Cheryl Baker - Popstar to operastar week 1

[mistercarlton]

Has this woman discovered the elixer of youth.She dos not look a day older than when they WON the eurovision.Cheryl you really are a record breaker.bazzing.

[McGravity1]

Even in her first week she was better to listen to and watch than Elaine Paige. See "Lesley Garrett and Elaine Paige - Bacarolle"

[britturk123]

Bloody hell she realy does have a voice and its lovely well done cheryl.

[Cyberschizoid]

I am so impressed with Cheryl Baker! She sounds fantastic ! Popstar to Operastar is the tv highlight of the week for me. So much better than crap like the Shit Factor and Britain's Got No Talent.

[MizzyIdiot]

As an Argentine Tango teacher, I watch Strictly and yes, from my sofa, I'm thinking "oooh, not like that". BUT I know to dance AT at just OK level takes about 5 years; to be superb takes a lifetime. And so the same for opera. Yes, there are the brilliant professionals out there, but like Strictly, this is a competition for beginners to learn the skill of a seasoned artist but in less time.. Be gentle in your criticism and if anything, shows like this introduces the classics to the masses.

[JoanCollins2009]

i am amazed at her voice well done

[vulfig83]

wth? they make her sing a duett ALONE???

[monobrow638]

This is a show I don't know whether I love or despise...I still have to make my mind up xD

[cheamverdi]

There are tons of glamorous opera singers but ,unlike Germany, theyre never on British tv-so the chavvy massed British public's idea of opera is.....Cheryl Baker or Andy Bell very badly doing opera!!!. Why bother. Just one second of sopranos like Joyce DiDonato or Diana Damrau shows what British tv lacks. This country is becoming an uncultured wasteland.Tragic whenm it has such great homegrown opera singers-and I dont mean media hyped K Jenkins who is a laughing stock among real opera singers.

[cheamverdi]

I think this show highlights the increasingly chavvy uncultureless British tv. It is pathetic when when the only way mainstream tv eg. ITV will broadcast opera stuff is when 5th rate popstars who werent any good in the first place badly attempt opera . In Europe eg. Germany/France , mainstream television regularly has current opera stars on eg Joyce DiDonato . I noticed that Cardiff Singer of the World was broadcast on BBC4 last week however with amazing singers.

[MarthaMagdalene]

Cheryl's husband is an idiot. A friend who lives nearby to them says he has been heard saying: "My wife is really nice, but I'm not"!

[philhealey1]

Actually, she'd be a good Evita!

[UET2]

@philhealey1 I wholeheartedly agree! Someone should organize a campaign.

[LordAcul]

Go Chezza!



[mtenor]

they are singing with microphones .opera doesnt use microphones at all

[FizzPunk]

hahaha, Cheryl said she doesnt do languages but she fogot to mention the spanish versions of Fizz tracks they once did with BF!!!

[TonyW1000]

There's nothing on the VT where Cheryl is 'ridiculing the french language.' Cheryl was expressing her opinion why opera is very often sung in Italian, French etc which significantly complicates learning a new song if one can't speak that language. She is just expressing her view point. We are all entitled to that as I have just done.

[SuperStonerose]

@TonyW1000 agreed 100%

[vectra2340]

Cheryl you sang beautifully and as the weeks go on you will get better and better.As for the asian judge saying she was making fun of the french she was completely OTT.

[shieldsguy]

I Thought Melody Was Okay But i prefered Cheryls Performance Thats my personal Taste Geoff Winn Facebook x

[sndblstr]

listen, you ugly ass asian judge, cheryl wasn't making fun of french... she was just trying to learn the words.

[Lun3thtehgamer]

@sndblstr Shes birtish therefore probably was ridiculing the French Language. And there are many facial cues shes giving to suggest that too.

[sndblstr]

that ugly asian judge with the stick thin body seems like a bitch the way she says that cheryl was ridiculing the french language.  can't stand her!

[Rickyscul]

That was really moving it gave  me butterflies ....great Cheryl .

[sttar1982]

very good Cherylll

[bigbackdoor]

Absolutely gorgeous - well done Cheryl !

[VictorHugoLacerda]

MELODY IS THE BEST

[54stevieg]

That was brill.!!!!

[WupWup68]

This is just great! You go girl!!! Also nice to see Mike, Jay and Steve in the audience.

[FizzPunk]

WOW!!! I Love it!!!!!

[scotchfizz]

i thought she was fab! better than i expected.

[foxeteria]

our girl did good! Go Cheryl!!!! x

[TonyW1000]

Brilliant performance by the girl next door. I thought she did well.