Nikki Webster - Under the Southern Skies @ Sydney 2000 Olympics | Music Monday

[@Olympics]

Which are your unforgettable Olympic Opening or Closing Ceremony moments? Let us know and we will add them to a future #MusicMonday !

[@danty178]

When Nikki Webster sang We'll Be One with the Olympic flame behind her, really hope to review that performance in HD!

[@annisalubis454]

danty178 Yes I agree. Please, we'd really love to watch Nikki's performance of We'll Be One in HD.

[@AllanRosendo]

Let us watch it fully... please!!!!!!!

[@stevied9517]

Please post the opening ceremonies from Athens, Salt Lake City, Sydney, Nagano, Atlanta and Barcelona on your channel.

[@jeffsand6194]

"Tradition of the Games" - Atlanta 1996

[@crackercostco]

It's been 24 years, and every time I listen to this song, all the emotions of remembering Sydney, my childhood, my friends and my family surge up inside me. Tears flowed again. 😢

[@september5671]

chill out

[@IslandTourist]

Who's watching in 2021? What a hopeful song for the future... we need this kind of hope and optimism for the future more than ever right now and really hope that the upcoming olympics does just that.

[@duonghoangminh7634]

Me! Nostalgia of Tokyo 2020 & Beijing 2022!

[@Gotomekaji]

Here

[@Carlos-uq8if]

2024 🇪🇦Yes,really we need hope 😢

[@Leefryyinc]

She sang this song last year with her daughter and absolutely shocked me as Nicky still hit the notes. She could literally sing it again in 2032 brisbane.

[@rhhea]

I totally agree!

[@scottfarmer8758]

Is there a video of Nikki Webster singing Under the Southern Skies with her daughter?

[@SecondEvilEx]

There is a petition going around to bring her back

[@jebthegodemperor7301]

Oh please do that!

[@LynneSowerby]

6.47 a.m .

[@rachelle3728]

Still gets me every time. I was one of the kids in this! You can even see me in one of the first shots of the kids at the beginning. I was 11 at the time but this was one of the best things I’ve ever done!

[@Nhilzer]

This was one of the best Olympics ceremony I've seen. You can be proud of yourselves. ☺

[@user-nm6xp4bu7c]

Rachelle I was a Ned Kelly 😂

[@jackmorgan1677]

I watched you on a large screen near the Opera House, Rachelle. You did great, cherish this wonderful moment in a human's life!

[@nikcodemus]

So was I! I actually got on TV around 2:54

[@troncarter6834]

How did you get involved? I was 11 too living in the Northern Beaches and would have loved the opportunity

[@sj26843]

Jeez 19 years ago, I remember seeing this on Australian TV, and the massive hype around Australia when the olympics came to us. Nikki did such a great job presenting Australia ❤️👽 Just saw her on The Masked Singer

[@soph9908]

I’m happy to be an Australian. What a beautiful place to be and the people.

[@Salesiable]

Me too I’m proud to be an Australian 🇦🇺 today. I love Australia 🇦🇺 I would not imagine living in any other country like Australia 🇦🇺 . I have been living in Australia 🇦🇺 all my life since I was born in February 1995

[@adelep1029]

Always remember watching this live in a hotel room with my family . It’s so Australia ; its the vibe , it’s marbo and yeah it’s just the vibe of the thing. This performance will go down in history and will always will be remembered by the kids in my generation - lip synced or not - love it. Nikki Webster is an Australian icon .

[@helmutstocs7934]

Nikki Webster Brisbane 2032 olympic opening ceremony 🇦🇺

[@missezramay]

I cry every single time I hear/watch this. Such a beautiful song & iconic moment in Aussie history!! 😭💕

[@Unknown-yv7xy]

true.

[@ladyjingjingyang]

same here ！！ T T

[@sasi6002]

It's a beautiful country! My home!😊

[@melissaw.5743]

This song an opening ceremony is so underrated.. It's 2019 and this video brings me back into the deep depths of nostalgia

[@ezramayaringay]

I'VE ONLY WAITED 20 YEARS FOR THIS TO BE UPLOADED IN HD. MIRACLES HAPPEN ♡♡♡

[@yoville73]

But it was in 2000 and this is 2019 so it’s 19 years

[@cherrie478]

Connor Murphy and it was actually published in 2017 lmao she clearly wasn’t that excited

[@martinugarte6384]

It's 2019, I'm nearly 32 and I'm still watching this...

