Beste Zangers Double! | Henk+Emma - 'Vivo Per Lei' | Floor Jansen - 'Vilja Lied'

[@rasslhoebergen4320]

Henk is such a good singer, and a teacher !! He really elevates the voices of floor and Emma, beautifully on their own !but Henk has a way to make their voices more beautiful

[@firebugjohnnypyro]

Floor makes every one of them cry when she sings "I Don't Know Anything About Love" to Ruben Annik, and then Emma makes Floor cry with her version of Floor's song "Strong" both must sees. :)

[@darkiee69]

To be fair, most of them could make Ruben cry. 😉 But that was a tough day for him with Emma softening him up with Wie je was and then Floor really killing him with I don't know anything about love.

[@mjoezic3198]

♥️

[@mirjamvond1731]

Floor's "I Don't Know Anything About Love" is one of my favorites of the show. In fact, I'm going to watch it again now! 😄

[@TheMightyOdin]

I was watching this when it first aired and I was all giddy watching and thinking they have no idea what’s about to happen. There were cut scenes where some of them were talking like “what will the metal singer do?” In regards to the first week focusing on Henk the classical singer. I’m at home yelling at my tv “She’s going to smash it!” Then she did smash it. Even impressing me and I was expecting it. Then she went on to smash every single show week after week and I found a new appreciation for her talent. Even thou I thought she was the greatest before she ever went on this show.

[@bryanjibodh8806]

The one you mean with his face expression is Rolf Sanchez. Listen also to some songs he did on this show.. When Henk was a little boy his mother song it to him, that's why Floor sings it for him now..

[@moimeme8827]

I think that this season is the best of all the seasons. Floor was incredible of course but the 6 other singers too :) !

[@jaccobenjamins1229]

2019 is the best! Check out ep4 all songs for and to Floor!!! The best episode!

[@DIRK-PITT]

Absoluut gelijk, 2019 met Floor Henk Emma Tim enz het beste seizoen

[@dangroth8680]

There are some serious talent this show. I just love the concept of the show, singing to your peer is different from singing to an random audience. So good. I wish this could spread a bit...

[@jamesschwarz007]

Emma Heesters - Strong (she sang it for Floor)! All of Floor's perFloormances! And all the songs the others sang for Floor!

[@fraukehammer4624]

Every time Emma sings, Floor must cry, because its so emotional.

[@MrMezmerized]

Ahh I didn't know 'Vilja Lied' was the first song of the season. She set the bar sooo high. I would not have wanted to be second,

[@justme221]

05:06 His name is Rolf. Maybe you want to react to one of his performences. I suggest: Rolf Sanchez - Hotel California.

[@danellwein8679]

i've never seen a show as warm and personal as this one .. it was a pure joy to watch ... nice reaction Thomas ..

[@SmellsVishy]

That's mainly because it's not about competition but about enjoying music together and getting to know the songs of your fellow singers. I wish there were more shows like this for other countries

[@Hensepens64]

@@SmellsVishy there is also a Belgium (Flamish) Version...

[@dianakerssemeeckers9324]

Excellent choices Thomas. Enjoyed your reaction. Check out Emma’s version in Beste Zangers of the song “Strong” written by Floor for her mother. Such an emotional song, Floor always has to cry at the end of the song when she performs it herself. Stay safe 🤗

[@ThomFoolery1]

Oh wow, I need to see that. Thank you Diana! :)

[@ralfmeyer9086]

Yes, when Emma sing Strong for Floor. It was so emotional. 👍

[@davidhansen2748]

"Vivo Per Lei" was first recorded by Andrea Bocelli. It means "I live for her", but if you catch a translation of the lyrics, it becomes obvious that "her" is "music". A very appropriate theme for the show... "Vilja Lied" simply means "Vilja song" or "Song of Vilja". It's from "The Merry Widow" by Franz Lehar, and tells the story of Vilja, a "maid of the woods" and an unnamed hunter who becomes her lover. It was a favorite of Henk's father, and his mother would often sing it, which is why it has such meaning for him.

