Amira Willighagen REACTION (Amazing Grace)

[@ritadejong1630]

She is from Holland - I am from Holland and I am sooooo proud of her!! She is amazing, I can listen and listen again...WOW!!

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

Sandy, what you see here is Amira performing with a huge audience, backing singers, an orchestra and all the trimmings. The story of how this came about may interest you: Because her Mother comes from South Africa - Amira has half her family relations in the vicinity of Potchefstroom, a university town near Pretoria (the capital of SA). So the family visited SA from time to time, and in July 2016 she was a guest artist at the inaugural "Classics is Groot" concert, organised by the Coleske Artists (the Coleske brothers are themselves singers); she sang OMBC, and then the duet of O sole mio (Oh, my sunshine) - a popular Neapolitan song dating from the 1890's - with Patrizio Buanne - and later in the program, Nella Fantasia - and she participated in the finale "My Way". She "stole the show" and Coleske Artists invited her back in November 2016, for a series of 11 concerts in the "Afrikaans is Groot" series. In June 2017, she again was a guest artist at the CIG concerts (three in all) and performed "Nessun Dorma", the flower duet from the opera "Lakme", and Amazing Grace. Her recording contract with SONY after Holland's Got Talent had run out early in 2017, and Coleske Artists snapped her up, and produced her third album - for the recording of which, they took her to Prague. Her parents separated early in 2017, and Amira, her mother and her brother migrated to SA on January 1, 2018. (She flits back to Europe to spend her mid-year school holidays with her father). She performed again in 2018, at the new, larger (9000 seats) Sun Arena in Pretoria, at which she sang Gabriellas song, Halleleuja (a traditional SA arrangement, not the more common one) and a duet of "Amigos para Siempre" with Patrizio. In the 2019 concert, she performed a medly from "Sound of Music" - and we're still waiting for the DVD of that to come out. So she has been involved at what is really a professional level, in major productions of a type that seem to have little parallel elsewhere. All this whilst attending one of the top schools in SA (education is compulsory there). So she is now 15, and has her adult voice, but has accumulated an astonishing amount of professional experience for her age - she's a real trooper. Besides this, in late 2014, she formed a charity foundation, Gelukskinders, which is registered in The Netherlands, and has in the last couple of weeks opened her thirteenth playground for underprivileged African children. It is difficult to remember that she is still a child herself, when one considers what she has achieved already.

[@petesahli3967]

Wow!!! Thank-you for that, this girl is a force to be reckoned with!!!

[@johnmerrick6180]

Good heavens. How did you find out about all of this? This is amazing. I heard she sold over 500 m albums thru Sony alone. Maybe no one has ever done this.

[@margaretcunningham9176]

Omg I'm 65and I adore this little lady since I discovered her a couple yrs ago.what an amazing voice.i just hope she stays sweet and doesn't get carried away with her sure succes🌹👍💝

[@Kittinlil]

OMG this brought me to tears. She is beyond amazing.

[@ronnyandersen5521]

Born to sing, Angelina Jordan and Amira Willighagen....born to sing, born to entertain the good people on this earth, thank You so much Lord.

[@jennyemmerich5900]

Zo zuiver zo mooi ,prachtig

[@edwinsilberman7983]

When God made Amira, He was showing off. Her voice is absolutely stunningly majestic and beyond comparison. There very well may never another like this one. She could be one in a millennium.

[@michaelshafer5192]

If you remember in her audition in Holland's Got Talent, when said she also wanted to be an athlete in the Olympics. Not as well known as her fame for her voice is that she was a very good distance runner and won many races. I think she could have been successful in whatever she wanted to pursue. I am glad she pursued classical music, however. I love everything about her. .

[@howardm-h2936]

Amira was due to represent her province in the South African National Schools Championships, in 2020. Covid 19 cancelled the event. She was going to compete in the 2000m steeplchase

[@johannesaugust7824]

The best version of Amazing Grace ever.

[@edwinsilberman7983]

I can't even imagine what it's like to be able to do what Amira is capable of doing. She is in the process of setting the opera world on it's ear. I believe she is destined to become the soprano gold standard by which all others shall be measured.

