I know Floor has her own way of turning covers into new pieces of art. She again nailed it. The signs of a true artist. (And yes, I've already heard it 20+ times) 😊
Anyone else: "I had my gall bladder removed two weeks ago, so I'm just going to kick back on the sofa and take it easy." Floor: "I had my gall bladder removed two weeks ago, so I'm going to remotely join into a TV show and make a cover that melts all the viewers' faces."
Ive been waiting for this , this is gonna be good , this is her first performance since having her surgery (gall bladder) so she couldn't fly to the show ( doctors orders) so the show came to her .....which says so much about The Goddess!!!!
@@jvoxfox Julia ! I just realized you have not done NW Hows The Heart Acoustic Live! it's just Floor & Troy pure vocal bliss for your analysis,it's the only Live performance from the 2020 Human//Nature , really hope you get to this one you will absolutely love it ! Nightwish - How's The Heart Acoustic (Planet Rock acoustic session) ww.ruclips.net/video/yYtkPpFYzOo/видео.html
@@silviek5773 I am hoping so, but prudent business practice would dictate that any such rescreening ( eg RUclips) would be some time and/ or remove some elements to retain the viability of the live screening desireability. I remain hopeful. Gotta love Asutralian non metro internet speeds.
13:29 Finally... I have proof that Floor is not from this world. Look at her left hand... she's a Vulcan... LOL. 🖖🖖🖖 ** Live long and prosper ** (Oh my lord.. I have to get me a life... LOL)
When I saw that Julia was reacting I immediately clicked the link. Re: Julia .. they saying is .. 'Beauty is only skin deep" .. which .. yeah .. is true . .but darn .. is is REALLY deep with Julia! :)
Your comment about maturity of voice is a really good one. You hear it when she does "Let it go" and takes it from a children's song to and adult rendition... and to be able to pull this off fresh out of surgery is a real testament to the stamia a top level singer needs to have.
Honestly Floor could sing the letters in my alphabet soup and it would make me all emotional. Nothing else like her, and when she does covers, she always transforms them in interesting and amazing ways!
HEY Darin than Check out the sound of Nightwish Floor is the Singer i Here This Band for over 15.Years and i can say Nightwish is my absolut Favorit Band EVer Maby starts you Nightwish Roadtrip with Ghost Love Score live In Wacken 2013
Thank you for this song. Now I know you really read comments. I posted a comment in one of your videos about this song and I am so glad you saw that and done this video. Lot's of love from Serbia.
Amazing performance by Floor, but how good are the backing singers too, particularly Lesley Croes Van der Aa, she's a force in herself, and the whole band too. Great reaction again, love your technical appraisals.
The whole band has been outstandng through all performances of all singers. They also performed exceptionally well during Floor's version of the Viljia song.
I first heard this performance about a week ago and I'm sure I've listened to it at least 20 times by now. The original was a bop but never really grabbed me, this version nearly knocked my socks off. That first Euphoria that she sings so delicately gives me goosebumps every time (I know it's coming and I still get them like it was my first listen). Her vocal colouring and control is just amazing. Loved your reaction!
I have said it before, but I swear. I have heard so much music over the years, but when this woman sings (especially paired with Tuomas) I somehow can feel it in my soul.
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I remember reading an interview with Loreen at the time (2012 I believe) and her describing how the song and the choreography was so intense for her that she back then needed to basically nail the timing of every breath and if she missed even one, it'd offset her for the entire rest of the song. It blew my mind back then that singing could be so physical.
There are some singers that will occasionally make the hair on your arms stand up and tingle with joy, and there are others that manage to do it EVERY SINGLE TIME. She is one of those that does it the second she starts to sing, and it persists throughout the performance. Its truly incredible. The day i get to hear her perform in person is the day I can die a happy man :-)
Please, please, PLEASE, do a reaction of the song "Shoemaker" this one is one of the most amazing Floor's performances! She sings in a full opera mode in the end of the song. Please, Julia, you need to know this song and the unique experience it brings.
Absolutely flawless... I mean Floorless performance! Just think - it was just shy of a year ago that you first heard Floor! My only regret to her well deserved vault into the limelight is that it will be almost impossible to get front row tickets to see her anymore :( That's fine with me :)
The Eurovision Song Contest is purely about the voice and the song. So that's why there's less focus on the music/musical performance. The Beste Zangers show has a great house band. Floor actually took the band with her on her solo tour through the Netherlands, after her season on Beste Zangers. But that's Floor. She steals your heart and steals your band. lol. jk. ;-)
Julia : I just want to giggle like a fangirl! Only you and the entire Nightwish Army, Julia. I hope I speak for everyone when I say that we know how deeply Floor touches her audience, and we know that Floor's vocal-goddess status is the result of a decades-long quest to master all the vocal techniques. I especially love how her movements and gestures so beautifully match the feeling of the song. Plus, y'know, capes are cool.
