I just wonder what she was thinking when she was singing this song. She was a very pretty woman 😊

Beautiful voice. Beautiful woman so sad what happened to her x

Such a great singer deeply missed

The tragedy of the Lena Zavaroni story is the healthy, vivacious little girl that left her family at 9 years of age is not the same person that was returned to them. Like many child stars the show business industry stole their child’s youth and left Lena a damaged broken woman with depression and an eating disorder, depression and mental health issues that ultimately took her life be it through a broken body with one or not, it was still the result of the lack of adequate care she received throughout her years in the care of both her Management and the Industry..

Lena, Bonny, Karen, and many more - The seventies were the anorexia years. Not only did they have to starve themselves but they had to look like children, instead of women. Paedophilia comes to my mind. There's nothing beautiful about how these women look or the state they were in, regardless of their voices.

Sad that no one help her when she needed it

On a par with Barbara Streisand and Karen Carpenter. Sheer brilliance.

Wonder what she had to endure at the hands of the BBC? If you actually take the time to think about it, unaccountable corporations that answer to no one and are funded regardless have pretty much a licence to do whatever they please. Sooner we rid ourselves of this concept, the better.

I loved max when i was younger and still sing his songs to myself

Glamourous woman she has a immiture Beautiful heart ❤ she's absolutely Incredible talented with full of obedience and I love her singing extremely Great 👍 she looked really Magical she'll definitely be a pagent beauty top fashioned model with Lovely clothes on and high longer heels 👠 like a Elegant mode lady she will bless herself as her own Stunning world 🌎 than ever I loved this girl of humanity

Rest in peace Lena

She was emaciated at that point. It's obvious she's really ill. Poor Lina.

Fab😊🎉

What a great,learn the meaning of Great, voice lost to time.

She looks so happy and cheerful singing here and I bet her inner emotional pain was unbearable. 😢xx

Miss these times when Lena was around.

Another Judy Garland.

I'm 36 and I'm not from Europe Just got to find her music recently along with her BBC documentary. Such a delight to listen to The doc got me all teared up as I could relate to a lot of things and I'm currently in treatment. Fly high Lena. Gone but never forgotten💜🌹

So amazing ❤

It's like this is God talking to us

Did Lena write the song? I'm rather embarrassed now because she was brought to my attention only a few days ago. The performance is stunning, and probably my favorite of hers so far. The pain in her eyes is palpable; it runs deep, and reaches into every single word. From what I gather of her story, her illness may have been partly genetic (her mother was also mentally ill, I think), and partly the result of pressure and performing too early, without her family around. Her manager seemed cold and aloof, with no maternal instincts. There's been even some speculation about sexual abuse, which Lena perhaps kept secret. My feeling is that even had it not been for her career, her life would have ended sadly, although prolonged. Whatever the case may be, she was a great soul with outstanding talent, and she moved me to tears. Perhaps the light within her was too much for this world, and it manifested as mental illness. I hope you're doing beautifully, Lena.

Wow gave the performance of her life alongside going nowhere I think they are 2 if the greatest singing achievements on television iv ever witnessed I'd put her Whitney and Barbara in the same cat xxxx

So beautiful. That talent. Stunning. Scotland's judy garland. We should have cherished that talent. Cherished it. X

OMG,her voice is absolutely unreal. That song is so strong, sad, telling, her passion when she sings is spine chilling. I grew up listening to her singing and I wish her life had been a happier one . Hope she is resting in peace. ❤❤❤❤❤

She looks like Kylie Minogue with the blonde hair The girl from Rothesay had a fabulous voice She was also a beautiful soul

Lena was amazing very talented so sad.

I just watched the documentary on her life from her first appearance on Opportunity Knocks until her untimely death. The crass comment from Russell Harty saying that people preferred her as her usual ‘chunky self’, did nothing to help this powerhouse of talent. It was so sad seeing her decline from a normal wee girl, into the skeletal body she inherited, because she didn’t get the help she so badly needed until it could take no more, pneumonia finally claiming her life at the age of 35. It moved me to tears.

Poor Lena was exploited as a child her parents should not have allowed it.

Can't believe the audience laughed when she said she went down to four stone!! 😔

She is still entertaining us

A truly phenomenal performance form a beautiful, talented sweetheart Lena is sadly missed.RIP 💯💔

We saw Max at the Beck theatre in Hayes and his wife was in the audience. Another time in Bournemouth, my brother and I met him after the show. Wonderful entertainer.

Saw a documentary last night on BBC Scotland, so very very sad. She ended up in Hoddesden on benefits. A wonderful talent and a beautiful woman, missed by so many.

Magnificent performance! Lena was one of the greatest singers of her generation. She was such a sweet, gentle soul with a huge talent. Sadly missed❤😢

Lena was usually shy after her performances but she looks unusually proud after this one! She knew it was a hell of a belter and that she slayed those vocals for days! Bravo and encore!

A TRULY SHINING STAR THAT SHONE SO BRIGHT AND SUFFERED SO MUCH THAT WOULD BE CLASSED NOW AS MENTAL HEALTH WITH A UNIQUE AND STRONG WILL TO PREFORM AND SO SADDENING THAT SHE HAS GAINED HER ANGEL WINGS IN HEAVEN RIP ANGEL LENA ZAVARONI

Beautiful Lena x

Thank you for posting this video, i always liked Lnaa.

Remarkable young lady! Always remembered 💖💖💖

You are missed, beautiful person.

what amazes me about her is not only her phenomenal voice, which goes without saying, but the raw emotion and passion with which she was able to put across a performance at such a young age. She was, what, 17 here? Lena was the kind of talent that comes along once in a generation. Only Shirley Bassey comes to mind as someone who could rival her. We can only wonder at the heights she would have attained, had she been on this planet for longer.

What vocals,!! Such a trajic end to extraordinary talent, Rip lenax

bless her tender heart

❤😢

It could be amazing if a record company would release her performances on cd or dvd

Stunning performance 🤩 still in shock … I have no words to describe how I feel listening to such a wonderful cover from Simon & Garfunkel

Never heard of Lena in France 🇫🇷 her voice is just amazing

Why don't somebody make a collection all of her songs from KZbin I'm sure it can be done

Beautiful voice and sad life .

Brilliant.