[@Yobbie72]

I remember watching this at Couran Cove Resort on Stradbroke Island, where a lot of the Olympians from around the world were staying. Teams from Germany, Ireland and a few others were there, and we watched it on the big screen, with many of the athletes calling their friends who were at the Opening Ceremony. Back in 2000 the Cold War was over, 9/11 hadn't happened, and the economy was doing well...we were in the first months of the 3rd Millennium, and the future seemed bright. This was a good night. A calm before the storm.

[@MM-dq2pi]

Why were they all the way up there? I guess they were the later events.

[@user-nm6xp4bu7c]

C R ikr, I’m so glad 911 hasn’t happened yet because the security was so chill that night

[@Yobbie72]

@21stcenturyenigma the third Christian millenium, yes.

[@nomesjft270]

Great comment @Yobbie72 it precisely encapsulates the period of time and the hope for the future we had.. No idea about the sad events just around the corner.. I remember watching these games so vividly… Happy times 🎉

[@g.l.8329]

Watching this on the first day of 2021! The message in this song is what the world should aim for. Hope we get there one day. Nikki did such a beautiful job on the night!

[@alltogethernow2738]

This song perfectly encapsulates the period. So much hope. Like everything was going to get better and better. But will it, we will find out

[@dqyi11]

It made me into tears. Only once in my life I skipped class and went home to watch the opening. That was how I accessed to the big world living in a small town.

[@andressac27]

I don't know why, but this song makes me cry! It's so beautiful! tears of joy hahah

[@garrywallace1007]

Because it is how we want the world to be...19 years later however...

[@Gotomekaji]

21 years gone... More tears to drop down now..🤔

[@katedate96]

I was 4 years old at the time this happened and could only remember Nikki Webster's performance. Thought it was just a lucid dream or something.

[@sorntrash]

Glad I wasn’t the only one. 😂

[@tilaw966]

I would never forget the opening song sang by a girl in a pink dress. 20 years ago in China, sitting in front of TV and watching the live stream, I was so jealous of her pink dress. That made me think Sydney must be a very fashion and morden place...

[@Salesiable]

I will never forget that night. That was the best Opening Ceremony Ever And My Number One Favourite Opening Ceremony. I was Five Years Old When The Opening Ceremony Of Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Took place

[@jordinamarrkula4828]

Salesi Taulepa

[@widipradnyani1268]

You were there?Youre lucky

[@MM-dq2pi]

lol I was ten and i am in this video and I can't even remember that night singing and doing sign language! I have a very bad memory for childhood events

[@sims2lovealot]

I was 5 too! I remember all the hype and how excited everyone was. We made our own Olympic torches in preschool and we held them when we watched Kathy Freeman run past my house with the real torch. What an amazing time ❤

[@HS-PGX]

Only the Aussies can make people who’ve never been there feel patriotic. Go on and keep on doing it Australia!

[@alltogethernow2738]

There's a peace in our hearts, and a hope in our hands

[@tinonneoveamatahau8656]

Such an iconic moment in Australian history. Even through this COVID19 mess, listening to this brings me hope.

[@saulthechicanootaku]

To me, I think what makes this performance so sweet and heartfelt, aside from Nikki's voice and wholesome lyrics, are seeing the Aboriginal people listening and slowly dancing to the song as this song is for hoping for a better future and being together with the ones you love and since the Aboriginal people have been through so much, it's something they definitely wanted to hear as despite the awful things they went through, there is still hope and they can pull through.

[@Renilsonfernando33.]

I never forget this music.and Sweet Singer. Girl emotion.the olímpic.stadium. wonderfull. Brazil.

[@Hackelutz]

The best Olympic Games ever.

[@realmdrid3104]

Martin Schmidt yes the best Olympic Games ever

[@abbieprice3430]

I love that song! It really resonates what the Olympics are all about. It's a great once in a lifetime opportunity for people from different countries to put their differences aside and compete with each other in peace. Some of the athletes who compete in the Olympics end up becoming great friends with their competitors, some even ended up marrying them like Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner for example!

[@stanibol]

Abbie Price ditto

[@ts8824]

Listening this in chaotic 2020 makes me cry

[@yzjamescook]

I was 9 years old in 2000. It was a fantastic Olympic game. I visited Australia 2 years ago, what a beautiful country. A paradise .

[@pknight212]

This has given me goosebumps for more than half my life now.

[@fredrikrugby]

Whenever I want to listen to some good music I watch the Sydney Olympics

[@draftsw.sofiaa]

Her voice is absolutely beautiful. I saw her not long ago on a vacay and she looks so simalar. Im so glad she opened a dance studio so ppl can sing and dance there (as she probs teaches singing)

[@jjhm3844]

TV에서 보고 너무 노래가 좋아서 열심히 MP3다운받으려 찾아다녔던 기억이 새록새록하네요

[@janetfreer1416]

Makes me cry and smile every time I hear it.

