You are the ONLY Vocal Coach who doesn't play a song for a few seconds, talks for ages, Plays the song for a few seconds talks for ages etc. I MUCH prefer your Reactions. She sings My Way, Her Way.🧸
You took the words out of my mouth. Some interrupt so much it gets really annoying. I appreciate how she let us hear the song first and then reacted. I've heard Sydnie sing this and other songs many times and never get tired of it. She is truly a star in the making!
Your the first one to notice that. I kept thinking the same thing and wondered why they didn't point this out upon review of song. I like that she changes up her songs to fit her style and always positive. For example where it says "it's only a day away"to it's always a day away. Also in her semi-final I guess it is a Frank Sinatra She turned it from him to her. So while she uses songs she puts a twist to them to actually own them, I thought that was very clever to do when I heard it in My Way. I had gone back to listen to this performance once again and I noticed about how she says it's always a day away. I've not yet seen anybody incorporate that into their performances not once but twice but three times. She raps to. She has a homemade video doing it.
First of all, thank you for your unbroken playback of the artist's performance. Very rare. When Sydnie took the stage, she had me. Her effervescent personality, the humorous banter with the judges. But, when the music began she was all serious - in a great way. Her facial moves, her clarity and the range of her voice was breathtaking! Then, she got the comments and responded appropriately...then, the golden buzzer. I thought, for a second, we had lost her when she went down. She turned into a child in a candy store, or a child who just received a pony. Unbelievable raw and unpretentious reaction. The irony was the buffer music was Loren Allred singing "Over The Rainbow," which is the version Sydnie chose for her finale. I suppose you know the outcome of the show. She earned and deserved all the comments offered, and then some. Beautiful!
Dounia...I have never seen you before, you are beautiful I enjoyed watching your reaction! I will check out more about you! Thanks for this beautiful critique!!
Thank you so much for not interrupting the performance every two seconds. You are the first coach that Ive watched all the way through for that reason.
The BEST commentary I've seen about Sydnie. You sat there and listened to the entire thing and THEN added your comments. You were the only I saw do that and I've seen a few because I LOVE Sydnie! Excellent job, Dounia!
I have not once listened to this performance and not cried and I’m a very much man’s man. The beauty of a woman’s very clear voice is the most emotionally evocative experience in humanity
I appreciate that you did not stop after every few words to comment on some vocal technique and you watched through. Sydnie's singing is greater than the sum of the notes. You feel the story every single time you listen.
Hi Dounia. I love Sydnie Christmas and her singing ability; But more than that, I also love you. Your ability to critique a singer and the song is unbelievable. If I would ever have a vocal coach, I would want it to be you. Lebanon has produced a very special woman in you. May God bless and continue blessing you Dounia...Always!!
Thankyou for your reaction. Not interrupting and appreciating the whole performance is what I like. Fell in love with Sydnie after this performance. To me she has a voice like Shirley Bassey, but is the opposite of a Diva. Her personality is amazing and infectious. Her version of My Way next is amazing. I love Sinatra's version, but I actually love her version more
Very much enjoyed your reaction. I am looking forward to your reactions to her covers of "My Way" in the semi-finals and "Over The Rainbow" in the finals! Thanks so much!
@@heatherlea6825 Of course the next two performances will have been heavily affected bythe coaching she got after this audition, from BGT and others, grooming her for greater things. This original audition is Sydnie at her most natural, and all the vocal coaches in the world will only take away from that, trying to put their own stamp on her. But it was Sydnie alone who scored a golden buzzer, and she alone deserves all the credit. Dounia here, herself a vocal coach, had to wipe away a tear during the original, and that tells me all I need to know.
i have probably seen hundreds of versions of Sydnie singing and I cannot get enough of her! what is that about? for me, its like divinity comes through her voice and personality. Wow..Wow...Wow!!!
Great professional reaction. Thanks for not pausing throughout and analysing at the end of the song. Unlike other vocal coaches that pause ten times throughout and completely spoil the true reactions to songs. Please react to "Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best (Official Video)." This is a fantastic song with great lyrics from a truly talented artist with such a beautiful, unique and outstanding voice. This video is for sure a tear jerker, so you will need your tissues. Keep up the great work.