[@wimg.2377]

"Vivo per lei" is a Bocelli song, and he sings it as a duet as well, and reasonably often part English too :). It is a love song to music: Vivo per lei: I live for her, i.e., for music, although it is often used as a "real" love song. "Vilja Lied" (Vilja Song), as mentioned, is from "Die Lustige Witwe", "The Merry Widow", a rather famous operetta :). Floor opened the series with this song, immediately setting the bar at a rather high level, completely surprising the others, whoi hadn't really heard her singing in real life yet :). She did put her own stamp on the song, with a metal sauce :). Warm regards, Wim

[@ThomFoolery1]

Awesome, thanks for the info Wim! 😄

[@deeteenw]

Andrea Bocelli is the singer. Botticelli is a famous painter from the middle ages ;-)

[@wimg.2377]

@@deeteenw Yep, I knew that, was just a mistake while typing. I admire both! :). Corrected! Warm regards, Wim

[@wimg.2377]

@@ThomFoolery1 It's only a pleasure, Thomas! Sorry about the mess-up between Sandro Botticelli and Andrea Bocelli, however. :)

[@deeteenw]

@@wimg.2377 I just wanted to have the correct name here in case Thomas or other readers go searching on it :-)

[@phillee2814]

You aren't the only one impressed by the Marcel Fisher Band - Floor herself immediately booked them for her solo tour of the NL after she met them on this show. The performances here are from opposite ends of the series - Floor actually sang Vilja Lied as the opening song of the first episode, and it is from the operetta "The Merry Widow" by Franz Lehár, which debuted in 1905, so right in Henk's wheelhouse (as well as being a massive shock and wake-up call to the others - that was the last thing they expected of a singer from any genre of rock!). The song by Henk and Emma was from the final episode, which is devoted entirely to duets - during the preceding episodes and the time they spend together between them, each singer gets to choose one of the others to do a duet with, in the final episode. Floor both started and finished the series, as her duet with Henk of "The Phantom Of The Opera" was the last of the final episode. And I suppose Henk did too, as the first episode was his day to be the special guest who they all sang for. They are all amazing in this series, and none more so than Henk - I think Floor was the only singer who he didn't have to hold back for in duet.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Ahh i see, I realized after that the order was probably wrong. Thanks for sharing the info Phil! 🙂

[@deeteenw]

@@ThomFoolery1 If you follow this playlist from jenniezelf, you will get Floors songs in chronological order, then the songs sung for Floor and then various other interesting performances and bits from the show. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWWloWqbra-onNU

[@phillee2814]

@@deeteenw I watched the whole series in chronological order, as some of the discussions refer back to previous performances or incidents, so unless you watch in order, it is hard to untangle them. I came away with huge respect for all of the singers, even if I'm not a huge fan of their genre. They all showed great versatility and respect for each other, and I only wish we had the same show in English. Non-competitive and enjoyable all round, with all of them expanding their repertoire and learning from each other. I think Henk sums it up best: "Good music is good music".

[@JariJuslin]

I think this is the same format than Finnish Vain Elämää which was one of the reality TVs I liked most when I still lived with a TV. This kind of cooperative and friendly format wins hands down over cutthroat competition of American shows. Which might explain why these are popular in the Europe but not seen in the US; different cultures, different focuses.

[@dangroth8680]

...Floor, Hank, and all the others are well established artists, but Emma, a simple youtuber (as far as I know), just blows my mind! Fantastic song and reaction. Thank you!

[@okiejohn3925]

It was fun to watch how their respect and admiration for Floor grew every episode...from this, the first show, they likely had sampled her work in order to pick the song they planned to sing on her episode, but most had NO idea just how good and versatile she is...by the end, I they were all in awe and gushing Floor fans. I think when she sang Shallow in her own style, they realized they were in the presence of greatness. As Ruben sobbed, after she destroyed him singing his song about his parents' divorce, "About love I don't know a thing", "It's ABSURD how you make everything better!"...

[@mariogansbeke]

Henk looks at Emma like a very proud grandfather. Love it!!!

[@marymonteban1928]

That is so! they are all singers!and in the shows there developed a band and that you notice! very nice.

[@MisterJ56]

Thanks for mentioning the Marcel Fisher Band. Also watch Rolf Sanchez (solo singer who looked so amazed while Henk and Emma were singing Vivo per lei) with his version of Hotel California (singing it for Floor): kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5zXpJmeZ9h4rJo Rolf is half Dutch/half Dominican (republic). So this version of him is Latin-ish. (sorry, no subs here).