[@roblouw3038]

I agree Edwin - every opera aria or classical crossover song Amira has performed she has set a NEW standard for them - and literally OWNS the song for a number of them - if you consider Nessun Dorma - very few sopranos sing it and yet at age 13 and 14 Amira was setting the standard and routinely performing it - same with OMBC and then Your Love by Morricone - and what about Nella Fantasia?

[@dagnytaggart5955]

Look at all the musicians, the mise-en-scène, the choir, the audience, the costumes and young Amira in the middle of it, the most precious jewel of all.

[@edcor2578]

How pure and crystal clear her voice sounds. It is like the song she is singing. AMAZING! I just ❤ her.

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

Sandy, to put these "Classics is groot" concerts in perspective, in the 2017 concert, Amira's "Amazing Grace" came right after a performance of "Swan Lake" by the Johannesberg Ballet company; there were 31 items on the program. The gown she wore was one of three made explicitly for her, for this concert, by "Be Dazzled", a Pretoria company that specialises in ball gowns, wedding dresses, and so on, and makes all the costumes for all the performers at the Classics concerts. Amira wore it only for the three concerts (Friday night, Saturday afternoon and Saturday night). Amira was a guest artist in 2017; in 2018 she was a full member of the team.

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

@ You can purchase the Classics is Groot DVDs from Gelukskinders.org/store - I have all of them. They are formatted for region 2; I'm in Region 4, and the way I contend with that is by using a separate external DVD reader plugged into my computer, which I keep for these DVDs. They are very high quality recordings. If you watch them, you will have a much better perspective of what Amira is doing; she has jumped from being a talent show winner is 2013 to being a star performer in what are the premier annual events in the South African musical scene, starting in 2016; so she performs with a full orchestra and with a choir, to audiences three to four times the size of any Opera house. None of her contemporaries have managed such a step. The reason I am able to provide such information, is that I am a moderator on Amira's fans Facebook page.

[@jennywren7822]

@@dafyddllewellyn6636 Dafydd you've done it again, thank you for keeping me up to date. This performance is out of this world, her voice is so beautiful and the crescendo is mind blowing. Everything about her is beautiful, and you and I will see her at her peak, god willing. Hope your all well again 🤗

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

@ Not being a Scotsman, I don't know - but I see Peter Roth suggests that its either clan McKenzie or clan McLachlan

[@timothyjohnson4176]

Thanks so much, Dafydd. I am behind, over there on Facebook (I think I have 65 notifications that I need to process), but this is wonderful and valuable insight and information, and much appreciated, as always. Apparently I can never get tired of this performance of hers, and apparently it will never stop making me cry, for the sheer beauty of the arrangement and the wonderful performance of both Amira and all of the others who also contributed their skill and talent to the overall spectacular effect. Thanks again. :-)

[@dennistsiorbas5962]

"That child is a gift from God." And you nailed it! Thanks for the reaction.

[@michaelshafer5192]

I'm always amazed at how relaxed her face and neck are. This seem so easy to her.

This is what greatness in a singer looks and sounds like.!everything is perfect. The setting the back up the dress and especially the singing. Just beautifully done.

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

Don't forget the superb arrangement of the music - for which we have to thank the musical director, Deveraux van der Hoven-Oosthuizen and her husband, Juan "Floors" Oosthuizen

[@ZappafansAchilles]

Amazing Amazing&Amazing Amazing Grace Amira will continue to grow Its growth was a wonderful thing that far exceeded the growth we had imagined. The soul was clean and clear, and the singing voice was deeper and magnificent. Amira is our hope God's Blessing to the People Supporting Amira and Amira

[@bertbaur9810]

Most beautiful voice in the world!

[@justinl.shults7217]

When she was on HOLLAND'S GOT TALENT nobody could believe it was her at 9 years old. Some of the contestant's thought she was lip singing.

[@danielmills9863]

Bert Baur -- You are absolutely right, of course!

[@johntsoukas8723]

Patricia Janeckova and Amira are the two greatest female voices today.They also like each other.Amira has written to Patricia's page praising her.

