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  • amazing rendition of a classic...... where's the album?

    

  • She's so beautiful and TALENTED! DEFINETLEY one of my faves. :) I LOVE YOU ANIKA!

  • I love her voice and have always loved it since she was in Dream Girls the movie

  • I completely love this woman's voice! Princess & the Frog sealed it for me :)

  • she has an amazing belt, but her mix is ... nasty

  • @Paniolo06 Really? What was nasty abt that performance? Go take ur issues on why you werent asked to perform elsewhere. Thanks..and ur welcome ;-)

  • @Paniolo06 I'm trying to follow your insight. Can you please explain?

  • @Paniolo06 The way that song SHOULD be sung!!!!!

    

  • Pure awesomeness !

  • Why she's not any bigger than most of the singers today is a terrible commentary on the state of pop music.

    Wonderful voice, Anika. Just absolutely stunning.

  • Yeah. she be all dat!! She be better than that oda 'whitey' singah, Audra macDonald!!

    You go, sistah!!

  • @stardusth2o  She can dance. She has been doing ballet for many years. I think she even went to a ballet dancing college.

  • She really deserves ALOT more recognition for her immense vocal power! She has an incredible range. She hits G5's and notes like that like it's effortless. She held a C6 for about 4 seconds in a live performance and she was amazing and that too looked effortless! She can sing, act. I wonder if she can dance. I bet she could probably learn dances. She is the perfect and "dream" actress. She is very versatile and could pull off just about any song. She deserves alot more recognition.

  • So far, what I can see is that Anika has really strong acting and singing chops. Very talented and pretty too. I won't to see her blow up on the big screen and broadway.

  • Onw of the Best singerz eva!!! :)

  • A vocal goddess. So brilliant in "Dreamgirls" and on the "Caroline, or Change" recording. What a talent!

  • the audio recording quality is quite good for a live recording

  • i absolutely love anika's voice.....it has the classic broadway type voice but with a little sexiness in it, so goregous

  • A couple of years back there was a video of her in Footloose absolutely slaying "Let's Hear It For the Boy". Does anyone have it?

  • Amazing..and I love how she took it to full voice for the big note at the end. Clearly the best singer in the Dreamgirls film cast!

  • what a great voice, i've been in love with her since dreamgirls

  • does anyone have the sheet music for this? i need it for a performance and if you have it please message me, it'll be so very much appreciated!

  • I love her voice!

  • Wow !!!

    She is great.

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  • Isn't she THE BEST!

  • weirdly, i like megan joy's version the best

  • Wow. She looks almost exactly like Tiana here.

    I love her, she's so great to listen to. ^_^

  • What an excellent singer! I'm so impressed by her!

  • Im so happy she's going to be the voice of Tiana the Frog Princess!!!!!

  • oh yes be happy -___- in germany is the voice not good in my opinion

  • Who are some famous singers that you like? Im interested in finding out your taste in music

  • im so annoyed the cut "aint no party" from the dreamgirls movie...homegirl wouldve rocked it out so good. hahah

  • Powerful voice, superb arrangement, however she doesn't give us the wonder and the love for dat man. Kind of a bravura performance. Still not even close to Frances Langford, who's performnce is just genius.

  • wow ..........

    i love it

    she does a fine job .... i would like to hear her sing it gives me chills

  • i totally agreee! i think anika shoulda played deena jones, not beyonce

  • I think Beyonce was the best choice as Deena Jones because according to the movie the reason why she was placed as lead singer because of her ability to appeal to a wider audience. As Jamie's character said deena's voice has no personality which is the effect of pop stars like Beyonce.

  • I would love to see her in a musical as lead, but in your opinion, do you think she can hack it as a lead singer?

  • i think so, in dreamgirls the tiny amounts of solos she did (WHY DID LORELL HAVE SUCH SMALL SINGING PARTS??) were really good listen to her voice in Patience from the dreamgirls soundtrack. it's amazing

  • She makes singing look so easy. [Its really not.. I sound like a dying cow when I sing.. >.>]

    Effortless vocals. O_O

  • hehe....really? LOL....

  • and she can carry a note or two!

