"She's an Inspiration!" How to Emma Kok - Laat Mij Een Vlinder Zijn (Live) Reaction!

I react to Emma Kok give a live performance of Laat Mij Een Vlinder Zijn!
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[@ChrisDart4232]

14 year old - she is completely in charge - enjoying it. 2 hours max of freedom.

[@RogerClutton]

This performance was at the Zapp Music Festival in Houten on 26th June 2022, so Emma had just turned 14 in March a couple of months earlier. This was 12 months after she had won The Voice Kids.
Although most non-Dutch people found Emma through the Amazing 'Voila' with Andre Rieu, these earlier performances are really quite special. Her interaction with the crowd and her confidence are so good.
Looking at the high level view at around time stamp 03:00 It looked like there was at least a couple of thousand there to me?

[@joepollard9476]

I'm glad you chose this version with English. Cannot play it enough! Strijder (Warrior) also expresses her feelings. The official video with English lyrics is good. I'd guess the audience at 300-400.

[@pioter3124]

“Laat Mij Een Vlinder Zijn” is a beautiful song by Emma Kok that explores the desire for freedom and liberation. The lyrics paint a picture of wanting to break free from the limitations and fears that hold us back in life. The metaphor of a butterfly is used to symbolize this desire for transformation and the ability to roam without any hindrance.
Meaning of the Lyrics
In the first verse, the singer expresses the longing to experience what it feels like to not be afraid and to be free like others. The desire to break out of their cocoon and soar through the clouds towards the sun is evident. This highlights the longing for a life without fear and worries.
The pre-chorus further emphasizes this desire for freedom. The idea of spreading one’s wings, escaping the confines of a mask, and embracing the opportunity to live without any restrictions is a recurring theme. The butterfly is seen as a metaphor for shedding one’s inhibitions and living a life of authenticity.
The chorus is a powerful declaration of this desire. It speaks of wanting to move freely, to live without fear or worries, and to be able to embrace life like a butterfly. The imagery of spreading one’s wings and flying without any restrictions is a powerful symbol of liberation.
In the second verse, the lyrics reveal a realization that despite thinking they were losing, the singer stood strong, overcame their obstacles, and discovered their own strength through the fight. This showcases the resilience and determination to rise above challenges and embrace all that life has to offer.
Source:oldtimemusic.com/w3/the-meaning-behind-the-song-laat-mij-een-vlinder-zijn-by-emma-kok/

[@RobSimmons19]

Thanks for the info!

[@ger46429]

Geweldig.

[@stevecgarry]

