The clip ended abruptly because you watched the pirated rather than the official video on Diana's channel. About half of reactors do - it has a lot of views, to be fair, but it's not the official one (which has the judge commentary). I heard "men", btw ;) Thank you for your analysis. Diana Ankudinova is an astounding talent. Yes, they were only given a maximum of 3 minutes for each performance on this show. Diana does not speak English but she has started learning it this last year or two. Her native tongue is Russian.
This is without a doubt the absolute truth!!! But for the best impression it is very important to choose the right performance/video from the show You are Super. The best video in my opinion is the re-upload on the "Kwastas Vagias" channel ua-cam.com/video/fEcvVINA304/v-deo.html For me this is a "MASTERPIECE of vocal and performance art" for all time and still my top 1 performance/video by Diana and I believe it is almost impossible to beat. All the best and greetings from Germany. 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻
😄 Diana is Russian and her native language is the Russian. Our language sounds are absolutely different. The MAN and MEN for us are the same or very close 😀 We can skip some sounds when speak and this circumstance changes nothing. Russian language is not so formal like English. We can change the order of words and this way make stronger their meaning. Did you try to sing on other language? Italian? Or French? Russian opera singers learn foreign languages 🙂. Diana is 3nd year student but her French is not bad, her Arabian makes happy Arabian men. Spanish speaking people give her the note "excellent". Do you sing Russian opera? Thanks for reaction and smile 👍
I have read that Diana doesn't speak English, but sings in English phonetically. If this is true, then I am not sure that whether or not she is saying men or man would have that much significance or intention. If any Russian folks read this and know for sure, is it correct that she sings English phonetically, and doesn't speak the language? Thanks.
Swedish speaker here. I definitively heard "men", but it was close to "man". I believe it's a lot to do with native tongue because there are so many sounds in human languages. But the critique is helpful nonetheless if Diana is aiming at getting even better at what she does. The worst one may do to somebody who is apparently making a huge effort in a field, is to NOT correct even small errors, because the person with high aim and high hopes may be deceived into believing all is well when there is a margin to work on. Sometimes it's not nice to be "nice".
Her native language is Russian, which makes this so much more incredible because the Russian language does not have a “w” sound. The way that she so perfectly forms it in a way that seems so natural is amazing, because I couldn’t make a proper “w” Sound for over a year after learning English, even at a young age. Russian also has many loopholes for pronunciation, which explains the men/man part, however it is also just a part of her deeper almost covered sounding voice.
Diana is native russian speaker. In russian language we don't pay much attention to pronunciation. Our vowels don't cross each other. These 2 vowels (men/man) sound similar for us.
Lol I've listened her explanation and heard she said same thing twice, only once longer. I must admit as an Eastern European my ears don't pick the difference. Man men cat etc. similar tonme. In key e is totally different. I get it they say e multiple ways, yet man men? ??? lol.
I'm french and to be honest i didn't noticed neither the difference, even after she pointed it out. Although i can hear the "T" missing and the "V" for "can't" and "love". But I'm no professionnal and that interpretation was absolute perfection to my ears! She's a mermaid, and witch (in a good way) and since I discovered her I'm totally fascinated and can't stop listening to her songs...
You are the most professional react I’ve seen so far, congratulations and thank you! I am Brazilian and It is really difficult to pick up the difference between Man x Men, our hearing is not trained for that but I see your point, her performance was MESMERIZING!!! I’ve listened maybe 30 x already 😅.
Diana was 18 in this performance from last September 2021 on Russian TV. This show was more of a variety singing show than a competition. No judges per se since the singers all ranked themselves from best to least best each week for two months as they had to sing in different genres each week to keep them out of their comfort zones. Diana was easily the youngest and least established singer of the group but had the highest point total at the end. Enjoyed your thoughts on this.
Greetings from Scotland! Well that was a fascinating analysis! You pinpointed a few things that I have not noticed before. The pronunciation is due to the fact that she didn't have much time to prepare the performance beforehand, the song was allocated to her by the show/contest organisers and the real biggie - she doesn't really speak English! She is a native of Eastern Russia and speaks Russian normally but she is learning and she speaks much more and much better English than she used to. Diana usually listens to the foreign language song a couple of times, then sings it a couple of times before she basically has it in place. She's a lightening fast learner! She has sung in *7 languages, Russian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian and Arabic!!!* SO FAR! 😊 What next? Hmm, I'd like your opinion on something new and modern from Diana, an original song. This may be outside your normal listening but I am interested in your reaction. "Falling like a waterfall" lyric video only I'm afraid but you might love her new look! :- ua-cam.com/video/9-4mDHMldU4/v-deo.html
I hear men rather than man🤷🏼 but she is Russian and had to work with a speech pathologist as a young girl so perhaps you’re right? Her back story is quite tragic and speaks to her strength as a person and also likely plays into her pronunciation. I encourage you to read about her story. Thanks for the reaction.
Diana is Russian. She grew up in Arsenyev, Tolyatti and Moscow. She is studying English at the Russian Institute of Theater Arts (GITIS) in Moscow. She has said she has not planned foreign concerts because she does not speak English well enough yet to engage with an English speaking audience. You may have noticed at the very beginning of her Wicked Game video that she pronounced the W as V as she sang "The Vorld is on fire" when she was 15 years old. This is the normal Slavic pronunciation of the letter W. She doesn't do that now when she sings in English. That's not by chance. She worked on it. But whether she sings "World" or "Vorld", or "Men" or "Man", I don't care. I just want to hear her sing every day. It's unfortunate that you chose this stolen, clipped video from the pirate Club Broccoli channel. The original is on Diana's channel with the other singers'/judges' comments. ua-cam.com/video/M-znD6QKbrg/v-deo.html
The stage production was incredibly well done. This is one of the firsts for using Virtual Reality (VR) in a live performance. The audience at this venue were watching the same stage effects as we saw it. Adore Diana's low voice and presentation.
She didn't say "man" at all, it was "men", a more Americanized pronunciation. Now I'm a little nitpicky on your hearing. :) Pretty damn good for someone who doesn't speak English huh? I understand operaric types naturally nitpick (Maggie Renee in particular), but that's natural for an opera singer to do. They literally have perfection in diction throttled into them, everything must be phonetically perfect. You need to understand, Diana isn't an opera singer. She dislikes opera very much, as it robs all creative freedom and she is naturally very creative. One day she may have time for an English tutor, which I sincerely hope she does. It will improve her pronunciation dramatically. Until then I just enjoy her performances no matter the language it is in, especially Russian. And as others have said, you chose the pirated version to react to. Try getting them directly from Diana's channel, most are even subtitled. Great insights btw. Thank you. :)
Thanks for taking the time to do a detailed review of this performance by Diana. This show (ShowMaskGoOn) produced a live studio performance by 9 artists each week for 9 weeks. Very condensed production schedule and not very much time for the artists to prepare. Second language issues certainly are more likely with this type of production schedule. This show produced some awesome performances by Diana worth reacting to ("The Crow," "The Way," "Personal Jesus," and others). Also, when she was 14 and 15 she was on another contest show called "You are Super" for disadvantaged youth. She won both years on that show (You already reacted to "Wicked Game" from that show). She sings/tells a story of one of the most memorable live performances you'll ever see of a Russian folk song "Rechenka" (The River) ua-cam.com/video/fEcvVINA304/v-deo.html and my favorite rendition of a French cover of Indila's "Derniere Danse" (Last Dance) ua-cam.com/video/PeoS3Kw42sA/v-deo.html and a Rag and Bone man's cover of "Human" ua-cam.com/video/erQLW2Z2i8w/v-deo.html among others. All showcase some of the best live stage performances from anyone out there and all the more remarkable because she was so young. She recently released her first totally written and composed song in a mood video version at 19 years old called "Revelation" which is stellar. ua-cam.com/video/ThA05huLEJ8/v-deo.html Your reaction to Diana is always a treat. PLEASE continue this journey in the order which makes most sense to you. I'll be watching for any of these with anticipation!
Great Reaction ! You have just witnessed "The Worlds Greatest Vocals". Diana (DEE-ana) is a True Dramatic Contralto, very very rare, with Polyphonic overtones. She can sing Two notes at the same time. She is from and Lives in Russia. Super Award Winning Artist. She sings in 6 different Languages, Diana has over 250 Perfect Performances. She is 19yrs old. She has Millions of Millions of Super Fans. We All Love her so much. I have watched over 600 hours myself. She has changed my Life. Please read her story if you Really want to be Blown away. She was left out on the winter street at the age of 3 with a broken Collar bone, was orphaned and couldn't speak, You can take it from there. Simply Amazing! She makes every Performance her own. Every music video becomes very special. Please become a Super Fan along with us , and Thank God he Blessed us with with her. Welcome to our Diana World.
Great analysis. In the word Men as much as i tried i always heard Men not Man, on the words can't and love though you are right she did not pronounced them correctly but let us not forget that she is 18 years old here and English is not her first or even second language and also if you take in to account the time she spent in the orphanage and in therapy for he speech problems she did not had much time to study the language so her Russian accent still gets in the way. Personally i really don't mind, i did not even payed attention to it until you mentioned this and i will even add that i think accents make a language way more interesting, i love them. In an interview after this show she said that she started to study English though so everything will be fine in the future. On your comment about the form of the mouth when singing high notes, i think that she did this because the performance demanded it, in other performances like "take on me" by A-HA, "Feeling good" by Nina Simon or even in her own song "Revelation" and many others she shows that she can reach up there with her mouth barely open. If you want a recommendation i would suggest either Crow: ua-cam.com/video/1AT7SZDDHo8/v-deo.html or Oh, it is not yet evening: ua-cam.com/video/cfTiQkJrLi0/v-deo.html
OK ! Good Reaction. But our Diana is not a Opera Singer. Plus she is from Russia, so I'm sure her pronunciation is not Perfect, but we all know what she is saying. She is perfect to us, and when she sings in other Languages we can't under anything anyway, but it's great to us. If you listen to music that closely, then your not having Fun with it. Diana can sing anything and has a blast at doing it. Opera singers are copy's of their teachers, Diana is her Very Own. I am also in the Music Business, and we are here only for our Audience enjoyment. Read Diana story. Music is what ever you want it to be, To us, Diana is perfect. Thank You for your reaction
The original video also has all the judges commentaries. There are subtitles available and very much worth a listen. The fellow standing hands held up, is a very well known opera singer and his wife as well. What he has to offer was great. All the contestants are the judges and all have long published music. This seemed more a debutante occasion for Diana seeing how well she was recieved by her audience and judges. And that was the opening number for nine episodes where we could watch diana progress through many genres and how well she could apply that very adept contralto. She has a gift in vocalizing vowels creating so much color a d texture. Her low notes make her sound a tactile moment too. Be sure to listen to this on big speakers rrather loud. Her polyphonic edge through speakers makes her voice a full body experience, especially those last two lines and the plaintive yodel cry in Rechenka goes through you too. This is truly a voice to study. It never diminishes in brilliance and emotion. Thank you for another great reaction.
