i don't know why people are so impressed by this...i mean, i sing bass, but i can also sing as a countertenor. it's just honed falsetto. but props for this man for nailing it.
No one has mentioned how the castrati were the precursors of the countertenor - am I correct??? If these people are shocked by his voice, they will be more so when they read about the castrati!
He claimed that his voice was extremely rare, but I've been listening to countertenors for the past 30 years. They're not that rare anymore - I've heard at least 9 different countenors in person who have incredible voices, but Philippe Jaroussky is my favorite! I suppose if you're not a baroque music afficionado, you probably wouldn't hear the voice.
Whilst Greg undoubtely has a talent, to hear a truly gifted countertenor, please do take a moment to search for 'Stephen Diaz Wanganui Opera New Zealand', even Handel would be moved!
agreed with most of the comments here... with voice training he would maybe be good, but not really pleasant... and the fact the people like Simon Cowell doesn't even know what a countertenor is disgraceful.
Have these judges never heard of an countertenor? If they had they would probably know that this is not an example of a good one. His voice is so forced it's almost painful to listen to.
"A great act"...? Are they stupid or just ignorant? This is a VERY established artform! GOSH! Would it kill people to listen to anything written before the 1950's once in a while?
@moltoallegro19 It´s incredible how much wonderful music ordinary people miss. Palestrina, Händel, Haydn, Mozart, Bach, Liszt, Schubert, Schumann, Di Lasso, Chopin, Verdi, Tarrega, Sor, Vivaldi. The list is endless. 300 years glanced over in school as "Beethoven, Bach and Mozart". One student said "Classical music is boring and slow, only good for relaxing". For this kid, I played Night on Bald Mountain, Ride of the Valkyries and Verdi´s Dies Irae. The kid changed his mind.
That's the problem, though: stereotypes. Most people could probably relate to and love classical music, if only they knew it and realized that "classical" isn't just a slow, boring type of music for old and pretentious people, but a lable for many genres spreading over half a millenium, including some (most!) of the most powerful, moving and sincere music ever written.
@knittingnickel9 The male soprano voice (aka sopranist) is a subtype of countertenor. All sopranists are countertenors but not all countertenors are sopranists.
Amanda is such an ignorant. Piers does not know where he is exactly. Simon is a prick, but quite knowledgeable. And Greg is pretty laid-back. He should work a lot on his voice, though.
I must say, he sounded good but I've always appreciated the masculinity of this piece, if anything. He's got a nice falsetto, but if you listen to the world-class tenors who sing this, the richness of the full voice just can't be replicated by impressive range.
actually, falsetto isn't really hard to make; the only problem is..... it doesn't usually gets THAT high (unless you're talented.. lol) or powerful enough to sing... he's great....!
@jayySC2 it is his falsetto. scientifically, no man with a fully formed larynx (as evidenced by his speaking) is physically capable singing in a countertenor/male soprano range in full voice
@no1cares214 True for the most part, although it is not exactly impossible to sing in full head voice in the countertenor range. It is impossible to sing in chest voice that high, however.
Actually, technically, using falsettos makes you NOT a countertenor, to be a countertenor, you have a natural singing range (falsettos and vocal fry do not count in vocal range) in the countertenor range.
@trooubermensch That isn't true, Philippe Jaroussky uses falsetto to sing and is a world class countertenor. Many countertenors can also sing bass because they do use falsetto.
Never sure whether the moronic looks from the judges are them playing to the cameras or whether they really are that ignorant of music. This piece wasn't really a good choice for this voice, maybe something more baroque where he could use his pitch to float across the melody and didn't have to go for big notes, which sounded too forced. Most countertenors peak about 10 years older than this guy, so he may get there.
It was most strange--He could reach upper registers in a way that most counter-tenors cannot , but his voice seemed to lack that "bell-like" ethereal quality of the great counter tenors , such as Deller, who could combine that bell like sound with a coloratura ornamentation. I would have liked to have heard him sing some baroque instead , perhaps some Purcell such as "Come, Come Ye Sons of Art"
This guy is very good. And I can't believe Simon and Pierce Morgan haven't heard of a countertenor! The performer is correct, during the baroque period women were not allowed to sing in the church, thus boys or men (capable) carried the "female" vocal portions of the musical works. Bach composed wonderful pieces utilizing countertenors.
