Aragall has the voice of an angel. Magnificent, with a tragic quality which is emotionally moving beyond belief. He is perfection in Puccini as well as in the French repertoire.
@ThePavafan I think it, too. It seems that technique of Pav was much better than the Aragall one. Pavarotti could sing longer phrases than Aragall, and he could hold high notes longer than Aragall, and he could sing easier than Aragall. It is possible that the voice of Aragall was bigger and ringer than Pavarotti's voice, but that is not the most important quality in opera singers. I think that verismo and Puccini was not well suited for Aragall,He sang very well French repertory and bel canto.
@CotaDangelo Pavarotti had a medium voice but bigger than Argall. He had one of the loudest voices ever because of his perfect technique. In fact on the rang list Pavarotti despite of his medium voice is on the 2nd place together with Tucker, who had a huge voice. Birgit Nilsson and Ghena Dimitrova are on the fifth place. Pavarotti was louder than these GIGANTIC voices because of his perfect technique. In 1985 in Tosca he drowned Dimitrova in every note they sung together.
Una altra volta: semplicemente perfetto in voce e dizione. Il tenore lirico migliore dopo Caruso e Di Stefano. Un catalizzatore per il mondo della lirica
I heard him live many times in Puerto Rico. He was good. He sang in Lucia with Sutherland and it was great. But we never considered him great. I don't know why.
anyone with a sensitive ear can hear that he is pushing in this aria. he could be having an off night but aragalls technique wasn't ever rock solid even though his voice was gorgeous. his career was shortened because of his technical failures unfortunately.
I heard Jaime Aragall live in "Tosca" in the late 80s in Sofia (Bulgaria). He sang an encore on "E lucevan le stelle " and received a standing ovation.
I have a documentary of Pavarotti in which he claims Aragall to be the best tenor of yheir generation. I've yet to understand why but it's possible his voice just didn't record well to my ears.
I heard him live in 84 in Tosca. Also heard Domingo, Pav and Carrerras, Aragall had the most glorious voice with the most thrillinh high notes of them all.
The problem with Aragall was that he had very good performances but also bad ones,I used to work with him in Chigago,but what a beautiful and great person he is, a real Catalan,thnx for posting!!
He is great. But the finest tenor of the 20th century? It seems an exaggeration to me. And ALL the other tenors of his time has spoken of their envy of his time? Maybe you're right, but are you really sure?
The finest tenor of the 20th century. All tenors of his era agreed and openly spoke of their envy of his voice. Perhaps it was a good thing he didn't record as often as the others or turned down Opera houses, as how many tenors of his unparalled talent retired with a voice intact.
i myelf think i am like him jaime aragall have good voice but also stage freight well if there is anyone out there how can i combat stage freight would be hepful
Thank you for your info. In the meantime I have learnt that he was a sick man for years! Still for me he has the most beautiful tenor voice I have ever heard. I am opera singer too.
Hesuffered from the most terrible stage fright and so turned down many opera and recording companies. The opersa he did agree to sing are the finest you will ever hear.
I remember seeing him in San Francisco and Barcelona several times.One day he was brilliant,the next day he was terrible in the same role...you never knew what to expect.He's a very friendly man though..
He had the same teacher Jose Carreras had,Maestro Puig.
Está muy preocupado por la voz y descuida el fraseo y la intensión del aria. Si así empezó no quiero imaginarme como llegó al final de la ópera. Pero bueno, en sus buenos años se ganó el respeto de ser uno de los mejores de su generación.-
here he look tired a little bit the recording of Verona's where he sung the role on the side of Eva Marton was simply a miracle of nature he can be regarded the best Cavarradosi of last years
The first time I heard Aragall singing (1992 Barcelona Olympic Games) I was a kid and did not appreciate opera. As I became enthusiastic, I asked my dad to buy some CDs of opera singers. For some reason, he gave me one from Aragall which I loved. On the documentary about Pavarotti's career (Last Tenor), Pavarotti said Aragall won a competition in 63 and was the best compared to himself and Placido.
No it is not! Aragall has always been praised by fellow tenors and opera singers. The fact that he is as popular as Pavarotti or Domingo has nothing to do with his singing, but with his media shyness and stage nervousness.
