Obviously a lot of you don't know a thing about singing. What he is doing is correct, it might look funny, but that is how he is suppose to do it. He is very well trained. And he doesn't look like a girl. A lot of boys have long hair. So what? Before you post mean things, get your facts right.
Aw! Cute and brilliant! I couldn't do any better if I were lip syncing, I tell you that straight, so lay off! Besides, I think his voice is gorgeous! ^U^ Rock on!
Guys, give him a break! Hes a lil kid! And DUH hes lip syncing, but its to his own voice since he is performing it on TV or something. They always do that. GIVE THE KID A BREAK! Hes adorable!
I never thought this kid could sing. Why anyone thinks this kid is so amazing is beyond me. Frankly, he needs an allergy pill or some nyquil to unstuff his nose. Maybe then he wont sound so bad.
Thoose people who are saying he isnt good obv havent watched the musical he sounds exactly like the oliver init amazing. Hopefully see you in the westend as oliver some day :) Well done keep it up!
I dont care how he looks like. The only thing thar really matters is tha hes a very good singer. He just have 12 years old. IMPRESSIVE!!!! You must hear the song: Were walking in the air.
I wonder what you've ever achieved in life and I'm wondering if anybody would drop everything they are doing to listen to you, and to look at you and admire your physical beauty.
Commenting about his appearance is degrading, he did a good job, notice that not any issues you have with how he looks.
As to the mouth formation, unless you sing its hard to criticize how a singers mouth is formed for any given vowel. The cockney accent and the fact that he's acting will affect it, not to mention sung vowels are different than spoken vowels.
people who criticise the way a person looks look usually look like an alien from the movie Alien and have big pointy noses and have shit for brains and are usually true blue white australians that are born in australia and are descendants of convicts and are jelous and talentless
the people who criticise the someone looks usually look like something like aliens from alien the movie and have shit for brains and are nazis and cant spell
Usually when people sing, they almost entirely lose an accent. This is because music notes do not allow for the accent of a talking voice come through. Nasal sounding notes come with a british accent, due to the fact that the dialect is more pressed and cut off when spoken, and sung, especially when the mouth isnt open wide enough..
I cannot believe the kind of comments people are prepared to post when we are talking about a CHILD.
This boy is doing what he has been chosen and PAID to do, after several rounds of auditions against many other boys.The fact he has a recording deal and album highly suggests he is far more talented than the majority of posters who so freely critisise and im glad to say they will never acheive what he has already, by adulthood acheived in their whole life! It sounds like what it is- JEALOUSY!!
I don't think he sounds like a girl...but he looks sorta feminine. xD Anyway, I love his singing and this song is one of the best from the Oliver! musical.
Yeah i know it was just to make sure people knew he was a boy, tbh i don't know where there coming from, i can tell hes a boy, yes he has a high voice, he has an amazing voice and is an amazing person to! Most of these people leaving nasty comments are jealous, it's quite pathtic acctually, Anyway... this is an amazing voice!
bekgeorge14: It's not meant to be sarcastic. On the other Oliver! videos people (inculding me) were asking if it was a boy or girl.....It's hard to tell in some parts. don't get all offended
their singing is not that bad, trust me i have heard much worse singing in my school musicals and if that is a boy its probably hard to hit those notesso BRAVA
i agree, i've directed 'Grease' 'West Side Story' and at the moment i am directing 'Oliver!' and i have played Fagin in Oliver twice so i know my stuff too, and i agree this oliver is poor acting and singing
his performance here is terrible. his voice is nasal and his technique is non-existant.
please don't reply to this comment saying i don't know what i'm talking about because i do. i have passed my grade 8 in voice with merit and i'm doing a diploma next year.
his voice is, well, an aquired taste if you will, like seltzer water lol. While this definitely isnt his best, there are plenty of songs he has done that are wonderful. oh, and refer to JDGillis61's comment as well lol.