[@ThomFoolery1]

Ooh that sounds great, thanks for sharing. :)

[@johnlindquist1784]

As if we really needed more proof that she can sing anything. Well, there it is folks. The Goddess strikes again.

[@bertbouwhuis]

This Beste Zangers (Best Singers!) show indeed invites the best singers from the Dutch music scene to participate and sing either songs ofone another or songs that are important for them. Seeing her professional peers being blown away by her (just like you :-) ) is such a treat. This show format really is the best. Great reaction.

[@cz-27love44]

In other seasons there are more gems to be found. Maria Fisilier (operasinger) with ‘lose yourself’ and Tommie Christiaan and Tania Kross with ‘Barcelona’ are good examples. The guy that has the greatest reactions is Rolf Sanchez. He also sings with Emma. And he does a very good Hotel California. All very nice to check out.

[@phils866]

I'm glad you reacted to this show. Like you say, it's so nice to see a show about the music, and artists having a great time, with none of this 'Who will get voted out next?' nonsense. I started by watching Floor's perfomances, but have ended up watching all the episodes, several times, and will continue to do so. A massive thanks to the lady who translated the show, and put up the subtitles, opening it up to a larger audience.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Well said Phillip! 🙂

[@hermenw.huiskamp8555]

O joy!! This specific episode has a number of great duets: Samantha and Tim, Rolf and Emma, Floor and Tim and of course this one and Floor and Henk...

[@mozsab]

So happy you included the intro/outro for vilja lied. Thank you! I watched all the episodes with the subtitles and it was worth it. But I had a ton of extra time then :) Great reaction dude. You’re awesome!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks Jeff! Much appreciated. Yeah, it's so great seeing them discuss. They all seem so genuine.

[@Oldman618]

I have heard several versions of this song sung by Andrea Bocelli and a female, but I enjoyed this as much as any.

[@joopsnoeij1054]

Again a very nice reaction, Thomas. The Netherlands has crazy good talents. Shows like Beste Zangers shows them on their best. Another Dutch Operasinger Maria Fiselier even raps to 'Lose yourself' from Eminem. Masterfull with her breathcontrol and clear diction and flow. You must see that.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thank you! Yes, lots of talent indeed. That sounds crazy, I have to check that out. 🙂

[@lydiavandodeweerd2984]

The most beautiful thing about this show is that no matter in what genre you sing, it's music. Like Henk said, music is music 💜💜. They're so genuine! And btw I love how you react to those videos! (Very genuine🤩) I can't wait to see you reacting to the other video's from the beste zangers ❤️. Love from the Netherlands 💓

[@ThomFoolery1]

Dank je Lydia! Yes, it's a great show and I'll check out some more soon. Take care. 😄

[@lydiavandodeweerd2984]

@@ThomFoolery1 ❤️❤️

[@oneknight55]

This was the first song of season 2019, and as you saw they weren't to sure how this "metal singer" would do. "Floor...hold my wine." haha.

[@DutchRedhead]

by the way, this was the first time they heard floor sing.Only Tim knew her from after forever. Denise hofs and jenniezelf have subtitled some episodes,both differrent episodes

[@gemini1100]

And paul h ,also on dayli motion

[@FancyPrimate]

This season was full of surprises! Getting teary over Floor doing "Winner" was definitely unexpected!

[@lisannedebaas9336]

I'd love to recommend another video from Beste Zangers: Samantha Steenwijk - Ik ben altijd dicht bij jou. It's a Dutch cover from the Nightwish song 'Our Decades in the Sun', she sang it for Floor. Samantha has the deepest and most powerful voice! I'm sure you'll love it!

[@Hondengeleider]

The Netherlands is only a small country but great singers.

[@mariaelenasanchezyanez690]

Floor Jansen the best and most versatility singer of the planet....The Queen NIGHTWISH ARMY🔥🤘

[@Ricamros]

The amazing thing about Vivo Per Lei is how you always think it can't possibly turn any more powerful and then it pushes even further

[@daa2608]

I suspect the reason this show has not been syndicated round Europe is cos all the producers are thinking " how the hell do we top that?"

