The whole show was mimed, everyone. I was in the torrent path choir who sat right above her and all the performers, for the whole show ( it was amazing, one of the best times of my life) We were mimed and there was 400 of us actually singing, I have no doubt Vanessa was singing her ass off though, but remember, it's all for tv at the end of the day and with an audience of 4 billion, it's gotta be PERFECT. Either way, the girl is amazing and still had to sing this in a studio regardless. Awesome
This song greatly inspired me when I first heard it years ago, it still does now, and it will for the rest of my life, as I work on inspiring the whole world to be happy, healthy and successful with my own inspirational pop songs. I have created the world's most inspirational website, which you can get to via my YouTube channel.
It has already been verified that this is indeed LIVE. Not everyone needs crap to sound good. VA is the real deal. She was actually sleeping in the hallway before she went on stage. That is how relaxed she was........so get it right people! It IS LIVE.
It has already been verified that this is indeed LIVE. Not everyone needs crap to sound good. VA is the real deal. She was actually sleeping in the hallway before she went on stage. That is how relaxed she was........so get it right people! It IS LIVE.
It certainly was playback but it wasn't her choice so no one could use that against Vanessa anyway. When you have billions of people watching from all over the world you have to make sure nothing goes wrong. You can't risk a microphone problem, feedback, interference or the many other problems that can happen during a live performance. So the Olympic production committee insists that all songs are recorded in advance. But she did sing that at one point to record it. It's no big deal.
She's definitely singing live!!!.And her voice, for God's sake is just amazing and unbelievable!!!.I'm taking for granted the very Whitney Houston must have been crying out when she's seen a white singer singing WAY BETTER than her.Poor Whitney: she envies Vanessa!!!.
@OnlineBaja There is no foldback, she cannot hear the music and she is not wearing in ears. I know sound techs who have worked with Tina Arena and Vanessa Amorosi and when they sing in concert, they sing with in ears. And on top of that I have just laid this recording on top of the original studio recording and they are exactly the same. And if you don't believe that, then your as dumb as I think you are... You have no idea about sound design and sound acoustics and that they never sing live.
@OnlineBaja What are you on about? Are you trying to say that I should go on the news and say its not sung live? Sure I could go on TV and say its not live, but no one cares. We have lip synced things like that cause its impossible to get a good quality sounding live in a stadium. The only reason people would be mildly interested was if they sung live and sounded horrible. Everyone in the entertainment industry knows ceremonies are lip synced.
@OnlineBaja Thats very polite. Every ceremony David Atkins does, does not let the singers sing live. Here is a video of Tina Arena singing LIVE to a backing track.
youtube.com/watch?v=v8ZalOdtsDs
Here is the actual ceremony performance.
youtube.com/watch?v=YkQDoeyhIpc
Here is the studio recording.
youtube.com/watch?v=K9I-nhHyjgU
The studio and ceremony performance? They are exactly the same. Every breath, every riff. I would love to meet an artist so consistent.
@murdoch1818 Not to mention the studio recording duration goes for the exact same duration of a live orchestra playing it... Again, musicals done 8 shows a week, there songs are never exactly the same duration as the night before.
I work in the entertainment industry and know people who stage managed this and many other opening ceremonies. They are all lip sync'd. The producers don't let them sing live because they want the sound to be perfect quality for television and it is impossible to sing in a stadium when you sing a line and it comes back 2 seconds later... It's hard enough for Rock Bands to play in Arenas let alone a 60 piece orchestra.
it is almost impossible for all singers to sing live in the olympic opening ceremony because olympic committees usually don't allow them to do so to prevent any flaws. but vanessa can really sing, they trusted her. i think she's the one who sing effortlessly so far surpassed bjork lipsynced performance in 2004 olympic opening ceremony.
A fantastic song ..... I am amazed by Vanessas excellent voice ..... she is indeed indescribable !!!! Thank you so much for sharing this great uploud ! Lovely greetings from Germany, Lailah
Cada vez que veo el video recuerdo esos juegos olímpicos tan espectaculares que Sydney ofreció al mundo...Un Saludo a toda Australia desde Venezuela...
Cada vez que veo el video recuerdo esos juegos olímpicos tan espectaculares que Sydney ofreció al mundo...Un Saludo a toda Australia desde Venezuela...
to all australian having this kind of singer is truely you should proud of like here in the philippines we have regine velasques they may not be known in the whole world but we know that this 2 singer is world caliber power
Cette chanson est magnifique !!!! Elle m'a vraiment marquer depuis 2000 , l'une des meilleures chansons des années 2000 !!!! Vanessa you have a beautiful voice , and for me it's one of the best performance in the decade 2000's !!!!
