Heartfelt! "Father" Covered by Emma Kok |

[@jacques7799]

Not particularly an easy song to sing in the first place. Did not know the song. But Emma did it with heart and soul! Incredible. Truly incredible. Thanks a lot for your reaction.

[@alanrobinson4814]

Two new songs this year. Dancing on the stars and Disney musical concert preview. Emma was marvelous in both as usual. You will love them both.❤️❤️

[@itomg]

You're right: she's living the songs she sings. Her storytelling on top of the beauty of her voice is amazing.

[@markkeller1477]

Beautifully done and very emotional! Did you notice the man wearing the headphones behind and to Emma's left? He was trying to keep it together throughout Emma's performance and was finally reduced to tears which he wiped quickly away! I completely understand why...Emma tugging at our heartstrings once again!

[@BrianLarin]

Emma owns every song she sings

[@JaapFilius]

"Voilà" did put Emma on the map (so to speak), but she has much more in store. No, she does not have as many video's as Angelina Jordan and Lucy Thomas have, but Emma sings different genres and does that very well. And now she is on World tour with André Rieu and performs for thousands of people, almost every week (this week she was in Wembley, London...). Not bad for a 16 year old.... Thanks to André Rieu this girl is living her dream this year and who knows what the future has in store for her. And this performance on 5 Mai 2023 was very emotional for many people: it was at the American Graveyard in Margraten (NL) where American victims from the second World War are burried. In the Netherlands there are special events, every year in the first week of Mai (memorialize the victims on 4 Mai at 8pm with 2 minutes of silence in the entire country, celebrate liberation on 5 Mai).

[@Burden1113]

Emma is da best ever!!!!

[@glenniscannon7038]

Absolutely beautiful, singing from the heart, Emma is an amazing young lady❤

[@pioter3124]

Thank you for reacting to this hiden treasure. I think that this performance is as beautiful and powerful as Emma's Voila performance. It deserves a lot more hits and attention❤❤.

[@dennisharnish9063]

Her talent is amazingly good. She got to the man seated behind her. He couldn’t hold the tears back. This is in respect of the American soldiers that freed that area of Europe in WW2.

[@hansniessen8976]

The american soldiers that re-occupied that erea of europe in ww 2

[@stevecgarry]