How is it possible not to fall in love instantly with this girl ? She touched my soul in the first 15 seconds. And i didnt expect it. Whenever i want to get a break, i watch her performance.
She made a few lyric changes ("only" to "always") that turned the song from a childhood paen of optimism to a powerful hymn of adult angst. And the voice delivered it with heartful power.
Thank you for sharing your delight with Sydnie Christmas now you've found out about her audition: she certainly had vocal training for the next song, "My Way," with the coach who worked with her at the BGT. She said, on the breakfast TV afterwards (that is also on youtube, still), that her vocal studies after high school were perfected by this coach. This tune Sydnie adapted very well from the cover of Marisha Wallace, from 4 years ago during the lockdown, in London: Marisha is now also a fan of Sydnie. The background "Over the Rainbow" during the applause in this video, is by Loren Allred, of "Never Enough": Loren had to persuade Sydnie, with a video message, to adapt this cover for her own song in the BGT final. Afterwards, Loren called it "our" song. For ten years Sydnie had been trying to find work in London's West End, without any luck, though she did find a bit of other work, abroad. This BGT was her last try to establish her career. Please look at her other two songs as soon as you can!
I love that you like to listen to the entire performance first, uninterrupted, before you then go back and give your comments. I have great respect for you doing that. Kudos. ❤️❤️❤️
Wow a vocal coach who quietly listened and reacted with her face then spoke, was nice to see and you included judges, which gave the full effect of the occasion. I believe she meant hasn't performed it live make since 4.
Loved how you just listened and watched the intire show, then your reaction... Best ever ... please do her version of My Way and Over the Rainbow!! Thank you! I never get tired listening to Sydnie everyday..A huge fan of Sydnie and now you too!❤
I really love your reaction to this video. I love the way you watched it through without stopping first, then went through it again with your comments. I am a huge fan of Sydnie and I very much look forward to your reaction to her singing My Way. It’s quite different.
Dounia, thank you for listening to the entire performance, in real time, before making any comment. Your critique was spot on, and if you take the reverb off of your voice, we could hear the nuances in your speaking voice, which is very musical. Thank you…….i’ll be back
My my,you are a rarity, a vocal coach who actually listens. Your reaction was lovely to see. You showed respect and patience, thank you, take care, Tony here in the UK 🇬🇧
I absolutely LOVE getting to watch your whole reaction before the analysis. I can see you’re feeling what I felt and it’s so fun to watch it in real time. I really like getting to hear the opinion after the performance!!
@@DouniaRaphael Love your reactions after the songs,,, Bring in Faouzia soon too... Love your good kind eyes when you like what you listen to... Kisses Delle in Sweden
@@DouniaRaphael Are you sure you are from Lebanon? You look like an Arab princess, but with some blood from Kurdistan. In any case, I enjoy the fact that you both listen with your ears and a lot with your eyes, these cannot be fooled in any way. They are beautiful too. Hugs Delle in Sweden
I'm pretty much a fan of Sydnie Christmas by now and love to hear vocal coaches reactions. Next song is My Way in the semifinals of Britain's Got Talent. I thin she's at her best in that performance. At the time she was lead by one of the best vocal coaches in the UK as the show assigned her to the singers. So I'm curious to know what you think.