Joseph at the time was just a normal small boy who just was blessed with a great voice and incredible talent for someone his age. It seems that many are very jealous of the young man because they themselves are losers who don't have 2 million pounds in their own bank accounts and will be lucky to have the honor of washing Joseph's car some day, but I'm sure because he is such a fine young man that he will at least tip you a shilling or two so you can buy some porage for dinner.
Beauty
MrSpongg 2 weeks ago
I thought it was agirl
scotmelee44 2 weeks ago
Is he irish
09hphi 3 weeks ago
he is sooo cute!!! even though he is older than i am
pepperhayman 3 months ago
Excellent rendition of this song. Breaks my heart to hear this child's mournful wish for his mother.... great job! : )
mommyofdakota 3 months ago
over the top
iamwerido 3 months ago
Im only 11 and i have love LOL
utubecarer 3 months ago
21 people didn't find love
seaweedbrain911 4 months ago
gender fail!!!
beatitkidnow 5 months ago
prettiest boy i've ever seen!
YnaMendez 6 months ago
looks like a girl... and sounds like one! ha!!! lol
MrAnnie2003 6 months ago
Obviously a lot of you don't know a thing about singing. What he is doing is correct, it might look funny, but that is how he is suppose to do it. He is very well trained. And he doesn't look like a girl. A lot of boys have long hair. So what? Before you post mean things, get your facts right.
smartsingingurl 6 months ago
this boy reminds me of a boy i know :L
BlondyZo 8 months ago
although it seems as though his mouth is making strange shapes, he is very technically correct in the positioning of his mouth. He is well trained :)
NinaPaws 8 months ago
i love this song.. :)
kuubbrraaxo 8 months ago
The thing he's doing with his lips is called enunciating. Though I know it looks funny because he does it on camera its mostly for stage.
ellita97 9 months ago
pause at 0:24 LOL
ChopperXC 10 months ago
umm no offence but oliver isnt cokney this kid is too into olivers supposed to be girly and quiet! this kids loud and like dodger
JordanM246 11 months ago
Amazing!
CarverKids 1 year ago
omfg he looks like a total girl lolz =-D :-D XD and he does a weird thing with his lips???? whos with me!!!!!!
Hazii24 1 year ago 5
you are all so rude you are all critizising a little child I think he sang the song beautiful
Maha1943 1 year ago 4
how ugly..
DeloyN 1 year ago
look at 0:24 lol
MultiLuvable1 1 year ago
The ugliest Oliver ever.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
All this time I thought he was a girl ... owch .. that's embarassing
Simplysims001 1 year ago
he doesn't look or sound like a girl but he does a really weird thing with his lips when he sings.
nataliecat190 1 year ago 5
1. why does he do that wierd thing with his lips while he sings?
2. that definatley looks like a total girl.
ghostie7790 1 year ago
@ghostie7790 that 'wierd thing' is to articulate
TimKoopman10 1 year ago
Love Oliver! J M rocks!
AbiSmythe 1 year ago
He's good, but it doesn't sound like he's singing it. At one point it looked like the mouth was moving at a different time to the song. But good.
volleyballgrrl1 1 year ago
Aw! Cute and brilliant! I couldn't do any better if I were lip syncing, I tell you that straight, so lay off! Besides, I think his voice is gorgeous! ^U^ Rock on!
7Write4This9Heart7 1 year ago
man thats not how u do it watch the movie and it is a girl
imaxcools 1 year ago
A girl did the singing in the film.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
@JuanMacready erm no.....
joseph mcmanners actually has an album cd.......
it is a guy.
roxyluvagirl 1 year ago
I was talking about that Jew Mark Letzer, who was dubbed in the film by a woman.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
Guys, give him a break! Hes a lil kid! And DUH hes lip syncing, but its to his own voice since he is performing it on TV or something. They always do that. GIVE THE KID A BREAK! Hes adorable!
