Jackie Evancho March 9, 2010 Pittsburgh Pirates Audition

[@brucebenson9892]

After many years, KZbin brought her Pirates audition to my screen again and this time I paid attention to how she started each song. She began acapella -- unaccompanied -- without any discernible tuning note from any outside source to guide her to the first tone. She just knew what it was beforehand. It is a rare ability, maybe one in ten thousand according to Wikipedia, to possess what they call perfect pitch.

[@jayseaem]

I'M "Super excited" because just received 5cds and 3dvds of Jackies from the US and one of them is " Together We Stand ", and i'm from the UK. I just car'nt get enough of her voice.

[@stephenkammerling9479]

I'm just struck how she behaves like the typical child she is, than overwhelms them with her wonderful singing. Her singing voice has the maturity of a 30-40 year old woman, and she appears to be a wonderful person. an absolute sweetheart!

[@richard40x]

Yes, when she is not singing, she behaves exactly like any young excitable spirited innocent child. But once they hand her the mike, she turns into a totally disciplined pro.

[@josebueno752]

Desde luego ella siempre ha sido genial y maravillosa. Espero y deseo que siempre este entre nosotros y nos brinde el maravilloso regalo de su voz y de su personalidad.

[@ajaycee60]

OMG! I'm guessing the other people auditioning just packed up and went home after hearing that. I've seen so many Jackie videos on here but THIS performance, totally unaccompanied was just mind blowing. Not just from someone of her age but from anyone. How blessed are we to be able to experience this "miracle."

[@jayseaem]

Jackie didn't need an orchestra, her voice IS the orchestra. That acapella just floored me. I have never heard such a melodic voice in my 68 years.

[@truthbetold7444]

This is the first I've seen this. Of course they picked her to sing. Hometown cutie with a great voice. A no brainer!

[@GODUCKGO]

How Have I not seen this !!!!!!.AWESOME early footage of Jackie.

[@annehamilton8190]

This child is so gifted, what a blessing she is to the music industry in the world today, so happy for her, may God continue to bless her and her family.

[@Larsami1]

She's sweet, beautiful and talented. Jackie's got it all. So glad to be alive to enjoy this angel.

[@newtrier61]

13 year old "international recording Star" Jackie Evancho sang the National anthem This Thanksgiving at the Lions- Packers game...simply awsome.

[@thomastesta8093]

This audition is priceless. I smile every time I listen to it. Jackie's voice at nine was so smooth and mellow. I think this is the first time I've heard the National Anthem sung so sweetly, it is almost a lullaby. The magic of Jackie. I'm sure that performance was all the adults in attendance there could talk about the rest of the day. Kinda feel sorry for the other try outs though. They surely had no idea what they were up against until Jackie started to sing. No doubt there was applause afterwards. You can tell Jackie was born to do this. She was anxious, not nervous, and even showed off a little bit. She had reason to be proud of herself. Maybe she saw visions of stardom that day. We all did when we got to see the opening season performance.

[@MrCMarra]

+Thomas Testa You know thats true. That IS the sweetest I have ever heard out anthem sung. No suprise seeing who performed it. The one and only "JEM".

[@addassas]

What a wonderful video! Shes just plain awesome

[@charlybrown52]

This gives me goose bumps. Please add it to the disc of treasured keepsakes. There are so many of these treasured, 1-time only priceless pieces, which can never be duplicated. I sure lots of people would love copies just as I would. Thanks.

[@stevedavis770]

Even at nine years old she was far better than the majority that attempt this anthem. Just incredible, beautiful voice and rendition.

[@eddelossantos5585]

i love you jackie so talented yet so simple!!

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Miss Genius Prodigy is cool as a cucumber, of course. When Jackie shows up, the rest, you can go home now. Love this girl!

[@tarkineWild]

There is an endearing innocents to Jackie's talent at this age. No ego,no pretense, just beautifully charming and a naive quality indicative of most girls her age

[@marylben6356]

God was looking down on His precious gift here. All of us should be thanking her mother for taking this video of her beautiful daughter. Thank you so much Lisa for this video and letting the world enjoy it. I put this on my facebook page Maryl Ben.

[@Whoareyiu]

My favourite Jackie. Saint Petersburg is a beautiful city. But cold. Any time. Four seasons. But I love this city. Although I was not born there. I was born in Bashkortostan.

