. How could you not with such a talent ?
I know ❤️
Voila, I've probably heard about her a hundred times now and it still brings tears to my eyes. And it's not the only thing - I've heard almost all of their songs in Dutch English and voila in French and I feel it again and again. Your heart and soul to sing something. As Lara Fabian once said, you can sing in any language in the world as long as it comes from the soul. I am 61 and she is an inspiration to me with her background. Emma God bless you🙏
I love to watch all reaction to Emma …… you are definitely not the only one needing tissues. She gets to me every time I watch a reaction to this clip. It is so moving and emotional. And the oozing of power but also the softness make me cry again and again
I came across this production on Andre's TH-cam about 5 weeks ago. To this day I still can't describe what I heard and saw. My heart goes out to this young lady. Emma, you are an inspiration. I've checked out her version of Hallelujah and Father. OMG!!!! amazing. Thank you for your reaction and many thanks to Andre for bringing her onto the stage. That Orchestra, wow.
What makes that even more stunning, this was the first ever performance of that version of the song, they'd never performed it in public before this night, only rehearsals, which were hard, as all of them, and Andre, had problems with their own emotions, and you can't play if you're full of tears.
It gets better, this was the first of 12 agreed appearances, and the very next day, Andre invited her to perform 2 concerts in Malta, then to be a guest at the Christmas concert series in Maastricht, and also to join him on his 2024 world tour, a series of 75 concerts in many countries, which runs until December, and I'd like to hope that Andre will keep her close after that, it's very clear that she's a really good fit into his extended family that is the orchestra, and with her health issues, long concerts are going to be a problem, she can only be off the pumps for 2 hours a day.
Seeing her live is indeed an experience, I had that joy in Dublin in May, and despite a lot of us thinking that her performance in Maastricht was perfect, she found lots of little ways to change it, and the result was sublime, an incredible evening that I won't forget for a very long time.
During May, as well as concerts in Ireland and the UK, she also performed at a number of special concerts across the Netherlands, an annual commemoration of the many American and other countries who lost lives during the liberation of the Netherlands from German occupation during WWII.
The best performance she did during that time was a challenging song, 'Father', originally sung by Demi Levato, and she absolutely nailed it, an incredible performance,
th-cam.com/video/zXWBj7-edWU/w-d-xo.html
At the same event in the Hague, she also sang another song, 'Hero',
th-cam.com/video/rohP0V3ECRY/w-d-xo.html
Another song at a different venue, ' 'you raise me up',
th-cam.com/video/NIXB7TbeMvw/w-d-xo.html
The most high profile event of that series was in Amsterdam, she sang a stunning duet with April Darby, 'When you believe'
th-cam.com/video/YG8WV1GFt_c/w-d-xo.html
This was a concert in the presence of the Dutch Royal Family, and a number of high profile politicians, so a very special event, and Emma more than delivered, she did a superb performance.
There are a number of videos of performances with Andre Rieu during the Christmas concerts, and again, Emma surprises people by doing things like sing unaccompanied for whole verses, which is rare for Andre concerts, but it's showing so clearly just how good she is, her performance of 'White Christmas' was sublime, despite a huge audience, you could have heard a pin drop, she so captured them all.
th-cam.com/video/ZZEyhG2bEeM/w-d-xo.html
Later in the same concert, a costume change, and a very different song, 'All I want for Christmas is you'
th-cam.com/video/xCBOVw7PErU/w-d-xo.html
I'm only scratching the surface here, there's a lot more I could mention, but I will run out of space, so I will close with my normal appeal.
Those who know me know how I end my posts, and I make no apologies for doing so, Emma deserves all the support she can be given, as her foundation works to help find better treatments, or even possibly a cure for this awful disease.
Emma's foundation is almost unique in terms of the work they are doing, there's been very little research into a devastating illness, the effects on the sufferers are huge.
