SINGERS ATTEMPTING THE "I HAVE NOTHING" HIGH PART!

[@Tarikkb]

Jessie J’s control always amazes me

[@rocksta201012]

We not gonna sit here and act like Gabriel Enrique didn’t just sing it in the original key and also throw in a beautiful whistle!! Amazing

[@gummy5862]

It sounds so overproduced, I don’t like the way it sounds tbh.

[@whoaskedyou5684]

@@gummy5862 same

[@aestwitzypinkislife4042]

@@gummy5862 same, no hate

[@jamdawgutube]

A whistle is not a note, FYI.

[@jamdawgutube]

Furthermore, his singing is extremely digitalized (AKA fake)

[@Nameless_mixes]

If popularity was directly proportionate to talent, Jessie would have ended the industry! And Leona definitely wouldn’t be nearly as underrated as she is. They nailed this! ❤️

[@ajayshinz8427]

"extra version" 😂 she's amazing

[@YgorCortes]

Jessie J and Leona Lewis were AMAZING, the best imo! Gabriel Henrique and Sohyang were very impressive too, I'm a fan!

[@fordtalk6924]

🏅 Whitney songs werent really about range it was more power. all her notes had power and techniques more so than range. this is why when other singers sing her song they seem to get vocal fatigue. because what they lack in power they seem to try to compensate with range and strain. 🏅

[@lovingmemories8902]

🏆

[@takemyhand1988]

@Devon Hawkins-Anderson i mean out of the 2.5 only 2 will be chest. Other will be head. And only in few songs she pass F5. So it's more power than range when you consider other vocalists songs.

[@Marco_Fabian37]

Lol you can’t say that because songs are only notes written on paper and really anyone can sing notes. What matters is what you bring to those notes. Power and a wide vocal range is something you’re born with. You can practice and get close to it but it’s an innate vocal gift. The thing is you’re so used to hearing Whitney’s version and loving her style of singing that you compare everyone else to her. That’s not the individuals singers fault.

[@takemyhand1988]

@j w that's literally what i said. Whitney was great but not because of her range. She is a less rangey singer than most famous vocalists. But she had other areas where she exceled. Those things make her once in a generation singer, not range. My only comment was that Whitney wasn't a rangey singer as many claim, eg the comment who said 2.5 is large range.

[@rajnibrown2194]

There is a thing that is called supported range as well... Most females even sopranos can't support a note above eb5 while whitney could support of to g#5.

[@randomgirl3492]

Ariana has the range, but her singing in her baby voice technique holds back the power her songs should have.

[@stephenhough4957]

It will come, Random Girl. To be as good at singing this song at 22 when she did it at the White House was extraordinary. In 10 years she’ll be the best ever.

[@wasoooo_9750]

@@stephenhough4957 she's almost 30 now !

[@holiday07]

@@stephenhough4957 Jake has been nailing this since she was about 8.

[@graceverissimo6332]

Ya’ll really need to see the full of Jessie’s performance. Whitney has always been a huge inspiration for her and it shows. She really embodies it

[@OctavioZaracho]

Leona did really good and resonant! 😍

[@Hyxnjxn]

Sohyang not only had an original arrangement but that climax was simply amazing and would have made Whitney proud. She has pipes

[@musiclover6505]

Sohyang version was higher but tiring

[@franlp]

Oversinging as hell

[@Motocicleiros]

While it's technically impressive it stole completely the emotion from the song. It was a turn off for me.

[@rus1285]

@@Motocicleiros I tend to agree. The climax for Whitney's OG (B major) is already emotionally intense enough so you don't really need to do anything extraneous with it to make it great, like raising the key up to 11 and adding extra undeed runs.

[@Thebeastvocalsever]

@@franlp She is not over-singing she is simply honoring the song and giving it the justice it deserves by adding her own unique interpretation.

[@ETCNK]

This really proves Whitney is untouchable ❤️

[@wuaaron808]

leona‘s tone is so unique and beautiful.

[@esther4482]

Honestly, I seriously underrated her as a vocalist before I watched this. Feel like her voice suits Whitney songs which is a hugeee flex

[@paniccpoint]

Sohyang... I just know you would've made Whitney so proud, absolutely beautiful! And Jessie J absolutely KILLED that performance, gives me chills every single time I hear it!