[@proximacentauri4985]

Не санкт Петербург а Питсбург

[@rd1903]

@@proximacentauri4985 Правильно. Питтсбург (США). Хотя Джеки пел в Санкт-Петербурге, Россия, в 2012 году в возрасте 12 лет на концерте «Букет роз» во время Всемирного экономического форума.

[@Teampotter98]

She gives me chills every time I hear her sing.

[@MrGlenn49]

An incredibly cute and adorable little girl. Fearless exuding personality and confidence and then she sings....wow , does she ever sing with such a beautiful voice. Love this kid who is now 19 and still with a magnificent voice and glamorous beyond words. Remarkable young lady.

[@chapeltibet4551]

Man o man, this video has historic value out the kazoo.

[@Lava1964]

I'd like to thank the crazies and fools who want to boycott this little angel for making me aware of her. I don't watch talent shows and I live in Canada, so I hadn't heard this wonderful child sing until the I read about the sore losers from November 8 starting to harass Jackie Evancho. Curious, I decided to watch her videos. Wow! Her voice is heavenly. I will now buy all of her CDs.

[@richard40x]

I think the leftie attempt to boycott her for singing for Trump got her a lot of new fans. Ironically, she sang for Obama twice, and no conservative complained to her about that.

[@elizabethhurley1129]

​@@richard40x"Lefty" here - no liberal I know ever boycotted her. She and her family are liberal - and she is now sorry she sang for 45's Inauguration. Wonder if Trumpsters are boycotting her.

[@brgilbert2]

@@elizabethhurley1129 Ah, no!! If you listened to the broadcast you will hear Jackie singing so far off key you might say "that really sounds bad Jackie". If you catch "that" video you will see, after they focus their camera on Jackie, you will see Jackie cringe just a little. So, what happened?? Well, ABC broadcast the live feed which everyone else picked-up, you know--all the usual suspects: NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, and a few others and maybe even BBC except from Australia. They sent a team to the inauguration and picked up the live feed. Sounded a tad better. Most of the Jackie fans noticed this and even commented on the fact that ABC sabotaged Jackie's performance--on purpose. You might classify them to be left leaning but being an "advocate of freedom of speech" I will NOT hold that against you and also I understand you are a Jackie fan. And having seen some of your posts I was left with the impression you are from Great Britain, I think. I would also add, being old as dirt and admittedly "educated", I don't like or use those terms, "left or far left or right or far right and neither conservative or liberal as younger people and too many older individuals do as to what they think it means or how it is used today which is the category I put you in. I know where those terms come from and how and what they meant when first used. So, when those terms are bandied about what it means to me is, to be blunt, "they all are a bunch of lying, thieving, cheating crooks!!!!!!!!!!

[@foxfoxtruth]

After watching Jackie perform, it is easy to forget that she is a child. This video brings us back to the reality that she is a very typical young girl that just happens to be a prodigy who is a genius.

[@gwenferry2070]

I bet the lady who gave Jackie the microphone just about fainted when she sang! So confident at such a young age.

[@matthew953288]

It just so amazing, she's an angel

[@MrFrdrcknorman]

This is one of my favorites, I have been listening to her music for 8 years she is 17 going on 18 and still sounds like an angel.

[@gregory6003]

Adorable

[@tosius2]

Long before fame, fortune, AGT and the rest of what we associate the young Miss Evancho with, she had it all. Amazingly talented, stunningly beautiful from the very beginning.....

[@ladyaranora2861]

I get chills & goosebumps every time I hear this. Probably my favorite rendition of this song of all time. She keeps it so pure & simple & doesn't try to doctor up the song or make it all fancy because it doesn't need any of that. People ruin the song & make it so annoying to listen to when they try to make it all complicated & add runs every few seconds. She just keeps it perfect as it is, & sings it perfectly. I think showing this video version to people at July 4th parties & get-togethers helps people remember the true reason we celebrate Independence Day. :-)

[@rd1903]

Yes. Other singers have trouble singing the notes properly and staying on pitch. To compensate they add riffs and flourishes to cover for their inadequacies and pretend like they're really giving it their personal stamp. It's our National Anthem and isn't open to personal interpretation. It is meant to be sung as written. Everyone else acts like they are the center of attention and it's all about them and not the song. Jackie is the only one who makes it about the song. Since she was 10 when she finishes now she *never* waves to the crowd, takes a bow or raises her hands in the air to say 'look at me' 'look at me' like others do. She politely smiles and walks away. Her octave jump on the word 'free' is still the best I've ever heard. Not only in purity of tone but she doesn't go too far trying to show off. It's a fact that if she wanted to she could extend a high note like that up to 14 seconds without waffling, yet keeps it to 2 seconds just for the effect.