MissGryffindor07 1 year ago
You have a very high voice very good gift . On the other hand you have some pitch issues
heyitsjake22 1 year ago
You guys are just cruel, I bet you couldnt do any better.
parker597 1 year ago 3
HES LIP SING OMG!!!
samantha1709910 1 year ago
he's fantastic,.,you are all jelous!! :P
luvbodyboard 1 year ago
Every Olivier in the West End version sang far better than this.
PeterFirthFan 1 year ago
Aw, I like this guy! :)
juliadiggory92 2 years ago
I have to admit he isn't that good here but if you search "Bright eyes Joseph McManners" he sounds great in that and I love it
6384004836 2 years ago 2
Ugly and talentless.
FrankClanton 2 years ago
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That was fucking awful.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
this kid needs to unstuff his nose
mynameispayton007 2 years ago 4
not being mean but i am sining that soung for my grade 1 and at the end when he pauses he is ment to cry a little and he isent
iammisssugar 2 years ago
I never thought this kid could sing. Why anyone thinks this kid is so amazing is beyond me. Frankly, he needs an allergy pill or some nyquil to unstuff his nose. Maybe then he wont sound so bad.
expostfactum 2 years ago 4
I don't think we will hear about him again.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago 2
i have watched zhe show it is fab
happydaysalexcroston 2 years ago
and yes its a boy he is called Joseph Mcmanners serch hi im to yotube or google :D
iammisssugar 2 years ago
I cant sing this better he sound like he or she or whatever it is , is singing from there nose:/
DebbDuddde 2 years ago
she stressed her lips wayy too much and im sorry horrible voice
baktuk2 2 years ago
This is a boy Soprano, he's quite famous. Joseph McManners.
NateMelo614 2 years ago
Ive sung that better in welsh
stevo12liam11 2 years ago
The Welsh have the best voices anyway.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
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Ugliest Oliver ever.
dodododa 2 years ago
its a girl i dont like her/he voice
OliviaWild1999 2 years ago
yeh, that is a girl...
AmySykes95 2 years ago
Joseph Mcmanners is not a girl ^^
and .. he can sing ..oh yeah
Bitonic 2 years ago 18
this is a girl, right?
nataisfan34 2 years ago
You got to be shitting me, is that a boy? O_o
KleineNico 2 years ago
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im sorry, but that is soooooooo a girl
Salingad 2 years ago
he is adorable!
bratmaster 2 years ago 17
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is that a girl
duncanino101 2 years ago
Amazing performance! You go Joseph Mcmanners! I'll be waiting for you're next album!
frenchprincess24 2 years ago 2
his mouth is weird!!!
MaiEdwardCullen 2 years ago
Thoose people who are saying he isnt good obv havent watched the musical he sounds exactly like the oliver init amazing. Hopefully see you in the westend as oliver some day :) Well done keep it up!
lilemoemz 2 years ago 4
Yes and he did it himself unlike Mark Lester.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
Love His Voice
DoubleTroubleLikee 2 years ago
hes good, but not moving
largeburger 2 years ago
Gosh Hes Fit x
DoubleTroubleLikee 2 years ago
hes awrite
xxrabitpinkxx 2 years ago
He's got a very nice, gentle voice. Stop bashing his appearance!! It's mean and disrespectful. YOU GO JOSEPH MCMANNERS!
MasqueradeGIRL77 2 years ago
hes shit.
33K4TTY 2 years ago
This little boy is AMAZING!!!! He has such a sweet and pure voice, it makes you want to listen to this over and over.
tinngrinn 2 years ago
I dont care how he looks like. The only thing thar really matters is tha hes a very good singer. He just have 12 years old. IMPRESSIVE!!!! You must hear the song: Were walking in the air.
IIGGMM14 2 years ago 2
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he sucks dicks
jayjayrs3 2 years ago
i think he had sone a great job
josse233 2 years ago 3
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1.he sounds like a girl
2.its a guys role
3.he missed notes
4.he looks like he's a bad kisser
5.he looks like a girl aswell
sophiaJ28 2 years ago
I wonder what you've ever achieved in life and I'm wondering if anybody would drop everything they are doing to listen to you, and to look at you and admire your physical beauty.
davidau2x 2 years ago
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wat the hell?
xbrendonsemoprincess 2 years ago
Does it really matter what he looks like?
