Epiphany (I'm Leaving) (2010 Essence Music Festival)

[AleekahTV]

I love her jazzy nuances. Her sound is so different from many of today's mainstream female singers and it's very refreshing to say the least.

[moniescloset]

Chrisette is my girl! She can sing her butt off. She is so jazzy, neo soul-ish! Real live music. She looks beautiful in her maxi dress and I am loving the hairstyle and color! Big ups to all the natural sistas- myself included!! What a bold move!!

[poohlyhunter]

i freakin love Chrisette,,she's my freakin twin dwn to shape size color and hair,,and the fact that this is in my city is awsomw

#iluvNewOrlean

[MyLifesPromise]

OK..wth? That background singer? OMG...I hope she fired her after this show! Lord forgive me! lol

[Nehemie21]

the background vocals were horrible to say the least....they should not have posted this performance...

[izzlez12]

Dear Vevo, Let me start by saying get your corporate asses off YouTube! Ever since these big companies started paying off YouTube so they could post their freaking videos we can't post ours. We are flagged for infringement every time we include a song we like in our videos.

This is YOUtube, the place where we can post OUR videos. If we wanted to listen to music from you wed go to your damn website.

To all people who want greedy corporates gone copy and paste this on Vevo shit

[rawmoney671]

Dear Vevo, Let me start by saying get your corporate asses off YouTube! Ever since these big companies started paying off YouTube so they could post their freaking videos we can't post ours. We are flagged for infringement every time we include a song we like in our videos.

This is YOUtube, the place where we can post OUR videos. If we wanted to listen to music from you wed go to your damn website.

To all people who want greedy corporates gone copy and paste this on Vevo shit

[tisha812]

She makes me want to cut my hair (again)!

[niecyF520]

Where's the soprano? oh, she's DANCING harder than she's singing! lol I hope these aren't her regular singers! they need to be REPLACED! Holla at me Chrisette!

Love,

A faithful supporter! hehe

[mizzphatty2u]

wat the hell the back ups doing????

[NeonCucumber]

Dear Vevo, Let me start by saying get your corporate asses off YouTube! Ever since these big companies started paying off YouTube so they could post their freaking videos we can't post ours. We are flagged for infringement every time we include a song we like in our videos.

This is YOUtube, the place where we can post OUR videos. If we wanted to listen to music from you wed go to your damn website.

To all people who want greedy corporates gone copy and paste this on Vevo shit

[TLClark]

Chrisette M, is so beautiful!! I cannot seem to really get down with her extremely stylized voice!! It seems as if she is overemphasizing sometimes. I'll keep an eye out on her future to see if my thoughts change...

[FuturePWilliams]

She recently performed at my university. She is a great performer and has a beautiful voice. I was so dissappointed when her personality didn't reflect it...

[Christifull6]

Yeah the BG singers sound...not so good, there is no Melody in they're voices and they don't blend and they are too loud..but Chris sounds amazing why wouldn't she..

[TKB31]

@Christifull6 it's just the mics. It just sounds weird because the other background singers didn't create the harmony needed to sculpt the song into what we are used to hearing.

[THEPHUSION]

The BG singers were alright it was just their mics were too loud so it sound outta place. That was the sound mans fault lol.

[MrGodfatha]

the sister is beautiful & has a angelic voice and very talented writer

[MrAndre610]

uuuuhhhh background CM was good tho

[katinadalouche30]

I would have to agree on the background singing. It's way too loud and you only hear one of them. This reminds me of the movie "Dreamgirls" when "Effe" got mad and sung real loud in the mic. Looks to me like it's the light skinned background singer. I used to sing in church and it really bothered me when people would oversing during harmony parts. It's the light skinned chic, I can tell. Maybe she should try to get her own career cuz it looks like CM is fed up with her obnoxious singing.

[Natefunk49]

@katinadalouche30 that's the sound mans fault not the singers she's supposed to project and he's supposed to mix.

[Natefunk49]

@katinadalouche30 that's the sound mans fault not the singers she's supposed to project and he's supposed to mix. and if you check out the other girl she's touching

her ear which is the sign to turn her up

[BeFierceOrBeGone]

SMASH HIT ** Youtube Ambrie Chcolate Pain !!!!

[lngabrie]

these background singers are the pits! what nerve!!! and i think they think they doing it..... #FAIL

[Iluvvbeinmee]

@lngabrie Lol @ fail because sadly, you're right hahaha. Should've got some back up beyonces or something xD

[lngabrie]

@Iluvvbeinmee she shouldve used a track! cause they are horrible.... i could barely stand listening to it in its entirety bc they were a distraction! lolz

[Iluvvbeinmee]

@lngabrie Dude, speak the truth, hahaha they were louder than her and one of them was dragging!! How embarrassing. I bet they never got hired to sing with her again xD

[Iluvvbeinmee]

She sounds just like fantasia when she says wats up :P

[cammicty]

@Iluvvbeinmee Lol only with the what's up, not the voice!