[@papaverweg]

Thank you for presenting us such joyful moments with such an incredible vocalist and still a very humble women. The guy with his mouth wide open is Rolf Sanchez, a Dutch/Dominic Republic.

[@sreypovchun663]

Very nice reaction.thank you

[@bazkeen]

Beste Zangers has got to be one of the best shows to come out in a long time. Excellent choice Thomas

[@SYNtemp]

Oh that joy when we were watching BZ '19... thanks for bringing it back with your reaction... imo thats the best with reactions, recalling and sharing good memories...

[@shoemaker688]

Great duet and thx for your great reaction. The 2021 season is now on in my country. There's a great line up again. Among them is Anneke van Giersbergen.She inspired Floor and the rest is history.

[@darkiee69]

Vilja lied comes from the operetta The merry widow (Die lustige witwe) by Franz Lehár

[@scray00]

Thomas wanted to let you all know that denisehofs has uploaded the better videos (with the conversations and subtitles) on daily motion. They are the entire episodes. Jenniezelf here on yt had them all up, but was forced to take them down. Just a little FYI for e1 🖤

[@ThomFoolery1]

Oh that's a shame! Great that they're still on Dailymotion. Thanks for the tip!

[@RonniePeterson]

The other duets are phenomenal but Emma and Henk stole it by a whisker! Check out Rolf and Hotel California on this show if you get a chance.

[@darkiee69]

Emma and Rolf in Pa Olvidarte was another highlight

[@sageanimist48]

His Hotel California is a bit cheesy

[@nickwiederhold]

"Sometimes a note comes out and you just shed a tear", damn straight. Happens far too often to me. And the face you enjoyed so much was Rolf Sanchez.

[@merenwen4495]

The original song is by Andrea Bocelli. He is an amazing Italian singer. If you appreciate Henk's voice, you should definitely check him out. He sang a duet with Sarah Brightman (she originated the role of Christine in Phantom of the Opera) called Time to say goodbye, which is absolutely gorgeous: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWSof4tplq2fp7c

[@dac2007]

Floor's performance being the first of the whole season really set the bar high for the rest. But they all delivered. Afterwards she also sings in spanish and dutch, and of course english. The show did put her in the map in her country, and the band joined her in her solo tour in Netherlands, just before the pandemic striked worldwide (unfortunately one show that was going to be filmed is still pending).

[@liesjedegie1001]

You need to see Strong from this show!!! Emma sings this song written by Floor, especially for Floor. That song and the song Winner by Floor, and this one Vivo per lei are my favorites!!!

[@nightwishfannl5762]

Yay! Thank you my friend 🤗 Enough suggestions given ⬇️ I hope you enjoy 😊

[@ThomFoolery1]

😀😀🤘🤘

[@micahmaughan1101]

a few months ago i binged this entire season in one sitting and i have no regrets. so glad you enjoyed vivo per lei, i love floor but i prefer that particular duet, rather than phantom, which i believe youve seen. i highly recommend watching the whole show because honestly the group of people they selected for this season could not have had better chemistry, and there were a lot of tear-jerkers. as for vilja lied, others have said it, but that was the very first performance of the season, so many of the other singers on the couch had no idea how good floor is, and were in for quite the surprise, as you can see LOL. i highly recommend watching floor perform winner for tim akkerman and about love i dont know a thing for ruben annink, as well as emma heesters performing strong for floor. all three of those were some of my favourite and i definitely got choked up in all of them. hope to see more beste zangers 2019 reacts coming from your channel, i really think you'll love it! been a pleasure watching, as usual, have a good day!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks very much Micah! It seems like a very watchable show. Wish I could binge but I'll save it for the reactions haha. Definitely keen to hear what everyone else can do. Cheers 🙂

[@ronnyseffinga7950]

glad you discovered the jenniezelf channel .... keep em coming !!!

