So guys, I uploaded this video yesterday, but with a couple of video & audio filters, because the video got patrially blocked everytime. It wasn't a very good watching experience, let's say. Generally I'd strive for the video to be watchable everywhere, which is why I tried again and again by adding filters on the video & audio. I posted it again now without any filters, so it might not be visible for everyone, for which I apologize, but perhaps it's still the better option... I've been doing this for 2,5 years now and it's still a proces of trial and error sometimes. I hope you guys understand. I unlisted the previous video to avoid confusion.

@davidcochran6291

8 ай бұрын

I think her brother sat in for some concerts but he is pursuing a solo career, as is Emma. She may sing with the orchestra from time to time but not in the chorus. She will do well I imagine doing records because of her having to be connected to the devices that are keeping her alive. That's my guess anyway and it seems plausible. That's it, that's all I got.

@jazluvr99

12 күн бұрын

@@davidcochran6291 You're undoubtedly aware by now that she has in fact been touring with Andre Rieu, performing in multiple cities with him and the Johann Strauss Orchestra this year. She is becoming a worldwide sensation; lots of love wherever she goes!! ❤

@davidcochran6291

12 күн бұрын

@@jazluvr99 Well I just re-read my comment and I'm not sure I was making any sense. I get bouts of insomnia and, believe it or not, write things like that when I fall asleep. I don't know how I manage to write complete sentences. Sorry about the gobbldie gook writing. Nothing this little force of nature can and will do would surprise me. I might be amazed, but not surprised. From the first time I saw her on The Voice Kids Holland where I wrote, 'OK, who's finishing second', she commanded the stage. The camera and the rest of the known universe are in love with her. She is tougher than a box of rocks and remains as sweet as she is, dealing with what she has to.

I can never get enough of that smile just at the end. What a beautiful and talented young woman. Wow!

@emilyskibicki5346

7 ай бұрын

Part of me feels like she doesn't understand just how incredible she is. The humility she radiates just adds to the whole experience for me.

@exeter1588

7 ай бұрын

Emma is very special. There's no doubt about that. All the best.@@emilyskibicki5346

Emma and her family are from Kerkrade in Limburg and André Rieu is also from Limburg, from Maastricht and he holds a concert in his hometown every year. Her brother Enzo competed as well in a talentshow on Dutch tv called Superstars when he was 12. That's when André Rieu invited him to play with his orchestra at Maastricht. Emma's sister is also a singer. When Emma had her own theatershow last year, Emma and her sister sang Starry, Starry Night together, you can find the video of that performance on KZread. In your video at 12:26 you see her brother, but also her father and sister. Her mother was assisting her backstage. Emma is connected to two feeding tubes 22 hours per day, but when she's performing she disconnects them. That's why she said that when she performs, she feels free, she can forget about her disease.

@YBPlaysMusic

8 ай бұрын

Thx so much for giving me some more background info about Emma and her family! I'll probably have to check out some more videos about her!

You’re the first reactor I’ve seen to actually do a standing ovation. Good for you! She deserves it all. 🏆 You made me smile so wide!

Not only she understands what she is singing, Emma expresses her life with this performance. Quite astonishing, since she doesn't speak French. She had to learn the lyrics word after word phonetically. A true talent.

When I first saw this, I cried my eyes out. She has the rare talent to bring musicality to her performance. Even though most of us didn't understand what she was singing, she was able to portray the emotions of the lyrics. That sense of longing and just wanting to give her gift to the world. Perfect song choice for her. There's absolutely nothing I would ever want to change about this performance. I can't wait to watch her grow and develop her voice.

@jazluvr99

3 ай бұрын

For me, there's even an element of resolute defiance in the way she delivers this song. It's almost as though she's singing as much to the disease as she is to us, the audience: "I am a Warrior... And I will NOT let you beat me!!!"

