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  • Not a good song for at all. You are shouting instead of singing at the end which makes you flat and out of tune. There is not emotion in this song at all. I think the song is way too big for you.

  • @foleneb i wouldnt say shouting. i would say bad belting. but ur still good charissa maybe not just an intense song

  • Hi! I'm a 15 year old guy who does some coversongs! I'm not sure if they're any good, but it would mean a lot if you'd check them out! Thanks everyone! : D

    Btw awesome version of this song! You probably should be in the Glee cast! : D

  • she is flaunting her tits lol. and i think she is lip singing.

  • Sweet mother, this was phenomenal! Thank you for gracing my ears with this!

  • nice singing but i did not feel it from a musical is more pop version but you are a nice singer, good boddy expression

  • I'm impressed and I've seen a TON of cover videos of "Defying Gravity", this one is probably the finest I've heard! Excellent job! :)

  • DAMN GIRL!!!!!!!!!!! :)

  • too poppy.

  • Some of the actions were a bit too much. And I also think that you should try keeping your back strait the whole time- you were leaning forward often. However, you have a great voice:)

  • @funnywalkers123 stfu moron you cant tell if her back is straight or not! Stop pretending you know ANYTHING about music! Unless you went to a conservatory of music and spent 9 years there studying singing then STFU!

  • @radnev007 woow...someone has issues...

  • @radnev007 OMG lmao!!! If you cant see that she is leaning forward and you went to a conservatory of music for 9 years... go for an extra year and maybe itll become more obvious! You can "STFU" as you so politely put it.

  • dang girl, you have some pipes! the dramatic flair was awesome too- it's nice to see people singing the songs and remembering that they're part of a larger work. keep it up!

  • good job!

  • You gave me goss bumps!!!

    your incredible you need to get noticedd!!

  • Wow!!!

  • this was amazinggg, your really great!!i wanna hear u sing some glinda songs, they would be like perfect for you :D

  • Good Cover For The Notes You Cant Hit. : ) Credit For That!

  • I like this a lot! :)

    You have a great voice!!!

  • you can belt! but it got minotinus for me, sorry...

  • I don't use my chest voice at all in my rendition of this song but i'm pretty sure you wouldn't notice...check it out!

  • ur really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really good!!!

  • amazing voice!!!!!!!

  • you're very good

  • Well done.....thats a really hard song to sing.....i have sung it before and its extremly difficult........i love this thought it amazing!!! x

  • i like the ending; you do it perfectly (:

  • this is really good. you have a great voice keep it up!!!!!

  • Definitely the best I've seen. I can tell you've been trained and aren't an amateur

  • Great job. I love your whole moving while you're singing.. your musicality. Nice for the most part. The only things I'd like to see is in your belting part at the end from 3:20, I didn't think you had all the energy the entire time such as "as someone told me lately" and "and if Im flyin solo, at least Im flyin free To those who ground me take a message back from me" BTW, that high F was GORGEOUS! Most people I've seen do this song, can not hit that F in chest voice and sound good. Great job,

  • YU R OUTSTANDING

  • Not only is your voice very good, but your expressions and 'acting' are done well too. Great job. Check out my videos if you like.

  • wow!

    I haven't words.

  • Wow, simply amazing:D

  • One of the best versions Ive heard. A little flawed but very good xx

  • Really good. One of the first good versions i have heard on YouTube that wasn't from a professional (like not Lea Michelle or Indina Menzel) great job!

  • I really liked this. Good job.

  • this version of Defying Gravity is very good.

    if Idina Menzel is sick they can call you!

  • I love the way you act through your songs. I disagree with the comment about chest breath, however I do think your control could be a little better but like i mentioned the way you act through the song more then makes up for it.

  • i love how all these people are jerks, yet i bet none of them can sing half as good as you (: haha. goodjob (:

  • I liked it..a lot..good job!

  • Thiisz Isz Soo Good.,! Yu Have A Prettyy Voiice.,

  • this is so good.. you have an amazing voice!

  • I have to comment on this video. So far the best cover I have seen/heard on youtube.

    She is isn't yelling..... to be a broadway singer she is doing what she is suppose to do. Sing from the diaphram.

    Honey I have song in off broadway on a few On broadway. Keep this up. You should make sure you controll your breathing in between notes... But def. keep this up. You have a voice for broadway. Go for it!!!