[@Dreececliff]

I feel like Jessie J is the only one who really embodied it dunno why

[@fnkybunchmstr]

THIS!!!

[@esther4482]

With the others(apart from Leona), it was almost like u could tell they were so focused on hitting the high notes. Idk

[@ericrodriguez6459]

It wasn’t forced lol she has that range and it sounded like she sang it comfortably.

[@maskdanger]

She understand the song more it is about feeling it not only reaching the high key

[@skarlet8812]

@@esther4482 right!!

[@scosentino7]

Nothing beats the original, but I love So Hyang's version...she has an amazing range. Johnny Manuel from America's Got Talent should be in this list too, he did a great job.

[@melissaadams9074]

I was waiting for him to show up

[@tyvellekenney317]

SOHYANG killed it, even tho the audio wasn’t as good as the original or yk any other version, but you still heard her voice and it shined as always

[@gc0009]

''extra version'' kkkkkk lmao i love Sohyang ♥ she is the best

[@melodd4169]

Whitney was not one in a generation but in a lifetime. She made it seem so effortless with the beautiful instrument that was her voice. You realize when you hear so many good singers STRUGGLE to push it out. You are missed 😞

[@somethingunusual7500]

whitney jessie and sohyang for sure! whitney cuz.. hello, jessie cuz i feel like she really feels the song and embodies the message and i will never get tired of her added riffs, and sohyang for the amazing new arrangement and the sheer difficulty of it all

[@CarloRodriguez10]

Extra version lol … Queen Sohyang

[@mimihiko7470]

5:35 1 tone lower but all Whitney nuances are there, as if you're listening to Whitney live...

[@malloryfallon6394]

Daaaaang So Hyang went a whole OCTAVE HIGHER

[@LaLuki]

SO HYANGGGGGG OMG YES 😭

[@glennkaraka9037]

Leona has a silky voice, the way she approaches and delivers, just love watching arianas live vocals

[@songleejeng]

So hyang the best cover of this song!!!

[@AshMartin773]

I'm dead that So Hyang's is the "extra version"

[@thanhngo3667]

Leona is not as powerful but her tone is the most beautiful for me. It resonates very well. I love what she did there

[@kayvi0]

jesus christ you guys don’t have to like the tone of certain singers or their approach, but that doesn’t make them bad just because YOU don’t like how they sound. Some of y’all are so negative, it’s painful to read singing comparison comments. Anyway I think everyone did a phenomenal job :)

[@xxaugust1908]

Leona did it flawlessly and Sohyang had her own arrangment. They're sooo good

[@marilexdanarivera9916]

3:48 a 17 year old Keala Settle and that voice! I mean wow 🙌🏼👏🏼 hands off

[@straightforward352]

Nobody is natural and silky like Sohyang!!!

[@ryanhawk71]

So Hyang gives it to you EVERY TIME!!! Are we surprised? Absolutely not

[@dafnetamayo1706]

Leona did it so clean and beautiful. My favorite after Whitney...

[@edisonskinner1235]

So the guy Gabriel killed it. 🤯 And Soh Yang also absolutely incredible. Many of them did a great job, honestly. Leona, Jessie, both excellent. At the end of the day though, it’s not just about the notes. And hearing all these incredible singers does just reiterate how extraordinary Whitney was. There was an artistry about her delivery, and that tone is just incomparable.

[@Waiting_to_Exhale_era]

Gabriel put heavy auto tune in it

[@odumosuolusegun2781]

@@Waiting_to_Exhale_era THANK YOU FOR SAYING IT. ALL HIS SINGING IS HEAVILY SWEETENED I CAN NOT LISTEN TO HIM AT ALL

[@Swahili14]

His voice is so forced dunno if it's autotune or annoying screeches

[@Scott-zb3nm]

sohyang ^^ she is definitely best singer all of them

[@isabellac4901]

Chris Colfer deserves an honorable mention for singing this in the original key

[@SuperPianogirl123]

No thanks

[@keoshabarnes1757]

@@SuperPianogirl123 Okay?