Hi 👋, it's a minor version of the song 🎵 They say it's a requiem to Elvis Presley 🙏 He would be glad listening to our treasure 💖 Diana Ankudinova! Amazing 👏 mystical 🎆 fabulous 😍 performance 🎭 by Diana! Epic singer! Thanks a lot for your honest reaction! Go on, please and you won't be disappointed, like 👍, subscription!
Thank you. Love how she turned this happy Elvis song into a very dark dark disturbing song. Perfect for her unique voice. Thank you for choosing this performance and giving your thoughts and observations. Knowing the song, I automatically heard the correct lyrics, but once you pointed it out, I did hear 'man' instead of 'men'. I do believe it is a language interpretation because I believe that she is Russian.
I hear 'men' rather than 'man'. I thought your pointing it out might result in me now hearing 'man', but no, still 'men'. I am from the UK btw. Don't know if that affects anything. Your point about pronunciation is well made however. You're not the first opera singer-reactor to address it. I assume correct pronunciation of a phonetically learned foreign song is treated with greater rigor in the opera houses than in the world of pop singers. When Diana first sang 'Human' at age 15 I didn't know the song and could barely understand any of the verses. She still sings the song and is now much clearer. Edited to add: I enjoyed your reaction btw. I like to hear these more technical points made, rather than just "wow". I am glad you returned to Diana and hope for more
I definitely hear man. I can even see it with her mouth shape. Like Jess, I am classically trained, and yes, accurate diction is drilled into us. When we're training, we work with language coaches and study everything using the international phonetics alphabet to make sure our pronunciation is exact in any language.
No puedo decir nada que no haya dicho ya... así que hoy sólo te digo Bravo. Me encanta la voz y la forma de cantar de Diana y admiro tu trabajo tanto a la hora de analizar el trabajo de los artistas como a la hora de preparar los videos para tus seguidores... Gracias mil y un gran abrazo
There are hundreds of covers of this song and few touch me and come close to Elvis. Diana makes her own song out of it. Diana, also called goosebumps queen, sang the cover of the cover of the song by Elvis Presley in the first episode of the competition 'Шоумаскгоон' (ShowMaskGoOn). This was Diana's first adult competition in November 2021. She was the youngest competitor (aged 18) and wowed contestants and spectators with her first song. Rules: 9 winners of the previous shows 'The Mask', 'Superstar' and 'You are Super' took part in this new format and had to sing in 9 categories: folk hit, song at the end of the 20th century, Soviet song, pop hit, song your choice, new music, song from cartoon or film, rock hit, Grammy The man who jumps up is the world famous opera singer Yusif Eyvazov. He is also the husband of the world famous opera singer Anna Netrebko. He is the guest of honor and awards 9 points. Each episode has a new guest of honor. The competitors have to assess each other and have praised Diana to the skies. They said of their performance: 'Diana has no competition on the show - she amazes with her talent - it's impossible to tear yourself away from her - you want to listen endlessly, they're in tears and they're even afraid to blink' . 8 participants (Diana cannot score herself) gave Diana the highest score (9). She won the first episode... and later won the contest. * Diana Ankudinova (live)and Olympic champion figure skating Alina Zagitova - ua-cam.com/video/ShkDAV8HwgQ/v-deo.html * Alexandra TRUSOVA and Dmitry MIKHAILOV (Figure skaters) : Can't Help Falling in Love by Diana Ankudinova LIVE ua-cam.com/video/IlCJRNZzo94/v-deo.html * Original cover (dark version): Can't Help Falling In Love feat. bach - Tommee Profitt - ua-cam.com/video/PDboeQfAsww/v-deo.html * Original: Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love - ua-cam.com/video/ttuVUynl5SU/v-deo.html
@@jessicasopranonotes I'm a year late for your party, but I have another performance by her in a duet with the singer songwriter of this song Brandan Stone. It is a live performance I'm sure you will find it as thrilling as I did and still do. ua-cam.com/video/u9rBsvNRY3I/v-deo.html Diana Ankudinova duet with Brandon Stone 'The Day You' by Brandon Stone.
Hello. Great recommendation. Just a little note on that. I think the slightly better video is this one ua-cam.com/video/pNC9m9dcsi4/v-deo.html All the best and greetings from Germany. 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻
За Диану сразу лайк Доброго времени суток у Дианы прозвище "Королева Мурашек" мне кажется что Диана просто живёт каждой песней поэтому звучит так великолепно !!!
Amazing talent and amazing reaction/analysis! 👏🏼👏🏼 I think the diferente in vowels and no pronunciation of some consonants, well diction, is cause because of a language barrier, and yes, we all have accents, but there’re ways to improve it! As always, thank you Jess! 🙌🏼❤️ Also, I wish they produced the performance different by including all the lyrics, the complete song, because, I love it and I was left wishing to Dianna to sing it completely!
The guy with the beard who stood first - Yusef Eyvazov - is a one time guest - he is a famous Opera Tenor in Russia, married to Anna Netrebko, Russian operatic soprano
@@alanfoster6589 That's nonsense, she didn't express nothing. In fact, she was blackmailed into distancing herself from the Russian president and after she did, out of fear of losing her jobs, they kicked her out anyway.
@@AFLOVEableyes, it was a shame. Honestly, I applaud Gergiev for saying nothing and choosing to just perform in Russia and China. Netrebko only got a gig at the Teatro Colon, in Buenos Aires (2 concerts + 1 opera) last year, before she was "debanned". But even here the conductor (canadian) wanted her gone, but the theatre fought for her (as we say: we got a genocidal dictatorship trained and supported by the US, but we never banned their artists, why would we ban any other?). Fortunately, european theatres and festivals went back, but it was a mess for months.
I hear "men". She doesn't speak English. I believe Russian is her only spoken language. I think it's way too much to expect all those subtle English differences here. You've gotten the chopped video version and missed the comment section. Everyone on the show sings, but one of the judges is special. The one who most vividly appreciated Diana's voice. The one who was standing listening to the song. He is an opera singer who is considered one of the best voices in the world. His name is Yusuf Eyvazov. He is a dramatic tenor, the husband of the great opera star of our time, Anna Netrebko. Yusuf is welcome at all the best opera venues in the world, where the best of the best voices of the world sing, on such stages as the Mariinsky Theater, the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, the Vienna State Opera, the Bolshoi Theater, the Paris National Opera and others. Who, if not he, can appreciate the voice? And he, at the end of Diana's performance, was crying. It's worth a lot. This is worth more than the opinions of millions of reactors and judges. This episode's guest star Yusif Eyvazov said: "You know I'm struggling to articulate what I've felt. I've heard many music in my life, I sing along all over the world. I have seen a lot of concert halls and people, orchestra and musicians.... ....This girl got just an incredible talent hidden inside, and may God give that this talent gets into good hands, people who can do with it what she deserves in the future which Diana herself deserves." One video of Diana's, in my sight, is a total masterpiece the like of which I don't remember ever seeing before in my long life. It's a must see for anyone that loves singing with unending emotion. The background of the song is essential to know. The title of the song is "Ornery (or "Fastidious" or "Finicky") Horses". The song has nothing to do with horses in reality - the horses are being used as a metaphor for life. The author of song is begging the horses to slow down (he is aware he is approaching death), but, at the same time he is whipping them along (his chaotic lifestyle) - he knows that his lifestyle is taking him to an early death, however, he is unable to change it.....the composer of the song, Vladimir Vysotsky, was a singer-songwriter, poet, and actor as well as an alcoholic & drug addict and died in 1980 at the age of 42. ua-cam.com/video/lu8iW9BcWmY/v-deo.html . Subtitles are a must for Diana's words before and after the song.
C возвращением в мир Дианы! Диана - уникальная и неповторимая певица! Невероятное выступление Дианы! Просто потрясающее! И хорошая позитивная реакция! Диане - браво! А за реакцию - лайк! Welcome back to Diana's world! Diana is a unique and inimitable singer! Incredible performance by Diana! Simply amazing! And a good positive reaction! Diana - bravo! And for the reaction - like!
Jessica!! Finally you have reached our DIANA!! Thank you for your opinion about Diana's vocals!!! Please make a video for the song What a Wonderful World by Diana Ankudinova and Brandon Stone with New Year's greetings. Nobody expected that her voice could sound like jazz blues!! even William Hostutler noted how delicious her voice sounds in this composition !!!!! ua-cam.com/video/GOA9Fo7WKWg/v-deo.html
Just on a side note, the guy who stood up is Yusif Eyvazov, an Azerbaijani opera singer, husband of Ana Netrebko, a Russian opera diva. I've been at their concert a year ago.
FYI-The man who stood up is a famous male singer from one of the Stan countries. He is married to the premier soprano in Russia. You listened to a shortened clip and it is available on her channel. She does do the vibrato on the last note. She tends to add vibrato when it fits in the drama. SHe seems to like the clarity of her non vibrato. Her most recent song The Day You because she is in her soprano register most the time. She gets into the sixth octave and she makes some obvious choices in using her vibrato. The are two versions of the song. One is as a soloist. THe other is as a duet with Brandon Stone, a super star in Russia. It is exceptional as a duet. She wrote the lyrics and it is a love song for her adopted mother who save her life.
As a english person from a country with a great many accents, she clearly says men to my ear. If she sang man if would immediately jump out as wrong, and it doesn't. I agree on the can't and love bit though.
Great video with interesting, unique analysis as always, and thanks for returning to Diana. I'm not 100% sure of the premise of this show, but I believe everyone in that tiered stand is a singer who takes their turn performing. I think the exception to this is the guy who stood up and looked emotional. I want to say he's a music producer and a guest on the show, but I could easily be wrong.
The chap who stood up is an opera singer himself - Yusif Eyvazov,, who is married to the soprano Anna Netrebko. You're correct about the people in the stand, they're all (apart from Yusif, who was a one time guest) singers on the show - when not singing, Diana would be seated in the stand.
Diana Ankudinova y Dimash Kudaibergen son los mejores cantantes del mundo mundial y del universo entero de este y del paralelo son aliens, son ángeles son impresionantes y espectaculares sus rangos vocales y sus interpretaciones son magistrales,sus octavas son inauditas... Dimash tiene casi 7 octavas y Diana Ankudinova 5 octavas, simplemente no hay punto de comparación son maravillosos y realmente únicos woww woww...un fuerte abrazo y saludos desde México...
