People forget that Henk was Floors inspiration to sing, and this is the utter wonder we get. She IS with her idol, and Henk, well, he just outright delivers in what she wants. You see it more in his version of sound of silence, (his love for Floor, or respect, you choose). Two wonderful vocalists, going hardcore. The joy of music, there is nothing on Earth like it. A good book comes close, but while that will stimulate your mind, a good song?? It stimulates your soul.
you might thinks so and i agree, she is very gifted, but there are many more outstanding, one of a kind, female singers. Kim So-hyang for example ua-cam.com/video/_8eIau6dBVY/v-deo.html just to name one.
@@generalsaufenberg4931 Thats not better. Thats also increadable but what Floor can do is that high level in so many different genres. She IS the QUEEN!
She did this on stage with nightwish and Henk on stage , and she beated that final note ( aD6 on Beste Zangers for 8 seconds, in amsterdam she did the same D6 for 13!!!!!) ua-cam.com/video/TM23gaT4zkY/v-deo.htmlsi=HN_-2Rv6VQ9Kj7pD
I saw Floor and Henk performing this song for the first time in 17 year with Nightwish in Amsterdam in front of 18.000 people and believe it or not, but she held that last note even longer. I was right there i looked around i saw i wasn/t the only one with tears. my god it was epic.
I was there as well, but even though I thought it was really good, I like this Beste Zangers version better. Somehow, it missed some of the tension and the drama for me, which the fireworks didn’t compensate. I think it was mainly Henk who appeared to me to be taking it too easily there.
I took my wife (A non metalhead) to the Gelsenkirchen Nightwish concert in Germany. She had tears in her eyes when Floor sang the acoustic version of Decades In The Sun
So glad you reacted to this special performance This is the song that actually unleashed Floor to the general Dutch population. They are not known as big metal fans. Floor definitely opened that door. Now she’s an icon in Holland.
Well, I politely dare to disagree. There are millions of metal fans in the Low Countries (from Nightwish to ultra grindcore) but they always ignore us. Just visit a concert. Remember Dynamo Open Air. 120.000 people (me, 12-ish years old (in those days you could sneak into concerts so probably there were many more). The biggest festival ever. In fact there were so many metal fans that they decided to abolish it :) Anyways, Cheers mate & keep
@@theglanconer6463 Thanks for the response. That was Floors own words about the Dutch. She only became a household name after Beste Zangers . They even got her to sing the Dutch national anthem at 2022 the Dutch F1 Grand Prix in Zandvoort Yes, i agree the they have the die hard metal fans like most Northern European countries but mainstream (Dutch) population, till recently, have not warmed up to metal. Finland on the other hand is very different. There is a huge metal culture enjoy
@@gene6690 Or at least the heads of the Entertainment Industry have not warmed up to it. The Wealthy are the people who need to get their heads out of their asses in order to get Metal and Rock on the Airwaves. It's easy to see how that works; the people with all the money get to dictate how things are run (including radio stations). Not saying that is how things SHOULD be, but just saying that is how things ARE. Just look at the facts. Simple. Who owns the radio stations? It's not the Blue-Collar workers who love Metal.
@@jamescurfman3284 yep agreed. If Nightwish was an American or even British group they would’ve been on the level of Metallica. I come from the era of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple Judas Priest ACDC etc etc. I can say that I have not heard anything like Nightwish especially with Floor. They could put 3 even 4 different set lists together for a live show and they would all be awesome. 95% of their music is listenable if that means anything. There is no other band that can boast the same. The great Metallica, who are arguably the best and most popular metal band of the last twenty years only have about 10 great listenable songs. Even my non metal loving wife likes Nightwish’s music.
Henk played the role of the Phantom countless times, including in London, and is rated as one of the best Phantom performers... period. This was Floor's wish, she's been a huge fan of Henk for many years and when she had the chance to ask him for this duet, she did. Henk had only one demand, "we'll do it, but on one condition, next time you and Nightwish perform in the Netherlands, i want to do this song with you and the band, in your version". And.. that actually happened and it was recorded for all to see, the moment the first notes hit, the crowd went nuts and Henk was cheered onto the stage, an amazing experience.
The versatility of Floors voice is the amazing thing, to me the greatest singer ive heard in my 65 years of life , im so happy to have found her 11 years ago !! Moves me to tears 😢
I really liked your sensitivity, you felt everything to the max: the drama, the intense emotions, the theatricality. Although you are still at the beginning of your exploration, I predict that we will meet again for a long, long time... Red, you can call me Gabi (or Gabe, if you want) This was the last performance of the TV show in the 2019 season, and literally - the crowning of the entire season. As you can imagine, there was an explosion of joy among Nightwish fans, all of them witnessing Floor's success in her country. The Dutch media then rushed to invite her for interviews, and the possibility of solo concerts for Floor in her country, unthinkable until the broadcast of this TV show, became an increasingly obvious option. As a fun element - during the filming of this episode in Ibiza there was a storm with thunder and lightning, and the heavy rainfall almost flooded the tent where it was filmed, so the technical teams intervened to collect the water - you can notice, even during this performance, drops falling through the roof of the tent. And the thunder at the beginning was not a sound effect added at the montage.. :)
Salute, General. I didn't know the thunder was no sound effect. If you still needed proof that Floor is with the heavens, you got it right there. Wow. Just out of curiosity: Are there any sources for that? That sounds too much like some urban myth, I really like to believe it, however I would much rather know it for sure...
@@progoholic It's definitely not an urban legend. The source is the original recording of the TV show. You can see there as Floor and Henk joke around the puddles, and look up worriedly at the rainwater streams running through the tent, while the storm can be heard in the background.
@@gabriel.bardac Well, the skeptic in me would say that there are ways in post production of a TV show which wasn't aired live, to add that thunder or at least enhance it... The concern of the participants could just be in response to the indeed severe weather... But the romantic in me just believes it happened exactly like this. 😍
@@progoholic The thunder is not heard in the official audio recording, as well as the comments of the other guests, you can check here: search in YT "Henk Poort & Floor Jansen - Phantom Of The Opera (Beste Zangers Seizoen 12)". But in the video recorded together with the ambient sounds, you can hear the thunder, as well as the other vocalizations.
Have you noticed while editing your reacts, Red, how at each new Floor reaction your eyes and mouth grow wider? Don't worry, it is a natural physical reaction, no need to call the doctor. Much enjoyed this video here. French Division of the Nightwish Army, looking forward to more Floor & Nightwish!
One fun thing with beste zangers is there are English translated versions with the discussion before and after each song. That's really neat. Especially episode one with Henk where she describers her history and fangiring for Henk a bit and, most of the other singers who had not real idea what she could do (a couple did) were blown away. Vilija Lied episode.