I think he does a very good job.
Commenting about his appearance is degrading, he did a good job, notice that not any issues you have with how he looks.
As to the mouth formation, unless you sing its hard to criticize how a singers mouth is formed for any given vowel. The cockney accent and the fact that he's acting will affect it, not to mention sung vowels are different than spoken vowels.
treblemaker92 2 years ago 3
thats right he is really gid
xxrabitpinkxx 2 years ago
people who criticise the way a person looks look usually look like an alien from the movie Alien and have big pointy noses and have shit for brains and are usually true blue white australians that are born in australia and are descendants of convicts and are jelous and talentless
bbnoctor 2 years ago
the people who criticise the someone looks usually look like something like aliens from alien the movie and have shit for brains and are nazis and cant spell
bbnoctor 2 years ago
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its a GIRL. the kid doesn't have the thing on it's neck like boys do.
musicandroblover 2 years ago
THat "thing" as you call it, an "adam's apple" only tends to appear when a boys voice breaks (ie, gets deeper)
This BOYS voice has not broken yet, so he doesn't have a "thing"
msunami 2 years ago 3
is it a boy?????
smileyrilz 2 years ago
whats up with his mouth?
DaniellexSugababes 2 years ago
IDK??? LOL
lln9 2 years ago
@ times it seems like his mouth formation doesn't even match the syllable coming out...
ikeandpawsarecute 2 years ago
Hmmmm looks like keire nightly
lookie101 2 years ago
i have to sing in a solo contest
russetfur7 2 years ago
weird mouth movements and trying to hard
moviesbyme107 2 years ago
very nasal
Nathan1097 2 years ago
its becouse he has a britsh actsent
twilightinfo4u 2 years ago
its becouse he has a britsh actsent
twilightinfo4u 2 years ago
generally people tend to sound nasaly when the sing with an american accent.
XxWicked28xX 2 years ago
Usually when people sing, they almost entirely lose an accent. This is because music notes do not allow for the accent of a talking voice come through. Nasal sounding notes come with a british accent, due to the fact that the dialect is more pressed and cut off when spoken, and sung, especially when the mouth isnt open wide enough..
NateMelo614 2 years ago
GAH.....too cute....to gorgeous
*must remind self....he's a boy...he's boy...he's aboy*
well, sounding like a girl doesn't help either
kramotakra 2 years ago
Of course he's a boy, a very talented boy. There's nothing wrong with a boy being beautiful even though ugly people might say so.
ifuliki 2 years ago 3
lol..no he wasn't lip syncing.. for updated info on Joseph's career, go to his official forum, joemcmannerdotcom
joemcmannersmod 2 years ago
Thanks!
actoriam101 2 years ago
sounds and looks totally like a girl! haha
rentsbiggestfan1 2 years ago
ur right
becca5632 2 years ago
haha. thanks
rentsbiggestfan1 2 years ago
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Of course he's a boy, a very talented boy. There's nothing wrong with a boy being beautiful even though ugly people might say so.
ifuliki 2 years ago
Is it just me or is he lip synching? At the beginning, it looked like he was attempting to sing "she" in the second verse???
actoriam101 2 years ago
It's his voice, but he might not have been doing it live.
PeterFirthFan 2 years ago
That's what I thought :)
actoriam101 2 years ago
He shud keep his long hair, i reckon he'll be gorgeous wen hes older but he needs to keep the long hair.
ADyingFaith 2 years ago
no rilly thats a gril
agfgangsta 2 years ago
his hair is really annoying they should cut it short then hed look more like oliver!
ragamuffinpie 2 years ago
c'mon, that was so overdone
WeekendinLondon 2 years ago
I absolutely love Joseph Mcmanners voice.