    Anika, that is! ;)

  • OMG, i LOVE this woman! she and Jill Scott should win EMMYs for the HBO mini-series THE NO.1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY! brilliant! Anika Noni Rose is a VERY beautiful, VERY talented ACTRESS! add MAD SMART to that list! on TAVIS SMILEY last night, she represented herself so well in the things she said things about Botswana (the show's setting) - and Africa in general - that makes me know she is both GENIUS and QUEEN in one (did i say BEAUTIFUL) package!

    and my wife better not EVER fuck up! 8O

  • Wow, I thought I was one of the only one to watch No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. It is such a wonderful show. I have been intrigued by Botswana. Much props to Jill and Anika.

  • I agree, before you make bold statements you should make sure you're even correct before you spout off.

  • this is good, but i have to say i like megan (from AI) version better.:)

  • i have 2 admit megan from american idols version was much better.

  • my mom knows her they were best friends untill she used my mom to get to my uncle. but i have to give her props because she came from a dark pass and she pulled threw and now she is famous. wish her good luck.

  • OMG HER LOW NOTES ARE INCREDIBLY SEXY

  • I cannot deny that I like her voice, I just feel some of the sex appeal is removed from the song when she sings it.

  • i 1st heard her in dreamgirls, and was blown away by her voice in patience. teh recording and the live version at the oscars. and i have been lookisng for another performance of her singing. and i loved this! she has an amazing instrument, in dreamgirls she sounded so soulful like a motwn singer of that era, and here she sounds so technical like the broadway singer she is. i can't wait to hear her in the princess and the frog (and i'm a damn near grown man lol)

  • LOL...grab a niece or cousin so you won't look too awkward watching a Disney princess film when it comes out (lol).

  • I'm 24, and I'm still going to see it. With or without children. LOL!

    When I found out Anika was going play the princess, I was psyched!

  • LOL...for real. I'm spending the whole day at the movie theather. I'm getting The Princess and the Frog bed sheets for college too (lol) I'ma dork.

  • LOL! Go ahead. I've been contemplating on what I'm going to wear when I go see the movie.

  • @BeautyU2U hahahahaha......wonder how im going to explain the princess tiana doll i want for xmas :/

  • SHE IS GOOD. I never knew she could sing like this. I'm really into this. I almost forgot who I was listening to and I'm rocking like it's a song on the radio (lol)

  • You should have seen her in Caroline or Change

  • I wish I could see her on Broadway. And I really wanted to see her as Maggie the Cat.

  • oh my gosh she is awesome

  • She is the shit, From Justin to Kelly was a dark period in her life lol

  • She has the most beautiful smile.

  • Shoooooowbooooaaaaaat.  XD

  • Which Show Boat recording is the one with Lonette on it?

  • don't diss disney they was planing on doin a animted film of Aida back in the early 90's look up the story (by Giuseppe Verdi) but the idea was droped and they made a broadway version of it but they are thinkin of doin a film of it agian hopefully they make it animated,tiana stunning (looks like anika) maybe pretty than stunning ariel disney gives tiana and fairy Iridessa natural hair childern watches these and they don't have relaxed styled beyonce type hair so well done to them.

  • i can totally see why they picked her out of the famous other people that wanted to play her she has a great voice and accent for disney movies it would be crap if they picked some girl with that sterotype getto accent and voice Anika doesn't have that and thats why she got it shes totally desrves it love her voice can't wait to hear the songs it looks like it gonna be gr8.

  • Lonette McKee sang this song so much Better

  • This is how Princess Tiana is going to sound! Disney made an excellent choice.

  • Omg reason I came here!! Tiana is going to sound fantastic. I already love her speaking voice imagine her singing voice. I think she will be the best singing princess next to Aurora, for Aurora they used Yma Sumac, peruvian singing icon.

  • Agreed. I think that when it comes to singing Tiana and Aurora will be neck-to-neck no doubt about it.

  • really? huh...never woulda guessed.

  • that why i looked for her too she's going to be great!!!!! i'm sooo exicted. yea! she'll be an inspiration to lots of black girls out there.

  • is she going to voice a Disney character?

    I love her!

  • Yes, it's for the up-coming 2009 Disney film "The Princess and the Frog"

  • I love her! She was spectacular in Caroline or Change. OMG.