Rob, thank you for another positive reaction to Emma, and yes, the live performances are very much her home, her comfortable place, the time when she gets the most boost from performing, being up on stage, and seeing the reaction and response gives Emma a huge lift, it gives her an adrenaline rush that helps her overcome the stamina issues that limit her performing time.
Andre is giving her new challenges, and they're big songs, The first of the world tour was another Eurovision song, from 1982, there's no official video, but there's a couple of audience captures that between then are a good version of the song, Ein Bisschen Frieden a song in German, she starts it with a cheeky smile and a raised finger for quiet, and then a capella for the first verse.
ruclips.net/user/shortsi-eX4AGKbIM
This is a short, so when it auto repeats, just start part 2.
ruclips.net/video/aC-QtYbGRoE/видео.html
she sings the first verse a capella and then when Andre has added the orchestra, chorus and other singers, she does a beautiful section of counter harmony, it's something that in close on 15 years of listening to Andre I've heard very rarely, Andre is doing things with Emma that have not been common, he's gently teasing out just how good she really is, and it's lovely to see how well she responds to that freedom.
Another recent song that's been well received has been a Michael Jackson song, 'Heal the world', and given the current world situation, between Ukraine and the Middle East, the world is very much a place that desperately needs some serious healing, and a change of attitude from so many people, and Andre and Emma are taking a brave stand with this song. The video from Athens is at
ruclips.net/video/_-7vc9JrJfE/видео.html
I put this one in, in that just before Emma sings it, Andre mentions her 16th Birthday, and it was special, for a number of reasons, Andre flew in her entire family, and also some of her close gastroparesis friends, and they were able to have a fun party together, despite the restrictions that their illness imposes on them all, and that evening Andre told the Greek audience about her special day, then played 'Happy BIrthday for her, and after that, the 13,500 Greek audience went off script, and sang a Greek version to her, lovely to see, and then Emma sang 'Heal the world,, and she absolutely nailed it, in the way she does, and I have to admit I'm hoping for another new song for Dublin in May, as they have a window of opportunity to prepare a new song before the next phase of the world tour, though Emma's going to be busy, as she has a couple of performances in Holland relating to their remembrance events, in the days before Dublin, Emma will be singing for among others, the Dutch Royal Family.
A couple of special songs, they were not in front of audiences, the first a Miley Cyrus cover, 'The climb', recorded for tube feeding week, a subject close to Emma's heart,
ruclips.net/video/dOhzlDEuCBg/видео.html
Another deep song for Emma, because of the symbolism a Disney film, 'The little mermaid', the song is a Halle Bailey song, 'Part of your world',
ruclips.net/video/itxs-aNyRJY/видео.html
Ariel is desperate to leave her life in water, and move into the life she sees that people on land are living, and that resonated with Emma in relation to her experiences with her illness, Emma so wants to be free of the restrictions and limitations of tube feeding, and live a normal life, and I'd go as far as to suggest that if Disney were recording this song now for this film, Emma would have been a very good choice to sing it, she gives an amazing performance, and it would so fit the film with her ability to switch from singing to narrative and back to singing almost within a breath, she does it so naturally, it's beautiful to listen to
Another beautiful performance is her renderings of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, there's a number of different versions on RUclips, the first when she was a good bit younger, (14 at this time) she did a stunning rendering with the Maastricht Star male voice choir,
ruclips.net/video/o3uskk3objU/видео.html
Christmas 2023, a version in the studio wtih full orchestral support, for the Christmas Concert for MAX TV,
ruclips.net/video/9qVHQuPQud0/видео.html
A studio performance around that time, also for Max TV, with a family friend Rob Mennen on piano, and a shortened but incredibly strong performance,
ruclips.net/video/ma01DXvF5Vk/видео.html
Another very strong studio performance, 'Out here on my own', an Irene Cara cover,
ruclips.net/video/pNixNRjc5Zg/видео.html
I don't think I've given you the link to her first TV appearances, the Voice Kids, she was 12 when this started, and her 13th birthday happened during this time, and it's very evident when she's alongside her competitiors just how much her growth has been held back by her illness, she's TINY in comparison to the rest of them, but what she lack in height, she absolutely makes up for with sheer determination and talent, and it's very evident from this video just how good a job she did in getting the viewing audience on her side and voting for her.
ruclips.net/video/20gXikNRjbo/видео.html
I will close with my usual appeal to everyone reading these thoughts,
Emma's foundation can be found at gastrostars.nl
If at all possible, please join me in making a (regular) contribution to Emma's foundation, they are a small but dedicated group of people working on research on this awful disease, with a view to providing additional support to patients like Emma and hopefully finding new treatments or even better, a cure for the disease.
One of the key people in the team is a surgeon with significant experience of treating gastroparesis patients, but as a result of a worsening of her condition, as she too suffers from this same disease, she has been forced to leave her position as a surgeon, so her focus now is on the work of the foundation, and achieving some new results to help provide answers or treatments.
It would be more than wonderful to hear that a result of the work of the foundation is a treatment or cure that will enable Emma to realise her other dream, and be free of the feeding tube regime, and able to perform more as the incredible singer that she is, and it may be the help of people in this community that makes this a reality.

[@RobSimmons19]

If your comment was a school essay you'd get an A+ from me. Thank you and info and links to Emmas videos, I'll have to check them out!

[@kevindobson3701]

My Garbage reaction coming soon ?