Will Martin Singing New Zealand National Anthem

[Awhireinga]

Ahaha last yr he came 2 our school 2 sing with our choir which I was his in coz our music teacher asked him 2 & his hair was like a backwards mullet :P

But he's a really nice friendly& down 2 earth guy...he's coming back 2 that school in a few weeks..

[Cadenadelreino]

Very nice! ... I just think it's kinda sad that the majority only knows the english part...

[ssrabits]

@Cadenadelreino most people know it . Its onlt the really old people who probalby arent familiar with it They usually teach it from primary school onwards.

[jsbally01]

Spoke to this young man on a cruise two years ago and he said singing his national anthem at this venue was the highlight on his life. I note the pride with which not only he sang it but the pride of others on and off the field, New Zealand you put nations such as Britain where it is not consider politically correct to have a pride in your own country to shame.

JamesB UK

[kgnz]

Very Nice

[saydeesaurus]

I swear to god i used to know this guy... seriously...as part of this youth musical theatre stuff he's so awesome ! ! !

[Maxhummad]

@ 1:25 Guard "Pacithicks" triple star. Gotta love it.

[rainbowpride76]

@Maxhummad Show some respect.

[Maxhummad]

@rainbowpride76 Your absolutely right that was wildly disrespectful. How dare I note a funny moment during the performing of my own country's national anthem. Thank God there are enough nosy englishmen in the world to correct our behaviour.

[rainbowpride76]

@Maxhummad For a start, I'm not English, and if you listen to it, he does not say 'Pacithicks' at all.

[Maxhummad]

@rainbowpride76 It's the little girl...

Sheesh take a few deep breaths next time before you start a pointless debate over nothing.

[rainbowpride76]

@Maxhummad Ha! Watched it again and you are right, that is funny, bless her!

[Kinlochbervie50]

f'king brilliant way to sing a national anthem... and i'm liking the fact he didn't feel the need to go for an extravagent ending the way that some soloists do. he just nailed the anthem with heart and in it's simplicity!

brilliant stuff, NZ!

[KingPadboy]

@Kinlochbervie50 Will Martin is one of the best in the World at what he does imo, not quite on the level of Josh Groban and Steve Balsamo but definately with those 2 :D

[Rosey7teen]

i love his voice ♥

[MMusashi7]

Now this is a version that is perfect!

[alpiE36]

I really like this anthem. It just brings up images of friendship and strength. Like how it is half sung in Maori too

[MattytheDem]

@alpiE36 both are official languages in new zealand

[trimbojd]

Awesome version! Always wanted to know both Maori and English - he sings it so well!

[matareka1]

so many good singers, to sing the anthem, he's done really well

[olimpia776]

1 : 08

BLANKA ?

[2010creator]

is he a NZ'der

[1essSweet]

i like this National Anthem

[doobeedoo58]

Wonder what would happen if WIll Martin combed his hair???

[contrastinator]

awesome singer! and his around 20 years old in this video. great! :D

[theadnancoolboy]

But he is good

[lollipopshizzle]

I think hes a great singer anyway (:

[slugfacehero]

They're english scum - what do you expect? hes a fantastic singer

[slugfacehero]

aye I know, I hate the english

[AucklandRulez]

well at least you admit it

[wannabedj89]

Umm I've watched twice now and can't see where the audience is laughing... Most of the crowd is actually singing along.

[lollipopshizzle]

same, i dont see anyone laughing :)

[Hanzo1986]

auk suck fuck auk

[AucklandRulez]

fuck you mate

[claurarau]

God defend New Zealand

[alava555]

fuck will martin

[RapeingSquid]

you bastard

[AucklandRulez]

fuck you

[kampmeister01]

This is the way anthem should be sung, traditional with passion and great respect. Beautifully done.

[otpylacopA]

Im from South Africa and i have to say New Zealands national anthem is beatiful

[AucklandRulez]

not as beautiful as yours

[andrew4950]

GO AUCKLAND!

good luck for the 2009 ANZC

[moliere3459]

the 'T' man...........come on guys pronounce it the island way...........otherwise great voice

[kaldoo]

Where can I download this version ?, Just love it !!!