Julia, a new amazing reaction to a Floor Performance. When i i want reactions to Singing, You, Elisabeth, Big Brain and Maggie Renee, every time my first. Greetings from northern Germany
Hey ha die drei sind Cool Lisbeth Brain und Maggie Renee Maggie hat bei Santa Terra Ne Windmail gemacht ich hab ihr gesagt das sie vorsichtig sein soll und sie dann länger Spass dran hat aber Julia erklärt das aber auch super
@@ralfmeyer9086 Ja Lisbeth Constanza Big Brain Maggie Renee und Julia sind Cool Maggie z.B Hat bei ihrer Reaktion Die Windmühle gemacht war Cool ich glaube sie wird noch ein richtiger Metall Heaf fehlt nur noch das sie anfängt Zu Growlen wie Tatijana Von Jinjer 😁😁
OMG Julia i thought you wouldn't react to this song at all. I was so down, because i love my lovely redhead's reactions on Floor and NW. BTW Julia, maybe u need to watch Floor's masterclasses on singing. If that b natural haunts you. 🤣🤣🤣. Sorry not laughing to you, but for that joke that your caliber singer needs lessons on b natural. Everyone needs lessons from Floor, no exceptions.
It's amazing that she is such a technician while bringing so much power, emotion, and 'feel.' Great technicians often lack that extra emotion that be so impactful-while the emotional powerhouses often times aren't very technical, sometimes even just passable in terms of skill. Any artist whether in music, film, writing, visual, etc, that can do all those things at an elite level is just absolutely glorious to see.
It's *impossible* to watch such a towering presence as Floor without emotion - unless you're dead, and don't know it. Marcel Fisser was her musical director for last January/February's solo tour of The Netherlands. He doesn't pick substandard musicians/backing singers. He's also a fabulous guitarist.
I think maybe all instruments (including voices) have "bogey notes" that are harder to hit right or more difficult to get in tune etc? I play brass and A above the stave is a "bogey note" for most players on brass, whether Bb or Eb instruments, and even certain brands of the same instrument have certain notes that don't tune right (and have to be corrected by the player).
that's some really interesting insight there :) I don't play any brass instruments but I have heard other instrumentalists say they have certain keys they don't even like playing in because it's more arduous. It seems like it should be fairly straight forward 'instrument needs air to play... give air... play instrument... done' but it really doesn't seem that simple.
@@jvoxfox oh yes, brass band players hate sharp keys! Not sure if it's a harmonics thing but seems to be harder to get sharps in tune, a lot of BB music is written in flat keys. (practice plays a part also, obviously). Think as note gaps are not perfectly even across the scales certain ones are less comfortable than others.
Hi Julia, what a lovely reaction again. Your expertise adds to the joy of experiencing this beautiful cover. Btw ...did you ever react to Seven days to the Wolves, Wembley arena? Wonder what you think of what the heck Floor is doing there? Intense. Anyways...lots of love from the Netherlands.
I feel like you'd be really interested in Within Temptation. Their lead singer, Sharon den Adel, has an amazing voice and their songs have a really 'epic' feel to them. Angels is an amazing song that really got me into them back in high school and there are a lot of live versions of it. But keep up the awesome job! Really enjoy your videos.
Rolf is lo,e like rest of us, always in awe when she opens her mouth. Imagine those rehearsal hours that went to get her voice to this point. Ooof! I mean you see clear difference in After Forever times and now. Many mannerisms are still same as when she was wee young girl.
Julia, your streams are like a visit from an old friend. In a sea of "vocal coach reactors" you are at the top of the knowledge tree in my book. I always walk away with enough insight and explanation to understand the work and effort that goes into the songs by the artists.
You allready done so much Floor with or without Nightwish, i thought it is almost to much to ask more.. They absolutly are my favorites. But when i saw you did. I got tears in my eyes. I needed this so much, thank you a lot - again!
The choices in fundamentals are made, the rock arrangement and the strategy of building and coloring are in place, the song selection itself is marvelous... So so much thoughtful planning has been completed. It all seems a bit scientific. And then Floor sings with beauty, emotion and joy. She is spectacular! Thank you for a wonderfully entertaining reaction! Your commentaries add so much! Ciao!
Please react to Wings for Marie (Pt. 1) and 10,000 Days (Wings Pt. 2) by Tool. A little bit of familiarity with the backstory, and reading the lyrics as you listen are worth your time.
Love the concept of Beste Zangers. We have a show here in Sweden with the same concept. Different singers come together for a couple of weeks and do their own versions of the other singers songs and perform them to the creator at the end of the week. It's no contest but just entertainment and show of talent. It's a little sad but still nice that the Netherlands/Holland "discovered" her (To the cheering joy of the Nightwish fans).
Each time I listen to Floor I learn something new about singing. You make the learning process so much better, interesting and easier... Thank you, Julia!! ❤️
Hi Jules! I also was waiting for this, i was sure you will do an reaction about that, i always like your reactions.👍 I like both versions, i saw the final in 2012 when Laureen won the ESC. But if you ask me what version i prefer i would say Floors version, Laureens is more pop but it was the best song at the ESC 2012. In 3 days Nightwish play a conzert in a virtual room, i can't wait! 😉 What i know they play the last album first time "live". I know it will be great! Greetings to you, stay safe and see you next time. 🤘🖤
I know Floor's talent from when she was the leadsinger in After forever. I have seen her live a couple of times. She also gave singing lessons years ago. I follow her music since she was in After forever from the beginning in 1997 and for me one of the best gothic/metal singers on earth.