Hello from France Great reaction! She's Russian, phonems in this language are totally different than in English. It was a new song for her there was short rehearsals for this show and she didn't learn good English very well in school because she nerver worked with native English speakers This performance is inspired by this Tommee Profitt's minor key version (Dark version) ua-cam.com/video/PDboeQfAsww/v-deo.html but the power of Diana's voice definitely adds another dimension. About this Show: The man who stood up during the performance is Yusif Eyvazov (www.operadeparis.fr/en/artists/yusif-eyvazov) a famous tenor born in Azerbaidjan, he said after during the comments that he never had heard a voice like Diana's... Hearing Diana while being in the same room as her is an experience hard to forget according to friends who have seen her in concert. she makes you vibrate to the bones! Some have told me that it feels like she's singing inside you, in your own head .... Could you please react too to The Crow ("Ворона") - Диана Анкудинова in "Rock hit" category. Many people think this is Diana's one of the best performance to date. She managed in 3 minutes to make a demonstration (without being ostentatious) of all her vocal possibilities and skills. Diana was currently participating in a very ambitious NTV show "ShowMaskGoon" ("Шоумаскгоон") shot in Mosfilms studios with Virtual Reality sets. The sound was recorded live. Why "ShowMaskGoon"?: The NTV channel produces 3 other singing competition shows (You are Super ", The Mask" and "SuperStar") the winners of these three shows participate in "ShowMaskGoon which is a kind of superfinal which premiered this year (" Mask "because of the second one) The principle was as follows: there was 9 permanent participants who are both judges and competitors. Everyone had to perform in 9 predefined styles or categories, changing each time in each of the 9 parts of the show. It was very interesting because the candidates had to get out of their usual repertoire. To the 9 judges / candidates is added a different guest each week who also votes, because the artist who is on stage does not vote. They all have points from 2 to 9 to be distributed according to their assessment of the performance. The 9 categories were: "Song from a movie or cartoon" "Rock hit" "New music" "Song of the late twentieth century" "People are moved" (moving song) "Soviet song" "Pop hit" "Grammy" "Song of your choice" I made a playlist of Diana's performances in this show : ua-cam.com/play/PLhVBmobu-XO9izXuLezwxvgY1NfKpAxqS.html (The long versions contain the reactions of the other candidates and they have subtitles) Diana's official channel with lots of subtitles and original songs : ua-cam.com/channels/gbtr4QB6kk7WadvVoYk61g.html Fans de Diana Ankudinova (France) : facebook.com/groups/DianaAnkudinovaFrance/ *********** About Diana I wrote this presentation to help the new reactors: (I am not a professional but I have compiled information found on Diana's official website, in interviews and in reactions from singers and musicians) Diana is an unique contralto (dramatic contralto) her comfort range is C3-C6 but in constant evolution. Diana uses many vocal techniques rarely used in pop music (like overtones, yodel, and some from lyric chant....). The one that seems to amaze people the most is multitonal (polyphonic) voice. The root notes are enriched with powerful harmonics which can give the impression that there are several overlapping voices or an artificial effect which gives this result. This technique is used in Slavic folk music artists, like Pelageya, the Russian folk diva. I cannot tell you exactly how these artists achieve this result, I was just told that it is linked to the simultaneous use of the different resonators of the human body and that such a mastery of the voice and of the breath with such a fluidity requires years of work, Diana has been singing on stage and has been taking singing and performing arts lessons since the age of 6! She has become famous in the broadcast "You're Great!" ("You are Super"), a song contest reserved for children who have had a difficult start in life. This is the case of Diana who was mistreated and ended up in an orphanage at 3 years old. In her shows, Diana participates in the direction, direction and arrangements of her performances. She is a complete artist. In addition, until the recent past her costumes were often designed and sewn by her mother and grandmother since she was 5. I enclose a biography and some links for the next reactions. ;-D How to pronounce Diana Ankudinova for English speakers: ua-cam.com/video/OEUs745E8V0/v-deo.html Two biographies of Diana facebook.com/groups/DianaAnkudinovaFrance/permalink/767455643823701/ facebook.com/groups/DianaAnkudinovaFrance/permalink/701287307107202 Diana in English Wikipedia : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Ankudinova She just release her first album : ua-cam.com/play/PL5klm_OHWNxr2Ulfse6G-_a9ubBjchg2S.html (Playlist with subtitles on her official Channel )
She was recenttly participating to this very ambitious show filmed in the studios of Mosfilms (Hollywood for Russia) whose name is "ShowMaskGoon" It's a contest in which contestants are also judges. Here is a playlist of her last performances, for two of them, you need to fasten your security belt! 😉 : Her 9 performances ua-cam.com/play/PLhVBmobu-XO9izXuLezwxvgY1NfKpAxqS.html Lists of songs written for Diana with links to the corresponding videos 2017.04.15. "Joan of Arc" ua-cam.com/video/etISNAO7Q9Q/v-deo.html or ua-cam.com/video/LTa3qR2rbeU/v-deo.html 2019.12.08. "On the Waves of Fate" ua-cam.com/video/lPd1X7-s2KE/v-deo.html 2020.08.29. "By Your Voice" ua-cam.com/video/5KnidU5pHew/v-deo.html 2020.09.10. "Into the Skies" ua-cam.com/video/LfLqs7jJFuI/v-deo.html 2021.01.16 "The Sun is a Red Vixen" ua-cam.com/video/r9I6e_EkavQ/v-deo.html 2021.03.26. "Happiness" (Official) ua-cam.com/video/nJv1auacQvE/v-deo.html 2021.06.11. "I call you Russia" ua-cam.com/video/hbBBIMBqygo/v-deo.html 2021.10.15 "Tadjikistan" ua-cam.com/video/qWnN-gVRG00/v-deo.html 2021.10.29 "Duduk" ua-cam.com/video/zW7lJyu0lXg/v-deo.html The playlist of her first album "D.A." ua-cam.com/play/OLAK5uy_kttpiSiP_yy_RhoQ_0ncqlZgDv8YUkKFs.html Her last Single "Revelation" ua-cam.com/video/ThA05huLEJ8/v-deo.html All this from Diana's official Channel ua-cam.com/channels/gbtr4QB6kk7WadvVoYk61g.html Diana's UA-cam Official Channels (with many video with English subtitles): UA-cam Official ✅ ua-cam.com/channels/gbtr4QB6kk7WadvVoYk61g.html UA-cam Life ✅ ua-cam.com/channels/iUgh7-F7KU2U3HpkCPJyjA.html UA-cam Junior ✅ ua-cam.com/channels/TazqyQEUix0rPijtLJqFmQ.html UA-cam Fan ✅ ua-cam.com/channels/1RL1dXoJCdTaIYykfxivzQ.html With the best regards of Fans de Diana Ankudinova (France) - facebook.com/groups/DianaAnkudinovaFrance/
I dont hear man there, now I hear her sing constantly so I tried not to expect anything when relistening. I dont think she speaks english but she does rather well when singing it. Another thing, this presentation was new tech with the audience seeing the same visuals and sound expanded around the room, that process could also be behind some of the smoothed out sounds. I will suggest another performnce on this same platform where I could pick out some peculiarites in her English. That might really be enough for you to decide if its off, artistic choice or other. That song is 'Twist in my sobriety'. It was interesting how you pointed out the nice slow vibato settling into the note. Now I notice everytime
Hi Jess, Diana is Russian oh English is not her first obviously. She also sings in several other languages. I was disappointed in your reaction you were more critical than you were positive about the performance. This website absolutely outstanding performance by Diana. It was a dark room done in minor key. Also a little history about Danna she was severely abused by her birth mother she was beaten she even tried to drown her I’m more than one occasion. He’s 3 1/2 she was thrown out on the street and Haritha Russia in the winter time. And when they found her they realize she had been eaten and had a broken collarbone. She ended up in a Russian orphanage She was adopted by a therapist who worked at the Refridge at age 5 that was so severely traumatized at her birth mother she was unable to can you go because she stuttered and stammered unable to speak in a sentence. someone suggested that they give her voice lessons that it might help her to learn how to talk and that is where they discovered her talent. I hope this gives you a little better understanding of her possibly appreciate her abilities little more. please react to Diana performing, Daniere Dance. She performs this song in French
Спасибо за реакцию на Диану Анкудинову!!! Лайк!!! 👍👍👍👍👍 Thank you for your reaction to Diana Ankudinova !!! Like!!! 👍👍👍👍👍 Diana became the winner of a show "Showmaskgoon". I recommend you these Diana songs from this show! Diana Ankudinova - "Ворона" (The Crow) - ua-cam.com/video/1AT7SZDDHo8/v-deo.html Diana Ankudinova - Mama, I'm Dancing! - ua-cam.com/video/fW4edk7yRvw/v-deo.html Diana Ankudinova - Oh, It's not yet evening - ua-cam.com/video/cfTiQkJrLi0/v-deo.html Diana Ankudinova - Personal Jesus - ua-cam.com/video/I_zdcbL16Bw/v-deo.html
I hear Men but I believe it is her Russian accent which is her native tongue. I don't think she speaks English other than a few words or phrases. If you watch the one from her youtube channel you can hear the judge's comments with the subtitles on
I've been waiting so patiently for you to get around to this one. Some people hear more of an /ɜ/ vowel. "Wise mɜrn". I'm not sure anymore what I hear now. I'm fairly certain some of her consonant distortion is the result of something called High Arched Palate. Which would also contribute to her unusually dark timbre as well. I hear it in her Russian when she speaks, but also hear it when she sings in Spanish as well. She doesn't speak English but her singing diction has gotten quite good over the past few years. The show itself, although a competition, was a format never done before. The judges were also the singers, plus one guest professional. The Guest on this day was Anna Netrebko's husband Yusif Eyvazov (who is also a trained singer). They'd each vote for each other with a point system at the end, and the daily winner would sing an encore performance to show everyone off. Was a pretty cool show with a lot of fantastic songs and performances. A lot of entertaining banter, too. I think Diana is at her best in small venues like the Wood Grouse Nest. You get to see the less dramatic side of her, and whoever they have mixing the audio at that venue does a great job of capturing the full harmonics of her voice. So harmonically rich.
Wonderful reaction Jess... looking forward to many more. Hope all is well and Happy Holidays Diana's writer/producer took Elvis's song and made it a third(?) part minor just as you would in a background theme score for a scary movie; i.e. Halloween the movie theme song. Brilliant style choice, different approach to the song, and making it her own.