[sharperimage1234567]

Hey great voice and sung really well. I prefer Geoff Sewell's version, as it was a lot more passionate, but hell..great job!

[TheFlanker7]

i agree, Geoff Sewell's version was the best. More passionate and free flowing and not stiff

[sharperimage1234567]

Yes you know it is interesting...I don;t think Will is stiff on his regular pop songs, maybe because it was "the national anthem" he felt he had to sing it in a certain style.

[AucklandRulez]

tbh i've never heard this more passionate

[AucklandRulez]

funny how you never sent this comment directly too me so i could respond you pussy, our awful nation team just happens to have a positive record over every nation in the world, look cuz if you think trying to be different by making light of the All Blacks makes you look funny or tough, then you are the one who is truly sad and pathetic.

[magicsitck9916]

Hmmmmmm, should I report this as spam?? Umm, yea............

1) Never, EVER disgrace another country or it's people just because your country can't fix itself....

2) I'd like to see your prissy lil ass get out there and sing that anthem, to either the perfection as this artist, or better....

3) You Suck....... Big Tme...

=]

[AucklandRulez]

yea your mother sucks my dick but u dont see me trying to be the pathetic wee hard man making these retarded comments on youtube, arsehole

[AucklandRulez]

p.s. reply directly too me next time and don't just post the comments on the video hoping i won't see them ya cowardly nerd

[bananaz8]

It worries me if you think our rugby team sucks, coz last I checked we were ranked number 1 in the world? If we suck then I'd hate to see what our opponents are like! haha

[20lewis]

he came to my school n i spoke to him i am lewis sister by the way

[Aberjan]

because he's feeling the anthem.

[AucklandRulez]

he's joe rokocoko

[hollypopr]

I have met Will martin he is really friendly he came to our school and we all got a free copy of his album and he signed it and i got a photo with him!

[hollypopr]

I was so hyper to meet him!

[AucklandRulez]

this guy should be made permenant

[jwul004]

still pissed off we lost this game. Lions were shit

[kiwicreator548]

He nailed that, he sung it with pride and strength the way every New Zealander should sing OUR anthem, well done mate, if only more of the pre game anthem singers did it even half as well as you did.

Proud kiwi

[StFidjnr]

the put the whole eden park crowd in unison

[rugbyZach]

Who is the guy with the long hair? He looks like a guy on my team.

[sanbastion]

Wow cool! I heared him sing in the UK!

He is a great singer live as on TV!

[hewerviewer]

Man, that was beautiful. He had me all misting up - and I'm an Aussie!!!

[HamburchBorusse]

Fantastic. Just fantastic.

[Tayel079]

Quite possibly the greatest singer of the New Zealand national anthem ever

[Tayel079]

Quite possibly the greatest singer of the New Zealand National anthem ever

[3mmakinz]

we were lisnin 2 dis in Music today ;D he is awsome :D

[AucklandRulez]

what a voice, thats Auckland they're playing ;)

[PhantomStella]

He has a great voice.

[lunchtime22]

i get goosebumps. and am a scotsman lol. God defend New Zealand

[SirMark13]

this is how an anthem is made to be sung

[willz1303]

makes me proud to be a KIWI!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[andrew4950]

i got goosebumps hearing this,will is awesome singing our great anthem

[haka75]

superbe !!!!!

[royalcourtier]

The title isn't quite correct. God Defend New Zealand is a New Zealand National Anthem. However there are two- God Save the Queen is of equal status. So technically it should be "The New Zealand National Anthem: God Defend New Zealand".

[PGPyramid1]

yeah, but this is the one that NewZealanders feel is their national anthem. If you asked a New Zealander what their national anthem is, they would say this, and not GSTQ. Its been around for almost 150yrs. GSTQ is very rarely played, only when the queen is actually present.

[royalcourtier]

I was talking about technicalities, not what is most often played in practise. Most kiwis do regard GDNZ as "the" national anthem. However God Save the Queen has been around since the 18th century. God Defend New Zealand was only made the national hymn in 1940, and didn't became a national anthem until 1977. Incidentally, I am a New Zealander.