He is wonderful! Countertenor is an extremely difficult technique to perfect. Every man has a falsetto, and many go quite high, but to sing with such a pure and sealed tone while keeping the high is VERY difficult. I would like to see a bit more support, and his pitch is often a bit unstable because of it. But the voice is FABULOUS. It's funny though how these judges call themselves "singing professionals" when they don't even have a clue as to the past 500 years of singing before "pop" existed.
Looks like someone shaved a monkey and dragged it through topman (to quote Frankie Boyle). Yeah, he's not a great singer and not really a counter-tenor either. If you want to listen to a true counter-tenor, just search "Handel Countertenor" (or another Baroque composer of your choice). Shows like this really annoy me, the 'singing' talent they show is always second rate. Stick to dancing dogs and magic tricks.
What the fuck is this shit? I never watched this show but it seems that it's highest goal is to destroy Turandot. First Pol Pot, now this shit, I wonder who will butcher the aria next...
@Allzumenschliches44 hahaha i didn't mean to read your post but your reaction makes me laugh..well i never thought ..i was surprise that a guy can sing like that ..very authentic but i maybe chose pol pot ..and this one maybe if you cover his face you might actually didn't ever think that he was a man..
Beautiful voice, but I don't like the voice type for this particular aria. There is so much I'd love to hear him sing, though. This really didn't do it for me, though. Talent is OBVIOUSLY there, though.
Honestly? I'd like to hear him try something like the Queen of the Night (vengeance aria entitled "Der Holle Roche") area from the Magic Flute if he has the ability to change notes like a dramatic coloratura soprano.
He needs to anunciate his words, yes he has an unusual voice and it is high, but that is no exscuse for being unclear. It would be like a bass growling out an entire song, it wouldn't be very impressive. With that said, he is very good it could be a world better with just a couple minute changes. In my opinion.
@chico388 How about you try to sing like that and just decide "Oh, I think I'm gonna pronounce this perfectly when it takes all my strength to maintain a clear quality"
to be honest he was just ok. I've heard better countertenors and the rock star song that is playing for him is misleading. They're misleading on purpose.
If I could get that kind of attention as a countertenor, I'd be incredibly happy. I can only go up to an A6, but I hope to have a C6 by the time I'm out of college.
i can actually do a similar trick using falseto though this guy's speaking voice is rather a normal baritone and mine ine is like Adam Lambert though I havent learn to go as high
Contertenorist or counterterrorist? Seriously I love seeing Simon flummoxed. Greg definitely should stick to rock as the tone quality and phrasing are just not anywhere near opera level. Superb high range. How many octaves can he handle?
Anybody remember Tiny Tim? He managed to scratch out a novelty career with far less talent.
If this guy had shown up on America's Got Talent people would have started laughing. It's sad, because there's a lot of talent in America, but not enough intelligent people to recognize it...
@TheyCallMeThatPerson That's because in the UK, they have classical programmes like the Proms on national TV that are as popular as football/soccer matches... the US is a cultural wasteland compared to the UK in many ways.
but he's just an amateur countertenor. huge problems with pitch, breath and sustains. hope he will improve with fame and money. to see real well-trained countertenors check out Peter Gilles and Alfred Deller
@rytsinger that's the whole definition of a countertenor. with his low voice he was supposed to be a baritone, but he feels more comfortable singing in high falsettos registers. the classifying of a voice is always related with the way u feel mroe comfortable singing.
-___- hes not a countertennor thats fallseto (im pretty shure it is but forgive me if it isnt but a true conter tennors speaking range is way higher also.)
@spadesofchaos No , firstly thats not falsetto. At the upper reaches the sound is still strong , falsetto will break and be a weak sounding high sound. Secondly on you query about hes speaking voice. Go youtube "Brett manning vocal range" Hes speaking voice is low, but he can also go real high.
@allthenamesrtook Yes they are. I´m one so I should know. And so far, even in opera, all the countertenors I´ve met/listened to/heard of are baritones.