Очень интересные комментарии. Хороший профессиональный разбор. Всё-таки необходимо добавить несколько слов, чтобы прояснить ситуацию. Диана Анкудинова не пела кавер на песню Элвиса Пресли. То, что мы с вами здесь услышали - это вообще не поп-музыка; это даже не другой жанр - это другой вид искусства. Поэтому скрупулёзный разбор того, как именно она произносила те или иные слова - вообще не имеет смысла. Она могла бы спеть другие строки из этой песни - результат был тот же. Какой глубокий смысл вы слышите в словах: "я не могу не любить тебя" ? - его там просто нет. Бог (или природа) создали это удивительное сочетание тёмного, глубокого, насыщенного голоса, этой мощнейшей энергии, этих пронзающих вас эмоций не для того, чтобы она разъясняла вам смысл каких-то банальных текстов. В лучших своих выступлениях она передаёт вам некое послание, в котором содержится и тревога, и тайна, и что-то мистическое, и что-то вас возвышающее. Вы воспринимаете мощный энергетический поток этого голоса - и в вас рождается в ответ сильный эмоциональный отклик, сильное эстетическое переживание. Смысл, который в нём содержится - каждый для себя находит сам. Или даже не ищет его - а просто испытывает чистые эмоции и чистый эстетический восторг. Слова этих песен - лишь опора для сложнейшей вокальной и эмоциональной работы. Интерпретации знаменитых песен, которые вам передаёт Диана Анкудинова, существенно преображают, а иногда - как данном случае - полностью меняют первоначальный смысл слов. Когда вы воспринимаете весь этот поток звуковых и визуальных образов в совокупности всех его элементов - вы вообще не задумываетесь о смысле тех слов, что она произносит. Даже чёрная шаль на её плечах содержит в себе больше смысла, чем все эти слова: всё, что необходимо, она создаёт на ваших глазах с помощью своего феноменального голоса, своих эмоций, своего артистизма, наконец - своего образа. И тот конечный результат, который мы с вами с таким восторгом воспринимаем - был возможен только с этим голосом, только с этой внешностью, только с этой эмоциональной энергией, - только с этим артистом: Дианой Анкудиновой....
@@АннаБорисова-й7н присоединяюсь. правда, мне всё же немного обидно за огромное количество людей, которые вместе с Дианой создают этот и другие шедевры: аранжировщики, хореографы, преподаватели вокала, костюмеры, сценические художники, дизайнеры видеографики, режиссёры, звуковики... наконец, продюсеры, благодаря которым стало возможным использование многих произведений, исполненных Дианой, сделавшей их уникальными, а потому практически своими
Полностью согласен. Меня удивляют люди, которые относят эмоциональное воздействие этого выступление Дианы в первую очередь к Томми Профитту написавшему музыку в минорном ключе к песне Элвиса Пресли. Но возникает вопрос: "Почему почти за 4 года этот кавер не называли эпичным хотя его пели несколько талантливых певиц?" И только после появления этого выступления Дианы об этом заговорили в музыкальном мире. Нисколько не хочу принизить роль Томми как композитора этого произведения, но этот шедевр заслуга их обоих где роль Дианы никак не меньше чем Томми П.
этого не выразить словами, но Диана Анкудинова действительно делает что то с нашими душами! она просто проникает в сердце, она Паганини голоса, многие пишут что она лучшая в мире, но нет, я так не считаю, она вне всех оценок, вне мира. она просто есть!!!
Maybe it would be better to explain us the differences between burgerking, hamburger, cheeseburger and the like and leave Diana's singing to someone normal. What do you think?
I have to disagree about Diana's pronunciation of "men/man" -- I can only hear "men". That is also all I have heard since first listening to this performance. Changing to a minor key was inspired, and makes an old familiar song into a whole new experience
This is how the song was composed to be sung . It's a song about an underage girl who falls in love with an older man. She knows she shouldn't but, She can't help falling in love. This video was cut off, there's another video of the same event that continues well after she finishes. You get to hear what all the other judges/contestants have to say about this performance. It's truly worth watching, they were just as blown away as the rest of us, even saying that she is way above their level for the contest. They all take turns performing and judging.
Диана Анкудинова - удивительная певица и исполнительница !!! А, это выступление Дианы просто космическое, фантастичное и уникальное !!! Это просто безумие какое-то ... 💝💝💝💃💃💃🌼🌼🌼🌺🌺🌺
Diana is awesome. There's a great band called The Warning and they are 3 sisters from Monterey Mexico and their ages are after tomorrow will be 22 20 and 18. Love this version of this song. The Warning just finished 103 concerts this year.
Почему самые злые комментарии от оперных певцов? Зависть к вокалу, к уникальному тембру? Диана показала другое прочтение знаменитейшей песни, которую знает весь мир. Вот что надо обсуждать! Вместо оценки целостного образа песни, что хотела сказать Диана в этой песне нам, слушателям - устраивают разбор произношения на английском языке, при этом не умея правильно произнести имя "Диана Анкудинова" по русски. Я запомнил эту певицу, когда она зло смеялась более года назад над исполнением песни Дианой "Wicked Game" считая весь вокал Дианы компьютерной обработкой, заявляя, что подросток так петь не может! Why the most angry comments from opera singers? Envy to the vocals, to the unique timbre? Diana showed another reading of the most famous song that the whole world knows. Here's what to discuss! Instead of assessing the holistic image of the song, what Diana wanted to say in this song to us, the listeners, they arrange an analysis of pronunciation in English, while not being able to correctly pronounce the name "Diana Ankudinova" in Russian. I remember this singer when she laughed evilly more than a year ago at Diana's performance of the song "Wicked Game", considering all Diana's vocals to be computer processed, stating that a teenager cannot sing like that!
What you say is not true. Maybe the translation didn't work well. She was fascinated by Diana's voice and immediately recognized that she has a polyphonic undertone in her voice. She explained how it works and wished she could look inside her voice box.
это прочтение уже было, но вокализ действительно, насколько я помню оригинальную минорную версию, сделан Дианой, ну или тем, кто помогал ей подготовить этот номер
@@CCC-rd3gc, вы правы, до Дианы были неоднократные попытки делать минорные версии. Заслуга Дианы в том, что она сделала своё, ни на что не похожее ранее. Вся её фишка в неземном, отличных от всех вокале - она повторяет одну и ту же фразу, лишь меняя октавы и регистры исполнения и получился душераздирающий крик сердца молодой девушки: - Я не могу не любить! Гимн несчастной любви!
Спасибо! Отличная эмоциональная и профессиональная реакция. В какой-то момент мне показалось, что я в храме и слушаю мессу. Настолько чудесно поёт Диана!
Please, react her 'Rechenka' song. It'll help You to understand ethnic vibes and some other specific moments of Diana's style. Plus- sorry to be so pressin, but- I' m sure You will have lots of joy listening to that single. Thanks for your emotions and professional comments!
As a Russian guy I always doubt my pronunciation when I say man/men or woman/women or other similar words in English. We have only one æ (Э) letter/sound in our language, so man/men sounds pretty much the same for our ears 🙄
I hear "men" in first phrase, just at a low frequency and with a bit of accent. Listen to more of her, she usually phrases correctly but of course we hear the russian accent sometimes. I do agree with the implied idea that with time and study her english will improve and that will add to the delivery of the songs as she gets closer to western phrasing.
Nice reaction to Diana. I think the pronunciation comments you had were just an accent of a 17 year old native Russian speaker.. Great comments on her tone & control of her voice & use of vibrato. For more of her performances watch "Rechenka" - an early contest when she was 14 ua-cam.com/video/fEcvVINA304/v-deo.html "Crow" at 17 years old in Russian ua-cam.com/video/1AT7SZDDHo8/v-deo.html "Me Voy" in Spanish at 18 years old ua-cam.com/video/pnlgB90iTf0/v-deo.html Thanks again for your insights
Diana is still young & I once read, about 3 years ago that she was found at 2 & a half yrs old on the side of the street in Russia, spasely clothed & then placed in an Orphanage by the very relatives that found her. They told the Orphange Diana was unable to talk, so they said she was dumb therefore they choose to leave her there. (Boy has this young girl has come a long way!) [I do hear the words that aren't pronounced quite right like yourself. When I first heard this song I was saying to myself, I'd wish someone had really indicated the necessity of pronouncing "men"/"man" & the "v" sound with the word "Love", to Diana . All I can say is, one thing is for sure, when "Diana" ever performs this song again, she's gonna "nail" it! (Overall, Diana is a very talented & gifted young woman & I am so happy for her and all who love and know her too.) TY for your reaction/Analysis. 😁🥰🎼🎙🎶🎤🎧
The clip ended abruptly because you watched the pirated rather than the official video on Diana's channel. About half of reactors do - it has a lot of views, to be fair, but it's not the official one (which has the judge commentary). I heard "men", btw ;) Thank you for your analysis. Diana Ankudinova is an astounding talent. Yes, they were only given a maximum of 3 minutes for each performance on this show. Diana does not speak English but she has started learning it this last year or two. Her native tongue is Russian.
You won't know her until you hear Rechenka. It is outrageous. And at 14.
This is without a doubt the absolute truth!!!
But for the best impression it is very important to choose the right performance/video from the show You are Super.
The best video in my opinion is the re-upload on the "Kwastas Vagias" channel
ua-cam.com/video/fEcvVINA304/v-deo.html
For me this is a "MASTERPIECE of vocal and performance art" for all time and still my top 1 performance/video by Diana and I believe it is almost impossible to beat.
All the best and greetings from Germany. 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻
😄 Diana is Russian and her native language is the Russian. Our language sounds are absolutely different. The MAN and MEN for us are the same or very close 😀 We can skip some sounds when speak and this circumstance changes nothing. Russian language is not so formal like English. We can change the order of words and this way make stronger their meaning. Did you try to sing on other language? Italian? Or French? Russian opera singers learn foreign languages 🙂. Diana is 3nd year student but her French is not bad, her Arabian makes happy Arabian men. Spanish speaking people give her the note "excellent". Do you sing Russian opera? Thanks for reaction and smile 👍
It’s true! It is not professional to evaluate the sound of a non-native language. Thank you 🙌
I have read that Diana doesn't speak English, but sings in English phonetically. If this is true, then I am not sure that whether or not she is saying men or man would have that much significance or intention. If any Russian folks read this and know for sure, is it correct that she sings English phonetically, and doesn't speak the language? Thanks.
@@vorlon1 😀🇷🇺👍💥❤️ Yes, she starts to learn English with professors in the university
@@aspbox12 Thanks.
Swedish speaker here. I definitively heard "men", but it was close to "man". I believe it's a lot to do with native tongue because there are so many sounds in human languages. But the critique is helpful nonetheless if Diana is aiming at getting even better at what she does. The worst one may do to somebody who is apparently making a huge effort in a field, is to NOT correct even small errors, because the person with high aim and high hopes may be deceived into believing all is well when there is a margin to work on. Sometimes it's not nice to be "nice".
Her native language is Russian, which makes this so much more incredible because the Russian language does not have a “w” sound. The way that she so perfectly forms it in a way that seems so natural is amazing, because I couldn’t make a proper “w” Sound for over a year after learning English, even at a young age. Russian also has many loopholes for pronunciation, which explains the men/man part, however it is also just a part of her deeper almost covered sounding voice.
Diana is native russian speaker. In russian language we don't pay much attention to pronunciation. Our vowels don't cross each other. These 2 vowels (men/man) sound similar for us.
Thanks for explaining that!
