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  • QUE BELLO ES EL

  • Excellent performance, ridiculous crowd. They weren't showing their appreciation more than 6 seconds, barely clapping their hands even.

  • @XSoliD20 It's because this was a religious ceremony so the convention is that they shouldn't be clapping at all.

  • religion sucks but gee this song is stunning :)

  • Amazing performance and every time I hear it, I cry - not something as a guy that I like to do often, but I can't help it. Such a beautiful, pure voice. What a talent!

  • We feel a little touch from heaven when Anthony sings the prayer.

  • wonderful song, wonderful voice --> wonderful boy!!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

  • @Batledger Nice comment. Thanks

  • WTF Trobynski! There are people around the world of other religions who also sing this song. Your logic is seriously flawed.

    Anthony's version of The Prayer is 2nd to none. In fact it's the best in the world, and I've heard every version I can find of every artist who sings this song, and no other version comes within cooee of Anthony's excellence.

  • @guubuus How is "The Prayer" Catholic? At least one of its writers is Jewish. As if the service would be arranged without consultation and it included performances from all over the Commonwealth. Just ignorant and rude - no logic at all.

    This performance was stunning and I loved the way the Queen's head shot up when he hit one of the high notes.

  • Yes yes, please come to the States, we need someone here who can actually sing! This peformance is flawless. I think you even give Josh Groban a run for his money. Plus dam cute... :)

  • Mr. Callea..........Anthony.......­.. when are you going to come over and conquer the United States? Phenomenal vocal strength and control. Each performance I've seen of yours seems to come from deep within. You are very talented and I hope someday to see you in person here in Los Angeles or New York. Continued to success on all fronts. Thanks for sharing your gift. A big fan in Long Beach CA

  • @LEARYTF What a great comment. We would also love him to tour the US for a while. I am convinced you would love him over there. But you can't have him permanently. He's ours!

  • please watch also "The Prayer" by Reggie Navarroza, inspired with this video... Also a fan of Anthony Callea

  • One if not the number one most beautiful performance of all time. Thank you Anthony for being you, a wonderful talented man with the voice from the heavens. Moving and ispirational on every level, a performance fit for the Queen. Love you Anthony, you rock.

  • @harleyguy5 What a beautiful comment!

  • @Forwardthinker22 I agree with your comment and with harrleyguy5, nobody can top this man when it come to this prayer. His voice is god given and it's nice to know he has used it well. As far as a performance fit for a Queen, why not but I'd also like to see him perform for millions of Americans incl. the President.....where's Oprey Winfrey when we need her most? I also love " Rain", the way he belts it out, you'd never know it's a tear jerker. PS..this Prayer is definetly a manly song!!

  • @Ezdduf4kuZ Thanks you for your 'so beautiful' comments.

  • Gosh, What a Voice!!!

  • Gay or str8...he is a true talent...keep up the good voice, dude!

  • gotta love australians, clueless about queeny protocol! love the callea, so no bones about his singing, its awesome ... but the queen is anglican, he's in an anglican church .... it would not have escaped the queens notice that anthony and the song he's singing are catholic!!! u numbskulls. oh well, another little giggle she can have to herself about those philistines in the colonies.

  • @Trobynski You have got to be joking. This IS the 21st Century and frankly it should not matter if a song (or singer) is anglican or catholic or buddhist or (god forbid) moslem.

    I have a lot of respect for the Queen. She's travelled to every concievable part of the world and met every kind of people. I don't think she'd be as narrow-minded as you are suggesting.

  • Wow!!!! What an amazing and beautiful voice :P Thank you for sharing this video.

  • @gamblerssurf We're very glad you like it!

  • I admire this young Australian Idol. I first took note of him, his destinctive good looks & his voice(yes his voice), over christmas whee I tuned him in wile searching out Christmas caols. I must of played Ava Maria many times and O Holy Night many many times more. Thanks Anthony & thanks4 sharing this prayer! God Bless!

  • i like his voice..very masculine. i wish to have a voice like his hehehe,,,

  • One word, STUNNING!

  • ricefarmer,

    It would be better if they were against red-necks (and yes I am referring to you).

  • This is the first time I have heard of Anthony Callea from Austrailia. What a magnifcent voice.

  • Glad you like him, MissMaria. There are many clips here for you to enjoy

  • his voice is just amazing. a very powerful performance.

  • Sensational singing. And he looks so gorgeous as well!

  • A job well done young man! What an honor for you.And a very deserving one.Always proud to be a fan of yours.

  • pavarotti actually commended anthony on how wonderful he sang this song

  • Is not this young man's voice close to perfection? May he enchant us forever!