Emma's foundation can be found at gastrostars.nl
Please, if at all possible, join me in making a (regular) contribution to her foundation, to enable them to help patients like Emma, and research this awful disease that has affected her from birth, and requires her to be tied to the pumps and feeding tubes since she was 9 MONTHS old, for 22 hours a day, hopefully, the work of her foundation will find a cure.
One of their main people is a surgeon who has a lot of experience in dealing with gastroparesis, and she is not only a surgeon, but also suffers from the same disease herself, to the extent that as a result of her condition worsening, she's had to leave her role in the hospital, and she is now dedicated to the foundation, and working to help find possible new treatments, or even better the cure that will free people like Emma to live a more normal life, rather than be tied to the feeding pumps for so many hours every day.
It will be so good if the work of Emma's foundation can lead to a better treatment, or even a cure, which will free her to do more singing, and it may be people here who make that possible.
Steve, you keep delivering in the comments for every review I have listened to and your role is an important one for Emma and with her being a megastar, you are certainly Emma’s megafan. At some point I hope you are able to meet her and relay the experience to her fans via your comments. God bless you and Emma!
@@robinakins4861 Rob, I would be more than pleased if the opportunity to meet Emma were to become reality, but I have to face the other reality, with the huge number of fans and followers she now has, I am just one very small grain of sand on a very large beach, she may know my name, but I have no way to be sure of that, so the chances of being invited to meet her are very slim, even if we were to be in the right place at the right time for that to happen. I can always hope, we're going over to Maastricht in December for one of the Christmas concerts, which if last year is anything to go by will be an amazing event.
Thank you for your kind words, I hope I am having some effect on encouraging support for Emma, I can't begin to imagine the pain and trauma she's endured over the years, and still has to cope with on a daily basis, she's touched on various issues on social media, but that's only the tip of the iceberg, there are times when the deep pain is visible in her emotions and eyes, they tell an incredible story of her absolute determination, and that's what motivates me to try and get more support for her, the dream of her foundation being able to provide better treatments, or a cure, that's a dream I can help promote, and this platform is as good a place as any to try and achieve that.
@@stevecgarry I'm sure with this world so full of fruits and nuts a beautiful young lady attracts more than a little bit of the wrong kind of attention and has to be very careful who can get near her. Totally awful and such a shame. Not only is she remarkably talented, but a tremendous role model - I have a daughter only about 6 months older than her.
She's quite inspiring as well... Definately a "Strijder" (warrior) but with a good heart and a noble purpose. That kind of makes her a hero in my book. I'm 51 years old, and obviously rather jaded towards what the world has become. Yet because of Emma, I'm now learning Dutch... because most of the information and research for gastroparesis has been stirred up by her foundation... in Dutch. While its easy to run through a translator its also a beautiful language to hear sung, and I enjoy learning new things.
I also enjoy using things I've already learned... Like my Electronics Engineering Degree... or my experience programming computers and micro-controllers... and my work with sophisticated electromechanical devices... all of which is telling me the pumps can be better adapted for younger patients. I'm sure you've seen the pictures of a much younger Emma being swallowed whole by her pump bag, and I don't want to see any child go through that anymore if I can help it. There's not enough patients to justify the expense of such an endeavor, unless someone is inspired to do it in the same spirit as Gastrostars was founded. (I had no clue how much red tape is involved in getting a medical device certified, or even the level of engineering necessary to make a practical and failsafe design) I might fall flat on my face trying to put something together, but at least I'll fall in the right direction. And who knows, I might just help some kids like my new hero.
@Only1Shadow Thank you for these comments, I too have some experience with electronics, but you are way more qualified than I am, and your plan and project is so good, and I wish you the very best of luck with achieving it, a family member is type 1 diabetic and his life has been hugely changed by a pump that gives him insulin doses based on a real time blood sugar monitor, for the first time since he was diagnosed, his blood sugar levels are being properly controlled, so your vision of a similar concept is absolutely valid and I wish you every success.
