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  • You are incredible! you are soooo pretty and so is your voice. you hit those notes perfectly. also, in my opinion, you got the emotions down perfectly...(of course Eponine was angry that he didn't love her back)btw i <3 your voice

  • you're amazing.

    And brilliant at acting. There's so much emotion you've shown.

  • that was amazing

  • You sound way older than 14 :O

    And you almost made me cry. I felt really sorry for you. You did this song very well! :)

  • brilliance.

    Purely brilliance.

  • u have a beautiful voice :] i am singing this for an audition soon. les mis is my favorite musical ever, thx for uploading.

  • WOW. Not only do you look way older than 14, but your voice is brilliant and very mature. Well done! I love to sing this too and I'm 14 :)

  • you was very good .. you have a lovely voice :)

  • i was amazed. i did not expect that voice from a young girl. when i read the info, i was amazed to learn that this was done when you were only 14! great job!!!!

  • I thought you were great, though you should try to sing a little louder or turn the mic up because at points you had to listen really hard to understand what you were standing. Then you should probably look a little sound....but besides that you were great! :)

  • to put emotion into a song you need to change your dynamics this is why she was singing quietly in some parts and loud in others. it may also be because of the camera or maybe your speakers. she was brilliant and i heard every word she sang. your amazing!

  • Are you British? You were great, amazing! Gave me chills, but the only thing that I would work on is, yeah, your facial expressions. They were a little off, and at some points you looked very very angry, kinda snobbish, and confused instead of sad. I'm not trying to be mean though!!! Just, maybe work on that. You vocals were simply amazing, though! You truelly have a gift with that! Keep singing!!!!

  • lol. wouldnt you be upset, confused, angry if someone you were in love with didnt love you back?

  • I suppose, but it just didn't look right. But anyway, I think her singing was awesome, like I said again.

  • I don't think Eponine was angry with Marius-- if she were, do you think she would've helped him make contact with Cosette? I think her love for him ran deeper than that. She loved him so much that she wanted him to be happy, even if it wasn't with her. She wanted his happiness more than her own. I don't think that kind of emotion would have bred anger.

  • I wrote that last comment in reference to lucy's comment that "of course she's angry. Wouldn't you be angry if the guy you loved didn't love you back?" I assumed my comment would be posted near the one I was replying to. I'm new to youtube. Sorry about that.

  • Thank you all very much for your advice and tips, they are all great! :)

    If I perform this song again I will definately take on board your advice :) xx

  • i was suggesting emotions, i wasnt saying that she was DEFINATELY angry, i was just making the point. and i never said 'of course she's angry'

  • WOOOOOOOW ur bloody amaziiing! Kepp it goin u DEFINATLY got summit there!

    Good luck!

    xxx

  • is eponine supposed to be that dressed up?

  • Hey there! :)

    Thanks for commenting, in this version it was sung in a concert-type show, and it breaks copyright laws to dress as the characters etc if you're only paying for a PRS (just the music) liscence! I have another version on here in half costume, and I think I'm going to upload a version I've just done which was in full costume :)

    x

  • Ohhhh I see.

  • Lucy you are amazing, please never stop sing, your such an inspiration for me, the long messages we had last night really made me think of you in a different light, underneath all the beautiful singing and stunning performances your a really nice person and well we both have big dreams but we will fulfil them :)

  • I was refering to a techinical fault, and I don't make comments or suggestions I don't follow and do myself.

  • You have a wonderful voice, and if I was basing my comments solely on your vocal I would be giving you very high praise indeed. I do feel that your face was not used effectively enough here, and you had a tendency to screw it up which made you look as though you were cross. Your voice was used to create emotion very effectively though, I felt your thought changes! A very good performance with excellent vocal ability.

  • "Your face was not used effectively enough here, and you had a tendancy to screw it up as though you were cross."

    OF COURSE EPONINE IS CROSS THE MAN SHE LOVES IS IN LOVE WITH ANOTHER WOMAN DIPSHIT

    You just had to make a negative comment didn't you? This girl shows promising talent but no for you here facial features were a bit off? Are you an assanine couch critic or just trying to make up for your own failiures?

  • redwolf2k - Thank you also for your supportive and passionate comment! I aggree with you also, although I think that Donoeoa was referring to a technical fault rather than an emotional one!