Just listen to his 1976 recording of italian opera arias and you'll see there is nothig FALSE about the great maestro's comments.
Ya les gustaría cantar una frase asi, pandilla de envidiosos!! A ver quien de ustedes tiene el coraje de salir a escena, y cantar esta ópera de esta manera.
that´s not the point,i´m sorry but that´s a very stupid way of thinking,i can criticize any singer in the same way a criticize a movie and i don´t need to be a film expert to do it.
That is precisely the point! Your analogy to criticizing a movie exhibits only your ignorance when it comes to judging opera singing. Please refrain from criticizing great artists with your limited scope of understanding!
I am sorry for you that you can not use proper capitalization and punctuation when you attempt to write! But that is only paralleled by you stupidity!
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porque no te vas a la reconcha puta de tu madre!! forro, pelotudo, hijo de una gran puta!! fuck you you little fiddlestick!!now get lost and lern a little bit more!!
I can tell that you are a low-life from the vocabulary that you use even in your native tongue! You are lost! Why don't you go play with you mother? Maybe it is not to late for you to learn not to use such offensive language!!
Aragall fue un gran cantante, tecnicamente tambien, de hecho hasta llego a grabar che gelida manina medio tono arriba...al igual que corelli tenía muchos problemas, no estaba bien del mate y siempre fue muy inseguro...seguramente todas sus "patinadas" arriba de un escenario o la gran malloría se debían al alto grado de nerviosismo e inseguridad que sentía a la hora de exponerse y cantar
Sí, y sufrió crisis depresivas, según tengo entendido, aunque debemos tener presente que es una característica de muchos artistas y de personas con una gran genialidad. Por otra parte, también me parece destacar el hecho de que tanto él como Corelli hayan llegado a donde llegaron a pesar de ese escollo psicológico que debían afrontar cada vez que subían a un escenario.
jajajajajaja, gracias por tu clara explicación de lo que ocurría con Arrgal, yo opino que era una bella voz y que sus inseguridadades eran algo de origen nervioso igual aunque es sabido que eres depresivo, un gran tallento que sus nervios no fueron buenos aliados, saludos y gracias por tu aporte...
Bellísima voz, musicalmente correcto y en estilo. En esta interpretación parece estar más preocupado de dar las notas que de otra cosa, olvidándose de rematar la frases, cambiando el sentido musical y como consecuencia rompiendo la uniformidad del canto.
jaime is the best,even pavarotti said so,if you have ever heard this man sing live,you would know he is magnificent.he`s also a great man,we have spoken with him after and before operas,he is the best of the best.
Jaime es una persona querida a humilde, buen companero, amigo de sus amigos, y que ha establecido una mutua corriente de simpátia con el publico que quanto más se le conoce más le quiere.
Hopy my spanish is not too bad. Know Jaime very well, and it´s really true, also his family is very lovely and humble. Have met him and his family very often, they are all great - and so is he!
giacomo aragall is the worlds greatest singer,some of his latest work which i have purchased from barcelona are superb,he is still the greatest singer around and he is a really nice guy.
Can only agree! I know Jaime very well, also his family, his wife Luisa, his three sons, have met him very often . Was invited to dinner after a evening of songs, together with his family, relatives,and friends. He has always been a very modest person. He always salutes me with a warm embrace and kisses when we meet again, he´s never been the typical kind of star like others.....He is very modest and always cares for his friends.
Que mania que teneis con el nombre, se llama Jaume no Jaime. Esto igual que con Carreras, se llama Josep no José... hay que ver lo que cuesta decir las cosas por su nombre.
Oh... because I have to write exactly what you want to read... yeah right. That´s what we all heard in those performances and there´s nothing you can do about it. He had a beautiful voice and a great singer but sorry... I don´t think he was the best. PERIOD!
there is no BEST singer to even begin with. Every singer has it's uniqueness, and weaknesses. Every singer had at least one bad night when they can't sing properly. And, all of us have our own preference when it comes to singer. There is no absolute criterias of BEST singer. Just try to appreciate singers the way they are.
elcid22 you are la grande merde poor you because you don't see true art when it's in front of you. You prefer to be coarse and insulting. So here is some back to you..imbecile!