@sheru7mera7naam007 its just the pitch at what people sing. countertenor,tenor,baritone and bass they are the order of the singing pitchest with countertenor being the highest
@therealhatianprinces talented? he sounds like a histerical bitch. No wonder he has not been taken seriously in the world of opera, but he's good for the ignorant masses
Greg discusses his singing technique in an interview about his forthcoming classics tour that he has just given a fansite about a forthcoming classics tour -
@SytheClaw It's expected that he could sing tenor, because of his normal tenor voice. Countertenors have the ability to sing both with a male and female register!
I hate when people just concentrate on the negative and don't give people props when its necessary. So easy to criticize. Yes, he needs work. Yes, his breathing is bad, splitting the words etc (¿You guys ever sing when your extremely nervous? Messes up your breathing!!!), and he needs work on phrasing and proper pronunciation but he has a WONDERFUL voice and shouldn't be over looked 'cause of technique. May he receive the proper training to make that voice really amazing!!
am, that's called falsetto, and a bad one, by the ways, oh and that aria from Puccini's Turandot, just so you know was written for a tenor voice, which I'm pretty sure you couldn't even pitch. Be safe, and please, stop "performing" music that you don't know how it works...thank you.
Like a dog meowing.
rocabear 4 hours ago
I love Simon :D he's friggin hilarious xD
GoggleFoetus 1 day ago
Simon at 2:30 was hilarious. Also, really pitchy. Really, really pitchy.
hkobb7 4 days ago
horrible
snowboardfamilyof4 4 days ago
i don't know why people are so impressed by this...i mean, i sing bass, but i can also sing as a countertenor. it's just honed falsetto. but props for this man for nailing it.
bwlove25 1 week ago
I've heard many countertenors and i'm afraid i have to say this is a really bad quality countertenor voice.
ThisIsARomCom 1 week ago 3
No one has mentioned how the castrati were the precursors of the countertenor - am I correct??? If these people are shocked by his voice, they will be more so when they read about the castrati!
MIMIFORSAGE 1 week ago
He claimed that his voice was extremely rare, but I've been listening to countertenors for the past 30 years. They're not that rare anymore - I've heard at least 9 different countenors in person who have incredible voices, but Philippe Jaroussky is my favorite! I suppose if you're not a baroque music afficionado, you probably wouldn't hear the voice.
MIMIFORSAGE 1 week ago
PUAJJJJ
hgburgin 1 week ago
Kalaf is a MAN with BALLS not a FAG
makeschfatchimm 1 week ago
Whilst Greg undoubtely has a talent, to hear a truly gifted countertenor, please do take a moment to search for 'Stephen Diaz Wanganui Opera New Zealand', even Handel would be moved!
daisychain375 2 weeks ago
why not listen to Greg singing La Habanera or Walking in the Air - both on here if you do a search - and way more recent
romford193 2 weeks ago
it sounds like he just took a bowling ball to the nads.
GAYVAGlNA 2 weeks ago
agreed with most of the comments here... with voice training he would maybe be good, but not really pleasant... and the fact the people like Simon Cowell doesn't even know what a countertenor is disgraceful.
willprosser 2 weeks ago
Plenty of better countertenors. This one sings everything in fortissimo. Horrible to listen to.
lolsomepasque 2 weeks ago
LOL..."Like a dog meowing"...simon was certainly in a tail spin!
ticklemepurple86 2 weeks ago
I agree with moltoallegro. Classical music is the basis for all music.
Davidthemusician129 2 weeks ago
He actually sounds like a genuine girl.
timaeus22222 3 weeks ago
Have these judges never heard of an countertenor? If they had they would probably know that this is not an example of a good one. His voice is so forced it's almost painful to listen to.
RafnHeimisson 3 weeks ago
as panty AND stocking would say......"BWWHAT DA FUCK!!!" 0.0
jojo4titudo 3 weeks ago
"A great act"...? Are they stupid or just ignorant? This is a VERY established artform! GOSH! Would it kill people to listen to anything written before the 1950's once in a while?
moltoallegro19 3 weeks ago 3
@moltoallegro19 It´s incredible how much wonderful music ordinary people miss. Palestrina, Händel, Haydn, Mozart, Bach, Liszt, Schubert, Schumann, Di Lasso, Chopin, Verdi, Tarrega, Sor, Vivaldi. The list is endless. 300 years glanced over in school as "Beethoven, Bach and Mozart". One student said "Classical music is boring and slow, only good for relaxing". For this kid, I played Night on Bald Mountain, Ride of the Valkyries and Verdi´s Dies Irae. The kid changed his mind.