  • It's beautiful. I love the way the Queen's head shoots up when he sings the high not on 'che'.

  • I FORGOT THIS VIDEO EXISTED!

    well done anthony callea!

  • love you anthony.

  • i watch this video over and over again and i neva get sick of it

    keep singing anthony you will soon become world-wide known!

  • his voice is so interesting....

    i love it

  • Ramon1999, thanks for your response. I think we agree that this is a great contemporary singer who gets great pleasure fromwhat he does.

  • My comment is in response to Forwardthinker22

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  • Pavarotti didn't think so, rlf

  • I did'nt say he is not a good singer...

  • rif4403tube: rubbish

  • I love his way of singing..

    I love him

    God Bless his Voice

  • ladies and gents. in my humble opinion, one who wish to switch from classical to crossover singing has to have such high-profile voice lesson in order to impress others and to educate and attract others to appreciate such masterpieces.. i have listen to many of the crossover singers, but sorry, NONE has progress.. so its like CLASSICAL or

    POP.. nothing in between... thank you.. lol :-)

  • sapta7 I'm not sure what you mean and don't know in what way you're referring to Anthony here, but he had voice lessons from the age of 5. I think his aim with his singing is to entertain.

  • oh my god........after i watched this video, i want to have a voice lesson........huhu...he hits evry notes firmly....i like the voice quality.....

  • i like this song

  • I think I've heard all version of him singing the prayer. This version is definitely one of the very best. he must have been very nervous but it made him even better, Loved the little smiles of pleasure at singing this wonderful song. great soft and gentle start then build up to a powerful finish. Hauntingly beautiful (and that goes for the singing as well).

  • I totally agree with you on everything. This performance is nothing short of magical!

  • he also reminds me of sarah brightman the way he switches from classical to contemporary voice just like *snap* that...

  • Speechless

  • wow...he's so wonderful!!!!!! OMG!!! so young, so handsome and so talented! Great package....weeeeeeeeehhhhh

  • ...and gay...sucks to be a girl now doesn't it? :p

  • add to the whole attraction! ;)

  • great face,good personality and powerful voice.Amhazing!

  • Truly the most beautiful and emotional song ever sung. BRAVO Anthony, a timeless classic for the years to come..

  • He has an AWESOME voice....Nothing like it....

  • He Is An Awesome Singer.

    I Like His Voice And The Song He Sang Is One Of My Favorite Song At All Time.

    GOD BLESS.

  • he is so damn fine!

  • simply stunning...he has the voice for this song...love it

  • great voice and goodlooking =)

  • Of all his performances of this song, I think this is one of the best, next to his performance at that benefit for raising money for children...

  • That's the Telethon performance, which dates from October last year, whereas this one is from March 2006. His voice is developing all the time. There are also more recent performances on YouTube, from his work on the Celine Dion tour a few months ago and a couple of other live shows. The only time he hasn't performed The Prayer recently is in the Songs From The Movies concert at the Opera House. If you like this, you might also like Nella Fantasia and Oh Holy Night.

  • WOW! That was awesome!

  • The world shoud see this performance. There would not be a dry eye on the planet. Just wonderful. Thank You Anthony for one of the most amazing performances of all time....

  • EEEHHHHH!?!?! He's gay!?!?!

    ya ok, so what?

    all that matters is that he's an amazing singer, duh!

  • wow!!!

    this song is amazing!

  • what a faboulous voice he has.......WOW! I can't wait to get a copy of his CD!!!!

  • what a faboulous voice he has.......WOW! I can't wait to get a copy of his CD!!!!

  • WOW, oh my, cant stop the tears. What an amazing song that only Anthony could perform, so moving. Cant stop watching this great performance. He is a star.....

  • wow, awesome rendition.

  • This is THE most STRIKING and CAPTIVATING performance I have seen Anthony sing.

    in front of Royalty....He might be small but he has BIG............gut's to perform this so,so well.

    I love you Anthony....your the Prince of light,the opposite to Ozzie being the Prince of darkness...

    I feel SO proud to be Australian.

    I feel alive after this............

  • The most amazing song of all time, and Anthony brings it with so much emotion and feeling. Lindy this ones for you, I miss you more everyday. Love you thru eternity.RIP my love

  • Anthony is the formible Italian singer. Great looks and great voice. Wish our singer here in AMerica were so good. You go boy.

  • im close mates with his cousin

  • hahahahaha that made me laugh hhahaha

  • wow what an handsome boy

  • is he gay?

    he does not strike me as it but i think that i heard it somewhere?

    he is really hot

  • yeah he came out like 2 years ago...

  • If you like this song...Type "Coppell Talent Show" and hear two Texas High School All-State singers. The guy SOUNDS like Josh and the girl is amazing.

