Willemijn Verkaik (F/ Stephen Schwartz) sings DEFYING GRAVITY - Live @ Birdland

[lekkereten190]

YYYEEEAAAHH Willemijn verkaik The Greatest person singing in dutch,, hup holland hup..

[lolipop2119]

i love her riff at the end!

[LauraArual12345]

Perfection has a name: Willemijn Verkaik!

[LauraArual12345]

SO love this performance! Not only is she the one to sing it in 3 languages, she also does it FLAWLESSLY! Hats off!

[myrddin96]

@TheStrangeling Yes she is at the last part she's singing in English...

[westcliffsucks]

I WANT HER TO DO IT IN ENGLISH!!!! her voice is is literally amazing!!!

[MariaMarsbar]

So proud that I knew which language she was singing while watching it :')

I love her and her voice. She makes it seem so effortless!

[jewey896]

Why hasn't she gone to Broadway yet?

[pat19821010]

@jewey896 Because we need a star like her in our Dutch production!! :-)

[Solstrom]

Its nice to hear her singing in english...ALL of her singing is simply phenomenal! STUNNING! WAY TO GO!!!! :) <3

[TheStrangeling]

@Solstrom ... she's not singing in English.

[Ninjaaaahh]

Nice mashup of different languages! Love her voice so much! <3

[OocrazySsmileoO]

1:31 <--playbutton 

[booknerd1998]

shes amazing

[maddyluvsjohnny17]

she has a beautiful voice. :')

[wickedautograph]

id buy this version on itunes, even if i can only speak dutch/english

[valeriemusicals]

I've already seen her twice in The Netherlands... she's so amazing!! And I've met her!! She was so nice <3

[xIrisYeah]

I just knew she would start in German, the translation is very good, still have to get used to hearing it in Dutch, even though im from Holland :) She is so good, just dont know what to write to express her awesomeness!

[xMsLissx]

The great thing is I can understand all three languages... She's so awesome!

[ChrysChambers]

The best Elphaba ever!!

[Sibunagleek]

NEDERLANDS is de beste :)

[tooniemalonie]

GERMAN-DUTCH-GERMAN-DUTCH-ENGL­ISH

GERMAN=frei und schwereloss

DUTCH=Ik Lach om Zwaartekracht

ENGLISH= Defying gravity

[tooniemalonie]

IK LACH OM ZWAARTEKRACHT! HUP HOLLAND HUP!

[bwaycraz3d84]

If she ever makes it to Broadway, I will do whatever it takes to see her!

[Donjaisdeliefde]

Love the fact that she's playing elphaba in holland now!!

[rwcstoop]

Is this the same dutch Grand Dame that stars in Wicked in the Netherlands at the moment? And why didn't anyone in Holland notice this Dame before? Including me... So she decided to just have a jam with Brown, Alan and Schwartz?

Jeez..... this artist is unbelievable....

[koen3456]

@rwcstoop Yup she's playing Elphaba in Wicked in the Netherlands. But she has been doing it for 4 years in germany already but she's Dutch. Anyway she's fantastic!

[titanicwicked]

Verse 1 and chorus-German

Verse 2 and chorus-Dutch

Bridge-German

Verse 3, Chorus, codetta English

Lovely rendition! she needs to come to broadway :)

[koen3456]

nice mix! German then Dutch, German again, Dutch and finally English!

[Annelot91]

@titanicwicked actually, there is a part Dutch, just before the English one (just the small chorus part, before it's getting higher)!

[Kimberley1600]

Just listened to the 'original'cast (I guess I should call it that) and it was kinda false at the end of the song..

Willemijn is WAY better..

And the green paint on her face , in the musical, doesnt even make her ugly! She looks and sounds amazing in Wicked!

[WishingOnIyWounds]

She is so amazing. Now let's just get her to Broadway after Holland...

[jdthemindfreak]

First Verse & 1st chorus: German Version

2nd verse, 2nd Chorus and bridge: Holland Version.

Finale: ENGLISH!!

[aircraftflyer1988]

All of the people in Holland , are very proud at Willewijn, we love her!! *****

[iniminie1991]

She is amazing. the switches between dutch german an english is amazing. I can't wait until i see her in the dutch wicked

[LolaThropp]

Willemijn is amazing - in every single language! :) ♥

[Lauraa120]

engels is het mooist! (a)

[AngelGirl023]

In het Nederlands legt ze ook de meeste emotie xd logies :P

[keegirl0]

GEWELDIG!!!!! She's way better than that Idina...

[matthewparsons1996]

This is why she needs to be in london I mean wow she can sing this like a goddes in english german and dutch, Willjimn you rock.