One more thing... Julia your wardrobe is so pretty, and with your make-up and ginger hair, p,us even those darker nail colours really give a nice touch to your looks. Grrrr. Are you going for man hunting after this vid? Heh, just that those are not your average sweatpants or Hoodies you have used before. Me liky. Oh and soon you can make 200k subscribers stream
Hi from the UK Julia. Great reaction and analysis to Floor's vocal gymnastics. She is a powerhouse. Her placement and range is something else especially as, in this performance, she is recovering from surgery! Floor's live performances with Nightwish together with the instrumentalists is "studio quality" without all the knobs and levers! Best wishes and stay safe.
Years ago, I've seen her with Afterforever, live. I couldn't believe she was not a star, as she had an amazing voice and amazing presence as well. Today, I feel vindicated, I truly think she is the best female voice of our time.
“Is dit nu later” by Stef Bos cover by Floor Jansen is a Dutch song she performs on her RUclips channel. ** Stef Bos is in this video 9:45 on the couch at Beste Zangers - the one in awe when Floor sings at 10:22!
When you talk about the more 'poppy' voice of Loreen, I assume you're not talking about her live performance at the Eurovision song contest. 'Cause although her voice does indeed sound a little more mainstream, Loreen definitely has an extraordinary breathy voice when singing live. And this is coming from a Floorian. ruclips.net/video/Pfo-8z86x80/видео.html
I remember watching the original win the Eurovision song contestI hated it because it was the most basic of basic pop I have ever heard in the contest since the 1999 one. but got floor made it a whole new song!
Julia......Nice reaction as usual, thank you. Also enjoyed the technical information. This was one of your better chair dances that I have seen do. Be well.
Her ascending E Is like textbook jesus? Love that comparison. Oh and video Julia ask if Video Julia would react to NW song Slaying the dreamer from Buenos Aires concert. There she would see and hear very long belt from Floor.
Hai i am Michel from the netherlands nice to meet i am new on your channel you are the best have fun today and enjoy Greetings from Michel from the netherlands .
Floor just rewrote this pop song to something you can feel in your bones, soul and mind - - - as usual.. You are just such a precise, precious and honest reactor 👍🤘🤘
Hello Beautiful, (I’m a 67yr old from Perth, no offence meant about my familiarity) darling I so enjoy watching you when you do a reaction to a Floor song. So so many do reactions of Floor. But you and your friend (his name escapes me just at the moment) are both so enamoured and left speechless so often in admiration. Here’s a question for you. Who is a better singer than Floor in the world (in this Jon era) at the moment. By the way, I will on most days listen to Floor daily for an hour or two. I enjoy her so much. Watching the look on your face also makes me happy. Be happy and safe sweetheart. 🌹✝️.
The part where Floor sings "reaching for divinityyy yyyy yyy yyy yyyyyyyyy" in that crescendo is almost literal, is our goddess ascending... Would be very nice to watch you reacting to Floor singing salsa in spanish... From best zengers the song "Que se siente"... And we will see if her belts fits to that genre...
Julia, you are a joy to watch as you listen to Floor. You adore her as much as we do and I just love that there is such a huge community of people all over the world who can enjoy your break down of our favorite singer! Thanks again, Jules!
Well i wouldnt mind if she represented Sweden, since i live here. But i dont realy care which country in the end, i just love listening to her singing =)
I like how she can at times, change her tones, etc in the vocals, along wi changes to the music/ instrumentation to change a song into a distinctive and different piece yet still keep the original intention of the song.
A euphoric reaction...ok I'll see myself out. Seriously though, when I see reactions to show appearances etc by anyone, I always have a voice in the back of my head wondering if there is enough substance to be properly broken down, and you delivered without fail.
Floor just never disappoints when you see she has brought out a new song/video you just know its going to be epic and it is, a singer at the very top of their game, she's a gem.
For all Floor Jansen fans: Singer Floor Jansen confesses to Flair: 'I thought metal was terrible music' Floor Jansen (39) tours the world as lead singer of the metal band Nightwish and recharges in her house in the woods in Sweden. When she participated last year with 'Beste Zangers', the Netherlands finally got to know her. "Somehow I like that, stupid huh?" She initially did not know the program with which she broke through in the Netherlands, nor did the other artists who participated. She has been living with her Swedish husband Hannes - with whom she had daughter Freja in 2017 - in Sweden for five years and doesn't watch Dutch television. Why did she participate? She was impressed by the footage she saw. Besides, there was a good chance that through her this would make people curious about metal in general and Nightwish in particular. In the last episode she sang Phantom of the opera together with Henk Poort in an unparalleled way, the footage went all over the world. And now the whole of the Netherlands knows who Floor Jansen is. She is relaxed at one of the tables in the lounge. Denim jacket, jeans, long dark hair. Around her, people are busy making calls or working on their laptops. In between, Floor is in a calm state of being. She drinks tea, speaks softly, almost shyly. She talks about how nice Sweden is. About their remote home in the woods. It is a bit like Limburg where she spent part of her childhood. Had Limburg not been an option? “Hannes and I lived in Finland when we met. I had moved there because Nightwish is a Finnish band. Although I sing in English, I wanted to learn the language and it works best when you immerse yourself in it. Finnish is very difficult, I never learned to speak it well. Of course it doesn't help if you have a Swedish man. Hannes missed Sweden and because I was already used to the peace and space in Finland, we moved there. We now have a very nice house in the countryside. With a dog and cats, and my two horses. When we moved into this house, with a huge plot of land around it, I immediately said I wanted horses. That was my girlhood dream.” You were