"Imagine" by Emmanuel Kelly on The X Factor 2011

[freegoa1]

Damn ninjas cutting onions again.

[yeelinng]

I am so proud of him and his brother, but most proud of are their mother who raise them with all the love, courage, kindness....I just can't how much I can say to describe this wonderful woman of these handsome boys...:-)

[xx1loveuxx]

awkward moment when the song takes ages to start.....

[PoweredBYNova]

this waz so amazin i think i my pet onion cryed

[denisebarkel]

You are amazing person, continual to Believe you will achieve...

[guitarhero2211]

not to sound like an asshole, but vinh bui sang it better.

[amalizabell]

Dear, i was not talking to you! i was encouraging Emmanuel, not you k. God loves everyone no matter the kind of song you sing he will never stop loving.

[mahatiba]

Alles Liebe und Gute und Schöne....Emmanuel

[patrollortap]

You sir, are an inspiration......

[lido1994]

OMG..what a great performance.I think he is going to win this x factor in Australia :)))

By the way Good Luck......From Albania(Europe) :)))))))

[Enrique2NZ]

"Imagine no religion"

[ConverseGirl070]

this is amazing...absolutely amazing

[ZwhTk]

If you saw this and you're still not crying, you're heartless.

[AlyssaJaneLovesDance]

he goes to my arts school:) he came to watch me dance this morning!!! he is the nicest guy ive ever met

[HollyLouiseCarlson]

Tears, and chills. He's amazing... and I LOVE his mother!

[Cocoshelle]

I wish everyone in this world could see this video. This was the most touching video clip I have ever seen. It makes us realise who we really are, that no matter how hard we think our life is, there is always someone out there who is worse off and made me fall to my knees and give thanks for how incredibly blessed I actually am!!

[q8mohammadm]

love you emanuel



[rodrigosalasja]

omg... the mother is such a good person. bless her!

[FinnPhoto]

anyone know the tune starting at 5:16?

[007soccergrrl]

This is just simply amazing, I cant stop these tears. Emmanuel has a beautiful voice and he is just so brave, even through all that he has been through. Just wow, he is an inspiration. <3

[carlitata77]

This is just amazing......and so moving! my throat is so tight and I'm crying! he is so brave, and he's still going forward....amazing voice too, its not fair how hard his life has been, we should really be grateful to have some great examples like him... keep going on and never give up Emmanuel! <3 Good luck!

[TheLill3fix]

wow. simply wow.

[amalizabell]

Emmanuel you are gift from the Almighty God, keep it up, and God be with you as you go far in this competition. Bless you;-))

[Enrique2NZ]

@amalizabell. Almighty God ?? what is wrong with you, did you hear what song he sang ? It was an anti religion song. Please don't insult him !

[nrowell0110]

And don't even give up on yr dream to make the world a better place cause there is many of us who pray and hope for that too thank god for u and other who are here to remind us.

[nrowell0110]

oh gosh yr so rite emmanuel the world would be a better place if we could all live as one and u mite not have won x factor but u won the worlds heart u brought tears to my eyes cause i worry about little things and thea u are thank u so much to me you are one in a million.

[Julietloves3]

some people when they sing just touch your heart in a way that is unexplainable. that's what this kid did to me.

[TheHDouglas]

- :O. all ican say is that footage up there shows you that you can do ANYTHING; we gotta be grateful for what he have man :/ my heart kinda stopped when he said he dunno how old he is & he was born with no birth certificate :| iwas like omg whoah.. thats heavy ; hope he wins (Y]

[footballfan190]

Thumbs up if you regognized the black hawk down background music

[user3219]

OMG please forgive me ....I have abused all the blessing you have bestowed upon me .....and still complain....

[tobiassable]

respect



[iliadblue]

This song is great! his performance is also very nice! I really hope to see the world someday with no dictator and no war!

[Daisymaisey]

Amazing guy. And somewhere a mother cries at night for her two sons she had to give up due to unimaginable circumstances. If only she could know.

[merit66]

And one day we will be as one! Go Emmanuel! Thank you so much!