    Thanks very much for your comment, I really appreciate your support! :) x

  • Donoeoa - Thank you very much for your comment. I definately aggree with you about screwing up my face, but I think that's just a bad habit I do when singing!

    Thank you very much for your lovely words regarding my voice! :)

  • Very nice voice, but I can't help but laugh at the facial expressions here.

    Instead of looking like a girl who's torn and in love, you look like a kid throwing a fit because you didn't get candy.

    I'm not saying I don't like it.

    because I love candy too.

  • She is only 14 here?

    really?

  • Hey, Yes I was 14 here! :)

  • Blond doesn't suite eponine :(, nor does a beautiful dress

  • Yes Kimberley Walsh did sing this, i saw the tv show but sadly i think Lucy May sings this much better and she is only 14 and imagine how good she would be if she was given the voice coach and time that kimberley had on that programme!!!

  • your 14??

    wow u look much much older-like 17 18

  • youre so pretty in this video!

  • You are incredibly talented. This song is beautiful and I love the emotion you show while singing it. FANTASTIC. I can't wait to hear more from you in the future, as you get older your voice will get even more amazing.

  • I don't think I'd ever heard this song until I saw this video, but now I think I'm going to sing it at my next audition, which should be Fiddler on the Roof. I just hope I can do 1/2 as well as you did it.

  • I love your voice its beautiful. You should be Eponine!!

  • i think she should sing the song colors of the wind from the movie pocahontis.. shed sing it soooooo good!

  • Do you realize how good you are? I've found some awesome people on youtube but you're the best by far. You inspire a lot of people, I hope you know that.

  • omg....u were only 14?? wow...

  • Lucy you should try singing "Hold On" from "The Secret Garden". It would be fantastic for your voice. Idk if you have sung it already, but I know that your accent and your voice would fit that song PERFECTLY.

  • Lucy. This would have to be one of my favorite ones you have done. You have an amazing voice! Don't ever stop singing! =]

  • Lucy, you are excellent, very talented.please take a look at my video of my daughter Kezzza101 in her recent performance as Eponine on stage. You kids deserve stardom

  • BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!

  • very good you sing this song lovely xxxxxxxx i also sing this song on youtube i love it xxx

  • beautiful! amazing!

  • I don't think the appearance quite fits but it's very good.

  • It's because it's not the actual show. Duh. It's a concert. She was supposed to wear something like that.

  • I got that. I'm just saying it throws it off.

  • Oh. Then I apologize. I didn't mean to offend you in any way. Sorry :)

  • Oh it's alright. :)

  • Beautiful! BUt that dress you're wearing,,, he's beautiful, but it's not very like Eponine :P She's soo Poor... bUt it's still beautiful :D you're expression is perfect.

  • Very nice! you did an amazing job.

  • Great voice, and expression. Watch when you belt the higher notes that you don't lose your physical presence, I don't know if it was conciously, but you drop whichever expression you have on your face when you belt out a higher note. Sounds lovely though.

  • i have to sing this for choir. i love this song with a passion

  • wow! your really good! im doing this song for my singing recital. you sing it amazing

  • Your REALLY good ! I'm obsessed with this song. :P

    Lucy Barker, like from Sweeney Todd! Lol

  • good! your so pretty!

  • reminds me of sarah paxton. anyway, this lucy did OK. no 5 stars or whatsoever. just fine.

  • We just watched this in school the other day...you are very good.

  • I think you did pretty good. Like some people say, the notes are kinda whined out. Also, you mixed some of the verses up. The accent doesn't really fit the act, but you did pretty dang good. I'm performing this song for my chorus concert as part of a medley of Les Miserables. I love the way you style you hair, by the way! :D

  • So good, but the dress didn't exactly match the character.

  • Hey! Thanks for commenting :) It was part of the Les Mis section for a Musica Variety show and formal dress was required, so as much as I'd have liked to, I couldn't have costume! There is another version of this song on my channel with me in costume too if you'd prefer that! :) x

  • amazing!!! 5 stars :P

  • Your performance is fantastic!

  • i love the way u say forever lolz

  • honestly...you kind of whine this out, and many of the notes aren't true pitch.

  • that was wonderful! i also did this musical, i played Fantine though, but you were amazing, but you already know that!

    out of ten ill give you 12 (^_^)

  • :/

    its good, face expressions are hm..

    none the less, you're good.