And to think... only one or two of the other singers had ever heard of Floor prior to this show. Just some 'Metal Chick'.... this show put Floor on the map for most people in her home country of the Netherlands... where metal is not as mainstream like it might be in Germany, Finland and other parts of the world. Henk Port was admired by Floor as a youngster.... you can tell she was shocked and overjoyed when Henk belted out that last part in a metal growl. In an interview Henk said he practiced with his vocal coach to get that growl. Put "Que Se Siente" from this same show on your list. She sings it in Spanish to honor Rolf Sanchez on the show..... his amazement at her rendition is simply PRICELESS. ua-cam.com/video/DfYeLUoqw0E/v-deo.htmlsi=NUFYGhFofibKRZuR
Or the first one of the show "Vilja Lied" because that's the one everybody sitting on the couch realises that she is not just a metal chick (except the one with the Ramones shirt, he knew Floor's work).
@@David_randomnumber Yes that "Vilja Lied" was the initial jaw dropping moment as only Ramones shirt guy and possibly the host had any idea of her talent. By the time Phantom was performed everyone's jaws dropped for the 10th time.
at 5:40 when Henk went with distortion, this was only the second time he'd used it publicly. He learned to do it as a surprise for Floor's show on the couch, and when they did a bit of practice for this didn't do it as he'd been keeping it secret. So after giving it for his cover of Sound Of Silence (worth the watch. Henk is a cool guy, you should see him do Country for Ruben), he still had not used it as Phantom. Hence Floor's reaction when he cranked it on for her here, too. He has since done it a lot with her on her solo shows, and as mentioned elsewhere, with her and Nightwish when they played Amsterdam.
Now you need to hear it when Henk makes a guest appearance at a Nightwish concert. To hear the power of Nightwish behind those voices is astounding. It was Henk fulfilling a promise he made to Floor to appear when they were touring to reprise this song. He was The Phantom in the live performances of the play on stage in the Netherlands.
Actually, I think Floor promised Henk that he could join her on stage to sing Phantom with Nightwish. I think it was his condition to do the duet. It was delayed by covid, but it did happen. Promise kept in any case.
Red, you're sitting there with your mouth open once again. No worries, that's most of us, too. Floor does that. She is after all, our Valkyrie Queen. I first encountered Floor several years ago when I ran across her performance of O Mio Babbino Caro (Puccini). I was flabbergasted and Floorgasmed. I'm an older guy, and my musical interests have run from classical to jazz to rock and electronica. I have a ton of LPs, some of which are over 50 years old and date back to when I was buying them back in my college days (yeah, I'm an old fart). Same for CDs. Then I discovered Floor and symphonic metal. You, my dear, have just embarked on what promises to be an epic journey. You've only just dipped your toe into the deep dark ocean that is Nightwish. I'm sure that some of the Nightwish Army have suggested that you give a listen to Epica, another classically trained symphonic metal group led by the terrifyingly beautiful and cosmically talented Simone Simons. She, like Floor is another Dutch goddess and it's no coincidence that they are best friends. So if you can handle having your mind blown yet again, check out Epica's Sancta Terra where Simone and Floor join together. Then for a truly, ahem, epic experience, listen to Kingdom of Heaven part 3 from their Omega Live set. Trust me, you have no idea.
Floor was absolutely fangirling here. She immediately said yes when her idol from her youth would also be on this show and knew exactly what she wanted to sing in this episode called The Duets. Henk Poort, baritone has starred in numerous opera, operette, musical ( and yes also in the Phantom of the Opera) tv etc throughout the Netherlands and abroad. When Floor asked him to do this rendition of Phantom of the Opera Henk had one condition: only if they both would sing it again during the then planned sold out Nightwish show at the Ziggo dome in Amsterdam. Covid put that on hold, but I was there in 2022 to witness that. It was epic. So epic in fact you can find that performance on the official Nightwish YT channel.
Those of us who discovered her a few years ago were eagerly waiting for each new episode to appear on UA-cam. They told us on episode one that the final show would be duets and there were so many of us hoping that Floor and Henk would sing Phantom. Well we were certainly not disappointed. There was a thunderstorm going on during this amazing performance and the tent was seriously being battered. Look closely and you can see the water pouring down everywhere. These two amazing professionals just ignored it and gave this incredible display.
Imagine how awesome it was for us fans. Nightwish and Floor were unable to perform for a long time because of the lock downs and we were all having some serious withdrawls. She gave us some great covers on her YT channel to help but then this show happened and every Saturday for 8 weeks a new floor performance dropped and each one was better than the last ending in this performance. It kind of broke the internet for a short time.
Great reaction. This is my favorite Nightwish like version of this song. The Marcel Fisser band uses the Nightwish arrangement here but makes it more rock and not as metal as Nighhtwish but still good. For me Floor's voice here is perfect. It is brighter then her performance with Henk and Nightwish in Amsterdam in 11/22. Here she is using a more musical theater style while in the Nightwish version she is going for a more operatic sound, although I do love how she holds that D5 note at the end for like 12 seconds in Amsterdam. Henk is a famous Dutch musical theater star and famous for his roles as the first Phantom in the original Dutch stage production of the Phantom of the Opera and also as Jean Valjean in the Dutch production of Les Miserables. Floor saw him as a teenager performing as the Phantom and was a huge fan of his from that point forward. Getting a chance to sing with him was a big reason she agreed to do the show. She asked Henk to do this duet with her for the final show which is all duets. Henk agreed as long as he could sing it with Nightwish when they next performed in Amsterdam. The pandemic delayed it by several years but in 11/22 Floor and Nightwish kept their promise. Fans kept hoping they would do it but they kept it a secret, even rehearsing using their in ears only so no one outside the venue would hear it. Then during he show Tuomas hit those drone notes on his keyboard and everyone went nuts knowing what was about to happen. Floor and Henk have gone on to be great friends and perform in each other's solo shows. Another great collaboration between them is a version of Dangerous Games from the musical Jekyl and Hyde. First recorded as a video during the pandemic and released on Floor's YT channel they also performed it during Floor's solo show in Amsterdam in 9/21 (video of performance also on her YT channel, professional recording of that concert was crowd funded by her fans and each song as well as the whole concert is on her YT channel). They also do a duet of her song Sweet Curse from her band Revamp in that concert. Sweet Curse is my favorite song that Floor sings (bonus she also wrote it). ua-cam.com/video/t_lqvZVCwCA/v-deo.html. Great song about the duality of love. Know you need to checkout my second favorite version of this song by Nightwish from the 2005 End of an Era concert with Tarja and Marko. Tarja is excellent, although I think song like the The Siren and Planet Hell are better vehicles for her gorgeous dark operatic voice. For me the real star of that performance is Marko's gritty, evil Phantom. He goes into tenor range at the end of the song with his metal distortion and screams. Best Phantom that I have ever heard.
That ending D6 note for 8 seconds OMG!!! When I FIRST saw this almost 5 years ago when it first aired my fingers were LITERALLY trembling, probably the most intense "FLOORGASM" I've yet to have LOL
"It felt like a palace was built" - AFAIK, this performance was one of the things that cemented the friendship between Floor and Henk. They're real life friends to this date. Henk was one of Floor's childhood idols, one of the reasons she became a singer. You might notice she was totally fangirling at him at times during this performance... 🙂
This is my to go Nightwish song. And last april I was one of the lucky people who watched Floor perform this song with Henk Poort again. It was phenomenal 🤩😍
That is such a cool show. This is one of the best performances on it, my other favorite is the one where she sings Rolf Sanchez's Que Se Sientie to him. It's great not just because of how great she sounds doing it, but Rolf's reaction is priceless, he's freaking out the entire time, like it's the best thing he's ever heard.
