VOCAL COACH FIRST TIME REACTION Sydnie Christmas - Tomorrow

[@BillNeesan]

Sydnie doesn't sing a song, she becomes the song, and the song becomes her. That's why it feels so personal. Inspirational!

[@dmas2]

WOW. Thank you for putting that in words!! If I could have figured it out, that would be exactly what I would have written!!

[@jvyours102]

Beautiful inside and out vocal coach...

[@DouniaRaphael]

Thank you! 🤍

[@anthonydarby3973]

My my,you are a rarity, a vocal coach who actually listens. Your reaction was lovely to see. You showed respect and patience, thank you, take care, Tony here in the UK 🇬🇧

[@michaelreece2966]

I love that you like to listen to the entire performance first, uninterrupted, before you then go back and give your comments. I have great respect for you doing that. Kudos. ❤️❤️❤️

[@heatheryoung2213]

Thank you so much for not interrupting the performance every two seconds. You are the first coach that Ive watched all the way through for that reason.

[@regorhtims]

Hi Dounia. I love Sydnie Christmas and her singing ability; But more than that, I also love you. Your ability to critique a singer and the song is unbelievable. If I would ever have a vocal coach, I would want it to be you. Lebanon has produced a very special woman in you. May God bless and continue blessing you Dounia...Always!!

[@susanfleischman8718]

Dounia...I have never seen you before, you are beautiful I enjoyed watching your reaction! I will check out more about you! Thanks for this beautiful critique!!

[@DouniaRaphael]

Thank you so much!!

[@almadeusstar]

Dounia....i love you because you actually honored the performance by sticking with it and not interrupting. I love you because you cried at all the right moments. As i am writing this comment i have not yet heard your verbal comments.....dont have to....i have already seen the best reaction anyone could imagine. And of course i love you because you are lovely.

[@wagonmaster1974]

First of all, thank you for your unbroken playback of the artist's performance. Very rare. When Sydnie took the stage, she had me. Her effervescent personality, the humorous banter with the judges. But, when the music began she was all serious - in a great way. Her facial moves, her clarity and the range of her voice was breathtaking! Then, she got the comments and responded appropriately...then, the golden buzzer. I thought, for a second, we had lost her when she went down. She turned into a child in a candy store, or a child who just received a pony. Unbelievable raw and unpretentious reaction. The irony was the buffer music was Loren Allred singing "Over The Rainbow," which is the version Sydnie chose for her finale. I suppose you know the outcome of the show. She earned and deserved all the comments offered, and then some. Beautiful!

[@steinwaygrands]

Hi Dounia - just want to say I appreciate your passion and expertise... thanks for all you do. I did subscribe and sent you a token thank you. Sydnie Christmas is a soul supplying fresh air & inspiration to the masses.

[@DouniaRaphael]

Thank you so much! 🤍

[@steinwaygrands]

@@DouniaRaphael my pleasure. I will continue to follow you - I just love your passion and super-smarts. Bless you. Your reaction and feedback style is the best of all on YT.

[@markbrookes6557]

The BEST commentary I've seen about Sydnie. You sat there and listened to the entire thing and THEN added your comments. You were the only I saw do that and I've seen a few because I LOVE Sydnie! Excellent job, Dounia!

[@DouniaRaphael]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ILoveSchnauzers]

FanFreakingTastic!!!!!!! After hearing this I listened to her other performances, My Way and Over the Rainbow. She's fabulous.

[@coffeetalk924]

Greetings from California U.S. I absolutely love that you run it once with no interruptions. And admiring your "I really don't care" attitude about copyright restrictions. Fantastic! Love your post video insights. Big fan of you 👍

[@AgataKosek-Krawcowicz]

I saw this plenty of times and everytime tears in eyes :-))))

[@guilfordterminal]

For the first time in my life, I completely understand the meaning and the story behind this song. Sydnie's singing brings out the pathos and emotion of the story in the words from Annie - the loneliness and sadness always waiting/hoping for a better day tomorrow. I found it impossible to be detached from her singing and was completely caught up in her expression of this heartfelt interpretation that so beautifully captures its meaning.

[@stevea9604]

Your tears are real…she earned them…I still get them every time I hear her 🤩🥹🎹🎤🎬🎼

[@mikecontreras6718]

Beautiful commentary - you are 100% correct how as an artist she creates an ambiance which makes you feel invited "into" the lyrics. Tomorrow - there is hope, the sun will come out, indeed! A true ray of life in a world of injustice and fear - she emanates hope and joy!