    Watch the breathing a little.

    <3

  • you are really good im 15 and you look older than me. you are very mature for your age. good luck in the future :) x

  • You do this song beautifully, Lucy! Les Mis is one of my favorite shows. You've a lovely voice!

  • this is definitely one of my all-time favorite musical songs!!! beautiful! lucy barker... hmmm such a broadway sounding name! :)

  • This is so good i done lights on this show it is so good

  • my sister sang this song.. when i heard her i thought she was the best...but i guess i found someone who beat her..lol but don't tell her.. :D

  • You are really good!!

    Amazing.

  • stunning.

  • You make me smile!

    5 Stars....

  • well, let me just say that you really captured the essence of the song, and that's the hard part. you're very talented. that said, it was a bit pitchy in places, but nothing horrible. try not to raise your head up when you sing higher pitches. i have trouble with this myself because it feels natural, but it actually closes off cavities in the back of your neck and changes the quality of the sound. i also felt like you were holding back some power, but it might just have been the sound. great job

  • I do that too, and yes, lifting your head closes down your throat and doesn't make it open like you'd think....

  • wow u r really good:)

    n thanks for the friend request

  • Your so beautiful baby, I love you princess. xx

  • Oh angel. Your words mean more to me than anything else in the world. I love you. :) xxx

  • hello am an amateur classical singer well beneath amateur and you've really inspired me to continue...hop i could hear you sing o holy night classical style

  • Thank you so much for commenting, it's really lovely to think I've inspired you, you should always follow you dreams :)

    I'm thinking of recording something classical soon.. don't know if I'll have the courage! But I'll be sure to let you know if I do :)

    xx

  • A beautiful performance. You put the emotion across so well. I like the variations you used in the timing, which gave it a distinctive feel. Excellent work, and that was 2 years ago - you just get better and better! 5 stars! Dan =:D

  • wow! u sounded so sad it made me sad! u r really good! (i have said that like 5 times lol) but u r! i am soo jelouse! i am 13 and it seems that everyone around me it getting better and better and like going into the west end (my sister pah) and i am not lol! but anyways! u r amazing! the best not proffessenal singer i have seen on youtube!

  • Thank you so much for all of your lovely comments babe! Just keep working hard and getting as much experience as you can, and don't give up, ever!! And I bet you are improving, but you can never really see it yourself :)

    Thanks so much again babe, it's so great you enkoy my videos! xx

  • AMAZING

  • you've got a amazing voice

  • I gave you five stars not only because you sang it beautifully, but you're emotions seemed so genuine in your expressions. Your heart must've been broken sometime or you're just a superb actress!

  • Thank you so much :)

    I've never had myheart broken, but I'm with someone (and was then as well) and I think about how it would be if I were singing that song about him. I'm glad it works :)

    Thanks so much for your comment, it's made my day. :)

    xx

  • does your hair naturally curl in the back like that? Its pretty.

  • I'm afraid it doesn't :(

    It's a hair clip extension, but I'd LOVE it if it were natural! My hair's poker straight!

    :) x

  • how it dosnt add too much weight lol. Its huge for an extension...

  • WOWIIIEE !?!?

    haha i Love it LOTS and LOTS .. =]

    jeeez yu are prettyy immense :)

    Aw it is soo good .

    Mwaha .. well .. keep up the good work M'dear =]

    LotsOfLove.

    Lucy . xxx

  • Heya, thanks for the comment on my video :) This is really lovely, apart from anything you look fab (makes me feel drab, I just got up and sung in my room for mine lol!) and sounds fab too, you know how to belt! Seeing as you were 14, I was like WOW! :D take care, Catherine xoxoxoxoxoxo

  • I adore this song Lucy May! *Sandy*

  • I loved it you have a beautiful voice!

  • That is amazing!

  • didnt like it doesnt suit your voice sorry

  • Lucy is the best.

    Benjaminxx

  • last post is a reply to lyricalsopran

  • Way over emotionalized. You need some vowel modification work. Some of your vowels are much to spread and need to be taller. The song also needs to have much more line. To much pressed sound in the lower register. It isn't night tis over. NO night Is over. On pretending your intonation is under. Get some coaching on register consistency so you don't have to yell the higher notes.