After watching Floors performance on these shows. I ended up watching the entire series. It's all in Dutch, (I'm Australian) but you can find the episodes on UA-cam with subtitles. It's totally worth it. "Can it be a reaction if I don't know what to say after that?" Yes! I watched a reactor who was utterly speechless after seeing this and ended the reaction right there.
Hi this song was my introduction to floor a few years back. She is so captivating already on screen, and live its even more the case, I have seen het now live a few times live with her own show and also with Nightwish. Please have a look at the Phantom of the opera from the Ziggo Dome, its a perfect recording of that concert, with 17K fans. The song was not on the the setlist for 17 years and was the dream of henk to perform it with floor and Nightwish in Amsterdam. I think she is even better in that perfomance. And in case you like to see some more great perfomers: Epica, within Temptation , and something else Emma Kok with "Voila" they all will change your view of music and when listening to the text als othe way of life / living. Enjoy so many treasures in front of you.
Not to worry neighbour, it is custom to start reacting to Floor with: "I don't know what to say" (after recovery of course). And yes, in this case on their chemistry "a palace was built" as you put it so poetically.
This is a recent performance with her sister Irene. Long ago, in 2003 they sang together with Arjen Lucassen in the Star One band. If you are really good and friendly and not at all diva-ish you might have a chance to appear in the Ayreon clan. There are also Anneke van Giersbergen, Marcela Bovio, Simone Simons (epica), Maggy Luijten to mention some of the ladiy singers. Floor could not attend the september 2023 gig for she was in her last expecting days. In her stead, Brittney Slays appeared (unleash the archers). Of the men I only mention Damian Wilson, Hansi Kürsch, Tommy Karevik and Marko Hietala. Instrumental, the most important member of the live shows is Joost van den Broek on keyboards. Who wrote all the songs for the opera-like Ayreon albums? Arjen Lucassen did. ua-cam.com/video/wXtYiJoM1R4/v-deo.htmlsi=lRXd2oFjTEl3jP58
Great Reaction! In the first episode Floor sang first a German Opera Song called Vilja Lied to Henk because his mother had sang that song to him and his father when he was a boy. She explained the reason she did this show was because Henk was doing it. She said when she was young she saw Henk sing this song on tv and the last night of this show was for duets and she wanted to sing this song with him. Henk played the Phantom in the musical in the Netherlands, so he knows the song well.
Red-headed lass... I was lucky enough to catch "Phantom" in the last week of original cast in the West End at Her Majesties Theatre. I got to see Brightman and Crawford leave NOTHING behind as they put their hearts and souls into performing this song as their swan-song for their time on the show. This one's up there with that. I'm with you on every nuance of your reaction.
I've seen/listened to this performance countless times. I still get chills from the opening note of her vocals. By far, yours has been the best reaction I've seen to it. Thanks for sharing it with us!
So that's what is called a "Floorgasm"! And Henk Poort was awesome as well, don't you think? He played the role of the Phantom many times. Another great duet of them is "Dangerous Game" from 'Jeckyll & Hyde', which they recorded seperately during Covid.
The best part is there are at least 50 Floor performances on this level, where she shows a different ability/tone/emotion. It doesn't get boring or old either.
check out the video from the same performance then live in the AFAS stadium Amsterdam. there Floor holds the high note almost 12 seconds..highly remmomended. greets from the NW Army in the netherlands.
Short note: Henk was an idol in her youth, he played the dutch Phantom. She listened to Phantom of the Opera a lot. And when she heard that Henk is in the show she accept immediatly. She sang this song on metal christmas tours with different singers but not with Nightwish. Until ...
i would suggest the song from this show called ''Winner'' Floor is singing it for the guy with the ramones shirt who wrote it for his brother who is handicapped but never complains and always looks on the bright side of everything.
Henke was an inspiration for Floor so meeting and than performing with him meant alot to her , they became really close from this show and Floor has invited him to her solo shows and he even made a guest appearance at a Nightwish show doing Phantom . Your lovely reaction had me tear 😢 up a bit to this performance.
Thanks for your reaction. I was absolutely Floored when I saw this for the first time (did not know Floor at the time). Feeling exactly as in your reaction. Best Phantom performance ever! No doubt. Thanks, gingerneighbour!
This is so amazing. It was raining so much, that Floor and Henk almost can't go on stage. Floor and Henk also did that song with Nightwish in December 2022 with a little bit of rock and metal sauce. I hope you will listen to more of Floor and Nightwish very soon. There was a Special called "Beste Zangers Songfestival" and she sang a pretty amazing version of "Euphoria". Please also listen to that.
Now imagine Mr Poort on stage with the Queen backed up by the whole Nightwish band singing this. This happened when Henk was a guest at one of Nightwish's concert. I'm not sure which concert but maybe one of the Army can fill in. It was a fantastic performance. EDIT: I just did a search. The link follows if you'd like to check it out! ua-cam.com/video/TM23gaT4zkY/v-deo.html
Henk has joined Floor at a few of her more recent solo shows, including wearing his Tux when Floor took her solo show to a stadium in Amsterdam to open for Metallica last summer, while she was somewhat pregnant.
Jesus. This is where I’m supposed to comment on the performance and the reaction but all I can think of is all the intense chills that were running through my body from Floor’s vocals. Yikes. ❤
Well, that was something... Floor studied musical theatre and a year of opera (And she is a huge Henk Fan) , and Henk Poort is a Dutch singer born in 1956. Poort's major roles include Erik (the Phantom) in the Dutch version of The Phantom of the Opera and Jean Valjean in the first staging of the Dutch version of Les Misérables in the late 1990s. This performance is semented to Dutch history books and to the Golden Record (and also on the Best of the Beste Zangers LP, which I prowdley own, as a Fan). This is an understandably breathtaking performance by these two Powerhouses (and they did this song with Nightwish also) !!!! NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.
I first heard this masterpiece in late 2019, and I still get chills. I can't even remember how many times I replayed those last few notes that Floor hit. One of, if not the most impressive live performance I've ever seen. After hearing this, Floor and/or Nightwish are most definitely on my list of bands to see live. I just hope that they come to my area someday soon
I highly recommend Floor and Henk's song Dangerous Game they did it's on Floor's personal UA-cam page and also Henk's cover of Sound of Silence from this same show...both are excellent...
Floor called this "a highpoint in my career". She loves Henk as a singer from her teenage years. She was only in "Beste Zangers" because of him. They never met before, they even had to rehearse on location for this song. She was performing with her idol. And Henk showed her respect by growling for the second time in his long career (he is opera/musical theatre specialist). Floor was thouroughly trained in musical theatre perfrorming also. Two professionals on small stage prepairing a highpoint in their professional life. That is what this song is.