[@vlinder6329]

Great Song Thank You so much 💕💕💕

[@tonnysoolsma5149]

Beatifull ❤❤

[@rolandmertens1604]

First of all, love your reaction. Beste zangers is like you already said a non-competetive singer show. Every other week one of the artists sits in the central spot on the couch and every other singer sings a song for him or her. That can be a song that they're related to in some way, or even a song they wrote themselves. For that matter you should check out 'Winner' performed by Floor. Tim Akkerman, former leadsinger of the Dutch rockband Di-rect wrote that song for his brother, who is living his life in a wheelchair. That performance will really hit you in the chest! Most of all, check his reaction while sitting on that couch! If you haven't guessed already I'm also Dutch and I know Floor for a really long time now, and I'm so proud that maybe the best female singer on the globe, is coming from around here... (She used to live in my zipcode). And seeing her becoming the leadsinger of Nightwish, my favourite band since I discovered them around 2002 is making me feel so, I don't know how to say it, but like really proud in some way... She's awesome and they're a perfect match in every way.... So sad about Marko though......

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hi Roland, thank you very much. It's an awesome show indeed and I'm excited to checkout some of the suggestions! A few others also mentioned those so I will have to check them out. You good people of the Netherlands have every right to be proud of Floor and your many other musical exports! :)

[@WLsmiling]

I only watched Floor on Beste Zangers 🤭🤭🤭

[@DutchRedhead]

Nice reaction Thomas! you can do every perfomance of floor, because...well you know! the dutch version from Samantha of Our decades in the sun is also great! Stay safe!!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thank you mate! 🙂🤘

[@marianmarkx1153]

Listen also to Samantha Steenwijk. She sings the song from Floor/ Nightwish Our decades in the sun, in Dutch lanquage: Ik ben altijd dicht bij jou. Samantha nailed this song!! And the songs: " Zonder jou", " Het geeft niet" So beautiful!!! ❤ The songs of Ruben: " Hoe is hij " and "Ga maar door" are wonderful too. All the singers of Beste Zangers are very good!!!!

[@rbreu]

If you want to hear the band doing more Nightwish-y things, in Floor's episode Tim Akkerman did a cover of Nemo and Samantha Steenwijk did a cover of Our Decades in the Sun (In Dutch, "Ik ben altijd dicht bij jou"). Both are fun!

[@ThomFoolery1]

That sounds awesome. Thanks 🙂

[@gjbosse]

The 2019 season was the best by far. Other seasons have a few good singers 2019 had all great singers.

[@Jos_G.]

Totally agree with your opinion.

[@jerrychance3909]

@@Jos_G. True, 2019 was the best, but 2020 was also very enjoyable.

[@alextol9950]

At the time Tim was the only one who knew who she was. The others literally had to Google her to find out who she was and what she did. After this eberyone knew her although it blew up after the Phantom performance

[@harrythatsme2100]

Great reaction. Can you do Nightwish - Devil &The Deep Dark Ocean (live in Buenos Aires)? That would be a nice one for a double with Curtis. You haven't done any reaction on The Buenos Aires Concert. In this one Floor and Marco put up a real show (kind of a Meatloaf-Paradise by the dashboard light vibe). Drums are insane and Floors outfit is more warrior like then you ever have seen......:) Can't afford to miss that one. Thanks for the ride.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks very much! I did already do Devil and the deep dark ocean as well as I want my tears back from that show, so good! You're right though, Curtis would definitely enjoy it. 🙂

[@robertrijkers4923]

you had me at 'the way she's rolling her R's' ;p

[@wiltingreymann2820]

Check denice hofs. She subtitled the complete shows of beste zangers

[@deeteenw]

Denise was forced to take off most translations from youtube, but fortunately the translations on Jennies channel have survived somehow.

[@mozsab]

12:46 are you having some trouble keeping it together? This song hits me hard every damn time.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Haha Always trying to keep it together when Floor is singing

[@PK--ITA]

Franz Lehar created the song in 1905, it is not a work of contemporary.

[@cindycindy9793]

❤❤❤

[@1336mg]

You say they are humble and its due to their Dutch upbringing. You grow up and learn not to be arrogant. People just woun't accept that, arrogant beople will be judged for it. "Be normal, thats good enough" is what we Dutchies say. It's comming from our Calvinistic past. "a haughty spirit before a fall." Although not that many people still are religious, the act-normal-spirit stayed with us. They all can be proud, they all are great singers and have worked hard to get where they are now.