[@natashaweikath1487]

I was blown away when I saw her on Hollands got talent singing O Mio Babbino Caro. She really is an amazing talent. Thank you for sharing and hope you have a lovely day.

[@lijonlee6186]

Another one of those timeless songs! an its so good, love it, well done

[@cherise2831]

Amira is Dutch but is now living in South Africa. The word "groot" is Afrikaan, one of her many languages. I dont expect everyone to agree with me but I think beautiful girl has also the most beautiful voice on earth.

[@justinl.shults7217]

She should move too The United States Of America, She can speak perfect English now & also sing English too. The why she should move too The United States Of America is just reason: That reason is I just think it's wrong too play America's song (National Anthem). Amira willighagen with your beautiful voice & don't know how you sing because you sing & sound like A Angel coming down from Heaven's. With A voice like that you can play our song anywhere you want too.

[@jhcfight]

@@justinl.shults7217 You really think this is the US national anthem?

[@avril8918]

@@justinl.shults7217 That anthem would be the star spangled banner NOT amazing grace

[@jonnorousseau3096]

Agreed

[@michaelshafer5192]

@@justinl.shults7217 I am from the USA and I strongly do NOT want AMIRA to move here. I want her to be unique and special, and American influence would turn her into another pop singer to make more money. Sure, I wish she would perform in the USA so I could see her live. That would be a dream come true.

[@JohnThomas-jy3jp]

Love your reactions girl. I'm glad you liked it. BTW She was born in Gelderland Province in the Netherlands. Her mother is from South Africa, Father is Dutch. She was 13 at this performance.

[@Nobilangelo]

6:43 'A gift from God!' Indeed, she is. She does not just sing with that glorious God-given voice, she sings with all her heart and faith.

[@danielbillings7193]

Amira is now 15 years old as of March 27th 2019 and was born in the city of Nijmegen in the Netherlands in 2004 and is now living in Potchefstroom, South Africa which is where her mother is from. The educational requirements in South Africa are less demanding than in the Netherlands allowing Amira more time to travel and perform. Amira was 13 when she sang Amazing Grace during The Classics is Great ( Groot ) Concert in South Africa in 2017. She continues to live with her mother and brother while her father remains in Nijmegen to work. Check out Amiras Official FACEBOOK Page to stay up to date with what's going on in Amiras life and discover what love is all about. For those of you who may not know it, Amira learnt this song in 3 days.

[@strikebr]

5:20 It is one of the many reasons that she is in the center of the stage and not in the background. That note is powerful, clean and beautiful., Not many singers can do this so effortlessly.

[@acnc64]

She was thirteen singing this also the same concert Neson Dorma And the Flower Duet. Amazing Grace was written by an English slavery ship captain. Written for his congregation as poem in the 1700 s when he was ordained to show how his soul was saved. It was put to music 60 years later and is noway Scottish..

[@daleennis3140]

Voice is like angels.msy god bless her.

[@wimdokwerker2941]

She is from the Netherlands and has a South African mother and she also speaks South African which is based on old Dutch

[@jorrie46]

She also did some TV interviews in English , her third language.