  • Thankyou for taking the time to pick out every single thing you can find wrong in my performance, hehe :)

    As far as the 'night is over' line, I feel that if a song like this is too over pronounced it loses the meaning, and is too focused on the voice?

    And I'm sorry if it was to emotional for you. I sing what I feel.

    Maybe in future if you comment you could try and find at least one positive, haha!

    Thanks though. I'll work on it!

    Lucy-may x

  • you must be very busy with your vocal coaching and very succesful with your career, i have visited your site and its full of your work and that of your students.

  • Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!! Lucy is the besttt!!!

  • you are really good. i'd love to be able to sing this song as well as you. in fact id love to be able to sing better.

  • i prefer this version x

  • Excellent again Lucy! Love your voice...it's so pure. Thanks for sharing you tallent with the world! :D -your friend accross the big drink!

  • you are good,!! please check out my stuff!! ive subbed to you and your man!! awesome stuff

  • WOW ..thats amazing i saw the school edition in dec and i thought eponine was good but you are something else ... keep going you be in the westend soon

  • omg this is an amazing song and yove just made it even better :) well done luce xx

  • Way to challenge your range! You nailed it! :D

  • fucking amazing, passionate and absaloutley amazing vocals...

  • you are a great singer and a great prefomer!!

    5 stars!!

    god bless you!!

  • this is my favorite song from Les Miserables, and you sang it beautifully, especially at 14!

  • Oh ny god it's unbelivable that you were only 14!

    The passion in your face and voice is amazing and so beautiful!

    I hope to achive as much as even this sometime in the future.

  • People forget how old you were when they comment this . there is no other 14 year old on here who sings with as much passion and knowing about th song .

  • Very good. Alert! Look at the sound of the equipment.

  • better than me x587698279647609547 good job

  • you are really good! do you take any singing lessons?

  • Thank you ever so much :) I do, yes! x

  • u were only 14 there! omg u looked like 17 lol. how old r u now not to be weird or anything

  • I'm 15 :)! Thanks for commenting! xx

  • poor girl in such a suit ...

  • Sorry, what do you mean?

  • The girl who sings this song isn't poor, she's not rich, but shes not poor.

  • dont her parents run a gang?

  • Yes, they do. They are the Thénardiers. x

  • but shes not poor. why is she always so dirty then? Im just curious because im singing this song in a music ferival soon and I want to get the character right having never seen the musical.

  • Well she is quite poor. The gang robs people and stuff, so it's not a good gang. She lives mainly off the street. xx

  • oh, well her parents run a hotel, where cosette lives... i havent seen it either, but i know thats how the play goes

  • amazing voice.. i would love to see you play eponine live.. definitley going to go somewhere with your talen

  • 14! Nice done at such an young age. Wonder how your voice sounds these days. Ow and great acting btw, gives emotion to the song.

  • this is really great. i love it!

  • you got to be kidding me, sang in a school play? What? Eponine as a Rich Girl, she could have atleast wore what Eponine portrays...

  • If you had taken the time to read the description you would have realised that it certainly wasn't school play.

    And as it was a concert, it wasn't suitable, or legal for that matter, to dress in what Eponine actually wears. In the schools editions of the show, it is perfectly legal to wear costumes as rights and the liscence for the show have been gained. When you only pay PRS, however, and sing only a few songs from the show, you have to be in formal/normal dress.

  • its cool that u really had the time to all on all the comments u received (im assuming)... no offense meant... though u really got talent, great job at a young age.. peace...

  • only 14! you have a great voice! and from this and only 1 other vid I have seen so far your a good actor as well! very good performance :)

    FX^

  • Simply divine, your voice was really strong in the video, and your appearence a marvel!! :)

  • Wow, that was amazing! Love your voice!

    :)Shirley

  • This version is really cute. :) It's really interesting to hear the different accents of the same song. It really is, refreshing.

  • very good

  • Wow, that was really engaging, great job!

  • I don't mean to criticize, but you fell flat in some parts, and you were slightly too quiet in the beginning. But you portrayed the emotions so well, and I can really imagine you as Eponine.

  • Wow, what a beautiful person you are! WHat a fabulous singer!!! You are so talented and will have a fabulous career!!

  • You need to support more at the start.. im surprised the mikes could pick you up!!