[djmosesman]

who the fuck would dislike this?????

[chels1620]

OMG this guy fucken rox i was at my friends place and we found this after xfaxctor and watched it and i cried BUT HE STILL IS AWESOME hes better than some other competetors

[scrapyyz]

you are amazing, i hope you win dude!!!

[Bakeerful]

Thats fucking beautiful....he was born whitout wrists but a beautiful voice.. RESPECT all i can say...this goes on my facebook wall...

[flagshipwolf]

one of my all time favorite singers

[thekiricouille]

i'm not crying i'm just sweating throw my eyes !!

[TheCoreyD23]

Legit got goosebumps

[gokfolife]

Someone please put this kid on tour I want to pay to see him perform!!!!

[hanboka]

Emmanuel's mother is a wonderful woman

[waterskiier33526]

Way to go Emmanuel !! You certianly moved me to tears - love your soft and gentle voice! And how awesome it wouild be if we'd all live as one and in peace! You are beautiful inside and out! Aloha from Hawaii - xoxoxo

[ashleya555]

wow, such a touchin storry :( and his voice oh my just amazing!. i basicly cryed threw the whole thing i wont lie. its just sad that he ended up gettin sent home. Wont ever forget his touchin story and voice.

[puffpuffdustbunny]

this show sucks if you have the saddest story you get close to winning even if you have a horrible voice

[partyrockanthem18]

@puffpuffdustbunny But he has an amazing voice. I don't get what you are saying. He has a perfectly wonderful voice.

[ianh321]

Bought a genuine tear to my eye and I'm a thick skinned pom!!! Perfect tune sung fantasticly by an inspiriational young man. God bless you my friend, you put a lot of things into perspective.

[cjoelni]

two thumbs up + standing ovation

:D

[lorry73]

how come he says hes 17 years old and then he says he doesnt noo

[TheHelena76]

jepp makes me cry everytime I see it.....what an incredible story...best wishes to him and his brother

[thedudeBL]

I really like how he didn't really try to copy the original, he did his own spin on it, which was very enjoyable to listen to.

[multi7Death]

sensaitional



[SuperAR786]

inspirational...........

[00hta00]

oh lord i can't believe it, thank you god for all the things that you've given me that i take for granted every single day.

[knightofbaghdad]

@00hta00 the whole song is about imagining the absence of god.. listen again!

[00hta00]

@knightofbaghdad i know what the song means I'm not dumb, i thanked god that I'm a healthy normal person & that i didn't live a life full of struggles .. this has nothing to do with the meaning of the song

[iMatram]

thumbs up if this made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up!

[mjandicehockey4ever]

wow it was soo touching....i almost had to cry....

...but to be honest it gave a better cover version of this song...in my opinion...from Mati Gavriel at the german version of X Factor, it's just my opinion, but i think Mati sang it better

...but still: it was veery touching and that guy has an awesome voice and that song is not easy to cover....i hope he'll win !! :)

[bantyhenrants]

This is the only time I ever liked this song. I am a Christian. Imagining there's no God doesn't appeal to me. But he grew up in an Islamic, war-torn country. I think I can understand the sentiment in that context.

Just a thought. He was born BEFORE the US Invaded Iraq. Maybe we actually stopped this kind of thing from happening to more innocent children...for a while anyway.

[zzzValpozzz]

@bantyhenrants

a nice thought but a dreamworld one. the chemicals used on him and others like him were provided to saddam hussein by the americans (it's a matter of public record)

[KKP20111]

I'm really touched by this video and all this story...! It's amazing!

[TaraBella18]

Damn, I wanted to hear the whole song! Emmanuel is amazing...God Bless You...I hope you win!

[LisaAnthonyisHis]

Wow!! Beautiful!! Shalom- nothing missing nothing broken...what a incredible life story and moving voice!!

[dokidora2010]

woohh...goosebumps........grea­t....

[08566581846]

For disliker.. u suck. and i mean u suck.

[china1092]

What heartless fuck offs disliked this video. That just goes to show there are some real assholes in the world.