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

Thank you (once again) for this reaction. To state some facts: Amira's mother is from South Africa, and her father is from Holland (a part of The Netherlands). She was born in Nijmegen in the Gelderland province of The Netherlands, and lived there until she emigrated to South Africa. Her native tongue is, of course, Dutch - which is related to the Afrikaans language in South Africa. She also learned English in school in Holland, and now (at 14 - she has just turned 15) speaks all three fluently. Her family visited South Africa frequently, from when she was seven, and she came to the attention of the Impresario, Mike Fuller, who in 2016 introduced her to Coleske Artists, who are based in Pretoria. The "Classics" concerts are organised by Coleske Artists, and she was invited as a guest (at 12 years of age) to the 2016 "Classics is Groot" concert (in July 2016, at the Moreleta Park auditorium, Pretoria, which seats 7000). She sang "O mio babbino caro" there (and got a standing ovation). When the ovation died down, she called Patrizio Buanne on stage, and they sang "O Sole Mio" as a duet (another standing ovation). Later in that concert, she sang "Nella Fantasia"; and participated in the final group performance of "My Way" . A week later, she appeared in Durban at the invitation of Patrizio, for the "Starlight Classics" concert there. She "stole the show" at CIG, and as a result Coleske Artists asked her back in November for a series of eleven "Afrikaans is Groot" concerts, at which she sang "Nella Fantasia" . Her parents had to arrange for a tutor from Holland in order to get permission from the Dutch school authorities for that. In 2017, her recording contract with SONY ran out, and she signed a fresh contract with Coleske Artists, and duly appeared in the 2017 Classics is Groot concert, again at Moreleta Park in Pretoria, at which she sang "Nessun Dorma" and the "Flower duet" from the Opera "Lakme", with Corlea Botha; and later in that concert she sang the "Amazing Grace" to which you have just reacted - her highest note in that is Eb6, by the way. She recorded her third album with Coleske Artists later in 2017, and introduced "cross-over" songs into that, partly to satisfy popular demand and partly because she needed to throttle back somewhat whilst her voice went through the adolescent change. She emigrated from Holland to South Africa on January 1, 2018, and now lives in Potchefstroom, a university town not far from Pretoria. She appeared at the Starlight Classics concert at Verelegen (near Cape Town) in February 2018; there are some remarkable (but cell 'phone quality) videos of her in rehearsal and performing there. At the "Classics" concert in 2018, (in a still larger auditorium) she sang three songs from her third album, one of which was the Swedish song "Gabriella's song" from the Swedish film "as it is in Heaven" (she sang in Swedish). All the performances mentioned above can be purchased as DVDs from Amira's charity foundation, Gelukskinders.org/store - however, they are formatted for Region 2, which can present some problems in other countries. All but one of them can be found on KZbin, because the copyright holders, Universal Music Group (UMG) have licenced them for advertising purposes.

[@timothyjohnson4176]

Dafydd, would there be this kind of a comprehensive summary of Amira's recent work and last several years of her personal history and experiences, anywhere on the Facebook Fan page? If not, it would be so lovely to see such a write up, including even such details as you provided elsewhere, here, about the makers of her performance costumes, and so on. By now it seems that even a book could be published, just to document all of her amazing progress and accomplishments, so far, in her life. It is a great privilege to be allowed to watch, from the sidelines, and to see whatever one can see, from a distance.

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

@@timothyjohnson4176 Sorry to be slow responding, I hadn't looked through the comments on this video for a while. If you go to her FansGroup on Facebook, Alan Jones has collected an awesome compendium of facts about Amira, in the form of an illustrated monthly record. It's very condensed, but very precise. There's also a comprehensive record of photographs, and of videos (though the Kyknet documentary is no longer there, unfortunately). You will see that I've published a record of her training in various places on KZbin - that is from what I could find in the public domain; Alan's record goes a lot further. I put it up on the FansGroup and got some useful corrections. Dazelle Venter, who owns "BeDazelled" is a member of the fansGroup; she can be contacted by Facebook Messenger through the group. Amira's Mother is also a member of the group. There are others who are far more equipped than I am, to put together a record - including Amira herself, but she is far too busy. But I agree it would be a good project. Yes, it is indeed a privilege. Have you seen the present Amira and Fincent sent to Nico Huizinger?

[@timothyjohnson4176]

@@dafyddllewellyn6636 : As it happens, I have NOT seen that present (yet). Thanks so much for the useful guidance, here. :-)

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

@@timothyjohnson4176 It's a private performance of "Doe, a deer, a female deer" from Sound of Music, by Amira and her brother - such energetic kids!

[@timothyjohnson4176]

@@dafyddllewellyn6636 and would that be available to be viewed over at the Facebook Fan Page?

[@maxswenson6605]

13 years old here. What were each of us doing at 13? Although she has the style and confidence of a seasoned performer well into her 20's she is barely into her teens.

[@greg-ml7fp]

Enjoyed the video, her voice is amazing.

[@jordimarch8582]

"The Heaven's Voice is on Earth".