I don't care if this was live or not, having seen this woman sing live I can tell you that her voice is incredible, her vocal range is unbelievable and those high notes are so pure you will think your brain is vibrating.... she is off the radar. Well done Nessy!
I love this performance. It makes me cry everytime I don't know why. She is such an amazing singer. I went to the Olympic staduim last time I went to Sydney it was a lot smaller then it looked on the telly!
I loved the Sydney opening ceromony it was the best. I just hope London does us proud next year. I can't wait
Whitney Houston couldn't have done it better at all.Instead she would have made a real fool of herself, cause no matter how hard Whitney could try she'll always be a loser with such a limited voice and very few vocal ressources.Here's the living proof of WHITES BETTER THAN BLACKS: VANESSA AMOROSI!!!.
@nickyaguilera Um whitney back in he prime was one of the greatest and most powerful singers ever and her being black has nothing to do with it. Vanessa's talent has nothing to do with being black its their talent and not color. I doubt they look at their color first and think about that and thats why their talented. And whitney was FAR from being vocally limited. Uneccesary comment, and this is coming from a WHITE guy...........
I've always been a fan of Vanessa and when I heard that she was performing at the Olympic games and I was there I just cried with pride I knew then that the world see what we in Australia knew she could do. You have to admit her range is amazing, and the fact that she is such a powerhouse shows why the olympic committee chose her to perform although I love Tina Arena and the old folks Olivier and John they still have aswell but on this night vanessa did us proud.
All performances were lip synced. The reason being it is impossible to sing in an arena environment especially with an orchestra accompanying you. Just to remember though even though they didn't sing it live, it still meant they still actually sung it at one point. Vanessa is great live but due to it being viewed by 4 billion people around the world, they don't let artists sing live at events like this.
Btw... everytime I see this moving idea for a song with the projections makes me cry.
@murdoch1818 lol finally someone that realizes this is lip synced. I wanna hear a REAL live performance. It's a briliiant song though. It's like. . .TOO MUCH. hahaha
@whipthedog WRONG. you saw her lipsync here. It is still an amazing performance but yes it's lipsynced. It is word for word, breath for breath with the recording that i've listened to a million times. She's a fantastic singer. . .and no one admits to lipsyncing. Michael Jackson lipsynced Billie Jean when he performed it at the motown awards, but no one mentioned it because that was when he introduced the moonwalk.
@Ruthlyn You are spot on, plus she's holding the mic to block her mouth. But it's ok she still sang it and belted it out on the recording I give her props for acting out the high notes :)
@Guardian435 she was probably actually singing on stage but her mic was turned off. . .and she wasn't singing full voice. that's why the camera didn't show her much.
@murdoch1818 Yeah I used to be a part of the Australian Girls Choir and we always had to perform at Socceroos matches or football games and we still had to sing, but we had to kind of lip sync with a backing track of us singing because it's impossible singing in a stadium.
@jellyiseatingjelly Impossible to sing in a stadium? Really? So when Pink Floyd, The Stones, U2 and other EPIC bands play HUGE stadiums they are lip syncing too? Hardly! I too was in the busines for decades. I'm now a retired recording engineer. Started out doing live sound for quite a few major bands back in the early 80's and they ALL sing live. Ever hear of a cue send, (or foldback) & ear monitors? She can clearly hear the band and could easily be singing live like singers do at any concert.
@murdoch1818 Thank you for that explanation. Vanessa is awesome!!
For those who dis the lipsyncing. Just because it's a recording we are hearing, doesn't mean she's not giving it her all...maybe the mic is turned off :P yet she's singing for real...how would u know. lol
this is AMAZING singing. AMAZING. She belts a-flats, then THAT finish?????????? Is there another female on the planet who could have done this? The case rests....
@enjolras76 I rest my case!! No argument here!.. Put our aussie Vanessa Amorossi up against Maria Carrie or Celein Dion any day..! Throw Farnham into the mix as well & we have the best!,,Rock on Australia.& thank you Enjolras 76..xo
Great song. I was inspired to do an Oscar montage for it when I heard it. I never finished it, so there's blank parts in the beginning and the middle, but lemme know if you like it.
I was 4 during the games and i listened to this song every day on the way to school for the next 2 years!!! After almost a decade it still gives me goosebumpS!!!
All these comments saying she was lip synching is a load of shit. I was there that night I was working @ the opening ceremony and it was live I can guarantee that. She one of thos singer who is completely under rated and "Has It" it is rare for a singer to come along like her and sing like she did. Look at Leona Lewis and Celine Dion the way they sing live is Amazing.
Live or not, I remember when she finished, everyone was just in sheer amazement at how incredibly spectacular this song was. They could not have picked a better singer and better event to unleash this work of art.
The end had such an amazing climax that gave everyone goosebumps, and no one can argue with that.
