@@cristinamrusso she is used to, she howls with her Irish Wolfhound:) ok she never can keep her Mouth long Shut, she sings all the Time, somehow, at least thats what her ppl say:) Stay healthy!
Yes and not to mention that this was at Wacken, with about 85000 visitors, of course not all were on that stage but .... And it is a recommendation to watch her own reaction on that video.
@@Sharky762... Na, our Valkyrian Goddess is impressive and an incredible world-class singer, but she didn't join Nightwish only a few weeks, or days, before Wacken Open Air 2013. Wacken Open Air 2013 took place from August 1st 2013, and Floor joined Nightwish on October 1st 2012. Still impressive though, the way Floor in just 10 months had given e.g. this song her own take, when you think about how complex many Nightwish songs are.
@@AkkerDKthe best way to describe it, 10 months was not a long time to really establish which of the absolute classic Tarja songs to have her do at a level that makes people ok replacing Tarja. Floor is phenomenal but it is still a very tall order to replace someone who was already iconic to the sound of those songs. So yeah, 10 months can sound like a long time, but really wasn’t at all. Super impressive
Great to hear another Aussie listening to Nightwish! Real bummer that they didn't come to Australia on the recent world tour. Reckon you would really like Dead Boy's Poem, live Beunos Aires 2018, and the recent Phantom of the Opera live in Amsterdam 2022.
Excellent analysis! I appreciated that you paused some but didn't do it every 10 seconds. I also liked that you demonstrated what she was doing with your own excellent singing.
I have a feeling that the organ thingy is just a prop around a normal synthesizer. And since growling heavy metal isn't your thing, that never happens with Nightwish and should therefore fit snugly on your playlist. It's a lovely band that ties together two very different worlds effortlessly.
Loved your reaction. New sub. Nightwish is considered a symphonic metal band, but they perform Celtic folk to heavy, chunky metal, and everything in between. I really enjoy their music videos, but they absolutely excel in live performances. They have an amazing rapport with their audiences, each musician is top shelf, and you can tell they perform as a family who really love what they do. Every song is different and often surprising. I would love to see you react to other groups as well, but please include Nightwish regularly in your reactions - you will make a lot of people very happy.
Since you mentioned the "cinematic" quality of the music -- Tuomas the keyboard player writes most of the band's music and named Hans Zimmer (Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean) as one of his influences
Great reaction! It's always super interesting to hear a vocal coach/vocalist comment on Floor's abilities, vocals, and techniques! I've subbed for the ride! Gabriel has already visited you, so I won't get redundant lol! You can follow his list, or you can pick and choose as you wish. You won't go wrong no matter what you choose from Nightwish next! I, personally, would suggest Storytime Live from Wacken 2013 (same show as this one) for your next one, but I'm good with any of their songs! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and expertise, and thanks for sharing your musical journey with us! Sending you & yours (fur babies too) greetings and blessings from me and mine in The States! Nightwish Army, Alabama Division, present and accounted for 🤘🏻🩷
One month before that video it was said, that that isn't your type of music, so you probably won't listen to something like that again.... Great to see that you made up yor mind :)
Hi Christina, Loved your reaction! Please do some more Nightwish and I promise, you will be amazed again, and more. One request though, can you improve the sound quality of what we hear? Your own comments are good sound quality, but the music lost all low tones, basses are completely gone. And this is metal, Ms Russo! It is suppposed to hit hard! Thanks, I will be waiting for your next reaction. ;)
I love when people enjoy Ghost Love Score this much because us fans know it's just the BEGINNING. There's so many other songs that showcases not only Floor's but the entire bands absolute dominance in skill and entertainment.
Dominance? Epica has certainly been a huge rival, and they're more varied overall in terms of musical elements (the harsh vocals and the full-on choirs definitely add an extra layer)
I love when vocal coaches are like, "I know what she's doing, I just don't know HOW she's doing it" 😅 the woman is a beast and is the best at what she does 😊
Hello Cristina Russo ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band! This live recording is from Wacken Open Air 2013, together with Floor Jansen [pronounced Yansen], the 3rd and present female singer of the band, in front of an 82K audience. 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. Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] 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 [pronounced Tuo-mas], the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [Sami Vanska was the bassist of the band starting with their 2nd studio album, he was with them until 2001. Then Marco Hietala was bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least. Then in May 2021 Jukka Koskinen [pronounced Yukka] became the bassist of the band, for the Human :II: Nature tour - and recently, the band announced he became a permanent member] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen [he also recorded the bass lines for their 1st studio album]. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen [pronounced Yukka] 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 [pronounced Tarr-ya] (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 " For an extended set of suggestion (with links), I posted 2 huge comments in the community tab in my main YT channel: www.youtube.com/@gabriel.bardac/community 🤘
Gabe! It would not be a Nightwish reaction without you keep up the great work Ann would be proud. Wonderful reaction, Cristina! Pls, follow Gabriels lead. Some songs, like Poet and the Pendulum need to be researched before you react to it. Sometimes the WHY is important to understand the composition. This is a ride you will love. PLEASE share your first reactions to all of Nightwish's songs with us. Watching you reminds US of what we felt the first time we saw and heard the song.
@@Frightspear After tens and tens of these I actually watched a reaction today without Gabriel's post. After I finished watching the reaction the page must have refreshed and lo behold it was there xD
Its always great to watch Opera singers discover Nightwish. You can almost hear the thoughts in their head when they get that look, "I could have gone a different way"
Floor is an international metal treasure. But she's not the only one. There are some phenomenal opera / classical vocalists in symphonic metal, like Simone Simons of Epica, Sharon den Adel of Within Temptation, Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil, and many more besides.
Really enjoy each of the bands you've mentioned here. Have listened to Nightwish, Lacuna Coil and Within Temptation since 2013 and just recently started Epica for a few months. Another fantasy-type band that's cool is Amaranthe... their Nexus song is awesome. Picking up other bands such as Nemesea, Leaves' Eyes, We Are The Fallen, Sirenia and Delain. Then there is the fairytale (knights, dragons, hobbits) bands like DragonForce and Twilight Force that are .... WOW :D
@@chrisx7090 Only one I'm missing from the original lineup is lacuna; Leaves' Eyes also so good would love to see them too. Sirenia is next on the list, I have had the pleasure of seeing Delain. Epica recently toured US w/Sabaton which is also worth a rabbit hole.
The entire band leaves the stage during the interlude. It's to let the music speak for itself. And to take a minute for water and such. Floor is Classically trained, though she favors metal over classical. You should react to her Phantom of the Opera performance on Beste Zangers. Her performance alongside Henk Poort is absolutely fantastic.
So true man. But when GLS come, I cant decide which preforme was better ,Wacken or Buenos Saires. For my taste an for me personal it was a BS. Wacken is completely crazy from start to the and. But again for my ear, the best version of GLS was im BS 🏆
I have listened to this song so many times and in particular this version due to watching a lot of reactions on it. Been a Nightwish fan since their early days, but that last note still gives me the tingles. What I love about seeing a first time reaction to this song is knowing what is coming when someone has a wow moment early on, it's a case of "just wait....."
Floor is so incredibly versatile! Her range, her breath support/control, and how fast she can move from style to style, is amazing. Not to mention, her stage presence is perfect
@@ItsReallyJackBlack Hello, a tip from me. Floor reacted herself to this Version of GLS. It is amazing 🤘 Yep, you are right in the Wacken Show. Greetings from nothern Germany
Mind blowing.... that's Floor and Nightwish. Since discovering Nightwish and Floor around 14 months ago one of my favourite things to do is to vicariously relive my first time listen to Nightwish songs through first time reactors. Thank you so much. Paul🙏😊👍❤️
Really enjoyed this insightful reaction. Tuomas (keyboards/composer) is a Zimmer fan and you can tell from some of their music (this one for sure has Pirates vibe). Floor’s breath control and ability to switch seamlessly from one style to next and ability to make you feel every word separates her from the rest for me. Plus her stage presence is unparalleled. Her belts are the icing on the cake. 🤘
@@MrBerkeler Nightwish are simply masters of their craft. And masterly music in general never gets old - like that of Bach, Vivaldi, The Beatles, Queen. Timeless. 👍😊
One of my life's greatest honors was seeing her sing this from 20 feet away... Her autograph and tour shirts from 2016 remain on the wall. Still tear up...