[@davemellet6878]

seems to me that people saying she sings like an angel, it is appropriate that they feature the harp almost every time she sings. Just a passing thought.

[@truthbetold7444]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful performance. Amazing Grace is a traditional Scottish hymn so she appropriately dressed as a lovely Scottish lass. She was 13 here but she seems so grown up, of course her voice is maturing nicely as she demonstrates here. You are right, she is a gift from God!

[@putjack3703]

I found an interesting article titled: "How did the song "Amazing Grace" become associated with Scotland? Wasn`t it written by an Englishman"? "Because bagpipes. The hymn "Amazing Grace" was written by John Newton (1725-1807), an English former slave trader who converted to Christianity and become an ordained minister. But while Newton composed the words and set them to music, nobody knows what that music was. Newton published the song in a hymnal, which (as was the practice at the time) contained only the words but not the music. Some copies of Newton`s hymnal crossed the Atlantic, where his compositions were popular during the Christian revival known as the Great Awakening. An American Baptist named William Walker (1809-75) set Newton`s words for "Amazing Grace" to a tune that Walker had composed, "New Britain" (which in turn was derived from two folk songs). The hymn became immensely popular among American Christians, then entered the broader popular culture, and later found its way back to Britain. In the 1970;s, somebody found that "Amazing Grace," with its haunting tune, worked exceedingly well when played on bagpipes-and thus it came to be associated in many people`s minds with Scotland." If 1970 is true, its late date is surprise to me. The story behind of this song seems to be very fascinating, how it is evolved during history to this day.

[@joepollard9476]

@@putjack3703 . Amazing Grace has been a part of the Gospel Standard Hymn Book since the early 1800s and is still sung today, but to a different tune as this one did not exist then.

[@michaelshafer5192]

Thank you. This recharged me to get thru another day.

[@peiyingchen516]

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now am found Was blind but now I see Was Grace that taught my heart to fear And Grace, my fears relieved How precious did that Grace appear The hour I first believed Through many dangers, toils and snares We have already come T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far And Grace will lead us home And…

[@brittag.pedersen5340]

❤️❤️❤️Love the song and she sings it so so so beautiful! She is from the Netherland I think 🙂❤️❤️❤️

[@dagnytaggart5955]

Correct.

[@justinl.shults7217]

Perfectly correct she's from the country in the Netherlands called Holland.

[@justinl.shults7217]

Oh yeah that's right she went too HOLLAND'S GOT TALENT so I forgot for where she's from.

[@anneeivissa]

dutch father, south-african mother

[@michaellingle1]

Odd that her first reaction was, "That child is a gift from God." Similarly, I feel she is an Angel who we are blessed to have our lives intersect.

[@jeanduttlinger]

She is 18 here! She now lives in S Africa. Listen to her Little Drummer Boy - Awesome!

[@jorrie46]

the concert was named "Classics is groot". It is Afrikaans and means "Classics are great". I Hope my English is correct

[@howardm-h2936]

Amira is from Holland, but now lives in South Africa and is still at school

[@howardm-h2936]

she is Dutch.... this was recorded in South Africa, where she now lives... she was 13 years old at the time... she is a fully fledged international star with followers from every corner of the planet... she is also a great philanthropist with her own foundation which she created shortly after winning HGT in 2013

[@jhcfight]

"My brother played the violin at Queensday, and I also wanted to do something"

[@joseribamardasilva6873]

Amira is not real she is a special angel from God Amira is absolutely fantastic magnificent perfect wonderful she is a phenomenon Amira is simply incomparable the best of the best thank my God for Amira❤❤❤

[@douglashowser3429]

So glad to see you reacting to this! I have watched this performance dozens of times and she still brings me to tears, so effortless and clear! I know that you are inundated with requests so I will just drop a name and song here and patiently wait for you to react. Where Amira is strictly classical ,there are a couple of young ladies out there that sing crossover. Look for Laura Bretan singing Time to say Goodbye! It will take you on the same kind of journey that Amira just did! Jackie Evancho does the best covers of Danny Boy and Bridge Over Troubled Water that I have ever heard! You can trust me on these. Now I will sit patiently and wait! Love from New Hampshire!