@kit1802 Just read ur comment.U sumed it up perfectly! Thats Australia! We have the best of everything & i love it so much..we have so much to be proud of here. Vanessa Amorossi,John Farnham.We've got the lot!..I'm so DAMN Proud of our Nation.Lets hold on to that! xo
@kit1802 too true. i highly doubt it was live... just because with these events they simply cannot leave any chances for even the slightest stuff up but nevertheless... that doesn't stop the performance from being soo magical as it was. it's the atmosphere.. the power and sheer energy! a-mazing!
This was lipsync.. you can tell.. this was different from the original track.. but she sang it 2 times.. one got fixed..one didn't.. this was the one that didn't got.
this isnt live, there are many technical risk in performing in a big venue especially in a live event like the olympics so its an accepted practice, that singers will lypsinc. this maybe precorded version of the song, that is different to the actual released track of the album
@Sofus80 - agreed - I don't recall any performance with such power and range. This beautiful lady deserves worldwide attention but those of us who do know of her are the lucky ones.
@Timmisdad Yah! I absolutely agree..! Ive seen here when she was performing tiny litty venue's such as The Wool Shed at PICTON Nsw Australia & Dapto Leagues Club down at wollongong nsw.her first album.She is so Tiny! bout 5 foot. Such a BIG voice for such a little lady!
No way is this mimed. If you listen to the recording on the Sydney 2000 official soundtrack, the vibrato is different, and Vanessa tends to enunciate a little better, ie singing "world" instead of "werld" as she does here. She was singing live at the opening ceremony. Vanessa doesn't need to mime any more than Mariah Carey does. They both have a "one in ten-million" voice, pure and simple.
I have watched this truly amazing performance from Vanessa many times. For me it was the highlight of the 2000 olympics. Her voice is one of the world best. For you dickheads overseas who think she is lip synicing. Listen to some of her live gigs and you will see her voice is amazing.
tonight i had the urge to see and hear this clip again .. the first time Ive watched it since that opening ceremony when she totally blew me away with this performance!
this was the stand out performance by a long shot and i think its even better than Whitney's "one moment in time" ... any other performer would be hard pressed to produce a more apt, inspiring & spine tingling tribute to our heroes!
Saw vanessa singing back up to Kate Ceberano on Vanessas first tour. Fantastic, no way is this lip synched. Reduces me to tears each time i see it as it did on the day. Love her
The whole show was mimed, everyone. I was in the torrent path choir who sat right above her and all the performers, for the whole show ( it was amazing, one of the best times of my life) We were mimed and there was 400 of us actually singing, I have no doubt Vanessa was singing her ass off though, but remember, it's all for tv at the end of the day and with an audience of 4 billion, it's gotta be PERFECT. Either way, the girl is amazing and still had to sing this in a studio regardless. Awesome
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confirmed it was LIP SYNCED by vanessa amorosi one of the staffs told us.
But btw its still one of her best performance though it was lip synced
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This song greatly inspired me when I first heard it years ago, it still does now, and it will for the rest of my life, as I work on inspiring the whole world to be happy, healthy and successful with my own inspirational pop songs. I have created the world's most inspirational website, which you can get to via my YouTube channel.
Warm regards, Marc White! aka "The Inspirer"
TheInspirerMusic 2 months ago
WOW! WOW! WOW!...THIS IS A WORLD-CLASS VOCAL PERFORMANCE!
JoshHolidayMusic 2 months ago
go vanessa go
amazing voice
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AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE !!!!!!!!!!!!
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hooooly shit!!! she's so fucking amazing
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hooooly shit!!! she's so fucking amazing
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It has already been verified that this is indeed LIVE. Not everyone needs crap to sound good. VA is the real deal. She was actually sleeping in the hallway before she went on stage. That is how relaxed she was........so get it right people! It IS LIVE.
BlueHeelerCairns 3 months ago
It has already been verified that this is indeed LIVE. Not everyone needs crap to sound good. VA is the real deal. She was actually sleeping in the hallway before she went on stage. That is how relaxed she was........so get it right people! It IS LIVE.
BlueHeelerCairns 3 months ago
@BlueHeelerCairns I agree, I have the studio version of this song and there are bits of this one that are not in the studio version.