[maceotago1]

knob

[maceotago1]

Knob to the guy who gave the technical comment!

[PGPyramid1]

I just love this voice!

[whammybar2000]

wat a fukin loser

[axafc]

Just want to say: God Defend NZ!!

[Maddog7737]

Amazing!! At last someone who not only sings our National Anthem clearly but makes the crowd to join in too.Pam

[StephanyKong]

'A new world' playlist: 1. Into The West 2. Over The Hills And Far Away 3. If 4. Going Home 5. The Last Rose Of Summer 6. Cinema Paradiso (Se) 7. So Far Away 8. Song Of Peace (Finalandia) 9. Nature Boy 10. Anytime Anywhere (Albinoni's Adagio) -- feat All Angels 11. I Am My Country (Highland Cathedral) 12. Hine E Hine

[Sqid101]

Check the new "female Hayley", Elisabeth Marvelly.

dubdubdub elizabeth (no space) marvelly dot c o m.

This the third Kiwi to sign with EMI and her album will be out in December. She looks and sounds like Hayley. She hasn't a terribly strong voice, but I don't think that matters two much in this genre.

[StephanyKong]

I had already heard about Elizabeth but thanks for the link. Another Kiwi to take the world by storm!

[StephanyKong]

Amazing video clip. Goosebumps all the way and I'm not even a Kiwi! Will's album 'A new world' is out now in NZ and you can order it via Gpstore or Smokecds. Definitely a must-buy! I had very high expectations but this CD really impressed me. Martin has high-range vocals and plenty of talent. Wow!

[Sqid101]

Thanks for the info. You seem to know more than most Kiwis do about him. He hasn't had the promotion that Hayley Westenra had, which is a pity. Some duets with him and Hayley may not be a bad idea... with the right songs.

[StephanyKong]

Will Martin said in an interview to the Sunday Herald last week that he is sure that Universal is looking forward to their first duet. So are we!

[Sqid101]

Thanks. Yes I've seen that article. (Google Will Martin and select 'news'). He is supporting Natasha Martin on a British tour - his site is up now and there are excepts from the album on it. A local shop tells me the album is selling well.

[StephanyKong]

Yes, I am going to see Will and Natasha on December 9th at Chester cathedral. 'A new world' has turned gold in less than two weeks. Brillant!

[dougl1234]

hes the man

[Sqid101]

Cont..

On the West Side Story CD, Will's contributions IMO are amongst the best. He's about the only one of them who gets within a bull's roar of sounding like someone from a street gang. Westenra and Grigolo sing well, in a way, but too prettily...

I understand that Will has roughed it a bit singing on boats and in clubs but has also had quite a bit of voice coaching so he's not likely to wreck his voice before he's twenty.

[dougl1234]

lol hes 21 already bro

[dougl1234]

or 22 i think

[Sqid101]

Right, he looks early twenties. I heard something about him being younger and a huge contract, But these things get exaggerated sometimes. I see that he has a web site up but there isn't much info on it yet.

[Windgrace]

Whether or not a singer develops nodules or a polyps doesn't necessarily mean they have wrecked their voice. Look at Pavarotti (rest his soul) he developed nodules and after taking a vocal break he became one of the world's best tenors! Or Natalie Dessay, who's had to get rid of vocal nodules she's developed over the years even with her flawless technique.

Will will get farther in his success simply because he looks like the "hottie" from a boy band but he's a classical singer.

[Sqid101]

Oh, yes, I agree about the nodules and pulps. As I understand it they are easily treatable especially if noticed soon. I think there are ways to do permanent damage too. I've heard that Joan Baez lost some of her range by straining too much outside of her normal range. I am not sure if this is true though. I doubt he purists will like you calling him "classical". I don't think that Decca have signed him up to sing opera or lieder - they will want a return on their investment.

[Windgrace]

Yes, there are some classic cases of people who's voices has been destroyed from either the development of nodules or the surgical removal of them. Julie Andrews is probably the best known case.