I really don t juge Aragall ! I just love him. I just said what made his carrier a bit more difficult. But I love him in his late as well. Always touching and something beautiful with him.
i don't care about Aragall's depressions, that proves he is a human being, and he had sowed us that in the satge.Callas lacked only 10 years, and she had as well psychological problems, and who cares? it will be always Callas, their voices are a gift to us, there's no judgement!!
Aragall had 2 problems. He was regularely depressed with repercussion on his work. But also he sang some heavy repertoire witch damaged a bit his voice. The best of Aragall is from the middle of the 60 to the begining of the 70. You must listen to his live recordings : la favorita, lucia, l amico fritz...Especially Bellini and Donizetti was perfect for him.
Aragall was just the best tenor of the period.Overlooked,so the "experts" say, because of the P.R. job that boosted the 'three' other career building tenors of the time.
I disagree a bit Vickersman, Aragall had a huge problem controlling his nerves, Corelli-like nerves. He would never have had the nerves to actually be one of the top 3 even though he deserved to be one of the top 3. That said, between Carreras and Aragall, it is difficult to pick, since both of them have a lot of passion in their singing.
Onegin65, thank you for posting. Aragall is my first ever Cavaradossi and i went to see his performance in January 1992 in Hong Kong. He was fantastic!
Aragall's voice is so focused and beautiful with squillo by the bucket load .
mattwilding79 3 days ago
Preciosa interpretación y excelente voz, me gustó
elex12001 5 months ago
Pavarotti's voice was more powerful, but Aragall was so refined !
lauramariful 6 months ago
Aragall has the voice of an angel. Magnificent, with a tragic quality which is emotionally moving beyond belief. He is perfection in Puccini as well as in the French repertoire.
ashbyjay 6 months ago
pavarotti is better by a mile. pav is the greatest tenor ever with much more thrilling notes than aragall and domingo together.
ThePavafan 8 months ago
@ThePavafan I think it, too. It seems that technique of Pav was much better than the Aragall one. Pavarotti could sing longer phrases than Aragall, and he could hold high notes longer than Aragall, and he could sing easier than Aragall. It is possible that the voice of Aragall was bigger and ringer than Pavarotti's voice, but that is not the most important quality in opera singers. I think that verismo and Puccini was not well suited for Aragall,He sang very well French repertory and bel canto.
CotaDangelo 8 months ago
@CotaDangelo Pavarotti had a medium voice but bigger than Argall. He had one of the loudest voices ever because of his perfect technique. In fact on the rang list Pavarotti despite of his medium voice is on the 2nd place together with Tucker, who had a huge voice. Birgit Nilsson and Ghena Dimitrova are on the fifth place. Pavarotti was louder than these GIGANTIC voices because of his perfect technique. In 1985 in Tosca he drowned Dimitrova in every note they sung together.
ThePavafan 7 months ago
The loudest singer ever is the tenor Carl Haus.
ThePavafan 7 months ago
pavarotti is better by a mile
ThePavafan 8 months ago
MUY BIEN HERMOSO BUENA INTERPRETACIÓN,, BELLA VOZ.¡ BRAVO JAUME ARAGALL!
pieritlyon 1 year ago 3
Una altra volta: semplicemente perfetto in voce e dizione. Il tenore lirico migliore dopo Caruso e Di Stefano. Un catalizzatore per il mondo della lirica
notruf34 1 year ago
The ultimate tenor, we will never hear such beauty again.
esclarmonde1 1 year ago 2
I heard him live many times in Puerto Rico. He was good. He sang in Lucia with Sutherland and it was great. But we never considered him great. I don't know why.
lucca54 1 year ago
The Maestro himself says Aragall was the best in the video about himself called "The Last Tenor" Rest in peace Luciano!
Tcmjuly9 1 year ago
anyone with a sensitive ear can hear that he is pushing in this aria. he could be having an off night but aragalls technique wasn't ever rock solid even though his voice was gorgeous. his career was shortened because of his technical failures unfortunately.
bigus 2 years ago 3
I heard Jaime Aragall live in "Tosca" in the late 80s in Sofia (Bulgaria). He sang an encore on "E lucevan le stelle " and received a standing ovation.
vilabreze 2 years ago 5
I have a documentary of Pavarotti in which he claims Aragall to be the best tenor of yheir generation. I've yet to understand why but it's possible his voice just didn't record well to my ears.