Great reaction! At present, the original video has over 17M views. From birth, Emma has to be hooked to feeding tubes 22 hours a day because her stomach is paralyzed (gastroparesis), The only time she says she feels free is the two hours when she is not hooked to them. She was bullied in school because she was small and kids did not understand her condition. She could not participate in many of her classmate's activities. Yet, she persevered. She pours all of her pain and frustration into her passion which is singing. If you get a chance, watch Andre Rieu's (the conductor) introduction to her before she sings Voila. He has asked her to go on tour with him in 2024 but before that, she will sing in a couple of his Christmas concerts. In 2021, she won The Voice Kids Netherlands and this year she won the first season of the new talent show Ministars on Dutch television. Emma can only speak Dutch and English. She learned how to speak French phonetically just for this song. Look up the lyrics of Voila in English or find a video that has them. You'll cry again when you understand what she is singing about. Greetings from Oegstgeest 🇳🇱

@TheBezaleel

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this back ground information. Best wishes from the UK.

She is what perfection sounds like!!! "SHE IS THE SONG"

Your reaction was so heartfelt. I enjoyed your sincere compassion and appreciation for her talent. It was a joy to watch you.

Sometimes it is what it seems, we just aren't fully informed. Emma must be attached to a pump that injects 'food' directly in to her intestines. She must be connected 22 hours a day to get the amount needed to live. So what you are seeing are a part of the 2 hours a day she can be free of the pumps. She made the decision to have the inlet tubes and pump connectors surgically installed in her body. It is a very painful proposition but you'd never hear it from Emma. Now aside from that she is an accomplished singer. She owns the stage even though she's the smallest thing on stage besides the Mic stand. Then out comes this beautiful clear and pure voice. So strong and yet with an almost fragile quality to it. Whatever you deem it to be it is in a word, beautiful. So let's sit back and enjoy a wonderful singer.

@markfallot2897

8 ай бұрын

…smallest thing on the stage besides the mic stand… 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for making me laugh!

Je suis français et j'ai découvert la prestation d'Emma il y a peu de temps. Ça été un choc émotionnel pour moi, je connaissais la version de Barbara Pravi (2ème à l'Eurovision) mais là c'est vraiment incroyable ! L'histoire d'Emma, son talent et sa voix en font un ange touchant le cœur des humains dignes de ce nom. Au milieu des bruits de violence et de guerres dans le monde, Emma nous offre un moment magique, en suspension au dessus de la réalité. Mille merci à toi Emma. Que la vie te soit la plus douce possible.

Emma owns this song. Don't pity her health, appreciate her talent. She has no ego she thanks Andre after they embrace.

I love everything about this! Thank you for your reaction.♥️

She is singing her heart out

Quanto mais ouço e vejo,mais me emociono. Fantástica voz e uma interpretação demasiado emocionante. Parabéns Emma kok. Feliz tournée durante o ano 2024,na companhia do maestro André Rieu e JSO. Parabéns. Espero-vos em Portugal. Maravilhosos. ❤🎉😢🎉❤

Great react 👍

The charisma of grown woman and the voice of a 15 year old girl..... That is were the magic is :)

Basically Emma has a voice like an Angels and also the songs was touched by millions of people from around the world

I enjoy your comments. Have you gone back to review some of her own songs and some covers she absolutely killed? Voice Kids 2021 was a great learning experience to get to know this talented, kind and beautiful singer.❤️❤️❤️

Emma Kok est angélique.❤️ Merci pour la réaction.

Emma took French lessons to sing this. She certainly knows the meaning of the words, although not written for her they suit her case perfectly. Someone mentioned the school bullying. Things changed after Voice Kids. See the welcome she received from the pupils: Emma - Vrijeschool Parkstad.

You know, Sir, that the song by Barbara Pravi, provided Emma Kok, a very sick 15 year old, with a way to tell people "This is how I die. This is how I laugh. Love me now, like a friend who is leaving for ever>" Words are everything.

Emma is beautifully delicate, so very lovely in person, and her voice, her voice will steal your heart. Knowing her history makes you appreciate how poignant this performance was. It was in fact very beautiful, as was, and is, she. I can not go an evening without listening to and watching her sing this beautiful song. Exquisite.