Nightwish was the headline band at Wacken in 2013, so they were the last act of a four day festival, and Ghost Love Score was the 13th of 15 songs in the set. The crowd energy is amazing for being the end of the festival.
For your information, Floor is Dutch and did 4 years of Rock Academy, one year musical theatre and one year belcanto. The last two at the conservatory ofcourse. She started singing in After Forever at the age of 16 and worked as a vocal coach for a few years. She had a burnout whe her band broke up and while still recovering, was called by Nightwish, to get her to fill in for the previous singer Anette Olzon, who left the band in the middle of an American tour. She flew over to the US, had only a day or two to learn all the lyrics and finished the tour. The band learned to know Floor and they loved her and her musical talents, so they asked her to stay and become the lead singer. She officially joined at the same time Troy Donockley did. He's an English multi-instrumentalist, especially known for the Ullean Pipes. The bassist Marco Hietala (the guy with the white hair and beard) is a good singer too and he regularly joins in. He and Floor harmonize great together. If you want to hear more of her soprano voice, I recommend her duet Stabat Mater Dolorosa with the band Epica of whom the lead singer is her long time friend Simone Simons: th-cam.com/video/nhtOORYTGx8/w-d-xo.html They do this in the middle of a metal concert and with a full orchestra back stage. Or her solo performance of "Das Vilja Lied": th-cam.com/video/lcLG5X1i2QM/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUWZmxvb3IgamFuc2VuIHZsamEgbGllZA%3D%3D And if you still want more, Nightwish's 'Shoemaker' (an ode to Eugene Shoemaker) th-cam.com/video/Rjp_DfvJimg/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUTc2hvZW1ha2VyIG5pZ2h0d2lzaA%3D%3D O, almost forgot. Can you react to Jonathan Antoine? Granada would be nice: th-cam.com/video/oxQnYReOvfo/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUYam9uYXRoYW4gYW50b2luZSBncmVuYWRh
One of the best reactions I have seen. Not non-stop stopping... maybe talking in wrong moments, but that's first time so :D But when stopping no brabbling around, just pure short analysis. Perfect! :)
Hi, nightwish fan here, from the netherlands..dutch symphonic metalband Epica had some years ago an 10 year celebration performance with a philharmonic Orchestra and a choir. During breaktime for the band floor jansen of nightwish, together with simone simons of epica, did an amazing performance of stabat matar dolorisea..very old hymne about Maria crying over death of her son..the metal audiance was in awe..
Hi Cristina 👋great job with your reaction to Ghost Love Score from NightWish and Wow you have the must Beautiful eyes and also have a incredible voice your self.😊❤️ Welcome to the world of Symphonic Rock and the sound your hearing is called a Floorgasom.
How many styles can Floor perform? All of them. There is an actual choir and orchestra being used, the Metro Voices and London Symphony. There really isn't any other band like them. Excellent reaction! Subbed and waiting for more Nightwish 😁 Much love from the NW army in New York 🤗
Good reaction Cristina. Your description of Floor's use of Opera is spot on. Ghost Love Score is the doorway to many excellent songs and vocal experiences from Floor. The bassist, Marko, is an exceptional singer as well. Follow Gabriel's post for more great music from Nightwish.
One of the many things that's amazing with Floor is that she knows precisely when to do something and how much. She never goes overboard just for effect. That's why we have Floorgasms, she knows the perfect moment to give us extra everything and she do it so well. Few other can do what she does with her voice, anything and without effort.
Great job on the NIGHTWISH reaction. It's nice to hear a reaction from a real voice coach. There are about 5 real voice coaches that give an honest reaction. GLS is the most reacted song on TH-cam. NIGHTWISH's first singer Tarja sang this song in a more operatic style. Floor Jansen is my favorite NIGHTWISH singer's. I hope that you do more NIGHTWISH videos from the same concert. I'm sure a lot more people reacting to your video will request more NIGHTWISH.
If you liked that vocal performance, I think you would be just as impressed with her performance of ‘Ever Dream’ from the same concert - a song that Floor admitted is the most testing of her vocal ability, though you would never know it with how effortlessly she performs it - incidentally, you get to hear their (former) bassist and backing vocalist Marko Hietala sing on that one, and that guy has some serious pipes too!
Loved your comments and insights! The bands composer, Tuomas Holopainen, is a big fan of music from soundtracks and cites Hans Zimmer and Disney as one of his influences so spot on with the Zimmer comment. The organ pipe thingy is Tuomas's keyboard stand (two Korg keyboards behind and a holder for a bottle of wine) and is modeled on the Sibelius Monument in Helsinki. Jean Sibelius, famous Finnish classical composer, is another one of Tuomas's hero's and musical inspirations. Loved your Disney vocal comment early on as well. During the pandemic Floor recorded some covers in her home studio to post on her YT channel. One of the first was Let it Go for her daughter and she later recorded Into the Unknown as well. Floor is over 6' and she says she has lungs like a deep sea diver which helps her achieve that impressive breath control. I have seen a few video's where you can see her diaphragm expand and contract as she supports hearth breathe. If you want to see her sing straight up opera their is a video of her singing O Mio Babbino Caro, th-cam.com/video/UeTyAZtV5wI/w-d-xo.html and Vilja Lied on the Dutch singing show Beste Zangers, th-cam.com/video/JN80AfHiUTY/w-d-xo.html. Turn on subs to get English translations of the before and after banter. Hope you continue to explore more of Nightwish and Floor. There is a lot to check out.
Wow! You can absolutely hear the influence of Zimmer and Disney music, it's cool to read that this is intentional. Thanks so much for watching and sharing!
Floor Jansen pronounced Yahn-sen is the third singer of Nightwish and she is Dutch as am I. Floor went to the Rock Academy while being the lead singer of a metal band at 17 years old. She felt something was missing and one day an opera teacher came to teach at her school. She took opera lessons for a couple of years as well as musical singing. One of the bands Floor was in was called After Forever back in those days she growled and belted even more. Floor was known all over the world except in her own country The Netherlands... that is until she was asked to sing PHANTOM of THE OPERA in a Dutch tv show. Floor sang Phantom of the Opera in a tv show called Beste Zangers with her childhood male idol who actually played the Phantom of The Opera Henk Poort. After thi s performance Floor was famous over night in her own country which made her decide to do a solo show in The Netherlands without Nightwish. She was also asked to perform at the German version of the show. Beste Zangers tv show with Floor in it a lot of reactors on TH-cam reacted to it as Floor sing Lady Gaga song and many others. Beste Zangers tv show with Floor is on TH-cam. It is a tv show were famous singers sing each others songs or songs of cover songs they like. One week one singer is picked and all the other famous singers sing their songs or covers of songs they like. The tv show for a change It is not a competition to win it is to celebrate one singer a week. These songs the other famous sing for them really mean something to them like songs when they went to a difficult time or when they lost someone so it is more of an emotional show than a competion to win. A lot of TH-cam reactors like yourself have reacted to Floor singing Phantom of The Opera, Lady Gaga and many more songs on tv show Beste Zangers. All episodes with Floor of tv show Beste Zangers are on TH-cam. P.s. After Floor got famous in her own country The Netherlands she was invited to sing the national Anthem of her country to open The Formula 1 racing the biggest car race in the world for millions of people on tv and on the track itself in a town called Zandvoort. Floor can sing in 6 different languages she can sing pop, rock, metal, belt, grunt, opera, musical theater and she also made a heavy metal version of Let it Go for her daughter who was crazy about that song.