bullied as a child, you call that a dark period, was being with the horses a way to escape for a while? “Because we moved often, I was always an outsider. I spoke differently than the children in my class, looked different, was tall. That bullying lasted seven years. My parents often went to school, but there they calmly said that there was nothing they could do. I can still get angry about that, because you actually say: 'Bad luck for you, just figure it out'. I withdrew to my own world, to nature, to the horses. So yes, in a way that was a flight.” “So was music, by the way. At one point those were the two things I went for. My career choice test also showed equestrian sport and conservatory. I really wanted to go to the conservatory, until I understood that the vocal training was either very classical or jazz. I had nothing to do with either of them. That is why I went to the Equestrian Center Deurne, a horse training course. That was very hard. I ended up there from high school and had to work hard every day. Some muscles in my body had become so hard that the blood flow in my arms was no longer functioning properly. I had a failure in my hands, so bad that I could hardly drive because I let the reins slip out of my hands all the time. It just wasn't fun anymore. When I heard that there was going to be a rock academy, I immediately registered.” Were your parents surprised that you started doing this? "I don't think so. I was also involved in musicals at school, so it didn't come out of the blue. I think they have kept their heart, because of course it is very insecure. But they have always been behind me. They said: 'You have a talent, you have to do something with it.' My father plays the guitar and sings. He's more in the blues corner. My sister Irene also sang in a metal band for a while and we also performed together. But I'm the only one in our family who made it her job." Were you immediately into metal? “I didn't really like it at all. A friend of mine was listening to it and I thought, what kind of horrible music is that? I was a little late developing my own taste. In the first school band I sang in, we played pop and rock songs. I also really liked grunge, but more to listen to. It wasn't until I moved to Limburg and made friends who listened to different metal bands that I saw the beauty of it. It's not just loud screaming and screeching guitars. The music we make with Nightwish has so many nuances, it's pop, folk, rock, symphonic passages, it's very accessible and melodic. For me, this kind of metal music is the ultimate combination of heavy music, pure feelings and female vocals.” Metal music is a man's world, do you thrive on that? “I don't really know any better. I stepped into this life from school. I actually don't realize that I work almost exclusively with men. It works well for me, I like it too. Men are very direct, there is no hassle. I never think: what is your hidden agenda? I do notice, now that I'm getting older, that I miss female company. Just because women look at things differently and that's sometimes a relief when you're only surrounded by men. That's why it was nice that at the time my female friend went along on tour as a nanny. I had very different conversations with her. She also saw when I was not feeling well and immediately asked how I was doing. Men don't ask that quickly, or don't even notice." By joining 'Best Singers' you hoped that more people would listen to your music. Did that work? "Yes. Our concerts in the Netherlands were immediately sold out. The nice thing is that it went both ways. A lot of people who listen to my music have also embraced Henk Poort. What I'm especially happy about is that I was able to show that metal isn't just satanic music, sung by screaming angry men." Do you also think: finally known in the Netherlands? “Haha. Somehow I like that, stupid huh? It bothered me that we are known all over the world and barely got a foothold in the Netherlands.” Translated from an article in the Dutch magazine 'Flair' from May, 20, 2020 (Zangeres Floor Jansen biecht op aan Flair: ‘Ik vond metal vreselijke muziek’)
Every single time I push start on your videos I instinctively starts looking after the belt to Buckle up... Since I'am sure I'am on a plane.. Since you sound exactly like a flight captain welcom the passengers aboard to this flight! 😁 Cheers from Northern Sweden!
I'm doing better now that I've finally got this weeks upload up! going for two :) but we'll see what happens. hope the final elements of your studies are going well!
@@jvoxfoxBTW there is no rush for videos. Your videos are always worth the wait. I've pretty much finished all my assignments. Now just need to get a full time job until I can be bothered to do an apprenticeship in the police or EMS to work my way up into becoming a paramedic. Thanks for asking. Much love 💛🙏
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Always a pleasure to watch your reactions. And Floor’s rendition of the song is superb. However, I know you love O’G3NE too. They also did a cover of Euphoria, recently. Totally different style from Floor’s, but impressive nevertheless: ruclips.net/video/C9IbnTTYFwo/видео.html. And their version of another ESC winner Rise Like A Phoenix is probably even better: ruclips.net/video/9uS65jiFGus/видео.html
Why you haven't reacted to Shoemaker yet is beyond me. PLeeeeeeeeeeeeease do a reaction to that song, you'll love it!!
This!!!
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I don't think she's hit Dead Boy's Poem yet either!
Yass and Pan
I know Floor has her own way of turning covers into new pieces of art. She again nailed it. The signs of a true artist. (And yes, I've already heard it 20+ times) 😊
'My God, she's amazing'. I think that's sums up your analysis 😊
I'm not sure that my listening times are in 2 digits even anymore. Lol
Anyone else: "I had my gall bladder removed two weeks ago, so I'm just going to kick back on the sofa and take it easy."
Floor: "I had my gall bladder removed two weeks ago, so I'm going to remotely join into a TV show and make a cover that melts all the viewers' faces."
Actually Floor wouldn't use so many words. She would just say: "Hold my gall bladder.." 😜
How Emppu say, Stonehenge 🤗
Ive been waiting for this , this is gonna be good , this is her first performance since having her surgery (gall bladder) so she couldn't fly to the show ( doctors orders) so the show came to her .....which says so much about The Goddess!!!!
this is her post surgery?! what an absolute weapon.