  • I can't waaaaaaaaait for "The Princess and the Frog". I can't imagine anyone more made out for the role-she's AMAZING! :D

  • I like this rendition, don't get me wrong, but I don't like when people sing this an octave down. We sopranos get so few fun songs, let us have this one. :(

  • she should have got more of a lead role in dreamgirls everybody knew beyonce and jennifer hudson could sing but i really didnt know too much about her til now

  • I can't wait to see the princess and the frog. I love Anika noni rose!

  • she kills beyonce and jennifer hudson in the live performance they all did together ...for the Grammies I think

  • It was the Oscars. When they did the medley of songs and sang each other's parts. Especially near the end, she hits a note that it is unbelievable. It's probably on youtube somewhere

  • This is so great. It's not perfect by any means, but the ending of this song is so virtuosic and wonderful. She is just so talented.

  • Isn't she voicing Tiana in Disney's 2009 "The Princess and the Frog"?

  • Yes, Anika will make the voice and sings in the new Disney's cartoon "The Princess And The Frog"!!! :)

  • I can't wait to hear her on The Princess & the Frog.

  • yes i can't wait we need a real disney movie

  • Anika must record a CD... It'a pity she's not made it!!! :(

  • yes she has she the voice of a princess u dont get biger then a princess diney movie if its done right

  • She's so....fresh and adorable. Just pleasent.

  • she's an amazing actress. I watched her in Caroline or Change and then Dreamgirls. She's spectacular. Her singing isn't the best I've heard, but her emotional arc with songs is. She's a phenomenal performer, and a good singer.

  • she is kinda sharp but honestly, it's clearly windy, probly cold, and did you hear her belt the shit out of that ending??

  • get it nika

  • I LOVE HER!

  • Broadway Under the Stars

    NYC, June 2006

  • wow. I am just blown away by the clarity of her voice. I am a new fan. She reminds me of Audra McDonald (4 time Tony award winning classical singer).

  • what year was this filmed?

  • i am such a fan of anika's voice. it is absolutely beautiful.

  • She's amazing!

  • LOL, great call

  • fantastic!

  • I want her, or Jeannette Bayardelle, to play Celie in the upcoming film version of The Color Purple the Musical, but she'd be great as Aida, too!

  • I completely agree. I think that those two girls are fantastically talented. I really do not want Fantasia to play Celie or Beyonce to play Aida (even though I do think that Beyonce is very talented, just not for that role)

  • Completely agree with both. Fantasia isn't awful as Celie, but she's nothing compared to the other two...and Beyonce is incredibly talented but her voice is more of a pretty voice than a commanding, strong voice that Aida needs.... She's a Deena, not an Effie.

    That being said, I do NOT think JHud should be Aida.

  • Or how about the woman who originated Celie on Broadway, LaChanze? She deserves it..Jeanette is brilliant though. I would love Anika but she's too light for the role of Celie...Celie specifically meant for a dark skinned woman hint the women that have played Celie.

  • Aida the Musical!! OMG! How fabulous would she be in that?!? I'll be there with bells on!

  • she should play aida in the movie version of the musical!

  • Loves me some Anika.

  • Sounds so good ! Beautiful. She will perfectly voice Disney's Tiana in the upcoming the Princess and the Frog

  • I think Anika Noni Rose should at least have a Golden Globe for here performace in Dreamgirls.

    Are you with me? OR WHAT? XDXDXD

  • Terrific, kickass version of the great Gershwin standard.

    Conductor is good too, but it's ANR's party.

  • Whoops, Jerome Kern, not Gershwin. WHAT was I thinking???

  • I absolutely adore this girl, she's got fantastic stage presence, and the camera loves her.

    Not to mention she's gorgeous, she's got one hell of a voice, and a fantastic actress.

    Wonderful.

  • Now I can see why she was as Tiana, the new Disney pricesss from Disney new animated musical The Princess and The Frog

  • great voice...

  • Ay, if you all really knew that her voice IS strong. And she has studied classical music too so that makes her even MORE awesome.

    She's got so much talent. She's so different, so stop trying to compare her to other singers because she is her OWN.

  • oo crap she got mah name Anika lolz n she sings very gud lolz

    =][=

  • she's great! :)

  • she did good but my friend can do it way better!

  • i luv her voice so much

  • I honestly can't see how you could call her anything BUT beautiful.

    And seriously... Incredible. She just schooled everyone. Her belt at 2:54 is basically the definition of fierce.

  • In the published sheet music, during the phrase "lov-in' dat", the syllable "in'" and "dat" are supposed to be sung on the same note. Nobody does it.

