Voice teacher enjoys AALIYAH's sweet vocals on JOURNEY TO THE PAST @ OSCARS 1998

[@icecoldbruh]

just a great vocal.... I hate we were robbed of her hitting her vocal maturity

[@sierramitchell5210]

A lot of people sleep on her vocally and some even claim “she couldn’t sing” but clearly that was not the case. This performance really showcases a lot of her range as a singer

[@SheayWithLove]

I thought she put out really great music but she was just ok vocally like the movie Dream girls character she can sing but she’s isn’t a strong vocalist. Still so sad to see her light gone so soon

[@wwenewyork7570]

@@SheayWithLoveare you that much of a hater ?? This performance CLEARLY shows she can be a strong vocalist if she wants to! And she didn’t live long enough for her voice to mature and get stronger! You do know that Aaliyah died at 22 right it wasn’t like she was 45 when she died!

[@SheayWithLove]

@@wwenewyork7570 hater? This was my opinion. Really just take it with a grain of salt everyone has opinions it’s how you say them and it’s how you respond. I didn’t rant she died young but she was past puberty so maturity or technique? I didn’t say she couldn’t sing she was just ok in my opinion but made great music.

[@marzmoonshine601]

@@SheayWithLovei'm with you 😉 now that's see if i get attacked with what'zr name😂

[@Biggems4]

@@SheayWithLove You should listen to "The One I Gave My Heart To". Also Whitney Houston was a fan of her voice. That's enough validation for me

[@tricksgrl2]

Her vocal style and tone is so underrated.

[@bhypnotic74]

Thank you for recognizing Aaliyahs vocal talent. Shes so underatted, She died so young, but blazed a trail.

[@ThisIsJ.Nicole]

She sure did. Everyone wanted to be her when I was in middle school. Even my chubby self 😅

[@MrFirebomb969]

@@ThisIsJ.Nicoleand you had every right to just like anyone else who wanted to be like her. Period.

[@kidderkat]

I'm so glad you covered Aaliyah. Her vocal talent ALWAYS gets slept on because she wasn't a "belter", but I knew from JUMP she could sing. She's not a whisper singer, she's just a softer singer and it worked for every song she sang. Love her SO MUCH.

[@cortezmiller1899]

Well according to Micheal J Powell, he said that Aaliyah sung in a full powerful voice that was like Whitney Houston’s. He worked with her on her debut album. And also did her demos. He also said that, she could sing big ballads and have heard her do things the public never heard her do. So I wouldn’t say she wasn’t a belter, she just sung in her sweet style of singing.

[@ThisIsJ.Nicole]

​@@cortezmiller1899Yes. It was a choice. Like Diana Ross.

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

@@cortezmiller1899 ....and WHITNEY has said that she LOVED AALIYAH'S VOICE...and she wanted her for the lead in her movie SPARKLE...but ALAS.....RIP BABYGIRL....

[@JaeElise]

@@cortezmiller1899 this! I'm mad she never showcased it. she always played it safe. However, there were times her live performances underperformed (NOT THIS ONE) but her other stuff and I wish we saw her vocally mature more cause your voice doesn't mature until your 30s

[@idontknow7738]

​@@cortezmiller1899👌🏾💯👌🏾 Thank you! Aaliyah was Aaliyah. She was not like that of anybody else. She was a very rare gem. She wasn't trying to be like anybody else. She was very talented and a "musical genius" in her own right. Gone way too soon. They took her away from us!

[@girl.thatsdorian]

Aaliyah had a lot of vocal Control And range. She just chose to Sing softly ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@koolaid1982]

FACTS ESPECIALLY ON THE NOTES WE CRAVED FOR BUT DID NOT GET 🥺THE NOTES SHE CHOSE TO DELIVER WAS MORE COMFORTABLE BECAUSE OF HER FEAR 😧 OF PREFORMING ITS A DIFFERENT VIBE FROM BEING IN THE STUDIO YOU HAVE TO OWN THAT MOMENT HER VOICE HAD SEVERAL LEVELS TO IT DEFINITELY POWER THOUGH REST IN PEACE AALIYAH 🙏🏾🕊️

[@luxejohn]

@@koolaid1982her vocals are angelic ❤

[@rainerwells1573]

Always baffled me when folks would say she couldn’t sing! Whitney knew ❤🎉 I always enjoyed her range one of my favorite songs was never giving up on this love …

[@ThisIsJ.Nicole]

Facts. Whitney knew how to spot authentic talent.