LoverofLiszt 3 weeks ago
@LoverofLiszt Haha, awesome!
That's the problem, though: stereotypes. Most people could probably relate to and love classical music, if only they knew it and realized that "classical" isn't just a slow, boring type of music for old and pretentious people, but a lable for many genres spreading over half a millenium, including some (most!) of the most powerful, moving and sincere music ever written.
moltoallegro19 3 weeks ago
I LOVE countertenors. He's right though - he is a male soprano - too high for countertenor. Wish more people knew about them.
knittingnickel9 1 month ago
@knittingnickel9 The male soprano voice (aka sopranist) is a subtype of countertenor. All sopranists are countertenors but not all countertenors are sopranists.
tristanhnl 4 weeks ago
Amanda is such an ignorant. Piers does not know where he is exactly. Simon is a prick, but quite knowledgeable. And Greg is pretty laid-back. He should work a lot on his voice, though.
He could be a great performer.
mtnscu 1 month ago 5
How old is he? Too old for puberty right? I thought so...
lessie29900725 1 month ago
He's not Countertenor. He's more like.... Soprano
inamonianim 1 month ago
TINY TIM!!!!!
xboxlivepiph 1 month ago
I must say, he sounded good but I've always appreciated the masculinity of this piece, if anything. He's got a nice falsetto, but if you listen to the world-class tenors who sing this, the richness of the full voice just can't be replicated by impressive range.
moshepaulperc 1 month ago
OMG How are they the judges if they have never heard of falsetto?!
metalheadlass 1 month ago 5
@metalheadlass Not falsetto. That's his full voice.
rdr05300 1 month ago
actually, falsetto isn't really hard to make; the only problem is..... it doesn't usually gets THAT high (unless you're talented.. lol) or powerful enough to sing... he's great....!
celsius1360 1 month ago
@celsius1360 That wasn't falsetto, that was just a bad ass head voice.
jayySC2 1 month ago
@jayySC2 it is his falsetto. scientifically, no man with a fully formed larynx (as evidenced by his speaking) is physically capable singing in a countertenor/male soprano range in full voice
no1cares214 1 month ago
@no1cares214 True for the most part, although it is not exactly impossible to sing in full head voice in the countertenor range. It is impossible to sing in chest voice that high, however.
tristanhnl 4 weeks ago
@tristanhnl It's fun singing in Soprano range. It really is.
timaeus22222 3 weeks ago
gross
mathematiciancat 1 month ago
Pavorotti sang tenor or bass not eunich pitch
TheLurker101 1 month ago
Actually, technically, using falsettos makes you NOT a countertenor, to be a countertenor, you have a natural singing range (falsettos and vocal fry do not count in vocal range) in the countertenor range.
trooubermensch 1 month ago
@trooubermensch That isn't true, Philippe Jaroussky uses falsetto to sing and is a world class countertenor. Many countertenors can also sing bass because they do use falsetto.
christophbell2 1 month ago
and the judges are idiots likin' it!
sithenor 1 month ago
non-trained, raw falsetto... just atrocious! awww my ears!!!
sithenor 1 month ago
I'can't believe it! Wow
medusa56068 1 month ago
Never sure whether the moronic looks from the judges are them playing to the cameras or whether they really are that ignorant of music. This piece wasn't really a good choice for this voice, maybe something more baroque where he could use his pitch to float across the melody and didn't have to go for big notes, which sounded too forced. Most countertenors peak about 10 years older than this guy, so he may get there.
Pihasanddunes1 1 month ago
Dreadful nonsense. He has a voice I suppose but he has poor breath control and his Italian is worse than butchered.