I too really enjoy Sydney. But im glad someone mentioned Angelina Jordan. If you havent heard her, you need to, because she will be a household name in the not to distant future. She won Norways Got Talent at 8 y.o., gathering 46% of the vote for 10 finalists. To knock your socks off, watch her I put A Spell on You, at 9 y.o., the black and white version only. Then there are 200 other MASTERPIECES, no lie, on her channel or youtube, including her newest Bad Valentine, which hasn't been officially released yet, on yt, where she's 18, where she displays the power you would never expect from one so young. In between ages 7 and 18, watch her literally grow up with a selection of hers i recommend: Feeling Good at 10y.o., at an inside concert, its a mans world, at 12 I believe , with full orchestra, Her own Million Miles, which she wrote after losing her grandpa, her own version of Bohemian Rhapsody on AGT the Champions, at 13y.o., where Queen members were so impressed they gave her the copyright! Others include Unchained Melody, at the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize concert, at 17y.o. far more moving than the popular version, and You Say, which is in my top 5 of her songs, sung at an online christmas concert, at 15 where she was backed by some of the most celebrated musicians in the business. And those are just the beginning of a once in a lifetime artist! Her fans she calls Angels, and she has millions, many of whom will flock to your channel if you begin to react to her. They are extremely loyal! One final thought: one reason she is so well loved is because she treats each song as a unique experience to share with her audience. She never belts just for the sake of it. She tells the story of the song in a manner befitting the overall meaning and intent of the composer. That is never better shown than in her treatment at 12, of California Dreaming, with just a guitar accompanying her. You get to hear and FEEL the true meaning of the song. And i LOVED the original version, but this was genius, as she very frequently exhibits in most of her covers, which IMPROVE on the originals. She sings all genres, except opera. I like your style, and dubbed.
Greetings from Brazil! Very nice reaction. The way you do without interrupting every moment and analysing in the end is perfect. Looking forward to the next ones!
Hi, I’m impressed with the way you didn’t stop the song several times like most vocal coaches. I saw her on a British talk show after her performance. She admitted she was absolutely terrified. Smile.
Excellent synopsis. BTW, Sidney brought you to tears...you are not alone. I also learned she has HUGE issue with stage fright. To the point of dry heaving. I was also amazed that you caught the breathing part and it being tenseness. Never had I heard that quite how you described it. That is exactly the type of thing body language experts look for. Bravo on your evaluation. Sidney needs to always be Sidney and not change. Love to see your critiques of the semifinals in the finals where she won it all. Sidney is definitely a one of a kind original.
Nice reaction. Since you already know what her next 2 songs are based on other comments, I’ll just say Sydnie mesmerized everyone who heard her, and has had some experience in performing in 2 plays and on cruise ship shows. This arrangement was originally sung by Marisha Wallace 4 years ago as a fundraiser when all the theaters were closed due to COVID. But Sydnie took it to another level.
Great job Dounia. I love the fact that you had the respect to watch the video all the way through without pausing and commenting. 'My Way' was my fav song Sydney sang in the semi final. Thank you❤
I LOVE TO SEE EVERYBODY'S REACTIONS TO THIS LIFE CHANGING WOMAN. SHE IS THEE PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHAT A PERSON'S PERSONALITY BEING INFECTIOUS/CONTAGIOUS MEANS!!! ❤️💐🎤💃🫂💯
Forgive me for saying this but I can't help it but you are absolutely beautiful! And you are very good at what you do I have watched other vocal coaches react to other singers and you're the first that I've seen that listens to the whole song all the way through and then go back and listen to it again and react to it I really like that!
Somewhere over the rainbow playing in the background by her is just as incredible I could listen to Sydnie Christmas all day and night long and never get sick of her she has the most perfect beautiful voice just as good if not better than Whitney Houston Celine Dion or anybody else.
She is so quirky and fun. A lot of potential to be great. Lets see what she does over the next few years. I am greatful you dont stop all the time and critique. Thank you I agree about the time frame of the song. Shes artistic in her approach
I have watched many vocal coaches review various artists…Dounia, you are the best! I enjoy how you listen and then share many things that a common person like myself would miss. Thank you!
There is an undertone of despair in the song "Tomorrow" that is glossed over in original Broadway score. In this arrangement and Sydnie's performance that despair rides much closer to the surface especially with the way she ends.
I really like your style of review! I enjoyed seeing you show your emotion watching the first time. I am not a singer, but I feel that you are probably an incredible voice coach! Keep up the good work!
What a delight you are Dounia, very well done. I love the fact that you don't interrupt before critiquing/commenting, we see the full effect of your reaction as it was for us...full length and uninterrupted. This performance was a show stopper (and she went on to win), saw it the night it was first on. Really must say, you really are a very attractive woman. (Did you do a reaction to Emma Kok's Voi La?)
Thank you for this reaction. Please react to her Semi-Final & Grand Final performances in that order. She will all the more amaze you as she amazed us.