[@marouaneve5260]

Jessie J was the closest comparing it to whitney’s

[@MatSwim94]

Correct pitches (only considering the last part of the song): Jennifer Hudson 1 semitone lower; Glennis Grace 1 tone lower (Whitney used to sing this song in this key live); Davina Michelle 1 tone and 1 semitone lower; Christina Aguilera, 2 tones lower; Sohyang the final part in 1 tone higher.

[@MatSwim94]

@@Marco_Fabian37 yes: “2 keys” = 2 semitones = 1 tone

[@MatSwim94]

@@Marco_Fabian37 1 tone = 2 semitones = 2 keys lol. It’s the same thing.

[@MatSwim94]

@@Marco_Fabian37 nope 2 keys is 2 semitones. Please look it up

[@MatSwim94]

@@Marco_Fabian37 a semitone is the shortest interval in our (western 12-TET) music. That is why we can find the key of F and we can find the key of F#, they are a semitone (half step) apart and they are two different keys. Whitney Houston sang I Have Nothing 1 tone (whole step) lower. 1 tone is made by 2 semitones (half steps). If the studio version is in G she sang live in F. G -> F# (Gb)-> F = 2 keys lower.

[@MatSwim94]

@@Marco_Fabian37 2 tones (a major third) are made by 4 semitones. That is the distance from C to E for example. From C to E we can find 4 keys: C, C#, D, Eb (D#)… and then E

[@luca_minjoon]

jessie, mori and sohyang out of this world😍

[@nothingspecial163]

Jessie and Glennis slayed it, the emotions, power in those belts... That was just brilliant :) the rest of them, lost depth while reaching higher sounds

[@meltaway520]

No one can surpass Whitney Houston !!

[@NouhFence]

whitney is dead lmao. i think a lot of people can surpass whitney houston

[@Electrostatic_Fusion]

@@NouhFence true

[@Heyguhh]

@@NouhFence 😬

[@jevonk]

@@NouhFence Not in singing! 🤷🏾‍♀️Most of these people sounded like screaming banshees. 🙉

[@niklasnilsson4705]

Angelina Jordan have made a good try on this song. Miss it in the compilation.

[@ajayshinz8427]

Respect to you, glad you mentioned his name Jake Zyrus.

[@ALANA-hu8qo]

her name

[@tiffaniejones5826]

@@ALANA-hu8qo Her name is Charice Pempenco, and she completely DESTROYED and BUTCHERED her powerful, dynamic voice. What an unbelievable travesty!

[@Solo-vh9fm]

Leona, Glennis and Jessie were my favorites. Ariana’s was a close second (although I base that on her Honeymoon Tour performance of the song) Also Jake’s version was actually a semitone lower, Glennis’ was just a tone lower (the same key that Whitney sang live), Davina’s was just 2 tones lower

[@dannysu6512]

Jennifer Hudson's was also a semitone lower. Glennis hit a C#5 and a E5 for the climax, whereas Whitney hits a Eb5 and F#5 in the studio version, so she is indeed one tone and one semitone lower. You are right that it is the same key as Whitney's live performance. Christina is 3 tones and 1 semitone because she hit a B4 and a D5. Sorry if I come off as rude or petty, I was really just bored.

[@Solo-vh9fm]

@@dannysu6512 there’s a only a tone difference between E5 and F#5 (2 semitones)

[@wtflmao123]

@@Solo-vh9fm nope. 3 semitones, e#5, f5, f#5

[@ismaelm.mbaangue9147]

Jessie J, Leona lewis and Glennis were my favorites definitely. Ariana is a close second👑❤

[@_riptide_]

For me Leona is close second

[@skarlet8812]

honestly i didn’t like Ariana’s performance too much. idk if this just me, but she sounded tired and very tense. if she did it now, i would definitely love it. edit: i don’t think she had the power in her voice like she does now.

[@enternalmoonlight]

@@skarlet8812 I agree!! I think it was the nerves cause her cover of Beyoncé's in like 2011/2012 were actually powerful. I think she's more technically better now so she's more consistent with her vocals. I wish she did a "I have nothing" and "emotions by mariah" cover again. Cause her voice is much better now.

[@Nullybk]

@@skarlet8812 if she sung it today she would slay it

[@Xelth4]

@@_riptide_ glennis nails everyone

[@rukminisalodkar7226]

no one can beat the power of Whitney but i think Jessie J was pretty good amongst all of these, she did justice to the song.

