Chaka Khan & Alfonso Ribeiro - Through The Fire

[0000Lance0000]

your mama !! :)

[The808Prophet]

sorry but alfonso sounds gay

[0000Lance0000]

@The808Prophet Sorry, but you look gay

[The808Prophet]

@0000Lance0000 hahahahah your an idiot

[0000Lance0000]

don't know what's funny about you being gay,,, yuck

[The808Prophet]

@0000Lance0000 dude your lame as fuck go suck alfonsos dick if you like him so much

[Yazoo111]

Will Smith brought me here

[steam8859]

The Queen!

[cuzziebro619]

can anyone try hit that note in 1:42????

didnt think so lol

[afrosensuous]

@cuzziebro619....THE BIG DEAL WITH HER VOICE IS ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY....THOSE NOTES ARE IN HER NATURAL VOICE, NOT A FALSETTO LIKE MARIAH AND THE OTHER YOUNG CHICKS OF TODAY. CHAKA'S NOT AIRY, SHE'S POWERFUL, AND FUNKY....AND SHE CAN STILL SING...THAT'S DURABILITY!!!

[cuzziebro619]

chaka just takes her vocals to

another level

[TheLittleMartha]

no I just got the chills hearing this song to but love me some Chaka khan.

[tiffycuppycake]

Am I the only one that gets chills every time I hear this?? Amazing performance <3 beautiful

[megadethly]

2:06 THAT is a trumpet i dont care what anyone says.

[Si737]

@megadethly Lol it may be a synth. =]

[leoconvoy]

Alfonso put it down!!!

[genroku7]

one of the most beautiful women on the planet.

[preston07]

my favorite version of through the fire

[soymiguelalejandro23]

sing papi & u already know chaka is time less wow wow WOW!

[Kiki7388]

Chaka Khan is effortless. She is pure class and so gifted! x

[sully1239]

CARLTON ! xD

[Keylime312]

Excellent duet! They both did well. Alfonso impressed! Whenever Chaka sings this particular song with ANYBODY, it rocks!!! Chaka is truly a musical goddess!!!

[chevonne22]

What show was this on?

[NickyLess]

@chevonne22 I think it was Singing with the stars? I could be wrong

[megishme]

@NickyLess It was called Celebrity Duets. ^^

[NickyLess]

@megishme See? Told you I could be wrong lol! :)

[screamingdean5]

Alfonso Ribeiro blew up! What happened to him since Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

[NickyLess]

All people seem to remember about Alfonso, is his "carlton dance" but he's amazing singer too.

[16Yanm]

atraves do fogo da paixão trough the fire

[REWilsonBoy]

Wow, Alfonso is just great!! :D

[jnmenghini]

This was awesome . Alphonso killed and Chaka was amazing.

[jwh1999]

Wow, Alfonso sounds much better than many artists today with major deals!!

[SilverShadowMusic]

Chaka just has something about her voice... I just can't put my finger on it. Its tone maybe? All I know is that Aretha Franklin may be the Queen of Soul, but guys this woman is also considered the Queen of Soul. There's this... fire in her voice, a passion she sings with soul, unmatched by anyone. She is really an amazing performer and I love her so dearly.

[Funkredible]

@SilverShadowMusic yep its her distinct trumpet like tone lol...Chaka is the Queen of Funk Soul..that has always been her title.

[SilverShadowMusic]

@Funkredible

You got that right! :)

She makes me laugh a lot! I watched a video of her performing when she was high on something and it was just too fucking funny! LOL! :) Such a bubbly lady! :)

[BadAnnie]

THIS. IS. AWESOME! <3 

[jpsmart59]

Alfonso Ribeiro just passed, found dead in the arms of Chaka Khan and couldn't

make it through her fires....lol RIP Alfonso.

[jpsalinas77]

@jpsmart59 This comment was hilarious!

[alexiscolby66]

DAMM HE GOT BIG AND NOT IN GOOD WAY

[whisperingeyes87]

alfonso so corny..lolhe wouldnt kno what to do with all that women lol..thats a DIVA rite there boy..

[solaprose]

I really loved them together in this performance. He had good stage presence too.

[McNabIsBack]

They sound great together. She of course is the greatest singer alive.

[ombudlady]

Damn this is great!

[DjAdam16]

damn carlton is fat lol

[xxDipSetKiidxx]

hes no chaka khan but Alfonso sure did a hell of a job

[theNo10]

Alfonso got fat..hahah

Love him though, he's still the man

[svoit41]

Ok, yes, they both rock the socks at singing, but the one thing that kept my attention was the hairdo at 1:11. What the heck is that? Mullet? Jherry Curl? I don't even know!