The other two performance from her in BGT semi-final with "My way": th-cam.com/video/BO0ssUB7lbM/w-d-xo.html final with "Over the rainbow": th-cam.com/video/GBgNKRw5BQ8/w-d-xo.html
When she said she hadn't sung the song for 24 years, she picked it up this year due to a similar version and worked on it with the BGT voice couch! So it had been 24 years because she would have never sung that song if the version she heard hadn't sparked her interest!
Thank you Dounia for not stopping the performance and giving your opinio, like others I’ve watched in the past, you allowed the moment to endure our thoughts, of your admiration of the moment! 🙏 for that, I’ve subscribed!
Really, so far I choose to believe that you are the best vocal coach that I've heard critique a singing artist. I can say that as you were talking I was shelling Pistachio nuts with a teaspoon. But during your sweet critique of Sydnie Christmas you yourself sang a beautiful note that sounded so loud and so pure like it was coming out of deep water, your beautiful tone of that note you sang out made me stop shelling my yummy Pistachios and look up at you and I thought, "What!!!??" Holy-cow, please don't stop, please sing some more!!! My gosh that note of yours is still reverberating in my ears even now. Truly, you must be a wonderful lady to be sure. Thank you so much for your channel indeed. 🙂!!!!
Good, I'm not the only one who teared up. Listen to Sydnie's and Loren Allred's version of Over the Rainbow. Only two artist who have ever made me tear up😊
She was a singer and performer for years on a cruise ship and has been a backup singer in the west end but never the lead. This version of the song was as Sydnie explained on a British tv talk show after this performance that she learned this arrangement from another British singer.
This is very well done, and a nice review. There is a singer named Angelina Jordan, IMO is the best talent on the planet. She is 18 and has her own songs, and she is old school. You will love her at 18 years old. 200+ covers. Best wishes to you
Sydnie doesn't sing a song, she becomes the song, and the song becomes her. That's why it feels so personal. Inspirational!
WOW. Thank you for putting that in words!! If I could have figured it out, that would be exactly what I would have written!!
You are the ONLY Vocal Coach who doesn't play a song for a few seconds, talks for ages, Plays the song for a few seconds talks for ages etc. I MUCH prefer your Reactions. She sings My Way, Her Way.🧸
Thank you so much! ❤️
@@DouniaRaphael 🧸
100% agree! 😊😊😊😊😊
I was about to say the same thing. A refreshing way to respond. I'm going to go look for more of your reviews. Well done.
You took the words out of my mouth. Some interrupt so much it gets really annoying. I appreciate how she let us hear the song first and then reacted. I've heard Sydnie sing this and other songs many times and never get tired of it. She is truly a star in the making!
Your the first one to notice that. I kept thinking the same thing and wondered why they didn't point this out upon review of song. I like that she changes up her songs to fit her style and always positive. For example where it says "it's only a day away"to it's always a day away. Also in her semi-final I guess it is a Frank Sinatra She turned it from him to her. So while she uses songs she puts a twist to them to actually own them, I thought that was very clever to do when I heard it in My Way. I had gone back to listen to this performance once again and I noticed about how she says it's always a day away. I've not yet seen anybody incorporate that into their performances not once but twice but three times. She raps to. She has a homemade video doing it.
First of all, thank you for your unbroken playback of the artist's performance. Very rare. When Sydnie took the stage, she had me. Her effervescent personality, the humorous banter with the judges. But, when the music began she was all serious - in a great way. Her facial moves, her clarity and the range of her voice was breathtaking! Then, she got the comments and responded appropriately...then, the golden buzzer. I thought, for a second, we had lost her when she went down. She turned into a child in a candy store, or a child who just received a pony. Unbelievable raw and unpretentious reaction. The irony was the buffer music was Loren Allred singing "Over The Rainbow," which is the version Sydnie chose for her finale. I suppose you know the outcome of the show. She earned and deserved all the comments offered, and then some. Beautiful!
Dounia...I have never seen you before, you are beautiful I enjoyed watching your reaction! I will check out more about you! Thanks for this beautiful critique!!
Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much for not interrupting the performance every two seconds. You are the first coach that Ive watched all the way through for that reason.
When you brought out the tissues I thought "Yup, she has the same reactions I do to Sydnie".