24yotenor 2 years ago
if you have ever heard him sing live,you would know this man is the greatest tenor in the world,pure class.
rychehed 2 years ago 23
I heard him live in 84 in Tosca. Also heard Domingo, Pav and Carrerras, Aragall had the most glorious voice with the most thrillinh high notes of them all.
tagliavini 2 years ago 16
The problem with Aragall was that he had very good performances but also bad ones,I used to work with him in Chigago,but what a beautiful and great person he is, a real Catalan,thnx for posting!!
roundrocktx 2 years ago 3
@tagliavini pav had the best high notes
hjhjk9 2 weeks ago
He is great. But the finest tenor of the 20th century? It seems an exaggeration to me. And ALL the other tenors of his time has spoken of their envy of his time? Maybe you're right, but are you really sure?
gert0174 2 years ago
The finest tenor of the 20th century. All tenors of his era agreed and openly spoke of their envy of his voice. Perhaps it was a good thing he didn't record as often as the others or turned down Opera houses, as how many tenors of his unparalled talent retired with a voice intact.
esclarmonde1 2 years ago 2
i myelf think i am like him jaime aragall have good voice but also stage freight well if there is anyone out there how can i combat stage freight would be hepful
elotello 2 years ago
It is spelled fright.
spyderwalk 2 years ago 3
don't pay any attention to that mean person
the more you sing, the better it will get
suffisance 2 years ago
the most beautiful tenor voice I have ever heard. we see not always the best get famous!
renamunich 3 years ago 6
He was pretty well known, but I think he suffered from stage fright. He's one of my favorites too!
joeboo36 2 years ago
Thank you for your info. In the meantime I have learnt that he was a sick man for years! Still for me he has the most beautiful tenor voice I have ever heard. I am opera singer too.
renamunich 2 years ago 3
Hesuffered from the most terrible stage fright and so turned down many opera and recording companies. The opersa he did agree to sing are the finest you will ever hear.
esclarmonde1 2 years ago 2
I remember seeing him in San Francisco and Barcelona several times.One day he was brilliant,the next day he was terrible in the same role...you never knew what to expect.He's a very friendly man though..
He had the same teacher Jose Carreras had,Maestro Puig.
roundrocktx 2 years ago
absoluta belleza vocal!!!!
Marinausbcn 3 years ago
I'm a little underwhelmed. Most of what I've heard of Aragall is better than this. Was this toward the end of his career?
joeboo36 3 years ago
Está muy preocupado por la voz y descuida el fraseo y la intensión del aria. Si así empezó no quiero imaginarme como llegó al final de la ópera. Pero bueno, en sus buenos años se ganó el respeto de ser uno de los mejores de su generación.-
Arbus2 3 years ago
here he look tired a little bit the recording of Verona's where he sung the role on the side of Eva Marton was simply a miracle of nature he can be regarded the best Cavarradosi of last years
cellini62 3 years ago
The thing with Mr Aragall is,one moment he could be extremely good and the next,he could ruin it all and lose his direction completely.
We sang in the same theaters for a while,I remember him as a adorable and warm person.Most of all a proud catalan!Visca !
roundrocktx 3 years ago
simplemente...una de las voces mas hermosas del mundo...SI VIVA JAIME POR SIEMPRE..!!!!
ogos1 3 years ago 3
Muy bueno
Yo soy Aragall de apellido también. Y es catalán también. Seré un pariente lejano?????
hernanaragall 3 years ago
seguro que si
alvarogm86 3 years ago
The first time I heard Aragall singing (1992 Barcelona Olympic Games) I was a kid and did not appreciate opera. As I became enthusiastic, I asked my dad to buy some CDs of opera singers. For some reason, he gave me one from Aragall which I loved. On the documentary about Pavarotti's career (Last Tenor), Pavarotti said Aragall won a competition in 63 and was the best compared to himself and Placido.
Hunter2010 3 years ago 4
That's called false modesty.....as history will note....Aragall who?
lol
radiologist301 3 years ago
radiologist301
"That's called false modesty"
No it is not! Aragall has always been praised by fellow tenors and opera singers. The fact that he is as popular as Pavarotti or Domingo has nothing to do with his singing, but with his media shyness and stage nervousness.