  • your going way to high on most pitches. bring it down. don't yell and scream your words.

  • well.......i dont know about everyone elses comments.....its clearly not the best mic quality but i thought it was soooo good :) best ive seen on youtube so far :)

  • A little bit nazly but great! oh and you dont have to scream this is singing not a football game.Sorry /:

  • you're very good, and with so many instructors, I'd expect nothing less xD

    some of your higher notes are a little off. trying coming round on top of them, instead of reaching up to them.

    and i can tell you use your diaphragm :) nice to see someone knows how to sing properly

  • audition for my wicked ur good i think u may get the part look on m youtube ok

  • wow. das is wunderschöön. ich liebe deine stimme *.*

  • first video of this song where someone belted the higher range... good job!! also liked your stage presence!!!!

  • You have great potential there, good pitching overall. I'd say you need to work on your technique, you're focussing pretty much all your voicing on your throat and nose as opposed to diaphragm but with some technique and practice it'll all become much easier. You definitely have the natural ability.

  • amazing !

  • Excellent... you shout at times but I think its your mic that exaggerates it...

  • very good :D

  • Wow, your really good at singing! Maybe just practice a little more, kay? (its not like you want people telling you lies right?)

  • WOW!AH-MAZING!!!!I'm speechless. I favorited this and I'm gonna study this video. You made me believe it is possible to deliver the beauty in this song, about as good as Idina's. LOL:)

  • wowowoowowoowowow you're so good :)

  • Great job!!

  • Hey! You have a great voice! Oh and the funny thing is your name is Charissa and so is mine! We spell it the same way too! Haha! I'm singing this for an audition coming up soon!

  • ur a gr8 singer. Please sub me and check out my videos (the wizard and I) and give me some feedback..I'd really appreciate it

  • flawless singer with great boobs

  • you're really good

  • Great!

  • very very good. you sound amazing.

  • its ok

  • AMAZING! closest ive herd to broadway!

  • amazing.

  • You have done the best cover of all I heard! BRAVO!!!

  • I dont think its your equipment, They are just jelous, You have a truely amazing voice and you sound amazing and its good you can hit all them high notes and still be able to project your voice! Really great (: x

  • OMG that was amazing don't listen to them they don't appreciate good music and probably haven't even heard the original song great job!!!!! nice high notes!

  • no he's right. it's not the volume but the recording equipment is not the best, however, she does go way too high sometimes. it's good she can hit those notes and she is good but she needs to learn to control it. just because she has the range doesn't mean she has to hit every single key she can.

  • why this have so many ratings it really doesnt sound that good. you go of key a couple times and just too fucking loud it gets annoying after a minute

  • so turn ur volume down then jeez

    if u dont like the vid dont watch it

    its one thing to be critical but another to be rude

    u probaly havent been very educated vocally anyway

    let the girl sing if she wants to

  • It only sounds too loud because she has shitty recording equiptment.

  • if u can say that mean comment let me se you sing this song i bet u would say really bad so dont go puttting others down she got all of the high notes and she is amazing

  • Amazing

  • This is pretty good.  You should hold up on the belt early on though.

  • amazing!

  • I dont know if anyone has ever told you this, but you kind of look like Annaleigh Ashford!!! that is such a complement too!

  • you're really good

    and i agree with wickedband

    your more like glinda :)

    but thats a good thing xxx

  • But that's also type-casting :P

  • Incredible. I applauded when the video finished :D Hope you go far.

  • you are really good but not in a horrid way there was a bum note when you chested the last few notes however that is a very hard song to sing and you pulled it off well odne

  • you should try out for elphaba on broadway!!!!!

  • this chick is incredible,,

    i love her voice and she totally has it!!!!

    congratulations on the amazing performance hunny its insanely inspiring and good luck with the future because you totally deserve a part in the broadway :)

  • First of all you are straight adorbale girlie, secondly aside from Idina menzel herself I have not enjoyed listening to this song as much as I did hearing your voice. Honestly even your expressions are awesome, def try broadway girlie! I only wish I had a voice like yours lol

  • awesomee voice yr amazing !

    u remind more of a glinda but an elphaba aswell

    yr amazing keep up the good work! :D

  • YOUR AMAZING!!! :O:) x

  • wow.... you are awesome. this is a tough song. you did very well : )

  • I am writing to you from my daughter's u-tube account because I happened upon your video and wanted to comment. While listening I was reading the comments. I am sorry the focus of some of those comments were about breathing wong. To those people I would say that only your vocal instructor has the right to critique or judge. What I heard was an amazing performance of a an extremely difficult song. You are obviously very well-trained and while no one is perfect you come pretty darn close.