[@aquarious13186]

That's my favorite song from her too

[@DestinyWhite-mt4fz]

You can hear it in her voice that she was very nervous, but towards the end you can hear that her voice was getting more comfortable. love this performance❤

[@chiquitanicole_]

She could have been a Disney princess ❤

[@ThisIsJ.Nicole]

😭She sure could've.

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

....technically was IS....because SHE...sang the song the PRINCESS SINGS....

[@jpjboi1]

Right i think they would’ve chosen her to do the lil mermaid

[@jaydenvaughn6976]

Thank you for recognizing Aaliyah's wonderful talents ❤❤ Rest in heavenly peace 🕊️🙏

[@N8TheGr8001]

Aaliyah was and is forever a QUEEN! Thanks for this wonderful video!

[@StormGoddess11]

Aaliyah Dana Haughton is my Favorite singer of all time there will never be another ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I miss her so much ..

[@NycGemQueen]

R&B Princess Aaliyah gone but not forgotten Loved her music and style Thank You for recognizing her talent

[@JordanScruggs]

One of the most underrated Oscars performance without a doubt.

[@Tylan0l]

Forever underrated 👏🏾 Love u always, Aaliyah

[@Xiberion78]

Thank you! More Aaliyah breakdown is needed... IMO, her breathy sound with those deep lows is what I loved about her... but she does push when she needs to.. When she switches to her falsetto, she sounds so amazing

[@ajwriter5699]

Yeah. I think her best vocal performance that showcased her range was the *Video* version of The One I Gave My Heart To. Kelly RUINED that baby. And her family pimped her out to him. Trust, Aaliyah felt *EVERY* word of those lyrics. Sad, but TOIGMHT is my favorite by her. Aaliyah was the 90s Tracie Spencer.

[@Sevyntwenny37]

Aaliyah was indeed vocally diverse

[@jamesholder7842]

I’m so glad you did this performance. I’m a huge Aaliyah fan and I am sad that we don’t have a lot of strong examples of live vocal performances from her. This is great, shows her promise as a budding ingenue and vocal stylist. She gave it to the crowd but in a very sincere and sweet way that captures the emotion of the character.

[@ThisIsJ.Nicole]

I kept seeing people request this. I'm so happy to see it here. I'm tires of people saying Aaliyah can't sing. She had only just begun. Same as Selena.

[@JaeElise]

I heard that Whitney said Selena couldn't sing; I was baffled.

[@melclibra]

​@@JaeEliseoh wow. Never knew. Selena loved Whitney Houston. Whitney liked Aaliyah's voice though

[@everythingsociology24]

She has this soft yet haunting tone that's quite pleasant. She may not have the over the top powerful shouty vocals but that dynamic is worth it. Aliyah Ashanti Faith Evans Ciara Janet Jackson All have that whisper breathy vocals!!!! They ain't heavy on the belt however they are perfect storytellers. Who else heard abit of Whitney in there somewhere.

[@thelightseeker94]

0:30 More than a woman is a master piece from top to bottom.

[@PD-yt1si]

🎯📠

[@bajeboi]

Aaliyah chose to sing softly thats the difference between her and singers she's often compared to. However, it was an artistic choice it was clear her voice was a lot more powerful. She knew how to emote and had range. One thing about her you were going to hear every word, her ability to transition from chest to head voice doesn't get enough praise. A voice with great potential that was silenced.

[@dannysimion]

Yay! You uncovered a classic performance by the iconic Aaliyah. Out of all her catalogue of music - Journey to the Past is my favorite song from her. She's just got that related personality and just someone coming into terms with her adulthood and womanhood. We always got her music where she'll live on forever but man, I would have loved to see where she would have gone in her career if she was still us today. Bittersweet memories.

[@marleauxjmusic]

It’s still so bittersweet to watch Aaliyah performances on here…. It’s like, “Yeeeeeeesssss EAT,” then you think of what could’ve been had we not lost her all those years ago. Above all, she absolutely remained true to herself as well as her craft. Thank you for this vocal analysis!!! 🫶🏾✅💯

[@aricurtis1365]

We lost her way too soon. She passed when I was in junior high school, and I still feel just as much grief as I did back then.

[@mpearlw]

Ughh I love this song sooooo much! Lemme go watch Anastasia right now!