[@alenagonzales9489]

Nobody can touch Whitney. Her voice is amazing!

[@ellemaeleech1229]

Jessie sounds amazing good god😍

[@QwerGeneration]

sohyang is finished!!!

[@db200508]

It’s so high even she stopped singing it in the original key because that shit is hard!

[@ismaelm.mbaangue9147]

She has always sung it a tone lower! But it doesn't require alot of range, only power, good dynamic and projection.

[@takemyhand1988]

@@ismaelm.mbaangue9147 i think because Whitney was a mezzo, a F is like a G for her. So it's definitely rangey when you don't have high tessitura.

[@Visiblediety]

They wrote songs for her voice at that moment in her career instead of thinking will she able sing these notes 5 years from now

[@takemyhand1988]

@@Visiblediety she actually never sang it in original key i think even in her prime. I will always love you too

[@rajnibrown2194]

Whitney usually don't sing any song live in the same key... Actually not only whitney, most singer lower their own songs when going live... Do you guys really think singing in the studio and live is the same thing?

[@vrgtrn6119]

I will go for the woman who sang this piece very clear without any trace of strain. She took this song in a higher level and Her version sounds like she own this song. 😭 Who is this So Hyang?

[@namename-mw3sf]

Sohyang? you don't know her? you should start with So Hyang- Arirang Alone (2015 version)

[@Das644]

@@namename-mw3sf and follow with her version of Misty on The show "Begin Again".

[@jubilorencegeromo3959]

Right. Even Whitney on her studio version strained that F#5

[@nyler8808]

@@jubilorencegeromo3959 They put the strained f#5 intentionally for the emotions, and also sohyang and whitney have different techniques, technically Whitney's techniques are superior, range isn't everything

[@maxpotential-4074]

@@jubilorencegeromo3959 Whitney didn't strain, she intentionally added rasp to her voice (for dramatic effect). And also, So Hyang sings in a very heady mixed voice, which makes it easier for her to belt higher. Whitney Houston was a true soprano that mainly used her chest voice in her upper belts, that's why Whitney Houston's tone is so rich and metallic. This is also why she is considered one of the hardest female vocalists to cover. It's not about range, it's her VERY difficult technique.

[@jevonk]

Some of these people made my ears hurt. 🙉 Whitney’s voice was so powerful yet gave the most beautiful warm tone you never got tired of hearing it live.

[@luanegramusic]

Omg Leona killed so much, she was amazing 💕

[@BennLuvsYou24]

Not even a huge fan of Jessi J but she did this song the way it should be done. An almost perfect execution. Powerful and not screechy.

[@liamcuerquis9631]

Whitney obviously and Sohyang for having the most original arrangement

[@peterteddy2370]

True

[@liamcuerquis9631]

@@peterteddy2370 you're late

[@slaypa]

yesss

[@liamcuerquis9631]

@@slaypa PERIODT

[@jorambantog909]

So hyang fan who can't even sing, usual.

[@MoroMoro1]

So Hyang did not have to snap like that! (Even though she always does.) Jessie J delivered EFFORTLESSLY!

[@Msrussianbeauty20]

Jessie J nailed it!!!

[@maddutchess5312]

What?! Gabriel Henrique whistled it....Awesome!

[@CocoJai]

Gabriel and So Hyang did it for me, my GAWD .

[@davidperrii]

Glad to see you didn’t dead name Jake Zyrus! Loved the video btw!!!

[@randomvocalsforyou3879]

We love our trans people!

[@RestuSandikaKamaruddin]

Fun fact: Whitney herself has never sung this song in its original key live. Also, you should've chose the The Voice one for Christina, the one she sang with Whitney's hologram

[@salyet9076]

After rwcoeding i have nothing. from 1993 to 1994 whintey had to sing this song around 200 times . None of other singers in this video would even be able to sing it 5 keys lower for hundred times night after night lol .