  • a i ask you something?

    how can i get a BRILLIANT voicd like yours :P

    i can manage (No one but you)Only the good die young, on We Will Rock You but i can't get this song to work

    how can i get that amazing voice like yours ?

    All My Love

    Alys

    x

  • I think what g12elpidio is saying is that when you breathe, your shoulders go up. This indicates that you are not actually deep breathing or getting as much support as you possibly can. (because moving your shoulders up to breathe is not natural - trying laying on your back and doing it) Your singing is super great, and I hope you go far with a career, but the video proves that your breathing is not consistent. Of course, it is a nit picky comment.

  • well either way u sound great! it amazing!! and do u have more videos?

  • u breath from your chest! STOP IT!!!

    breath from a litter lower! may sound better

  • You can not breathe from lower than your chest, its not physically possible. What I think you are trying to imply by using the diaphragm to aid support, is something you really need to understand before making such comments. You sound really uneducated on this topic. Go do some up to date research.

  • well all she does it chest breath! read

    Simply Singing

    by Hedley Nosworthy

    ! trust you'll understand me!

  • I think you're confused. Maybe you mean stop singing from my chest voice?...in which case I will say that most of my belting notes are from my chest, not my head voice. This video may not be the best to display it, but I certainly push from my diaphragm and through my training with 7 different well known instructors I've learned not to breath in a way that will hurt my voice or my body. So thank you for your concern

  • i understand what you are saying. you may not know the technical terms, but you were just trying to give her a suggestion. you're right. she does breathe from her chest and diaphragmatic breathing would offer more support. also, breathing through the nose instead of the mouth will create resonance in the nasal cavities and take the sound out of the throat for the most part. obviously, as you sing lower, the air vibrates in your throat and chest, but there should never be any pushing.

  • :] i <3 dis song and u def made it work

  • omg,

    you have a great voice :)

    geez ; lol. i love singing this song

    as well :)

  • OMFG you would be an amzing Elphaba and I'm not even kidding about that.

    You sound amazing in this video. Keep up the good work.

    Omg you're great. I love your voice.

  • A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • wow....

    that was amazing!!!!

  • That was absolutely beautiful. Good job!!

  • I wish I had that much power in my voice. I was really impressed with this. :)

  • thats was incredible

    sierously amazing

  • you need to work on some of your control, and some of your tuning was off, are you haveing lessons???

  • Yes,it was brilliant =)

  • amazing

    i think yhu shud try for west end

  • OMG!:D:D U HAVE AN AMAZING VOICE! U ROCK AND I KNOW YOU'LL GO FAR ONE DAY! KEEP ROCKIN, YOU SOUND WAY BETTER THEN ME AND I'VE BEEN SINGING SINCE I WAZ FIVE AND UR OLDER THEN ME, AND WELL STILL, U ROCK! WOOHOOyeah 4 u!!!:D:D

  • fantastic !

  • WHEN CAN YOU COME TO WEST END CharissaHope???!!! wHERE THE HELL DID THAT AMAZING VOICE COME FROM??!! WEST END WEST END WEST END!! FABULOUS !!

  • the beginning was flawless, and the rest sounded amazing:)

  • Woow! That was brilliant! well done(:

  • great job! be careful at the end, the first me-e-e down, you didn't hit the correct note, went a little diva between 4:03-4:13, but other than that GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!

  • 3:50 was absolutley amazing! i love your voice altogether though

  • your AMAZING just amazing

  • awesome job! there really is no negative feedback i can give you, i could see how playing glinda more than elphaba though...it would be so much fun to do a duet with you though! check out my video, it's nothing compared to yours, but i'd love to hear some feedback from you if possible! thanks so much

  • You sing the song like youre on Broadway. you should audition.Jade

  • Hey dummy, and I mean the poster below, she is singing into a webcam, she isn't in a studio. The weird sound is technical, her voice and singing is good. Great Job.

  • That was a bit harsh.