[kevaun69]

@svoit41 It looks like a view from behind Little Richard to be honest with you...maybe its him!

[comeon6]

@kevaun69 Yes...That is Little Richard...He was a judge! Hahaha

[paulistaclub]

chaka khan the greatest voice

[hoffus]

I like how Chaka holds back on this whole thing - sorta just playin' nice..... That is until the 1:38 mark where she done with the childs play and starts takin' control with her trademark Chaka ass whoopins. Even a silly and repugnant reality network show like this can have awesome moments by simply allowing Chaka to be Chaka.

[espiritu14]

..man it seems just like yesterday when alfonso ribeiro was discovered dancing in michael jackson's pepsi commercial in '83...i knew he could dance but didn't know he has a nice voice too..

[percy61]

For those of you who are looking for a good relationship song (since so many are just going to pieces today), here's a Chaka "moment in time" to give ya something to think about ... enjoy FBF

[waddabodi]

Alfonso was just introduce to an Angel, cause he looks like he done went to Heaven and God gave Him one sexy Angel to welcome him in. LOL He enjoyed the hell out of this one, and so did I. Chaka you'll make anybody enjoy you no matter what. Alphonso, dude your one heck of a performer assistance. LOL Chaka brought it to you, and you handle it like a pro! This was enjoyable to watch.

[NigerianRocker]

Its really embarassing when the person introducing the legend has a better voice

ive seen this so many times especially with chaka khan

Lol

[Funkredible]

@NigerianRocker Alfonso has the better voice??? LMFAO seriously? is that why Chaka is the LEGEND whos known for her distinctive voice and not Alfonso? LOL!

[kudaman143]

@NigerianRocker your a crack head

[NigerianRocker]

@kudaman143 your mother is a crackhead and a prostitute

[TheTranslator100]

@kudaman143 WTF is this - pot meets kettle?!? We have one guy who can't discern the difference between a good singer and a bad singer, and we have another guy who can't discern the difference between a possessive adjective and a contraction (it's YOU'RE - contraction of YOU ARE, not YOUR, as in >>> "YOUR a crack head") lmao...

[Herefortheshow715]

@NigerianRocker Alfonso definitely does not have a superior voice to Chaka Khan. Not many do...

[bobotoby]

@NigerianRocker are you crazy? She is phenomenal, and he has a mediocre voice at best.

[TheTranslator100]

@bobotoby In all do respect; even though Alfonso Ribeiro dosen't quite have the power and range of Chaka, he's far from mediocre - IMO

[khanman61]

@NigerianRocker You are an idiot!

[Herefortheshow715]

Believe it or not...I believe they are both using auto-tune or some kind of voice modifying system. Chaka wouldn't need it, but if they do it for one singer they'd do it for the other, so you wouldn't easily distinguish the effect. Chaka definitely already can blow, the sound modifying just adds a nice effect on her part.

[apokalupsis27]

when its this good ...there is no saying NO!!!!....lawd!!! bring this music back .....

[MyTeelee]

Sounds like his voice is being fed through auto tunes. At first I thought he was harmonizing with Chaka but I'm hearing it when he's singing it alone.

[gbreakthrough]

chaka makes those high notes look so easy...and after all these years she still got it

[Dakdizzy]

what show was this

[kimpattinson1]

@Dakdizzy Celebrity Duets

[rshandy]

Dag they sounds really good together1 I was waiting on Alphonso to bust out in the Carlton Dance any minute ha-ha!

[canttouchthis421]

Why is Carlton matching HER TONE?????? OH my?

[thewrightlilbro]

Dude should be Flogged For Not sharing That Wonderful Voice With Us. I mean I want to woop his ass.Ya heard me!!!!!!!

[Vanyaloth]

Their voices blend really nicely. Lovely!

[LESTERAPRIL12]

the first time i saw Alfonso on t.v. was from a commercial from The Latter Day Saints...this was back in the early 80's

[MissSaharienne]

Alfonso Ribeiro = carlton

[debdon1980]

I get chills when ever I hear her sing,DAM she can sang!!!!

[Rudaje2000]

Go head on Alfonso!!

[GaZzAoNe92]

very cool alfonso ribeiro!!!!!

[KarmalBeauty]

He sings just like "Carlton" would! LOL Sounds great! 

[apuckett22]

u better get it Carlton!!!!!!!!

[brsoul]

puto carlton es la hostia XD XD

[rumimatsy]

GREAT! GREAT! GREAT!!!!!!!

[Credithelper75]

I checked this out...apparently this was a game show..singing with celebrities. He won the contest. The boy's got skills.

[blueswan2000]

sing boy!

[ooyebee]

search and watch!

jed madela through the fire

and

mitoy through the fire

really amazing!!!