[@jobuck879]

@Devon Hawkins-Anderson The thing about is this song was most likely recorded at least a year to 18 months prior to her ever having to sing it live. And she was also singing I Will Always Love You at the same time she was singing this song so it’s understandable why she sang it in a different lower key from the studio version. Whitney had 3 albums and 3 concert tours before she began singing any songs from The Bodyguard soundtrack not to mention countless television specials/awards shows. I noticed some of the others that were on this video would either be strained and/or winded trying to hold these notes. The amount of off pitch notes on this clip is astonishing. I am convinced Whitney actually preferred singing I Have Nothing over singing I Will Always Love You b

[@odumosuolusegun2781]

@@jobuck879 Aside from that, they all do not have the correct balance in their voices for the song, they are all in their head and this song is sang with the dramatics of the way a tenor will belt, none of them could even belt in the coordination she used, they all have to access a lot of light mechanism to do it, hence the lack of depth in all the versions.. Only Jennifer had some depth, Jessie J in some spots, the rest just no...Charice had to fake her tone with distortion to carry the depth that comes so naturally to Whitney..The coordination she used in singing this song is what made this song so successful. it is full throttle chest dominant belting.Low larynx, open throat, big, fat notes...

[@richiesol20]

@@odumosuolusegun2781 Charice lowers her larynx to make a big sound but she thins out in her high notes easily. She's a member of Cats and Mosquitoes.

[@odumosuolusegun2781]

@@richiesol20 yes that is a fake tone, her voice is very small

[@Tzuyuuu.]

Something about Jake’s voice really comforts me

[@anthonyw1152]

I like glennis version. Whitney possessed amazing range and power together it was like god fine tuned the bass and treble of her voice at the correct levels !

[@odumosuolusegun2781]

You totally get it. What you describe is voice coordination. She is coordinating her registers so well that no matter how high she belts, you hear the same kind of richness, depth and darkness and also brightness. The other singers gave to give up depth and richness abs concentrate on brightness . That is why her sound was so palatable to the ears. Good ears I mean

[@adrianacaruso770]

Glennis, Glennis, Glennis...for ever, she's the best💞💞💞💞👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@gypsysoulrae0722]

They all did amazing! It takes so much to accomplish what they've done! But I have got to give MAD props to Gabriel Henrique! I almost fell through the floor 😯

[@FlimFlamFloom]

Jessie J is so, so, so fucking underrated. She should be a superstar.

[@meganlopez560]

Jessie J is just as amazing as Whitney! When she sings it gives me chills.

[@QwerGeneration]

oh sohyang^^♡♡

[@ahmadabdalraheem2588]

Where the hell is Sohyang? She beats them all.

[@liamcuerquis9631]

Start with a legend; end with a legend

[@odumosuolusegun2781]

who is the legend? if she is then everyone in the clip is, because nearly everyone in that clip is more famous and more lauded than the one who ended it...she is aligned only on KZbin...and for the wrong reasons

[@liamcuerquis9631]

@@odumosuolusegun2781 your point is?

[@odumosuolusegun2781]

@@liamcuerquis9631 I think you should ask yourself, what you mean by "ends with a legend? I do not see any legend at the end? so can you explain ? How the singer at the end is a legend like the one in the beginning? which is not even up for debate. The fact that all of them are singing her song, already shows who the legend is.. But are you okay? seriously? How is the lady at the end a legend?

[@liamcuerquis9631]

@@odumosuolusegun2781 who the hell named you?

[@odumosuolusegun2781]

@@liamcuerquis9631 Typical kid, when they can not sustain in a debate with constructive ideas, they throw their toys out of the pram...by way of personal attacks.. Kid, it is okay, you are a keyboard Ninja and cry when you are schooled by adults. Next time ask for permission from mummy, I think your online time is up.. You are loosing it.. It is a simple question, I do not see a legend at the end.. I only see a bunch of girls trying to sing the song of a legend. You are super pressed..kid..

[@obibraxton2232]

Leona, Jessie J and Arie my favs

[@renansantos6565]

Gabriel Henrique 😍🇧🇷

[@summerkitten6343]

When Jessie J's clip came up, I was reading the comments and thought the video went back to Whitney for a second.🤣🤣🤣 Also, Chris Colfer deserves to be on this list. He sang this song in its original key too. I played both Chris's and Whitney's versions of the song ( which is literally the exact same) at the same time, and had goosebumps for 15 minutes.

[@marinadela1361]

Ms. Whitney Houston's version the line "Stay In My" and "Arms" are separate and stitched together using studio tricks because she audibly cracked on the word "My" as it's a rather high belt but since it's a CD release they're able to edit the vocals.