An excellent reaction. Just for some references if you want to learn more about Floor and Nightwish, there are a couple of documentaries that might interest you which you can watch in your own time. The first is Floor reacting to her own performance on her own YT channel, it is interesting hearing what she thinks while singing the song. The second is a 2 hour documentary call Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours. It gets the name from the fact that Floor had just 48 hours to learn the full Nightwish setlist when the band sacked their previous vocalist mid tour. She had to learn I think something like 15 songs in 48 hours. It is in Finnish but has English subtitles. There is a third documentary that might interest you and that is when Floor goes back to her old Rock Academy for a reunion. She talks about her being in Nightwish and the breakup of her own bands and recovering from burnout. This one is in Dutch but has English subtitles. If I can I will leave links. Floor reacting to Ghost Love Score: th-cam.com/video/QW_3F186_5Q/w-d-xo.html Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours: th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html Floor at her Rock Academy Reunion: th-cam.com/video/B3NIfu0qvtg/w-d-xo.html
"A Hans Zimmer soundtrack meets metal". Wow, how appropriate. I've never heard a reactionist put it that way. Well done! Take into account that this song was 13th in the playlist with 2 more songs to come. If you watch the full body shots you can see her working her diaphragm.
This right here is why we watch reaction videos. ❤ LOL. To watch people slowly become speechless at this group and Floors voice. So glad you enjoyed it. I hope you continue on this journey into Nightwish, you will not be sorry. Each one is so amazingly talented and the songs you can listen to over and over again and they never get old. New subscriber here, Nightwish Army, Florida division.
@@Pymander 💯 agree. Never gets old, especially when you know the songs by heart and you know what I mean and you know that if they’re truly into it, what’s about to happen to them. Never ever gets old. ❤️
I just got a huge grin seeing Christina be impressed with Floor's vocals just 3 minutes in, knowing that Floor is only at about 20% of her power out of the gate. 😁😄 Christina's in for it. ...and as expected, the vocal coach succumbs to the Floorgasm, mouth agape, frozen in time and space during the top note @ 12:14. ❤ Love to see it.
Great reaction! I'm sure there are many comments suggesting other Nightwish songs, so I'll just say if you enjoyed this, you're in store for deep library of amazing songs and vocal performances.
You absolutely HAVE TO react to Diana Ankudinova!!! Start with wicked game, she is 15 years old there, then Can't help falling in love, then you will want to lusten to everything else!
Great reaction! I really liked your commentary and vocal examples. You have a great voice too! I subscribed, in case you check out more Nightwish, but I'd also be curious what else you listen to. Floor is sort of teasing us here. Probably, this is the best first reaction to Nightwish and Floor - everybody starts here - she teases a little of all the things she can do, and how she can flip between them with ease, but my favorites are when she leans into one or two of those things a bit more. I suggest Storytime next, also live from this show, but you can't go wrong with anything from them, live.
It is always fun to see a vocal coach respond to hearing Floor sing for the first time, First seconds are always a combination of 'wait what?' and smiles... to slowly turn into amazement and 'this is how you do it' as the song progresses 🙂
As a singer, if you ever want to try and venture into this genre, symphonic metal is your place to explore. Nightwish, Épica, Within Temptation, and other bands with female vocalists are the perfect balance between angelic, soprano singers and tough and rough metal sound, Tarja Turunen (their first singer) is even more operatic\classical than Floor here, so with those two alone, you are in for a delicious musical treat
There are great male vocalists too. Roy Khan is in my opinion an unparalleled singer, with the same mix of smooth, angelic and gorgeous sound and metal heaviness.
Dear Ms. Russo, i 'm sure that many fans would have recommended you to react to "Phantom of the Opera" from the dutch television show "Beste Zangers", Floor together with Henk Poort (who is an operatic singer by trade). Just in case that not- please do it! When this one here impresses you, that one might blow you away. And after that, maybe "Your's is an empty hope"- she together with Nightwish again. Which might baffle you, too ;). The ability of Floor Jansen is unreached on this planet. And she held that end note in "Phantom of the Opera" for about 12 seconds at a Nightwish concert in Amsterdam last November.
Thank you for posting and hope you keep on posting some Nightwish stuff because it`s a very good band. Floor Jansen (the vocalist) is also a vocal coach, although I doubt if she still has the time to practice as a coach.
this is nothing when it comes to Floor, I'd like to see your reaction on "Yours in an empty hope" by Nightwish live in Mexico, you will hear Macro(the basist) as well as some more harsh vocals comming from Floor mixed with alot of belting
@@JariJuslin If you know that it's Floor that is growling, Mexico City showcases how harsh she can go with this song better than Wembley, I think Wembley is suggested more because the camera shows that it's her more than Mexico City and the mix is better to showcase it than the Cruise version. Mexico City has the mix, and sheer brutality, it just lacks the proper camera angles to see that it's Floor.
"That random pipe organ instrument" is just a decoration Tuomas - the keyboard player and main songwriter of the band - uses from time to time to decorate his keyboards for stage presence. Props, nothing more. Just standard keyboards "with flair."
So you thought that you needed to learn to growl to become a metal lead singer (that was a fun vid btw) and now you find that all you had to do was use your existing assets and join a symphonic metal band. Check out more Nightwish and also check out Simone Simons with the band Epica. (‘Consign to Oblivion’ maybe) or better still check out the live version of the Epica Song ‘Santa Terra’ on which Floor Jansen of Nightwish features and hear both vocalists in one song.
Keep going down the symphonic metal rabbit hole. Discover Floor, Simone, Tarja, Adrienne, Lori and all these wonderful women who have graced our ears for a decade or two now.
There are a few Nightwish moments that I never get tired of watching people experience for the first time, and Floor's top note in this track is one of them. Given that it's been (checks notes) over 24 hours, I'll assume that Gabriel and the rest of the Nightwish Army have already been here to recommend all the other moments I never get tired of seeing. Couple of fun facts: Keyboard player Tuomas Holopainen composes the vast majority of Nightwish's tracks and cites Hans Zimmer as one of his major influences. Nightwish's first DVD even featured an instrumental track that incorporates a bit of Hans Zimmer's music from Crimson Tide. And that is a choir you're hearing in the mix, but a pre-recorded one. Most Nightwish albums include orchestral and choral elements. Many of Nightwish's tracks have even had separate releases of orchestral versions without the band's parts. In their live shows, those orchestral and choral elements are mixed in as backing tracks.
Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboardist, leader, and songwriter for Nightwish is a great fan of Hans Zimmer.....check Floor and Nightwish doing their metalized "Phantom of the Opera" with Henk Poort, where she's hits a D6, holding it for 12 full seconds without going vibrato.....the music majors from college, with major talent, are gravitating into metal.....listen to "Awakening" by Unleash the Archers, and their vocalist Britney Slayes
Talking through the most impressive change from chest to headvoice in a matter of milliseconds …… you must learn to rewind everytime you are talking through the song ….. you actually missed the most amazing vocal shift
Southwestern British Columbia Canadian Division reporting. Congratulations Christina! You have just witnessed perhaps the greatest live performance in modern music history! Gabriel will guide you with a wealth of knowledge in your new journey. Great reaction!
The "pipe organ" instrument is just a set piece. It's the keys stand made a little bit more epic and theatrical, those pipes are not actually producing any sound.