[@GIJasonD]

I was listening going waaaaait is that the song from Anastasia? Now I gotta go watch it again too 😂

[@herbalkhemystmusic4968]

This was so beautiful. Her voice touches my heart, truly

[@KaiBreezy]

Omg yes finally 💗💗💗I love your page so much and I’m so happy that we finally get my favorite singer Aaliyah I love her so much her beauty her voice and her presence was so unmatched she was an incredible singer I hope we get to see more of her on your channel 💗💗💗☺️you should check out her live version on The One I Gave My Heart To live at the summer bash I believe she was phenomenal 🥰🥰🥰

[@SirDave]

It's no live viewing of how she sang it, but please do a vocal analysis to her rendition of Ave Maria. She actually sang it live for her audition to get into Detroit Performing Arts school. Aaliyah really had a brilliant voice.

[@WillWize]

Do not make me cry🥹🥹🥹I miss Aaliyah so much. Babygirl is the soundtrack to my childhood. Her energy always remains though. This was such an amazing performance and break down of her techniques. Please be my vocal coach because you are so positive and know what you’re talking about. That to me is encouraging to singers. Love it! Keep shining bright.

[@tlovelosesit2979]

20 years later and it's still hard for me to watch her videos or hear her sing. I do it but whew i still get weepy

[@alrob7381]

People fail to realize how young Aaliyah was in this performance. She was still a teenager.

[@Lee-di9jn]

Yuup just 17 years old

[@raphrobe-9896]

​@@Lee-di9jn She was 19 lol, where dud u get 17 from?😂

[@Lee-di9jn]

@ my fault, I’m wrong I’m glad someone knows how old she was at the time

[@Lee-di9jn]

@ I’m missing her like crazy

[@raphrobe-9896]

@@Lee-di9jn yep, We're die hard fans loll, miss her too😫

[@deoncuba2305]

YES! ONE OF MY FAVORITE SINGERS 🤎🌹 AALIYAH THE BEAUTIFUL 💕..GOD I LOVE HER BEAUTIFUL ANGELIC SOPRANO VOICE..SHE REALLY NAILED THESE VOCALS REST IN HEAVEN BABYGIRL.. I'M STILL HOLD U DOWN THROUGH SONG TO THIS DAY🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🤎💯

[@seanjean1982]

This is the performance that made me even more of a fan, I didn’t know she had vocals like that! I was so surprised! And impressed! 🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bharbarawyrstwaemasyn8741]

I got her performance on Rosie's show replaying on a loop. The bass paired with her soaring vocals gave me that nostalgia high.

[@dxxxdxxxd]

Thank you ❤❤❤ I miss Aaliyah so much right now 😢💔

[@Mr113Jerome]

Aaliyah is my all time favorite singer she truly the best to me! So missed! You’ll have to do the merry Christmas video she did for the president in 98 I believe

[@koolaid1982]

THANK YOU 🙏🏾 FOR REPRESENTING AALIYAH HER VOCALS ARE REALLY GOOD FOR SOMEONE WHO SEEMED KIND OF NERVOUS 😟 PREFORMING LIVE I THINK AROUND HER THIRD ALBUM 💿 SHE WAS GETTING COMFORTABLE I LOVE HER LIGHT NOTES 🎶 I WISH SHE HAD TIME TO DEVELOP VOCALLY REST IN PEACE AALIYAH 🙏🏾🕊️

[@supremehustlequeen3913]

OMG! I would love it if you did more Aaliyah!!!💯

[@boogiebrewster8990]

The "TONE & INFLECTIONS Within "AALiYAH'S Vocal 🎁," Was 🔥--On Varying Styles Of MUSiC (R&B, Danceable Grooves, Sultry Balladry, & Hip Hop Leaning Stunners...)

[@acfmisc]

So lovely. Thank you for the breakdown.

[@jamarri7340]

Her singing has always been soft, clean, sweet, street, and smooth. Most music artists don't sing like that today, so she had her own way of doing it. Aaliyah is sweet and street but classy at the same time. Much love and respect to Queen Aaliyah. ❤️ #Aaliyah #QueenAaliyah #MusicLegend

[@lilcat5766]

I love me some Aaliyah ❤

[@coordinate8929]

My girl. Miss her so much.

[@Originalbrownsugar]

Thanks so much for this. I don't why this made me so emotional 😢

[@Xiberion78]

I also feel her runs are underrated... She be doing a lil sumpthin sumpthin

[@teemann7867]

About time we get an Aaliyah review

[@neworleans504fresh]

One of my favorites from Baby Girl. Still so saddening that she’s gone. Miss her dearly.