The BEST commentary I've seen about Sydnie. You sat there and listened to the entire thing and THEN added your comments. You were the only I saw do that and I've seen a few because I LOVE Sydnie! Excellent job, Dounia!
Glad you enjoyed it!
When she makes someone cry you know she have it. she's the total package..
Thank you so much for not interrupting her and the reactions of the audience.
I love the fact that you don't interrupt her , then you critique her ,thanks.
I have not once listened to this performance and not cried and I’m a very much man’s man. The beauty of a woman’s very clear voice is the most emotionally evocative experience in humanity
Your tears are real…she earned them…I still get them every time I hear her 🤩🥹🎹🎤🎬🎼
I appreciate that you did not stop after every few words to comment on some vocal technique and you watched through. Sydnie's singing is greater than the sum of the notes. You feel the story every single time you listen.
I give Sydnie a 9.9 out of 10. I love the range in her voice. Her singing brings me to tears and gives me chills.
Love the way you listen to the entire performance without interrupting .. thank you for your insightful comments.
My pleasure!
Hi Dounia. I love Sydnie Christmas and her singing ability; But more than that, I also love you. Your ability to critique a singer and the song is unbelievable. If I would ever have a vocal coach, I would want it to be you. Lebanon has produced a very special woman in you. May God bless and continue blessing you Dounia...Always!!
She is living proof that God has Angels on Earth
Just so we can feel again
Yes, there are some angels on earth and she is one of them!
Thankyou for your reaction. Not interrupting and appreciating the whole performance is what I like.
Fell in love with Sydnie after this performance. To me she has a voice like Shirley Bassey, but is the opposite of a Diva. Her personality is amazing and infectious. Her version of My Way next is amazing. I love Sinatra's version, but I actually love her version more
Tears are streaming!!! Amazing!! Love her!!
Very much enjoyed your reaction. I am looking forward to your reactions to her covers of "My Way" in the semi-finals and "Over The Rainbow" in the finals!
Thanks so much!
Thank you! 🤍 Will do 🥰
@@DouniaRaphaelexceptional performances. You must see other two.
@@heatherlea6825 Of course the next two performances will have been heavily affected bythe coaching she got after this audition, from BGT and others, grooming her for greater things. This original audition is Sydnie at her most natural, and all the vocal coaches in the world will only take away from that, trying to put their own stamp on her. But it was Sydnie alone who scored a golden buzzer, and she alone deserves all the credit. Dounia here, herself a vocal coach, had to wipe away a tear during the original, and that tells me all I need to know.
I'M 74 YEARS OLD. LISTENED TO TONS OF MUSIC. HER VOICE GAVE ME CHILLS
Thank you for just enjoying the video first and really absorbing the moment before sharing your thoughts.
i have probably seen hundreds of versions of Sydnie singing and I cannot get enough of her! what is that about? for me, its like divinity comes through her voice and personality. Wow..Wow...Wow!!!
God gives gifts to mankind . She was given a gift.
Your Facial Expressions …spoke volumes…what a beautiful smile you have.😢
Great professional reaction. Thanks for not pausing throughout and analysing at the end of the song. Unlike other vocal coaches that pause ten times throughout and completely spoil the true reactions to songs. Please react to "Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best (Official Video)." This is a fantastic song with great lyrics from a truly talented artist with such a beautiful, unique and outstanding voice. This video is for sure a tear jerker, so you will need your tissues. Keep up the great work.
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What a great analysis and education on her performance. 🎉❤😊
How is it possible not to fall in love instantly with this girl ? She touched my soul in the first 15 seconds. And i didnt expect it. Whenever i want to get a break, i watch her performance.
Love ur reactions! U don't keep stopping the video! I'll keep watching your reactions! Thankyou! Sydney was great!
She made a few lyric changes ("only" to "always") that turned the song from a childhood paen of optimism to a powerful hymn of adult angst. And the voice delivered it with heartful power.
Thank you for sharing your delight with Sydnie Christmas now you've found out about her audition: she certainly had vocal training for the next song, "My Way," with the coach who worked with her at the BGT. She said, on the breakfast TV afterwards (that is also on youtube, still), that her vocal studies after high school were perfected by this coach.