1st, Henk is a badass. 2nd, Floor was fangirling about performing with him, and it shows in her enthusiasm. She starts out spectacular, and by the end of the song she's at super-human.
I've seen so many reactions to Floor and Nightwish and I've seen my share of Floorgasms, but this multiple Floorgasm stuff is new to me 😂 Glad to see others with this passion for musical excellence 🤟😆
Arguably the best singer alive considering her versatility and storytelling ability. There is nothing about her performances that ever seem contrived, or self serving. Somehow she is just able to tap into the exact thing about the music that moves you. She makes everything her own, even covers. Thanks for the fun rewiew! Check out the Nightwish concert with Henk and Floor, its bigger and more bombastic! ..... This one is hard to beat tho for its intimacy. Speaking of intimacy, if you want to be blown away all over again by a pure, clear, Floor vocal check out "How's the Heart" acoustic version. Its a duet with Troy from Nighwish on nylon string guitar and backing vocals. Probably one of the most difficult melodies ive ever heard to be sung. Doubtful you will ever see anyone cover her version, its that stunning. Other faves of course are: .....Dead Boy's Poem ( Buenos Aires), Poet and the Pendulum (Wembley), Greatest Show on Earth (Tampere) of course all of Wacken 2013, maybe her solo Amsterdam a few years ago. Then a bunch of her covers she did during covid.
All these people on the couches professional singers and pop stars in the Netherland, Henk her partner was The Phantom on many stages, and the looks on all their faces just like mine, disbelief in just how amazing Floor is vocally. She did the same thing, and had the same responses from German stars, when she performed on Sing Meinen Song, a couple of years later, blew all their minds and stole the show.
Red - and this is what music can do to you. Your brain disassociates itself from reality and you can't string a coherent sentence together. All you can do is marvel and wonder at what you have just heard. There are no words to describe some music, nor do you need those words as the music takes care of that itself. Just listen, enjoy, and listen again.....
Before this show, Floor was mostly unknown for the Dutch audience. I think she has blown away everybody and a lot of people must have thought "How the Hell is it possible that we don't know this woman ??!"
Emotions like these, you don't only get from this song. Beware of "The Poet and the Pendulum", live from Wembley Arena. It had been Tuomas farewell song to the feelings he developed for his friend and primal singer of Nightwish, Tarja Turunen, yet it works for any kind of split-up...I was quite vulnerable at that time, so she hit me like a thunderstrike.
Floorgasm right there at the end Red ! It happens to us all !! Great reaction. Check both Floor and Henk singing this with Nightwish in Ziggo dome Amsterdam.
On this season of Beste Zangers, she sang Shallow twice. The one you reacted to already and then a duet with the guy wearing the Ramones tee shirt (Tim Akkerman). He plays the guitar and sings the male parts. It is a more animated rendering ( not so mellow as her solo ). She's in this same black leather metal goddess outfit, and in the build up to the last chorus, she slowly stands up from her stool, towering over Tim like a Valkyrie. As the music built tension, we're all thinking, "Oh no! Oh no! She's about to go full Nightwish on him and hurt the poor boy!" But, as a worthy Valkyrie Goddess should, she showed him mercy exercising just enough restraint to spare his mortal life. 😄
This is absolutely the best performance that program delivers, can remember this soooo well, this is absolutely outstanding, so perfect together, they nailed this 🔥🔥
I'm a gruff 40 year old metal dude. I frequently listen to the most disgusting stuff ever. Yet this performance never fails to make my eyes well up haha. Stunning performance on a brilliant show. 👏
Great reaction again. Floor's vocal range is insane, but her ability to emotionally connect to the song and share that with an audience makes her very rare. Truly the voice of her generation. The great part about Beste Zangers is that it was a singing show put on by singers for singers. Everyone in that panel were competing on the show. Floor did win. But this show truly allowed Floor to highlight her versatility and ability. It also got non Dutch audiences a chance to see Henk Poort who was amazing in this song. Floor and Henk have performed this live at shows since. Please keep sharing your heartfelt reactions with us. Its nice to see passion and love for beautiful music.
You are not the first reactor who is speechless after this performance. I saw them doing this live during the solo show of Floor in Amsterdam in 2021. After that in 2022 with Nigthwish, which is on UA-cam as well, and on the 10th of May of this year I am going to "Beste Zangers Live" in Rotterdam where Floor and Henk will perform. I am pretty sure the Phantom will be performed again. Looking forward to that.
What a delicate and warm reaction, again! Floor's high notes make their ways through the universe...five years later now...wonder where her high notes would be now...somewhere near planet AF2102Yts9883NW???
The gritty, distorted voice that Henk pulls out is a nod to Nightwish, and in particular to Marko's rendition of the song. Floor obviously loved it - I think he may have kept it under wraps during rehearsals, and surprised her with it on stage.
yup. we all get that exact reaction the first time hearing / seeing this top notch performance. :) Hank and floor got a few more songs together, keep em' coming ;)
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Never gets old. Floor singing with the original Dutch Phantom, her long term idol.
Steve Harley is the original Phantom
@@AlbertZonneveld The Dutch tour, not the original ever
People forget that Henk was Floors inspiration to sing, and this is the utter wonder we get. She IS with her idol, and Henk, well, he just outright delivers in what she wants. You see it more in his version of sound of silence, (his love for Floor, or respect, you choose). Two wonderful vocalists, going hardcore. The joy of music, there is nothing on Earth like it. A good book comes close, but while that will stimulate your mind, a good song?? It stimulates your soul.
I read somewhere he was Andrew Lloyd webers favorite even
@@kylestaples465 From what I've read he says that about many, it's just his way
I'll say it again, Floor Jansen is the best singer of her generation and the current one.
you might thinks so and i agree, she is very gifted, but there are many more outstanding, one of a kind, female singers.
Kim So-hyang for example ua-cam.com/video/_8eIau6dBVY/v-deo.html
just to name one.
@@generalsaufenberg4931 Thats not better. Thats also increadable but what Floor can do is that high level in so many different genres. She IS the QUEEN!
Absolutely!!!
Absolutly
She did this on stage with nightwish and Henk on stage , and she beated that final note ( aD6 on Beste Zangers for 8 seconds, in amsterdam she did the same D6 for 13!!!!!)
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Now THAT was a Floorgasm if I ever saw one ❤😂
I saw Floor and Henk performing this song for the first time in 17 year with Nightwish in Amsterdam in front of 18.000 people and believe it or not, but she held that last note even longer. I was right there i looked around i saw i wasn/t the only one with tears. my god it was epic.
I was there as well, but even though I thought it was really good, I like this Beste Zangers version better. Somehow, it missed some of the tension and the drama for me, which the fireworks didn’t compensate. I think it was mainly Henk who appeared to me to be taking it too easily there.
I took my wife (A non metalhead) to the Gelsenkirchen Nightwish concert in Germany. She had tears in her eyes when Floor sang the acoustic version of Decades In The Sun
Yes, that is a great version.
the Queen sang!...you are in her army now!...