You have only glimpsed the tip of the iceberg, from the horizon when it comes to what this band can do. You are now on the precipice of one of my favorite rabbit holes in music, I hope to see your journey continue. I see General Gabriel has already posted the "monster". Nightwish Army Arizona Division checking in. 🇺🇲🌵
When you want to go further on the path of our 1.83m (6ft.1) tall Dutch Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, here is some background information on the best and most versitale female singer of our time. Floor joined the band 'After Forever' in 1997 at the age of 16. Here are some of my favourites: Energize me: th-cam.com/video/fjm4BrNAf6s/w-d-xo.html Monolith of Doubt: th-cam.com/video/3TmKHkQx45U/w-d-xo.html Dreamflight: th-cam.com/video/73-_F9prx4I/w-d-xo.html Floor attended the then new Rock Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003. She also studied 2 years at the Conservatory (1 year Music Theatre and 1 year Opera). Here is a link to a part of a TV show (with english subtitles) of the reunion of the class of the Rock Academy with mostly backstage footage of the Tampere concert of Nightwish in 2015: th-cam.com/video/B3NIfu0qvtg/w-d-xo.html 'After Forever' disbanded in 2009 and Floor started her own band 'Revamp' from scratch. Here she experimented with different vocal styles within one song from full operatic to death growls in seconds. Here are some examples: Misery’s no Crime: th-cam.com/video/SNPesLFTnUg/w-d-xo.html Disdain: th-cam.com/video/tIqzPXzhEuw/w-d-xo.html Besides managing a band on her own she also did a lot of vocal coaching and as she is a perfectionist, she wants to do everything at 100%+. Eventually she had to pay the price and got a burnout. She had just recovered when end of september 2012 the call came from Nightwish to fill in for the remainder of the North American Tour at first as their second singer Annette got ill. Floor had just 48 hours to learn the whole setlist. There is a documentary made of this world tour: th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html Floor joined Nightwish after this iconic Wacken concert in 2013 as permanent member of the band. Floor continued to perform with 'Revamp’ also, but it was clear that she could not combine the two for much longer, so 'Revamp' disbanded in 2016. Floor did a side project called 'Northward' where she dived into the Hard Rock scene. The song 'While Love Died is a must see:: th-cam.com/video/bAiPeSsqD-4/w-d-xo.html A suggestion to a christmas song sung by Floor. Here is a link to a performance in Finland with a special guest with the best seat you could imagine: th-cam.com/video/ym1Wc5dmUYc/w-d-xo.html Her stunning performances on the Dutch TV show 'Beste Zangers 2019' gave her at last some more recognition in her home country where she was relatively unknown until then. There are numerous guest appearances with other bands to find on TH-cam. To see how to get a crowd of metalheads silenced and in awe watch her featuring with the band 'Epica' and the song 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa:, th-cam.com/video/QqdvFPBGN0c/w-d-xo.html and to see her in full opera mode, watch her rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini: th-cam.com/video/UeTyAZtV5wI/w-d-xo.html As live concerts were cancelled and home isolation due to the Covid situation, Floor discovered TH-cam in these years. Mindblowing covers, chats with her idols and other singers, vocal masterclasses, personal insights and so much more. She even made a video reacting to herself singing Ghost Love Score at Wacken. Lots of technical info and some memories of her starting with Nightwish:. th-cam.com/video/QW_3F186_5Q/w-d-xo.html Also her Fan Friday videos are hilarious. Just unpack some of the presents she left on her channel. Also videos of her solotour she did with songs of her impressive career. Her latest endeavour is her stunning solo album ‘My Paragon.Floor is a high sensitive person, so peace and quiet is as important for her. Living by the woods in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer of the band Sabaton), daughter Freja (turned 6 years last month), and another on its way, a horse and pony, a dog and a bunch of cats, she found this.
Happy to see another reaction to one of the greatest songs, but you need to work on you video audio a bit. It's hard to feel it when the sound quality isn't there :P
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Floor made the dog bark!!!😂😂😂❤❤❤
😂😂😂 she made THREE dogs bark!
First dog’s Floorgasm ever on TH-cam 👌🏻😂
@@cristinamrusso she is used to, she howls with her Irish Wolfhound:) ok she never can keep her Mouth long Shut, she sings all the Time, somehow, at least thats what her ppl say:)
Stay healthy!
Classic vocal coach reaction progression - you were interested by extreme vocal? Listen to demolisher by slaughter to prevail :)
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2nd that.
THE WɅRNING are so awesome!! 🔥
When Floor sang this she was already 13 songs into a 15 song set. She had been singing for well over an hour when she cranked this out.
Not to mention she joined the band weeks if not before days before this gig
Yes and not to mention that this was at Wacken, with about 85000 visitors, of course not all were on that stage but .... And it is a recommendation to watch her own reaction on that video.
AND her voice grew across that long ass song. She gets better towards the end.
@@Sharky762... Na, our Valkyrian Goddess is impressive and an incredible world-class singer, but she didn't join Nightwish only a few weeks, or days, before Wacken Open Air 2013.
Wacken Open Air 2013 took place from August 1st 2013, and Floor joined Nightwish on October 1st 2012.
Still impressive though, the way Floor in just 10 months had given e.g. this song her own take, when you think about how complex many Nightwish songs are.
@@AkkerDKthe best way to describe it, 10 months was not a long time to really establish which of the absolute classic Tarja songs to have her do at a level that makes people ok replacing Tarja. Floor is phenomenal but it is still a very tall order to replace someone who was already iconic to the sound of those songs. So yeah, 10 months can sound like a long time, but really wasn’t at all. Super impressive
"That instrument" is just the desk for the two keyboards. :-)
Most singers sing what they can - Floor sings what she wants. 'Nuff said.
Great to hear another Aussie listening to Nightwish! Real bummer that they didn't come to Australia on the recent world tour. Reckon you would really like Dead Boy's Poem, live Beunos Aires 2018, and the recent Phantom of the Opera live in Amsterdam 2022.
Excellent analysis! I appreciated that you paused some but didn't do it every 10 seconds. I also liked that you demonstrated what she was doing with your own excellent singing.
I have a feeling that the organ thingy is just a prop around a normal synthesizer.
And since growling heavy metal isn't your thing, that never happens with Nightwish and should therefore fit snugly on your playlist. It's a lovely band that ties together two very different worlds effortlessly.
Loved your reaction. New sub. Nightwish is considered a symphonic metal band, but they perform Celtic folk to heavy, chunky metal, and everything in between. I really enjoy their music videos, but they absolutely excel in live performances. They have an amazing rapport with their audiences, each musician is top shelf, and you can tell they perform as a family who really love what they do. Every song is different and often surprising. I would love to see you react to other groups as well, but please include Nightwish regularly in your reactions - you will make a lot of people very happy.
Floor singing a "metal" version of Phantom of the Opera with Henk Poort on the Best Zangers definitely going to make the dog bark and howl 😂😂
Since you mentioned the "cinematic" quality of the music -- Tuomas the keyboard player writes most of the band's music and named Hans Zimmer (Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean) as one of his influences
Great reaction! It's always super interesting to hear a vocal coach/vocalist comment on Floor's abilities, vocals, and techniques! I've subbed for the ride! Gabriel has already visited you, so I won't get redundant lol! You can follow his list, or you can pick and choose as you wish. You won't go wrong no matter what you choose from Nightwish next! I, personally, would suggest Storytime Live from Wacken 2013 (same show as this one) for your next one, but I'm good with any of their songs! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and expertise, and thanks for sharing your musical journey with us! Sending you & yours (fur babies too) greetings and blessings from me and mine in The States! Nightwish Army, Alabama Division, present and accounted for 🤘🏻🩷
Thankyou! I will pass the love onto the fur babies!