Breniznit 3 months ago
Un-fxxking-believable! One of the best vocal performances of our time. Easily! I'm simply blown away...
sickranium 3 months ago
It certainly was playback but it wasn't her choice so no one could use that against Vanessa anyway. When you have billions of people watching from all over the world you have to make sure nothing goes wrong. You can't risk a microphone problem, feedback, interference or the many other problems that can happen during a live performance. So the Olympic production committee insists that all songs are recorded in advance. But she did sing that at one point to record it. It's no big deal.
jonasMAN788 4 months ago
She's definitely singing live!!!.And her voice, for God's sake is just amazing and unbelievable!!!.I'm taking for granted the very Whitney Houston must have been crying out when she's seen a white singer singing WAY BETTER than her.Poor Whitney: she envies Vanessa!!!.
nickyaguilera 4 months ago
@OnlineBaja There is no foldback, she cannot hear the music and she is not wearing in ears. I know sound techs who have worked with Tina Arena and Vanessa Amorosi and when they sing in concert, they sing with in ears. And on top of that I have just laid this recording on top of the original studio recording and they are exactly the same. And if you don't believe that, then your as dumb as I think you are... You have no idea about sound design and sound acoustics and that they never sing live.
murdoch1818 4 months ago
@OnlineBaja I believe someone already has btw.
smh.com.au/news/music/sydney-olympics-faked-opening-too/2008/08/26/1219516425771.html
murdoch1818 4 months ago
@OnlineBaja What are you on about? Are you trying to say that I should go on the news and say its not sung live? Sure I could go on TV and say its not live, but no one cares. We have lip synced things like that cause its impossible to get a good quality sounding live in a stadium. The only reason people would be mildly interested was if they sung live and sounded horrible. Everyone in the entertainment industry knows ceremonies are lip synced.
murdoch1818 4 months ago
@OnlineBaja Thats very polite. Every ceremony David Atkins does, does not let the singers sing live. Here is a video of Tina Arena singing LIVE to a backing track.
youtube.com/watch?v=v8ZalOdtsDs
Here is the actual ceremony performance.
youtube.com/watch?v=YkQDoeyhIpc
Here is the studio recording.
youtube.com/watch?v=K9I-nhHyjgU
The studio and ceremony performance? They are exactly the same. Every breath, every riff. I would love to meet an artist so consistent.
murdoch1818 4 months ago
@murdoch1818 Not to mention the studio recording duration goes for the exact same duration of a live orchestra playing it... Again, musicals done 8 shows a week, there songs are never exactly the same duration as the night before.
murdoch1818 4 months ago
Who cares I'm 62 and I think she's the best singer I've ever heard, her range is unbelievable!!!
dgshalom 4 months ago
I work in the entertainment industry and know people who stage managed this and many other opening ceremonies. They are all lip sync'd. The producers don't let them sing live because they want the sound to be perfect quality for television and it is impossible to sing in a stadium when you sing a line and it comes back 2 seconds later... It's hard enough for Rock Bands to play in Arenas let alone a 60 piece orchestra.
murdoch1818 5 months ago
vanessa amorosi had a great and unbelievable voice ever....so nice ... i love it....
andresa213 5 months ago in playlist Motivational
Celine WHO???
wickedwaze7890 6 months ago 7
she is UTTERLY AMAZING...
wickedwaze7890 6 months ago
Was at NY BAR & GRILL in Adelaide when this came on and the place just stopped DEAD !!!!!
hnfdhh 6 months ago
for some reason, Vanessa Amorosi reminds me of Erika from Being Erkia
katiesn11 6 months ago
Vanessa rocks.
mylife55 6 months ago
holy crap, i was here :) :) i was 10!!!! Won 2 tickets through school, so me and my mum went!! still remember it!!
mcrrox123 6 months ago
looks live to me! Maybe to many people watching milli vanilli!!!!
irishmoon69 6 months ago
No matter if its recorded or life Vanessa is absolutely perfect pitch every-time
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2MyTubes 7 months ago
@2MyTubes you mean 'recorded or LIVE?'
katiesn11 6 months ago
big song, nice voice
sslliikk1 7 months ago
Who were the 2 dumb asses that didn't liked this? How can that be possible? Did you clicked the wrong button?
jorgeferreira2009 7 months ago
:O :O :O :O I'm very...huh...I don't have words to say about her, about this music, about this performance...Oh My God!!!
MighOllih 7 months ago
It's a really great song. What a voice. I can only imagine the energy hearing this live.
islandurban 7 months ago
it is almost impossible for all singers to sing live in the olympic opening ceremony because olympic committees usually don't allow them to do so to prevent any flaws. but vanessa can really sing, they trusted her. i think she's the one who sing effortlessly so far surpassed bjork lipsynced performance in 2004 olympic opening ceremony.
hantuamoi 8 months ago
A fantastic song ..... I am amazed by Vanessas excellent voice ..... she is indeed indescribable !!!! Thank you so much for sharing this great uploud ! Lovely greetings from Germany, Lailah
LailahAngel 8 months ago
1111*
Musicalabionda 8 months ago
whoever disliked this song, should go shoot themselves
Dontar78 9 months ago 2
wow ! ididnt know that this girl can sing this kind of song ..
shes a rock singer right??