[TheOshag]

I don't think I'd want to imagine a world without all the things in that song, but good singing and an inspiring story

[TheDwarfAssassins]

i hope you win!!!

[chubbyguyful]

OMG, this is so wonderful, i wish u all the best

[chelyland]

Es ejemplar la familia completa y admirable el amor, ejemplo para muchos seres que hacen daño a inocentes, es adorable, felicitaciones a quien lo compartio y a Emmanuel y su familia Dios les bendiga por siempre

[michelineguilbeault]

Oh my God, Emmanuel, your spirit glows.

I felt God's presence when I heard you sing.

Beautifully done. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

[UnknownEchelon]

Thank god for what you have.

everyone is a dreamer, achieve that like this amazing person.

[luclodder]

10 dislikes???



[xxIeldepiel]

He's wonderfull

[ozzygodisgod]

I am a Beatles fan and a John Lennon fan as well, this has got to be the best of John Lennon's cover song I have heard in a long time A+++

[ferngullyful]

I wish the judges weren't crying so much as it makes it seem like they find him completely pitiable. No one wants that no matter what our circumstances.

[souououououououououo]

that shows what americans do !

[dsptmdl54]

And we bitch because we have a cold or because we can't do something..... Amazing! Bless his heart!

[kevieization]

OMG, MY FRIEND SAID I WOULD NEED TISSUES. WHAT I NEED IS A DAM TO STOP THE TEARS RUNNING DOWN MY FACE!! WHAT A COURAGEOUS KID, WHO SHOULD BE GIVEN THE TITLE JUST FOR THAT SONG IMMEDIATELY! I HOPE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD SEE THIS AND PAY HEED. THANKS TO MY FRIEND FOR SHOWING ME THIS VIDEO. I AM STILL CRYING THANKS EMMANUEL!

[cristinass]

he's good talent! but what moves me is that his mother that took these 2 kids in and gave them a dignified life.

[Audifan8595]

There are tears running down my race. This kid is amazing. He has heart, he has a voice. I'm blown away.

[colleenk63]

Absolutely amazing.... so powerful.... thanks for sharing....

[MissRuhi23]

7:59 i was thinking about the same thing T.T

[mrssslimer]

For god's sake. Will everyone just stop complaining about dislikes? There are small kids at the internet, slipping hands, mistakes and people with bad humor. There's no deep evil meaning to a fucking dislike button and no heroic one to the LIKE. Juuusssttt leeetttt ittt gooooooo already!

[coza94]

8 people are going to the hell in every religeon

[mrsanity]

@coza94 8 people are going to hell in atheism

[dolnimgalad]

@50rambo: And finally, you are far to young to be such a cynic. For some reason I am more cynical about the butchery that the internet and our youth are perpetrating on the English language than I am about the state of unwanted children in the world.

[dolnimgalad]

@50rambo: #1: Why not celebrate the successes. The fact that someone found those brothers, chose to raise them with love and instill one of them with enough self-confidence to sing on television. #2: I have heard plenty of versions of imagine that hold their own. You are far to young to be such a purist.

[50rambo]

two things and i am not =trolling this is my honest opinion A only john should ever sing this song. because he ruined this song. and two all you get teary eyed over this fella but how about all the orphans or kids who dont get to make it why focus on the one who does and not focus on all those who dont

[bryanwood2007]

someone know the song title and artist at the end of the clip playing in the background? Thanks.

[MeLauree]

@bryanwood2007 30 Seconds To Mars - Kings and Queens, great song :)

[bigheartedzumba]

What a wonderful wonderful Mum to take on so much for her children. A great inspiration to parents everywhere. To say nothing of the perspective my life worries were put into when I saw this for the first time...

[aladar123456789]

i cried and cried so much! :) this was so beautiful <3 and his brother is so cute to !!!

[aladar123456789]

i cried and cried so much! :) this was so beautiful <3

[btfstranger]

john lennon would be SO proud of you singing that song.

[Javier140290]

"Everything you worry about, it's pathetic..."

Soooo trueee!!!