  • you twat, she has an amazing voice, and i'd like to hear you sing that well. soif yr gunna comment, then at least say something nice.

    I thought it was absolutely brilliant!

  • where did you get this background music?

  • There is a lot of different karaoke versions on youtube. just type in "defying gravity karaoke"

  • very nice

  • Wow! Great job!! You're definitely the best out of the people that have posted themselves singing this song.

  • i think your voice is better suited for a Glinda like character.

  • wow you are amazing

  • goodness you are amazing.

  • i think you are amazing and you are much better than the people that put themselves on youtube and embarress themselves cuz there bad. but dye your hair black and broadway has itself a new elphaba

  • you have very nice control of your voice, nice vibratto!

  • wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooww

  • Loved it..really good job! x :D

  • What a beautiful voice !!

    Thanks,

    Jerry

  • Really nice tone! You nned to work on balancing your power though...it looks like you have to belt to get the pitch you want but I suspect that with some practice that wouldn't be the case. Great job!

  • wow..

  • really good job

  • wow good job

  • You are AMAZING!!!!!!! I really think you should go out for "American idol" If you dont win, there would be no hope for the rest of us. lol But your voice is a true gift. :]

  • actually u have a really strong voice. u could even be the first person to play both lead roles :) that wud b awesome :) keep singing because u sure as hell have the talent!

  • woah! good job!

  • Amazing job!

  • amazing i love wicked its my favorite musical This is one of my favorite songs and No Good Deed and No One mourns The wicked and The wizard and i.

  • Work on intonation! Really really flat in spots, especially on your long held out "me"s at the end.

  • you have such a powerful voice you should be the next Glinda! :) keep singing you are amazing!

  • next elphaba u mean

  • absolutely amazing! :D

  • good. I saw this musical it's awesome. keep singing.

  • you can be the next gLinda ..

  • awesome voice. i luv this song! i went to see the musical. this was one of my fav songs. i also like popular and no one mourns the wicked.

    ~diana~

  • Hey I think you're great and you should keep singing- however I think you might want to consider singing Galinda's parts because your tonal quality fits that character more than it does with Elphie's.(:

  • I think it's very very good! I like it very much!

  • You have a beautiful voicve...and good job...but...I noticed a few times you changes the octaves and went off key...I am practicing this song for something...and I know it is hard....but it was a bit nazily....XD

  • This is a very hard song to sing. I would know, I had to sing it for a concert here, and I believe I failed miserably. I'm a very high soprano so I was unsure why I was assigned it in the first place, since I am not and have never been a belter, but wow, I wish I could have pulled it off like you did. :D Fantastic.

  • it was good not great (four out of five *) i mean you had a lot of emotion but the singing was only second best

  • AMAZING!!

  • OMG that sounds just like the cd!!!! GREAT JOB!

  • nazaly.

    thats not good

  • What is lacking is the emotion.

    =(

  • This has always been my fav 1 out of all your vids but u know i Love all of them :) im soo proud of u starting back up on here :) your amazing <3 u will have all your subs and many more back in no time :D ily xx

  • Wow... sorry to hear about what they did to your account. You are amazing!! You're voice is incredible. You make it all sound so easy/effortless. Can't wait for more videos!

  • dood-

    I saw this on broadway, you're just as good as the actress who played Elphaba!

    Not only can you sing...dang...but you put the emotion in it.

    Great great great job.

  • thats a hard song..

    you did SOOO GOOD!!!!

    your voice is beautiful:)

  • Why NBC Universal?

  • hey hun,

    NBC Universal (owned by GE) owns the rights to Wicked :)

  • holy crap girl. I knew you were good but.....phew! amazing AMAZING job!

  • Oh Charissa, I didn't realise you had to get a new account! Resubscribing right away.:)

    Great job, once again!

  • I loved your "Together we'll be the greatest team...Glinda" verse. Gorgeous!

  • oh my goodness, i thought you left us!!!!!  then i searched "charissa hoe" and i fouind you again (and subscribed of course)!!! i swear, your version of defying gravity is just, breathtaking and dare i say possibly better than idina and kristin??? anyways it is back on my favorites and you are amazing as always

    Love,

    ♥Andie♥

  • i meant "hope", that was totally a typo, sorry!!!!

  • wow, that was really really good!!! I have never seen Wicked but I liked this song and I think you did amazing