Yay
your journey will be long..there will be many draw dropping moments,tears,smiles and goosebumps...but...you will enjoy!...x@@redheadedneighbor
So glad you reacted to this special performance
This is the song that actually unleashed Floor to the general Dutch population. They are not known as big metal fans. Floor definitely opened that door. Now she’s an icon in Holland.
Well, I politely dare to disagree. There are millions of metal fans in the Low Countries (from Nightwish to ultra grindcore) but they always ignore us. Just visit a concert. Remember Dynamo Open Air. 120.000 people (me, 12-ish years old (in those days you could sneak into concerts so probably there were many more). The biggest festival ever. In fact there were so many metal fans that they decided to abolish it :)
Anyways,
Cheers mate & keep
@@theglanconer6463 Thanks for the response. That was Floors own words about the Dutch. She only became a household name after Beste Zangers . They even got her to sing the Dutch national anthem at 2022 the Dutch F1 Grand Prix in Zandvoort
Yes, i agree the they have the die hard metal fans like most Northern European countries but mainstream (Dutch) population, till recently, have not warmed up to metal. Finland on the other hand is very different. There is a huge metal culture
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@@gene6690 Or at least the heads of the Entertainment Industry have not warmed up to it. The Wealthy are the people who need to get their heads out of their asses in order to get Metal and Rock on the Airwaves. It's easy to see how that works; the people with all the money get to dictate how things are run (including radio stations). Not saying that is how things SHOULD be, but just saying that is how things ARE. Just look at the facts. Simple. Who owns the radio stations? It's not the Blue-Collar workers who love Metal.
@@jamescurfman3284 yep agreed.
If Nightwish was an American or even British group they would’ve been on the level of Metallica.
I come from the era of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple Judas Priest ACDC etc etc. I can say that I have not heard anything like Nightwish especially with Floor. They could put 3 even 4 different set lists together for a live show and they would all be awesome. 95% of their music is listenable if that means anything. There is no other band that can boast the same. The great Metallica, who are arguably the best and most popular metal band of the last twenty years only have about 10 great listenable songs. Even my non metal loving wife likes Nightwish’s music.
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Henk played the role of the Phantom countless times, including in London, and is rated as one of the best Phantom performers... period.
This was Floor's wish, she's been a huge fan of Henk for many years and when she had the chance to ask him for this duet, she did.
Henk had only one demand, "we'll do it, but on one condition, next time you and Nightwish perform in the Netherlands, i want to do this song with you and the band, in your version".
And.. that actually happened and it was recorded for all to see, the moment the first notes hit, the crowd went nuts and Henk was cheered onto the stage, an amazing experience.
The versatility of Floors voice is the amazing thing, to me the greatest singer ive heard in my 65 years of life , im so happy to have found her 11 years ago !! Moves me to tears 😢
I love this
I really liked your sensitivity, you felt everything to the max: the drama, the intense emotions, the theatricality. Although you are still at the beginning of your exploration, I predict that we will meet again for a long, long time... Red, you can call me Gabi (or Gabe, if you want)
This was the last performance of the TV show in the 2019 season, and literally - the crowning of the entire season. As you can imagine, there was an explosion of joy among Nightwish fans, all of them witnessing Floor's success in her country. The Dutch media then rushed to invite her for interviews, and the possibility of solo concerts for Floor in her country, unthinkable until the broadcast of this TV show, became an increasingly obvious option.
As a fun element - during the filming of this episode in Ibiza there was a storm with thunder and lightning, and the heavy rainfall almost flooded the tent where it was filmed, so the technical teams intervened to collect the water - you can notice, even during this performance, drops falling through the roof of the tent. And the thunder at the beginning was not a sound effect added at the montage.. :)
Salute, General.
I didn't know the thunder was no sound effect. If you still needed proof that Floor is with the heavens, you got it right there. Wow.
Just out of curiosity: Are there any sources for that? That sounds too much like some urban myth, I really like to believe it, however I would much rather know it for sure...
@@progoholic It's definitely not an urban legend. The source is the original recording of the TV show. You can see there as Floor and Henk joke around the puddles, and look up worriedly at the rainwater streams running through the tent, while the storm can be heard in the background.
@@gabriel.bardac Well, the skeptic in me would say that there are ways in post production of a TV show which wasn't aired live, to add that thunder or at least enhance it... The concern of the participants could just be in response to the indeed severe weather...
But the romantic in me just believes it happened exactly like this. 😍
And they won award for all time best performance for this song.
@@progoholic The thunder is not heard in the official audio recording, as well as the comments of the other guests, you can check here: search in YT "Henk Poort & Floor Jansen - Phantom Of The Opera (Beste Zangers Seizoen 12)". But in the video recorded together with the ambient sounds, you can hear the thunder, as well as the other vocalizations.
Have you noticed while editing your reacts, Red, how at each new Floor reaction your eyes and mouth grow wider? Don't worry, it is a natural physical reaction, no need to call the doctor. Much enjoyed this video here. French Division of the Nightwish Army, looking forward to more Floor & Nightwish!
Lol. I am not shocked by this at all. Lol Nightwish is 🔥🔥🔥
One fun thing with beste zangers is there are English translated versions with the discussion before and after each song. That's really neat. Especially episode one with Henk where she describers her history and fangiring for Henk a bit and, most of the other singers who had not real idea what she could do (a couple did) were blown away. Vilija Lied episode.
And to think... only one or two of the other singers had ever heard of Floor prior to this show. Just some 'Metal Chick'.... this show put Floor on the map for most people in her home country of the Netherlands... where metal is not as mainstream like it might be in Germany, Finland and other parts of the world. Henk Port was admired by Floor as a youngster.... you can tell she was shocked and overjoyed when Henk belted out that last part in a metal growl. In an interview Henk said he practiced with his vocal coach to get that growl. Put "Que Se Siente" from this same show on your list. She sings it in Spanish to honor Rolf Sanchez on the show..... his amazement at her rendition is simply PRICELESS. ua-cam.com/video/DfYeLUoqw0E/v-deo.htmlsi=NUFYGhFofibKRZuR
Or the first one of the show "Vilja Lied" because that's the one everybody sitting on the couch realises that she is not just a metal chick (except the one with the Ramones shirt, he knew Floor's work).
@@David_randomnumber Yes that "Vilja Lied" was the initial jaw dropping moment as only Ramones shirt guy and possibly the host had any idea of her talent. By the time Phantom was performed everyone's jaws dropped for the 10th time.
at 5:40 when Henk went with distortion, this was only the second time he'd used it publicly. He learned to do it as a surprise for Floor's show on the couch, and when they did a bit of practice for this didn't do it as he'd been keeping it secret. So after giving it for his cover of Sound Of Silence (worth the watch. Henk is a cool guy, you should see him do Country for Ruben), he still had not used it as Phantom. Hence Floor's reaction when he cranked it on for her here, too. He has since done it a lot with her on her solo shows, and as mentioned elsewhere, with her and Nightwish when they played Amsterdam.