[yexi91lee]

he tells me tat... never give up... as a healthy n complete ppl, wen u complain about ur dissatisfaction, plz think bout their effort n spirit to achieve a dream! support you, emmanuel!

[sapphirefadedjeans]

Please please please make a full recording of this song. I get shivers every time I listen to you.

[glamourboy69]

I don't wanna sound harsh but I don't think he is a good singer at all. His story is very touching though, and he had a lot of courage to go on stage and perform.

[ihavepbar]

@glamourboy69 You don't sound harsh. Just deaf and possibly drunk.

[16cheezwhiz]

true hero

[danaboy12345]

i am so fucking proud of beeing iraqi now<3

[PauwelsMC]

Those 'dislikes' are just the fact they cried like a child, and missed to bottun 'like' because of all the tears!

[rypcon]

Emmanuel...... it was my son, where i got to know you and I cant stop the tears rolling on my face.Such courage,such determination and inspiration that you have shown.I also would like to commend your MOM who took care of you and gave you new life together with your brother. Such a tremendous show of love and compassion.MAY WE ALL WE LIVE AS ONE.

[nzephier]

This motherfucker done picked up that mic with his no arm havin ass and owned that song. Fuckin inspirational shit right there.

[InternetAesHole]

i'm an internet asshole and even I was moved by this....

[ChinnyChinChin96]

whut's the song at 0:04?

[pluxonline]

@ChinnyChinChin96

Sometimes - Miami Horror

[tuff2baunicorn]

I'm not trying to be cruel but I honestly didn't think his singing voice was all that great. I give him props for having the courage to share his story and get up on stage though.

[nickhatepao]

awwwwws,so touching...?nice voice and a love the song too...goodluck emman!

[flaccon]

..lost for words

[mirandaloves7forever]

this was beautiful. fuck what anyone says, fuck all the haters. this put tears in my eyes because he SOUNDS so beautiful. not just because of his story. This was so touching. Only people with no heart and soul could dislike this.

beautiful, keep your dream and make it a reality. youll go far. <3

[mzs96]

What is the song at 2:24???

THANKS :)

[vballinhusky]

@mzs96 How to Save A Life by the Fray

[benlorenzolee]

u know i thought he really sounded quite mediocre. and all these sad stories are getting old, i mean, what is the true motivation behind having these SINGING competitions then? unless x-factor are saying that they are looking for ppl WITH SAD backgrounds that could sing, they really shouldnt keep promoting this kind of stuff. the best part is, its infectious!

[SebastienCade]

You know, I like that he can sing, but voice competitions aren't for pity party votes! Very sad story, and he's terribly cute, but leave it at home geezzzzz.

[JasonVish]

what is the song at the end?

[LJiaJunz]

@JasonVish 30second of marc - The king And Queen

[garant21]

woooahhh...<3 love this..it makes me cry so touching...

[jaypiercing2011]

This is amazing, I don't know anyone that would dislike this. I give him the most props for doing what he lives for. I honestly had chill's the whole video.

[Breakable9577]

Emanuel keey you're an idiot you shouldn't win x-factor, x-factor should win you thumbs upi for this and the same to you too janet devlin.  THUMBS UP FOR THIS

[JaySpooney]

yeah what is there to dislike! he is perfect rags to riches story and i commend him for his bravery and work, shame on those who dislike this video did they even watch it

[PHMag1caltrev0r]

@jockeyhanes You're unhappy because you "want more money, more vacations, a new car" How shallow are you? Happiness isn't about having money, vacations and cars, it's about family, friends and love.

[sexmeimhot]

The moments I heard Kings and Queens, couldn't hold the tears any longer. :')

[galenlondeien]

Watching this video strengthened my faith in humanity.

Ronan Keating's facial expressions = priceless. *sniff*

[dandandandanflores]

really great story. very moving. but his voice is not good enough to beat other contestants.

still i salute you! good job, mate! :-)

[vodjock]

Good luck Emmanuel! you are awesome! :)

[Stargazer0802]

GO GO GO EMMANUEL!!!!

[MARCRAMtube]

its just sad to know what war can do to people but at least, somehow, life doesn't fail to give hope at the end of the day.. his story is heartbreaking yet so inspiring..

