Ramin Karimloo - Empty Chairs At Empty Tables

[@catherinekubick298]

Why so much hate? Ramin understands the story of Les Mis, he's played numerous roles in the show over his lifetime. Here he is simply singing the song, not performing as the character, Marius. Let's just just acknowledge that he sung it beautifully :)

[@lesleywells5274]

I think there us a lot of jealousy against Ramin!

[@Yebbi2345]

I wish I can pack my bags and go to Ramin's concert all over the world.

[@yoshimalo2920]

His voice is beautiful, especially considering he taught himself to sing. Gave me chills.

[@TheNotoriousDUDE]

He did? Wow, that's probably the greatest inspiration I've ever received :D

[@harshmnr]

Yep and actually he can't read music either. ~:~

[@cammy1349]

Yoshi Malo It might not be so admirable lol. I can sing pretty well but that's because it runs in my family. I'm not saying he for sure didn't work hard, but for some it's not this big struggle to go through. So, you know. I'm just saying it's possible he's like me.

[@SimmyChicken]

Phantom faces at the window, Phantom shadows on the floor, The Phantom of the Opera is here Inside your- wait. Wrong musical.

[@amychan7956]

:)

[@indysupercolts18]

haha love this. Made me laugh!!!

[@emmanguyen9931]

CaribbeanBlue LMFAO made my day!!!!!!!!!

[@carringtonpilon1310]

Considering I came here from binge watching his Phantom performances, you just made my night! XD

[@Daniel-uj1nu]

Omg yes 🙌

[@emilybrace5905]

Phantom faces at the window ;) he is the angel of music!

[@whitneysit419573]

+Emily Brace Given the fact that in his perspective in the two way mirror was a window. :)

[@OcelotWhisperer]

Why all the Ramin hate? He's literally the best, even if Michael Ball will always be Marius, this arrangement is still incredible

[@v4lentinaaaaa]

okay so since Ramin played Enjolras: Imagine this is Enjolras singing instead of Marius, imagine how would it be if Enjolras survived but no one else did. Imagine how guilty Enj would feel. Yeah I'll leave now....

[@pennyj5595]

Who needs an intact heart anyways?

[@WelahHomo87]

ValeNyan i prefer Eddie Redmayne as Marius much more depth

[@snakerevelations]

It's a good thing he did both and Valjean as well

[@saschahoupt6177]

Wow. Shit.

[@Callmeapollo1]

Shit man

[@alexmz123]

Are people really dissing his performance?!! He sang this song differently in his own way but still beautifully!! He has a magnificent voice!

[@TheNotoriousDUDE]

I think the problem was the minimalistic orchestration and the fact that there was no conductor to coordinate all instruments in a way that enables the singer to emote through shifts in his pacing. In a small band environment, you need to always stay on the rhythm so the whole thing doesn't sound odd.

[@MissingSirius]

Why are people comparing this to performances where the actors are playing the role? Ramin is giving a concert here, he's not playing Marius.

[@Dramadiva369]

I adore the violinist in the background. Gives the song a very rustic edge to it!

[@blueeminems]

That's Coleman Smith. He's amazing!

[@ej3016]

read somewhere Ramin calls his concert performances are “broadgrass” Broadway / bluegrass - love it whatever you call it 😁🤗

[@dshayter]

It's just incredible how he loses himself in every song he sings. Anyone who says singing means giving up acting is ridiculous! Thanks for posting!

[@robm7449]

Jesus this guy can sing !! Start to finish effortless

[@valentinogal781]

stunning voice. and still has the ability to get me all emotional. Ramin is simply a singing perfection.

[@theatrelover9920]

I also taught myself to sing (I had a few lessons but hated the teacher so I left. I've still got lots of room for improvement) I hope people will love me as much as they do Ramin.

[@phantomfae_2323]

Theatrelover99 hey, it's been a while so you might not even see this. If you do, though, how's the singing going??

[@sallylovesCRonaldo]

If he does a one-man les mis, I'm totally okay with it.

[@The4thSoprano]

I'm so excited he's going to be Jean Valjean in the Broadway revival of Les Mis. I can't wait to go see it!!!

[@kristarie]

saw him as val jean and it changed my opinion about the character. so talented

[@kratai1188]

His voice can reach to the sky. God bless him.

[@karenpreston1622]

Siings beautifully and very. relaxed in his own skin.

[@j.j.6823]

I just love his voice. So amazing....

[@erickagilbert7310]

This man is singing perfection.

[@fay-amieaspen6046]

This is it! You have to pay full attention to the cadence and the music and get the perfect amount of grief, passion and anguish in this song and really wring it out, it is a performance, not a mere song to be sung, Ramin, does a superb job here, you can hear the pain and passion, some singers don't inject into the performance, just sing the words and leave those listening flat, I recently heard a singer, operatically trained too, singing this and it was flatter than a table top! No interjection. I was horrified and very disappointed.

[@aubreymaelzer56]

Awwww he looks like he is going to start crying when he finsishes the song :( I ove him so much

[@FLOWERSANDSUNSHINE22]

melting.... He is so talented and a sought-after professional!!