i just mean that she is versatile .. ^_~
HermioneDiva07 9 months ago 7
Cada vez que veo el video recuerdo esos juegos olímpicos tan espectaculares que Sydney ofreció al mundo...Un Saludo a toda Australia desde Venezuela...
jnesqui 9 months ago
Cada vez que veo el video recuerdo esos juegos olímpicos tan espectaculares que Sydney ofreció al mundo...Un Saludo a toda Australia desde Venezuela...
jnesqui 9 months ago
one of the greatest vocalists ive ever heard
midnightmaniclk92 10 months ago 3
gr8 event,gr8 song, gr8 singer go aussie go,from ireland
daviej6666 10 months ago
to all australian having this kind of singer is truely you should proud of like here in the philippines we have regine velasques they may not be known in the whole world but we know that this 2 singer is world caliber power
TheRashid1976 10 months ago
I remembered seeing this live on TV... I was even in Sydney at the time! :)
darkness0060 10 months ago
sin palabras!! es impresionante !!!! WWWWWOOOOOOOOWWWWW
siento escalofrios cada vez que la oigo!!!
she es the best!!!
prisionverde1 10 months ago
Cette chanson est magnifique !!!! Elle m'a vraiment marquer depuis 2000 , l'une des meilleures chansons des années 2000 !!!! Vanessa you have a beautiful voice , and for me it's one of the best performance in the decade 2000's !!!!
polodavidos 10 months ago
The song is amazing. Also, pulling that tarp, must be heavy!
Sight19 11 months ago
Absolutely amazing! First time I had actually heard this! What an incredible talent this woman is! Go for gold Ness!
cher2108 11 months ago
she has the best vocal on this planet
TheAmorosi 11 months ago
This IS live and Vanessa was 15 or 16 yeaqrs old in this clip. She brings ME to my knees. Live is how we do it here thanks.
bibi5767 11 months ago
@bibi5767 she was 19
GrimsonGhost 11 months ago
@GrimsonGhost Yeah, thanks :) It`s another young female who is now in England that I`m thinking of. She would be probably 18 now, time flies.
bibi5767 11 months ago
that was a splendid performance.......breath taking!!!! go Nessy!!!!!
teddiebearify 11 months ago
Just applied for London 2012 opening ceromony tickets....I really hope we get them :-)
bus140808 11 months ago
I don't care if this was live or not, having seen this woman sing live I can tell you that her voice is incredible, her vocal range is unbelievable and those high notes are so pure you will think your brain is vibrating.... she is off the radar. Well done Nessy!
jaggity 1 year ago 2
I love this performance. It makes me cry everytime I don't know why. She is such an amazing singer. I went to the Olympic staduim last time I went to Sydney it was a lot smaller then it looked on the telly!
I loved the Sydney opening ceromony it was the best. I just hope London does us proud next year. I can't wait
bus140808 1 year ago
AMAZING!!!
Evie2 1 year ago
Me recuerdo muy bien de esa interpretacion!!
SunMoonInLove 1 year ago
Its live you deadset fucking fools. Typical bad ass women jealous its live FFS
glebe3047 1 year ago
i still love this song. still remember how amazing that moment is.
rob24svc 1 year ago
essa musica e bastante linda... vem aquí pro brasil
renatops3 1 year ago
how the hell? gosh. she is. freaking. amazing.
Vickimareee 1 year ago
2 are whitney houston fans haha!
gothchick1018 1 year ago
Sorry go to swear. FUCKKKKKKKK Thats our Vanessa. Australia's most amazing femamle singer. The last note Again. FUCKKKKKKKKKKKK
glebe3047 1 year ago 24
I would kill for that voice. Seriously!
glenndelossantos15 1 year ago
Who is that swimmer??
dasoulbird 1 year ago
@dasoulbird Keiren Perkins,Australian Swimmer
Breniznit 1 year ago
Whitney Houston couldn't have done it better at all.Instead she would have made a real fool of herself, cause no matter how hard Whitney could try she'll always be a loser with such a limited voice and very few vocal ressources.Here's the living proof of WHITES BETTER THAN BLACKS: VANESSA AMOROSI!!!.
nickyaguilera 1 year ago
@nickyaguilera I don't like Whitney and I am a Vanessa fan but that comment was horrible,Just wrong...