ShawDAMAN 1 month ago
It was most strange--He could reach upper registers in a way that most counter-tenors cannot , but his voice seemed to lack that "bell-like" ethereal quality of the great counter tenors , such as Deller, who could combine that bell like sound with a coloratura ornamentation. I would have liked to have heard him sing some baroque instead , perhaps some Purcell such as "Come, Come Ye Sons of Art"
Isbeanmhor 1 month ago 3
horrible :S
MarkoSkeleton 1 month ago
yes, he's a countertenor but.. i don't like it :Z
MarkoSkeleton 1 month ago 2
he cant hold it too much;
seuamiguin 1 month ago
isn't this a tenor aria?
GerryBrenes 1 month ago
yeah these judges are idiots
GerryBrenes 1 month ago
This guy is very good. And I can't believe Simon and Pierce Morgan haven't heard of a countertenor! The performer is correct, during the baroque period women were not allowed to sing in the church, thus boys or men (capable) carried the "female" vocal portions of the musical works. Bach composed wonderful pieces utilizing countertenors.
mosichat 1 month ago
jkimisyellow, where are you
bubbles02010 1 month ago
<3 his hair.
shelbielynnVEVO 1 month ago
Truthfully, once you get past the surprise, his voice isn't that spectacular.
bereantrb 1 month ago 14
@bereantrb Very true.
cuberslashskater 1 month ago
@bereantrb Really far away from Philippe Jaroussky
MrZaaxx 1 week ago
To much vibrato for my taste. I prefer countertenors like Andreas scholl.
sdg3x7 1 month ago
Impressive!
MegistosZeysII 2 months ago
He is wonderful! Countertenor is an extremely difficult technique to perfect. Every man has a falsetto, and many go quite high, but to sing with such a pure and sealed tone while keeping the high is VERY difficult. I would like to see a bit more support, and his pitch is often a bit unstable because of it. But the voice is FABULOUS. It's funny though how these judges call themselves "singing professionals" when they don't even have a clue as to the past 500 years of singing before "pop" existed.
longliveclassicmusic 2 months ago
The audience is looking around... Looking around for this guys nuts.
Fanucci34 2 months ago
Love it AMAZING
Mithologicalcreature 2 months ago
lol wut?
Manuel1995665 2 months ago
this is fake, OBVIOUSLY!
Baiconte 2 months ago
@Baiconte You have obviously never heard of a counter-tenor before then.
Franciscanplaypiano 1 month ago
@Franciscanplaypiano I think you never because countertenors don't sound as an exact woman, only closer
Baiconte 1 month ago
NE AZZECCASSE UNA!!!
mariagrezza 2 months ago
just saying, i half expected his hair to turn yellow and get even spikier, that was freaking AMAZINGG :D
CloudianDark 2 months ago
Seeing Simon that amazed and amused at the same time really is rare. Greg got him good!
MarinVillalpando15 2 months ago
THIS WAS GREAT! I AM TRULY IMPRESSED!
dAnCeLiFe149 2 months ago
I have been amazed.
iwasoncearoman 2 months ago
Heres another countertenor, watch?v=jLuy08eVQ3U
DanielAvilaAGT 2 months ago
What a hero xD
CandyCloudsOfLulaby 2 months ago
I dunno how long that career is gonna last with that singing... or italian. Nice surprise though.
ironmannion 2 months ago
at first amanda was thinking, "should I cry or not?"
ernie2111 2 months ago 27
Ok stop hating on this guy. He did wonderfully. Bravo :)
XenaAmazon 2 months ago 3
I don't like the timing of his breaths..... longer phrases, please.... and that last note, longer!!!!
Jyhwei0507 2 months ago
from the first note he just wasn't there - ick
barcalonga 2 months ago
Newfags never seen a countertenor.