[@jnzbrown]

Thank you for just enjoying the video first and really absorbing the moment before sharing your thoughts.

[@Jamienomore]

You are the ONLY Vocal Coach who doesn't play a song for a few seconds, talks for ages, Plays the song for a few seconds talks for ages etc. I MUCH prefer your Reactions. She sings My Way, Her Way.🧸

[@DouniaRaphael]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@Jamienomore]

@@DouniaRaphael 🧸

[@melissaechols7521]

100% agree! 😊😊😊😊😊

[@curtisrbeck]

I was about to say the same thing. A refreshing way to respond. I'm going to go look for more of your reviews. Well done.

[@garydonahue4804]

You took the words out of my mouth. Some interrupt so much it gets really annoying. I appreciate how she let us hear the song first and then reacted. I've heard Sydnie sing this and other songs many times and never get tired of it. She is truly a star in the making!

[@mariannelehman58]

Let's have it!!! Thank you for following thru the whole audition without constantly stopping. I watched your expressions and that was just as priceless!!

[@pascalepierloot]

She’s perfect for the West End. I would have liked to hear her sing Memory from Cats. Am I the only one who was thinking of Shirley Bassey when she sang My Way. But clearly she can do almost any style. Great range as well. She’s amazing.

[@billperspic2479]

I have not once listened to this performance and not cried and I’m a very much man’s man. The beauty of a woman’s very clear voice is the most emotionally evocative experience in humanity

[@DeniseB-r1j]

Your Facial Expressions …spoke volumes…what a beautiful smile you have.😢

[@johnblackhead2384]

I bought her album. It’s very good.

[@denaspohn5207]

Very nice analysis of the performance.

[@claudiagdiorio2372]

i have probably seen hundreds of versions of Sydnie singing and I cannot get enough of her! what is that about? for me, its like divinity comes through her voice and personality. Wow..Wow...Wow!!!

[@happy777abc]

God gives gifts to mankind . She was given a gift.

[@mickeyscarborough289]

I really enjoyed your comments, as I have wondered before what a vocal coach thought of her singing. I would LOVE to hear her & Tom Ball together!!

[@PumaAeroMarine]

Excellent synopsis. BTW, Sidney brought you to tears...you are not alone. I also learned she has HUGE issue with stage fright. To the point of dry heaving. I was also amazed that you caught the breathing part and it being tenseness. Never had I heard that quite how you described it. That is exactly the type of thing body language experts look for. Bravo on your evaluation. Sidney needs to always be Sidney and not change. Love to see your critiques of the semifinals in the finals where she won it all. Sidney is definitely a one of a kind original.

[@LawrenceHyde]

I like the way you do this! You don't stop it but let it play all the way through. Sydnie is a wonderful talent and I love her! Thanks for your reaction!

[@troyspartan95]

Forgive me for saying this but I can't help it but you are absolutely beautiful! And you are very good at what you do I have watched other vocal coaches react to other singers and you're the first that I've seen that listens to the whole song all the way through and then go back and listen to it again and react to it I really like that!

[@stevea9604]

What a great analysis and education on her performance. 🎉❤😊

[@johanna9858]

Thank you so much for not interrupting her and the reactions of the audience.

[@sheperdsheperd2494]

Love the way you listen to the entire performance without interrupting .. thank you for your insightful comments.

[@DouniaRaphael]

My pleasure!

[@williamdaniels4013]

I LOVE TO SEE EVERYBODY'S REACTIONS TO THIS LIFE CHANGING WOMAN. SHE IS THEE PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHAT A PERSON'S PERSONALITY BEING INFECTIOUS/CONTAGIOUS MEANS!!! ❤️💐🎤💃🫂💯

[@troyspartan95]

Don't feel alone I cried like a little girl when I first saw this lol and now watching you reacting to her brought me to tears again lol

[@JavierNunez-b5r]

When she makes someone cry you know she have it. she's the total package..

[@fluffymuffi1]

I appreciate that you did not stop after every few words to comment on some vocal technique and you watched through. Sydnie's singing is greater than the sum of the notes. You feel the story every single time you listen.

[@williamnavipilcher5109]

Your heartfelt presence is so amazing how your ego is not in way i would say 10 not so many singers have her gift

[@rachray83]

Wow a vocal coach who quietly listened and reacted with her face then spoke, was nice to see and you included judges, which gave the full effect of the occasion. I believe she meant hasn't performed it live make since 4.