Breniznit 1 year ago
@nickyaguilera Um whitney back in he prime was one of the greatest and most powerful singers ever and her being black has nothing to do with it. Vanessa's talent has nothing to do with being black its their talent and not color. I doubt they look at their color first and think about that and thats why their talented. And whitney was FAR from being vocally limited. Uneccesary comment, and this is coming from a WHITE guy...........
musicguy713 1 year ago
@nickyaguilera
Lmao at you're Last name. Talk about Limited singer xD
WhitneyElizabethH 1 year ago
@ X39988 did you complete the opening ceremonies? maybe you can upload them ... on youtube there is no time limit anymore. thank you.
hypegenie 1 year ago
Simply AMAZING
FrozenValkyrie 1 year ago
a-MAZE-balls as always! those notes would scare mariah and whitney away! GZUZ take the WHEEL!!!!
sydneyfrisby 1 year ago
this is the absolute art of music
only4piano 1 year ago
this is great!
my favorite performance of Vanessa!
reignraven 1 year ago
If you wanna download this mp3 just go to audioripit doht cohm.
GwenoraUpson712343 1 year ago
I've always been a fan of Vanessa and when I heard that she was performing at the Olympic games and I was there I just cried with pride I knew then that the world see what we in Australia knew she could do. You have to admit her range is amazing, and the fact that she is such a powerhouse shows why the olympic committee chose her to perform although I love Tina Arena and the old folks Olivier and John they still have aswell but on this night vanessa did us proud.
Tangywhite 1 year ago
Watch Mariah Carey's "Anytime You Need a Friend" and Vanessa has the same look! i love this song!!!
DanielAvilaAGT 1 year ago
Guys, you really should see this Youtube clip
Vanessa Amorosi - AFI Awards
whipthedog 1 year ago
have you guys noticed that nobody else have attempted singing this song? You go Vanessa. You're the only one!
glenndelossantos15 1 year ago 2
I have watched this clip 20 times. Dam its good.
If this gives you goose bumps, watch Kylie singing I still call Australia home.
whipthedog 1 year ago
Also Vanessa was still at School when she did the Olympics.
whipthedog 1 year ago 2
Anybody that has been to one of her live shows knows what a fantastic voice she has.
whipthedog 1 year ago 2
amazing voice!! How could she do that!?
TheMhew 1 year ago
She is the voice!!!!!!!!!
MrsHeppin 1 year ago
All performances were lip synced. The reason being it is impossible to sing in an arena environment especially with an orchestra accompanying you. Just to remember though even though they didn't sing it live, it still meant they still actually sung it at one point. Vanessa is great live but due to it being viewed by 4 billion people around the world, they don't let artists sing live at events like this.
Btw... everytime I see this moving idea for a song with the projections makes me cry.
murdoch1818 1 year ago 6
@murdoch1818 lol finally someone that realizes this is lip synced. I wanna hear a REAL live performance. It's a briliiant song though. It's like. . .TOO MUCH. hahaha
Ruthlyn 1 year ago
@Ruthlyn , I have seen lots of interviews with her about this song, and not one has it ever even been suggested that this was not a live performance.
As a matter of fact I have never actually seen her mime anything. She doesnt have too.
whipthedog 1 year ago
@whipthedog WRONG. you saw her lipsync here. It is still an amazing performance but yes it's lipsynced. It is word for word, breath for breath with the recording that i've listened to a million times. She's a fantastic singer. . .and no one admits to lipsyncing. Michael Jackson lipsynced Billie Jean when he performed it at the motown awards, but no one mentioned it because that was when he introduced the moonwalk.
Ruthlyn 1 year ago
@Ruthlyn You are spot on, plus she's holding the mic to block her mouth. But it's ok she still sang it and belted it out on the recording I give her props for acting out the high notes :)
Guardian435 1 year ago
@Guardian435 she was probably actually singing on stage but her mic was turned off. . .and she wasn't singing full voice. that's why the camera didn't show her much.
Ruthlyn 1 year ago
@Ruthlyn mmm Good Call.
Guardian435 1 year ago
@murdoch1818 Yeah I used to be a part of the Australian Girls Choir and we always had to perform at Socceroos matches or football games and we still had to sing, but we had to kind of lip sync with a backing track of us singing because it's impossible singing in a stadium.
jellyiseatingjelly 7 months ago
@jellyiseatingjelly Impossible to sing in a stadium? Really? So when Pink Floyd, The Stones, U2 and other EPIC bands play HUGE stadiums they are lip syncing too? Hardly! I too was in the busines for decades. I'm now a retired recording engineer. Started out doing live sound for quite a few major bands back in the early 80's and they ALL sing live. Ever hear of a cue send, (or foldback) & ear monitors? She can clearly hear the band and could easily be singing live like singers do at any concert.
AutoShopVideos 4 months ago
@murdoch1818 Thank you for that explanation. Vanessa is awesome!!
For those who dis the lipsyncing. Just because it's a recording we are hearing, doesn't mean she's not giving it her all...maybe the mic is turned off :P yet she's singing for real...how would u know. lol
KiwiHunni 5 months ago in playlist More videos from x39988
Can you believe this wasn't released as a single? WTF
Biggest mistake in your career V
WhitneyElizabethH 1 year ago
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WhitneyElizabethH 1 year ago
GOLD VOCALS.