[@asiaz248]

Oh my heart 😢 this is the exact song that caught my attention to her & she inspired me to be a singer. I watched Anastasia for the first time in the fourth grade. The movie version was fine but during the credits I heard her and I was like " Who is that?" I wish I could have met her ❤

[@jpjboi1]

🫶🏽You have to react to her song “The One I gave My Heart to” that one & “Journey To the Past” shows her range as well

[@theprince1281]

She was nervous 😢. But toward the end she got her confidence

[@daveydcxcix]

Oh I love that one too J! Always loved her varied tones! Such an interesting vocalist miss her so much.

[@Bre-vz6ip]

Sweet and sensual love her she was a perfectionist and loved her fans

[@timmyo911]

As A Kid Growing Up Aaliyah Was My Baby, My Everything. Just Last Week I Was Telling My 15 Year Old Nephew That, That Woman Was Going To Be His Auntie.

[@tylerhackner9731]

We were robbed of a great talent

[@JLeel7]

Forever my ‘Baby Girl’! I was just thinking about this movie and singing this song. RIP Aaliyah

[@mimiwilliams7281]

I’m not crying 😢❤😭🖤🖤🖤

[@silvermann6515]

Yes you are Sis. Because I am...😂😂😭😭😭😭

[@ajewishchristianmuslim]

FINALLY ITS HERE!!!

[@Yppopojoj]

Her live vocals were rough during her dance performances, but I think that would have improved with time. She * never ever * had a bad live ballad performance tho.

[@kendallforeman5692]

It's because she was nervous.

[@coastalonyx]

Her live vocals were rough while dancing because she was actually SINGING LIVE while performing choreography. Most artists partially or fully lip sync while dancing giving the false impression they can simultaneously dance and sing well live. She also struggled to recreate & project that airy, heady-falsetto sound over a live band. She usually sang at the bottom of her chest when performing songs like “Try Again” live to be heard through the band. Singing lightly over those bass driven beats in a studio is easy. I never understood why live sound engineers didn’t modulate the band’s mix to allow her to be more easily heard.

[@melclibra]

Definitely. Singers like Madonna, Jlo, and Britney Spears did have bad ballad performances.

[@dashawndavis838]

❤ Aaliyah

[@TubeMySwag]

You should vocal analyze her star spangled banner performance from 1994.

[@kendallforeman5692]

You mean 1995?

[@latoyasimon7050]

I really miss her! I'm glad I was able to see her in concert 🩷

[@RoyceHuggard]

Glad you did this. I always refer to the second half of this performance when I want to prove that she was a pretty decent singer who could have been a great one had her focus been solely on vocals. This is one her top two televised performances. She's a gem. I wonder what she would be like today.

[@RTS_87]

You have to do her song “The One I Gave My Heart To” live and “Never Comin Back” live

[@slwb91]

For me this is what singing is about..❤

[@itsmistuh5509]

Thank you for this. Love/d this woman forever!

[@ronyshiajohnson8086]

This is my FAVORITE SONG by Aaliyah❤️🥰🔥

[@lajefftin]

🤍🤍🤍🤍 Forever love Aaliyah 🌹

[@SirJamieokeith]

Thank you for doing Aaliyah. I’d like to hear your thoughts when she did Back & Forth at the 97 jam fest while dancing with a higher tempo version for the song.

[@leav4g]

Thank u for breaking this down. Yes please do more.❤❤🎉

[@arthustle8176]

I would have loved to see how her voice control and techniques wouldve progressed she was 17 here, and passed 22, imagine her voice at 30 or 40... in the same way we were able to watch Beyonce, Brandy, Monica, rihanna etc grow vocally.. Aaliyah hadn't even discovered using in ears yet in her time alive, thats something every singer uses these days so they can hear themselves.. Aaliyah was singing and couldnt even hear herself.. you know how hard that is to do singing on stage??

[@raphrobe-9896]

She was 19 here...

[@arthustle8176]

@@raphrobe-9896 oh well 19

[@brunellamiranda8881]

Thank you.

[@crystalcaw6404]

You should react to giving up by Aaliyah :)

[@shaqwenaowens6605]

I truly enjoyed this video ❤...RIP AALIYAH 👑 🕊

[@DeeDee597]

Aaliyah chest voice sound so much better than her head voice. Aaliyah went back and forth between her head and chest voice like Mariah Carey does.

[@kendallforeman5692]

You should react to her cover of donna Hathaway "giving up" that she sung for whitney houston its on youtube. Its honestly her best vocals to date and shows her growth in her voice.