I'm not great with languages, and at 73, I don't think I will be able to learn Dutch, though like you, I'm impressed with how lovely it can be in song. As to getting to meet Emma at some stage, it would be so good if it happens, but the reality will probably mean I won't, but in the meantime,I will continue to do what I can to encourage people to support her foundation, in the hope that they will find answers for Emma and others, I have no way even to know if what I do helps. The only guide is that a lot of people like the comments I post, so that is the encouragement to keep doing what I can to spread the word about Emma.
I cried my eyes out at this and I'm a 71 year old metal fan,but this was extraordinary x
Thank you for this reaction.it was indeed touching not only because of her story but for her streighth persistance the words are so so fkr her to scream all out all her hardship her wanting to be normal without this illness .
Sincere singing, sincere reaction, thank you. Your inline texts instead of pausing the video is also much appreciated 💐
Thank you ❤️
This performance reaches into my soul. Her passion is incredible.
You gave the best reaction. When one doesn’t want to pause the video you are in such jaw dropping moment you don’t want to disturb the moment. Then tears. Every word every note she plucks the strings of the heart over and over. Never had an experience this moving. Even language doesn’t matter.
I've watched this at least a hundred times and yes, it brings me to tears every single time. This includes a couple dozen of these reaction videos - and yours is the best one yet. You played it from start to finish, and not once did you interrupt it. Rather, you kept your comments to graphics on the screen; thank you for that. You do echo the sentiments of many - including me. Well done! This is surely one of the greatest performances I have ever beheld. By now, you probably know more of her backstory, which makes this even more poignant and amazing.
Thank you so much!!
I'm still crying. and I've this performance 100 times...... And I'm a grown man!!! Tony And.... Thank you for such an honest reaction...
My pleasure! I feel you ❤️☮️
I have tears too every time i hear her!
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I’m unable to watch this without being moved to tears , every time. Must have seen it over thirty times now. Cannot find the words.
I felt the same as you. I cried like a little child. Emma Cock's voice is amazing. Hello von Berlin, Germany.😢
It's Emma Kok actually. For the rest, we are on the same page😊.
That smile at the end is so beautiful!
I am not a native French speaker so I had to look up the translation of the lyrics, that made watching it the performance the second time so much better. I could understand why people were in tears. Not just because of Emma's fabulous performance but because the lyric were basically a cry to be seen, heard and noticed. No doubt everyone there that night saw, heard and was left with a fabulous memory of Emma. Wonderful reaction there Sabina, I am so glad that you had this performance suggested to you.
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Most people in Holland speak English and usually some German as well as Dutch, but French is very uncommon. Most of the tears were simply from her talent and stage presence... and I can attest to leaking around the eyes without understanding the words.
This is the true definition of Art, you don't have to know the genre or language to be moved by such a performance. Has to rank as one of the best live performances ever!
I discovered this song by accident yesterday & have listened on loop since. My eyes are sore from the tears (I'm a 50+ yo truck driver lol). She is a beautiful girl in every way & has the voice of an angel. The stage presence she has is incredible. A once or twice in a generation talent.
I'm so happy you watched this - she is amazing and one of the reasons I started watching these types of videos after her I found Dimash and the rest is history. Her song brought me to tears too! Love watching your reactions! Nate
Thank you, Nate ❤️
No. I had to blow my nose. It got me again. Been awhile since I saw it. Lovely performance. And she's an amazing woman Been awhile since I watched any of your reaction it was wonderful. I watch so many reactions on you tube that sometimes I get burned out. Any way take care Sabina.
A wonderful song beautifully performed. A real artiste
ragazzina fantastica, fantastica. di una potenza disarmante. ho rivisto il video decine e decine di volte! l'eleganza e l'umiltà con cui lascia il palco? fantastica.
Your reaction touched me a lot. You cried, and I cried too.Thank you so much😢💓
Thank you ❤️🫶
Love how she starts soft and ends strong
So powerful
This is beautiful. This time I was turned in to pudding because of your tears Sabina. Thank you.❤😢
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She is a super star all the way!!! What courage she shows, I am embarrassed to ever complain about my life!!!