This tune Sydnie adapted very well from the cover of Marisha Wallace, from 4 years ago during the lockdown, in London: Marisha is now also a fan of Sydnie. The background "Over the Rainbow" during the applause in this video, is by Loren Allred, of "Never Enough": Loren had to persuade Sydnie, with a video message, to adapt this cover for her own song in the BGT final. Afterwards, Loren called it "our" song.
For ten years Sydnie had been trying to find work in London's West End, without any luck, though she did find a bit of other work, abroad. This BGT was her last try to establish her career.
Please look at her other two songs as soon as you can!
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Loved your reaction and as someone said in the comments unlike some other reactions you don’t talk over the performance, very easy follow 😊😊
I love that you like to listen to the entire performance first, uninterrupted, before you then go back and give your comments. I have great respect for you doing that. Kudos. ❤️❤️❤️
Wow a vocal coach who quietly listened and reacted with her face then spoke, was nice to see and you included judges, which gave the full effect of the occasion.
I believe she meant hasn't performed it live make since 4.
excellent analysis, you truely are an expert
Loved how you just listened and watched the intire show, then your reaction... Best ever ... please do her version of My Way and Over the Rainbow!! Thank you! I never get tired listening to Sydnie everyday..A huge fan of Sydnie and now you too!❤
I really love your reaction to this video. I love the way you watched it through without stopping first, then went through it again with your comments. I am a huge fan of Sydnie and I very much look forward to your reaction to her singing My Way. It’s quite different.
Amen!
Dounia, thank you for listening to the entire performance, in real time, before making any comment. Your critique was spot on, and if you take the reverb off of your voice, we could hear the nuances in your speaking voice, which is very musical. Thank you…….i’ll be back
My my,you are a rarity, a vocal coach who actually listens. Your reaction was lovely to see. You showed respect and patience, thank you, take care, Tony here in the UK 🇬🇧
I absolutely LOVE getting to watch your whole reaction before the analysis. I can see you’re feeling what I felt and it’s so fun to watch it in real time. I really like getting to hear the opinion after the performance!!
Thank you so much!!
Sydnie’s voice reminds me of Judy Garland.
I loved seeing you tear up it’s good when your heart feels it
Happy to see you back and you seem to be doing well. Hope for more soon... Kisses from Delle in Sweden
Thank you! 🥰
@@DouniaRaphael Love your reactions after the songs,,, Bring in Faouzia soon too... Love your good kind eyes when you like what you listen to... Kisses Delle in Sweden
@@DouniaRaphael Are you sure you are from Lebanon? You look like an Arab princess, but with some blood from Kurdistan. In any case, I enjoy the fact that you both listen with your ears and a lot with your eyes, these cannot be fooled in any way. They are beautiful too. Hugs Delle in Sweden
I'm pretty much a fan of Sydnie Christmas by now and love to hear vocal coaches reactions.
Next song is My Way in the semifinals of Britain's Got Talent.
I thin she's at her best in that performance. At the time she was lead by one of the best vocal coaches in the UK as the show assigned her to the singers.
So I'm curious to know what you think.
I too really enjoy Sydney. But im glad someone mentioned Angelina Jordan. If you havent heard her, you need to, because she will be a household name in the not to distant future.
She won Norways Got Talent at 8 y.o., gathering 46% of the vote for 10 finalists. To knock your socks off, watch her I put A Spell on You, at 9 y.o., the black and white version only. Then there are 200 other MASTERPIECES, no lie, on her channel or youtube, including her newest Bad Valentine, which hasn't been officially released yet, on yt, where she's 18, where she displays the power you would never expect from one so young. In between ages 7 and 18, watch her literally grow up with a selection of hers i recommend: Feeling Good at 10y.o., at an inside concert, its a mans world, at 12 I believe , with full orchestra, Her own Million Miles, which she wrote after losing her grandpa, her own version of Bohemian Rhapsody on AGT the Champions, at 13y.o., where Queen members were so impressed they gave her the copyright!