Just listen to his 1976 recording of italian opera arias and you'll see there is nothig FALSE about the great maestro's comments.
He sang Rodolfo at La Scala when he was only 24!
A great tenor indeed!
arashk83 3 years ago 3
Ya les gustaría cantar una frase asi, pandilla de envidiosos!! A ver quien de ustedes tiene el coraje de salir a escena, y cantar esta ópera de esta manera.
Viva Jaime!!
cherubino1975 3 years ago
Great voice but a very poor technique!!
corellilover 3 years ago
He was quite unsure about it sometimes,he had the same teacher as Jose Carreras,maestro Puig.
roundrocktx 3 years ago
Corellilover-can you sing any better?
nichtsleezy 3 years ago
that´s not the point,i´m sorry but that´s a very stupid way of thinking,i can criticize any singer in the same way a criticize a movie and i don´t need to be a film expert to do it.
corellilover 3 years ago
That is precisely the point! Your analogy to criticizing a movie exhibits only your ignorance when it comes to judging opera singing. Please refrain from criticizing great artists with your limited scope of understanding!
nichtsleezy 3 years ago
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jaja, you are the limited one if you think aragall is a great artist, i´m sorry for you!!
corellilover 3 years ago
I am sorry for you that you can not use proper capitalization and punctuation when you attempt to write! But that is only paralleled by you stupidity!
nichtsleezy 3 years ago
now you have cross the line you fucking jerk!!
corellilover 3 years ago
Poor baby!!! The truth hurts, doesn't it!!
nichtsleezy 3 years ago 2
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porque no te vas a la reconcha puta de tu madre!! forro, pelotudo, hijo de una gran puta!! fuck you you little fiddlestick!!now get lost and lern a little bit more!!
corellilover 3 years ago
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Du bist verloren! Ich kann nicht mehr mit Ihnen Kontact unterhalten! Go ahead, I know that you want to screw your mother!
nichtsleezy 3 years ago
jaja,take a few spanish lessons!!
corellilover 3 years ago
I can tell that you are a low-life from the vocabulary that you use even in your native tongue! You are lost! Why don't you go play with you mother? Maybe it is not to late for you to learn not to use such offensive language!!
nichtsleezy 3 years ago
Sorry, I can´t waste my time with you any longer, be happy
corellilover 3 years ago
Aragall fue un gran cantante, tecnicamente tambien, de hecho hasta llego a grabar che gelida manina medio tono arriba...al igual que corelli tenía muchos problemas, no estaba bien del mate y siempre fue muy inseguro...seguramente todas sus "patinadas" arriba de un escenario o la gran malloría se debían al alto grado de nerviosismo e inseguridad que sentía a la hora de exponerse y cantar
alvarogm86 3 years ago
Sí, y sufrió crisis depresivas, según tengo entendido, aunque debemos tener presente que es una característica de muchos artistas y de personas con una gran genialidad. Por otra parte, también me parece destacar el hecho de que tanto él como Corelli hayan llegado a donde llegaron a pesar de ese escollo psicológico que debían afrontar cada vez que subían a un escenario.
NEMORINO1976 2 years ago
jajajajajaja, gracias por tu clara explicación de lo que ocurría con Arrgal, yo opino que era una bella voz y que sus inseguridadades eran algo de origen nervioso igual aunque es sabido que eres depresivo, un gran tallento que sus nervios no fueron buenos aliados, saludos y gracias por tu aporte...
tenorspinto 2 years ago
Bellísima voz, musicalmente correcto y en estilo. En esta interpretación parece estar más preocupado de dar las notas que de otra cosa, olvidándose de rematar la frases, cambiando el sentido musical y como consecuencia rompiendo la uniformidad del canto.
liricraker 3 years ago
jaime is the best,even pavarotti said so,if you have ever heard this man sing live,you would know he is magnificent.he`s also a great man,we have spoken with him after and before operas,he is the best of the best.
rychehed 3 years ago 2
Jaime es una persona querida a humilde, buen companero, amigo de sus amigos, y que ha establecido una mutua corriente de simpátia con el publico que quanto más se le conoce más le quiere.
