A lot of people hate Simon, but he's good at what he does. Watch him when he listens to people. He turns an ear to them, he looks extremely thoughtful. He's listening in ways that most people can't comprehend. He could tell that that girl had potential that went far beyond a choice in song they didn't think suited her. It's honestly quite remarkable to watch, in a weird way.
Sure , I got kicked off of you tube for being too critical bout Simon . So , Simon is brilliant . There , I've said it . OK , I,thought New York was perfect for Olivia . Alicia Keys will be proud when she ever hears it . I hope she'll sing what she wants to sing . Bye , everybody .
She is so talented, beautiful, and captivated me....I could not believe the judge who flipped her lips?? What? This is, without a doubt, complete talent that deserves to be center stage!
Olivia has a great voice, presentation and that is an awesome song. She took a huge chance and it was brave of her. She definitely has the singing chops.
You're damn right . Leave the happy songs to the likes of B. Spears and other like her . Give me drama and fantastic blues and soul ballads . Don't think James Brown did one happy song in his life . Or Al Green , Chris Mayfield . Actually , I only know one happy song writer , Stevie Wonder . In soul . I think B.B.king wasn't very happy in his music . Neither was any b.ues man .
Even though the song may not have been exactly right for her voice or at least for her at that time, you can hear she has a powerful voice and is able to control it. I could see her singing songs beautifully and strongly.
The issue was not the song choice mostly. She picked up some bad habits that are evident in singers like Jessica Simpson and Fergie. She has a tendency to lower her larynx to create an artificial, mature and large sound, which naturally she doesn't possess at her age, especially in the lower notes when she just goes into her full chest voice. For example, at 2:05 she lowers her larynx, which is the typical thing singers like Christina Aguilera and Carrie Underwood do to kinda sound large and rich as Whitney Houston. Then at 2:10 you hear the unsmooth passagio (transition between vocal registers) where she goes into her mix voice for her belting register. She kinda doesn't mix well either since there is a slight throatiness in her belts, implicating that she might be incorporating too much chest into her mix instead of using a headier mix that requires softening the palate. She also repeatedly keeps pulling down on her throat to maintain that big mature sound throughout the entire song, which I think is a result of her convincing herself that that sound is her natural voice, which clearly isn't. She is talented for her age (stayed in tune throughout most of the song), and, still young, so she still has a lot of time to learn and improve. Just hope she breaks this habit, as it could do premature damage to her voice, which is still developing (she's only 16). Either way, I would put her through, but have a real coach (not Simon, Louis, or Sharon) direct her singing and song choices. Alicia Keys is a mezzo and she, herself, struggles belting properly in her songs such as this one. She strains a lot, maybe a stylistic choice, because she is not a fully trained and seasoned vocalist. This girl is still young, so she might have more comfort in the soprano range, though it needs work. I agree though that she needs to sing in a lighter voice.
Wow! You know your stuff. As a vocalist I agree with everything you said but I never would have been able to articulate it as well. Alicia Keys really struggles on those belting high notes all the time. It irritates me. This young lady doesn't have a voice for the style she's trying to present. Those low tones were unsteady and the belting didn't work for me either. She's got something, it just needs to be guided and developed.
Yeah, the "New Yor" was problematic. Had she worked with a coach, they would have taught her to how hit that "K" quickly and with precision...without closing down the throat too much and squashing the note.
I don't understand why people are saying that the song was bad, that song is great, personally I don't think she did that great with the song but she does have a good voice
Jennifer Rush was born in Brooklyn, New York and her Father is German, her Mother French.......This is one of The Most Romantic Songs ever Written and Jennifer was also one of the Songwriter's too...Writing Most of the Lyrics......Bob Fox
She sings very well and looks lovely too and has charming appearance . She can get long way with this and only 16 now singing like this that is unbelievable. Great work.
The notes are, though, but honestly, you have to have the right voice. Not every song out there is suitable for an artist. But they appreciate it more whenever you turn a regular song into an original so it doesn't sound karaoke.
What? She chose this song, clearly she had a reason. That was a powerful and raw performance, I think the song choice was great and allowed her put a ton of emotion into her singing!