Floor Jansen from the Netherlands has studied opera. She is an opera singer from the ground. Wonderful to see your reaction and enthusiasm. ❤❤❤
Now you need to hear it when Henk makes a guest appearance at a Nightwish concert. To hear the power of Nightwish behind those voices is astounding. It was Henk fulfilling a promise he made to Floor to appear when they were touring to reprise this song. He was The Phantom in the live performances of the play on stage in the Netherlands.
Actually, I think Floor promised Henk that he could join her on stage to sing Phantom with Nightwish. I think it was his condition to do the duet. It was delayed by covid, but it did happen. Promise kept in any case.
@@ecbftl Absolutely correct! And it was magic!
THE ONE AND ONLY GODDESS!!!
AND THE MASTER!!!!
Red, you're sitting there with your mouth open once again. No worries, that's most of us, too. Floor does that. She is after all, our Valkyrie Queen. I first encountered Floor several years ago when I ran across her performance of O Mio Babbino Caro (Puccini). I was flabbergasted and Floorgasmed.
I'm an older guy, and my musical interests have run from classical to jazz to rock and electronica. I have a ton of LPs, some of which are over 50 years old and date back to when I was buying them back in my college days (yeah, I'm an old fart). Same for CDs. Then I discovered Floor and symphonic metal. You, my dear, have just embarked on what promises to be an epic journey. You've only just dipped your toe into the deep dark ocean that is Nightwish. I'm sure that some of the Nightwish Army have suggested that you give a listen to Epica, another classically trained symphonic metal group led by the terrifyingly beautiful and cosmically talented Simone Simons. She, like Floor is another Dutch goddess and it's no coincidence that they are best friends. So if you can handle having your mind blown yet again, check out Epica's Sancta Terra where Simone and Floor join together. Then for a truly, ahem, epic experience, listen to Kingdom of Heaven part 3 from their Omega Live set. Trust me, you have no idea.
I absolutely agree. You must listen to Epica.
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O mio babbino caro (Tiende van Tijl 2013) Floor in full opera mode
I concur.
Floor was absolutely fangirling here. She immediately said yes when her idol from her youth would also be on this show and knew exactly what she wanted to sing in this episode called The Duets. Henk Poort, baritone has starred in numerous opera, operette, musical ( and yes also in the Phantom of the Opera) tv etc throughout the Netherlands and abroad. When Floor asked him to do this rendition of Phantom of the Opera Henk had one condition: only if they both would sing it again during the then planned sold out Nightwish show at the Ziggo dome in Amsterdam. Covid put that on hold, but I was there in 2022 to witness that. It was epic. So epic in fact you can find that performance on the official Nightwish YT channel.
Watching in 2024. How has it been five years already!?
Those of us who discovered her a few years ago were eagerly waiting for each new episode to appear on UA-cam. They told us on episode one that the final show would be duets and there were so many of us hoping that Floor and Henk would sing Phantom. Well we were certainly not disappointed. There was a thunderstorm going on during this amazing performance and the tent was seriously being battered. Look closely and you can see the water pouring down everywhere. These two amazing professionals just ignored it and gave this incredible display.
This is STILL mind-blowing, no matter how many times I’ve seen it.
Imagine how awesome it was for us fans. Nightwish and Floor were unable to perform for a long time because of the lock downs and we were all having some serious withdrawls. She gave us some great covers on her YT channel to help but then this show happened and every Saturday for 8 weeks a new floor performance dropped and each one was better than the last ending in this performance. It kind of broke the internet for a short time.
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Great reaction. This is my favorite Nightwish like version of this song. The Marcel Fisser band uses the Nightwish arrangement here but makes it more rock and not as metal as Nighhtwish but still good. For me Floor's voice here is perfect. It is brighter then her performance with Henk and Nightwish in Amsterdam in 11/22. Here she is using a more musical theater style while in the Nightwish version she is going for a more operatic sound, although I do love how she holds that D5 note at the end for like 12 seconds in Amsterdam. Henk is a famous Dutch musical theater star and famous for his roles as the first Phantom in the original Dutch stage production of the Phantom of the Opera and also as Jean Valjean in the Dutch production of Les Miserables. Floor saw him as a teenager performing as the Phantom and was a huge fan of his from that point forward. Getting a chance to sing with him was a big reason she agreed to do the show. She asked Henk to do this duet with her for the final show which is all duets. Henk agreed as long as he could sing it with Nightwish when they next performed in Amsterdam. The pandemic delayed it by several years but in 11/22 Floor and Nightwish kept their promise. Fans kept hoping they would do it but they kept it a secret, even rehearsing using their in ears only so no one outside the venue would hear it. Then during he show Tuomas hit those drone notes on his keyboard and everyone went nuts knowing what was about to happen. Floor and Henk have gone on to be great friends and perform in each other's solo shows. Another great collaboration between them is a version of Dangerous Games from the musical Jekyl and Hyde. First recorded as a video during the pandemic and released on Floor's YT channel they also performed it during Floor's solo show in Amsterdam in 9/21 (video of performance also on her YT channel, professional recording of that concert was crowd funded by her fans and each song as well as the whole concert is on her YT channel). They also do a duet of her song Sweet Curse from her band Revamp in that concert. Sweet Curse is my favorite song that Floor sings (bonus she also wrote it). ua-cam.com/video/t_lqvZVCwCA/v-deo.html. Great song about the duality of love.
Know you need to checkout my second favorite version of this song by Nightwish from the 2005 End of an Era concert with Tarja and Marko. Tarja is excellent, although I think song like the The Siren and Planet Hell are better vehicles for her gorgeous dark operatic voice. For me the real star of that performance is Marko's gritty, evil Phantom. He goes into tenor range at the end of the song with his metal distortion and screams. Best Phantom that I have ever heard.
That ending D6 note for 8 seconds OMG!!! When I FIRST saw this almost 5 years ago when it first aired my fingers were LITERALLY trembling, probably the most intense "FLOORGASM" I've yet to have LOL
Hail to the Queen ! Nightwish Army Italian division present 🤘
You know you're a great singer when the other singers gives you standing applause with their chins on the floor, literally....
Exactly
I rembember the first time i watched the video i cried at the end. There was so much going on in my body.
"It felt like a palace was built" - AFAIK, this performance was one of the things that cemented the friendship between Floor and Henk. They're real life friends to this date.
Henk was one of Floor's childhood idols, one of the reasons she became a singer. You might notice she was totally fangirling at him at times during this performance... 🙂
Isn’t that wonderful? Just fabulous
This is my to go Nightwish song. And last april I was one of the lucky people who watched Floor perform this song with Henk Poort again. It was phenomenal 🤩😍
Whoa!
The Dutch Queen 🙏
That is such a cool show. This is one of the best performances on it, my other favorite is the one where she sings Rolf Sanchez's Que Se Sientie to him. It's great not just because of how great she sounds doing it, but Rolf's reaction is priceless, he's freaking out the entire time, like it's the best thing he's ever heard.