  • he is so000o handsome and i love his voice

  • Anthony Callea was chosen especially to sing The Prayer for Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and Prince Edward at this church service when they were in Australia for the Commonwealth Games. He was also hand-picked to sing for Danish Royalty as well as the late Luciano Pavarotti who offered to introduce Anthony to Italy. I think that says it all. He is a very talented, brilliant singer whose voice lends itself to every genre.

  • Este pata tiene muy buena voz a pesar que no es un cantante clásico interpreta esta canciòn muy bien el agudo le sale fantastico, ojalá haga una buena carrera.

  • yes. wow, he is good, but its kinda ironic that hes singing in a church, where religion forvids and sometimes condems homosexuality...ive got nothing wrong with it, and yes i do agree with "mellyandme" but cannot help but think that it is "his" prayer...acceptance...foregivn­ess maybe???

    but i am NOT denying that he is an absolutely brilliant singer!!!

  • this boy is foooiiiinnn dayum

    he has a very good voice

    kinda sounds like josh groban, except this dude is way hotter :D

  • He sounds like nothing like Josh Groban.

  • I may sound crude but his voice is just bloody beautiful.

  • Just beautiful, a strong woice, and singing of an beautiful person.

    I just love it.

  • An amazing talent, i don't think i will ever get tired of hearing that song.

  • the horns totally ruin it in the big part. i know its not the horn players fault, its the lame arrangement lol

  • ESSE VIDEO ME INSPIRA .

    PARABENS

  • This song is so awesome - it gives us a glimpse of God and people loved it because it stirred their soul. Anthony (just like anyone) was an instrument of God's love in singing this song - he proves Age, Height, Sexuality, etc are all irrelevant - we are all loved by God unconditionally - well done Anthony you are a legend

  • At least they use real instruments. You're lucky to find a church today that doesn't rely on synth drums and a keyboard.

  • Beautiful performance. Thanks for uploading.

  • He sings like an angel and looks like one too. Just beautiful.

  • he kuuud...but josh gorban....is legend

  • His voice is ~PURE~. I absolutely love it! Although I do wonder whether or not he should of un-pop-ed it for the queen. His hair is a bit odd there though lol... Anyway LOVE YA ANTHONY. Hope you bring out more songs!

  • that must have been heart renching for him to sing a song of god in gods house. yet hiding who he was at that point of time.he looks very incomfortable. i say God did bless you that day anthony,I am supposed to be roman catholic but i believe in my god and he doesnt care who you are, you are still loved by god. if you carry love in your heart.

  • This kid is a GREAT talent!

  • This man is a legend. He will rival Josh Groban very very soon!! ONYA ANTHONY!!! One of Australia's best singers!!

  • Sorry to say, but Josh Groban is much more acqainted in that genre than Anthony.

    Callea's good .... but he's not that good.

  • Deleted all the stupid comments/arguments about gays, sexual orientation and whatever.

    Please refrain from posting irrelevant comments about a MUSIC video.

    If you guys are so interested in discussing the topic, feel free to upload your own video and have the discussion there. Thanks.

  • in the bible it dose say that being a practising gay is because it is sex before marrage but we shld not dicriminate them because god still loves any one whos gay bi or straight

  • I always thought other nations were more itelligent, open minded and accepting than us Americans...Yet, as I'm reading comments about his sexual orientation...you sound just as ignorant as us. Then again...maybe it's Americans commenting on him.

  • he's so good and so handsome too. very good overall package!

  • Respect. Perfection.

  • he is so amazing!

  • We are saved by faith and faith alone. If the standard was perfection then no one would be singing.

  • god blessed him with that voice and everything else he is too...

  • Why the hell do you care if he is gay or straight? What are you afraid of ...that you'll loose your chance to sleep with him like that would ever happen. Get a life and grow up.

  • in this vid, he almost looks straight...

  • Yeah he's OK!! but like most australian artists very very over rated in australia!!

  • too slow at the beggining, everywhere else he's brilliant, but the start needs more tempo.

  • His version on Aus Idol is much better. Listen to it then you see how good he really is.

  • Bravo..:)..not as good as Andrea..but it was great

  • WoW! Beautiful...

  • Nice rendition !!! Good voice man !!!

  • ...i just think he's really cute.

    he is a really good singer, but i think that him kind of dragging the words together took away from his performance.

    super cute though. *nods*

  • sorry to tell you- he's gay

    but yes, super cute ;)

  • That was really good! He is only proving that he is superb and great......... Gift from heaven....

  • HE performed this on aus idol... and it made the audience cry... its the best redition ive eva heard

  • What a horrid rendition. Its like Justin Timberlake trying to sing the Prayer.