[@Jann-zp5mb]

Love ur reactions! U don't keep stopping the video! I'll keep watching your reactions! Thankyou! Sydney was great!

[@tw7998]

Just found your channel, love that you do not stop the song every few seconds. You have a new sub

[@endotimez9086]

When you brought out the tissues I thought "Yup, she has the same reactions I do to Sydnie".

[@gammaroserose9723]

Your the first one to notice that. I kept thinking the same thing and wondered why they didn't point this out upon review of song. I like that she changes up her songs to fit her style and always positive. For example where it says "it's only a day away"to it's always a day away. Also in her semi-final I guess it is a Frank Sinatra She turned it from him to her. So while she uses songs she puts a twist to them to actually own them, I thought that was very clever to do when I heard it in My Way. I had gone back to listen to this performance once again and I noticed about how she says it's always a day away. I've not yet seen anybody incorporate that into their performances not once but twice but three times. She raps to. She has a homemade video doing it.

[@deanknows2024]

Great professional reaction. Thanks for not pausing throughout and analysing at the end of the song. Unlike other vocal coaches that pause ten times throughout and completely spoil the true reactions to songs. Please react to "Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best (Official Video)." This is a fantastic song with great lyrics from a truly talented artist with such a beautiful, unique and outstanding voice. This video is for sure a tear jerker, so you will need your tissues. Keep up the great work.

[@DouniaRaphael]

Added!

[@JeffBruns]

Really, so far I choose to believe that you are the best vocal coach that I've heard critique a singing artist. I can say that as you were talking I was shelling Pistachio nuts with a teaspoon. But during your sweet critique of Sydnie Christmas you yourself sang a beautiful note that sounded so loud and so pure like it was coming out of deep water, your beautiful tone of that note you sang out made me stop shelling my yummy Pistachios and look up at you and I thought, "What!!!??" Holy-cow, please don't stop, please sing some more!!! My gosh that note of yours is still reverberating in my ears even now. Truly, you must be a wonderful lady to be sure. Thank you so much for your channel indeed. 🙂!!!!

[@seanterry8748]

You are the absolute best reviewer ive ever seen. Bravo to you! Youre also absolutely gorgeous

[@kathleenferguson7537]

I love the fact that you don't interrupt her , then you critique her ,thanks.

[@DouglasDruigA]

Thank You for not cutting the responses after the song, THANK YOU

[@kareniacovelli9167]

Watch her other two performances…My Way is spectacular. After her Golden Buzzer, you just knew she would win the competition. Cannot get enough….

[@thomas-gw3xf]

81 and watching her several times and still cry like a small baby entering into this realm called life !

[@nelsonduffy9520]

She will now star in the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium which is part of her prize playing in front of members of the Royal Family

[@janw2405]

Hi, I’m impressed with the way you didn’t stop the song several times like most vocal coaches. I saw her on a British talk show after her performance. She admitted she was absolutely terrified. Smile.

[@chrisose]

There is an undertone of despair in the song "Tomorrow" that is glossed over in original Broadway score. In this arrangement and Sydnie's performance that despair rides much closer to the surface especially with the way she ends.

[@alphadaddyjake]

I loved seeing you tear up it’s good when your heart feels it

[@deborahbeatty]

And Sydnie went on to win! Amazing pipes!

[@brushymt1]

Sydnie is awesome!!

[@bigkingfish2003]

excellent analysis, you truely are an expert i did a little background on sydnie. graduated from a performing arts school in london in 2014, did many years as an entertainer /singer on cruise ships, and was a singer on germanys starlight express tv show, so she is hardly an amateur.

[@Heroboomers4evr]

I will keep your channel notifications on. Great format. And job.

[@davidlingren7870]

I have watched many vocal coaches review various artists…Dounia, you are the best! I enjoy how you listen and then share many things that a common person like myself would miss. Thank you!

[@Holland143]

Loved your reaction and as someone said in the comments unlike some other reactions you don’t talk over the performance, very easy follow 😊😊

[@joeybrown1962]

As an aging singer and still not getting my break, it is refreshing to see that there are people out there with a talent that can overcome even the staunchest (Simon) of critics. This performance was one of the best I have ever seen doing this particular song. She made it hers and when she went up high there towards the end her voice was crisp and her clarity was amazing. If anyone has ever deserved a golden buzzer it was Syndie. I hope that I can get a look at her performance at the Royal Variety. Her versions of My Way and Somewhere Over the Rainbow were even better than this performance and she reaslly did stand head and shoulders above the rest of those who made it into the final round.