I don't get why Everyone is hating Nicole for simply doing her job and stating her opinion and then saying Nicole is a joke like, I don't liked her band but she can sing opera and everything without a problem so don't say she is jealous/fears a duet with her bc that's just not true
Nicole knows what she's talking about. She studied music too bad she has to sing those stupid songs. I like it when she sings opera and broadway... and real music
Yes, of course you are right, Nicole would only object for professional reasons, for the good of the show and the singer. That being said, as a non-singer, I did not understand why Nicole said "This is hard for me", or why anyone would hesitate to approve this girl. Surely you do not reject a candidate because she chose the wrong song?!?!
what a beautiful young lady! She sang what she sang, a bit too serious for her age, but that's what this is all about, being herself and different.Shes adorable and I wish her well. I just want to say to her " lighten up", this world isnt going anywhere!:)
maybe it was the wrong song choice but there is no doubt she has talent.. it shouldn't have been hard. ugh. no sense in putting her down.. she already knew to think about her next song choice carefully...
I love and respect Simon so much. There's a reason why people highly value his opinion the most. He truly listens and knows what works best for each person. Honest, straight-forward and extremely professional. Love him and her voice so much
I agree with you, but I don't think it's because she didn't sing like the average pop star. They had other critical points experts can tell us about. She sings beautifully. At first, I didn't get why Nicole was hesitating to say yes for her. It should be definitely yes.
What a world we live in where the girl with the most talent needs approval from ones who could never come close to her. sigh. Shows how this world is about power and not merit.
Because certain songs just don't work for certain people it doesn't matter how many times we have heard a song. The fact is that they are trying to hear her voice, not the song. If that makes sense.
she's so beautiful
Aph Danie Lumban ikr
soooooooooooooooooooooo lovely
she is and she's a lovely person to
and so is her voice and personality, amirite?
+imjustCarol we don't care about her voice and personality just dem curves
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concrete jungle wet dream tomato
peter291997 😂
peter291997 😂 #dead
peter291997 😂😂😂😂
peter291997 OH my god xd
peter291997 lmao yup😂
i hope this young lady reaches the top of her goals!!
i hope so too, hello Anne how are you
Sweet Baby Moses!!!! This girl is so beautiful. Just give her another 10 years, and she will be an absolute knockout!!!!!!!!!
Shmuck60 she's a knockout right now....... an underage one tho!!!! lol
Shmuck60 She's a kid with makeup.
+Sham SJ I like her but I'm not a pedophile lol
+Kat Lofton But she better looking than u tho?
I give her 3
haha i thought she said im 60 i was like huh???
Paola Gonzalez
Me too, lol
She DID say 60.. ;-)
She said 16.......
Yeah I heard 60 too.
Paola Gonzalez 😂😂😂
She is so cute
Imagine how hard it is to step out there and sing your heart out. What a lovely talented young girl!
A lot of people hate Simon, but he's good at what he does. Watch him when he listens to people. He turns an ear to them, he looks extremely thoughtful. He's listening in ways that most people can't comprehend. He could tell that that girl had potential that went far beyond a choice in song they didn't think suited her. It's honestly quite remarkable to watch, in a weird way.
Lexi I know I like Simon because he is honest
I do the same thing. I wanna hear the voice without looking at the artist’s. That’s what you hear when you buy a cd.
I don’t hate him , because I know he knows what he’s doing. He takes a lot into consideration.
This is so super true👍😘
Sure , I got kicked off of you tube for being too critical bout Simon . So , Simon is brilliant . There , I've said it . OK , I,thought New York was perfect for Olivia . Alicia Keys will be proud when she ever hears it . I hope she'll sing what she wants to sing . Bye , everybody .
She reminds me of a young Lindsay Lohan
yes! thank you lol it was really bugging me,i couldnt think of who she reminded me of lol
same
Lizibeth Jansen Really? That wasn't an immediate thought? lol
tulipchic34 totally
I like turtles.
She is so talented, beautiful, and captivated me....I could not believe the judge who flipped her lips?? What? This is, without a doubt, complete talent that deserves to be center stage!