I didnt even notice
Lol I've listened her explanation and heard she said same thing twice, only once longer. I must admit as an Eastern European my ears don't pick the difference. Man men cat etc. similar tonme. In key e is totally different. I get it they say e multiple ways, yet man men? ???
lol.
I'm french and to be honest i didn't noticed neither the difference, even after she pointed it out. Although i can hear the "T" missing and the "V" for "can't" and "love". But I'm no professionnal and that interpretation was absolute perfection to my ears! She's a mermaid, and witch (in a good way) and since I discovered her I'm totally fascinated and can't stop listening to her songs...
You are the most professional react I’ve seen so far, congratulations and thank you! I am Brazilian and It is really difficult to pick up the difference between Man x Men, our hearing is not trained for that but I see your point, her performance was MESMERIZING!!! I’ve listened maybe 30 x already 😅.
Diana was 18 in this performance from last September 2021 on Russian TV. This show was more of a variety singing show than a competition. No judges per se since the singers all ranked themselves from best to least best each week for two months as they had to sing in different genres each week to keep them out of their comfort zones. Diana was easily the youngest and least established singer of the group but had the highest point total at the end. Enjoyed your thoughts on this.
Greetings from Scotland! Well that was a fascinating analysis! You pinpointed a few things that I have not noticed before. The pronunciation is due to the fact that she didn't have much time to prepare the performance beforehand, the song was allocated to her by the show/contest organisers and the real biggie - she doesn't really speak English! She is a native of Eastern Russia and speaks Russian normally but she is learning and she speaks much more and much better English than she used to. Diana usually listens to the foreign language song a couple of times, then sings it a couple of times before she basically has it in place. She's a lightening fast learner! She has sung in *7 languages, Russian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian and Arabic!!!* SO FAR! 😊
What next? Hmm, I'd like your opinion on something new and modern from Diana, an original song. This may be outside your normal listening but I am interested in your reaction. "Falling like a waterfall" lyric video only I'm afraid but you might love her new look! :-
ua-cam.com/video/9-4mDHMldU4/v-deo.html
I hear men rather than man🤷🏼 but she is Russian and had to work with a speech pathologist as a young girl so perhaps you’re right? Her back story is quite tragic and speaks to her strength as a person and also likely plays into her pronunciation. I encourage you to read about her story.
Thanks for the reaction.
Diana is Russian. She grew up in Arsenyev, Tolyatti and Moscow. She is studying English at the Russian Institute of Theater Arts (GITIS) in Moscow. She has said she has not planned foreign concerts because she does not speak English well enough yet to engage with an English speaking audience. You may have noticed at the very beginning of her Wicked Game video that she pronounced the W as V as she sang "The Vorld is on fire" when she was 15 years old. This is the normal Slavic pronunciation of the letter W. She doesn't do that now when she sings in English. That's not by chance. She worked on it. But whether she sings "World" or "Vorld", or "Men" or "Man", I don't care. I just want to hear her sing every day.
It's unfortunate that you chose this stolen, clipped video from the pirate Club Broccoli channel. The original is on Diana's channel with the other singers'/judges' comments. ua-cam.com/video/M-znD6QKbrg/v-deo.html
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The stage production was incredibly well done. This is one of the firsts for using Virtual Reality (VR) in a live performance. The audience at this venue were watching the same stage effects as we saw it. Adore Diana's low voice and presentation.
She didn't say "man" at all, it was "men", a more Americanized pronunciation. Now I'm a little nitpicky on your hearing. :)
Pretty damn good for someone who doesn't speak English huh? I understand operaric types naturally nitpick (Maggie Renee in particular), but that's natural for an opera singer to do. They literally have perfection in diction throttled into them, everything must be phonetically perfect.
You need to understand, Diana isn't an opera singer. She dislikes opera very much, as it robs all creative freedom and she is naturally very creative. One day she may have time for an English tutor, which I sincerely hope she does. It will improve her pronunciation dramatically. Until then I just enjoy her performances no matter the language it is in, especially Russian.
And as others have said, you chose the pirated version to react to. Try getting them directly from Diana's channel, most are even subtitled.
Great insights btw. Thank you. :)
It’s been too long since you reacted to Diana Ankudinova! A very cool reaction, thank you!
Anytime!
Thanks for taking the time to do a detailed review of this performance by Diana. This show (ShowMaskGoOn) produced a live studio performance by 9 artists each week for 9 weeks. Very condensed production schedule and not very much time for the artists to prepare. Second language issues certainly are more likely with this type of production schedule. This show produced some awesome performances by Diana worth reacting to ("The Crow," "The Way," "Personal Jesus," and others). Also, when she was 14 and 15 she was on another contest show called "You are Super" for disadvantaged youth. She won both years on that show (You already reacted to "Wicked Game" from that show). She sings/tells a story of one of the most memorable live performances you'll ever see of a Russian folk song "Rechenka" (The River) ua-cam.com/video/fEcvVINA304/v-deo.html and my favorite rendition of a French cover of Indila's "Derniere Danse" (Last Dance) ua-cam.com/video/PeoS3Kw42sA/v-deo.html and a Rag and Bone man's cover of "Human" ua-cam.com/video/erQLW2Z2i8w/v-deo.html among others. All showcase some of the best live stage performances from anyone out there and all the more remarkable because she was so young. She recently released her first totally written and composed song in a mood video version at 19 years old called "Revelation" which is stellar. ua-cam.com/video/ThA05huLEJ8/v-deo.html Your reaction to Diana is always a treat. PLEASE continue this journey in the order which makes most sense to you. I'll be watching for any of these with anticipation!
Diana is the best thing I've ever heard in my life 🤯💣💥
Great Reaction ! You have just witnessed "The Worlds Greatest Vocals". Diana (DEE-ana) is a True Dramatic Contralto, very very rare, with Polyphonic overtones. She can sing Two notes at the same time. She is from and Lives in Russia. Super Award Winning Artist. She sings in 6 different Languages, Diana has over 250 Perfect Performances. She is 19yrs old. She has Millions of Millions of Super Fans. We All Love her so much. I have watched over 600 hours myself. She has changed my Life. Please read her story if you Really want to be Blown away. She was left out on the winter street at the age of 3 with a broken Collar bone, was orphaned and couldn't speak, You can take it from there. Simply Amazing! She makes every Performance her own. Every music video becomes very special. Please become a Super Fan along with us , and Thank God he Blessed us with with her. Welcome to our Diana World.
Super Diana-18 yo!!! Amazing!!! Beautiful!!! Fantastic and magical voice!!! Mysterious!!! Awesome!!! Thank you!!! Wow!!!
Great analysis.
In the word Men as much as i tried i always heard Men not Man, on the words can't and love though you are right she did not pronounced them correctly but let us not forget that she is 18 years old here and English is not her first or even second language and also if you take in to account the time she spent in the orphanage and in therapy for he speech problems she did not had much time to study the language so her Russian accent still gets in the way.
Personally i really don't mind, i did not even payed attention to it until you mentioned this and i will even add that i think accents make a language way more interesting, i love them.
In an interview after this show she said that she started to study English though so everything will be fine in the future.
On your comment about the form of the mouth when singing high notes, i think that she did this because the performance demanded it, in other performances like "take on me" by A-HA, "Feeling good" by Nina Simon or even in her own song "Revelation" and many others she shows that she can reach up there with her mouth barely open.
If you want a recommendation i would suggest either
Crow: ua-cam.com/video/1AT7SZDDHo8/v-deo.html
or
Oh, it is not yet evening: ua-cam.com/video/cfTiQkJrLi0/v-deo.html
OK ! Good Reaction. But our Diana is not a Opera Singer. Plus she is from Russia, so I'm sure her pronunciation is not Perfect, but we all know what she is saying. She is perfect to us, and when she sings in other Languages we can't under anything anyway, but it's great to us. If you listen to music that closely, then your not having Fun with it. Diana can sing anything and has a blast at doing it. Opera singers are copy's of their teachers, Diana is her Very Own. I am also in the Music Business, and we are here only for our Audience enjoyment. Read Diana story. Music is what ever you want it to be, To us, Diana is perfect. Thank You for your reaction
Спасибо за реакции на Диану Анкудинову!!!
The original video also has all the judges commentaries. There are subtitles available and very much worth a listen. The fellow standing hands held up, is a very well known opera singer and his wife as well. What he has to offer was great. All the contestants are the judges and all have long published music. This seemed more a debutante occasion for Diana seeing how well she was recieved by her audience and judges. And that was the opening number for nine episodes where we could watch diana progress through many genres and how well she could apply that very adept contralto. She has a gift in vocalizing vowels creating so much color a d texture. Her low notes make her sound a tactile moment too. Be sure to listen to this on big speakers rrather loud. Her polyphonic edge through speakers makes her voice a full body experience, especially those last two lines and the plaintive yodel cry in Rechenka goes through you too. This is truly a voice to study. It never diminishes in brilliance and emotion. Thank you for another great reaction.
Hi 👋, it's a minor version of the song 🎵
They say it's a requiem to Elvis Presley 🙏 He would be glad listening to our treasure 💖 Diana Ankudinova!
Amazing 👏 mystical 🎆 fabulous 😍 performance 🎭 by Diana!
Epic singer!
Thanks a lot for your honest reaction! Go on, please and you won't be disappointed, like 👍, subscription!
Thank you. Love how she turned this happy Elvis song into a very dark dark disturbing song. Perfect for her unique voice. Thank you for choosing this performance and giving your thoughts and observations. Knowing the song, I automatically heard the correct lyrics, but once you pointed it out, I did hear 'man' instead of 'men'. I do believe it is a language interpretation because I believe that she is Russian.
Love it
Her timbre is gorgeous 😍
It is!
King(Elvis) dead long life Queen❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
I hear 'men' rather than 'man'. I thought your pointing it out might result in me now hearing 'man', but no, still 'men'. I am from the UK btw. Don't know if that affects anything.
Your point about pronunciation is well made however. You're not the first opera singer-reactor to address it. I assume correct pronunciation of a phonetically learned foreign song is treated with greater rigor in the opera houses than in the world of pop singers.
When Diana first sang 'Human' at age 15 I didn't know the song and could barely understand any of the verses. She still sings the song and is now much clearer.
Edited to add: I enjoyed your reaction btw. I like to hear these more technical points made, rather than just "wow". I am glad you returned to Diana and hope for more
I definitely hear man. I can even see it with her mouth shape.
Like Jess, I am classically trained, and yes, accurate diction is drilled into us. When we're training, we work with language coaches and study everything using the international phonetics alphabet to make sure our pronunciation is exact in any language.