  • And THAT is why she was chosen to be the princess in the new Disney animated movie, The Princess and the Frog.

  • haha i was going to say that... i can wait to see it

  • She has an amazing voice and is very gorgeous.

  • Anika sounds beautiful!

  • As to her singing, dude, you are DREAMING if you think Beyonce could sing like this, live, without a bunch of backup singers covering her mistakes. Beyonce has a fine voice for studio work and she can dance and she's hot, but she does *not* have the vocal chops of any random swing cast member on Broadway, let alone a Tony-winner like Anika here.

  • Man, I'm seeing two things in this comment thread that are just astonishing me:

    1. Some people think Anika Noni Rose is not beautiful.

    2. Some people think Beyonce's singing could ever compare in a million trillion years to Anika Noni Rose's singing.

    Anika Noni Rose has about the most beautiful facial structure I've ever seen. You seriously need to look at a better photo than this - check her out in the Lorrell Loves Jimmy scene in Dreamgirls, frex.

  • AGREED She is gorgeous. And has an astonishing voice. Beyonce is good, but doesn't have anything on Anika.

  • I agree.

  • go back and read the grammar and punctuation. if you still think it makes sense after that, then that's your problem.

  • this message hardly makes sense. LOL

  • that's your perception and i respect it, but i disagree. i think at first glance she may look somewhat attractive, but when you really examine her features she's not so attractive. as for her singing better then beyonce, i don't know. you sound like a beyonce hater so you'd probably say a seal could sing better then her. LMFAO

  • AMAZING VOICE

  • she has so much training that it's not even funny. she's gonna go far. she's better than any random r&b singer. she has classical training, a MUST if you wanna be successful and have a long career.

  • she's fabulous!!! Kinda reminds me of Audra Mcdonald - whom I love! ^_^

  • Im amazed at her voice she needed more recognition for her role in dreamgirls seems like she kindof got left in the shadows and thts not fair one bit.

  • I think that she has a great voice, but to compare it to Beyonce or Jennifer Hudson, is unfair because her voice is trained for a more broadway sound. Everyone has a different voice type, that is what makes them unique. So saying that she is better than Beyonce or Jennifer H. is unfair. I do agree that she deserved more credit for her acting in Dreamgirls.

  • Anyone who can't appreciate this woman's voice and thinks that she doesn't have a great voice should NEVER be allowed to listen to music again!

  • i think she looks alot like VIVIAN GREEN! but i love Anika...i wish people would give her more shine. she was a MUCH BETTER actress than JHUD and BEYONCE(even though i love beyonce to death, i will admit the truth). and JHUD only got that OSCAR for her singing becuz her acting was mediocre by far

  • i really dig her soprano voice. i ussually love altos. i wish she got more love in dreamgirls.

  • nobody can say this bitch can't sing, she sings very well. she may not be nearly as attractive as beyonce, but she can sing just as good if not better.

  • I love this. Anika is great.

  • she is amazing! she totally rocked this song. beautiful smile>

  • This is a great performance....and I think she looks way betta than Vivica Fox.

  • she looks kinda like vivica fox...right?

  • One time for FAMU alum, Ms.Rose! FAMU Connection 1990!

  • i listened to other versions of this song and anika's is BY FAR the best. i love this.

  • Great! Thanks for posting!!

  • I don't like her voice. I love Beyonce's and Jennifer Hudsons though.

  • thats probably because of the style of singing and this particular song...i think she pulled it off better than Beyonce or Hudson could have...

  • i agree....this is a different style of singing....this is not my fav. type of music....but i know that she sung this song beautifully...i like her voice.

  • You're fucking stupid.

  • And when was this? When you saw her at a resteraunt and you sat 2 tables down from her?

  • no shit shirlock

  • got to sit next to her at lunch on the set of DREAMGIRLS the other day !

    what a sweetie!

    don

  • Ya and I got to have dinner with her when she was doing broadway.

  • Anika's voice is so beautiful. It fits this song perfectlyl.

  • Beautiful.

  • She's going to be amazing in Dreamgirls!

  • ROCK STAR!!!! This girl is amazing! Gotta love her!

  • Anika is AWESOME. She can sing and she is beautiful. She is a true STAR!

  • Thanks for this! Did you camp out all day to get that seat!?

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