Greetings from Ireland, and thank you for a reaction that clearly required a lot of thought, Emma well and truly got to you in the way that she delivered that song, and as you saw, and commented on she broke the sound engineer behind her, and at the end of the concert, after the duet, they left the stage to a standing ovation, and given this was very much not a concert about performances, but a concert of remembrance, it said a lot about how moved people there were by the way she delivered the songs she sang. I am thinking that the reason Emma can put so much emotion into her singing is because she has been well and truly through the emotional mill herself because of her illness, and all the issues she's had to face from her first memories, having been on tube feeding from 9 months, she's had to cope with so many issues that are deeply emotional, being unable to participate in so many aspects of growing up and playing, they've been denied her by the requirement to carry the equivalent of a boat anchor around with her for 22 hours a day, and with the problems she faced with her delayed growth, and limited stamina, there are times when she has to use a wheelchair to avoid problems, as her reserves of energy are restricted compared to her peers, and that's without even mentioning the deeply emotional aspects of being unable to share in family times together when partaking of a meal for something like a special occasion, her illness effectively excludes her from properly participating in all of those sorts of times, and I know from some interviews she's given, it's been a hard fight to come to terms with the limitations that gastorparesis has imposed on her life, but the reality is that she is a fighter, a warrior, and has absolutely determined that she will NOT let her illness define her, and she is absolutely delivering on that. Roger has already mentioned two songs that are worth looking at, and I would concur completely with those recommendations, Emma delivered an amazing performance with April Darby in Amsterdam, in front of the Dutch Royal family, it was an incredibly powerful performance, and she absolutely nailed it. The other performance with Phil B is also very strong, and even more impressive is that it was 3 years ago, she was still learning so much at that time, and having seen her live in Dublin only a week ago, I wasn't expecting her to be able to improve on her performance of Voila from 9 months eariler, but I can assure you, she has very much managed to improve, her performance on the Friday night in Dublin was sublime, she's not changed it much, but there are little subtle tweaks throughout, and they all add to making what was already an amazing performance even stronger, I didn't think it was possible, but experience and the determination she has to be the best meant that we had an absolutely wonderful evening, and Emma was very much the highlight of a superb concert. A more pop type song is a short recording at home, without an audience, Runnin (Lose it all) beyonce, kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6W0enZ5g6Z9sMk Another fun song comes from her appearance in Andre's Christmas show, 'All I want for Christmas is you', and again, with a full orchestra behind her, she delivers a beautiful rendering. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHXVfZuJYpaEgZY A lovely touch by Andre, in the middle of her slot in Athens, after she'd sung Voila, he announces that it's her birthday, and then the entire audience of 13500 people sings Happy Birthday, then goes off script and sings a version in Greek, before she sings a Michael Jackson song, 'Heal the world' kzbin.info/www/bejne/lV6ap5Zvf9d9nKc Something very different, it was recorded to help encourage support and funding for a children's hospital Alma Nieto and Emma Kok sing for Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital. 'Live your dream, 23/05/22 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWWlo3qbbJ6Df6c Live your dream is the English translation of the title, but I've not been able to find a translation on a site that I can quote, KZbin's algorithms will kill the post if I link off site. A Sophia Carson cover, 'Come back Home', recorded in her home studio, another powerful song, kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJCpi2RqeaujpqM Out Here On My Own - Irene Cara Rest In Peace ♥ kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn_MqYGIn8hokMk A short, a cover of Frank Sinatra's 'Let it snow' kzbin.infotoEl0h_SmWI Another Demi Levato cover, 'Anyone' kzbin.info/www/bejne/jabZlpicps6Bns0 Someone commented a few months ago that Emma could sing the phone directory, and it would sound good, well, she did something close, and did make the regional anthem of Limburg, a region in the Netherlands, sound good. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGK2dmNvi9iJbdU Her first single, and this version has English subtitles, LAAT MIJ EEN VLINDER ZIJN , let me be a butterfly kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKLCkGaPnrWYo68 People who know me will know what's coming, and I make no apologies for repeating it on a regular basis, A closing heartfelt plea to everyone reading these comments. Emma's foundation can be found at gastrostars.nl If at all possible, please join me in making a (regular) donation to her foundation, to enable them to help patients like Emma, and research this awful disease, and hopefully find a cure. At the moment, they are a small group, and one of their main people is a surgeon who has a lot of experience in dealing with gastroparesis, and she is not only a surgeon, but also suffers from the same disease herself, to the extent that as a result of her condition worsening, she's had to leave her role in the hospital, and she is now dedicated to the foundation, and working to help find possible new treatments, or even better the cure that will free people like Emma to live a more normal life, rather than be tied to the feeding pumps for so many hours every day. It would be wonderful news to hear that they have been able to change the outlook for Emma and others, it would be tragic if Emma were unable to continue to sing like she does, while she looks stunning on stage, her stamina is not good, so it is a very delicate balance to maintain her health, it would be so good to hear that the situation has been changed by the work the foundation are doing, Emma would then be free to spend more time doing what she loves so dearly.

[@RetroToMetroReactions]

Thank you so much. I will definitely add these to my list. I want to help her foundation also, and have already set myself up as a donor. I’m not sure if I made it a regular one or not, but I meant to so I will double check. ♥️🤗

[@djwave1791]

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[@BrianLarin]

Pure voice no stage flash like so many pop singers

[@ulokirt4811]

Emma is amazing musician ❤️ I love Emma Kok ❤

[@boz352]

Heart wrenching and beautiful!

[@alanrobinson4814]

Come Back Home, The Climb, even All I Want for Christmas are excellent. But you must watch Hallelujah she did at the Max Kerste Concert in December. Her own adaptation of it.❤️

[@alanrobinson4814]

Her You Raise Me Up she did a little while back this month was fantastic if you want to view it.❤️

[@MsAbolo]

Bien sûr ce n' est pas qu' une chanson , mais l' expression de sentiments , oui c'est bien un ange qui chante 😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩😘😘😘😘😘❤❤‍🩹💓💝💛

[@KelgeriaGames]

Thanks. Like your reaction. Tears every time i listened. New meaning to this song.

[@MsAbolo]

pareil

[@robertday1671]

Okay, Be looking forward to it!

[@agroeneveld129]

Thank you for the great reaction ❤

[@robertday1671]

I've appreciated the music video requests you've done for me! Looking forward to the next one when you get the chance. Thank you!

[@RetroToMetroReactions]

Hey Robert… please remind me what the last request was… I can’t find it. Sorry.