@@jvoxfox Yes it is and i agree
@@jvoxfox Majestic. Superhuman. Floor Jansen. 🤘💜🔥
@@jvoxfox i had the same surgery. So much respect for her
@@jvoxfox Julia ! I just realized you have not done NW Hows The Heart Acoustic Live!
it's just Floor & Troy pure vocal bliss for your analysis,it's the only Live performance from the 2020 Human//Nature , really hope you get to this one you will absolutely love it ! Nightwish - How's The Heart Acoustic (Planet Rock acoustic session)
ww.ruclips.net/video/yYtkPpFYzOo/видео.html
When this aired on TV, I think about a million viewers got a simultaneous floorgasm. O.o
I heard they only published it on social networks but not aired live, like a crime agains humanity 🥺
Henceforth shall this performance be known to all as “EuFLOORia”.
Yeah the Earth shifted a bit in that moment
It didn't air on tv. Don't know why, but it didn't 😥
We all can enjoy her artistry live, coming weekend in the first human nature virtual live concert with Nightwish. Be there...
See you there Paul.
@@silviek5773 Alright for people with decent internet speed... So jealous ...
@@gregjetnikoff7124 aww so sorry for you Greg, but I’m sure there wil be a way in the future to relive this concert. 🍀☀️
@@silviek5773 I am hoping so, but prudent business practice would dictate that any such rescreening ( eg RUclips) would be some time and/ or remove some elements to retain the viability of the live screening desireability. I remain hopeful. Gotta love Asutralian non metro internet speeds.
@@gregjetnikoff7124 you have 48 hours to watch the event so internet speed shouldn't be a concern unless you're on some 90s dial up internet lol
13:29 Finally... I have proof that Floor is not from this world. Look at her left hand... she's a Vulcan... LOL. 🖖🖖🖖 ** Live long and prosper **
(Oh my lord.. I have to get me a life... LOL)
Floor could sing a takeaway menu and it would be awesome 🔥👏👍❤️x
"Doo you want frieessssssss with THATTTTT".
Just imagine 😂😂😂
@@alanfoster6589 😂😂😂
Takeaway menu in Chinese. :)
When I saw that Julia was reacting I immediately clicked the link. Re: Julia .. they saying is .. 'Beauty is only skin deep" .. which .. yeah .. is true . .but darn .. is is REALLY deep with Julia! :)
thanks so much for the support :)
Your comment about maturity of voice is a really good one. You hear it when she does "Let it go" and takes it from a children's song to and adult rendition... and to be able to pull this off fresh out of surgery is a real testament to the stamia a top level singer needs to have.
Thank you Julia, really enjoyed your reaction! Still can't get enough of this song. Well, can't get enough of Floor and NW in general 😄
Honestly Floor could sing the letters in my alphabet soup and it would make me all emotional. Nothing else like her, and when she does covers, she always transforms them in interesting and amazing ways!
HEY Darin than Check out the sound of Nightwish Floor is the Singer i Here This Band for over 15.Years and i can say Nightwish is my absolut Favorit Band EVer Maby starts you Nightwish Roadtrip with Ghost Love Score live In Wacken 2013
@@christophschmedes5975 Yup, been a NW fan for nearly 20 years. : )
Floors tone is so warm and soft yet immensely powerful. Like taking a bath in warm chocolate 🍫
Thank you for this song. Now I know you really read comments. I posted a comment in one of your videos about this song and I am so glad you saw that and done this video. Lot's of love from Serbia.
of course :)
Can you imagine if the Grammys were real music awards, this woman would win every year.
So Treu.
Amazing performance by Floor, but how good are the backing singers too, particularly Lesley Croes Van der Aa, she's a force in herself, and the whole band too. Great reaction again, love your technical appraisals.
The whole band has been outstandng through all performances of all singers. They also performed exceptionally well during Floor's version of the Viljia song.
I first heard this performance about a week ago and I'm sure I've listened to it at least 20 times by now. The original was a bop but never really grabbed me, this version nearly knocked my socks off. That first Euphoria that she sings so delicately gives me goosebumps every time (I know it's coming and I still get them like it was my first listen). Her vocal colouring and control is just amazing. Loved your reaction!
I have said it before, but I swear. I have heard so much music over the years, but when this woman sings (especially paired with Tuomas) I somehow can feel it in my soul.
I remember reading an interview with Loreen at the time (2012 I believe) and her describing how the song and the choreography was so intense for her that she back then needed to basically nail the timing of every breath and if she missed even one, it'd offset her for the entire rest of the song. It blew my mind back then that singing could be so physical.
this song is hard af
I didn't know it was either, until I started watching Julia and Elizabeth Zharoff. I'm amazed at some of the stuff I've learned.
There are some singers that will occasionally make the hair on your arms stand up and tingle with joy, and there are others that manage to do it EVERY SINGLE TIME. She is one of those that does it the second she starts to sing, and it persists throughout the performance. Its truly incredible. The day i get to hear her perform in person is the day I can die a happy man :-)
Did you get to see her perform live in this time? If you did, how was it for you?!
Please, please, PLEASE, do a reaction of the song "Shoemaker" this one is one of the most amazing Floor's performances! She sings in a full opera mode in the end of the song.
Please, Julia, you need to know this song and the unique experience it brings.
Julia Nilon, Floor Jansen !?