I am not necessarily an opera purist. I just like true opera as well as the new "popera". On Will's myspace it says that he is into "classical" and "pop." That doesn't sound much different than the other classical crossover stars out there today. I am looking forward to Will's debut CD.

[Sqid101]

I agree absolutely that he has been signed up to be involved in the "crossover" or "popera" genre - his singing in the commemorative version of West Side Story with  other of Decca's big name crossover singers makes that pretty plain. I wasn't thinking of you as a purist, but some will not like him being called classical.

[Windgrace]

People get angry when people consider Andrea Bocelli classical, I wonder what people will say to Will? *eye roll*

Apparently he signed a record contract, do you know when his debut album will be released? I am interested but he doesn't really have much out there except for one track on the "World in Union" CD.

[Sqid101]

I can't find much either, but there is this in the New Zealand Herald. It is possible his album has been put back.

Singer lands $3m deal

5:00AM Saturday July 28, 2007

Will Martin is expected to rival Hayley Westenra.

You may not have heard of him yet, but Will Martin is a superstar in the making. The North Shore 22-year-old has landed the most lucrative contract offered to a New Zealand musician - worth almost $3 million.

[Sqid101]

Continued:

"Martin has signed a five-album deal with Universal Music Group with his first "popera" - or classical crossover - album due out in October.

UMG expects the album to sell 2 million copies and Martin to rival the popularity of his new labelmate, Hayley Westenra."

[Windgrace]

Hmmm, a rival to Westenra? This should be interesting. I am definitely interested in buying his CD when it comes out...when you say Oct does that mean 2007 or 2008?

Are you sure those are some of the tracks? Because I hope that there is something more exciting and new than that...however classics like those are always welcome.

[Sqid101]

Sorry, the songs I listed were a joke - I was poking fun at the crossovers in general who all seem to sing those songs. I get the feeling that Decca are including the West Side Story Album as an album of all the soloists on it... So that is his October album, as it were. At least this is my theory. Record companies move in mysterious ways.

[Windgrace]

Oh, there are also the other classics

Music of the Night

En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor

Canto Della Terra

Just to name a few.

Ah, so the West Side Story album is his first album, kind of? I think he is only in like 3 of the tracks though. I want a CD of HIS, and his alone.

[Sqid101]

We forgot Nessun Dorma. Let's hope he doesn't do that either. It's just my guess that the WSS album may count as his. The whole thing has been very quiet. I would have expected him to have gone on tour supporting someone by now. Maybe something will happen in the new year...

[EvilAtHeart]

Nessun Dorma was originally sung by the late Pavarotti, i believe it was created by him as well, not Andrea Bocelli

[Sqid101]

Core Lummy, EvilAtHeart, Nessun Dorma is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot", and has been sung by many people before Pavarotti was born. He made it famous.

[Sqid101]

Here's Hayley's latest rival: Check dubdubdub elizabeth (no space) marvelly dot c o m.

This the third Kiwi to sign with EMI and her album will be out in December.

[Sqid101]

Here are eight songs that may be included:

Nella Fantasia

You Raise Me Up

Time to Say Goodbye

Pokarekare Ana (Duet with Hayley)

Hine E Hine

Nessun Dorma

Ave Maria (Possibly as a duet with Hayley)

New Zealand National Anthem in Maori

We should have a competition and see who gets most right.

[Sqid101]

Some of this might be just hype of course, but Will is supposed to have signed the biggest deal with a record company (Decca) ever made by a New Zealander, which means it's millions bigger than the third biggest! (Hayley Westenra's is the second biggest.) It's said that they expect him to become an even bigger star than Westenra.

What's not well-known is that he features as "Riff" on the West Side Story CD that features Westenra and Vittorio Grigolo.

Cont...

[dougl1234]

actually his contract was 1mil

[sabrowneye]

go will martin =P

[gioffreddo]

Wow. That is some anthem and some voice...

[jarredmagic69]

go will!!!!!

[CharmedWorld7]

Such a voice - such talent - not to forget the looks :P I would have loved to be there! Hopefully I will see him one day :)