[@jacobl6572]

She goes from this fun playful little girl to beyond words, singer. I never seen anything like it. I hope she does more unaccompanied singing in the future. She is the only singer in my 50+ years of listening that just may sound better by herself in many songs. I hate to have anything distract from her voice. I like when they drop back the music and only her voice come in like at the Christmas tree lighting with her singing the end of Holy Night.

[@garryvasser2782]

That was precious back then to see someone so young and so talented!!

[@jayseaem]

Her confidence is astounding, as is her voice.

[@marylben6356]

This is so beautiful. Thank you Lisa for taking it and allowing it to be posted here.

[@VideoZuSehen]

This young lady could light up the darkest corner of the world and bring joy to coldest heart. An inspiration to allow a child to forge there own path with a parents guidance and a reason to never demand that there offspring must follow in their footsteps. Live your life in a way that nurtures the talents of those who are blessed and realize you can't force a child to fit a certain mold without breaking their spirit and denying them to be who God has made them.

[@jpswain48]

Jackie owns this song.

[@brutyre]

The best vocalist of all time, and in the running for the sweetest little girl ever.

[@rachelberrythegleequeen.3221]

Jackie has the voice of an angel.

[@kosmikgerard]

Thank you norwester for this post, a good mix of joy and inspiration has just been added to my day.

[@jollyroger7624]

Extraordinary confidence, extraordinary talent, extraordinary performance!

[@MrCMarra]

this video is fantastic. I am so glad they had the wisdom to record it. I think its a major part of JME history. it dose a great job of telling the story that amazes us. In the begining we see what appears to be a normal girl just having fun and enjoying life. notice there are no nerves involved, just pure excitment. when she is handed the mic. we see how darn cute she is as she introduces her self but then the magic begins when she starts to sing. everyone but "Nana" had to be completely floored when they heard the fantastic voice coming from this brilliant little girl. As i said, a significant peace of Jackie history. this precious angel will grow up just as it should be but we will always have videos like this to treasure. Thank You.

[@DocDLH]

john cole It's just plain cute to watch Jackie be just a kid basically having a great time a little unaware of the fact that she is an unusual prodigious talent! Pure innocence without any diva or pretense. Just a bouncy kid who knocks you off your chair when she opens her mouth!!

[@sonnymoon6465]

+john cole ___ Thank you so very much ! First time seeing this and really moved yet again.

[@MrCMarra]

this performance was not just spectacular for a 9 year old. this performance would be spectacular for the most seasoned pro. In my opinion, it could not be sung better- period. Remember our little princess was unknown then. Every one present (except for "Nana") had to be floored when they heard this sound coming from this little girl. God bless Jackie- always

[@rd1903]

john cole Makes you wonder how many people there thought Jackie was along to watch her Mom audition. That is until she started singing.

[@addassas]

Pure crystalline unstoppable drive at its early age, born to own the stage and knock everyone off with tunes! Beautiful video!

[@roddiener]

I agree, two people should ever be allowed to sing this song, Kate Smith...RIP, now Jackie Evancho, the torch has been passed.

[@robertevers8702]

Now 17 years old and the best singer around.

[@randyslabey1421]

omg, how beautiful.

[@ceciliajones692]

What a sweet and beautiful voice.,.

[@kachoo2135]

Jackie sings like an angel

[@fjmor100]

Jackie is fearless!

[@CinematicTechnologies]

Jackie just sung the national anthem for the Pittsburgh Pirates again April 3rd, 2016. Time flies!

[@phillies4100_mainsite]

I think she's a season ticket holder

[@stephenkammerling9479]

@@phillies4100_mainsite Being a Pirates fan these days must be rough. My sympathies to Jackie if that's the case with her, probably true since she's from the Pittsburgh area. As a long suffering Cub fan I can relate to rooting for a team that doesn't do very well. Sorry for being off subject, but that was a great performance by Jackie.

[@phillies4100_mainsite]

I'm a Phillies fan though, so I kind of know too

[@emiliaapolinario7369]

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rosairedubrule60]

Only 9 here another year she stuns the world

[@selenapimental3575]

0:18 when she says "banana, yea." when her mom asks if she's ready 😂. adorable. . i love Jackie evancho she's amazing.. even at 16

[@brgilbert2]

No, no! Notice the ice/snow on the ground. Banana meaning slip and fall.