  • Well...Justin can't sing this song.

  • Justin Timberlake should be so lucky. You know nothing about music if you think this is a horrid rendition. Go back to music school. LMAO

  • Andrea You Are Rock Man !!

  • clay aiken-ish

  • Spectacular! One of the best performances I've ever seen/heard. This guy can sing!

  • WOW! What an Awesome voice.

  • He is a great singer...

  • His style of singing was great!!! JOSEPHINE IMAI

  • how can it be horrid when he sounds like an angel??? his versatile voice can sing both.. i think you have an hearing problem!!

  • OMG How good is Anthony Callea!!!

    He has such a voice!!!!

    And singing for the Queen, he is soo lucky!!!!

    Good on ya Anthony!!!! :D

  • he's just damn gifted!

  • its a classical melody written for a pop singer, aka its not opera kid, very good by the way, way better than what we get on Americas idol.

  • Beautiful rendition of The Praye sung with such passion.I totally understand why he was hand picked to perform on this special day for Queen Elizabeth. Pavarotti also requested Anthony to sing at a special Gala event in held Perth in Pavarotti's honour,he was obviously taken by Anthony's rendition of The Prayer. He was also asked to perform The Prayer for Prince Frederik & Princess Mary,none seem to be bothered that he is not classically trained,they have ears to know what sounds devine.

  • Horrid rendition of a beautiful song. He is singing this like a pop song whereas it was written for a classically trained vocalist.

  • I had the pleasure of being outside the Cathedral the day Anthony sang The Prayer for Queen Elizabeth 11.They had large speakers outside the church & enormous screens beaming the images from inside. It was one of the most beautiful sounds I have heard, all you could hear was Anthony's pure beautiful voice ringing out through the quitened streets of Sydney. It was absolutely spine tingling & something I will never forget, it gives me goosebumps just thinking about that day.

  • lol come over

  • hes soo cute! luv u anthony!

  • wow!!! Youre so cute

    Luv You !!

  • Whoah how come I never heard of this guy? Friggen Amazingg! What was the second language he was singing in? I didn't understand, but I was still sitting on the edge of my seat.

  • italian!

  • that is italian my dear

  • LOL I wonder if any 1 told the queen and those ppl he was part of Australian Idol. I think they would be quite surprised to know that talent like his, was found on a reality tv show. Sorta takes the glamor away from it all:P

  • He pauses too much... there's no reason for it and it's annoying.

  • he is better

  • wow its flawless which 1 is better him or josh ???

  • Anthony forsuyreeee!!!

  • This was a great rendition the "The Prayer".. Oh, and for the record, his Italian diction is fine. This man is truly talented. For some reason i only like hearing him sing live. In the studio version of his songs his voice doesn't seem musical. But that's just my opinion. God Bless everybody.

  • Bless you too. nice way to end your comment xx

  • Anth is love -- his take on it is still my absolute favorite version

  • Ahh His voice is absolutly amazing.

  • Just know this version, and I have never heard another one. It is amazing.

  • what an amazing honour for such a terrific performer!! He looks and sounds perfect and i'm sure the Queen thought so too!!

  • what the hell the music cover him id have loved to hear his voice especially when he get high....

  • i agree i dont like the pauses and the fact that its solo

    still a VERY good job.

    groban and bocelli own him though

  • watta a spunk !! arghhh

  • hes such a promising young singer!!! i just love listening to his voice! perfect!

  • I think Anthony sings this song the best! He has a truly amazing voice and i think he sings this song perfectly

  • this is a duet, as well as a classical song...2 things wrong here...he sings it by himself, and in a pop style with not good italian diction. decent voice though. too bad the modern music scene is all about appearance and not talent.

  • This is what I call a golden voice! Superb!

  • liked it but I really wish he wouldn't have put all the pauses at the beginning just sounds weird...

  • andrea sings this songs the best. Josh does a good job too. As for this performance, its ok. i liked it. would anyone else would liked if this song was sung more classically?

  • I like how it was sang because it is given a popera treatment. Not every one likes classic. No offense meant but Andrea's version is languid. Josh's version is better than Andrea's but Anthony's version is even much better. No wonder it is Oz's fastest and highest Aussie selling single.

  • Seen Artists sing the prayer alot better, he does ok..

  • SongSwain I think your very wrong on this account you see I believe a singer puts their heart into what they perform. But more importantly you can see if a person truely feels what their singing or playing in their eyes. A singer portrays the emotions through their expression and their eyes. If you look while he sings you can tell he feels what he's singing. I believe strongly that he loves that song and it shows when he sings it.