ADyingFaith 2 years ago
whats his real name?
marygb001 3 years ago
Joseph Mc Manners
Bajamoso 3 years ago
yah um AdiVampire i cindaf think thats a girl
agfgangsta 3 years ago
he's a boy. look up Joseph McManners. That's him.
orderofthelark 3 years ago
yeah, he looks like one with his hair cut like that, but it's a boy
Wh0ahDreamBig 2 years ago
wow he has a perfect accent O_O
AdiVampire 3 years ago
Aw, he's so CUTE!!
His voice is adorable, and I love him as Oliver. :)
BANGtheDoleDrums 3 years ago
Wow, he's got a fantastic voice for this song
KawiiDeathNote 3 years ago 2
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OMG i cant stand this kid! Girl or boy! OMG moves its mouth too much and has the worst voice ever!
adrea260 3 years ago
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haha loool krap
bangfacedogstar 3 years ago
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I know he's only little... but that wasn't good.
Oh well, I suppose he was better than most of those talentless boys who auditioned for "I'd Do Anything"
But seriously, the guy can sure project his voice, but he can't sing for sh*t
RedKingCommandz 3 years ago
The guys of I'd do anything were amazing! Apart from the odd 1 or 2.
pinkpwincess2007 3 years ago
I thought it was really
quite wonderful....One of my favorite songs and you really did it a great justice
grandmadarline 3 years ago 4
He is a good singer
thunderstormabbi 3 years ago 3
looks like a girl no afents
TOBYLT1 3 years ago
learn to spell offense lol
Actor555 3 years ago
I agree he looks like the girl from Bridge to Teribithia.
drcoxcentral 3 years ago 3
mhm...i love the play, and his act is convincing just like the sound of his voice, but i actually don't like his voice that much...
still i'm so in love with oliver twist :)
moonbreaker94 3 years ago
Find the last 2008/2009 updates news about Joseph at :
geocities . com/poosuong
Enjoy !
shangai3000 3 years ago
I cannot believe the kind of comments people are prepared to post when we are talking about a CHILD.
This boy is doing what he has been chosen and PAID to do, after several rounds of auditions against many other boys.The fact he has a recording deal and album highly suggests he is far more talented than the majority of posters who so freely critisise and im glad to say they will never acheive what he has already, by adulthood acheived in their whole life! It sounds like what it is- JEALOUSY!!
sunnymason8 3 years ago 4
he sounds good but to quiet!!!
kayalaura123 3 years ago
i think it wud have sounded better without the overdone cockney bt i think its still fab and i guess its the directors fault too.
dixyproductions06 3 years ago
cool
marygb001 3 years ago 2
is he really 16? he looks like 12!
qrgftqrzt 3 years ago
it was probably recorded years ago so he is not 16 here
GLaDOSrev2 3 years ago
not here, he's about 14 here
xflashahh 2 years ago
I love how he over accented the Cokney accent to make the character Oliver more realistic.
angelofmusic2010 3 years ago
I don't think he sounds like a girl...but he looks sorta feminine. xD Anyway, I love his singing and this song is one of the best from the Oliver! musical.
BearGirl26 3 years ago
Yeah i know it was just to make sure people knew he was a boy, tbh i don't know where there coming from, i can tell hes a boy, yes he has a high voice, he has an amazing voice and is an amazing person to! Most of these people leaving nasty comments are jealous, it's quite pathtic acctually, Anyway... this is an amazing voice!
bekgeorge14 3 years ago
You sure its a boy? It sound like a girl.
henrymaboii 3 years ago
reeeealllllly? its a guuuuuuy?
ITS AAAAA GIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRLLLLRRRLLRLLRLRLRLRLRLRLR
narutobigfan24 3 years ago
He ia 16 now and prob embarrased that he looks like a girl. but I must admit he is brilliant
neos1234125 3 years ago
ITS A CRAP! (A GIRL!!!!)
narutobigfan24 3 years ago
it's a gal!!
cubz12389 3 years ago
it's his hair.
he needs to get it cut like the one in the movie...