Others include Unchained Melody, at the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize concert, at 17y.o. far more moving than the popular version, and You Say, which is in my top 5 of her songs, sung at an online christmas concert, at 15 where she was backed by some of the most celebrated musicians in the business. And those are just the beginning of a once in a lifetime artist! Her fans she calls Angels, and she has millions, many of whom will flock to your channel if you begin to react to her. They are extremely loyal!
One final thought: one reason she is so well loved is because she treats each song as a unique experience to share with her audience. She never belts just for the sake of it. She tells the story of the song in a manner befitting the overall meaning and intent of the composer. That is never better shown than in her treatment at 12, of California Dreaming, with just a guitar accompanying her. You get to hear and FEEL the true meaning of the song. And i LOVED the original version, but this was genius, as she very frequently exhibits in most of her covers, which IMPROVE on the originals. She sings all genres, except opera.
I like your style, and dubbed.
Greetings from Brazil!
Very nice reaction. The way you do without interrupting every moment and analysing in the end is perfect. Looking forward to the next ones!
Thank you so much!!
Hi, I’m impressed with the way you didn’t stop the song several times like most vocal coaches.
I saw her on a British talk show after her performance. She admitted she was absolutely terrified. Smile.
Excellent synopsis. BTW, Sidney brought you to tears...you are not alone. I also learned she has HUGE issue with stage fright. To the point of dry heaving.
I was also amazed that you caught the breathing part and it being tenseness. Never had I heard that quite how you described it. That is exactly the type of thing body language experts look for. Bravo on your evaluation. Sidney needs to always be Sidney and not change. Love to see your critiques of the semifinals in the finals where she won it all.
Sidney is definitely a one of a kind original.
Nice reaction. Since you already know what her next 2 songs are based on other comments, I’ll just say Sydnie mesmerized everyone who heard her, and has had some experience in performing in 2 plays and on cruise ship shows. This arrangement was originally sung by Marisha Wallace 4 years ago as a fundraiser when all the theaters were closed due to COVID. But Sydnie took it to another level.
And Sydnie went on to win! Amazing pipes!
Great job Dounia. I love the fact that you had the respect to watch the video all the way through without pausing and commenting. 'My Way' was my fav song Sydney sang in the semi final. Thank you❤
I LOVE TO SEE EVERYBODY'S REACTIONS TO THIS LIFE CHANGING WOMAN. SHE IS THEE PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHAT A PERSON'S PERSONALITY BEING INFECTIOUS/CONTAGIOUS MEANS!!! ❤️💐🎤💃🫂💯
You are the absolute best reviewer ive ever seen. Bravo to you! Youre also absolutely gorgeous
Just found your channel, love that you do not stop the song every few seconds. You have a new sub
Don't feel alone I cried like a little girl when I first saw this lol and now watching you reacting to her brought me to tears again lol
I would have given her a 9.5, this coming from a guy who can't sing😜. Absolutely love her and she should get a shot at the lead in "Wicked".
Just came across your channel. So informative for an amateur like me. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
She so touched me
Watch her other two performances…My Way is spectacular. After her Golden Buzzer, you just knew she would win the competition. Cannot get enough….
So you were crying too! 😂😂❤❤
She will now star in the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium which is part of her prize playing in front of members of the Royal Family
Watch Sydney 2nd performance I think it’s the best one of the three but the 3rd one isn’t bad either!
Fully agree❤❤❤
I am so glad you waited to the end of the performance to comment. Brilliant! So respectful!🥰
Thank you so much!!
SIDNIE IS once in a lifetime talend contact soul to soul contact
I will keep your channel notifications on. Great format. And job.
Forgive me for saying this but I can't help it but you are absolutely beautiful! And you are very good at what you do I have watched other vocal coaches react to other singers and you're the first that I've seen that listens to the whole song all the way through and then go back and listen to it again and react to it I really like that!
I really enjoyed your comments, as I have wondered before what a vocal coach thought of her singing.
I would LOVE to hear her & Tom Ball together!!
Somewhere over the rainbow playing in the background by her is just as incredible I could listen to Sydnie Christmas all day and night long and never get sick of her she has the most perfect beautiful voice just as good if not better than Whitney Houston Celine Dion or anybody else.
She is so quirky and fun. A lot of potential to be great. Lets see what she does over the next few years.