Ogumomaru 2 months ago 2
Looks like someone shaved a monkey and dragged it through topman (to quote Frankie Boyle). Yeah, he's not a great singer and not really a counter-tenor either. If you want to listen to a true counter-tenor, just search "Handel Countertenor" (or another Baroque composer of your choice). Shows like this really annoy me, the 'singing' talent they show is always second rate. Stick to dancing dogs and magic tricks.
tombaker1222 2 months ago
Does anyone else think he looks like a Sims 3 character?
codyhallywood 2 months ago
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I can just say he could sing the notes only.... the tone colour was like he was asking for help...
kennethlaux 2 months ago
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kennethlaux 2 months ago
PLEASE leave Nessum Dorma alone...only Pavarotti mastered this aria that now every tom dick and harry thinks they can sing!
truediabolique69 2 months ago
@truediabolique69 That is not true. Many other operatic tenors can sing Nessun Dorma perfectly.
martythetickler 2 months ago
@truediabolique69 Pavarotti and Jussi Björling*
Menape 2 months ago
this girl has a really nice voice
britishmikey 3 months ago 2
What the fuck is this shit? I never watched this show but it seems that it's highest goal is to destroy Turandot. First Pol Pot, now this shit, I wonder who will butcher the aria next...
Allzumenschliches44 3 months ago 3
@Allzumenschliches44 hahaha i didn't mean to read your post but your reaction makes me laugh..well i never thought ..i was surprise that a guy can sing like that ..very authentic but i maybe chose pol pot ..and this one maybe if you cover his face you might actually didn't ever think that he was a man..
joleemacron 3 months ago
@Allzumenschliches44 but he was actually good
joleemacron 3 months ago
@Allzumenschliches44 You sir are an idiot.
OblivionKBB44 3 months ago
me van a cortar la verga , te van a mamar la verga
tengomiedofernando 3 months ago
mucha onda, pero cantó cualquier cosa!
gregorystar 3 months ago
Beautiful voice, but I don't like the voice type for this particular aria. There is so much I'd love to hear him sing, though. This really didn't do it for me, though. Talent is OBVIOUSLY there, though.
Honestly? I'd like to hear him try something like the Queen of the Night (vengeance aria entitled "Der Holle Roche") area from the Magic Flute if he has the ability to change notes like a dramatic coloratura soprano.
oneworldguy 3 months ago
Obviously this people has never seen a countertenor is their lives, goshhh.
Sochilinda 3 months ago 66
now that's TALENT
mxgirl918 3 months ago
Sweet voice!
Maniaclaughter 3 months ago
Que bueno Cesar!! no me lo esperaba así, evidentemente....(francesca)
anna30963 3 months ago
That's not a countertenor. Here you have a COUNTERTENOR:
/watch?v=ES8mAMQ6uk4
vervideosonline1 3 months ago
someone give back his nuts
alexflorentin 3 months ago
He needs to anunciate his words, yes he has an unusual voice and it is high, but that is no exscuse for being unclear. It would be like a bass growling out an entire song, it wouldn't be very impressive. With that said, he is very good it could be a world better with just a couple minute changes. In my opinion.
chico388 3 months ago
@chico388 How about you try to sing like that and just decide "Oh, I think I'm gonna pronounce this perfectly when it takes all my strength to maintain a clear quality"
Linkandpie3364 3 months ago
to be honest he was just ok. I've heard better countertenors and the rock star song that is playing for him is misleading. They're misleading on purpose.
kingmanmillenia 3 months ago
If I could get that kind of attention as a countertenor, I'd be incredibly happy. I can only go up to an A6, but I hope to have a C6 by the time I'm out of college.
Chaosdude7111 3 months ago
@Chaosdude7111 Of course, I am not a classical countertenor, and more of a "gender bend female songs in falsetto" kind of countertenor.
Chaosdude7111 3 months ago
simon at 2:14 that was priceless he was like UUUUUUUUUUh
XxAngiexXRPI 3 months ago
I don't know how I SHOULD react to this... the only thing I can say is... me gusta.... o_________0
Engeldemuerte 3 months ago
Does he have balls?
zing9753 4 months ago
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deepdarkmidnight 3 months ago
@deepdarkmidnight i wasnt being serious u idiot.
zing9753 3 months ago
i can actually do a similar trick using falseto though this guy's speaking voice is rather a normal baritone and mine ine is like Adam Lambert though I havent learn to go as high
AtanasKojuharov 4 months ago
@AtanasKojuharov his voice isnt a normal baritone at all
richogem 3 months ago
I got goosebumps on goosebumps.