Undefeated92 1 year ago
How is it possible that someone could sing that good?... *sniffle*
nateisneato 1 year ago
this is AMAZING singing. AMAZING. She belts a-flats, then THAT finish?????????? Is there another female on the planet who could have done this? The case rests....
enjolras76 1 year ago 2
@enjolras76 I rest my case!! No argument here!.. Put our aussie Vanessa Amorossi up against Maria Carrie or Celein Dion any day..! Throw Farnham into the mix as well & we have the best!,,Rock on Australia.& thank you Enjolras 76..xo
chrizzoclark 1 year ago
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Vanessa Amorosi could destroy alot of people from America Actually, Celine is one of them
WhitneyElizabethH 1 year ago
@WhitneyElizabethH Céline Dion is French-Canadian, not American....
Keriane 1 year ago
@enjolras76 search regine velasquez
ralphleo25 1 year ago
This is one of thew most amazing and poignant songs performed that night.
Even watching it now still reduces me to tears because of how moving the song was.
This song appropriate for the occasion.
MaccasWell 1 year ago
10 years ago today!! I can't believe it.
joeyjojoshabadoo87 1 year ago
@joeyjojoshabadoo87 yep, saw this song on the news today and decided to watch it, 10 years to the day.
im going to download this. brilliant song!
christbone 1 year ago
I cant find the album with this song on it, anyone know where I can get it?
remdog0110 1 year ago
@remdog0110 I can send it to you via mail if you want, because it's not in any album!
Pipkinize 1 year ago
@Pipkinize I'd be so grateful if you could send it to me! my email is: thestylist@optusnet.com.au
remdog0110 1 year ago
@remdog0110 I don't think its on any album,it's just at the olympics.
chrizzoclark 1 year ago
J'adore sa performance vocal , Bravo Vanessa !!! c'est une performance que je n'oublierai jamais.....!!
polodavidos 1 year ago
Great song. I was inspired to do an Oscar montage for it when I heard it. I never finished it, so there's blank parts in the beginning and the middle, but lemme know if you like it.
Vejur9000 1 year ago
I fucking loved this when I saw it in 2000 but it´s even better now. That girl has some pipes.
nausso 1 year ago 2
this is just a dream games
hugoliaobaihao 1 year ago
indeed this is absolutely fantastic - thanks for uploading in such a good sound quality
gipskull 1 year ago
what an amazing voice.... vanessa deserves a gold medal for that performance...
i cry every time i see that video . makes you proud to be aussie.....
smith9766 1 year ago
Love her voice on THAT performance, but not her voice on other performances.
theoneandonly2503 1 year ago
wonderful!!
bk0055 1 year ago
10 years on and I still get tears in my eyes.
I remember watching this in Martin Place and looking around at everyone wiping their cheeks.
I wasn't the only Aussie bursting with pride that night.
1fitlad 1 year ago 3
this was incredible! one of the greatest singers ever1 i wish mariah would perform at the olympics, that would be amazing!
musicguy713 1 year ago
the last phrase..."heroes live forever....", she just used one breath starting from 4:00 until 4:29. That was just amazing and astounding.
willmarbrin 1 year ago
@willmarbrin The note start at 4:04 for me!
theoneandonly2503 1 year ago
I was 4 during the games and i listened to this song every day on the way to school for the next 2 years!!! After almost a decade it still gives me goosebumpS!!!
KiksTubes 1 year ago 3
Vanessa held that last note for over 20 seconds - and still had breath to notch it up a few octaves.
chefjohnwt 1 year ago 20
oh my god that was just amazing :O
Rallew123 1 year ago
When she come to Japan?
ktg018 1 year ago
damn!! that girl can sing her ass off. wow! that was amazing!
gary42484 1 year ago
Wow!
DanielAvilaAGT 1 year ago
This is so beautiful..
koenhaans 1 year ago 2
enorme prestations ! je suis pas fan de ce genre de musique mais là, je reste sur le c...
A voir aussi "the flame" de Tina Arena.
languille245 1 year ago
The stadium's English-language announcer for the Opening Ceremony was Australian actor John Stanton
hypegenie 1 year ago
@hypegenie Thank you for the information, Vanessa is an Angel.
DanielAvilaAGT 1 year ago
back in 2000, i watched the opening ceremony so many times just for this song.
rob24svc 1 year ago
From Spain with love, is the most wonderful and powerful voice I've ever heard ... Absolutely fantastic ...
Carabo 1 year ago 3
Sydney 2000. Best Olympics Ever. THANK YOU VANESSA AMOROSI !!!!
Channel11australia 1 year ago
All the performers at the Sydney Opening Ceremony were singing LIVE!!!