Sabina, I couldn't agree more. I've seen this video about a dozen times and it gets me EVERY single time. Her singing, the audience and the beautiful amphitheatre are the epitome of western civilization, something we in the west take too much for granted. We will figure out her disease eventually and only a civilization like ours has the compassion to help the young and the old within its society. I have hope for this darling creature, I truly do!
Great review... greetings from the Netherlands!!!
I want to compliment you for not interrupting the video but brilliantly put text comments at the particular moment❤
Ahhh Sabina, great to see you again with a reaction, love the passion.
Thank you ❤️
Oh my when I first saw this I was blown away !! and watched it so many times Amazing young lady her voice is sublime outstanding bravo Emma
The lyrics once translated into English for us non French speakers are quite something to behold also! Thanks also for not interrupting the performance like so many people do on their reaction channels.
The first time watching Emma kok. Never in my life has a young beautiful girl who has a paralise stomach with such an amazing powerful beautiful voice.moved me so much into tears not matter how many times i watch her and i know whats coming she gets me every time and i only understand English. the song even i dont no the words its so beautiful. she sings it from the heart with so much emotion. is truly magical experiance and thats just watching on tv. I would love to go and see her live.Andre Rieu Is an amazing truly and a loving guy, And have to say the Orchestra Is just amazing. wow, Im lost for words.
Thank you for sharing!!
Your reaction put it so well.
Brilliant. A have seen a ton of these videos and you're the first one who doesn't interrupt the video to comment on something, you simply ad text later without annoying interruptions. Thank you for that.
Your emotion is priceless. Honestly.
I cried my eyes out. Growing up to my mom playing classical music on piano, i switched to guitar in college but man...im truly just floored. I can listen to this over and over.
If you were not touched by this amazing performance you're already dead it was music from the gods just stunning
From God, not from 'gods'.
Awesome reaction 🤗❤
There are versions with subtitles. Knowing what she is sunging takes this to a whole new level. I highly recommend watching it with subtitles
Thank you for your beautiful reaction. You made me cry lol.... again 🫤
Great reaction Sabina ! ... perhaps nice to know , at the end of the song , You see here father /sister and brother , its the man in the blue jacket .. spreaming to here ... well done ! ..the mother is behind the stages , to connect here again to the feeding tubes , that she needs 22 hours a day , and now at the moment .. Emma is on a world tour with Andre Rieu ... see the reaction of the French people in Paris ... etc etc
Thanks for sharing 🥰
stunning nothing much moves me but shes has ive tears in my eyes what an amazing young lady such a voice
It’s the most moving performance that I’ve seen. I cry every time. She is an amazing talent and inspiring. I feel honored to have seen this performance (even if it was just by watching a video TH-cam).
Lovely reaction, thank you :) Love Emma's stellar performance and nice to see you feel it too
Holy moly in deed 😢😊😢😊
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Let the tears roll girl. We all did. A angel is send to us 🫶🏽
Thanks for playing Viola. Love it!
Check out Emma‘s new song Dancing on the Stars . New song for Emma. Released approx. 2 weeks ago.
Debuted on Her return performance with Andre in Maastricht after their world tour.
Andre production was fantastic !Such a beautiful song. I loved voila but Dancing on the Stars is beautiful and a unbelievable tear maker, don’t skip Andre introduction and Emma’s heart felt intro thanking all for making her dream come true!!
Released this month.
she’s 16 now absolutely fantastic performance!! 3.3 million views.
I reacted exactly like you😊 Great format of comments on the screen, so you didn't need to stop the video, which can detract from the performance. Great, honest reaction video👍
Thanks for sharing ❤️🫶
She has to be on that machine for 22 hours. There is footage of her at one concert where the tube is seen slipping out of her gown going back to the band stand where her machine was. During the rehearsing for this concert, she has a wheelchair that accommodates Her, and her life saving device, that is too heavy for her to carry. classmates pick on her nonstop. I'm relating this to you all so that you all know what she's going thru just to entertain us and bring awareness to her cause. Such strength, such valor.