[Iluvvbeinmee]

@cammicty ya, haha I love chrisette. She always kills it wen she sings ;)

[geminigyrl2009]

Im lovin Chrisette Michele but those chics in the back must b a lil to excited about bein at the festival!!!!haha...GOTTA GO!!!!!

[geminigyrl2009]

Im lovin Chrisette Michele but those chic in da back must b a lil too excited to be at the awards!!!!!GOTTA GO!!!!

[sugabayer]

Chrisette is on point but those background singers need to go. They sound awful!!!

[cust0mEditi0n]

@sugabayer its like i can only hear 1....shes mad loud? (background singers)

[cammicty]

@cust0mEditi0n She can't stand the background singers, you can see it in her face!

[livelovelife16times]

wow she cut all her hair off but i like it jst shocking

[AaliyahDawnTEAM]

SMH

[dadreamzworld]

This performance was a mess. I like Chrisette, but those bg singers should be replace. Like why would you get on a stage and not make sure your sound is totally together? Not trying to compare anyone or bring anyone in this, but this is one reason why I am just such a totally Beyonce fan, she would have never gotten on that stage half stepping. Ya'll can make up excuses all ya'll want, but this was not professional sounding at all.

[zoozagt5]

@dadreamzworld But Beyonce has a way larger musical budget from her label so she can afford to have the best of the best. There are a lot of great musical artists who don't have the budget to get the best of the best in the music industry.

[dadreamzworld]

@zoozagt5 You know I agree, but I've heard Beyonce with her, her two guitarist, and her 3 background vocalist, sing at a hospital and she sounded just as she would on a stage live. Being I went to her concert in 09 in Dallas Tx and was on front row. I'm not dissing Chrisette because I like her, but her bg singers are horrible. She shouldn't have put this performance on here its a mess. I'm being honest I don't know any other way to be.

[moocow003]

I COMPLETELY AGREE about the backup singers! The one in the black was the one who sounded bad at the NYC performance! I was like...really??? I need to get up there!

[KZANZE]

Business before friends.....she sings to well to have back ground singers that bad! CHRISETTE WE LOVE YOU AND YOUR SANGIN' BUT GO TO AMERICAN IDOL TRY OUTS AND FIND YOU SOME GOOD BACK UP SINGERS!

[HabeshaQween]

I love dis song, but her background singers need to be fired!!!

[bizarrebob]

background singers are horrible.

the rick ross remix sounds 10x better

[jjsalldat09]

Those are the same background singers that performed with her in BK (well the one on the right definitely is) and they sounded so tight then, it has to be the Mic.

I also still love the new hair!!! Chrisette Michele can't do any wrong!

[whitfieldmusic1]

the background singers are not off,the mic levels r off that's all

[CBHH18]

The Background singer is so off, it's not even funny, the biggest problem is that she's jamming like she's not off key LOL

[ocbfdog]

The background vocals sound like the cat's out of the bag...and then ran in the street and died a horrible death.

[ocbfdog]

IS that Ronald on set?

[erika0182]

Damn those background singers sound shitty especially the one in the black shirt. They should've told her to leave.

[serenajean08]

Chrisette is on point and not letting that tone deaf background singer (the light skinned one trying to get her shine on) throw her game! lol

[ajchin26]

GO TO: JASMINE SULLIVAN LOVEJOI, AND YOU WILL SEE GREEN SHIRT PERFORMING LIVE!

[ajchin26]

HEY I FOUND A LINK OF THE BACK UP SINGER IN THE GREEN RIGHT HERE ON YOUTUBE!!!!!!! THIS IS WHY PEOPLE SHOULD NOT JUDGE SINGERS IN SOME SITUATIONS! THE LIGHT SKINNED GIRL IS GARBAGE TO THE TENTH BUT THE GIRL IN THE GREEN CAN REALLY SING HER BUTT OFF! IF YOU GO TO "JASMINE SULLIVAN LOVEJOI" YOU CAN SEE HER SINGING LIVE! THE GIRL IS KILLIN IT!! OMG!! YOU GOTTA GO THERE NOW!!!! IM YOUR FAN! GO GREEN SHIRT OR SHOULD I SAY LOVEJOI!!

[ajchin26]

YOU CAN TELL THAT THE GIRL IN THE GREEN IS FRUSTRATED TOO. THATS WHY SHE IS HOLDIN HER EAR. THEY UNDERHANDED HER. SHE CANT EVEN HEAR HERSELF. THAT IS CRAZY. THIS MUSIC BIZ IS SO FAKE AND CRAZY! I FEEL FOR HER.