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I've been watching Simon eviscerate bad auditions all week on TH-cam and now watching him sincerely say yes almost made me cry.
Olivia has a great voice, presentation and that is an awesome song. She took a huge chance and it was brave of her. She definitely has the singing chops.
You're damn right . Leave the happy songs to the likes of B. Spears and other like her . Give me drama and fantastic blues and soul ballads . Don't think James Brown did one happy song in his life . Or Al Green , Chris Mayfield . Actually , I only know one happy song writer , Stevie Wonder . In soul . I think B.B.king wasn't very happy in his music . Neither was any b.ues man .
Omg! Even before she started i could already tell she was sooo talented!😃especially at a young age👌🏼
She's so pretty and her voice is like an angel, she seems like a very kind person
She beautiful like a Model. She is very photogenic.
take off all the makeup and change your comment
she blew my mind with this song wow you go girl she has a power ful voice
Her rendition was outstanding....these kids r undoubtedly talented with great spirit.
Hello Marolla. How are you doing?
Hello.
Marolla, your comments is very interesting to view, hope you're good?
What a beautiful, talented young woman.
having the courage , to stretch outside mainstream . require's much confidence in oneself job well done
Olivia's voice was so beautiful, I started to cry.
Love her emotional singing
I loved her voice so much I could listen to it all day!!
What a beautiful young lady with a lots of talent. I think she will go far in the music industry.
she's like an angel from heaven
Such an authority in her voice. Rare !
Even though the song may not have been exactly right for her voice or at least for her at that time, you can hear she has a powerful voice and is able to control it. I could see her singing songs beautifully and strongly.
Give this young girl a chance,she has the looks and the voice to be a superstar believe me
The issue was not the song choice mostly. She picked up some bad habits that are evident in singers like Jessica Simpson and Fergie. She has a tendency to lower her larynx to create an artificial, mature and large sound, which naturally she doesn't possess at her age, especially in the lower notes when she just goes into her full chest voice. For example, at 2:05 she lowers her larynx, which is the typical thing singers like Christina Aguilera and Carrie Underwood do to kinda sound large and rich as Whitney Houston. Then at 2:10 you hear the unsmooth passagio (transition between vocal registers) where she goes into her mix voice for her belting register. She kinda doesn't mix well either since there is a slight throatiness in her belts, implicating that she might be incorporating too much chest into her mix instead of using a headier mix that requires softening the palate. She also repeatedly keeps pulling down on her throat to maintain that big mature sound throughout the entire song, which I think is a result of her convincing herself that that sound is her natural voice, which clearly isn't. She is talented for her age (stayed in tune throughout most of the song), and, still young, so she still has a lot of time to learn and improve. Just hope she breaks this habit, as it could do premature damage to her voice, which is still developing (she's only 16). Either way, I would put her through, but have a real coach (not Simon, Louis, or Sharon) direct her singing and song choices. Alicia Keys is a mezzo and she, herself, struggles belting properly in her songs such as this one. She strains a lot, maybe a stylistic choice, because she is not a fully trained and seasoned vocalist. This girl is still young, so she might have more comfort in the soprano range, though it needs work. I agree though that she needs to sing in a lighter voice.
Wow! You know your stuff. As a vocalist I agree with everything you said but I never would have been able to articulate it as well. Alicia Keys really struggles on those belting high notes all the time. It irritates me. This young lady doesn't have a voice for the style she's trying to present. Those low tones were unsteady and the belting didn't work for me either. She's got something, it just needs to be guided and developed.
Lissandra Freljord I was to lazy to read your whole comment. Lolololololol.
@@1love0505 yeah ...same here
We get it, you are an expert? Teacher? Singer? Something.
What an excellent intelligent commentary. Thank you.
SHE WAS SOOOO GOOD!!
She reminds me of Christina Grimmie, same beautiful smile, and it's breaking my heart. I wish her the absolute best, such a lovely girl.
dima Her voice? or her looks? Or just cause shes white?