One month before that video it was said, that that isn't your type of music, so you probably won't listen to something like that again....
Great to see that you made up yor mind :)
This is the 1 Million reaction on YT of "Ghost, love, score" with the great Floor. Why?
Pirates of the Caribbean…. You heathen 😂😂😂
Hi Christina, Loved your reaction! Please do some more Nightwish and I promise, you will be amazed again, and more. One request though, can you improve the sound quality of what we hear? Your own comments are good sound quality, but the music lost all low tones, basses are completely gone. And this is metal, Ms Russo! It is suppposed to hit hard! Thanks, I will be waiting for your next reaction. ;)
#floorgasm
Please React to Judas priest one Time. Great high notes, slides and growl from a 65 Jear old.
Halls of valhalla at Wacken.
I like it when vocal coaches start off singing parts along, and then end with "yeah, I can't do that".
I love when people enjoy Ghost Love Score this much because us fans know it's just the BEGINNING. There's so many other songs that showcases not only Floor's but the entire bands absolute dominance in skill and entertainment.
Indeed. Tuomas is an absolute perfectionist, and perfection for Nightwish is ALMOST good enough.
And the music and lyrics Metal Mozart writes....
Yep, she ain't seen nothing yet!
Dominance? Epica has certainly been a huge rival, and they're more varied overall in terms of musical elements (the harsh vocals and the full-on choirs definitely add an extra layer)
I do feel like this song always opens the doors for almost all who have little exposure to Nightwish
^^what this guy said! 1000%
I love when vocal coaches are like, "I know what she's doing, I just don't know HOW she's doing it" 😅 the woman is a beast and is the best at what she does 😊
Hello Cristina Russo ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me.
Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band! This live recording is from Wacken Open Air 2013, together with Floor Jansen [pronounced Yansen], the 3rd and present female singer of the band, in front of an 82K audience.
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.
Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] 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 [pronounced Tuo-mas], the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [Sami Vanska was the bassist of the band starting with their 2nd studio album, he was with them until 2001. Then Marco Hietala was bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least. Then in May 2021 Jukka Koskinen [pronounced Yukka] became the bassist of the band, for the Human :II: Nature tour - and recently, the band announced he became a permanent member] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen [he also recorded the bass lines for their 1st studio album]. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen [pronounced Yukka] 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 [pronounced Tarr-ya] (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 "
For an extended set of suggestion (with links), I posted 2 huge comments in the community tab in my main YT channel: www.youtube.com/@gabriel.bardac/community
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Gabe! It would not be a Nightwish reaction without you keep up the great work Ann would be proud.
Wonderful reaction, Cristina! Pls, follow Gabriels lead. Some songs, like Poet and the Pendulum need to be researched before you react to it. Sometimes the WHY is important to understand the composition. This is a ride you will love. PLEASE share your first reactions to all of Nightwish's songs with us. Watching you reminds US of what we felt the first time we saw and heard the song.
@@Frightspear After tens and tens of these I actually watched a reaction today without Gabriel's post. After I finished watching the reaction the page must have refreshed and lo behold it was there xD
Gabe, my general *salutes* NW Birmingham, UK. Lance division signing in
Hello General ! 😁
General Gabriel!
Its always great to watch Opera singers discover Nightwish. You can almost hear the thoughts in their head when they get that look, "I could have gone a different way"
Sometimes I think certain looks reflect a realisation that the person they're reacting to might be a better singer than they are 😉
@@pjfolkes1973 It´s not difficult being better than an opera singer, in general they are the bottom scrape who couldn´t make it elsewhere.
The orchestral parts are all composed by Tuomas (keyboards) and recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Floor’s voice makes me cry. She must be an angel.
Une valkyrie
Floor is an international metal treasure. But she's not the only one. There are some phenomenal opera / classical vocalists in symphonic metal, like Simone Simons of Epica, Sharon den Adel of Within Temptation, Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil, and many more besides.
I'd love to see @Cristina Russo react to Sharon Den Adel, maybe in Avantasia's Farewell, besides of some Within Temptation tracks 😍
Really enjoy each of the bands you've mentioned here. Have listened to Nightwish, Lacuna Coil and Within Temptation since 2013 and just recently started Epica for a few months. Another fantasy-type band that's cool is Amaranthe... their Nexus song is awesome. Picking up other bands such as Nemesea, Leaves' Eyes, We Are The Fallen, Sirenia and Delain. Then there is the fairytale (knights, dragons, hobbits) bands like DragonForce and Twilight Force that are .... WOW :D
Someone who is absolutely, ABSOLUTELY underrated in the west is Fuki from Unlucky Morpheus, a Japanese Metal band. Holy shit she is amazing.
You are like my favorite person lol! All we need is one of Sirenia's singers on that list xD
@@chrisx7090 Only one I'm missing from the original lineup is lacuna; Leaves' Eyes also so good would love to see them too. Sirenia is next on the list, I have had the pleasure of seeing Delain. Epica recently toured US w/Sabaton which is also worth a rabbit hole.
The entire band leaves the stage during the interlude. It's to let the music speak for itself. And to take a minute for water and such.
Floor is Classically trained, though she favors metal over classical. You should react to her Phantom of the Opera performance on Beste Zangers. Her performance alongside Henk Poort is absolutely fantastic.
That whole 2013 Wacken concert was absolute fire.
Probably their best live performance.
Can’t decide between Wacken and the End of an Era 😊
For me probably up there with one of the best live performances ever
So true man. But when GLS come, I cant decide which preforme was better ,Wacken or Buenos Saires.
For my taste an for me personal it was a BS. Wacken is completely crazy from start to the and. But again for my ear, the best version of GLS was im BS 🏆
Argentina is really good also
Yes but it was also good video and sound recording. But if you did not see it.. th-cam.com/video/cAwtzi7Q3Bk/w-d-xo.html
I have listened to this song so many times and in particular this version due to watching a lot of reactions on it. Been a Nightwish fan since their early days, but that last note still gives me the tingles. What I love about seeing a first time reaction to this song is knowing what is coming when someone has a wow moment early on, it's a case of "just wait....."
It has to be live.., and I'm not sure if it's this or I wish I had an angel, but it ends with fireworks, and it's epic!
Yes! I believe that "tingle" us called a Floorgasim! 😂
Floor is so incredibly versatile! Her range, her breath support/control, and how fast she can move from style to style, is amazing. Not to mention, her stage presence is perfect
Not forgetting her perfect pitch and tonal quality.
Too right👍🏼Floor is larger than life on that stage, absolutely owns it!
Floor is the Best female singer on Earth 🌎 ❤️
Floor is one of the greatest singers and performers that has ever lived. Facts.
Yes🤘
I concur
@@ralfmeyer9086 If I remember correctly, this song was like 11 deep in like a 15 song set. She is like a machine.
@@ItsReallyJackBlack Hello, a tip from me. Floor reacted herself to this Version of GLS. It is amazing 🤘 Yep, you are right in the Wacken Show. Greetings from nothern Germany
I concur
Mind blowing.... that's Floor and Nightwish. Since discovering Nightwish and Floor around 14 months ago one of my favourite things to do is to vicariously relive my first time listen to Nightwish songs through first time reactors. Thank you so much. Paul🙏😊👍❤️
It’s my daily candy! First time floorgasms
Me too.
Me too. It brings a smile, and sometimes a tear, as they hear THAT note and I remember my first Floorgasm.
The raised eyebrows when Floor Jansen started singing is classic.
Really enjoyed this insightful reaction. Tuomas (keyboards/composer) is a Zimmer fan and you can tell from some of their music (this one for sure has Pirates vibe). Floor’s breath control and ability to switch seamlessly from one style to next and ability to make you feel every word separates her from the rest for me. Plus her stage presence is unparalleled. Her belts are the icing on the cake. 🤘
Love watching someone hearing Nightwish with Floor for the first time!