[INLOVEWITHB5]

I LOVED IT!!!! I LOVE THEM!!!!!

[MusouPeace]

喫茶店で偶然聞いたこの曲が頭から離れませんでした。すげぇいい­歌！



[clumsygirl80]

excuse me?!!!!!! I didn't even know he could sing! And then he's singin' with the Khan?! OOOOHHHHKAAAAAAY!!!  You go boy!

[lovelymarie7280]

i luv very much dis song

[RhythmBluesSoul1]

Ahahahaha, this is epic for so many reasons, all of them great. Big thumbs up.

[szeal]

ALFONSO???!?

[ohve]

hey que agradable sorpresa "carlton"canta y muy bien

[jnlitt09]

he can really sing!

[Leetav]

im not sure there's many to compete with what Chaka does at 1:42 :)

[ArtemisRaven8303]

@Leetav Amen! I almost caught the holy spirit.

[ricbowenjr]

That was awesome!

[TheNesianscribe]

Amazing, had no idea he could sing so well!

He holds his own next to one of the greatest diva's in the world. Wow, he must've been so thrilled to sing with her! I would've been, for sure!

[belitnakoff]

@TheNesianscribe It's amazing that he can hold his own with a legend like Chaka Khan. I had no idea he has such talent. And "Through the Fire", a David Foster song, is not all that easy to sing.

[wisefun]

Who? in the entire universs can sing next to Chaka Khan? She is the best singer in the world! Chaka Kkan the best singer in the world!

[SexyLiLLeilaniMya]

He actually can sing even though there were rumors of the shows stars were using an early version of Autotune Chaka was great though!

[Wrkoutguy08]

I had no idea Alfonso Ribeiro sings so well.

[Wrkoutguy08]

I had no idea Alfonso Ribeiro sings so well.

[fetishalchemy]

Wow, this is amazing-I have rarely heard a male singer match her this well in tone and delivery. Chaka also knows then when she lets go with those high notes there isn't much room left for anything else so she uses them really sparingly-but always to devastating effect. Alfonso has a very powerful voice too. very nice fit here with the two of them.

[linardp3]

omg...hot vocal performance for these two. chaka soul legend!

[sactiger]

Damn, they both sounded phenomenal! I don't think it gets much better than that...

[Meskiagkasher]

the talent of chaka is her ability to adjust to her duet partners instead of drowning them.

[ElegantPaws01]

@Meskiagkasher unlike Patti Labelle *rolls eyes*

[cooliegee]

Alfonso, is one great entertainer and has been for quite sometime.

[Erika77ful]

He is so gorgeous.

[ShikiTenryuu]

OMG I LOVE Alfonso's voice in this song he sound really good and Chaka is there to remind us WHY she is the legend that she is!

Amazing Duets, Amazing Vocal, Amazing Performance ^-^

[MarioRules98]

Is this American Idol?

[pittersmama]

No, it was a show called "Celebrity Duets".

[richdys]

Chaka is amazing. She sings so hot and yet there is something so very cool about her vocals. The phrasing is never rushed she lays into it and just lets the notes come when they need to. . .

[tereznyc]

@richdys YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD! Chaka's unprecedented contralto and incalculable vocal range, originality and delivery (not to mention her sublime physical presence!), set new standards in the music world. But, there's one more talent, Chaka possesses, that I've yet to see in print: HER IMPECCABLE TIMING!

[pokerfaccia]

CHAKA ETERNA!!!!

[jesparza562]

1:44 one of my favorite high notes of all artists.

[radiodj953]

Marry me, Chaka!

[neubergoncalves]

Belíssimo dueto!

Chaka Forever! I love You!

[grinaljay]

propio bello, she sounded like a trumpet!

[Kiwianabananarama]

hey hes from "fresh prince" ...I knew I knew that name...lol....and Chaka is one awesome gurl..gorgeous voice and sexy lady....wow thanks Alfons...haha...he did steal ur name cuz...lol! xo

[alexanderleewang]

Alfonso really has a good voice for adult contemporary!

[MigaG01]

So Tay Sunday copied the 'move away from the mic' move from Chaka! :P

[RyanMauger]

I love how she has so much power that when she starts a big note, she pulls the mic away to make sure no speakers explode. Take 1:16 for example. She has one heck of a big girl voice, and 1:44 is just the most UNREAL high note I've ever heard!

[t00muchredbull]

Queen of scream

one of tha best vocalists ever !.... if not the best. wish she wuld sing like this more often she gets lazy sumtimes.

[TatiSexy921]

that is a good duet!!!)