Thanks for an enjoyable review! You made me laugh when you kept stopping the video to give Emma compliments! That didn’t bother me too much since I’ve seen the video 50 times, lol. You are right, Dutch Emma doesn’t speak French normally but learned the phonetic pronunciation of the song from a coach. That’s probably why she enunciates the words so clearly. Hmm…good question, now that she is high school age, I wonder if she’ll study a new language….

She is surely a gift from God to humanity

@barrymay3672

4 ай бұрын

Would this be the same fairy tale figure that has this wonderful girl born with a terrible affliction 😢

@SpecialKayyyy

4 ай бұрын

@@barrymay3672 I bet you're fun at parties. You sound miserable 😒

beautiful reaction !!!

Dear Sir, When i see you and i listen to you, i feel that you were deeply touched by this song and its sublime interpretation. We can not remain insensitive and indifferent face to this admirable musical and vocal performance. The emotion invades us and we all feel chills pass through our body. From start to finish, our soul are intensely marked and we come away overwhelmed by listening to this song. Thank you so much for your positive comment and your beautiful sensitivity. Didier (FRANCE) (Google Translation from French to English)

❤️❤️❤️ ❤️from Portugal 🇵🇹

Marvelous story let's help her get her goal 🙏 to find a cure with lots of likes & comments 😀

French song this girl is angel

WATCHED AT LEAST 100 TIMES, HER NAME EMMA MEANS WHOLE/UNIVERSAL AND SHE IS. MATURE BEYOND HER YEARS AND DISIPLINED IN EVERY WAY, HER MUSICAL FAMILY HAS DONE AN AWESOME JOB.

Elke keer als ik mijn mooie lieve landgenote Emma Kok met haar krachtige stem dit prachtige lied hoor zingen, dan krijg ik een brok in mijn keel en tranen in mijn ogen .. Bedankt voor de upload !! “Voilà” lyrics. English translation.. Listen to me, I am the half-singer Talk about me, to your loves, to your friends Talk about this girl with black eyes And her crazy dream I just want to write stories That awaken you That's it Voilà, voilà, voilà, here I am I am here even if I am naked, yes I am here in the noise and in the silence Look at me, or at least of what you see Look at me, and then what you hate of me What do you think, of the books That teach you something else ? It's little of things, but I want to speak to you, I speak [my words] to you Voilà Voilà, voilà, voilà, here I am I am here even if I am naked, yes It's my war, it's my cry, that I can be heard Voilà, voilà, voilà, I am just here Me, my dream, and my envies, that I scream at, like a laugh I am here in the noise and the silence Please don't leave me, I want you to stay for a little longer But it don't matter, no But do whatever you want to Amuse me like you are a friend that will stay forever Because that's what I would like, that is me I don't know how to love my colour Voilà, voilà, voilà, here I am I am here even if it's the last look I am here in the silence and the fury as well Look at me finally and my eyes and my hands That's all I have, it's my war, it's my cry I am here, I am here, I am here Voilà Voilà Voilà, voilà

Just some additional info to point out how incredibly brave this 15 years old Emma Kok is: - Two food pumps are connected - The pumps are connected to her 22 hours per day! - She was bullied at school The audience (12.000+) is mainly Dutch 🇳🇱, but also from Belgium 🇧🇪, Germany 🇩🇪, Luxembourg and France 🇫🇷. Part of the audience does speak French and knows exactly what Emma is singing. This makes it even more emotional. The lyrics translated to English 🇬🇧 "Listen to me Me, the wannabe singer Talk about me To your loves, to your friends Tell them about this girl with black eyes and her crazy dream Me, what I want is to write stories that reach you That’s all Here, here, here, here I am, Here I am even if stripped naked I am afraid, yes Here I am in the noise and in the silence Look at me, or at least what’s left Look at me, before I hate myself What to tell you, that another’s lips won’t tell you It’s not much but all that I have I drop it there, that’s it Here, here, here, here is who I am, Here I am even if stripped bare, it’s over It’s my mouth, it’s my cry, here I am too bad Here, here, here, here I am my dream, my desire, like I’m dying, like I laugh at it Here I am in the noise and in the silence Don’t go, I’m begging you, stay a long time, It may not save me, no But to do without you, I don’t know how Love me as we love a friend who goes away forever I want us to love me because I don’t know how to like my outlines Here, there, here, here I am, Here I am even if exposed, it is finished Here I am in the noise and in the fury too Look at me, finally, and my eyes and my hands All that I have is here, it’s my mouth, it’s my cry Here I am, here I am, here I am Here we are, here we are, here we are Here I am".

