Livvi Franc: I'm not just another Rihanna

[kingpelea2]

She has a beautiful personality and i love her accent.. she's almost mesmerizing

[btq28]

She's nothing special. She's pretty, but nothing striking. Rihanna is one of a kind.

[lastgoodgirlstanding]

@btq28

but rihanna isnt pretty

[1dbad]

@misseclipsemiller That line slightly surprised me when she first said it as well, but she didn't really say it in a coincided way. She comes off as very nice and down to earth so I don't think she meant it that way either, hence why I'm not taking it as such. To be honest it just seemed more of confidence than anything.

[misseclipsemiller]

"now im hot and sexy!" WTF conceited much!?

[MrElucidate]

She is only half Bajan peeps

[Realshugarbaby]

Yet another pop idol which nobody will remember in ten years.

[daMiszsunshine69]

i really love her song now i'm that bitch tha's a very good song n so sexy as well 8-O

[isuback]

Perfect

[wuniz]

What is her age?

[iVideoRecord]

CHECK MY VIDEOS OUT!

[nectorfoxy]

the fake accent is ridiculous...the English accent would have been lost since childhood and matured into the tongue of an islander .

[lisaking22]

@nectorfoxy She grew up in Barbados in an entirely English family... It's not easy to lose an accent when your whole family has an English accent. If you've ever been to Barbados, you'd notice that kids here grow up with many accents, largely dependent upon their upbringing and socialization. What many people here have done is speak in a Barbadian accent only with other bajans. Her accent isn't fake, it's a blend of accents, which shows all aspects of her origin.

[nectorfoxy]

@lisaking22 my dear I am a Barbadian,OLIVIA went to BAYLEYS primary with my boyfriend & queens with my bf.. I think I understand my native tongue & the influence it has on some1 wasn't born here,for instance,my bf who came to BIM from England when she was 11 has more of a Barbadian accent, yet when I hear her speak I know that her attempt is not 1 that is intended to be something other than self.There is no need to create a character simply to impress,HONEST PRESENTATION IS ENDEARING!

[lisaking22]

@nectorfoxy I'm not arguing with you. She's been a friend of mine since 1st form. I wouldn't know from a youtube comment where you're from or you or your boyfriend's connection to her. All I was replying to was the statement you made about her accent being fake and that it "would have been lost" and developed into a bajan accent. I'm saying that in the time i've known her, she's spoken like this normally. If anything, it's her bajan accent that is more forced. She's not trying to impress anyone.

[nectorfoxy]

@lisaking22 i respect Ur opinion .MY opinion still stands however!be good!

[carolyn010]

Wow, she is so adorable! :) I love her music and personality as well, as much as I've seen! Looking forward to a lot more from her!

[reebobbb]

Hope this helps with the confusion, and for all who asks how I know this, I knew her from the time we were five and all I can say is she is really a very cool and nice person and does have a great personality. I wish her all the best, she is doing our little Island proud and England as well, they have both molded her into the young successful woman she is today. Bless up

[reebobbb]

...however like bilingual children (the ability to speak two different languages, e.g.when one parent is from an English country and the other from a Spanish one, the child develops the ability to speak both fluently when exposed to these diverse languages). Same can be said for Livvi, she has been exposed to both accents and has developed both her native (English) accent and her secondary (Barbadian) accent.

[reebobbb]

Okay everyone, this is for the ones who misunderstand where Olivia 'Livvi Franc' Waithe is from and the reason for her 'interchangeable' accent. She came to Barbados at the age of 5 from England, with her English mother and sister and Barbadian father. She had a very strong English accent at that age but over the years she developed our strong Barbadian accent

[delmontedulce]

big ups to bajans!!!

[SquishyRoks]

wow ! she is a looooot different then what you would expect. in the video she looks like those real kind of angry-ish people with attitude, and right now she looks sooooo nice and calm. I guess some singers are good actors aswell. loveher x

[RacqDom]

I liked is interview

Now I'm a big fan of Rihanna. And I also like Livvi's music as well. And I'm happy that she put it out there that she is not another Rihanna. (I hate when the industry compares new artists to older artist, its annoying)

Like why can't Livvi be Livvi?

[JSkelentonKey]

lol, i so could tellthat she has or had low confidence by the now i'mthat bitch video and the lyrics. and its funny when she came out she made me think of gaga, not rihanna. welll not exactly gaga just along those lines. but i think they compare her to her cuz they fromthe same place??

[petal2009ify]

"isnt it so funny" dat dey never look the same on vids as in real life?!!smh

[abigailbreslina]

i love this song but i hate paying itunes haha. i got it from tubemusicdownload com

[chineeyes32]

Ther is no competition their are both Barbadians and we love them from us to you Livvi from the island go on girl

[jennababez100]

she sounds a wee bit english sometimes, lol

[B5and2muchlova]

thats cause her mom is british

[dimondlykthemoon]

girl gal

[XCenturyXQueenX]

I am not into this type of music but Pandora randomly put her in my playlist.

I was like

"Who the FUDGE is this!?"

I was kind of mad but then I took the time to listen to her song

"Now I am that Bitch" w/ Pitbull and I suddenly became her fan.

I watched her video before this interview and her video became one of my favs too.

Rihanna can go to hell.

There is no comparison between them.

Livvi has character and awesome style.

[MrCoollike]

SEXY LIVVI

[newera20]

Okkkk. so rihanna has no character and style? that was the dumbest thing i've ever heard. Maybe if u had said Livvi can sing and rihanna cnt, then I may have agree but rihanna has more personality, character and style then all of the female artist out there put together.