[Natefunk49]

@ajchin26 she's holding her ear so the sound man will know to turn up her volume

[ajchin26]

I JUST GOTTA SAY THIS. THATS HOW SINGERS GET A BAD NAME BY LETTING CHICKS LIKE THE LIGHT SKINNED GIRL TRY TO OUT SHINE EVERYONE. SHE GAVE THE BACKUP SINGERS A BAD REP. ITS SUPPOSED TO BLEND BUT CLEARLY SHE EVEN WANTS TO BE LOUDER THAT THE LEAD ARTIST. WOW. DONT SWEAT IT GREEN SHIRT. WE KNOW YOU GOT SKILLS. THATS WHY LIGHT SKINNED DIDNT WANT ANYONE TO HEAR YOU!! SHINE ON BABEEEEE!

[ajchin26]

WOW REALLY ITS LIKE THE BACKUP SINGER IN THE GREENS MIC WAS OFF THE ENTIRE TIME! WTF!!!!!!!!!!

[ajchin26]

I DO AGREE HER BACK UP SINGER SOUNDS LIKE TRASH. AFTER ALL I COULD ONLY HEAR THE LIGHTSKINNED ONE. WOW

[SomerKnight]

Chrisette sound nice and her band is tight. I have to agree with the others. Her back up singers sound awful. Those are the worst background singers I ever heard. In many cases the back up singers sound better than the main artist.

[Rose450]

i lyke that performance..im mad she did dat 2 her hair tho..

[TheNasheawilliams]

@Rose450 Chrisette hair is beautiful. She is beautiful.

[amazing1me]

her backgrounds singer need help

[NiKkI2KEWL]

To me she sounds better live lol

[MsFarzee]

Chrisette is SOOOOOO talented! She can sing! The girl in the back is having a bad night

[IreTruth]

New Orleans in da building! Repin for my city!

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[PotentialGrows]

Please don't click on me unless you are open minded to hear demo songs from a unique artist..that recorded her own stuff in her room!!!!

[jones1990ful]

I agree the background singers sucked. They needed some body who has like the same style as Chrisette.

[darealestn09]

@jones1990ful i only heard one of them singin, which is probably why they sounded like "trash" cuz all we heard was the harmony and not the other one singin the melody.

[nurse123abc]

I lovvvveeeee her voice. So Souful!

[forever19friends]

the background a mess but she killed it!!!

[loveuwithpassion1022]

i loved Chrisette but id have to agree with rayje2289 her back up singers sound horrible.

[AshLuv4]

I love her voice... and I know this doesn't have to do with her singing up her hair looks AMAZING! Not everyone can pull of that hair cut!

[losemyselftofindme]

omg i love chrisette and esp. love that she held her note down and kept her cool cuz her background singer were bad bad. she need to leave they ass

[re1be2ca]

those background singers... please stop them

[lilhavin]

The lightskinned background singer needs to get FIRED!

[crelady]

@lilhavin  LOL Why you call out that girl's lightskindedness?

[lilhavin]

@crelady lol that's just the first thing that came to mind to get others to notice who I'm talking about. (I have nothing agaist lightskinned girls-actually I love me some lightskinned girls) but her singing is TERRIBLE! lol

[crelady]

@lilhavin I know hon. I'm playing with you. And she WAS horrible.

[gikonyi]

she sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooo beatiful

[Modrums99]

omg!!!!! background mix is horrible... the overall music mix is a mess! my girl sounds hot as usual tho!!

[BrownDiva29]

I absolutely LOVE THIS WOMAN!!.. Go head Chrisette..

[prettybrowneyes541]

The chick in the black that is rockin and trying to act like everything is okay, was off throughout the performance but especially @ 3:10 "No more wonderin....". It kind of sounds like the one in the green is hardly singing. Still, a good performance by Chrisette.

[homophobiaaa]

she look like a fat ass chicken ! hahahahahahha

[4realtruly]

talented beyond belief

[Sherrie2Sweet]

her back up stinks

[rayje2289]

Her background singers sound soooooo trash!!! But Chrisette Michele is my favorite artist today hands down....

[MusizHead]

@rayje2289 u took the words right out of my mouth

[FreedomHair79]

@rayje2289 Yeah, it sounds like she is trying to outsing her or something!  wth

[isislaz]

@melissamusique I see ya Mutha!

[mrspectaculor]

this is ofcourse @RonSpectaculor and I this song is so dope and so is your new haircut!!

[Tenesan1]

MY INFLUENCE

YOUR SOO BEAUTIFUL

LOVE YO VOICE

[bigdawgdl]

Yea she is always great live and killls this song especially, I saw her in Dallas earlier this yr. Her background singers and band aren't nearly as good as normal nor is the crowd energy.

[yankie]

Something is really off about this performance...the backup singers and the music.

Chrisette sounds great as always tho.

[1410leelee]

she is so talented and beautiful. i luv her.

[akinsclark]

I love her, She really sings wonderful.

[butt3rflykiss3s69]

Chrisette Michele is soooooooooo underrated its sad.