I'm from Wales and I too loved the New York song , sang very lovely it was well done Fabulous voice
She is a very good singer
she is GORGEOUS and has a BEAUTIFUL voice
I remember a guy born and raised in Australia who has become a huge star in the U.S.A. country-song genre. Some guy named Keith Urban.
Amazing!!! Congrats.. Extremely talented, beautiful inside out!!! Pretty sure your parents proud of you !!!
Dude she has an amazing voice. She has talent. Don't kick day no because of her song choice, dang Nicole you shouldn't have even hesitated
She is a brilliant singer ................
Hello, beautiful how are you doing 🥰🥰?
Pauline, your comments is very interesting to view, hope you're good?
I love that song New Yor New Yor when enunciated properly. Beautiful voice in progress!
Yeah, the "New Yor" was problematic. Had she worked with a coach, they would have taught her to how hit that "K" quickly and with precision...without closing down the throat too much and squashing the note.
shes so beautiful..with powerful voice
I don't understand why people are saying that the song was bad, that song is great, personally I don't think she did that great with the song but she does have a good voice
It's the way she sang it.
She's so stunning!
I love her voice, it's so soothing 😴😴😴
Great performance...I do like the way she's singing!!! Chapeau!
the song is really bad, but she sings very well 💓
Jennifer Meneguiny Although I dislike this song a lot, I don't think any song is 'bad'. It's all music, and music is beautiful =)
Jennifer Meneguiny I actually love the song and her voice but you do you🤐
Jennifer Meneguiny the song is actually really good, they just didn't like it because New York is American and she British
Jennifer Rush was born in Brooklyn, New York and her Father is German, her Mother French.......This is one of The Most Romantic Songs ever Written and Jennifer was also one of the Songwriter's too...Writing Most of the Lyrics......Bob Fox
Jennifer Meneguiny It's an amazing song, They were just being a bit British about it.
She's stunning! Holy crap
0:13
Simon: I like turtles
Me: I like trains
The X factor judges says 4 yes but you singing your heart out at sinon Cowell and you singing 🎤 new york
I love ❤️ that is amazing 😉
And I like frogs...
She lives near me. She's extremely polite n 1 kind person
she gave me goosebumps!! #amazingly talented singer
She’s such a beautiful girl.
she has an amazing voice 😍😍
She sings very well and looks lovely too and has charming appearance . She can get long way with this and only 16 now singing like this that is unbelievable. Great work.
She sang it in a different key than the original. Didn't sound as good. It's an Alicia Keys song that hit the top of the charts.
Alysianah Noire Well it was just a cover so it wouldn't sound exactly the same...
Alysianah Noire I think its good she didn't sound the same, Isn't that the whole point of being an individual singer?
The notes are, though, but honestly, you have to have the right voice. Not every song out there is suitable for an artist. But they appreciate it more whenever you turn a regular song into an original so it doesn't sound karaoke.
Don't go so hard on her as well would you feel nervous... And she did amazing
Well, just because you sing it in a different key doesnt make it any worse
Your voice is so sweet you got it .Thank you.
beautiful😍😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘😘
She look so pretty & her voice is incredible. This lady will go far.❤️
What? She chose this song, clearly she had a reason. That was a powerful and raw performance, I think the song choice was great and allowed her put a ton of emotion into her singing!
Wowwwww such a lovely voice you had beautiful girl 🤗🤗🤗 well I love it dear 🤗❤ MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AMEN 👏👏👏❤❤❤
I like turtles....
Simon should run for president...
Beautiful young lady.Lovely voice.
I don't get why Everyone is hating Nicole for simply doing her job and stating her opinion and then saying Nicole is a joke like, I don't liked her band but she can sing opera and everything without a problem so don't say she is jealous/fears a duet with her bc that's just not true
Nicole knows what she's talking about. She studied music too bad she has to sing those stupid songs. I like it when she sings opera and broadway... and real music
Yes, of course you are right, Nicole would only object for professional reasons, for the good of the show and the singer. That being said, as a non-singer, I did not understand why Nicole said "This is hard for me", or why anyone would hesitate to approve this girl. Surely you do not reject a candidate because she chose the wrong song?!?!
natural vibrato o.o
she is TALENTED!!
what a beautiful young lady! She sang what she sang, a bit too serious for her age, but that's what this is all about, being herself and different.Shes adorable and I wish her well. I just want to say to her " lighten up", this world isnt going anywhere!:)
Shes amazing, in every way
The way Simon says 'I like turtles' just cracks me up.