I'm here ! 😊🤘
Absolutely flawless... I mean Floorless performance! Just think - it was just shy of a year ago that you first heard Floor! My only regret to her well deserved vault into the limelight is that it will be almost impossible to get front row tickets to see her anymore :( That's fine with me :)
This is euphoria with a tiny little Nightwishtouch, Just a little, but damn, it makes wonders to the song.
You should try "Qué se siente" singing by Floor in "Beste Zangers", is a great song...
Also, react to "Confetti acoustic" by Little Mix
I challenge Julia to not be Rolf... good luck! 😂
Que se siente should be reacted by every reactor out there .....they dont know what there missing ......Floor at her versatile best .
The Eurovision Song Contest is purely about the voice and the song. So that's why there's less focus on the music/musical performance. The Beste Zangers show has a great house band. Floor actually took the band with her on her solo tour through the Netherlands, after her season on Beste Zangers. But that's Floor. She steals your heart and steals your band. lol. jk. ;-)
Julia : I just want to giggle like a fangirl!
Only you and the entire Nightwish Army, Julia. I hope I speak for everyone when I say that we know how deeply Floor touches her audience, and we know that Floor's vocal-goddess status is the result of a decades-long quest to master all the vocal techniques.
I especially love how her movements and gestures so beautifully match the feeling of the song. Plus, y'know, capes are cool.
Super Heros wearing capes too?
Julia, a new amazing reaction to a Floor Performance. When i i want reactions to Singing, You, Elisabeth, Big Brain and Maggie Renee, every time my first. Greetings from northern Germany
Im subbed to everyone u mentioned, 😂 lmao
Sam Johnson, Ken Lavigne, Doug Helvering and Key of Geebz too!
@@mikeynma sorry, i forget Contanza😊
Hey ha die drei sind Cool Lisbeth Brain und Maggie Renee Maggie hat bei Santa Terra Ne Windmail gemacht ich hab ihr gesagt das sie vorsichtig sein soll und sie dann länger Spass dran hat aber Julia erklärt das aber auch super
@@ralfmeyer9086 Ja Lisbeth Constanza Big Brain Maggie Renee und Julia sind Cool Maggie z.B Hat bei ihrer Reaktion Die Windmühle gemacht war Cool ich glaube sie wird noch ein richtiger Metall Heaf fehlt nur noch das sie anfängt Zu Growlen wie Tatijana Von Jinjer 😁😁
A phenomenon, watching other people getting a Floorgasm, while experiencing the same. Good music and vocals, what else could save the world.
OMG Julia i thought you wouldn't react to this song at all. I was so down, because i love my lovely redhead's reactions on Floor and NW.
BTW Julia, maybe u need to watch Floor's masterclasses on singing. If that b natural haunts you. 🤣🤣🤣.
Sorry not laughing to you, but for that joke that your caliber singer needs lessons on b natural. Everyone needs lessons from Floor, no exceptions.
It's amazing that she is such a technician while bringing so much power, emotion, and 'feel.' Great technicians often lack that extra emotion that be so impactful-while the emotional powerhouses often times aren't very technical, sometimes even just passable in terms of skill. Any artist whether in music, film, writing, visual, etc, that can do all those things at an elite level is just absolutely glorious to see.
Watching Julia's facial reaction + Floor's majestic voice gave me intense goosebumps here! iihh!
It's *impossible* to watch such a towering presence as Floor without emotion - unless you're dead, and don't know it.
Marcel Fisser was her musical director for last January/February's solo tour of The Netherlands. He doesn't pick substandard musicians/backing singers. He's also a fabulous guitarist.
Your wonderful and genuine energy made my morning! Thanks Julia!
I think maybe all instruments (including voices) have "bogey notes" that are harder to hit right or more difficult to get in tune etc? I play brass and A above the stave is a "bogey note" for most players on brass, whether Bb or Eb instruments, and even certain brands of the same instrument have certain notes that don't tune right (and have to be corrected by the player).
that's some really interesting insight there :) I don't play any brass instruments but I have heard other instrumentalists say they have certain keys they don't even like playing in because it's more arduous. It seems like it should be fairly straight forward 'instrument needs air to play... give air... play instrument... done' but it really doesn't seem that simple.
@@jvoxfox oh yes, brass band players hate sharp keys! Not sure if it's a harmonics thing but seems to be harder to get sharps in tune, a lot of BB music is written in flat keys. (practice plays a part also, obviously). Think as note gaps are not perfectly even across the scales certain ones are less comfortable than others.
Hi Julia, what a lovely reaction again. Your expertise adds to the joy of experiencing this beautiful cover.
Btw ...did you ever react to Seven days to the Wolves, Wembley arena? Wonder what you think of what the heck Floor is doing there? Intense.
Anyways...lots of love from the Netherlands.
I feel like you'd be really interested in Within Temptation. Their lead singer, Sharon den Adel, has an amazing voice and their songs have a really 'epic' feel to them. Angels is an amazing song that really got me into them back in high school and there are a lot of live versions of it. But keep up the awesome job! Really enjoy your videos.
Rolf still looks shocked by her voice. 😂
Haha, every single time! Like he knows what to expect by now, but it still stuns him. I love his reaction every time Floor sings.
Rolf is lo,e like rest of us, always in awe when she opens her mouth. Imagine those rehearsal hours that went to get her voice to this point. Ooof! I mean you see clear difference in After Forever times and now. Many mannerisms are still same as when she was wee young girl.