[@strikebr]

The Scottish dress it's only a dress, Amira is Dutch, and her mother was born in South Africa. My favorite live performance is Nella Fantasia, in this very same theater. Her last note is just priceless. And she more angelic than never. Thank you for your react video. It's great that you interfere too much in the performance and your post comments are on point. Please take a look on Nella Fantasia performance.

[@jennywren7822]

I agree so beautiful, I've never heard a note like it. She was 12 in that performance. A miracle really.....

[@saflynn14]

Would love to hear her do Danny Boy! She is such a beautiful soul - her breath control is amazing!!!

[@ravericksaudiovisualentert7308]

Hi. Amira is Dutch, from The Netherlands. She now lives in South-Africa. ( Groot is Afrikaans/Dutch for big/huge hence "Classics are big/huge") Just in case no one mentioned it yet. Love your videos. Angelina & Amira definitely the best two on the planet

[@danielmills9863]

Amira's parents are from Holland (father) and South Africa (mother). She was born on March 27, 2004, so she was 13 when sh performed "Amazing Grace" here, and also 13 when she made the video of "In the Stars."

[@douglashowser3429]

She is from Holland.

[@byzinski]

The most beautiful female singing voice I’ve ever heard!!! She’s 13 in this performance! ( and Karen Carpenter and Lara Fabian)

[@dianaverschure3360]

She was 11 when she did the opera song on stage with the conductor

[@byzinski]

13 in this video (2017) she’s 18 now (2022)

[@Choirguy95]

In case you missed the other people here, Amira is Dutch, she's from Holland

[@coldfact58]

South Africa and its children are so fortunate to have her. As she becomes an adult and more famous i hope she lends her voice for justice and asks the Netherlands to formally apologize for apartheid and mass misery they caused

[@jorgechavesfilho]

Great reaction! At 04:29 she explodes, unleashes the lioness, and out of nowhere projects that 5 seconds effortless high e-flat, the marker of a true coloratura soprano. Greatness!

[@jeraldleidy4319]

Sandy: I liked your reaction. The concert was in South Africa. The title of the concert series would be “Classics Are Great” in English. Amira is not Scottish. She is Dutch, but her mother was born & raised in South Africa. (And Amira now lives in South Africa as of 1/1/18.) Amira appeared as a guest singer on two successive nights in July 2014 with Andre Rieu for one song per night in Riau’s home town in the Netherlands. The connection between Amazing Grace & Scotland seems to be growing despite the composer being English. Example: Andre Rieu also joined the song & Scotland in his video of Amazing Grace. American police use the song in funerals but their bagpipes are presumably derived from Ireland, not Scotland. Please react to Amira singing “Hallelujah”.

[@zulmarivera409]

and GABRIELA'S SONG

[@artmishke8270]

Holly. She is Dutch. She won holland's Got Talent in 2013 when she was nine. she was born in 2004. age 13 at this performance.

[@TheBluetoo99]

Just perfect,,,

[@wimdokwerker2941]

She is from the Netherlands, and now lives in South Africa, where her mother comes from

[@dafyd242]

one Scots princess, Merida from the animated movie "Brave"

[@dianaverschure3360]

She is from Holland the Netherlands

[@Jeff22790]

she is from Holland her mother is from south africa and she finished her schooling in south africa

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

Jeffrey Rhodes - she has not finished her schooling yet.

[@jennywren7822]

Sandy, will you please react to Amira singing O Mio Babbino Caro 2016, Classics in Groot Concert, shes 12 years old. She has a blue dress on. I promise you will love it.....

[@oliveirafilho3264]

Amira the best 🙏❤️

[@danielmills9863]

Amira is Dutch and South African. She was 13 when she sang "Amazing Grace."

[@josefraguas5190]

Sound funny Sandy, but listening to hear, Dimash came on mind. Can you imagine this song sang as a duet. She has indeed an angel voice

[@andrewclayton4181]

Dutch father. Mother from South Africa, which is where the concert took place. Scottish element is just to go with the bagpipes, which people seem to associate with this hymn. A Scottish band once had a novelty hit with it, but there is no real connection.