[@mistermellow001]

Thanks for posting. It's interesting because, little did she know, her life was about to change. This is just months before America's Got Talent, and it's clear that she was ready vocally. It's nice to see such exuberance and fearlessness, and to get to see this through the eyes of a supportive mother. This video is as much a statement about good parenting as it is about Jackie Evancho's love of singing. Her history and strong family bond is a large part of what makes her special to her fans.

[@robertevers1331]

Now the Best Singer around. Incredible

[@supertosspot]

Her singing brought a tear to my eye ...........and I'm not even American!

[@alanwoodland2967]

Wow, awsome powerful voice!!!!!!

[@mikemike-d2l]

It prove even if she didn't win and still consider a winner. She sang for many famous occasion and outsold many artist during this time. Stll continue to love what she doing and turn out a beautiful women and you can still see that child in her as an adult, the child we once knew and love and still love now. To be honest, i am glad she didn't win. America took it course and gave her something better

[@TheShlomoberko]

Adorable and amazing

[@armastus111]

butter Sky splendid thanks, BIG thanks

[@wisewhys]

She doesn't seem that nervous to me - she knows what she can do. It's nice to see her acting like a normal excited little kid. I'm sure the pressure of fame weighs on her now. She is so amazingly talented, I hope she has a happy life.

[@stgdrbob]

I was kidding . This young pro doesn't know what pressure is She puts pressure on anyone who sings opposite her .

[@MarkDaGardna]

Pitch Perfect Every Time!!!

[@rehoboth2721]

Wasn't hard to see the greatness even then.

[@bradk7310]

All the others who were auditioning that day gave up and went home after they heard Jackie sing.

[@ernestporazinski5356]

this should be added to her 2016 4th of july video gba then and now awsome

[@brucebenson5908]

Nine years late, let me say that here we see an example of JE's perfect pitch. Unless there is a tuning fork off-camera that we don't hear, she begins each of these songs without any kind of guidance about where the first note should be on the scale of notes. I've wiki'd this question and several sources say she does in fact have perfect pitch. It's a rarity that comes with blessings and drawbacks but it's indeed interesting to see such a remarkable vocalist put it to good use.

[@tosius2]

This video is just more proof that she truly had it all from the begining. Talent, beauty and persona. I am certain all the workers and personel in the park stopped what they were doing to gaze in wonder at the little songbird.

[@SaadAliArts]

She is so cute and adorable like an angel Lots of love and Respect for her

[@strongangel]

The best ever ..

[@jayseaem]

just gives me goose bumps. wow

[@nineballjunky]

Awesome!!!

[@MegaClarkekent]

Jackie batted it way out of the park breaking the neighboring buildings glass in spectacular star powered fashion, whereupon the other kids picked up their stuff off of the field & went home.

[@bobharris77]

Anyone who thinks that it was her parents passion for her to sing, rather than her own, needs to watch this video.

[@richard40x]

Yes, her mother supported and encouraged her. Jackie needed no pushing, she pushed herself to perfection far more than anybody else could. In fact once she got going, her parents had to pull her back a bit, to keep her from doing nothing else but her singing career. When top producer David Foster worked with her on her first full length album, he constantly talked about her incredible work ethic, that she had a better work ethic and dedication than most adult pros.

[@johnwong6312]

My favorite rendition of the SSB

[@gopicanadian2817]

Great

[@Kids2Classic]

I feel sorry for the other kids at this audition. Their hearts must have sunk a little when they heard this incredible voice! And, when she does the half octave step at the end, I can't imagine what all the other moms thought. Probably suspected 'Lip Syncing'

[@sandormate678]

.. She made it and will sing the "National Anthem" on 9/5/10 (La 5-an de septembro en 2010), and "God bless America" during the 7th inning (baseball-ban az egyik fél ütési joga/ideje)..

[@Mari443Garrett1]

WOW....

[@suzieparis6821]

God sent her to comfort us

[@richard40x]

Lots of singers have trouble hitting that high note on the word Free. Jackie not only hits it, but then jumps up another octave, just to show what she can really do.

[@edutch54]

Actually, Jackie was born April 2000, this video was made March 2009, she was only 8 yrs old.

[@edutch54]

OK, My mistake.