[@jeanellelange7125]

Hey Thomas thanks for the amazing reaction absolutely loved it and I also absolutely love your channel and your reactions. 🤘😋🤘Can you please reacto Floor singing Strong at Doornroosje Nijmegen and her latest cover Adagio as well as Nightwish Noise please 😊🙏🙏

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hey Jeanelle, thank you again for your kind words and suggestions. Much appreciated 😄

[@Nicholas_V]

Please do a reaction to the following songs of this show: Floor Jansen - Winner Floor Jansen - Shallow Emma Heesters - Strong Tim Akkerman - Dear Mr President Tim Akkerman - Breng hem thuis (bring him home) (This one made me cry. It is in dutch but it's beautiful) If possible, use the videos with the introductions like you did in this video. It's really nice to know the backstory

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thank you!

[@Paul_C]

The first song. The subject of the song is not what most people think. Contrary to most love songs the subject is MUSIC, not a person.

[@Jos_G.]

Wow, I love your reaction to these performances. I hope you, with your friendly and enjoying face, are in for another double reaction. First Henk Poort with his masterpiece 'Noelia' and, if you let the video play, directly afterwards Floor with her performance in Spanish of 'Que Se Siente'. The video can be found on Dailymotion, it has very well translated subs (by denise Hoffs) and is in Full HD. The intro starts at 00:47. Follow the link: www.dailymotion.com/video/x7kqgvu Switch on the English subs and video full HD! Again, thank you (for giving us all a smile).

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thank you very much Jos! I really appreciate the kind words and the link. Take care! :)

[@christinaalgate4899]

Bocelli sings this song. No one knew who she was at the beginning of the season. Jennizelf did an amazing job on the subs.

[@okidoki878]

No one ? That not true . Henk and Tim knew here. And a lot of Dutch metal fans know here from after for ever.

[@bertbarnhoorn]

I agree: it was an unexpected and beautiful combination initiated by Henk. He was also impressed by what Emma was doing on YT with her covers. If you like to see/hear something further complete unbelivable, unique and new in cover world that Emma is doing since last year is the producing of covers on YT in English of Hindi/Punjabi/Urdu (in short the Indian subcontinent) super songs. So far she did already 11 covers. It begun with Sayad, see kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqXTepmZbd2nhdE in March 2020. Now she is in healthy concurrence with another beautiful cover singer from India called AiSh. They produce more or less the same covers, Aish in Hindi and Emma in English. They have much in common. The Subcontinent is enjoying this whole thing very much.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hey Bert! Thanks for sharing! This sounds fascinating, I'll look into it. :)

[@marymonteban1928]

Vilja song from ¨Die lustige witwe¨.

[@aliveldwijk-cornelissen6160]

She is A KZbin.

[@erwinamesz7642]

Am I too late?

[@erwinamesz7642]

Ohhh no, too late!

[@lillihartman9802]

BTW that was the first time they all heard Floor sing minus Tim

[@R---66---R]

Well done, Tu.......uhhhhmmm...T'h'omas (I won't repeat this joke again, from now on...no worries!) and you see that our country seems to be the birthplace of incredible talent. Too humble sometimes? Yes, sure...'Doe maar normaal, dan doe je al gek genoeg', but if 'that's' the right method, I don't think so! It's very pleasant to watch and absorb your uploads, Sir!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Ah you're Dutch? Awesome, I've been very impressed with the Dutch musicians I've discovered lately! Thanks for the kind words. 😊

[@R---66---R]

@@ThomFoolery1 Greetz from a dutch guy! There's so much talent in this small country...just like there is in beautiful Finland ;-}

[@ModernTalking1988]

Great Reaction video love it, If you love the voice of Emma check this Emma Heesters - Strong kzbin.info/www/bejne/oni8pXmcnLaiibM She sang it for Floor, and it's Floors own song, during here time with After Forever, please react to it.

[@palantir135]

Let me learn you some Dutch. The EE in Heesters is pronounced as the E in oke or in hey. And yes, every time I 😢 Mainstream radio in the Netherlands is rubbish. They only play easy to produce, cheap stuff . In other words: modern pop music.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Good to know, thank you. Yes, unfortunately, the mainstream crap is everywhere. We have to keep fighting for the good stuff though.