@@tailgatecarpenter26 I doubt it. Simon loves small animals.
She is amazing, she is tremendously gifted the voice of a angel
maybe it was the wrong song choice but there is no doubt she has talent.. it shouldn't have been hard. ugh. no sense in putting her down.. she already knew to think about her next song choice carefully...
I love and respect Simon so much. There's a reason why people highly value his opinion the most. He truly listens and knows what works best for each person. Honest, straight-forward and extremely professional. Love him and her voice so much
i hate the judges in this, she has so much talent and they beat her down because she didn't sing like the average "pop star"
I agree with you, but I don't think it's because she didn't sing like the average pop star. They had other critical points experts can tell us about. She sings beautifully. At first, I didn't get why Nicole was hesitating to say yes for her. It should be definitely yes.
a.m exactly
Ziyad Bin Fahad exactly
Did she go through her finals?
(1-year later) She can't improve if they aren't honest with her. It's always about song choice in these competitions.
She does have a beautiful and powerful voice! Keep on keeping on!
She has a very powerful voice and could be an amazing singer one day
Super voice...God bless and protect her forever
not crazy about the song but her voice is beautiful beautiful beautiful amaizing and lovely I love it so much.
That girl is gorgeous her voice is good enough with her looks to be a star today.
she is so adorable how is this even possible when u have puberty i love her xD
how could they say it wasn't matching her voice?? she slayed
beautiful talented great personality I FWIGGEN LOVE HER! :D
oh my gosh! she is beautiful, nice, and a great singer? wow, she is excellent!
It bothered me that she didn't say the K at the end of York
Ainsley same.
Yup
Wow that’s all your worried about the K in York...lol. She’s in the UK and thought she did an amazing job considering the song she chose
@@georginalapointe1942 But if you asked her she would tell you she's in the U because she doesn't pronounce K's. Believe me, it's a thing.
@@pauljames7259 what a ridiculous thing to say! Ha ha ..... you are sooo funny 😂
Loved that song for her.
When simons says "I like 🐢 to" LMFAO I CAN'T
OMG FRRR
She has raw talent
What a world we live in where the girl with the most talent needs approval from ones who could never come close to her. sigh. Shows how this world is about power and not merit.
An exceedingly beautiful young woman with massive talent.
When the dad first spoke, I heard him say "I sit in the back and give her bits of food" lmao. Glad I rewound it to see what he actually said
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
It was bits of feedback.
@@sreejasnair1401 I know
shes soo adorable
Honestly that was a unique song choice, why would they want to hear something sing already a dozen times...
Because certain songs just don't work for certain people it doesn't matter how many times we have heard a song. The fact is that they are trying to hear her voice, not the song. If that makes sense.
She has a beautiful voice 😊😊
SIMON:I LIKE TURTLES
GIRL:I LIKE 🐢 2
LOL HER FACE
,,Absolute stunning girl with a super great voice.,,----but where is she now, why not a star?
I love turtles too😍🐢
TURTLES🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢
Sameee and I have a really small one
This beautiful girl Nicole very young if she can sing that song with that voice she can sing anyting God bless her amen
I definitely disagree with Nicole..... I thought it was a diferent reanditions of that Alicia Song.... And I thought it suited her voice perfectly....
No it was lower than her voice wants to sing. She sounded strained and forced on the lower notes.
Agree with song choice... Simon's advice is golden! She's very talented and would benefit from the wisdom she gains there.
I like turtles
Yaaaaa
Absolute stunning girl with a super great voice.
Anyone remember that kid from that Halloween interview, "I like turtles." lololol
How do they not like this..
I liked the song....nothing wrong with it!
Really beautiful tone and she has such control. Great singer.
I died laughing at Simon when he said "I like turtles" idky 😂
SAMEEE