[@greggwilson2696]

She takes my breath away!!!!

[@nilaabanggan9070]

Loved how you just listened and watched the intire show, then your reaction... Best ever ... please do her version of My Way and Over the Rainbow!! Thank you! I never get tired listening to Sydnie everyday..A huge fan of Sydnie and now you too!❤

[@goldenlizard00]

I'm pretty much a fan of Sydnie Christmas by now and love to hear vocal coaches reactions. Next song is My Way in the semifinals of Britain's Got Talent. I thin she's at her best in that performance. At the time she was lead by one of the best vocal coaches in the UK as the show assigned her to the singers. So I'm curious to know what you think.

[@suzanpoetiray1345]

She so touched me

[@kerryh2388]

I give Sydnie a 9.9 out of 10. I love the range in her voice. Her singing brings me to tears and gives me chills.

[@rosegardenia3254]

An “11” as brought lots of people addicted to watching & listening to her “giftedness”!❤❤❤

[@AdamLeigh-vl2jr]

I really love your reaction to this video. I love the way you watched it through without stopping first, then went through it again with your comments. I am a huge fan of Sydnie and I very much look forward to your reaction to her singing My Way. It’s quite different.

[@markedly1013]

Amen!

[@tada-us1rf]

Very much enjoyed your reaction. I am looking forward to your reactions to her covers of "My Way" in the semi-finals and "Over The Rainbow" in the finals! Thanks so much!

[@DouniaRaphael]

Thank you! 🤍 Will do 🥰

[@heatherlea6825]

​@@DouniaRaphaelexceptional performances. You must see other two.

[@AlanHope2013]

@@heatherlea6825 Of course the next two performances will have been heavily affected bythe coaching she got after this audition, from BGT and others, grooming her for greater things. This original audition is Sydnie at her most natural, and all the vocal coaches in the world will only take away from that, trying to put their own stamp on her. But it was Sydnie alone who scored a golden buzzer, and she alone deserves all the credit. Dounia here, herself a vocal coach, had to wipe away a tear during the original, and that tells me all I need to know.

[@wanderlusttinyhousechick7192]

Somewhere over the rainbow playing in the background by her is just as incredible I could listen to Sydnie Christmas all day and night long and never get sick of her she has the most perfect beautiful voice just as good if not better than Whitney Houston Celine Dion or anybody else.

[@crazydale1000]

I'M 74 YEARS OLD. LISTENED TO TONS OF MUSIC. HER VOICE GAVE ME CHILLS

[@jamespeden804]

I'm 82, and no matter how many times I hear Sydnie the tears are unstoppable. Truly a phenomenan.

[@aaronmackenzie4548]

Thank you Dounia for not stopping the performance and giving your opinio, like others I’ve watched in the past, you allowed the moment to endure our thoughts, of your admiration of the moment! 🙏 for that, I’ve subscribed!

[@DouniaRaphael]

Thank you so much!!

[@andyturner3056]

Thankyou for your reaction. Not interrupting and appreciating the whole performance is what I like. Fell in love with Sydnie after this performance. To me she has a voice like Shirley Bassey, but is the opposite of a Diva. Her personality is amazing and infectious. Her version of My Way next is amazing. I love Sinatra's version, but I actually love her version more

[@kateek73]

I absolutely LOVE getting to watch your whole reaction before the analysis. I can see you’re feeling what I felt and it’s so fun to watch it in real time. I really like getting to hear the opinion after the performance!!

[@DouniaRaphael]

Thank you so much!!

[@UniqueCuriousMakeupArtist]

Love your style of analyzing and critiquing. 😊

[@DouniaRaphael]

Yay! Thank you!

[@Colin-to1nv]

Thank you for sharing your delight with Sydnie Christmas now you've found out about her audition: she certainly had vocal training for the next song, "My Way," with the coach who worked with her at the BGT. She said, on the breakfast TV afterwards (that is also on youtube, still), that her vocal studies after high school were perfected by this coach. This tune Sydnie adapted very well from the cover of Marisha Wallace, from 4 years ago during the lockdown, in London: Marisha is now also a fan of Sydnie. The background "Over the Rainbow" during the applause in this video, is by Loren Allred, of "Never Enough": Loren had to persuade Sydnie, with a video message, to adapt this cover for her own song in the BGT final. Afterwards, Loren called it "our" song. For ten years Sydnie had been trying to find work in London's West End, without any luck, though she did find a bit of other work, abroad. This BGT was her last try to establish her career. Please look at her other two songs as soon as you can!