[@wwenewyork7570]

You really are a ANALYZER! I thought you was about to also analyze how her teeth was looking on this performance too LMAO😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mr113Jerome]

I am screaming!!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@wwenewyork7570]

@ I was screaming while typing 😂😂😂😂😂 I’m childish 😂🤷🏽‍♂️

[@goat5018]

🕊️

[@Praise-Him2]

She was so young!! Her voice was just blossoming 😢❤..May the good Lord keep her in heavenly peace forever 🙏🏾💔

[@wwenewyork7570]

Can you react to her BEST LIVE VOCALS COMPILATION??

[@PD-yt1si]

And let's not forget this stellar performance was at age 19. Just imagine Aaliyah's vocal growth and dexterity if she'd lived beyond age 22 ❤️🕊️

[@PD-yt1si]

And @jmlegrairstudio when will you post the full video analysis of "More Than A Woman"? All that's found on here is the shorts version.

[@sfebon]

This performance reminded me of Puff Johnson

[@nephelim9491]

At ur best is sooo good too.

[@cl3883]

If you pause the video then hit play at 7:17 close your eyes and don’t think about who’s singing. Her vibrato tone and pace is actually extremely similar to Whitney Houston’s

[@Sfundo2.0]

Let's not forget she was a kid her voice hadn't fully developed yet too 😊😊

[@xviroses]

Are you open to reacting to modern beatbox? has a lot more vocal musicality that it had back in the day and I'd love to hear your thoughts!

[@xviroses]

The window (beatbox version) by BIGMAN would be super fun to hear your thoughts on

[@bhypnotic74]

Can you please give us some Tina Turner!

[@ThisIsJ.Nicole]

Oooh. So many performances to choose from. I would LOVE for him to review her cover of Let's Stay Together if there's a live version.

[@rojahscott2827]

Could you do Whitney Houston - You’ll Never Stand Alone 1999 I think

[@amazingmonae7237]

Will you please react to La Porsche on American Idol singing diamonds she does her own rendition of it and I think you would break it down so well😘😘😘😘😘

[@Initi8ted]

I hear a little nerves, but it was a beautiful performance. Not bad for a teenager on a stage like the Academy Awards.

[@MwangelwaMbangu]

Can you please do Luther vandross and Whitney Houston's that's what friends are for.

[@Xiberion78]

Listening again, I will say she started off a little nervous, but then really came into her own... I feel you kinda tried to outdo her runs with your own, but that's ok. You didn't give credit for that last "At last" like you should... She sounds flawless on that.., I think she got comfortable after "home , love , family... "...

[@AliFahizal]

This is a personal request: Please analyse Jennifer Saunders' version of I Need A Hero from Shrek 2 because it is the most amazingly cunty thing I've ever heard in my life and nothing can compare

[@SapphireStahl]

I want to tell everyone about someone amazing. His name is Jesus. He loves us so much. First Corinthians 15:3-7 tells us that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, was buried, and on the third day rose from the dead. He did this so that we may be able to enter Heaven through him. All you have to do is put your faith and trust in him, accept him as Lord and savior, and follow him. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only begotten son that whosever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life” God is so good. Jesus is coming very soon. There have been signs of him coming. “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.” Matthew 24:7. There are earthquakes, floods, wars, rumors of wars, evil, and wickedness happening right now. These are the signs. Jesus will come any day, you don’t want to be left behind. The tribulation will be like nothing you have ever seen before. I am warning you, get saved before it’s too late.

[@jordanyeager9220]

I honestly think Ashanti could do an awesome tribute album to Aaliyah. Am I alone? ❤

[@ThisIsJ.Nicole]

That would be so wonderful honestly. Her Mya and Ciara.

[@jordanyeager9220]

@@ThisIsJ.Nicole yes girl!!! And maybe ..just maybe..Tinashe? Don't kill me lol

[@bajeboi]

I don't think it'll work nothing against Ashanti.

[@cl3883]

Ashanti’s voice is not thick/deep enough Aaliyah was chesty in her singing when she wasn’t using a falsetto

[@brevenconrad]

Can you please react to…Candice Glover, Jessica Sanchez, DeAndre Brackensick (Las Vegas)

[@LandoHendrix444]

Can you please do Shirley Murdock "Go On Without You." One of the greatest singers ever!

[@DeeeBeee123]

Beautiful voice. Not a fan of this song. Seems like a movie sound track or a Disney song but I loveeeee aaliyah! 🎵 great video again!

[@MsShanti7]

It is! 😊 From the animated movie Anastasia. Aaliyah song a slightly different version than the original recording for the movie.