I am greatful you dont stop all the time and critique. Thank you
I agree about the time frame of the song. Shes artistic in her approach
I have watched many vocal coaches review various artists…Dounia, you are the best! I enjoy how you listen and then share many things that a common person like myself would miss. Thank you!
There is an undertone of despair in the song "Tomorrow" that is glossed over in original Broadway score. In this arrangement and Sydnie's performance that despair rides much closer to the surface especially with the way she ends.
I really like your style of review! I enjoyed seeing you show your emotion watching the first time. I am not a singer, but I feel that you are probably an incredible voice coach! Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much!!
What a delight you are Dounia, very well done. I love the fact that you don't interrupt before critiquing/commenting, we see the full effect of your reaction as it was for us...full length and uninterrupted. This performance was a show stopper (and she went on to win), saw it the night it was first on. Really must say, you really are a very attractive woman. (Did you do a reaction to Emma Kok's Voi La?)
She's back! ❤
She’s utterly terrific
Love your style of analyzing and critiquing. 😊
Yay! Thank you!
Thanks for including the reactions
Any time!
Thank you for this reaction. Please react to her Semi-Final & Grand Final performances in that order. She will all the more amaze you as she amazed us.
thank you! I hope you will cover her other two performances..each one shows a bit different angle of her talent! ♥
Will do! 🤍
I genuinely feel that you felt that audition!
I love your respect for the performance then follow up with comments. I think she meant 24 years since singing that song in front of an audience
The other two performance from her in BGT
semi-final with "My way": th-cam.com/video/BO0ssUB7lbM/w-d-xo.html
final with "Over the rainbow": th-cam.com/video/GBgNKRw5BQ8/w-d-xo.html
Please do react to her other two performances. Your reaction was wonderful
I sooo agree with Jamienomore...what an ABSOLUTELY.. EXCELLENT & sooo KNOWLEDGEABLE reaction !!
She's Brilliant Energy
Welcome back. Nice reaction. Hope all is well.
Thanks! You too!
When she said she hadn't sung the song for 24 years, she picked it up this year due to a similar version and worked on it with the BGT voice couch! So it had been 24 years because she would have never sung that song if the version she heard hadn't sparked her interest!
I loved your reaction, it was spot on!
Thank you Dounia for not stopping the performance and giving your opinio, like others I’ve watched in the past, you allowed the moment to endure our thoughts, of your admiration of the moment! 🙏 for that, I’ve subscribed!
Thank you so much!!
Really, so far I choose to believe that you are the best vocal coach that I've heard critique a singing artist. I can say that as you were talking I was shelling Pistachio nuts with a teaspoon. But during your sweet critique of Sydnie Christmas you yourself sang a beautiful note that sounded so loud and so pure like it was coming out of deep water, your beautiful tone of that note you sang out made me stop shelling my yummy Pistachios and look up at you and I thought, "What!!!??" Holy-cow, please don't stop, please sing some more!!! My gosh that note of yours is still reverberating in my ears even now. Truly, you must be a wonderful lady to be sure. Thank you so much for your channel indeed. 🙂!!!!
I'm an Aussie and I love Delta Goodrem, so I love that you love her. Never thought about a comparison or similarity between them.
Good, I'm not the only one who teared up. Listen to Sydnie's and Loren Allred's version of Over the Rainbow. Only two artist who have ever made me tear up😊
Love your review! Thank you!!
Sydnie is a treasure! ❣️🙏
She was a singer and performer for years on a cruise ship and has been a backup singer in the west end but never the lead. This version of the song was as Sydnie explained on a British tv talk show after this performance that she learned this arrangement from another British singer.
This is very well done, and a nice review. There is a singer named Angelina Jordan, IMO is the best talent on the planet. She is 18 and has her own songs, and she is old school. You will love her at 18 years old.
200+ covers. Best wishes to you
Semi for me was the best vocals I’ve heard in any of these competitions.was world class.
You should react to her next song My Way it was absolutely incredible!!!!
She takes my breath away!!!!
I saw the orphan holding onto the dream of tomorrow things get better. Just hold on to the only thing which gives hope.
Love the channel !!