[@BrianLarin]

She could sing the newspaper and I'd love it

[@KelgeriaGames]

Here Floor Jansen sings the phonebook - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX24o2R6gdx4h8k LOL. If you like Father, you probably like Floor singing Shallow (Beste zangers 2019) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2eboZhqlsRssM0feature=shared and I don't know a thing about love (Beste zangers 2019) kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5ncnJR3ha2bqZofeature=shared

[@pickin4you]

I don’t care what the so called sound professionals say, the headset mic sounds so much better. It’s away from her mouth. These have always sounded not so good if you are too close to them which most will teach them to do not that way. You will notice when she goes up and louder, how she moves away from the mic, it’s much better.

[@robertday1671]

Okay, It's Ferlin Husky ( I feel better all Over ) it's a colorized video version. Thank you l!

[@RetroToMetroReactions]

Right… Thanks! 🤗

[@davidboyd1745]

The quality of this video is unworthy of 15 seconds view…. much less a reaction video. Totally loved Viola.

[@RetroToMetroReactions]

While I agree the sound quality wasn’t great, it was a blind reaction I had no way of knowing. But her emotions, and that of the sound engineer behind her, made me glad I watched it.

[@KelgeriaGames]

I like this video Liberation concert 2023 in the white dress the most. You see the soundman breaking and it has the most emotional impact on me. A better sound quality of this song and another strong performance was in the Hague 2024, She absolutely excelled in this one too, an incredible performance. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIm6c51tYsqXjbc.

[@KelgeriaGames]

Thanks you for your reaction. Its not easy to find words for this angel. Thanks for showing her foundation. So important. I like this video Liberation concert 2023 in the white dress the most. You see the soundman breaking and it has the most emotional impact on me. A better sound quality of this song and another strong performance was in the Hague 2024, She absolutely excelled in this one too, an incredible performance. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIm6c51tYsqXjbc. Please do more reactions on Emma. I want to give some background. I don’t know where I picked up this reaction. But it tells the story as I want it to tell.. The things that Emma goes thru every day with Gastroparesis. Emma can be off the pumps for a maximum of two hours a day, for the shows with Andre, she usually sings two songs, and the second song has changed several times over the year, even in Maastricht it's been different, and during the Christmas concerts last year, she did more, but with a break and costume change between them. I suspect that a 'big song' takes a lot out of her, and although she doesn't talk much about the limitations she experiences, we know that at times, she ends up using a wheelchair, more than 2 flights of stairs, carrying the equivalent of a boat anchor, the ever present feeding pumps, or even things like a long walk at an airport, they're too much, and it was very evident recently after a feeding tube replacement that didn't go according to plan, Emma was clearly feeling the cold at the rehearsal a couple of days later, she is still tiny when compared to her peers, and she doesn't have the reserves of energy that would be normal for her age, but as has been said, she is a warrior, she refuses to be defined by her disease, and fights every inch of the way. Hallelujah Live Max kerstconcert 2023 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6K5eYSrhbaompIfeature=shared This is an amazing arrangement. I love it and she nailed it. The climb kzbin.info/www/bejne/moDLq596etp2eMk a Miley Cyrus cover, is a song that is special to Emma because of her health situation and was recorded for Tube feeding week. kzbin.info/www/bejne/moDLq596etp2eMk With April Darby 'When you believe', kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3ibiIlnfKunlcU This concert was in Amsterdam, in the presence of the Dutch Royal family, and a significant number of high ranking politicians, and she absolutely nailed the performance. Please donate to her foundation gastrostars.nl It will be so good if the work of Emma's foundation can lead to a better treatment, or even a cure, which will free her to do more singing, and it may be people here who make that possible. Thank you all for reading.

[@JaapFilius]

Well, Emma singing pop-music: this is her rendition of "Opportunity", a song from SIA: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX7conapa9-NhpYsi=Ok91PM4BVYieufeW. This is an amateur recording (not the best quality, but sound is ok), made during Lock-down: a benefit concert to support artists in June 2020. Her condition makes that she has a growth retardation: Emma is 12 year in this video. So this is before she became "a name". This really is unbelievable.... What a performance. This is in a empty stadium: public was not allowed.

[@janvanzyll9917]

Sorry very hard to hear her

[@janvanzyll9917]

Can hardly hear her

[@RetroToMetroReactions]

Yeah. It was difficult at times.

[@KelgeriaGames]

I like this video Liberation concert 2023 in the white dress the most. You see the soundman breaking and it has the most emotional impact on me. A better sound quality of this song and another strong performance was in the Hague 2024, She absolutely excelled in this one too, an incredible performance. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIm6c51tYsqXjbc.