This never gets old 😂
@@MrBerkeler And also very addictive, i'm having so much fun to watch new reactors react!
@@anaguq4651 I know right? It's like the hobby I didn't know I needed
@@MrBerkeler Nightwish are simply masters of their craft. And masterly music in general never gets old - like that of Bach, Vivaldi, The Beatles, Queen. Timeless. 👍😊
It's great, isn't it!
One of my life's greatest honors was seeing her sing this from 20 feet away...
Her autograph and tour shirts from 2016 remain on the wall.
Still tear up...
Nightwish was the headline band at Wacken in 2013, so they were the last act of a four day festival, and Ghost Love Score was the 13th of 15 songs in the set. The crowd energy is amazing for being the end of the festival.
No autotune gimmick here. Floor is in a class by herself....Hence the coining of the word: "FLOORGASM".
For your information, Floor is Dutch and did 4 years of Rock Academy, one year musical theatre and one year belcanto. The last two at the conservatory ofcourse. She started singing in After Forever at the age of 16 and worked as a vocal coach for a few years. She had a burnout whe her band broke up and while still recovering, was called by Nightwish, to get her to fill in for the previous singer Anette Olzon, who left the band in the middle of an American tour. She flew over to the US, had only a day or two to learn all the lyrics and finished the tour.
The band learned to know Floor and they loved her and her musical talents, so they asked her to stay and become the lead singer. She officially joined at the same time Troy Donockley did. He's an English multi-instrumentalist, especially known for the Ullean Pipes. The bassist Marco Hietala (the guy with the white hair and beard) is a good singer too and he regularly joins in. He and Floor harmonize great together.
If you want to hear more of her soprano voice, I recommend her duet Stabat Mater Dolorosa with the band Epica of whom the lead singer is her long time friend Simone Simons: th-cam.com/video/nhtOORYTGx8/w-d-xo.html They do this in the middle of a metal concert and with a full orchestra back stage. Or her solo performance of "Das Vilja Lied": th-cam.com/video/lcLG5X1i2QM/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUWZmxvb3IgamFuc2VuIHZsamEgbGllZA%3D%3D And if you still want more, Nightwish's 'Shoemaker' (an ode to Eugene Shoemaker) th-cam.com/video/Rjp_DfvJimg/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUTc2hvZW1ha2VyIG5pZ2h0d2lzaA%3D%3D
O, almost forgot. Can you react to Jonathan Antoine? Granada would be nice: th-cam.com/video/oxQnYReOvfo/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUYam9uYXRoYW4gYW50b2luZSBncmVuYWRh
I´m sorry but Floor soprano is very mediocre, I´m sorry.
@@yogajedi3337 I have to agree - you are indeed sorry.
Floor Jamsen is one of the greatest vocalists of our time! Im somglad to be around to listen to the music that she makes for all of us to hear!
Thank you for shining a light on this epic piece and performance! Insightful analysis, really enjoyed your thoughts and reactions.
One of the best reactions I have seen. Not non-stop stopping... maybe talking in wrong moments, but that's first time so :D
But when stopping no brabbling around, just pure short analysis.
Perfect! :)
Hi, nightwish fan here, from the netherlands..dutch symphonic metalband Epica had some years ago an 10 year celebration performance with a philharmonic Orchestra and a choir. During breaktime for the band floor jansen of nightwish, together with simone simons of epica, did an amazing performance of stabat matar dolorisea..very old hymne about Maria crying over death of her son..the metal audiance was in awe..
I know the piece very well, I've sung it before ;)
Hi Cristina 👋great job with your reaction to Ghost Love Score from NightWish and Wow you have the must Beautiful eyes and also have a incredible voice your self.😊❤️ Welcome to the world of Symphonic Rock and the sound your hearing is called a Floorgasom.
How many styles can Floor perform? All of them. There is an actual choir and orchestra being used, the Metro Voices and London Symphony. There really isn't any other band like them. Excellent reaction! Subbed and waiting for more Nightwish 😁 Much love from the NW army in New York 🤗
Floor is super versatile and nobody can deny her voice is out of this world amazing :]
Good reaction Cristina. Your description of Floor's use of Opera is spot on. Ghost Love Score is the doorway to many excellent songs and vocal experiences from Floor. The bassist, Marko, is an exceptional singer as well. Follow Gabriel's post for more great music from Nightwish.
One of the many things that's amazing with Floor is that she knows precisely when to do something and how much. She never goes overboard just for effect. That's why we have Floorgasms, she knows the perfect moment to give us extra everything and she do it so well. Few other can do what she does with her voice, anything and without effort.
Great job on the NIGHTWISH reaction. It's nice to hear a reaction from a real voice coach. There are about 5 real voice coaches that give an honest reaction. GLS is the most reacted song on TH-cam. NIGHTWISH's first singer Tarja sang this song in a more operatic style. Floor Jansen is my favorite NIGHTWISH singer's. I hope that you do more NIGHTWISH videos from the same concert. I'm sure a lot more people reacting to your video will request more NIGHTWISH.
Thanks so much, that's really nice to hear!
@@cristinamrusso please react to Jinjer next!!
I think seeing your reactions to these and you in awe, really shows how amazing and diverse music is and appreciation for the art
If you liked that vocal performance, I think you would be just as impressed with her performance of ‘Ever Dream’ from the same concert - a song that Floor admitted is the most testing of her vocal ability, though you would never know it with how effortlessly she performs it - incidentally, you get to hear their (former) bassist and backing vocalist Marko Hietala sing on that one, and that guy has some serious pipes too!
Have you listened to Ever Dream cover made my Soulspell? Daysa Munhoz sings it beautifully
Loved your comments and insights! The bands composer, Tuomas Holopainen, is a big fan of music from soundtracks and cites Hans Zimmer and Disney as one of his influences so spot on with the Zimmer comment. The organ pipe thingy is Tuomas's keyboard stand (two Korg keyboards behind and a holder for a bottle of wine) and is modeled on the Sibelius Monument in Helsinki. Jean Sibelius, famous Finnish classical composer, is another one of Tuomas's hero's and musical inspirations. Loved your Disney vocal comment early on as well. During the pandemic Floor recorded some covers in her home studio to post on her YT channel. One of the first was Let it Go for her daughter and she later recorded Into the Unknown as well. Floor is over 6' and she says she has lungs like a deep sea diver which helps her achieve that impressive breath control. I have seen a few video's where you can see her diaphragm expand and contract as she supports hearth breathe. If you want to see her sing straight up opera their is a video of her singing O Mio Babbino Caro, th-cam.com/video/UeTyAZtV5wI/w-d-xo.html and Vilja Lied on the Dutch singing show Beste Zangers, th-cam.com/video/JN80AfHiUTY/w-d-xo.html. Turn on subs to get English translations of the before and after banter. Hope you continue to explore more of Nightwish and Floor. There is a lot to check out.
Wow! You can absolutely hear the influence of Zimmer and Disney music, it's cool to read that this is intentional. Thanks so much for watching and sharing!
@@cristinamrusso He used to have a Jack Sparrow figure on his keyboard stand back in the day 😁
He IS the reincarnation of Sibelius!!!
Great reaction. Not only did I subscribe but listened to you sing a couple of pieces as well. VERY nice voice, style, and delivery!
Thanks so much!