UnitedJam 4 months ago
never judge a book by its cover... O_O
runeguy221akaredguy2 4 months ago
I'm still in shock, totally incredible.
saannie25 4 months ago
I expected some deep tone . . .but this is just LOL ! ! ! great job man
Ev1on 4 months ago
Justin Bieber's voice at age 24
mixey01 4 months ago
im stealin his voice and hair
homunculous100 4 months ago
His voice is almost as high as Justin Bieber's
jaSmiNe1223335 4 months ago
@jaSmiNe1223335 not almost as high
he can sing much higher than justin bieber
justin bieber cant go thaaat high
the singer of linkin park can just go as high as him but in contrast to justin bieber he sounds like a man
JakobRobert00 4 months ago
@JakobRobert00 it was just a joke
jaSmiNe1223335 4 months ago
@jaSmiNe1223335 oh really?
JakobRobert00 4 months ago
no wonder his mom wants him 2 shut up
dkpolonski 4 months ago 3
Good goood, he needs to work it but awesome! Unique!
JigokuShoujo666 4 months ago
play once, listen simon's comments, replay and look at him while he sings, HILARIOUS!!!
kingpinmanoz 4 months ago
<3
PeachesandCreme46 4 months ago
it's obvious he's untrained, but does everyone have to be so bitchy?
TheHuntress144 4 months ago 2
b5 is not soprano.... metzos have C's
keeltan 4 months ago
What the Hell?!
Inuyashalover091 4 months ago
Good voice, but MAN this guy needs to work on his diction. "Blah blahhh blahh blahhh blahh blahhhh...." Couldn't make out a single word.
werothegreat 4 months ago
Piers doesn't know how to appreciate anything.
He has some breathing problems definitely......there were SO many problems.
On the contrary, I think his tone was GREAT. ~ for a counter-tenor.
ikertznus 4 months ago
Contertenorist or counterterrorist? Seriously I love seeing Simon flummoxed. Greg definitely should stick to rock as the tone quality and phrasing are just not anywhere near opera level. Superb high range. How many octaves can he handle?
Anybody remember Tiny Tim? He managed to scratch out a novelty career with far less talent.
hermitcrabbot 4 months ago
just not fluent enough
MrLucassen 4 months ago
@KillzTaSpit I'd go one better, no technique and not really an appropriate piece for his type of voice
8497289 4 months ago
es ra jandabaaa? :D
momentofpease 5 months ago
this man has unbelievable control over his vocal cords! hats off to you sir!
IGotNoIdentity 5 months ago 19
I've heard a famous counter tenor perform live in recital. It's a bizarre experience.
They sing the repertoire the castrati used to.
KnightOwl2006 5 months ago
He's awesome!
BobbyinNashville 5 months ago
IT probably took him about 7 years to get his voice like that.
maddog8757 5 months ago
If this guy had shown up on America's Got Talent people would have started laughing. It's sad, because there's a lot of talent in America, but not enough intelligent people to recognize it...
TheyCallMeThatPerson 5 months ago 5
@TheyCallMeThatPerson That's because in the UK, they have classical programmes like the Proms on national TV that are as popular as football/soccer matches... the US is a cultural wasteland compared to the UK in many ways.
warszawianka 5 months ago 3
I wonder if justin bieber can go this high.
Doodorz 6 months ago 22
@Doodorz
The real question is: can Justin Bieber go this low?
locker199601 5 months ago
@Doodorz aside from disliking mentioning Just beiber; beiber can only go this high if hes on crack and has his balls clamped by an alligator.
kahetel13 3 months ago
@Doodorz if they give him a wedgie he PROBABLY can lol
mnkyfrk22 3 months ago
LINDO ABALOOO
wesley100f 6 months ago
but he's just an amateur countertenor. huge problems with pitch, breath and sustains. hope he will improve with fame and money. to see real well-trained countertenors check out Peter Gilles and Alfred Deller
predador21 6 months ago 4
Not a counter-tenor, just has an unusually strong falsetto. I can do this in my falsetto.
rytsinger 6 months ago
@rytsinger A counter-tenor generally sings in his falsetto, with some use of head voice (and even chest voice on the lowest notes).