Насколько я знаю битлов с их Ливерпульским акцентом не понимали не то что в Америке,но и в Лондоне.и ничего!вуаля🤗
you can find the non-clipped version easily, just look in her own page :)
also: Rechenka, yep... literally unbeliable for a 14 y.o
No puedo decir nada que no haya dicho ya... así que hoy sólo te digo Bravo. Me encanta la voz y la forma de cantar de Diana y admiro tu trabajo tanto a la hora de analizar el trabajo de los artistas como a la hora de preparar los videos para tus seguidores... Gracias mil y un gran abrazo
DIANA ANKUDINOVA SUPER STAR IN THE WORLD 🌎 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ all times
Дианочка как всегда Супер! Дианочка величайшая певица современности Супер звезда! Красатуличка наша Супер!
There are hundreds of covers of this song and few touch me and come close to Elvis. Diana makes her own song out of it.
Diana, also called goosebumps queen, sang the cover of the cover of the song by Elvis Presley in the first episode of the competition 'Шоумаскгоон' (ShowMaskGoOn). This was Diana's first adult competition in November 2021. She was the youngest competitor (aged 18) and wowed contestants and spectators with her first song.
Rules: 9 winners of the previous shows 'The Mask', 'Superstar' and 'You are Super' took part in this new format and had to sing in 9 categories: folk hit, song at the end of the 20th century, Soviet song, pop hit, song your choice, new music, song from cartoon or film, rock hit, Grammy
The man who jumps up is the world famous opera singer Yusif Eyvazov. He is also the husband of the world famous opera singer Anna Netrebko. He is the guest of honor and awards 9 points. Each episode has a new guest of honor.
The competitors have to assess each other and have praised Diana to the skies. They said of their performance: 'Diana has no competition on the show - she amazes with her talent - it's impossible to tear yourself away from her - you want to listen endlessly, they're in tears and they're even afraid to blink' .
8 participants (Diana cannot score herself) gave Diana the highest score (9). She won the first episode... and later won the contest.
* Diana Ankudinova (live)and Olympic champion figure skating Alina Zagitova - ua-cam.com/video/ShkDAV8HwgQ/v-deo.html
* Alexandra TRUSOVA and Dmitry MIKHAILOV (Figure skaters) : Can't Help Falling in Love by Diana Ankudinova LIVE ua-cam.com/video/IlCJRNZzo94/v-deo.html
* Original cover (dark version): Can't Help Falling In Love feat. bach - Tommee Profitt - ua-cam.com/video/PDboeQfAsww/v-deo.html
* Original: Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love - ua-cam.com/video/ttuVUynl5SU/v-deo.html
Thank you so much for your reply. You brought a lot to the table - especially with your links.
Великолепное исполнение песни Дианой! Великолепная Диана! Браво-Диана!👍♥️🔥♥️💥♥️💫 Спасибо за реакцию!😊
I do not speak or know Russian so I hope this translation is correct: Спасибо за просмотр!
@@jessicasopranonotes I'm a year late for your party, but I have another performance by her in a duet with the singer songwriter of this song Brandan Stone. It is a live performance I'm sure you will find it as thrilling as I did and still do.
ua-cam.com/video/u9rBsvNRY3I/v-deo.html Diana Ankudinova duet with Brandon Stone 'The Day You' by Brandon Stone.
A very very young Diana Ankudinova - "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" and "Jodel-Time" (Moscow Karaoke Cup) ua-cam.com/video/i7UyKidIMyw/v-deo.html
Hello. Great recommendation. Just a little note on that. I think the slightly better video is this one ua-cam.com/video/pNC9m9dcsi4/v-deo.html
All the best and greetings from Germany. 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻
Clip ended abruptly because it’s a kind of pirated video.Not from Diana’s channel. Diana have all her clips on her official channel.
Her voice is glorious.
За Диану сразу лайк
Доброго времени суток у Дианы прозвище "Королева Мурашек"
мне кажется что Диана просто живёт каждой песней поэтому звучит так великолепно !!!
Amazing talent and amazing reaction/analysis! 👏🏼👏🏼 I think the diferente in vowels and no pronunciation of some consonants, well diction, is cause because of a language barrier, and yes, we all have accents, but there’re ways to improve it! As always, thank you Jess! 🙌🏼❤️ Also, I wish they produced the performance different by including all the lyrics, the complete song, because, I love it and I was left wishing to Dianna to sing it completely!
I agree with you! 💛💛
The guy with the beard who stood first - Yusef Eyvazov - is a one time guest - he is a famous Opera Tenor in Russia, married to Anna Netrebko, Russian operatic soprano
Netrebko (as you know, Jess) has lost most of her gigs due to expressing support for Putin (if not directly for the Ukraine fiasco).
@@alanfoster6589 That's nonsense, she didn't express nothing. In fact, she was blackmailed into distancing herself from the Russian president and after she did, out of fear of losing her jobs, they kicked her out anyway.
@@AFLOVEable Their loss. Traded their critical thinking for virtue signaling for evil people.
@@AFLOVEable Sounds a lot like old Twitter
@@AFLOVEableyes, it was a shame. Honestly, I applaud Gergiev for saying nothing and choosing to just perform in Russia and China. Netrebko only got a gig at the Teatro Colon, in Buenos Aires (2 concerts + 1 opera) last year, before she was "debanned". But even here the conductor (canadian) wanted her gone, but the theatre fought for her (as we say: we got a genocidal dictatorship trained and supported by the US, but we never banned their artists, why would we ban any other?).
Fortunately, european theatres and festivals went back, but it was a mess for months.
Диана Анкудинова великолепна!!! 💎
Исполнение фантастическое!!! 👍💯
Браво Диана!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I hear "men". She doesn't speak English. I believe Russian is her only spoken language. I think it's way too much to expect all those subtle English differences here. You've gotten the chopped video version and missed the comment section.
Everyone on the show sings, but one of the judges is special. The one who most vividly appreciated Diana's voice. The one who was standing listening to the song. He is an opera singer who is considered one of the best voices in the world. His name is Yusuf Eyvazov. He is a dramatic tenor, the husband of the great opera star of our time, Anna Netrebko. Yusuf is welcome at all the best opera venues in the world, where the best of the best voices of the world sing, on such stages as the Mariinsky Theater, the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, the Vienna State Opera, the Bolshoi Theater, the Paris National Opera and others. Who, if not he, can appreciate the voice? And he, at the end of Diana's performance, was crying. It's worth a lot. This is worth more than the opinions of millions of reactors and judges.
This episode's guest star Yusif Eyvazov said:
"You know I'm struggling to articulate what I've felt. I've heard many music in my life,
I sing along all over the world. I have seen a lot of concert halls and people, orchestra and
musicians....
....This girl got just an incredible talent hidden inside, and may God give that this talent
gets into good hands, people who can do with it what she deserves in the future which Diana herself
deserves."
One video of Diana's, in my sight, is a total masterpiece the like of which I don't remember ever seeing before in my long life. It's a must see for anyone that loves singing with unending emotion. The background of the song is essential to know. The title of the song is "Ornery (or "Fastidious" or "Finicky") Horses". The song has nothing to do with horses in reality - the horses are being used as a metaphor for life. The author of song is begging the horses to slow down (he is aware he is approaching death), but, at the same time he is whipping them along (his chaotic lifestyle) - he knows that his lifestyle is taking him to an early death, however, he is unable to change it.....the composer of the song, Vladimir Vysotsky, was a singer-songwriter, poet, and actor as well as an alcoholic & drug addict and died in 1980 at the age of 42. ua-cam.com/video/lu8iW9BcWmY/v-deo.html . Subtitles are a must for Diana's words before and after the song.
C возвращением в мир Дианы!
Диана - уникальная и неповторимая певица!
Невероятное выступление Дианы!
Просто потрясающее!
И хорошая позитивная реакция!
Диане - браво! А за реакцию - лайк!
Welcome back to Diana's world!
Diana is a unique and inimitable singer!
Incredible performance by Diana!
Simply amazing!
And a good positive reaction!
Diana - bravo! And for the reaction - like!
Смотрю даже незнаю какой раз,и всё также мурашки,озноб по всему телу,Диане браво как всегда,вам спасибо за реакцию!🥰👍
Great reaction.
A beautiful use of harmonic minor by a very unique voice.
I love Gabriel Henrique's version of Mariah Carey's LEAD THE WAY. Perfection to the MAX.
Jessica!! Finally you have reached our DIANA!! Thank you for your opinion about Diana's vocals!!! Please make a video for the song What a Wonderful World by Diana Ankudinova and Brandon Stone with New Year's greetings. Nobody expected that her voice could sound like jazz blues!! even William Hostutler noted how delicious her voice sounds in this composition !!!!!
ua-cam.com/video/GOA9Fo7WKWg/v-deo.html
This is my second reaction to her and I am fascinated with her voice! Looking forward to hearing more from her :)
Great analysis! You look beautiful too in this reaction!
Just on a side note, the guy who stood up is Yusif Eyvazov, an Azerbaijani opera singer, husband of Ana Netrebko, a Russian opera diva. I've been at their concert a year ago.
FYI-The man who stood up is a famous male singer from one of the Stan countries. He is married to the premier soprano in Russia. You listened to a shortened clip and it is available on her channel. She does do the vibrato on the last note. She tends to add vibrato when it fits in the drama. SHe seems to like the clarity of her non vibrato. Her most recent song The Day You because she is in her soprano register most the time. She gets into the sixth octave and she makes some obvious choices in using her vibrato. The are two versions of the song. One is as a soloist. THe other is as a duet with Brandon Stone, a super star in Russia. It is exceptional as a duet. She wrote the lyrics and it is a love song for her adopted mother who save her life.
The amazing and unique voice of Diana cannot be forgotten or confused with anyone else!!! Thank you for your reaction!
As a english person from a country with a great many accents, she clearly says men to my ear. If she sang man if would immediately jump out as wrong, and it doesn't. I agree on the can't and love bit though.
Great video with interesting, unique analysis as always, and thanks for returning to Diana. I'm not 100% sure of the premise of this show, but I believe everyone in that tiered stand is a singer who takes their turn performing. I think the exception to this is the guy who stood up and looked emotional. I want to say he's a music producer and a guest on the show, but I could easily be wrong.
The chap who stood up is an opera singer himself - Yusif Eyvazov,, who is married to the soprano Anna Netrebko. You're correct about the people in the stand, they're all (apart from Yusif, who was a one time guest) singers on the show - when not singing, Diana would be seated in the stand.
I'm glad you have reacted to her again. I loved your first reaction. A voice like hers only comes around once in a generation.
RESPONSE TO THE SHAMAN'S SONG "LET'S STAND UP". THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE!
Обсуждаем голос, исполнение, или английское произношение?
Diana Ankudinova y Dimash Kudaibergen son los mejores cantantes del mundo mundial y del universo entero de este y del paralelo son aliens, son ángeles son impresionantes y espectaculares sus rangos vocales y sus interpretaciones son magistrales,sus octavas son inauditas... Dimash tiene casi 7 octavas y Diana Ankudinova 5 octavas, simplemente no hay punto de comparación son maravillosos y realmente únicos woww woww...un fuerte abrazo y saludos desde México...