ComedyGirl84 3 years ago
you have a lovely voice keep at it xxxxx
BecciBarham1993 3 years ago
Well, he might look like a girl, but the singing is fine
Cadda07 3 years ago
he would be a better singer if he wasnt trying to put on an accent
pirategal38 3 years ago
He's actually a tremendous actor. Sweet, corrupt, and to the point. A very good voice too. I wonder, has he been to the Neverland Ranch?
DermochelysCoriacea 3 years ago
I think he's great-an its a concert so all thats required is expressive singing, not neccesarily acting.
luvsmovies79 3 years ago
Is the title supose to be sarcastic.
Not amused
bekgeorge14 3 years ago
bekgeorge14: It's not meant to be sarcastic. On the other Oliver! videos people (inculding me) were asking if it was a boy or girl.....It's hard to tell in some parts. don't get all offended
horselovinruthie 3 years ago
hes fantastic! love ya joe x x
PwincessRach 3 years ago
its a boy! are you sure? lol
Mattie506 3 years ago 2
their singing is not that bad, trust me i have heard much worse singing in my school musicals and if that is a boy its probably hard to hit those notesso BRAVA
milenandsara 3 years ago 2
are we sure thats a boy
milenandsara 3 years ago
Its a girl innit
BladeGuitarGirl 3 years ago
I don't like his singing that much.
I played Oliver! in Australia in 2007.
I'm not being rude or anything I just don't like his singing
WickedHaydie98 3 years ago
hes such a cutie <3333 love this movie
Dancer2183 3 years ago 2
i agree, i've directed 'Grease' 'West Side Story' and at the moment i am directing 'Oliver!' and i have played Fagin in Oliver twice so i know my stuff too, and i agree this oliver is poor acting and singing
hammerflammerpig 3 years ago
sure ya did...
Tones91 3 years ago
his performance here is terrible. his voice is nasal and his technique is non-existant.
please don't reply to this comment saying i don't know what i'm talking about because i do. i have passed my grade 8 in voice with merit and i'm doing a diploma next year.
jayke93 3 years ago
his voice is, well, an aquired taste if you will, like seltzer water lol. While this definitely isnt his best, there are plenty of songs he has done that are wonderful. oh, and refer to JDGillis61's comment as well lol.
Tones91 3 years ago
oooooooooooh i find him/her somirritating and his/her mouth is to
FizziFi 3 years ago
it is atcully a girl but great singing
lilcaty555 3 years ago
Joseph at the time was just a normal small boy who just was blessed with a great voice and incredible talent for someone his age. It seems that many are very jealous of the young man because they themselves are losers who don't have 2 million pounds in their own bank accounts and will be lucky to have the honor of washing Joseph's car some day, but I'm sure because he is such a fine young man that he will at least tip you a shilling or two so you can buy some porage for dinner.
JDGillis61 3 years ago 2
aww he has a sweet voice!
boys at this age dnt have a strong singing voices! remember thaaaaaat! he is fantastic! well dun love!
PwincessRach 3 years ago 2
his lips are annoying me....but great voice
lily350 3 years ago
Its a boy you guys are so mean!!!!
Mayaiskoolieeo 3 years ago 4
i THINK it isa girl lol
TKRaideo 3 years ago
oliver really looks like a girl and the voice is feminine
ladymusiclover 3 years ago
In the film it's really the producers daughter singing. Is that the boy's real hair? Cus it just adds to his feminine look.
SexyShonz1 3 years ago
Btw, you look like a girl
Gettinbuzz 3 years ago
Shut the fuck up little boy and learn how to sing. You suck. Gimme the original anyday
Gettinbuzz 3 years ago
Gettinbuzz: At least it's a boy singing in this, it was a fully grown woman in the film.
PCA05KAT 3 years ago
True
Gettinbuzz 3 years ago