[@The4thSoprano]

I was dying for him to sing this when I saw him in Atlanta. I'm glad he's still doing it on tour. 3 Thanks so much for posting!

[@amoebaj]

I can’t believe I didn’t know he ever came to Atlanta! At what venue did he perform?

[@The4thSoprano]

@@amoebaj Just checked my ticket stub (which I proudly display in my bedroom), and it was the Center Stage Theater!

[@GeorgiaPeach1118]

Awesome! His voice is amazing.

[@carakahlan1]

OGM Ramin ~

[@mereteisaksen7698]

I love his voice and the whole man such a great personality

[@109Aileen]

AWWW Ramin had made a wonderful sad song into a beautiful serenade!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!

[@felixakratochvilova6671]

This is so beautiful!

[@susantherestorer]

Wow! Really powerful!

[@missflamingo1000]

LOVE Ramin! He should come to Denmark! 3

[@peekaboo4444]

he's the best.. as simply as that!! thanks!

[@musicalqueen38]

Omg...loved Rammin

[@hbomb2704]

love him and this song

[@andrasmartoncan]

Love His Passion. Like Elvis

[@PaulTheillusionist]

Stunning!

[@MyMrjag]

superb performance

[@BolinForever]

"Phantom faces in the window" AHHK XD

[@kjrehberg]

That's an excellent interpretation!!

[@Tosca7891]

OmG this is the only song that ever turned me into a human very noisy fountain of tears at the cinema... and even now send shivers all over me... it's just my projection or Ramin is moved too at the end? After all, only the emotion of music should have the right to ever make those stunning eyes red and those beautiful lips trembling ^-^

[@valentinogal781]

Superb!

[@kayc.443]

Bet he can perform the entirety of Les Mis on his own...

[@sarahnicoleseitchick4794]

This is AMAZING

[@galacticjewels7856]

MUST... FAV... THIS!!!

[@shandraloree4607]

This guy is good. Whoa.....

[@smugalice6206]

I think you typed an extra o in "good."

[@pastilanbataa147]

+Blake Gilbert ramin the god! haha

[@xdramafreakx]

I love him...

[@magorzatajach7748]

Ramin should play all of les mis characters :D It can be awesome!

[@SingingCupcakes]

perfection

[@bigblueeyesful]

I am now sobbing.

[@luvtap65]

Thank you for posting! Perfection.

[@sejin1221]

Ramin!!😍

[@Djallenify]

Ramin Karimloo

[@galacticjewels7856]

Jinxxlover thanks for answering!

[@danemarais7398]

Eddie Redmayne still delivers the most emotive performance, yes his vocals might not be as strong, but the song is better understood listening to Eddie, and the emotion is incredible. I'd watch Eddie on stage any day!

[@TheNotoriousDUDE]

You can't really compare Eddie's performance to the stage productions since his version was in a movie that put more emphasis on the emotions than the music anyway, but yeah, Eddie's rendition is definitely the most emotional I've seen as of yet :)

[@murgy7]

Ramin is amazing in this professional production. Enjoyed the version by Luke Murgatroyd as well.

[@haleynewton591]

He loses himself in every song he sings it's so incredible. I honestly think Ramin does a great (if not perfect) Enjolras... so hearing him sing this song is almost like it IS Enjolras' song and he is apologizing for everything.

[@RJDelk]

Really? I love the guitar in this!

[@dublin7]

If he was just a few years younger he would have been a mindblowingly good Marius in the movie but in saying that I also think he would have been as good as Jackman or possibly better as Jean Valjean but I suppose they needed a Big Hollywood name for the role.

[@ntjhnssntn95]

I think Ramin, as a high baritone, is not that comfortable singing the lower notes of this song. Unlike Hadley. But I'm a fan of them both. They are a killer combo. Valjean and Javert. Eric and Raoul. Enjolras and Grantaire.

[@Ggamer509]

Um...what makes you think he's uncomfortable? They sound fine. Plus Hadley is a tenor so where's the logic that he's comfortable down there in the A,Bb,C range?

[@ntjhnssntn95]

Hey calm down dude. It's not meant to hate on Ramin. He does not sound only "fine". He sounded great. Uhm, if you base it from what Ramin said, he's a baritone, so maybe Hadley's a baritone too (but I think they are tenors). I'm just saying that I think Hadley sounds better and is more comfortable on the lower notes. And Ramin is struggling, a bit I think. Plus, Hadley sounds more fierce on those lower registers. Just my opinion though! Good day, sir!

[@Ggamer509]

I can respect that :) I wasn't angry in the first place I just wanted to know what your reasoning behind saying so was. :)

[@ntjhnssntn95]

Oh, I appreciate that! :) Thank you, sir!

[@georgiagirl55]

I know you commented this 4 month ago and I doubt you care, but it's Erik.

[@jtbwriter]

Except for the troll, I think everyone hit it on the head-what a voice, and a great interpretation of "Empty Chairs". I guess someone forgot Ramin has done "Le Miz" before!

[@QuantumForte]

Now put this to a full orchestra. Good stuff, there.