[@lenieassink4192]

She was born in the Netherlands and moves to South Africa when she was aboud 13 yards old.

[@fransdav5573]

'Classics is Groot' is the Afrikaans for 'Classics is Great'

[@joseribamardasilva6873]

Amira um anjo enviado por Deus

[@dennisharnish9063]

Grout is a Dutch word for great. She is from Holland.

[@harveydalosershorts1543]

Stunning

[@stevenM8282]

The Netherlands, Nijmegan. The location of a well known battle during WW11. PART of operation Market Garden.

[@connycoll1963]

She is from Netherlands

Her 3rd album was just released.

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

It's been out for a year.

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

@ Yes, I understand. But they were released on Amira's charity foundation, Gelukskinders, in March 2018, and by Amazon, KZbin etc in May 2018. If you want a hard copy, you have to buy it from Gelukskinders.org/store ; otherwise it's available only by streaming.

[@amos3three941]

I know how much you enjoy Amira and have just seen this youtube video with a compilation of her progress from the first and up till she is about16 or so so, hope you and all will enjoy seeing this, some of my favorite appearances doing duets are shown toward the end. Hope you enjoy watching also.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aorGpmOmhrusqMk

[@Nobilangelo]

2013: Amira at the age of nine making her debut to Holland and the world singing O Mio Babbino Caro (O My Dear Papa)from Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi. She had taught herself to sing opera by watching great opera singers on KZbin. This was her audition in Holland's Got talent that year. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3XUhXWigLpneac 2013: Amira sings Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) in the semi-final of Holland's Got Talent. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIbRo3-Dq9WEgs0 2013: Amira sings Nessun Dorma (Let No One Sleep) from Puccini's opera Turandot in the final of Holland's Got Talent. She won the whole event that year. 2015: Amira now eleven sings O Holy Night in St Jacob's Church, The Hague. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3ycYp5slsmfoqc 2016: Amira and Patrizio Buanne sing "O Sole Mio" at Classics is Groot, Moreletta Auditorium, Pretoria, South Africa on July 30, 2016. Amira was 12 years old, Patrizio 37 at the pinnacle of his career. kzbin.info/www/bejne/laecdWp3dt6AjJI 2015: Amira sings Ave Maria at a Christmas Concert in Iceland, with tenor Gissur Páll Gissurarson kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnasnnaAjK6Sl80 2017: Now aged thirteen, Amira sings sings O Mio Babbino Caro and Your Love (by Morricone in Once Upon A Time In The West) at the Max Proms Concert 2017 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHjOlXSdpct8pNk 2017: Amira sings Your Love (the second part of the previous clip) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ_PXp17ndOZbK8 2017: Amira sings Nessun Dorma at Classics Are Great kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXKQeot-rb-Flck 2017: Amira singing Amazing Grace in Classics Are Great 2017. Thirteen years old! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYGtiIWBoLKjfq8 2018? Amira sings How Great Thou Art (audio only) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vPl5h-aL6nZqc 2018: Amira sings Gabriella's song (from the Swedish movie As It Is In Heaven) kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2bYn5StgNWsqdk 2020: Amira, now sixteen, sings I'll Walk With God with the South African tenor Lukhanyo Moyake at her Christmas Concert. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnaceqB6oNiWebM 2020: Amira sings La Vergine degli Angeli at a Christmas concert (but whoever advised her to give up her pure natural beauty and smother it in makeup and dye did her a disservice; she is a natural in looks and in voice, her great natural beauty is part of her charm) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJrIp4J4fZ10mJY 2020: Amira sings the Lord's Prayer at the same concert kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4umaqyAhdWspKs 2021: Amira sings Hallelujah at Easter (back to her natural self) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn2cdWOYnLqWqpY

[@tracyfletcher8144]

Flower duet is her best in my opinion.

[@Susan-ge7mw]

Amazing amira

[@wayned8758]

You should react to her song "In The Stars" from her third CD "With All My Heart". It is on KZbin, and has been reacted to a number of times. Of all of her outstanding performances, it is my favorite. Please consider it! (I don't post the link because KZbin has been blocking comments with links recently.)