7:38, yes, I noticed her too, she looks like Eva Green from the James Bond movie Casino Royale. Nice reaction video.

they mount that stage every year i think for a festival in the historical plaza

i see many (all) Reaction of this song - but you make it very good !

She is dutch, she does not speak french, she did listen to the song as it was sung by Barbara Pravi at the European song contest some 10 times, wrote it down phoneticly and asked a French lady to help her with the pronounciation. She had the lyrics translated into Dutch, and you see the results.

Thanks, YB! At first I have to admit I was annoyed by all your interruptions but as the video continued I changed my mind because I knew you were very sincere about why you kept stopping it and even apologized. Emma's strength and determination to do what she can do and loves to do in the face of adversity is so very heartwarming. Then, from the first note, we quickly realize she is a wonderful singer, a great storyteller with a very appealing voice and she owned the stage and mesmerized the entire audience and it included all the people watching the video of this performance. We must hope her Foundation will bring forth a cure to her disease and until that day comes Emma will continue to be an inspiration to others with debilitating situations to do the best they can do and always have hope in their heart that better days are ahead.

@YBPlaysMusic

8 ай бұрын

I really appreciate it, Robert, thx! And I agree. Emma is still so young she probably doesn't realize how much of an inspiration she is for other people. Let's indeed hope there will be a cure in the future🤞

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❤❤❤ (There is a video on youtube with the english translation)

Hello sir👋It would be nice when you by this beautiful song just wait to the end with your comments🥺 It is very enoing with all those stops😢Love from Norway🇳🇴

@YBPlaysMusic

8 ай бұрын

Well, Julius there are reasons we reactors pauze the video a couple of times, you know that right? One of them is actually also because I wouldn't remember all my thoughts and interesting moments from during the video. And if people aren't interested in my thoughts, it's probably better to watch the original I think.😛

Combine her talent and personality with Andre's magic and then you get this. You can hear the original by Barbara, but she lifted it to another level. It is not the same song anymore. She surprises you up to the Grande Finale. And she has put in great effort to learn the correct pronunciation. You can find a lot in Dutch on KZread.

Great reaction, by the way! Ik kom graag in België, Antwerpen is m'n favoriete plaats! Groet uit Amsterdam

Great reaction ! thanks for that ... Emma is amazing !

the song by Barbara Pravi won her the 2nd place at Eurovision 2020 or 2021. that video ( with visual effects ) is on youtube. Barbara also made a MusicVideo with modern dance in it. Emma has many videos on youtubei think she started competing at 12 or before, she must have a wiki with all the story. She was touring the world with Andre Rieu in recent days

@YBPlaysMusic

8 ай бұрын

Thx for the info, appreciate it!🙂🙏

@desertrose5956

8 ай бұрын

She hasn't been touring yet with André, she will join him from January.

We kijken voor het commentaar van de uitvoering. Dit is alleen commentaar onderbroken door de uitvoering. 🤗🤗

At 12:26 her sister, father and brother. Mom is back stage.

He yb.... een mooie reactie op Emma kok. Maar heb een vraag. Wanneer reageer je nog eens op een video van Nightwish. Dat is al heel lang geleden. Groetjes van een nederlandse woonend in Baarle-Hertog 🤘 ps luister naar shoemaker live op helfest 2022 . Mooier dan een studio versie

🤗🍒🌹

Emma learned the words in French in order to sing the song.

Song lp lost on you

Laat Emma zingen en geef daarna commentaar.