Hopy my spanish is not too bad. Know Jaime very well, and it´s really true, also his family is very lovely and humble. Have met him and his family very often, they are all great - and so is he!
jeremiastudios 3 years ago 4
Il piu bello timbre di tenore che ho sentito...
eghissoni 3 years ago
giacomo aragall is the worlds greatest singer,some of his latest work which i have purchased from barcelona are superb,he is still the greatest singer around and he is a really nice guy.
rychehed 3 years ago 4
Can only agree! I know Jaime very well, also his family, his wife Luisa, his three sons, have met him very often . Was invited to dinner after a evening of songs, together with his family, relatives,and friends. He has always been a very modest person. He always salutes me with a warm embrace and kisses when we meet again, he´s never been the typical kind of star like others.....He is very modest and always cares for his friends.
jeremiastudios 3 years ago 4
ottimo timbro voce stupenda non ci sono commenti aparte il sacrestano,mi sembra un po' rigido,jaime in fin dei conti prende un bel sib bravo jaime
dottorgiosu93 3 years ago 2
Los Agudos son Impresionantes.
Hermosa voz Maestro, aunque los nervios le traicionen algunas notas.
bayoba57 3 years ago
Que mania que teneis con el nombre, se llama Jaume no Jaime. Esto igual que con Carreras, se llama Josep no José... hay que ver lo que cuesta decir las cosas por su nombre.
Respeto a la cancion, es excelente
Lluitador33 3 years ago
Well... I saw him four times and he didn´t sing well in those four performances. Too tight and and rushing the tempi´s. Beautiful voice though.
ezayi 3 years ago
rubbish
biff4046 3 years ago
The truth is the truth...
ezayi 3 years ago
you dont know what you are talking about he got a wonderful voice the best
biff4046 3 years ago
Oh... because I have to write exactly what you want to read... yeah right. That´s what we all heard in those performances and there´s nothing you can do about it. He had a beautiful voice and a great singer but sorry... I don´t think he was the best. PERIOD!
ezayi 3 years ago
there is no BEST singer to even begin with. Every singer has it's uniqueness, and weaknesses. Every singer had at least one bad night when they can't sing properly. And, all of us have our own preference when it comes to singer. There is no absolute criterias of BEST singer. Just try to appreciate singers the way they are.
hansquad 3 years ago 3
elcid22 you are la grande merde poor you because you don't see true art when it's in front of you. You prefer to be coarse and insulting. So here is some back to you..imbecile!
CandyHaleLinton 4 years ago
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Una auténtica basura
A real rubish
Une grande merde
Una vera sporchizie
elcid22 4 years ago
Estas viendote en un espejo? o estas llamando a tu familia?
oscarvaldivieso 3 years ago
I really don t juge Aragall ! I just love him. I just said what made his carrier a bit more difficult. But I love him in his late as well. Always touching and something beautiful with him.
frenchyfrench 4 years ago
i don't care about Aragall's depressions, that proves he is a human being, and he had sowed us that in the satge.Callas lacked only 10 years, and she had as well psychological problems, and who cares? it will be always Callas, their voices are a gift to us, there's no judgement!!
paminamichellle 4 years ago
Aragall had 2 problems. He was regularely depressed with repercussion on his work. But also he sang some heavy repertoire witch damaged a bit his voice. The best of Aragall is from the middle of the 60 to the begining of the 70. You must listen to his live recordings : la favorita, lucia, l amico fritz...Especially Bellini and Donizetti was perfect for him.
frenchyfrench 4 years ago
Aragall was just the best tenor of the period.Overlooked,so the "experts" say, because of the P.R. job that boosted the 'three' other career building tenors of the time.
vickersman 4 years ago
I disagree a bit Vickersman, Aragall had a huge problem controlling his nerves, Corelli-like nerves. He would never have had the nerves to actually be one of the top 3 even though he deserved to be one of the top 3. That said, between Carreras and Aragall, it is difficult to pick, since both of them have a lot of passion in their singing.
cuninni 4 years ago
Onegin65, thank you for posting. Aragall is my first ever Cavaradossi and i went to see his performance in January 1992 in Hong Kong. He was fantastic!
gtong30 4 years ago 2
El més gran! The greatest! El millor! A real proof of what intelligence on a highly gifted beautiful great voice can do!
livius 4 years ago 2
Great!
solomini 4 years ago