Лучший кавер на песню Элвиса! Думаю вы со мной согласны!!!
Скорее это реквием Элвису...
Great reaction Jess, Thank you:)
I would love to hear your reaction on Diana's 'Derniere dance'
ua-cam.com/video/qSBXNJmdif8/v-deo.html
Hello from France
Great reaction!
She's Russian, phonems in this language are totally different than in English.
It was a new song for her there was short rehearsals for this show and she didn't learn good English very well in school because she nerver worked with native English speakers
This performance is inspired by this Tommee Profitt's minor key version (Dark version) ua-cam.com/video/PDboeQfAsww/v-deo.html but the power of Diana's voice definitely adds another dimension.
About this Show:
The man who stood up during the performance is Yusif Eyvazov (www.operadeparis.fr/en/artists/yusif-eyvazov) a famous tenor born in Azerbaidjan, he said after during the comments that he never had heard a voice like Diana's...
Hearing Diana while being in the same room as her is an experience hard to forget according to friends who have seen her in concert. she makes you vibrate to the bones! Some have told me that it feels like she's singing inside you, in your own head ....
Could you please react too to The Crow ("Ворона") - Диана Анкудинова in "Rock hit" category. Many people think this is Diana's one of the best performance to date. She managed in 3 minutes to make a demonstration (without being ostentatious) of all her vocal possibilities and skills.
Diana was currently participating in a very ambitious NTV show "ShowMaskGoon" ("Шоумаскгоон") shot in Mosfilms studios with Virtual Reality sets. The sound was recorded live.
Why "ShowMaskGoon"?: The NTV channel produces 3 other singing competition shows (You are Super ", The Mask" and "SuperStar") the winners of these three shows participate in "ShowMaskGoon which is a kind of superfinal which premiered this year (" Mask "because of the second one)
The principle was as follows: there was 9 permanent participants who are both judges and competitors. Everyone had to perform in 9 predefined styles or categories, changing each time in each of the 9 parts of the show. It was very interesting because the candidates had to get out of their usual repertoire. To the 9 judges / candidates is added a different guest each week who also votes, because the artist who is on stage does not vote. They all have points from 2 to 9 to be distributed according to their assessment of the performance.
The 9 categories were:
"Song from a movie or cartoon"
"Rock hit"
"New music"
"Song of the late twentieth century"
"People are moved" (moving song)
"Soviet song"
"Pop hit"
"Grammy"
"Song of your choice"
I made a playlist of Diana's performances in this show :
ua-cam.com/play/PLhVBmobu-XO9izXuLezwxvgY1NfKpAxqS.html
(The long versions contain the reactions of the other candidates and they have subtitles)
Diana's official channel with lots of subtitles and original songs : ua-cam.com/channels/gbtr4QB6kk7WadvVoYk61g.html
Fans de Diana Ankudinova (France) : facebook.com/groups/DianaAnkudinovaFrance/
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About Diana
I wrote this presentation to help the new reactors:
(I am not a professional but I have compiled information found on Diana's official website, in interviews and in reactions from singers and musicians)
Diana is an unique contralto (dramatic contralto) her comfort range is C3-C6 but in constant evolution. Diana uses many vocal techniques rarely used in pop music (like overtones, yodel, and some from lyric chant....). The one that seems to amaze people the most is multitonal (polyphonic) voice. The root notes are enriched with powerful harmonics which can give the impression that there are several overlapping voices or an artificial effect which gives this result.
This technique is used in Slavic folk music artists, like Pelageya, the Russian folk diva. I cannot tell you exactly how these artists achieve this result, I was just told that it is linked to the simultaneous use of the different resonators of the human body and that such a mastery of the voice and of the breath with such a fluidity requires years of work, Diana has been singing on stage and has been taking singing and performing arts lessons since the age of 6!
She has become famous in the broadcast "You're Great!" ("You are Super"), a song contest reserved for children who have had a difficult start in life. This is the case of Diana who was mistreated and ended up in an orphanage at 3 years old.
In her shows, Diana participates in the direction, direction and arrangements of her performances. She is a complete artist.
In addition, until the recent past her costumes were often designed and sewn by her mother and grandmother since she was 5.
I enclose a biography and some links for the next reactions. ;-D
How to pronounce Diana Ankudinova for English speakers: ua-cam.com/video/OEUs745E8V0/v-deo.html
Two biographies of Diana
facebook.com/groups/DianaAnkudinovaFrance/permalink/767455643823701/
facebook.com/groups/DianaAnkudinovaFrance/permalink/701287307107202
Diana in English Wikipedia : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Ankudinova
She just release her first album : ua-cam.com/play/PL5klm_OHWNxr2Ulfse6G-_a9ubBjchg2S.html (Playlist with subtitles on her official Channel )
She was recenttly participating to this very ambitious show filmed in the studios of Mosfilms (Hollywood for Russia) whose name is "ShowMaskGoon"
It's a contest in which contestants are also judges. Here is a playlist of her last performances, for two of them, you need to fasten your security belt! 😉 :
Her 9 performances ua-cam.com/play/PLhVBmobu-XO9izXuLezwxvgY1NfKpAxqS.html
Lists of songs written for Diana with links to the corresponding videos
2017.04.15. "Joan of Arc" ua-cam.com/video/etISNAO7Q9Q/v-deo.html or ua-cam.com/video/LTa3qR2rbeU/v-deo.html
2019.12.08. "On the Waves of Fate" ua-cam.com/video/lPd1X7-s2KE/v-deo.html
2020.08.29. "By Your Voice" ua-cam.com/video/5KnidU5pHew/v-deo.html
2020.09.10. "Into the Skies" ua-cam.com/video/LfLqs7jJFuI/v-deo.html
2021.01.16 "The Sun is a Red Vixen" ua-cam.com/video/r9I6e_EkavQ/v-deo.html
2021.03.26. "Happiness" (Official) ua-cam.com/video/nJv1auacQvE/v-deo.html
2021.06.11. "I call you Russia" ua-cam.com/video/hbBBIMBqygo/v-deo.html
2021.10.15 "Tadjikistan" ua-cam.com/video/qWnN-gVRG00/v-deo.html
2021.10.29 "Duduk" ua-cam.com/video/zW7lJyu0lXg/v-deo.html
The playlist of her first album "D.A."
ua-cam.com/play/OLAK5uy_kttpiSiP_yy_RhoQ_0ncqlZgDv8YUkKFs.html
Her last Single "Revelation" ua-cam.com/video/ThA05huLEJ8/v-deo.html
All this from Diana's official Channel ua-cam.com/channels/gbtr4QB6kk7WadvVoYk61g.html
Diana's UA-cam Official Channels (with many video with English subtitles):
UA-cam Official
✅ ua-cam.com/channels/gbtr4QB6kk7WadvVoYk61g.html
UA-cam Life
✅ ua-cam.com/channels/iUgh7-F7KU2U3HpkCPJyjA.html
UA-cam Junior
✅ ua-cam.com/channels/TazqyQEUix0rPijtLJqFmQ.html
UA-cam Fan
✅ ua-cam.com/channels/1RL1dXoJCdTaIYykfxivzQ.html
With the best regards of Fans de Diana Ankudinova (France) - facebook.com/groups/DianaAnkudinovaFrance/
I dont hear man there, now I hear her sing constantly so I tried not to expect anything when relistening. I dont think she speaks english but she does rather well when singing it. Another thing, this presentation was new tech with the audience seeing the same visuals and sound expanded around the room, that process could also be behind some of the smoothed out sounds. I will suggest another performnce on this same platform where I could pick out some peculiarites in her English. That might really be enough for you to decide if its off, artistic choice or other. That song is 'Twist in my sobriety'. It was interesting how you pointed out the nice slow vibato settling into the note. Now I notice everytime
Hi Jess, Diana is Russian oh English is not her first obviously. She also sings in several other languages. I was disappointed in your reaction you were more critical than you were positive about the performance. This website absolutely outstanding performance by Diana. It was a dark room done in minor key. Also a little history about Danna she was severely abused by her birth mother she was beaten she even tried to drown her I’m more than one occasion. He’s 3 1/2 she was thrown out on the street and Haritha Russia in the winter time. And when they found her they realize she had been eaten and had a broken collarbone. She ended up in a Russian orphanage She was adopted by a therapist who worked at the Refridge at age 5 that was so severely traumatized at her birth mother she was unable to can you go because she stuttered and stammered unable to speak in a sentence. someone suggested that they give her voice lessons that it might help her to learn how to talk and that is where they discovered her talent. I hope this gives you a little better understanding of her possibly appreciate her abilities little more. please react to Diana performing,
Daniere Dance. She performs this song in French
Прекрасный разбор и реакция на Диану Анкудинову!
Thank you, whath a mature analysis.
Спасибо за реакцию на Диану Анкудинову!!! Лайк!!! 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for your reaction to Diana Ankudinova !!! Like!!! 👍👍👍👍👍
Diana became the winner of a show "Showmaskgoon". I recommend you these Diana songs from this show!
Diana Ankudinova - "Ворона" (The Crow) - ua-cam.com/video/1AT7SZDDHo8/v-deo.html
Diana Ankudinova - Mama, I'm Dancing! - ua-cam.com/video/fW4edk7yRvw/v-deo.html
Diana Ankudinova - Oh, It's not yet evening - ua-cam.com/video/cfTiQkJrLi0/v-deo.html
Diana Ankudinova - Personal Jesus - ua-cam.com/video/I_zdcbL16Bw/v-deo.html
Диана вообще королевишна вибрато. Оно так включено в её вокал, что кажется простым и естественным. Знал бы кто, что это чудовищно трудно.
Спасибо за реакцию. Дианочка лучшая певица современности, она может спеть любую песню, и всё будет шедеврально.
I hear Men but I believe it is her Russian accent which is her native tongue. I don't think she speaks English other than a few words or phrases. If you watch the one from her youtube channel you can hear the judge's comments with the subtitles on
I've been waiting so patiently for you to get around to this one.
Some people hear more of an /ɜ/ vowel. "Wise mɜrn". I'm not sure anymore what I hear now.
I'm fairly certain some of her consonant distortion is the result of something called High Arched Palate. Which would also contribute to her unusually dark timbre as well. I hear it in her Russian when she speaks, but also hear it when she sings in Spanish as well. She doesn't speak English but her singing diction has gotten quite good over the past few years.
The show itself, although a competition, was a format never done before. The judges were also the singers, plus one guest professional. The Guest on this day was Anna Netrebko's husband Yusif Eyvazov (who is also a trained singer). They'd each vote for each other with a point system at the end, and the daily winner would sing an encore performance to show everyone off. Was a pretty cool show with a lot of fantastic songs and performances. A lot of entertaining banter, too.