Thanks for uploading thins i have always wanted to hear her sing defying gravity in english.

:)

[bonenavond]

I'm Dutch but I think that the German and English parts sound better than the Dutch ones :P It may sound strange but in this video she seems to sing less beautifull in Dutch than the other languages. However, her voice's still great, better than that lady who played in london and NY (forgot her name..) You also have to watch the '' Ik lach om zwaartekracht '' performance at the musical awards gala 2011. (Dutch tony awards...) That performance was last Sunday, it was genius.

[celinedionfan14]

@bonenavond Ik denk dat je met 'that lady' Idina Menzel bedoelt

[thenewmmc3]

3 languages! impressive!

[thenewmmc3]

3 languages! impressive!

[thenewmmc3]

3 languages! impressive!

[nooriepoorie12]

ziek goed!

[UrBiggestMistake777]

piano player shoulda slowed down for her a little..

but other than that, really awesome.

[asswhole239]

@UrBiggestMistake777 Umm.. the 'piano player' is stephen schwartz, the guy who wrote defying gravity..

[UrBiggestMistake777]

@asswhole239 well, Im just saying, she was struggling with the tempo. Relax.

[rex88moser]

@UrBiggestMistake777 THAT PIANO PLAYER?????? It is Stephen Schwartz himself behind the piano, he should know the pace

[tammiefanvanmusical]

geniaal duits en nederlands en engels door elkaar heen. knap hoor!! hoop dat ze het vaker zingt zo klink goed!!!

[Kampfzicken]

viel glück in holland :(

wir vermissen dich

[zekethejet145]

Bring her to Broadway!

[Katharos703]

Nice switch between the languages, she is really good :D

[LunaNightwing]

1 Person is not defying gravity. ;)

Seriously, she is great. I love that woman, and her voice, and that song. How can anybody dislike this video? Thank you so much for sharing!

[flowergirrrl1]

seriously? Someone disliked this?? Willemijn is my favourite Elphaba, and in three languages! Come on!

[TheRobotfishy1]

When was this filmed?

[stevmar96]

I LOVE Willemijn!!!!

[brownflowerable]

She has an amazing English accent! I'm looking forward to see her in Den Haag!!

[11Wickedthemusical]

OMFG AMAZING !!!!!! Brilliant to hear it sung by Willemijn in English xx luv Willemijn xxxxxxx ♥ The Best Elphaba EVER !!!!!!!!!

[MandyMusi]

Kippenvel!!!

[Bellie93]

Can't wait to see her in here in Holland!

[kretzle]

Amazing!

[BEKKY2131]

wow!!!! cooooolllll!!!!!!!!!!!!

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[UnLtdWicked]

Fans of WICKED all over the world love Willemijn and her beautiful talent! What a gorgeous rendition of this song!

[wickedautograph]

@UnLtdWicked the great thing about Willemijn, is that she breaks language barriers uniting wicked fans throughout the world

[wickedautograph]

@UnLtdWicked the good thing about Willemijn, is that she breaks language barriers, uniting wicked fans worldwide

[pilchard96]

What an incredible woman!

[JulelovesUSA]

I miss her in Germany. Good luck in Holland! :)

[elisabethkenner2]

@JulelovesUSA ich bin sicher, sie kommt zurück / I'm sure she'll come back

[xIrisYeah]

@JulelovesUSA We are very honoured to have her here :)

[JulelovesUSA]

@xIrisYeah she is so great :) Germany was so honored to have her for more than 4 years (and 4 years in a perfect role)

[xIrisYeah]

@JulelovesUSA Are you gonna see Wicked in Holland?

[JulelovesUSA]

@xIrisYeah wish I could, it's not too far away, but I wouldn't know how to get there (my parents think I've seen it enough in Germany) so I don't know if I ever will.. will you? :)

[xIrisYeah]

@JulelovesUSA Ah, that´s so sad! Hope you will see it, really do! I have seen it twice here yet, but that will be more soon probably. I live not very far away from the theatre (ride of less than an hour). She is so good! It's just ridiculous.

[JulelovesUSA]

@xIrisYeah I know. Yeah she is incredibly talented :) You're lucky to see her that often (seen her twice myself but I would have loved to see her more often)

[gooper128]

@JulelovesUSA She whas amazing. if you have a chance to see it in dutch DO IT AMAZING

[JulelovesUSA]

@gooper128 Wish I could :) So when did you see her?

[xIrisYeah]

@JulelovesUSA Twice in the beginning of November (9th and 11th) and met her on the 11th after the show :)