Nope, Emma has to be on the food pumps 22 hours a day.
Sabina. Thank you for your lovely reaction. Putting your comments on the screen was much appreciated, rather than interrupting the performance as so many reactors do. I've seen this performance many times and still tear up; all her fans do! Two songs that further demonstrate Emma's feelings are Strijder (Warrior) See the official video with English lyrics. Also, Let Me Be a Butterfly (the Music festival version, with English lyrics. This was written for her). To see how powerful she can be on stage see her singing All I Want For Christmas, at Andre's Christmas concerts. Emma is connected to her feeding tubes 22 hours a day, so sings during the two hours of complete freedom. See her sister, father and brother at about 8:12. Mum is off stage ready to reconnect her. In Athens she celebrated her 16th birthday and Andre led them singing happy birthday, then the Greek audience spontaneously sang it in greek! She got at least three curtain calls.
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It is a year later, and Andre and Emma have just released a new Maastricht video called Dancing on the Stars. It's in English, and it's EVEN awesomer.
There are singers, really good singers and those who are sent from heaven. Thank you, little angel!
Hi Sabina, I'm surprised that you're reacting so late
to this work of art, because there are already about 100 reactions to it.
And yes, I cried with you.
have a beautiful day
Better late than never! ❤️
@@sabina1118 Hi Sabina, yes you´re right. I would also like to point out the following:
she starts singing the song in the perfect key before the orchestra enters. The same thing later when changing the key. This requires an absolute musical ear
Right now Emma has performed a new song (an original) with Andre Rieu called "dancing on the stars" and I´m waiting for your reaction .
have a colorful day
This performance is relentless, you know as soon as it starts you not going to want to get away until the end.
All of us cry, thank God we do! I love your reactions, wish you did more, whether Emma or Angelina. You obviously feel what you're seeing and hearing, and that's what I want to take away from these sessions. Bless you, Sabina, I hope life is being good to you.
Andre Rieu likes to put talented kids in the spotlight. Emma is now on a world tour with Andre. In the past Andre had a 10 year old girl on that same stage singing an opera song. Her name is Amira Willighagen. That performance will also amaze you.
Wow you're the first reactor that mentioned what I wrote when I first saw her. How come she sang like that with a paralized stomach where most singer has to use those muscles
Exactly! It’s Wild!
@@sabina1118 now you have to react to Sydnie Christmas on Britain got Talent.
Beautful bbeautifu Emma ❤❤❤
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God bless you sweetheart probably one of the best reactions l've seen yet you didn't interrupt, butcher the performance regardless how emotionsly you were touched. You were a sweetheart in my opinion, thank you God bless and take care
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@@sabina1118 oh your very welcome sweetheart take care and God bless
Listen and react to Emma's new song with André Rieu "Dancing on the star". Very beautiful.
Love you Sabina!
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Thank you for the reaction. If you wish to react to more of her performances might I suggest Hallelujah she did at the Max Kerseconcert in December? Just recently she did You Raise Me Up. She also has two singles written just for her. Quite an amazing young lady. Her parents have been so supportive of her as has her sister and brother. Voice Kid 2021 is a nice review of when she was 13 and so impressive. ❤❤
🤗🍒🌹😘 Great job as always
Thanks!
Thanks so much, Emma makes us thankful for what we have and shows us the meaning of overcoming adversity.