Taenyr 6 months ago 3
@rytsinger me too
Ambientbattery 6 months ago
@rytsinger that's the whole definition of a countertenor. with his low voice he was supposed to be a baritone, but he feels more comfortable singing in high falsettos registers. the classifying of a voice is always related with the way u feel mroe comfortable singing.
predador21 6 months ago
O.O
itsSonya1 6 months ago
-___- hes not a countertennor thats fallseto (im pretty shure it is but forgive me if it isnt but a true conter tennors speaking range is way higher also.)
spadesofchaos 7 months ago
@spadesofchaos No , firstly thats not falsetto. At the upper reaches the sound is still strong , falsetto will break and be a weak sounding high sound. Secondly on you query about hes speaking voice. Go youtube "Brett manning vocal range" Hes speaking voice is low, but he can also go real high.
Robinqq11 7 months ago
he isn't actually a countertenor, hes is a baritone. singing in that pitch doesn't make someone a countertenor.
allthenamesrtook 7 months ago
@allthenamesrtook countertenors are baritones :p
pedy19 6 months ago
@pedy19 no they arent ahaa
allthenamesrtook 6 months ago
@allthenamesrtook Yes they are. I´m one so I should know. And so far, even in opera, all the countertenors I´ve met/listened to/heard of are baritones.
pedy19 6 months ago
@pedy19 you can not be two types of singers. it is not possible you are one and only one
allthenamesrtook 6 months ago
I was expecting some King Diamond grade shit.
GRANDMAAAAAAAAA!!!! lol
MISANTHROPY647 7 months ago
i don't understand all this tenor countertenor stuff it's so confusing !! argh.... checked it out on wikipedia still don't get it lol
sheru7mera7naam007 7 months ago
@sheru7mera7naam007 its just the pitch at what people sing. countertenor,tenor,baritone and bass they are the order of the singing pitchest with countertenor being the highest
allthenamesrtook 7 months ago
fag
montecarlostar 7 months ago
@montecarlostar , jealous !
TAJours 7 months ago
@montecarlostar someone's jealous they're not talented like this
therealhatianprinces 7 months ago
@therealhatianprinces talented? he sounds like a histerical bitch. No wonder he has not been taken seriously in the world of opera, but he's good for the ignorant masses
montecarlostar 7 months ago
Sopranist..
rhodellimtoledo 7 months ago
wtf is this shit lols???
RuinLaugh1 7 months ago
Greg discusses his singing technique in an interview about his forthcoming classics tour that he has just given a fansite about a forthcoming classics tour -
w w w greg pritchard .co
romford193 7 months ago
i thought the talent of countertenors is that they don´t need head voice to sing high.
with head voice any man can sing about one octave higher
JakobRobert00 7 months ago
i would love to hear him sing stella errans,can he also sing tenor?
SytheClaw 8 months ago
@SytheClaw It's expected that he could sing tenor, because of his normal tenor voice. Countertenors have the ability to sing both with a male and female register!
ActorFlautista 7 months ago
cool!
rosebud961 8 months ago
I hate when people just concentrate on the negative and don't give people props when its necessary. So easy to criticize. Yes, he needs work. Yes, his breathing is bad, splitting the words etc (¿You guys ever sing when your extremely nervous? Messes up your breathing!!!), and he needs work on phrasing and proper pronunciation but he has a WONDERFUL voice and shouldn't be over looked 'cause of technique. May he receive the proper training to make that voice really amazing!!
aledra 8 months ago 5
he doesn't even have a nice voice, if you want to hear a proper countertenor listen to andreas scholl where ere you walk and come back
davowavo1000 8 months ago
am, that's called falsetto, and a bad one, by the ways, oh and that aria from Puccini's Turandot, just so you know was written for a tenor voice, which I'm pretty sure you couldn't even pitch. Be safe, and please, stop "performing" music that you don't know how it works...thank you.
CarlitosDessay 8 months ago
The most I watch this , the more extraordinary it becomes.
Georgeqaws 8 months ago
O.O OMG COUNTERTENOR IS AWESOME!!!
Pyramid132420 9 months ago 3
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Alyzabeth1990 9 months ago