[roch141920]

Awww... Feels good... Moving... touching... and Ronan Keating is so handsome and wonderful. Love love love!

[Prinzeri]

I need some tissues. :)

[Touch5193]

Iraqi war survivor EMMANUEL KELLY singing "Imagine" in Xfactor Australia... Beautiful story... Touching compassion... Wonderful talent...

[03bonnie030303]

I agree ! Goosebumps !

[ronaldnmfc]

RESPECT!!! I can IMAGINE that he was singing from his heart. He was singing the story of his life.

[zpaguy]

Why he didnt get through? Because his voice just isnt that good. The story is inspirational yes, but the fact is this is a VOCAL competition not a sad story competition. Sorry, thats just the way it is....

[RyanTD123]

@zpaguy He is a phenomenal singer; he has a god given talent. The judges werent biased, they treated him just like they would treat a normal person. In this case the only thing that makes him abnormal is his fantastic voice.

[zpaguy]

@RyanTD123 I was commenting back to wakey1995. The reason he did not make it is he is just not that good vocally. He is truly average at best, a person hears better at karaoke on any night.

[wakey1995]

Why he didnt get through i will never know

[FAGONICK]

4 dislikes, I guess there are 4 "Things" out there without a heart...

[guitartur]

Lennon, iluminatti motherfucker!

[guitartur]

3:11 - When the music starts

[faithles7]

track when the video starts?

[MojitoHot]

We have lose the meaning of life...we care about the money and materialism but we don't care about life,people,senses and feelings...We have to Love each other and this world will be perfect!!!Stop to think only yourself and you will start to fell better!!!

[kostasss71]

simply AMAZING.....We have to gain hope for anything ,whatching this video....

Greetings from Greece....

fuck USA!!!!(at least the people who deserve to..)

[jimithingjames]

What a moment. Very fitting to be watching this only a day or two after (what would have been) John Lennon's 71st birthday.

Imagine what HE would have said.

[SuperAdamBaxter]

the cheezy music made me put a dislike

[Nomiss9]

So are you guys all communists or what? ;D

[OssianPosse]

I don't care if he's good, decent, really good or not good at all. That was a brave thing and he made me rethink my life a little. Respect!

[felipepires99]

beaultiful, wanderful.. i don't have word.. exciting

congratulations from São Paulo BRAZIL

fuck usa.. bastards

[locosampa79]

Is a life lesson!

[porra686]

Mademan4life , se você tivesse , 1 por cento que esse Homem tem , você reconheceria o que é uma superação. Não ter membros , é não viver numa sociedade aceitavel onde a descriminação é enfática, e com certeza aos que criticaram não tem competência, como os que classificaram ele. Sou violinista, o que transmite uma boa música é a emoção de quem a interpreta com membro ou sem membro, o cara arrasou. Parabéns pela superação e pela voz. EMOCIONANTE.

[jayjay11011]

3:12 To skip the crap

[caetano1998]

@jayjay11011 it's not crap it's his history and his history it's beautiful and sad and it's and essencial part of the video

[jayjay11011]

@caetano1998 Your history!

[DinTjej100]

@jayjay11011 You are fucking crap.

[debora10s]

NÃO TEM COMO NÃO CHORAR



[salikagroeg]

I personally believe he can improve a lot, but it is beautiful to see everyone cheering

[777revloreen]

Absolutely an awesome person and a gifted singer.

[iexusuxei]

Sad story but he's not a very good singer compared to others. I feel sorry for him and the life he has led but that does not mean he has talent. They need to stop abusing people like this.

[salikagroeg]

@iexusuxei True enough, being biased is a kind of abuse too.

[caetano1998]

@iexusuxei than ur american

[iexusuxei]

@caetano1998 English please? Did you mean to write "then you are American"? At the moment your sentence makes no sense. If that IS what you were asking, no, I am not American.

[caetano1998]

@iexusuxei yes I meant to write it I'm not from any country that has as official language english, btw your comment was bad

[iexusuxei]

@caetano1998 Not as bas as his singing.