Floor Jansen pronounced Yahn-sen is the third singer of Nightwish and she is Dutch as am I. Floor went to the Rock Academy while being the lead singer of a metal band at 17 years old. She felt something was missing and one day an opera teacher came to teach at her school. She took opera lessons for a couple of years as well as musical singing. One of the bands Floor was in was called After Forever back in those days she growled and belted even more. Floor was known all over the world except in her own country The Netherlands... that is until she was asked to sing PHANTOM of THE OPERA in a Dutch tv show. Floor sang Phantom of the Opera in a tv show called Beste Zangers with her childhood male idol who actually played the Phantom of The Opera Henk Poort. After thi s performance Floor was famous over night in her own country which made her decide to do a solo show in The Netherlands without Nightwish. She was also asked to perform at the German version of the show. Beste Zangers tv show with Floor in it a lot of reactors on TH-cam reacted to it as Floor sing Lady Gaga song and many others. Beste Zangers tv show with Floor is on TH-cam. It is a tv show were famous singers sing each others songs or songs of cover songs they like. One week one singer is picked and all the other famous singers sing their songs or covers of songs they like. The tv show for a change It is not a competition to win it is to celebrate one singer a week. These songs the other famous sing for them really mean something to them like songs when they went to a difficult time or when they lost someone so it is more of an emotional show than a competion to win. A lot of TH-cam reactors like yourself have reacted to Floor singing Phantom of The Opera, Lady Gaga and many more songs on tv show Beste Zangers. All episodes with Floor of tv show Beste Zangers are on TH-cam. P.s. After Floor got famous in her own country The Netherlands she was invited to sing the national Anthem of her country to open The Formula 1 racing the biggest car race in the world for millions of people on tv and on the track itself in a town called Zandvoort. Floor can sing in 6 different languages she can sing pop, rock, metal, belt, grunt, opera, musical theater and she also made a heavy metal version of Let it Go for her daughter who was crazy about that song.
thank you so much for this comment!
An excellent reaction. Just for some references if you want to learn more about Floor and Nightwish, there are a couple of documentaries that might interest you which you can watch in your own time. The first is Floor reacting to her own performance on her own YT channel, it is interesting hearing what she thinks while singing the song. The second is a 2 hour documentary call Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours. It gets the name from the fact that Floor had just 48 hours to learn the full Nightwish setlist when the band sacked their previous vocalist mid tour. She had to learn I think something like 15 songs in 48 hours. It is in Finnish but has English subtitles. There is a third documentary that might interest you and that is when Floor goes back to her old Rock Academy for a reunion. She talks about her being in Nightwish and the breakup of her own bands and recovering from burnout. This one is in Dutch but has English subtitles. If I can I will leave links.
Floor reacting to Ghost Love Score: th-cam.com/video/QW_3F186_5Q/w-d-xo.html
Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours: th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html
Floor at her Rock Academy Reunion: th-cam.com/video/B3NIfu0qvtg/w-d-xo.html
might I recommend phantom of the opera with Tarja
Hello! another great singer of this time is Noora Louhimo from Battle Beast. She also have a great voice and tessiture! It's fun to listen!
Please keep up with the Nightwish journey. They are all amazing, and they have more than 1 exceptional singer
This Live-Version is a MASTERPIECE
The "organ" is fake. Just for decoration they put pipes on the synthesizer.
The only other singer Ive ever seen that could control an audience like that is Freddie Mercury. That is amazing!
Welcome to Nightwish amazing musicians and the a great Floor Jansen on vocals please do more I enjoyed your professional breakdown of the vocals.💙🔥👏
"A Hans Zimmer soundtrack meets metal". Wow, how appropriate. I've never heard a reactionist put it that way. Well done!
Take into account that this song was 13th in the playlist with 2 more songs to come.
If you watch the full body shots you can see her working her diaphragm.
Also a correct observation. Film scores are a major source of inspiration for Tuomas Holopainen.
This right here is why we watch reaction videos. ❤ LOL. To watch people slowly become speechless at this group and Floors voice. So glad you enjoyed it. I hope you continue on this journey into Nightwish, you will not be sorry. Each one is so amazingly talented and the songs you can listen to over and over again and they never get old.
New subscriber here, Nightwish Army, Florida division.
Agreed. Especially when we know what’s coming. Lol. Never gets old.
@@Pymander 💯 agree. Never gets old, especially when you know the songs by heart and you know what I mean and you know that if they’re truly into it, what’s about to happen to them. Never ever gets old. ❤️
@@RUSHed-2112 Totally. How long have you been a fan? I just discovered them last June and am slightly obsessed! NW Army Philadelphia division.
Tuomas: "What do you think abo...?"
Floor: "Yes!"
Tuomas: "Can you...?"
Floor: "Yes, no problem."
If you choose to do the Nightwish journey get ready for an amazing trip 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟
I just got a huge grin seeing Christina be impressed with Floor's vocals just 3 minutes in, knowing that Floor is only at about 20% of her power out of the gate. 😁😄 Christina's in for it.
...and as expected, the vocal coach succumbs to the Floorgasm, mouth agape, frozen in time and space during the top note @ 12:14. ❤ Love to see it.
Great reaction! I'm sure there are many comments suggesting other Nightwish songs, so I'll just say if you enjoyed this, you're in store for deep library of amazing songs and vocal performances.
Great reaction, definitely looking forward to you going down the NightWish rabbit hole.
You absolutely HAVE TO react to Diana Ankudinova!!! Start with wicked game, she is 15 years old there, then Can't help falling in love, then you will want to lusten to everything else!
Great reaction! I really liked your commentary and vocal examples. You have a great voice too! I subscribed, in case you check out more Nightwish, but I'd also be curious what else you listen to. Floor is sort of teasing us here. Probably, this is the best first reaction to Nightwish and Floor - everybody starts here - she teases a little of all the things she can do, and how she can flip between them with ease, but my favorites are when she leans into one or two of those things a bit more. I suggest Storytime next, also live from this show, but you can't go wrong with anything from them, live.
It is always fun to see a vocal coach respond to hearing Floor sing for the first time, First seconds are always a combination of 'wait what?' and smiles... to slowly turn into amazement and 'this is how you do it' as the song progresses 🙂
As a singer, if you ever want to try and venture into this genre, symphonic metal is your place to explore. Nightwish, Épica, Within Temptation, and other bands with female vocalists are the perfect balance between angelic, soprano singers and tough and rough metal sound, Tarja Turunen (their first singer) is even more operatic\classical than Floor here, so with those two alone, you are in for a delicious musical treat
There are great male vocalists too. Roy Khan is in my opinion an unparalleled singer, with the same mix of smooth, angelic and gorgeous sound and metal heaviness.
Dear Ms. Russo, i 'm sure that many fans would have recommended you to react to "Phantom of the Opera" from the dutch television show "Beste Zangers", Floor together with Henk Poort (who is an operatic singer by trade). Just in case that not- please do it!
When this one here impresses you, that one might blow you away. And after that, maybe "Your's is an empty hope"- she together with Nightwish again. Which might baffle you, too ;).
The ability of Floor Jansen is unreached on this planet. And she held that end note in "Phantom of the Opera" for about 12 seconds at a Nightwish concert in Amsterdam last November.
Thank you for posting and hope you keep on posting some Nightwish stuff because it`s a very good band. Floor Jansen (the vocalist) is also a vocal coach, although I doubt if she still has the time to practice as a coach.
Shit sound! I like watching this kind of video's but audio quality is important with Nightwish and especialy with Floor!
Dogs can have Floorgasms!!!
3 minutes in: "Very impressive to do all that in one song"
Mwahahaaa! You have NO IDEA what is still to come!!
this is nothing when it comes to Floor, I'd like to see your reaction on "Yours in an empty hope" by Nightwish live in Mexico, you will hear Macro(the basist) as well as some more harsh vocals comming from Floor mixed with alot of belting
Or Wembley. Floor growls ❤.