[@newlife8318]

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[@gheorghegoldan4393]

O voce din alta lume.

[@atstupenas]

I loved your reaction, it was spot on!

[@joelwilman8712]

I really like your style of review! I enjoyed seeing you show your emotion watching the first time. I am not a singer, but I feel that you are probably an incredible voice coach! Keep up the good work!

[@DouniaRaphael]

Thank you so much!!

[@lancedwyer3742]

Just came across your channel. So informative for an amateur like me. Thank you!

[@DouniaRaphael]

You are so welcome!

[@rbakerva]

So you were crying too! 😂😂❤❤

[@larrythegood9529]

Thanks for including the reactions

[@DouniaRaphael]

Any time!

[@MichaelScott-jy2si]

She is living proof that God has Angels on Earth Just so we can feel again

[@DonClay-l8g]

Yes, there are some angels on earth and she is one of them!

[@Aries61]

Love your review! Thank you!! Sydnie is a treasure! ❣️🙏

[@henrique_farinha]

Greetings from Brazil! Very nice reaction. The way you do without interrupting every moment and analysing in the end is perfect. Looking forward to the next ones!

[@DouniaRaphael]

Thank you so much!!

[@andrewgarnham787]

Great job Dounia. I love the fact that you had the respect to watch the video all the way through without pausing and commenting. 'My Way' was my fav song Sydney sang in the semi final. Thank you❤

[@davestrong6119]

Dounia, thank you for listening to the entire performance, in real time, before making any comment. Your critique was spot on, and if you take the reverb off of your voice, we could hear the nuances in your speaking voice, which is very musical. Thank you…….i’ll be back

[@billblow476]

She's Brilliant Energy

[@mbtmbaertlein]

I love your analogy, your comments. And intuition,awesome

[@detlevgradert9328]

Happy to see you back and you seem to be doing well. Hope for more soon... Kisses from Delle in Sweden

[@DouniaRaphael]

Thank you! 🥰

[@detlevgradert9328]

@@DouniaRaphael Love your reactions after the songs,,, Bring in Faouzia soon too... Love your good kind eyes when you like what you listen to... Kisses Delle in Sweden

[@detlevgradert9328]

@@DouniaRaphael Are you sure you are from Lebanon? You look like an Arab princess, but with some blood from Kurdistan. In any case, I enjoy the fact that you both listen with your ears and a lot with your eyes, these cannot be fooled in any way. They are beautiful too. Hugs Delle in Sweden

[@dennisorwin8716]

She made a few lyric changes ("only" to "always") that turned the song from a childhood paen of optimism to a powerful hymn of adult angst. And the voice delivered it with heartful power.

[@smoofollowingqalroundthewo206]

Sydnie’s voice reminds me of Judy Garland.

[@JK-oz9io]

She’s utterly terrific

[@wttao39]

Interesting analysis to Sydnie's audition ! The fact that you first listening the song without interrupting it it's reason enough for me to subscribe to your channel! Unlike other Vocal Coaches who in their first reaction is to pause the song every 5 seconds.... There is NO WAY to FEEL and Understand anything with that approach....! Must see her second performance in My Way! Greetings from Greece!

[@theoven344]

How is it possible not to fall in love instantly with this girl ? She touched my soul in the first 15 seconds. And i didnt expect it. Whenever i want to get a break, i watch her performance.

[@Ovalrapture]

I am so glad you waited to the end of the performance to comment. Brilliant! So respectful!🥰

[@DouniaRaphael]

Thank you so much!!

[@burgaweddie1]

Love the channel !!

[@joeybrown1962]

Adding to my previous comment from 3 weeks ago. Dounia, I was pretty amazed at the reference to Delta Goodrem. Before Sydnie hit the stage, Delta had my ear more than any other female singer. Then came Loren Allred, I don't think that Loren has the stage presence that Delta does, but comparable voices. Then Sydnie comes along and blows them all away. Thank you for you honest and real reaction. Ill be coming back!

[@anamafaldapena7522]

you have to see over the rainbow and my way it was perfect

[@guilbert5815]

Thank you for this reaction. Please react to her Semi-Final & Grand Final performances in that order. She will all the more amaze you as she amazed us.

[@jallesac1]

Dounia, loved your analysis and i subscribed to your channel because you didn't interrupt the first show of the performance. You must watch her next 2 performances- My Way, and Somewhere over the rainbow. i would love to see your take on these. Sydnie is less nervous, really shows her range and control more in these 2 songs and i think you're going to love them. Blessings to you.