Sometimes, even I am still shocked. And I have been listening to this lady for some 20 years already, so yeah. I wonder if it ever stops. :D
Julia, your streams are like a visit from an old friend. In a sea of "vocal coach reactors" you are at the top of the knowledge tree in my book. I always walk away with enough insight and explanation to understand the work and effort that goes into the songs by the artists.
Julia & Elizabeth Zharoff (The Charismatic Voice) are my fave music reactors. I learn something new every time I watch one of their videos. 🙂
Roll On This Friday & Saturday Nightwish Virtual GIg !!!!!!
This song sounds like if the never ending story theme were written today.
A Floor & Julia duet...........yes please!!
I might swoon. well.. on the inside... gotta be a professional :)
@@jvoxfox I think mass swooning worldwide would occur! ;)
You allready done so much Floor with or without Nightwish, i thought it is almost to much to ask more.. They absolutly are my favorites. But when i saw you did. I got tears in my eyes. I needed this so much, thank you a lot - again!
The choices in fundamentals are made, the rock arrangement and the strategy of building and coloring are in place, the song selection itself is marvelous... So so much thoughtful planning has been completed. It all seems a bit scientific. And then Floor sings with beauty, emotion and joy. She is spectacular! Thank you for a wonderfully entertaining reaction! Your commentaries add so much! Ciao!
Please react to Wings for Marie (Pt. 1) and 10,000 Days (Wings Pt. 2) by Tool.
A little bit of familiarity with the backstory, and reading the lyrics as you listen are worth your time.
YouFlooria 🤘
Yes ... I have been waiting for this reaction 🤘😍🤘. EuFlooria . Thank You Julia !!!! NWSU
the file is saved as EuFlooria on my computer :)
please react _Thiago Millores & Thuany Schnaider - How Can I Go On (Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé Cover)
Love the concept of Beste Zangers. We have a show here in Sweden with the same concept. Different singers come together for a couple of weeks and do their own versions of the other singers songs and perform them to the creator at the end of the week. It's no contest but just entertainment and show of talent.
It's a little sad but still nice that the Netherlands/Holland "discovered" her (To the cheering joy of the Nightwish fans).
Are you aware that Sweden bought the program idea from the Dutch? They were first Haha
Each time I listen to Floor I learn something new about singing. You make the learning process so much better, interesting and easier... Thank you, Julia!! ❤️
Hi Jules! I also was waiting for this, i was sure you will do an reaction about that, i always like your reactions.👍 I like both versions, i saw the final in 2012 when Laureen won the ESC. But if you ask me what version i prefer i would say Floors version, Laureens is more pop but it was the best song at the ESC 2012. In 3 days Nightwish play a conzert in a virtual room, i can't wait! 😉 What i know they play the last album first time "live". I know it will be great!
Greetings to you, stay safe and see you next time. 🤘🖤
I know Floor's talent from when she was the leadsinger in After forever. I have seen her live a couple of times. She also gave singing lessons years ago. I follow her music since she was in After forever from the beginning in 1997 and for me one of the best gothic/metal singers on earth.
One more thing...
Julia your wardrobe is so pretty, and with your make-up and ginger hair, p,us even those darker nail colours really give a nice touch to your looks. Grrrr. Are you going for man hunting after this vid? Heh, just that those are not your average sweatpants or Hoodies you have used before. Me liky.
Oh and soon you can make 200k subscribers stream
Why have no vocal coaches reacted to Adagio by Floor yet? 😭
I'm definitely waiting for everything to come together and for Floor to go to Eurovision one day.
She does not need to prove anything.
Buuuuut, if she did go there, it would at least be a reason for me to watch it for the first time.
Hi from the UK Julia. Great reaction and analysis to Floor's vocal gymnastics. She is a powerhouse. Her placement and range is something else especially as, in this performance, she is recovering from surgery! Floor's live performances with Nightwish together with the instrumentalists is "studio quality" without all the knobs and levers! Best wishes and stay safe.
Years ago, I've seen her with Afterforever, live. I couldn't believe she was not a star, as she had an amazing voice and amazing presence as well. Today, I feel vindicated, I truly think she is the best female voice of our time.
Hello Julia, I have missed you. Need more reactions to Floor and Nightwish, please.
“Is dit nu later” by Stef Bos cover by Floor Jansen is a Dutch song she performs on her RUclips channel.
** Stef Bos is in this video 9:45 on the couch at Beste Zangers - the one in awe when Floor sings at 10:22!
When you talk about the more 'poppy' voice of Loreen, I assume you're not talking about her live performance at the Eurovision song contest. 'Cause although her voice does indeed sound a little more mainstream, Loreen definitely has an extraordinary breathy voice when singing live. And this is coming from a Floorian.
ruclips.net/video/Pfo-8z86x80/видео.html
Fully agree. Floor is Floor obviously, but Loreen is far from mainstream, a true artist
So, there's this thing called a Floorgasm. And you had one, I think. xD
Yeah, Floor is an Epic singer.
Hail the Goddess 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Lovely reaction as always, Julia.
I remember watching the original win the Eurovision song contestI hated it because it was the most basic of basic pop I have ever heard in the contest since the 1999 one. but got floor made it a whole new song!
Julia......Nice reaction as usual, thank you. Also enjoyed the technical information. This was one of your better chair dances that I have seen do. Be well.