    Good job :)

  • Have you seen my more recent version of the song? :)

  • omg ur really pretty and i love your hair!! yoru a great singer 2!! I <33 u

  • wow! ur reali gd!

    i'm guna ask my singing teacher if i cn sing this in the nxt schl concert!

    u have lots ov passion 2!

    keep up the good work!

  • I really like your voice, and I can't wait for it to finish maturing. Though personally it's hard to see this song sung in that dress, definately not Les Miserables or Eponnie

  • I absolutely see your point about that. It's difficult to really imagine the song as a real moment isn't it?

    As it was a variety show (like, a glorified musical cabaret) we didn't have the money to get costumes, and only managed to get a dress for 'Popular' because my friend works in theatre costume.

    Glad you enjoyed my video, and just so as you know, as a video response for this video I have my version of this song when I'm in costume :) xx

  • ooops sorry you've already seen it! hehe. x

  • no offence, but i dont realli lk ure voice very much, i think ure tryin 2 hard, but keep up the work

  • That's fine! Everyone's entitled to their own opinion after all :) Have you just listened to this one, as maybe it's just this sort of style you don't like? x

  • maybe.....ill try another 1 n c if i lk it, ty 4 bein understandin, most people would kick off by now

  • I know what you mean, some people get really defensive if they are critisised, but everyone likes different things! Have a great christmas x

  • tyvm xx

  • Lucy

    you take it with so much grace. the critisism

    so well and that is a one thing that it takes to be succesful

  • i agree totally, n mi comment was a bit harsh xx

  • That was fantastic !! =D im singing this for my exam in music...still trying to reach the high notes..but hopefully ill get there =D well done again xx !!

  • Much better than popular. You sound fabulous in this.

  • This is fantastic! Keep up the good work and we'll hopefully see you on Broadway or the West End very soon! =D x

  • Yes, MonChiChe9 is correct. Dead-on accurate. So do not pay any head to the naysayers, Lucy May. Your gift is only going to improve with age. If anyone give you any contrary vibes, come to us for support.

  • I bought a version of this song on CD from a cast in London, and I believe you did better. Beautiful.

  • That's so lovely, wow, thank-you! :) xx

  • aww Lucy this is lovely! i adore this song and you've pulled it off really well!

  • ahhhhhh, i'm 15 and i look so much younger than u!

    weird, lol

  • BRAVO!!! I myself am only 13 but im currently playing Valjean in my stage schools production of Les Miserables. So I think youve done a better job than our Eponine! Your very beutiful and you have an amazing stage carear ahead of you !

  • That was excellent. I got chills. You have an incredible voice. See you on Broadway!! You go girl!!!

  • You're Amazzingggg *

  • I really enjoyed this. At 14, your belt is great and in time, your lower register will match the top. Don't listen to the 'critics' on here. Plus, you're beautiful. How old are you now?

  • Thank you so much for your lovely comments! I'm 15 now :) xxx

  • yeah, impressive for one so young but equally seeing a proper vocal coach will help you sort out those occasional tuning lapses and the problems you have with the vowel 'o' throughout. You have a nice tone mid-range...

  • next time maybe u should pull back ur bangs so that we can focus on ur face and so that u don't do the flippy hair thing. lolz ur voice is gorgouse. i loved it :D

  • actually 'Gewinda' using your chest voice for higher register notes, is an extremelly common technique used in music theatre. So in the context of this peice I think it is used well, well done. However, I agree about the hair in the face and the need to try to create a fuller tone on the higher notes.

  • Jesus you really cant take critasism, and thats constructive.

    Just because you have been singing since you were 8 doesnt mean you know everthing about singing. You have a pleasent voice but you do strain it using your lower register on your top notes. Learn to use your top register on notes such as that and if you practise it will become stronger and the sound will be much much nicer and less harsh.

  • Powerful performance! You are an amazing vocalist. Geesh, it is so late or I'd catch a few more videos.: ) I will subscribe and come back later. Glad to be your Friend, by the way! We have vlogs coming soon, so you can get to know us a little better.

    Peace and Blessings,

    Angie

  • It's best to pull your hair back from your face. Otherwise people lose your expressions. Also, vocally, you are really pushing and straining your voice. To create more sound, you need to resonate more, not push sound out.