I think Diana is at her best in small venues like the Wood Grouse Nest. You get to see the less dramatic side of her, and whoever they have mixing the audio at that venue does a great job of capturing the full harmonics of her voice. So harmonically rich.
I had no idea that was the formula of the show. Very interesting and I would love to watch it. Thanks for sharing and commenting :)
Wonderful reaction Jess... looking forward to many more. Hope all is well and Happy Holidays
Diana's writer/producer took Elvis's song and made it a third(?) part minor just as you would in a background theme score for a scary movie; i.e. Halloween the movie theme song.
Brilliant style choice, different approach to the song, and making it her own.
In fact they took Tommee Profitt's version of Elvis's song.
Очень интересные комментарии. Хороший профессиональный разбор. Всё-таки необходимо добавить несколько слов, чтобы прояснить ситуацию. Диана Анкудинова не пела кавер на песню Элвиса Пресли. То, что мы с вами здесь услышали - это вообще не поп-музыка; это даже не другой жанр - это другой вид искусства. Поэтому скрупулёзный разбор того, как именно она произносила те или иные слова - вообще не имеет смысла. Она могла бы спеть другие строки из этой песни - результат был тот же. Какой глубокий смысл вы слышите в словах: "я не могу не любить тебя" ? - его там просто нет. Бог (или природа) создали это удивительное сочетание тёмного, глубокого, насыщенного голоса, этой мощнейшей энергии, этих пронзающих вас эмоций не для того, чтобы она разъясняла вам смысл каких-то банальных текстов. В лучших своих выступлениях она передаёт вам некое послание, в котором содержится и тревога, и тайна, и что-то мистическое, и что-то вас возвышающее. Вы воспринимаете мощный энергетический поток этого голоса - и в вас рождается в ответ сильный эмоциональный отклик, сильное эстетическое переживание. Смысл, который в нём содержится - каждый для себя находит сам. Или даже не ищет его - а просто испытывает чистые эмоции и чистый эстетический восторг. Слова этих песен - лишь опора для сложнейшей вокальной и эмоциональной работы. Интерпретации знаменитых песен, которые вам передаёт Диана Анкудинова, существенно преображают, а иногда - как данном случае - полностью меняют первоначальный смысл слов. Когда вы воспринимаете весь этот поток звуковых и визуальных образов в совокупности всех его элементов - вы вообще не задумываетесь о смысле тех слов, что она произносит. Даже чёрная шаль на её плечах содержит в себе больше смысла, чем все эти слова: всё, что необходимо, она создаёт на ваших глазах с помощью своего феноменального голоса, своих эмоций, своего артистизма, наконец - своего образа. И тот конечный результат, который мы с вами с таким восторгом воспринимаем - был возможен только с этим голосом, только с этой внешностью, только с этой эмоциональной энергией, - только с этим артистом: Дианой Анкудиновой....
Гениально написано!!! Браво!!!👍😍👏👏👏
@@АннаБорисова-й7н присоединяюсь. правда, мне всё же немного обидно за огромное количество людей, которые вместе с Дианой создают этот и другие шедевры: аранжировщики, хореографы, преподаватели вокала, костюмеры, сценические художники, дизайнеры видеографики, режиссёры, звуковики... наконец, продюсеры, благодаря которым стало возможным использование многих произведений, исполненных Дианой, сделавшей их уникальными, а потому практически своими
Полностью согласен. Меня удивляют люди, которые относят эмоциональное воздействие этого выступление Дианы в первую очередь к Томми Профитту написавшему музыку в минорном ключе к песне Элвиса Пресли. Но возникает вопрос: "Почему почти за 4 года этот кавер не называли эпичным хотя его пели несколько талантливых певиц?" И только после появления этого выступления Дианы об этом заговорили в музыкальном мире. Нисколько не хочу принизить роль Томми как композитора этого произведения, но этот шедевр заслуга их обоих где роль Дианы никак не меньше чем Томми П.
What he said 👆
Не кури больше
Я попал на лекцию по произношению английского языка!
этого не выразить словами, но Диана Анкудинова действительно делает что то с нашими душами! она просто проникает в сердце, она Паганини голоса, многие пишут что она лучшая в мире, но нет, я так не считаю, она вне всех оценок, вне мира. она просто есть!!!
Maybe it would be better to explain us the differences between burgerking, hamburger, cheeseburger and the like and leave Diana's singing to someone normal. What do you think?
Maybe it will be better for you to stop being a jerk on the internet.
I have to disagree about Diana's pronunciation of "men/man" -- I can only hear "men". That is also all I have heard since first listening to this performance. Changing to a minor key was inspired, and makes an old familiar song into a whole new experience
Welcome back to Diana. Thanks for exploring her performance. Great reaction
Thanks Kurt!
I think I never heard performance analysis better than yours, mean it different, but at delicate level! Thank you
This is how the song was composed to be sung . It's a song about an underage girl who falls in love with an older man. She knows she shouldn't but, She can't help falling in love.
This video was cut off, there's another video of the same event that continues well after she finishes. You get to hear what all the other judges/contestants have to say about this performance. It's truly worth watching, they were just as blown away as the rest of us, even saying that she is way above their level for the contest. They all take turns performing and judging.
Диана Анкудинова - удивительная певица и исполнительница !!!
А, это выступление Дианы просто космическое, фантастичное и уникальное !!!
Это просто безумие какое-то ...
💝💝💝💃💃💃🌼🌼🌼🌺🌺🌺
Diana is awesome. There's a great band called The Warning and they are 3 sisters from Monterey Mexico and their ages are after tomorrow will be 22 20 and 18. Love this version of this song. The Warning just finished 103 concerts this year.
За Диану всегда лайк
Спасибо🥰😍😘
💛💛
She is Russian, from the Far East from a town just North of Vladivostok
That tone....
Спасибо за реакцию. Россия
Почему самые злые комментарии от оперных певцов? Зависть к вокалу, к уникальному тембру? Диана показала другое прочтение знаменитейшей песни, которую знает весь мир. Вот что надо обсуждать! Вместо оценки целостного образа песни, что хотела сказать Диана в этой песне нам, слушателям - устраивают разбор произношения на английском языке, при этом не умея правильно произнести имя "Диана Анкудинова" по русски. Я запомнил эту певицу, когда она зло смеялась более года назад над исполнением песни Дианой "Wicked Game" считая весь вокал Дианы компьютерной обработкой, заявляя, что подросток так петь не может!
Why the most angry comments from opera singers? Envy to the vocals, to the unique timbre? Diana showed another reading of the most famous song that the whole world knows. Here's what to discuss! Instead of assessing the holistic image of the song, what Diana wanted to say in this song to us, the listeners, they arrange an analysis of pronunciation in English, while not being able to correctly pronounce the name "Diana Ankudinova" in Russian. I remember this singer when she laughed evilly more than a year ago at Diana's performance of the song "Wicked Game", considering all Diana's vocals to be computer processed, stating that a teenager cannot sing like that!
Соrrect. Full pants of envy.
What you say is not true. Maybe the translation didn't work well. She was fascinated by Diana's voice and immediately recognized that she has a polyphonic undertone in her voice. She explained how it works and wished she could look inside her voice box.
это прочтение уже было, но вокализ действительно, насколько я помню оригинальную минорную версию, сделан Дианой, ну или тем, кто помогал ей подготовить этот номер
@@CCC-rd3gc, вы правы, до Дианы были неоднократные попытки делать минорные версии. Заслуга Дианы в том, что она сделала своё, ни на что не похожее ранее. Вся её фишка в неземном, отличных от всех вокале - она повторяет одну и ту же фразу, лишь меняя октавы и регистры исполнения и получился душераздирающий крик сердца молодой девушки: - Я не могу не любить! Гимн несчастной любви!
@@Борис-ч2с8с да, одно из лучших её выступлений, на мой взгляд,
Bravo 🙌!
Her studies at the Moscow Conservatory have really improved her breath control.
Diana is not a student of the Moscow Conservatory.
@@mike_zotov60 You are correct. Took it off another site. She's at the Russian Institute of Theater Arts. My bad.
Спасибо! Отличная эмоциональная и профессиональная реакция. В какой-то момент мне показалось, что я в храме и слушаю мессу. Настолько чудесно поёт Диана!
Здравствуйте, Вам стоит познакомиться с Её Творчеством❤❤✌✌✌🥰🥰🥰🥰
Diana super❤
Here is the full length video that includes comments by the judges: ua-cam.com/video/M-znD6QKbrg/v-deo.html
Please, react her 'Rechenka' song. It'll help You to understand ethnic vibes and some other specific moments of Diana's style. Plus- sorry to be so pressin, but- I' m sure You will have lots of joy listening to that single. Thanks for your emotions and professional comments!
Спасибо 🌹👍👏👏👏
As a Russian guy I always doubt my pronunciation when I say man/men or woman/women or other similar words in English. We have only one æ (Э) letter/sound in our language, so man/men sounds pretty much the same for our ears 🙄
VC - thank you for explaining this. I studied Spanish and French in school and know little about the Russian language.
I hear "men" in first phrase, just at a low frequency and with a bit of accent. Listen to more of her, she usually phrases correctly but of course we hear the russian accent sometimes. I do agree with the implied idea that with time and study her english will improve and that will add to the delivery of the songs as she gets closer to western phrasing.
Nice reaction to Diana. I think the pronunciation comments you had were just an accent of a 17 year old native Russian speaker.. Great comments on her tone & control of her voice & use of vibrato. For more of her performances watch
"Rechenka" - an early contest when she was 14 ua-cam.com/video/fEcvVINA304/v-deo.html
"Crow" at 17 years old in Russian ua-cam.com/video/1AT7SZDDHo8/v-deo.html
"Me Voy" in Spanish at 18 years old ua-cam.com/video/pnlgB90iTf0/v-deo.html
Thanks again for your insights
Diana is still young & I once read, about 3 years ago that she was found at 2 & a half yrs old on the side of the street in Russia, spasely clothed & then placed in an Orphanage by the very relatives that found her. They told the Orphange Diana was unable to talk, so they said she was dumb therefore they choose to leave her there. (Boy has this young girl has come a long way!)
[I do hear the words that aren't pronounced quite right like yourself. When I first heard this song I was saying to myself, I'd wish someone had really indicated the necessity of pronouncing "men"/"man" & the "v" sound with the word "Love", to Diana .
All I can say is, one thing is for sure, when "Diana" ever performs this song again, she's gonna "nail" it!
(Overall, Diana is a very talented & gifted young woman & I am so happy for her and all who love and know her too.) TY for your reaction/Analysis. 😁🥰🎼🎙🎶🎤🎧
This is a cover of another cover of this song by Tommee Profitt (2017) in D minor. Also the Presley song is a cover of an old french song (1.700)!
Watch till end -- Has judges comments - are i n Russian with English subtitles. Well worth it.
the video you reacted to was cut short, the original one i watched has more at the end