[JSkelentonKey]

@XCenturyXQueenX i dont know bout the character part. i mean rihanna stlye changed but she not like any other. and was stood out and completely original from the start. i've heard livvi's tunes and umm... well maybe she'll come up after a while. she just dont have a theme yet.

[KABRIANANOW]

@XCenturyXQueenX

You should also check out LIVVI's newest single "AUTOMATIK"

I think is pretty hot.

Have fun

[TonyBtheEG]

oh.

[Profficer1979]

I am really impressed by this girl. As a barbadian I support both her and Rihanna but Livvi really seems to have an amazing character. I am truly impressed with every inertview that I have seen so far.

[morisblack]

she is not britsh she is bajan

[QueenLevine]

She is both lived in England till she was 5 and moved to Bim after. Her mum is British her father is Bajan

[MeTooU2]

according to wikipedia she was born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, her mom is english and father bajan, (mixed) she moved to barbados when she was 5 yrs old.

[newera20]

do ur research. Her dad is british, mom is bajan. she did not grow up in barbados...she moved there in her late teens becuz her parents wanted her to know her roots. she grow up in england

[TiffanyJaneO]

lol

Olivia did grow up in England but she didnt move to Barbados in her late teens..

She lived here from before her teens. She was in my class in school from the time we were 11 til 18 (here in Barbados)

so a minor correction there

[chatykathy235]

have u noticed that english ppl sing really well?

[Desrae118]

I love her! Doin us proud girl!

[triangle1990]

YES SHE IS

[ooLeAnnoo]

She is awesome already bought this song on iTunes. Keep in up. Can't wait for the album

[Dejion123]

she looks like solange

[Senia2]

wowzaz shes from the uk! would have neva guessed you go livvi!! xoxox

[elliottjameswalsh]

shes from barbados

[stilldhabaddzt]

She look kinda like beyonce lol

[MoDKinG100]

i heard her song bout month and half ago

loved it first time i heard it and still love it now

she is so fit...

and rhianna

wtf does she have to do with her

she reminds me nothing of rhianna

wtf

[winger313]

hey all you unproductive bitches, dont you have anything to do other than watch videos on youtube? and yes i am on here aswel, but its the 2nd time this month. go study or play sport, fat fuckn americans.

[ooLeAnnoo]

I'm not fat and I'm American probably should watch what you say on a public site. Not the smartest thing to insult people.

[aliciathe1andonly]

not all americans are fat, i'm sorry but thats extremely offensive. i agree there are stupid people on here but that doesn't give you the right to mock an entire country.

[sandfire1on1]

Leah Remini II

[Hytokruny]

coool

[asiba2]

she is BAJAN but she seems to be onto some other accent. When the reporter asks her about Barbados is when she really sounds bajan ---"sweetbread"; "baked chicken"-Strictly bajan"

[mrsmoneysab]

she looks very different in her music video than she does in this interview

[Mrboombastic50]

sounds more american when she sings but when she talks you can tell shes british. north yorkshire woo. she moved tho to barbados

[TheMissLianna]

Now im that bitch

ROCKSSSS !

[1jamesdude1]

i love her i can't wait for her album!

[Caotic3]

y is she putting in the american accent

[GhanainShawty]

its a british accent. barbados is a british accent.

[TiffanyJaneO]

It's British, but it's because she grew up as a child in England..

As long as I've known her she's switched back and forth from british to Bajan (barbadian) accent when she talks

Bajan does not sound this strongly british though.

[winger313]

shut up.  ok? just just the fuck up.

[xdisturbiax11x]

livvi and rihanna rockk :)

[lozzacol]

I love her accent.. British/American.. So cool!

I love this song its AMAZING!

[bristay1]

I like her.she seems like a very cool person..and girl im comin over for that baked chicken and coconut bread!=]

[angiebig]

watch the 2nd version of the Now I'm That Bitch video on my page! thx

[meheremc1]

why british accent?

[WKcheng18]

cos she is british

[luciansteph]

no sweety she's barbadian

[JamesCunnyy]

she was born in england english mother barbadian father so shes english and barbadian by looks of it is halfcast aswel anyway she is british half anyway and comes back here every year so that will explain accent

[luciansteph]

she spent some time in england

[partUis]

she was born in England, moved when she was 5. british accent influenced by her home environment

[partUis]

she was born in england. moved at 5. british accent is influenced by her home environment

[writtenXonmyheart]

she is so beautiful and sooo nice (:

[lkcjio]

Sexy!

[sk3ch1]

fitttttttttttttttttttttt

[Awesomex80s]

She rocks.

[jmaughan100]

hmmmm

[paksallion]

she's a stunning lady. from what i've seen barbadians are SEXY. i want myself one of them. let me know if you're one

[lesbiangirl890]

She has nothing is common with Rihanna, except the fact their are both in music industry, lol! :)

[manaf17]

And they are both from Barbados

[dam0cles1]

What was the name of that black tranny in the early 90s?

Thats her that is.

[LeadDollFace]

Love her shes going to go far. !

[AustinBrock]

First thumbs down to the idiotic "First post".

[ibestyssx]

Err, thanks ;-]

[NZartfuldando]

You're an idiot. Not first comment and four thumbs down.

[ibestyssx]

Err, Yourr Nicee,

in fact you are that nice i think you need a friends :-]

and of course, you are welcome,

seriously :|

[NZartfuldando]

Oh I need a friends do I? I think you need some lessons on grammar.

[ibestyssx]

Honestly :|

Seriously, Ok ?

Can You Teach Me :S