@@JariJuslin If you know that it's Floor that is growling, Mexico City showcases how harsh she can go with this song better than Wembley, I think Wembley is suggested more because the camera shows that it's her more than Mexico City and the mix is better to showcase it than the Cruise version. Mexico City has the mix, and sheer brutality, it just lacks the proper camera angles to see that it's Floor.
Marko**
"That random pipe organ instrument" is just a decoration Tuomas - the keyboard player and main songwriter of the band - uses from time to time to decorate his keyboards for stage presence. Props, nothing more. Just standard keyboards "with flair."
You should definitely watch Floor singing "Vilja Lied" at Beste Zangers! ❤
I concur. Beste Zangers 2019
On Dailymotion , with English subtitles. Vilja Lied.
Look up the episodes of a Dutch show called De Beste Zangers where Floor is lead guest, you’ll be equally blown away.❤
Any Ghost love score reaction that comes by I watch, but rarely I like it that good that I subscribe. Yes, you got a new subscriber 😊
Ha ha... you're just getting started.
Great reaction
Great reaction... Looking for more NW... Gabriel will be here soon enough...
So you thought that you needed to learn to growl to become a metal lead singer (that was a fun vid btw) and now you find that all you had to do was use your existing assets and join a symphonic metal band.
Check out more Nightwish and also check out Simone Simons with the band Epica. (‘Consign to Oblivion’ maybe) or better still check out the live version of the Epica Song ‘Santa Terra’ on which Floor Jansen of Nightwish features and hear both vocalists in one song.
Keep going down the symphonic metal rabbit hole. Discover Floor, Simone, Tarja, Adrienne, Lori and all these wonderful women who have graced our ears for a decade or two now.
There are a few Nightwish moments that I never get tired of watching people experience for the first time, and Floor's top note in this track is one of them. Given that it's been (checks notes) over 24 hours, I'll assume that Gabriel and the rest of the Nightwish Army have already been here to recommend all the other moments I never get tired of seeing.
Couple of fun facts: Keyboard player Tuomas Holopainen composes the vast majority of Nightwish's tracks and cites Hans Zimmer as one of his major influences. Nightwish's first DVD even featured an instrumental track that incorporates a bit of Hans Zimmer's music from Crimson Tide.
And that is a choir you're hearing in the mix, but a pre-recorded one. Most Nightwish albums include orchestral and choral elements. Many of Nightwish's tracks have even had separate releases of orchestral versions without the band's parts. In their live shows, those orchestral and choral elements are mixed in as backing tracks.
Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboardist, leader, and songwriter for Nightwish is a great fan of Hans Zimmer.....check Floor and Nightwish doing their metalized "Phantom of the Opera" with Henk Poort, where she's hits a D6, holding it for 12 full seconds without going vibrato.....the music majors from college, with major talent, are gravitating into metal.....listen to "Awakening" by Unleash the Archers, and their vocalist Britney Slayes
Talking through the most impressive change from chest to headvoice in a matter of milliseconds …… you must learn to rewind everytime you are talking through the song ….. you actually missed the most amazing vocal shift
Great video! Tbh You should react to Nightwish - "Yours is an empty hope" live. Floor in this song is showing even more of her vocal skills.
I love nw & floor. Kinda hard to watch since your eyes are STUNNING and hard to look away xD
Don't know the origin of your material but it sounds really flat in comparison to other. Just trying to help...
If you haven't seen this song covered by Yannis Papadopoulos, you need to review it.
Southwestern British Columbia Canadian Division reporting. Congratulations Christina! You have just witnessed perhaps the greatest live performance in modern music history! Gabriel will guide you with a wealth of knowledge in your new journey. Great reaction!
The "pipe organ" instrument is just a set piece. It's the keys stand made a little bit more epic and theatrical, those pipes are not actually producing any sound.
Your eyes !! 😊🤗❤
You have only glimpsed the tip of the iceberg, from the horizon when it comes to what this band can do. You are now on the precipice of one of my favorite rabbit holes in music, I hope to see your journey continue. I see General Gabriel has already posted the "monster".
Nightwish Army Arizona Division checking in. 🇺🇲🌵
If you like this, do 'the poet and the pendulum'; closest when it comes to an actual opera...
When you want to go further on the path of our 1.83m (6ft.1) tall Dutch Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, here is some background information on the best and most versitale female singer of our time. Floor joined the band 'After Forever' in 1997 at the age of 16. Here are some of my favourites:
Energize me: th-cam.com/video/fjm4BrNAf6s/w-d-xo.html
Monolith of Doubt: th-cam.com/video/3TmKHkQx45U/w-d-xo.html
Dreamflight: th-cam.com/video/73-_F9prx4I/w-d-xo.html
Floor attended the then new Rock Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003. She also studied 2 years at the Conservatory (1 year Music Theatre and 1 year Opera). Here is a link to a part of a TV show (with english subtitles) of the reunion of the class of the Rock Academy with mostly backstage footage of the Tampere concert of Nightwish in 2015: th-cam.com/video/B3NIfu0qvtg/w-d-xo.html
'After Forever' disbanded in 2009 and Floor started her own band 'Revamp' from scratch. Here she experimented with different vocal styles within one song from full operatic to death growls in seconds. Here are some examples:
Misery’s no Crime: th-cam.com/video/SNPesLFTnUg/w-d-xo.html
Disdain: th-cam.com/video/tIqzPXzhEuw/w-d-xo.html
Besides managing a band on her own she also did a lot of vocal coaching and as she is a perfectionist, she wants to do everything at 100%+. Eventually she had to pay the price and got a burnout. She had just recovered when end of september 2012 the call came from Nightwish to fill in for the remainder of the North American Tour at first as their second singer Annette got ill. Floor had just 48 hours to learn the whole setlist. There is a documentary made of this world tour: th-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/w-d-xo.html
Floor joined Nightwish after this iconic Wacken concert in 2013 as permanent member of the band. Floor continued to perform with 'Revamp’ also, but it was clear that she could not combine the two for much longer, so 'Revamp' disbanded in 2016. Floor did a side project called 'Northward' where she dived into the Hard Rock scene. The song 'While Love Died is a must see:: th-cam.com/video/bAiPeSsqD-4/w-d-xo.html
A suggestion to a christmas song sung by Floor. Here is a link to a performance in Finland with a special guest with the best seat you could imagine: th-cam.com/video/ym1Wc5dmUYc/w-d-xo.html
Her stunning performances on the Dutch TV show 'Beste Zangers 2019' gave her at last some more recognition in her home country where she was relatively unknown until then. There are numerous guest appearances with other bands to find on TH-cam. To see how to get a crowd of metalheads silenced and in awe watch her featuring with the band 'Epica' and the song 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa:, th-cam.com/video/QqdvFPBGN0c/w-d-xo.html
and to see her in full opera mode, watch her rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini: th-cam.com/video/UeTyAZtV5wI/w-d-xo.html
As live concerts were cancelled and home isolation due to the Covid situation, Floor discovered TH-cam in these years. Mindblowing covers, chats with her idols and other singers, vocal masterclasses, personal insights and so much more. She even made a video reacting to herself singing Ghost Love Score at Wacken. Lots of technical info and some memories of her starting with Nightwish:. th-cam.com/video/QW_3F186_5Q/w-d-xo.html
Also her Fan Friday videos are hilarious. Just unpack some of the presents she left on her channel. Also videos of her solotour she did with songs of her impressive career. Her latest endeavour is her stunning solo album ‘My Paragon.Floor is a high sensitive person, so peace and quiet is as important for her. Living by the woods in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer of the band Sabaton), daughter Freja (turned 6 years last month), and another on its way, a horse and pony, a dog and a bunch of cats, she found this.
Happy to see another reaction to one of the greatest songs, but you need to work on you video audio a bit. It's hard to feel it when the sound quality isn't there :P