On my own - Kaho Shimada

From Les Mis Complete Symphonic Recording 1990

Category:

Music

Tags:

• les
• mis
• kaho
• shimada
• miserables

[mel22x]

My goodness. She must be the Eponine I've ever heard. Her "quavering" vibrato and breathlessness adds so much to the character.

[disgrl4]

Amazing that she learned English just for this recording.

[sxybachottie]

When i'm just trying to envision the face of the singer by just listening to the voice. I thought Kaho's voice depicts a voice of a singing-hobbit. I don't see or feel what u guys feel. I listen first to the voice without looking at the face of the singer. Lea Salonga is the best eponine ever to walk on this earth. Lea has lungs of steel, better vocal tone, better diction, amazing vibrato & technique, better range high & low notes. Kaho tho sounds similar to Frances. Kinda on the weaker side.

[ReighofLight]

I thought this is pop version of "on my own". She kinda have britney spearish vibe in her vocal tone and funny vibratto. I actually laughed the first time.

[RachelHumpy]

My heart breaks whenever I hear this. -3

[LuvCatz905]

Wow....so full of emotion...she's amazing!

[crucisnh]

I like this version better than the versions done by the more famous Les Mis Eponines because of the pacing and the pronunciations of words throughout the song. The others seem to be in a bit of a rush on certain lines and it some how grates on me. The pacing on this version seems absolutely perfect.

[leedscab123]

Considering she learnt English for this cast recording, she absolutely nails the song. It absolutley blows me away everytime I here this version.

[derelikt1234]

The way she goes up on "All my life I've only been pretending" isnt whats written in the score. And its fucking brilliant XD

[BeccaWei25331]

@BeccaWei25331 *acutely

[BeccaWei25331]

needless to say, her phrasing and the emotion that seeps through is amazing, but so is her pronunciation. It makes sense though. I've found most great singers, though not necessarily fluent, have a more accurate pronunciation than the average foreign speaker due to being so accutely aware of sounds, which just goes to show how talented Kaho is.

[bharwini]

amazing... one of the best versions by far of this piece