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bigazza09 1 year ago
All these comments saying she was lip synching is a load of shit. I was there that night I was working @ the opening ceremony and it was live I can guarantee that. She one of thos singer who is completely under rated and "Has It" it is rare for a singer to come along like her and sing like she did. Look at Leona Lewis and Celine Dion the way they sing live is Amazing.
bigazza09 1 year ago 3
Live or not, I remember when she finished, everyone was just in sheer amazement at how incredibly spectacular this song was. They could not have picked a better singer and better event to unleash this work of art.
The end had such an amazing climax that gave everyone goosebumps, and no one can argue with that.
kit1802 2 years ago 41
@kit1802 Just read ur comment.U sumed it up perfectly! Thats Australia! We have the best of everything & i love it so much..we have so much to be proud of here. Vanessa Amorossi,John Farnham.We've got the lot!..I'm so DAMN Proud of our Nation.Lets hold on to that! xo
chrizzoclark 1 year ago
@kit1802 too true. i highly doubt it was live... just because with these events they simply cannot leave any chances for even the slightest stuff up but nevertheless... that doesn't stop the performance from being soo magical as it was. it's the atmosphere.. the power and sheer energy! a-mazing!
fromaworldcorrupted 1 year ago
This was lipsync.. you can tell.. this was different from the original track.. but she sang it 2 times.. one got fixed..one didn't.. this was the one that didn't got.
magicsinger23 2 years ago
this isnt live, there are many technical risk in performing in a big venue especially in a live event like the olympics so its an accepted practice, that singers will lypsinc. this maybe precorded version of the song, that is different to the actual released track of the album
ralphleo25 2 years ago
I want to lick her Vocal Chords.
Just ridiculous.
NiceOneRoberts 2 years ago
bahahar strange- but i get it lol
myspace80604609 2 years ago
By far one of the strongest vocal performances ever! No doubt.
Sofus80 2 years ago 46
@Sofus80 - agreed - I don't recall any performance with such power and range. This beautiful lady deserves worldwide attention but those of us who do know of her are the lucky ones.
Timmisdad 1 year ago 2
@Timmisdad Yah! I absolutely agree..! Ive seen here when she was performing tiny litty venue's such as The Wool Shed at PICTON Nsw Australia & Dapto Leagues Club down at wollongong nsw.her first album.She is so Tiny! bout 5 foot. Such a BIG voice for such a little lady!
chrizzoclark 1 year ago
No way is this mimed. If you listen to the recording on the Sydney 2000 official soundtrack, the vibrato is different, and Vanessa tends to enunciate a little better, ie singing "world" instead of "werld" as she does here. She was singing live at the opening ceremony. Vanessa doesn't need to mime any more than Mariah Carey does. They both have a "one in ten-million" voice, pure and simple.
petrhsr 2 years ago 3
One of the greatest preformances ever!!!
ulix1234 2 years ago 3
Why olympic games songs are so emotive?! I just love them, they have something that make my skin react to high tones :)
edygdl23 2 years ago 3
Yes. Vanessa and Celine's Power of the Dream 1996 makes me gasp for air in a good way.
jdlaw001 2 years ago
The highlight of the Olympics for me too. Thanks Vanessa!
1970groupie 2 years ago 2
This Vanessa sure beats another Vanessa we know in some Disney 'high school movie'.
This Vanessa has more character, tone and texture. Definitely more versatility.
ages777 2 years ago 3
Exactly... This Vanessa doesn't need three vocal tracks laid down to sound good!
petrhsr 2 years ago 3
I have watched this truly amazing performance from Vanessa many times. For me it was the highlight of the 2000 olympics. Her voice is one of the world best. For you dickheads overseas who think she is lip synicing. Listen to some of her live gigs and you will see her voice is amazing.
glebe3047 2 years ago 2
tonight i had the urge to see and hear this clip again .. the first time Ive watched it since that opening ceremony when she totally blew me away with this performance!
this was the stand out performance by a long shot and i think its even better than Whitney's "one moment in time" ... any other performer would be hard pressed to produce a more apt, inspiring & spine tingling tribute to our heroes!
P.S. and she looks almighty HOT at 2:10 ;o)
rowbro2 2 years ago 2
wow makes me feel proud
MrClintox 2 years ago 3
omg she holds that last note for like 25 seconds!! AMAZING!! love vanessa amorosi!! Her and Mariah Carey have the best two voices in the world!!! :D
Zammii91no1MCfan 2 years ago 2
Saw vanessa singing back up to Kate Ceberano on Vanessas first tour. Fantastic, no way is this lip synched. Reduces me to tears each time i see it as it did on the day. Love her
Jakesk8lamb 2 years ago 3
why would Vanessa be singing back up to Kate on Vanessa's own tour??????
troydboy1976 2 years ago