[@fzpe856]

She was pregnant when recorded it. She sang it three days and left.

[@neklamp2431]

She sang it live without any stitches... Best version, that one when she got 11 awards

[@marinadela1361]

Yeah, but it was a lower key

[@odumosuolusegun2781]

@@marinadela1361 well E5, sang over 125 times when touring in 93/94 and on pitch.. And lastly it is chest dominant belt...none of the people on this video could hit the note with the same coordination she used, they would all have to lower their keys. They are all very heady already when they get there, She sang that song like an operatic tenor belt. The fact that she tried to belt with M1 mechanism whilst all the people on this video are all in M2 shows the kind of skill.

[@hirotanaka3696]

Ariana sings it so cute i cant 😭😭

[@illyana3537]

i mean ari was literally in front of the president

[@jayceebaguio]

And?

[@illyana3537]

@@jayceebaguio idk it has to be kinda stressful

[@jxstadri]

Yea and I'm pretty she'd sound even better now singing it!

[@eliletts1680]

You could have used Christina Aguilera's rendition from 2016 though...

[@sarahholland2600]

The only one who looks effortless & like they're not even trying is Jessie. I'd never noticed before but even Whitney ( at the start) looks like she's trying, right at the top of where she can go .

[@Saythat]

its funny how most singer tried to go higher on the word " ONE MORE DOOR" just to showoff I guess but it sound nasaly

[@nahuelma97]

The notation at the beginning, in the "don't make me close" with the key change is wrong. It's A4, Bb4, C5, Eb5 starting from the "don't". Also, Glennis's version is just 1 tone lower, not 1 and a half. She sings it in the same key Whitney did it live during the Bodyguard Tour. Davina's version is also in the same key Whitney used for live performances, but she didn't do the key change at the end. Xtina's version also doesn't have the key change but it's 1 and a half tones lower, not 3 and 2 semitones (which is actually 4, because 2 semitones is 1 tone).

[@albertnordine6546]

you got Morissette singing at home playing her piano. What a travesty. Play her stage performance one and she will be one of the best on this video.

[@Rayquaza676]

Whitney i love you. Thank you queen.

[@taltal2737]

Sohyang made everyone sound as if they were struggling.

[@nayeonunnie.]

1:47 bruh that's not jake Cyrus she was Charice before

[@joanquintero4670]

1:24 don't hate me, but that jaw vibrato is so annoying lol

[@bribear0030]

jessie ate this UP

[@MrJpanese]

Whitney is such an epic vocalist and this video proves it. Even when others kept the original key, it's actually quite unpleasant to hear. They don't have there rich, completely effortless tone.

[@anettedanielazaragozacaste9985]

My favourite will always be Jessie J ❤️❤️❤️ Davina and Leona was also great

[@castorphans]

Most singers can belt those notes, but they can't convey the emotions as Whitney used to. It's not just about hitting high notes, it's about meaning those lyrics as well.

[@TeacherRyu]

Regine Velasquez version of this song should be included here. The Asia’s Songbird.

[@clanger_6870]

Well that's the first time I've heard a bloke hit the whistle register. Damn!

[@kford91]

Jessie J is the only one who in my opinion has done Whitney Houstons song justice.

[@masakierxd5261]

Should have used the video of charice performing on Oprah she sang it on original key there

[@letsrollthediceyeah]

isn't this the reason why sohyang is literally called the korean mariah carey?

[@Melanie-xc4fi]

WOW! Whitney was, is, and will be THE blueprint.

[@12yearoldmewasterribleatpi75]

little christina singing her heart out lmao. so cute.

[@lizzt76]

There's just no one...and I mean no one who can match Whitney's overall strength, tone, soul, power, and control all in one. I mean she was always SPOT ON and sang with sooooo much passion. Uhhhggg 😭😭 such a sad sad turn of events. Tragedy.

[@kimicat270]

Jessie J yaaasss queen💖

[@diamondderkes9238]

Jesse J 😍😍😍

[@ishimwejessica5117]

Oh how I wish you added Wendy's version from Red Velvet, she has one of my favorite versions

[@rivkahbafford9974]

why is no one talking Gabriel that was really impressive