...a few more Emma Kok performances:
*HALLELUJAH* ( MAX KERSTCONCERT) th-cam.com/video/9qVHQuPQud0/w-d-xo.html
*THE CLIMB* (Miley Cyrus) th-cam.com/video/dOhzlDEuCBg/w-d-xo.html
*YOU RAISE ME UP* (Live) th-cam.com/video/NIXB7TbeMvw/w-d-xo.html
*LAAT MIJ EEN VLINDER ZIJN (LET ME BE A BUTTERFLY)* th-cam.com/video/Vq__3YiPemM/w-d-xo.html This is a live performance from a music festival, Emma is singing her original song, it's about her wish to be free from her pumps and feeding tubes, to live like everyone else, if only for a few minutes (The video has English subtitles).
Hey Sabina. Emma is awesome, and God Bless her. This singer needs a review. Her name is Sidney Christmas, who performed on British Got Talent 2024. She is incredible, also a great funny personality.
You will love her. Enjoy! Have a great day
Amazing
Yes!
Your the first reaction I've actually watched who didn't stop and comment or chat pausing such a performance.
Watching you glow in wonder as you listened and the great part in your subtitling your actual thoughts during the performance made me love you. ( No one should interrupt a masterclass of musicality of this performance)
Your sniffing part way through because you felt it.
I'm now a subscriber. Xxxx
Thank you so much and welcome ❤️🫶
Fun Fact: ... The speed of the song is about 20% slower than original speed of "Barbara Pravi - Voilà - LIVE - France 🇫🇷 - Grand Final - Eurovision 2021" ... I like this slowed down version much better ... Emma Kok Team nailed it!
My French is not good, but good enough to hear she sings about herself and almost apologises for her presence. But also "well, here I am" (voilà). I hope you'll accept me.
She covers a song written by Barabra Pravi.
@@mariadamen7886 I wouldn't exactly call it a cover. Pravi's rendition is more like a pop song. Maestro Rieu worked with Emma, changing the score completely and transformed it from the original which wasn't anything special (not to detract from Pravi - she is also very talented) into something that is distinctly Emma and has destroyed many boxes of tissue.
I do not know french, but I felt every single word she sang ❤ What a magical performance ❤ I have checked out the lyrics after and wow, she is a story teller with a capital S ❤
Hi Sabina, Emma have since last friday a new song, a year after Voila, but this time the song is much more emotional; Dancing on the stars. With André Rieu and his orchestra! I hope you want to do the whole video! I am sure you will get emotional
Indeed she should not be pityed - but loved, encouraged.
I only speak a little bit of French ( she is Dutch) but I think we all understand the passion in that song
Makes grown men cry.
I am into The Ramones and The Misifts but this is so great. I cried to this song, It was so beautiful!!!!
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First of all, I’m a guy and I was crying. Second, wow! What a beautiful voice and a beautiful young lady. And third, I never heard of a paralyzed stomach. I mean don’t Voice like that have to come from your Diagram. Absolutely beautiful
So beautiful indeed ❤️
I cannot listen to her sing without a swell of emotion coming over me. The same seems to hold true for a lot of the audience as well.
Thanks for the reaction ❤. See her performance on MAX Kerstconcert with Halleluja.
Beautiful 😢
Many people see her as a young Lara Fabian. Amazing voice coming from such a tiny body.
She has to wear the feeding tube 22 hours a day. The 2 hours she 10:47 doesn’t have to wear it she can sing and feel free. She is now on world tour with him. Very happy for her.
I had that though!
🏴🙏 for you young lady
*_I've watched this 100 times, and I cry every time !_* 😢😢😢
I feel you ❤️
merci pour votre video et de ne pas avoir couper pour commenter en cours de visionnage comme le font nombreux youtubeurs ; elle est tout aussi formidable dans l alléluia de leonard cohen
I don’t speak French but I can feel her passion and every time brings me to tears. Angels walk among us. 😊
I believe she is touring with Andre Rieu in different parts of the world with her mother taking care of here while they are touring. One person who had a daughter with same kind of condition said that her daughter chose suicide to escape it. So i am really hoping that Emma finds enjoyment in her life always from singing. Well and also maybe someday a companion that can look beyond her condition and see the person she is.
❤️ oh wow
I cry every.... single.... time.
I feel you!!