[funny4food]

If you want to see a celebrity duet, check out (Billy Preston on Paino) Joe Cocker and Patti LaBelle singing "You are so Beautiful" at the Apollo with Bill Cosby presenting.

[hellobrons]

Alfonso, you are the man. someone needs to post the entire series cause i am from new zealand and we dont get this, so if you can mush appreciated

[jesparza562]

1:44 is one of the best chest voice notes ever

[blunotte2000]

oh my God..at 1:04..my hormones reply!!!!

it's so damnd sexy!!!

[iboudiop]

Two great "divas," sing gurls! LOL

[pinoyboy30]

i wish more people could upload more peformances of Celebrity Duets. Alfonso can really sing

[BROCKHAUS1138]

wow good job alfonso

[xLouxAnnx]

go Carlton!! Lol

he sings so... sexy! lol

[ICANDIGUOUT]

Alfonso has nice range...power! I knew he could sing from his "Carlton" role but he was always silly with it. Nice to see him sing for real! One of the best former child prodigies!

[SilverSevens]

ahh okay dominican

[honeeluvme]

no his his not hispanic at all. he is trinidad is tabago

[grantos]

His family is from the Dominican republic but his grandfather was a calypsonian from trinidad and tobago. So I guess he's both?

[SilverSevens]

haha i was like wow that looks like...

carlton!

holy shit that IS carlton!

when'd he get so big!

i haven't seen him since fresh prince

and i'm also surprised at this voice that came from nowhere

but i definitely didn't know he was brazilian or portuguese

either or, big surprise

[PatsBooks]

I did not know Alphonso could sing.

[pichipichichaps]

Thank you for your uploading!!

I wanna listen to this tune full, too.

[VinceMclovin]

Hahaha, it's Carlton Banks (:

[TyjaluvsChaka]

C KHAN-One Of the Few Singers On Planet earth who Can Hit High Notes In bFull Voice No Falsetto! Under Appreciated LOL!!!

UNDERSTATEMENT!!!!!!!!!

[101feven101]

Kanye West sampled this song for his song "Through The Wire." I didn't know that before.

[neubergoncalves]

Chaka Khan uma das vozes mais lindas depois de Dionne Warwick.

Chaka Forever!

[Blackjesus3]

CARLTON

[Belwforam]

Ronaldo

[dannyosgirl]

I wish I could find more clips from this show, he really did deserve to win, I enjoyed watching him.

[Micaluvstinasongs]

dang carlton can sing?wth

[cengkerikronggeng]

1:42

!!!?

[slimmy38]

Wow his voice is as pretty as hers

[bettersingerthanyall]

Lol, he can sing, but know where close to her.

[liar412]

When we say 'Chaka' in music we are refering to a singer who can sing all types of music.........

[Tales365]

Gordo

[BabsTurtleGirl]

Alfonso is incredible :D

[ksmitty98]

what is thiss from?

[mnkey2007]

This is from Celebrity Duets that was on Tv last year and Alfonso won the contest

[joeyd487]

he won?

i thought they got third place?

[ZubinZubinZubin]

FUCKing hell, excuse my rudeness but carltons gone BIG

[posthard3]

amazing !

[boltron73]

CHAKA KHAN YOU'RE MY IDOL!!!

[temoc76]

That Chaka can hit the notes! Gosh I love her. She is so un-appreciated!

[bellier]

surprisingly good together!

[DarkWatchTR]

Carlton Rocks!!! xD

[rmbb10]

Nice; they both did their thing.

[2deep4u2]

NICE COMBINATION thought the original was a bit too slow even though still a great song .

[missasegei]

They sound real nice together.. Real pretty.. Alfonso is no slouch he was The tap dance kid on Broadway.

[joeyd487]

they should have won!

[carvin75]

MysticStranger is right. Chaka is a true human trumpet, fellas !!

[rcccrn]

Great performance, look like she got a little caught up with Alfonso though

[temoc76]

She showed them who Chaka is!!!!! Go on DIVA!

[Robbins1974]

Awesome!!

[bhree8]

His singing is still as funny as it was in the 90s

[Freddysolis1987]

God Damn Chaka Khan is the Best! Her Voice is STILL Terrific!

[hanfordbombshell]

Her AMAZING voice aside, her sense of fashion is outstanding, no matter what size she is!

Must.... have.... that.......... PONCHO!!!!

[shiryu22]

I had no idea that he was this good of a singer :o

[genmaxx]

what show was this from?

[rhomeaforever]

It was from a show called celebrity duets. It only aired 1 season.

[amgkmpsr]

Celebrity Duets I had to look it up myself.

[blunotte2000]

uuuuu at 1:05 it's so exciting!!

[cjs33139]

DAMNNNN! Chaka hasn't really lost her range.  Wow!