[@MrLikism]

I fell in love with the song and the girl !

[@br0d4ufsk8er7]

omg the Sydney Olympics was beautiful

[@biancaandoy1289]

The best opening and closing ceremony

[@孙昊鹏-v7v]

I had listened this music about 12 years ago. it''s an really amazing one.

[@sjli7078]

What a beautiful song😭❤beautiful moment.... the whole world was looking forward to peace and harmony❤I can't believe she was only 13, she definitely is talented👍👏👏

[@shannnnalehw1720]

Wish I could go back too this year as a kid. I was happy and hopeful.

[@gainner5982]

best Olympic song ever

[@joiecheng1972]

The best Olympic song in my heart. Because of this Olympic game, I began to know and love Australia. Now I am here, hope Australia remain the purest country, like the air the sky here.

[@losanto2295]

Just after the opening ceremony, the American basketball team (The dream team) had booked out the Sydney 2000 on Captain Cook cruises. When the night was over, we all disembarked and in the middle of a deserted carpark in Darling Harbour, I got to break out in perfect harmony with the wives and girlfriends of the Dream Team singing Amazing Grace!

[@superfullmoon1985]

시드니 올림픽이 가장 기억에 남았던 이유중에 하나..

[@marshaalison1569]

The world was so different then. One year later on September 11, 2001, everything changed.

[@sumna7134]

Agree 💯.... Miss those golden old days

[@realmdrid3104]

yes this time different , everything is changed

[@realmdrid3104]

Sumna yes me too

[@akawhippy]

The same today. The life before the coronavirus.

[@Vinnay94]

The 2000s were very special to me and a lot of people.

[@Bondiblu2]

The words moves me to tears. It’s just so beautiful.

[@isaz4742]

i love this song since i was only 9 years old! A mi me encantada esta canción

[@jwc5004]

This song shows 'Being Australian' to the world. Best song ever in Olympic opening history.

[@sasi6002]

Couldn't have said it better myself! 👍

[@realmdrid3104]

Sydney 2000 olympics best forever

[@rafaelguimaraes3210]

I can stil remember open cerimony Sidney her Children Nikki Webester forever 💙

[@henryzhang9915]

Unforgettable song, I was 18 and just arrived at Sydney for first time. Im so happy for Aussies and Im not even Australian.

[@firmeyfelizporlaunion.5426]

Thank you Australia!

[@QueenofVHS]

Does anyone else see this as a Christmas song as well? I mean I can see it as one because it talks about harmony and if we all come together we can make the world a better place And I feel like that's one thing to think about when it comes to this song I've been listening to it a lot lately

[@Panini_leonzheng]

The best Olympic Song, even if’s not the best opening ceremony

[@linneaqua]

best olympic song i totally agree nikki webster has a beautiful voice

[@FdelaOpera]

Best opening ceremony ever. This girl was my first crush. I was just 10 yo then

[@Salesiable]

D M I was Five years old Back Then I so remember that moment I will never forget that performance From Nikki Webster It will remain in my memories and my heart forever

[@hudazulkifli8137]

☺

[@andreiplayz2467]

D M lol rip she has children and u know what that means ;)

[@andreiplayz2467]

D M I wasn't even be in XD

[@widipradnyani1268]

D M she looks pretty

[@jesusjonathanprim5771]

Yo escuchaba la canción de The Raspberries, el último álbum fue Stick Around for Toy publicado en el 2000, la canción vista fue "Under Southern Skies" sonaba por Radio Disney en 2023

[@Gotomekaji]

At times i still use to watch this olympic song...n i was 12 years old at the tym of 2000 olympic....

[@carlywu4957]

I’m in Paris, two days before the opening ceremony of 2024 Olympics. KZbin algorithm brought me here. I was 15 last time when I heard this song.

[@johndonnelly1376]

Saw this live in India when I was in school. Neighbours came to our house - those were the days when everyone didn't had a television. Bring back those lovely days.

[@shannnnalehw1720]

Everyone had a tv in the early 2000s....mustve been different in india.

[@han7nah]

Such a beautiful beautiful song ♥️♥️ Today 20 years exactly:)

[@abbeyis_notcool]

I’ve met niki I got to het dance studio and she sings this for us and it’s a wonderful feeling

[@Skymaster.47]

2032 Brisbane is nearer than 2000 Sydney. Australia, its your time to shine again 🇦🇺❤️.

[@Kopoloio137]

What an amazing opening ceremony, so inclusive and welcoming for all

[@rodrigocerdaibarra7037]

20 años después me acordé de esta canción.