Hey Yuri, loved te reaction! Eventjes een tip,Dimash heeft een song gepost "Dudurai" een oud folk song van Kazachstan, dit liedje is heel speciaal ! Surprise😃weeral. Groetjes😉

@YBPlaysMusic

8 ай бұрын

Heb die al gepost, Marina!😉👌

@marinadewil8959

8 ай бұрын

@@YBPlaysMusic OH,ok. Sorry,Yuri🙈

@marinadewil8959

8 ай бұрын

@@YBPlaysMusic Smartphone was stuk laatste dagen

She is from the region of Maastricht on the border with Belgium Andre il est de Maastricht elle de la région du sud des pays bas

Dear beautiful human, dag Yuri. Wat leuk, ik neem aan dat je ook Nederlands/Belgisch spreekt.... heb genoten van deze reactie, dankjewel, warme groet van een vreemde uit Nederland❤

@YBPlaysMusic

8 ай бұрын

Hey Christel! Dank je en idd, spreek nl😊 Blij dat je ervan genoten hebt!🙏

Its simple. If you are truly sorry to pause so many times, then don't.

Go look at her videos on the voice she play the violin too and sings an English

I wish you had listened to the whole song without interruption. I think you would have gotten the full build up of emotion with your listeners.

Een kleine Ms Edith Piaff ❤

Nice reaction... Maybe too many interruptions, but still nice. There are more people speaking or understanding French than you think. French chansons had and still have quite a large influence in the Dutch music scene. Many Dutch chansonniers from the past contributed to this. The music style itself can be heard, including accordeon, in many older folk songs in Amsterdam. Not only Aznavour, Montane, Piaf or Julian Clerc are popular artists in the Netherlands, but also Jacques Brel from Belgium was very popular just like Fabian, Sardou or Garou. Also, thousands and thousands Dutch people going for their holidays to France. French is the fourth language after Dutch, English and German. And especially in the classical genre, where there is a lot of French or Italian lyrics, a lot of Dutch people do understand what it is about. The population is minimal bi-lingual. But as I said... Many do speak more than just Dutch or English. Diplomacy and world trade are very strong points in this tiny country. For centuries now... Beside of that.. 😅 Emma is an amazing artist... Gorgeous young lady with a beautiful voice. More of a powerhouse than a vulnerable little poorly girl. Proper artist.. 🙂 Thank you for your nice, but with too many interrupting moments, reaction 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌷

She is small for her age because the disease stunted her growth, she is wearing 5 inch heals to not look so small. She has to wear a feeding bag 22 of 24 hours per day every day. It's a difficult life and full time job just to live. I admire her courage and determination to pursue her dream. She was bullied in school because of her statue and her having to tote food bags, she really had to grow up fast. She learned this song phonetically she doesn't really speak French just dutch and English

Bullied by schoolkids because of her disease and is singing her song of life Listen to me, me, the singer-to-be Tell your lovers, your friends about me Tell them about this girl with the black eyes and the crazy dream. What I want is to write stories that will reach you. That's all Voilà, voilà, voilà, that's who I am. This is me, even when I lie open I'm afraid, yes This is me in the noise and in the silence Look at me, or at least what's left of me Look at me before I hate myself What shall I tell you that another's lips will not tell you? It's little, but it's all I have; I put it there. That's it Voilà, voilà, voilà, this is who I am This is me me, even if I lie open, it is finished This is my face, this is my scream, this is who I am Voilà, voilà, voilà, it's right here Me, my dream, my desire, how I go to ruin, how I laugh at it That's me in the noise and in the silence. Don't go, I beg you, stay for a long time. It may not save me, no But to live without you, I don't know how to do it. Love me like you love a friend who's going away forever I want people to love me because I can't like my outline Voilà, voilà, voilà, this is who I am This is me, even when I lie open, it's over This is me in the noise and also in the rage Look at me, and in the end also my eyes and my hands All I have is here, it's my face, it's my screaming This is me me, this is me me Voilà Voilà Voilà, voilà Voilà

Fewer interruptions por favor

Her face rings a bel... Jup, Brandi Belle, pik :P

If you go to school in the Netherlands you get or German and English or French and English at least so allot off people in the Netherlands can speak French 🤷🏼‍♂️

Love u and ou baby on way is my baby ok from owen ❤❤❤❤

Sorry to say so, but: there where too many breaks with analizes

@YBPlaysMusic

8 ай бұрын

Well, that's your opinion, which I respect. Though, not everyone has the same opinion🙂

@geetraveler5870

8 ай бұрын

You're absolutly right, both respect eachother. @@YBPlaysMusic 🙏

@tihomirrasperic

8 ай бұрын

if I'm not mistaken, this is a video where a song / event is analyzed if you want the atmosphere of the original, then you are watching the wrong video

@kimjensen7607

7 ай бұрын

No thats way they do reacts. To stop and talk about it.