After watching Floors performance on these shows. I ended up watching the entire series. It's all in Dutch, (I'm Australian) but you can find the episodes on UA-cam with subtitles. It's totally worth it.
"Can it be a reaction if I don't know what to say after that?"
Yes! I watched a reactor who was utterly speechless after seeing this and ended the reaction right there.
I agree! Hearing (with subtitles) the conversation between the songs adds so much more to the performances❤️❤️❤️
I expect nothing less from a Goddess.....
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Every Single Time I hear/see this version of them doing this I get total full on chills
Hi this song was my introduction to floor a few years back. She is so captivating already on screen, and live its even more the case, I have seen het now live a few times live with her own show and also with Nightwish. Please have a look at the Phantom of the opera from the Ziggo Dome, its a perfect recording of that concert, with 17K fans. The song was not on the the setlist for 17 years and was the dream of henk to perform it with floor and Nightwish in Amsterdam. I think she is even better in that perfomance. And in case you like to see some more great perfomers: Epica, within Temptation , and something else Emma Kok with "Voila" they all will change your view of music and when listening to the text als othe way of life / living. Enjoy so many treasures in front of you.
I Concur
Not to worry neighbour, it is custom to start reacting to Floor with: "I don't know what to say" (after recovery of course). And yes, in this case on their chemistry "a palace was built" as you put it so poetically.
This is a recent performance with her sister Irene. Long ago, in 2003 they sang together with Arjen Lucassen in the Star One band. If you are really good and friendly and not at all diva-ish you might have a chance to appear in the Ayreon clan. There are also Anneke van Giersbergen, Marcela Bovio, Simone Simons (epica), Maggy Luijten to mention some of the ladiy singers. Floor could not attend the september 2023 gig for she was in her last expecting days. In her stead, Brittney Slays appeared (unleash the archers). Of the men I only mention Damian Wilson, Hansi Kürsch, Tommy Karevik and Marko Hietala. Instrumental, the most important member of the live shows is Joost van den Broek on keyboards. Who wrote all the songs for the opera-like Ayreon albums? Arjen Lucassen did.
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Great Reaction! In the first episode Floor sang first a German Opera Song called Vilja Lied to Henk because his mother had sang that song to him and his father when he was a boy. She explained the reason she did this show was because Henk was doing it. She said when she was young she saw Henk sing this song on tv and the last night of this show was for duets and she wanted to sing this song with him. Henk played the Phantom in the musical in the Netherlands, so he knows the song well.
Red-headed lass... I was lucky enough to catch "Phantom" in the last week of original cast in the West End at Her Majesties Theatre. I got to see Brightman and Crawford leave NOTHING behind as they put their hearts and souls into performing this song as their swan-song for their time on the show.
This one's up there with that. I'm with you on every nuance of your reaction.
Every performance she always gives 100 % , great song and love your reactions ❤
I've seen/listened to this performance countless times. I still get chills from the opening note of her vocals. By far, yours has been the best reaction I've seen to it. Thanks for sharing it with us!
So that's what is called a "Floorgasm"! And Henk Poort was awesome as well, don't you think? He played the role of the Phantom many times. Another great duet of them is "Dangerous Game" from 'Jeckyll & Hyde', which they recorded seperately during Covid.
The best part is there are at least 50 Floor performances on this level, where she shows a different ability/tone/emotion.
It doesn't get boring or old either.
No joke, that was the night the internet broke down in the Netherlands. After that night, Floor became a star in her country.
check out the video from the same performance then live in the AFAS stadium Amsterdam. there Floor holds the high note almost 12 seconds..highly remmomended. greets from the NW Army in the netherlands.
Wow! Just, wow! Power on top of power. This pair was not kidding around. They dun sang!!!! Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
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Short note: Henk was an idol in her youth, he played the dutch Phantom. She listened to Phantom of the Opera a lot. And when she heard that Henk is in the show she accept immediatly. She sang this song on metal christmas tours with different singers but not with Nightwish. Until ...
I love this for her
i would suggest the song from this show called ''Winner'' Floor is singing it for the guy with the ramones shirt who wrote it for his brother who is handicapped but never complains and always looks on the bright side of everything.
Henke was an inspiration for Floor so meeting and than performing with him meant alot to her , they became really close from this show and Floor has invited him to her solo shows and he even made a guest appearance at a Nightwish show doing Phantom .
Your lovely reaction had me tear 😢 up a bit to this performance.
Great reaction ! .. especialy about the concept of "Beste Zangers "... You are SO right !
Thanks for your reaction. I was absolutely Floored when I saw this for the first time (did not know Floor at the time). Feeling exactly as in your reaction.
Best Phantom performance ever! No doubt.
Thanks, gingerneighbour!
I love seeing reactors have their floorgasms, this was a massive one mate.
Lol
This is so amazing. It was raining so much, that Floor and Henk almost can't go on stage. Floor and Henk also did that song with Nightwish in December 2022 with a little bit of rock and metal sauce. I hope you will listen to more of Floor and Nightwish very soon. There was a Special called "Beste Zangers Songfestival" and she sang a pretty amazing version of "Euphoria". Please also listen to that.
Chills, every damn time!
Now imagine Mr Poort on stage with the Queen backed up by the whole Nightwish band singing this. This happened when Henk was a guest at one of Nightwish's concert. I'm not sure which concert but maybe one of the Army can fill in. It was a fantastic performance. EDIT: I just did a search. The link follows if you'd like to check it out! ua-cam.com/video/TM23gaT4zkY/v-deo.html
Amsterdam i was there
Henk has joined Floor at a few of her more recent solo shows, including wearing his Tux when Floor took her solo show to a stadium in Amsterdam to open for Metallica last summer, while she was somewhat pregnant.
Amsterdam, Ziggo dome. I was there. It was good, different from this version, but I prefer the Beste Zangers version.
Henk Poort and Emma Heesters "Vivo per Lei" from the show was great as well.
She is a once in a lifetime singer!
and a sweet person too ;-)
It's actually a rendition of this original phantom with the OP MALE SINGER..... Floor Jensen is a bonus
Yep... pretty much my first reaction too!
Staring at the screen, mouth agape, for a surprisingly long time.
Jesus. This is where I’m supposed to comment on the performance and the reaction but all I can think of is all the intense chills that were running through my body from Floor’s vocals. Yikes. ❤
That is the whole comment💕💕💕 Heck yeah! The chills are real!
Well, that was something...
Floor studied musical theatre and a year of opera (And she is a huge Henk Fan) , and Henk Poort is a Dutch singer born in 1956. Poort's major roles include Erik (the Phantom) in the Dutch version of The Phantom of the Opera and Jean Valjean in the first staging of the Dutch version of Les Misérables in the late 1990s.
This performance is semented to Dutch history books and to the Golden Record (and also on the Best of the Beste Zangers LP, which I prowdley own, as a Fan).
This is an understandably breathtaking performance by these two Powerhouses (and they did this song with Nightwish also) !!!!
NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.
That makes sense!!!