[@edutch54]

That guy, David Foster's assistant drove me Crazy with his constantly asking Jackie "are you excited?," all the time! I think Jackie was getting tired of him too! But David Foster at his concert in 2010 right after AGT in Las Vegas, asked Jackie about performing for him when she was 9 last year about singing OMBC to play it just the way she wants it. So, she was 9 yrs old.

[@edwardvanaken8210]

I bet when Jackie, now to be 15 yrs old, thinks back to that time it's a complete blur.

[@phillies4100_mainsite]

+Edward Van Aken I don't know, Jackie's memory is pretty good! She remembers seeing "Phantom of the Opera" when she was 8 so maybe she remembers it. I know she'll remember the Philadelphia papal performance the rest of her life, that was something special!!!

[@casperassie]

One of the men... Josh Paige.... has already been discovered. He sang a duet of the prayer with Jackie Evancho at one of her concert tours.

[@FabioTitoMontefinale]

Hermosa simplemente :)♡

[@foxfoxtruth]

I suspect that the people who conducted the audition never heard the name Jackie Evancho. Like most would be, I bet they were shocked to hear her voice for the first time. I am very surprised at how many people do not know who Jackie is as of 4-7-13. Get the word out.

[@DocDLH]

Honest to God; if I were running this audition, before I ever heard of a Jackie Evancho; I would have just sh*t when I heard the sound coming out of that microphone. She sounds like an 18 to 20 year old singer with flourishes and trills.. and not yet 9!!

[@nindyameL]

I like how she looks natural, childish, and very cute. Unlike her interviews since 2012+

[@SebastianAnders]

Just came across a new AGT discovery: Three men with heavenly voices, calling themselves Forte, and strangers until recently, sang Pie Jesu as I have never heard it before. If jackie were to perform with these great voices, I am sure the gates of Heaven would open and the entire choir of angels would join in.

[@stephendavis6894]

She has duetted with one of them kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKCpnnihZpKrm6c Tremendous!

[@rd1903]

Indeed Jackie has subsequently sung duets with 3 of those Forte members. 'A Thousand Years' & 'The Prayer' with Fernando Varela. 'The Prayer' with Josh Page. 'All I Ask of You' with Hana Ryu. All these perfomances are on KZbin.

[@tlcp53b49]

I can only imagine the reaction when any worker in the ballpark heard her open her mouth that day. They must of all fell to the floor for a second got and ran to the phones to call Neil Huntington in Bradenton and told him they found their opening day singer and she is only 6 but girl can she sing.

[@Sgt.Speed_III]

at the Video she ist 9 years und 11months old... now 14

[@BloathingInVegas]

29 people gave her a thumb down. Why????

[@irvinnguyen6485]

How could she not get picked?

[@irvinnguyen6485]

DJ Regnier I know, I just meant that no one could stand a chance against her so of course she won.

[@jayseaem]

who needs music WOW

[@brutyre]

If her singing talent was batting, that stadium would be way too small!

[@stgdrbob]

Poor Jackie , you could tell how nervous she was . The pressure must have been over-whelming . Too bad every note was perfect . The other contestants must have felt they had a great chance [to probably get free tickets to the game to watch her sing ]

[@michellemarie7408]

My birthday is September 3rd ....... 🌷🎼🎶🎵👍⭐️😊

[@OldBoiler62]

Take this recording, play it at all games and cancel everybody else. To think, she hadn't turned ten yet.

[@johnvaughn7131]

The echo in stadiums can be very difficult to deal with , even for experienced singers, I understand.

[@shakakaun1]

ball thingy. lol

[@q-man762]

I think "banana " was a code word between Jackie and Mom in case they encountered another stage assistant like the oddball at her first meeting with D. Foster that repeatedly asked Jackie x3 if she was excited, probably a running joke at the time. Ha Ha!

[@rd1903]

There was a patch of ice on the sidewalk. 'Banana' was a warning to her Mom not to slip on it as in 'banana peel'.

[@rd1903]

Could be you're right. What makes me think it was ice is she ran ahead for 9 seconds from 0:25 until she sees the ice @ 0:34 stops turns and says banana then jumps around it. But it could be you're on to something and she didn't think of the joke until she ran for a while.

[@brgilbert2]

@@rd1903 Loved the sarcasm! Actually got a laugh out of it.

[@alexandrearaujo8615]

por favor coloquem legenda em português nos videos da jackie..

[@jameshar9592]

watch the other participants throw up their hands and say.."damn" and go home...no chance after that...lol