[@horselover123417]

I think I saw Ramin as Jean Valjean in the show when I went. Didn't he play Raoul in the 25th Phantom? If he did I totally saw him.

[@codelyokofan56]

No, in the 25th Anniversary of Phantom of the Opera he was the Phantom.

[@horselover123417]

Really? The moment I saw him on stage I swore I remembered him from being Raoul in Phantom 25th. I looked it up and it wasn't him who played Raoul. But I swore. Wow I feel like an idiot. At least I got the part where he was in Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary right.

[@horselover123417]

Oh. Oops.

[@sarahwoolley79]

No: the wonderful Hadley Fraser (his best friend.. Ramin even named his son after him) played Raoul

[@horselover123417]

Really? I don't know?

[@Shenorai]

That violinist in the background, though.

[@ihatetwiwlight]

The window is a mirror and he's looking at his shadows.

[@marisamitchell8611]

His wife is a very lucky woman!

[@galacticjewels7856]

I thought he played jean valjean.?

[@amoebaj]

He has played many roles in Les Mis, including this one, in West End and Broadway productions.

[@maggiestone7982]

I miss my friends up in heaven, so I’m like you I guess missing a friend I guess

[@1994mrhenry]

I don't know who are you, my Ramin? Valjeans, Marius or Enjolras...

[@RoseMallory]

I want to go to America :( Or Ramin comes back to London!

[@SamSphinx]

In my freinds words: On a scale from Robert Pattinson to Robert Downey Jr. how much did you like this version?

[@lacrosseman02]

Omg now I feel like an idiot. I knew he played the phantom, but your reference just zoomed over the top of my head. So sooo sorry!

[@rachray83]

what up with the tempo?? The songs lyrics are about a guy who survived while all his friends got blown away, not exactly a happy slappy tune and for whatever reason they sped this song up, the man can sing but the accompaniment sure didn't do him any favors

[@TTDJoe]

This is during one of Ramin`s BroadGrass gigs, where they fuse Musical numbers with a Country style. Hence the result....

[@blakeparnell7276]

Haha! Even eponine?

[@haleynewton591]

I'm not a big fan of the guitar part. It didn't win me over until the "oh my friends, my friends, don't ask me". For some reason I loved the way it sounded with his voice there.

[@omgitsamberrrr]

Here, again. Every time I'm here, I get full body goosies. DONE. *Throws ALL the things*

[@ryanwong1104]

i think he's better at playing the role of enjolras cause he has that heroic face. But he's still gr8 tho love his voice

[@TheAngieIshmael]

I agree

[@annaoffive]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@luanacross5300]

I make this joke all the time and people just call me obsessed :(

[@bobbijo94]

I would have been okay with just him singing by himself without that awful noise in the background. Needless to say though, this is still amazing. Ramin is such a talented man, I love him in everything he does.

[@sarahnicoleseitchick4794]

I thought that the violin needed rearranging more

[@sweeneydeppjr]

It's not a horrible arrangement, but I definitely see where it could be improved...

[@RachelSalvadore]

now i'm pregnant.

[@jhoselinealfaro4713]

k

[@ecwhitzy]

I laughed so hard at this comment!! xD

[@Restricka]

I feel a bit sorry for the violinist he looks like he's having fun :[

[@lacrosseman02]

no make sens dus ur koment

[@musicalqueen38]

_ 1 m

[@christinasun2255]

Don't you think he's more handsome than George Clooney?

[@silvers8229]

You hate him? Fight me😃

[@chitru1983]

michael ball

[@kamwrites]

Well, Michael owns this song. He's a tough act to follow!

[@lacrosseman02]

If anything, the guitar is far too loud...

[@angelofarc]

He can be my dad lmao

[@elisabethnerolk2283]

i agree a little... its a bit to loud!!

[@ErnestinaHsieh]

i like him better as Enjorales tbh.

[@lesleywells5274]

He only understudied this role and I agree he was more suited to Enjolrus. A darker character with more meat!

[@elysetaylor4176]

He makes a better Phantom

[@consuela123456]

If anyone could get me to switch teams... But that guitar part is terrible. It needs rearranging, badly.

[@hughman55]

Yikes! Does he know what this song is about? And he missed the pitch on the big "friends don't ask me" phrase. Sorry. Not a fan.

[@Jordanindahouse]

He didn't miss it though...

[@MusicByFin]

only reason it sounded a bit like the note was off was due to the lack of instrumental, was bang on

[@SpectorCj]

How can you not like this? I understand that people have their own opinions. But, come on...

[@omgitsamberrrr]

This arrangement is a bit different live, than it is in the musical itself. This struck me as minor in more spots than in the musical. Maybe it's that way in all the stage productions vs. the musical released last year. But, it was still epic and worthy of praise, Ramin is a musical delight.

[@tomforsyth3301]

it's recorded on a mobile phone or one of the world's worst camera's and you're criticising a note that he hits every time, watch every other video of him...

[@Trucko69]

Micheal ball 10th anniversary is better.. this isnt bad but still

[@danni3363]

Alfie boe sings this a million times better! More passion!

[@lesleywells5274]

I think Alphie is too much of an opera singer. Yes, beautiful tenor voice but that's it.