...or, as we say in English, this little girl is amazing!
Amira Willighagen, 9 years old, appeared on Holland's Got Talent in 2013. She seemed normal in every way until she began to sing.
Listen to her sing "O mio babbino caro" (7:50) and you'll think she is verbazingwekkend too.
One judge said Amira had the soul of Maria Callas. He may be right. Here is Maria Callas singing the same song (2:09). Puccini's aria is in Italian, of course, but since this post has a more international flavor than my usual ones, Miss Callas's rendition includes a translation in French.
We aim to please.
Wonderful! It was a Susan Boyle moment but Amira's voice is more pure and she was only nine. Thank you for sharing this Bob.
ReplyDeleteI can remember seeing this at the time. Yes, she has a truly amazing voice, but I hope she gets to sing some more age appropriate songs too. It worried me then, it worries me still.
ReplyDeleteYes I know, there are bigger issues to concern me...
Gave me goose bumps ( as you would say - we would say goose pimples )
ReplyDeleteWow, what a voice. I agree with the judge who said she had an old soul. And I love to listen to the Dutch language in any case - even the English subtitles had an accent!
ReplyDeleteI had not heard this wonderful singing before. She is a prodigy for sure – such talent at 9 years old. I also enjoyed watching Maria Callas and read the French subtitle – the aria is not a fun one – she wants to die … Your blog has quite an international flavor.
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