Always a beautiful reaction from a beautiful person best wishes William
Everything she did on that show was fire...😎🎏
floor is a big fan of henk
So heartfelt your reaction. Yes both are powerhouses Floor was suprised when Henk let out this growly vocals.
Hello again, greetings from UK
Another wonderful reaction, thank you 🥰
I first heard this masterpiece in late 2019, and I still get chills. I can't even remember how many times I replayed those last few notes that Floor hit. One of, if not the most impressive live performance I've ever seen. After hearing this, Floor and/or Nightwish are most definitely on my list of bands to see live. I just hope that they come to my area someday soon
Floor was happy cause she taught Henk how to growl. in was said in this episode
The full episodes are worth watching, the behind the scenes is great.
I highly recommend Floor and Henk's song Dangerous Game they did it's on Floor's personal UA-cam page and also Henk's cover of Sound of Silence from this same show...both are excellent...
I’ve seen a lot of reactions to this but yours is one of the best!
Welcome to our universe...
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Best Phantom of the Opera ever
You need to check out this version with Henk and Nightwish from Amsterdam and the 11 seconds of heaven from Floor
Ohhhh!
Great Voices!! Great Artists! Great Track! Great Reaction!!!! Thank You so Much ✌✌✌ 🇦🇺
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Floor called this "a highpoint in my career". She loves Henk as a singer from her teenage years. She was only in "Beste Zangers" because of him. They never met before, they even had to rehearse on location for this song. She was performing with her idol. And Henk showed her respect by growling for the second time in his long career (he is opera/musical theatre specialist). Floor was thouroughly trained in musical theatre perfrorming also. Two professionals on small stage prepairing a highpoint in their professional life. That is what this song is.
1st, Henk is a badass. 2nd, Floor was fangirling about performing with him, and it shows in her enthusiasm. She starts out spectacular, and by the end of the song she's at super-human.
I've seen so many reactions to Floor and Nightwish and I've seen my share of Floorgasms, but this multiple Floorgasm stuff is new to me 😂 Glad to see others with this passion for musical excellence 🤟😆
Arguably the best singer alive considering her versatility and storytelling ability. There is nothing about her performances that ever seem contrived, or self serving. Somehow she is just able to tap into the exact thing about the music that moves you. She makes everything her own, even covers. Thanks for the fun rewiew! Check out the Nightwish concert with Henk and Floor, its bigger and more bombastic! ..... This one is hard to beat tho for its intimacy. Speaking of intimacy, if you want to be blown away all over again by a pure, clear, Floor vocal check out "How's the Heart" acoustic version. Its a duet with Troy from Nighwish on nylon string guitar and backing vocals. Probably one of the most difficult melodies ive ever heard to be sung. Doubtful you will ever see anyone cover her version, its that stunning. Other faves of course are: .....Dead Boy's Poem ( Buenos Aires), Poet and the Pendulum (Wembley), Greatest Show on Earth (Tampere) of course all of Wacken 2013, maybe her solo Amsterdam a few years ago. Then a bunch of her covers she did during covid.
All these people on the couches professional singers and pop stars in the Netherland, Henk her partner was The Phantom on many stages, and the looks on all their faces just like mine, disbelief in just how amazing Floor is vocally. She did the same thing, and had the same responses from German stars, when she performed on Sing Meinen Song, a couple of years later, blew all their minds and stole the show.
Red - and this is what music can do to you. Your brain disassociates itself from reality and you can't string a coherent sentence together. All you can do is marvel and wonder at what you have just heard. There are no words to describe some music, nor do you need those words as the music takes care of that itself. Just listen, enjoy, and listen again.....
Before this show, Floor was mostly unknown for the Dutch audience. I think she has blown away everybody and a lot of people must have thought "How the Hell is it possible that we don't know this woman ??!"
Emotions like these, you don't only get from this song. Beware of "The Poet and the Pendulum", live from Wembley Arena. It had been Tuomas farewell song to the feelings he developed for his friend and primal singer of Nightwish, Tarja Turunen, yet it works for any kind of split-up...I was quite vulnerable at that time, so she hit me like a thunderstrike.
Floorgasm right there at the end Red ! It happens to us all !! Great reaction. Check both Floor and Henk singing this with Nightwish in Ziggo dome Amsterdam.
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On this season of Beste Zangers, she sang Shallow twice. The one you reacted to already and then a duet with the guy wearing the Ramones tee shirt (Tim Akkerman). He plays the guitar and sings the male parts. It is a more animated rendering ( not so mellow as her solo ). She's in this same black leather metal goddess outfit, and in the build up to the last chorus, she slowly stands up from her stool, towering over Tim like a Valkyrie. As the music built tension, we're all thinking, "Oh no! Oh no! She's about to go full Nightwish on him and hurt the poor boy!" But, as a worthy Valkyrie Goddess should, she showed him mercy exercising just enough restraint to spare his mortal life. 😄
you just experienced a floorgasm 😉
This is absolutely the best performance that program delivers, can remember this soooo well, this is absolutely outstanding, so perfect together, they nailed this 🔥🔥
Sublime #floorgasm😈☻🌡🔥
During the Nightwish concert the final belt was 2 times longer 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
I'm a gruff 40 year old metal dude. I frequently listen to the most disgusting stuff ever. Yet this performance never fails to make my eyes well up haha. Stunning performance on a brilliant show. 👏
Great reaction again. Floor's vocal range is insane, but her ability to emotionally connect to the song and share that with an audience makes her very rare. Truly the voice of her generation. The great part about Beste Zangers is that it was a singing show put on by singers for singers. Everyone in that panel were competing on the show. Floor did win. But this show truly allowed Floor to highlight her versatility and ability. It also got non Dutch audiences a chance to see Henk Poort who was amazing in this song. Floor and Henk have performed this live at shows since. Please keep sharing your heartfelt reactions with us. Its nice to see passion and love for beautiful music.
You are not the first reactor who is speechless after this performance. I saw them doing this live during the solo show of Floor in Amsterdam in 2021. After that in 2022 with Nigthwish, which is on UA-cam as well, and on the 10th of May of this year I am going to "Beste Zangers Live" in Rotterdam where Floor and Henk will perform. I am pretty sure the Phantom will be performed again. Looking forward to that.
floor and henk have such great chemistry!
Hi from the UK 🇬🇧 and only one of them on the couch know who she was before this show 😊
Congratulations you've just had your first Floorgasam !
Goosebumps all over scalp is tingling
What a delicate and warm reaction, again! Floor's high notes make their ways through the universe...five years later now...wonder where her high notes would be now...somewhere near planet AF2102Yts9883NW???
The gritty, distorted voice that Henk pulls out is a nod to Nightwish, and in particular to Marko's rendition of the song. Floor obviously loved it - I think he may have kept it under wraps during rehearsals, and surprised her with it on stage.
They also sing Dangerous Game if you want another duet from them.
I concur
And also Sweet Curse.
yup. we all get that exact reaction the first time hearing / seeing this top notch performance. :) Hank and floor got a few more songs together, keep em' coming ;)