[@johnroberts9560]

I remember this young girl & her name & her age singing at the opening of the Sydney Olympic Summer Games , I thought she did a good job singing !!! 👍😊🎤🎶🎵🇬🇧❤

[@realmdrid3104]

Best Olympic ever forever

[@J_Kwan]

Those people in the costumes behind her look like they're getting ready to LIPSYNC FOR THEIR LIVES xD Man, I was only five when the Olympics came to Sydney, but I still remember how hype it was

[@simple8475]

No other performance can beat this original masterpiece

[@Renilsonfernando33.]

One.of the marvelous performances of olímpics.open cerimônis.this litlle girl sing with Very emotion.i cannot.satay without. Show it.very wonderfull.brazil.2021

[@sukipeng711]

Music is a time machine. It brings me back to the summer time of 2000. I can’t believe it’s been 22 years…….

[@dantydong4138]

For our magnificent memories of Nikki Webster, today is the 20 years anniversary for the celebration under the southern skies !

[@hazialaminmerdha2174]

i love this song

[@pantherz9103]

Beautiful and underrated song. I was 19 back in 2000 and I watched 8 events at the games, including the Closing Ceremony. In some ways I prefer that time period compared to the world now! I miss the spirit of the Sydney Olympics. It will be nice for Brisbane to host it in 2032 but nothing will compare to Sydney 2000. So unique and at the start of the new millennium. A great opening ceremony and many great Aussie moments during the games.

[@garrywallace1007]

The symbolism of this is beautiful too- the first migrants to Australia form Australia at the beginning, and they die off and depart...leaving their children to form the stars and the future...

[@dodist1]

I waw 11 years old then and that was a wonderfull opening ceremony on tv

[@dustinmoala4765]

Still the best opening and closing ceremonies ever!

[@0b5ervant]

This still gets stuck in my head

[@alexnozomu]

Sidney 2000 sigue siendo la mejor inauguración de todas!!

[@shaheenkosar1241]

Nozomukun pakcha r

[@adrianjackson2696]

Sydney is correct spelling.

[@AESutton09]

I miss the days when the opening ceremony would feature an original song specific for the Olympics

[@vivekshivdasani9521]

I was there in Sydney during the Olympics. In real life it’s not half as glamorous as it is portrayed to be in the media.

[@sharitataylor6553]

I was ten and had just discovered the Olympics for the first time! Ever since then, I've watched both summer and winter games! 💖

[@abbeylyle8351]

Who’s here watching this just after the masked singer reveal 😂

[@dominiqueannison1718]

Abbey Lyle yep! 😂

[@hayleydavis1449]

😂🤣😂🤣 yup😁😁😁 She is awesome

[@realmdrid3104]

Sydney 2000 olympics best forever

[@平面三郎]

已经是21年前了 还是觉得好听👍

[@miniomew]

Auslan is a beautiful language

[@SueNicholls-95]

The greatest and best opening ceremony and Olympic Games - EVER ❤❤❤❤❤❤🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@NathanHunt]

such unity!!!

[@realmdrid3104]

Best time

[@isabellatan785]

Such a beautiful song

[@alyssahaag92]

I still have this CD somewhere..

[@TabA-sy9mf]

What a beautiful memory ❤❤❤❤

[@timcanfield4294]

It's 2023 & I still think about this song Nikki was phenomenal

[@Cakes05-a]

I am from Sydney Australia I wish I was alive in 2000 to witness the olympics in Sydney I was born in 2005. Sadly in my lifetime I will probably never see the Olympics is Sydney 😢

[@Gotomekaji]

Anyone listening in Sep 2024?

[@Antti-ox1ho]

Nikki Webster's song Strawberry kisses belongs also to my childhood.😊 Greetings from Finland! Terveisiä Suomesta!

[@DheerajKumar-xc7jg]

Where is Nicky Webster now ? What she is doing ? Any body having any idea ?

[@moonwalkerangel7008]

Dheeraj Kumar She runs her own dance school, is married with two beautiful children and I'm not sure if she lives in America or in Sydney.

[@seri8592]

she’s on the masked singer lmao

[@kyliewade3263]

This woman now should sing that now. Xx

[@MLaak86]

It feels so sad that Nikki was only a momentary star vs a music icon in Aust...

[@top40researcher31]

2000 she was fourteen when she did this 2021 now she's thirty five

[@fabianacastelarileme1998]

Ué quando eu assisito syney 2000 aparece isso