@Chris1969o

7 ай бұрын

This man did a great job. If you don't like it then go away! YOU came to him. Not the other way around. I can't stand critics like you.

You is ebarinng

Ist ja schön das in die Welt zu verbreiten. Warum aber muss sich jeder an den Lorbeeren anderer bereichern wollen? Geht arbeiten, dann geht es uns allen besser!

Too many inturuptptions show respect

I had to leave in the first 2 mins

Tu ne sais pas écouter sans coupures intempestives!

Way to many interuptions man. Everything could have been stated at the end. We couldn't settle into it.

gastroparesis.

Du unterbrichst zuviel.

Let her sing! Don't pause. You ruined the whole experience for yourself.

@YBPlaysMusic

8 ай бұрын

I didn't ruin the experience, I had a great time listening. I understand what you mean though, but there are reasons reactors pause the video regularly, I'm sure you're aware of that?

@Breaking__Chad

8 ай бұрын

@@YBPlaysMusic No, I'm not honestly sure why REACTORS do. Analysts, yes. Because they're critiquing the performer. But a reaction video is just that. You watch the video, get the feels it delivers, and tell us the thoughts afterwards. We can SEE the reactions in your facial expressions. The wide eyes, the jaw drops. You absolutely do ruin the experience for yourself when you pause it like that. It's like that build-up of emotion that you're experiencing, and then you shut it down right before the next big moment can hit you and really give you those goosebumps. Do you know what I mean?

@YBPlaysMusic

8 ай бұрын

@Breaking__Chad well, first of all, for copyright reasons, playing a video/audio non-stop just gets you so much more chance of getting copyright issues, claims, blocks or even strikes. Also, depending on the video, I sometimes go deeper into the video or song than other ones, so I'm not analyzing all of the time, although I sometimes do. Also, you might just want to see facial expressions but a lot of people also want to know what we actually think during the reaction because it can also be relatable, or we can sometimes point some things out viewers haven't noticed before, sometimes it's other way around. Some like it more the way you enjoy it, some like it more this way...

Do you know how many times you stopped this??? such a shame you lose the flow.

LESS TALKING MAN

Less talk more music please

way to much talking in between :D

Just listen, please. Don't interrupt every 3 seconds.

Omg dude stop talking n keep your comments for the end, it’s annoying n disrespectful to such an amazing voice

Stop bloody pauseing

@DavidStone-kv8wx

Ай бұрын

Wished he watched without pausing couldn't watch the rest of this video anymore halfway through sorry bro

@x2194306

Ай бұрын

You can watch her original perform if you don't like people stopping the video to comment with their reactions, because that's the porpouse of his video!

Do yourself a favour and stop cutting her out

👎👎👎👎👎Mucho interrumpes !!! 😠😠😠

U have to learn to Reacts , u talk to many and kill the Magic !!!!!

I can’t watch you because you keep interrupting so I’m leaving

Another thumbs down for you dude. I do itto a lot of reactors. There's performers that you would cut in but for a performer such as Ema and the song when you cut in you do Injustice to the song and her. Let her and her performance flow and after listen to it again and comment all you want. Yea l left way far at middle beginning you butchered it to much

You talk to much

Dude just shut up and listen

Shut up n listen!! I'm out!!....>>👋👉🚪!!

You talk too much.

bro stops the video , and he says , not only that she sings in French but she know what she sings . Bro is a genius .

@YBPlaysMusic

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate your comment to boost the algorithm 🙏

Do your homework…she’s Dutch, paralyzed stomach, and had to learn French to sing this song…

You have to learn to keep youre mouth shut

You talk to much