[@passqualecaiazza7728]

I believe Groot means great

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

Sandy, here is a very recent TV interview with Amira, in South Africa. It is in English, and she sings three songs ( and catches the sound operator by surprise): kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ7Ifplmr6pojZI and here is a video that shows Amira having fun, in the encore to her first public concert; here she and the accompanying tenor, are "hamming it up" in "the battle of the longest note" - it shows what remarkable breath control she had, even at 13: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipaZfXp3hLmdms0

[@gloriapotter2920]

Amira is from Holland, but is very drawn to South Africe where she has a charity.

[@bertbaur9810]

She lives now in South Africa but her charity is in the Netherlands !

[@marjan6008]

She's from The Netherlands.

[@ericathenos6362]

superbe!...

[@knuffeldiertje]

Amira is the winner of Holland's Got Talent 2007, then you know that she is Dutch 😉

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

Jeffrey Scholte she won HGT in 2013; she would have been three years old in 2007.

[@knuffeldiertje]

@@dafyddllewellyn6636 You are right, i was wrong

[@michaelpennington7036]

You should hear MARCELITO POMOY ," THE THE PRAYER. "

[@dafyddllewellyn6636]

All right, now you have heard her, both with Andre Rieu and in this performance, I offer you a challenge (at your leisure!): Amira likes singing Operatic arias, as you have heard. Watch her performance of the Flower duet, with Corlea Botha, from the Opera "Lakme" by Delibes, from this same concert kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZyUnWtqirxkpqs It's in French - Amira sings in the original language wherever possible. There is also a somewhat later performance, www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Amira+flower+duet+2018 in which she sings with Cecilia Rangwanasha, from the Cape Town Opera company. In this 2018 version, there is an attempt to make a more "operatic" presentation. The KZbin audience seems generally much less appreciative of her operatic performances, which is a pity, because they really show what a brilliant singer she is. For her non-operatic performances, see firstly her singing the Neapolitan popular song (from about 1890) "O sole mio" at 12, with Patrizio Buanne - they sing in the Neapolitian dialect of Italian; and in 2018, "Gabriella's song" - here, her lower register has strengthened considerably, and she sings in Swedish.

[@sharonkasper5126]

Amera is Dutch. She is a Dutch treasure

[@charlesbrown5433]

SHE IS FROM HOLAND

[@luigilattanzio8197]

Amiraaaaa!!!!! Gino

[@jonnorousseau3096]

Her mother is South African, Father is Dutch, the family moved to South Africa after her Grandmother (mother's side) passed away, she is now completing her schooling in Potchefstroom where her family and vocal coach are located, she leads a relatively normal life and plays hockey along with other sports. She has also started a charity foundation for disadvantaged children in South Africa called GELUKSKINDERS.ORG this charity builds playgrounds for schools in disadvantaged communities in South Africa, she is a gift for God, if you're that way inclined, please pray for her always

[@arkanholland]

She is Dutch she live in the Netherlands

[@הרצלמאזיג]

She is from holand

[@artmishke8270]

She is Dutch. She is 13 here.

[@davemellet6878]

nothing to do with guardians of the galaxy and the perambulating tree. Groot is the Afrikaans word for great, it is pronounced as in foot . simply means Classics is great

[@bertbaur9810]

No it is pronounced as in vote!

[@TheProSays]

I agree that she is a gift from God, but I do have to correct you on one point... Disney HAS done a movie with a Scottish Princess. It was "Brave".

[@mikejames4653]

When are you going to Laura Breton's Dear Father, she's part this new group of amazing kid singers

[@erikvandenbergh4469]

She is Dutch 🇳🇱

[@pamelamawby2850]

She is from the Netherlands but now lives in South Africa and has no Scottish connection.... for some reason this Hymn is always played with a Scottish theme to it ....However the hymn has no connection with Scotland either. Its possible that the tune which was written by an American composer may be where the connection is ..... he could have Scottish roots.... who knows

[@TheBluetoo99]

Nice reaction :)