You should react to Eivør- Falling Free!! 😍🔥
Also, this is the first time I've heard Floor Jansen such a warm beautiful voice 😊
Her ascending E Is like textbook jesus? Love that comparison. Oh and video Julia ask if Video Julia would react to NW song Slaying the dreamer from Buenos Aires concert. There she would see and hear very long belt from Floor.
FLOOR JANSEN "ADAGIO" enuff said.
Hai i am Michel from the netherlands nice to meet i am new on your channel you are the best have fun today and enjoy Greetings from Michel from the netherlands .
Floor is so good at doing, well, everything lol so I'm convinced any vocal modifications she makes are deliberate choices.
Good evening, if you like Floor a lot, please react to Alone and Adagio from Floor Jansen
Floor just rewrote this pop song to something you can feel in your bones, soul and mind - - - as usual..
You are just such a precise, precious and honest reactor 👍🤘🤘
Beste Zangers 2021 begins on 2 september with Anneke van Giersbergen and others...
please react gabriel henrique _ emotions cover mariah carey
Hello Beautiful, (I’m a 67yr old from Perth, no offence meant about my familiarity) darling I so enjoy watching you when you do a reaction to a Floor song.
So so many do reactions of Floor. But you and your friend (his name escapes me just at the moment) are both so enamoured and left speechless so often in admiration.
Here’s a question for you. Who is a better singer than Floor in the world (in this Jon era) at the moment. By the way, I will on most days listen to Floor daily for an hour or two. I enjoy her so much. Watching the look on your face also makes me happy.
Be happy and safe sweetheart. 🌹✝️.
The part where Floor sings "reaching for divinityyy yyyy yyy yyy yyyyyyyyy" in that crescendo is almost literal, is our goddess ascending...
Would be very nice to watch you reacting to Floor singing salsa in spanish... From best zengers the song "Que se siente"... And we will see if her belts fits to that genre...
You pause at any moment in this and the paused picture looks physically dynamic.
Is she supernatural, no freaking woman can sing like this lol
Julia, you are a joy to watch as you listen to Floor. You adore her as much as we do and I just love that there is such a huge community of people all over the world who can enjoy your break down of our favorite singer! Thanks again, Jules!
Hi Julia! Since this is a Eurovision cover, would you mind reacting to this year's winner - Måneskin - Zitti e buoni?
Best singer and best smile = best reaction video!
Me "singing": EuFloooriaaaa!...cough...kröh...fk...a.. 😖😩😅
Never clicked faster to see a reactionvideo. Waiting for Julia to react
imagine her in Eurovision Song Contest, i dont think it matters what she sings, she will win the entire thing, breaking every record ever made before.
That would be the day, but for which country? A Dutch singer, who lives in Sweden and sings in a Finnish band would be quite complicated to choose :)
Well i wouldnt mind if she represented Sweden, since i live here. But i dont realy care which country in the end, i just love listening to her singing =)
@@simonericsson1989 I don't mind that either, it is a kind of funny though. Floor unite us more than the EU does :)
Did anyone else hear Kate Bush passing by from 1.02 to 1.10? This is magic.
Now that you mention it... wow, most definitely!
I like how she can at times, change her tones, etc in the vocals, along wi changes to the music/ instrumentation to change a song into a distinctive and different piece yet still keep the original intention of the song.
A euphoric reaction...ok I'll see myself out.
Seriously though, when I see reactions to show appearances etc by anyone, I always have a voice in the back of my head wondering if there is enough substance to be properly broken down, and you delivered without fail.
Floor just never disappoints when you see she has brought out a new song/video you just know its going to be epic and it is, a singer at the very top of their game, she's a gem.
How have you made your hair into red gold?
For all Floor Jansen fans: Singer Floor Jansen confesses to Flair: 'I thought metal was terrible music'
Floor Jansen (39) tours the world as lead singer of the metal band Nightwish and recharges in her house in the woods in Sweden. When she participated last year with 'Beste Zangers', the Netherlands finally got to know her. "Somehow I like that, stupid huh?"
She initially did not know the program with which she broke through in the Netherlands, nor did the other artists who participated. She has been living with her Swedish husband Hannes - with whom she had daughter Freja in 2017 - in Sweden for five years and doesn't watch Dutch television. Why did she participate? She was impressed by the footage she saw. Besides, there was a good chance that through her this would make people curious about metal in general and Nightwish in particular. In the last episode she sang Phantom of the opera together with Henk Poort in an unparalleled way, the footage went all over the world. And now the whole of the Netherlands knows who Floor Jansen is.
She is relaxed at one of the tables in the lounge. Denim jacket, jeans, long dark hair. Around her, people are busy making calls or working on their laptops. In between, Floor is in a calm state of being. She drinks tea, speaks softly, almost shyly. She talks about how nice Sweden is. About their remote home in the woods. It is a bit like Limburg where she spent part of her childhood.
Had Limburg not been an option?
“Hannes and I lived in Finland when we met. I had moved there because Nightwish is a Finnish band. Although I sing in English, I wanted to learn the language and it works best when you immerse yourself in it. Finnish is very difficult, I never learned to speak it well. Of course it doesn't help if you have a Swedish man. Hannes missed Sweden and because I was already used to the peace and space in Finland, we moved there. We now have a very nice house in the countryside. With a dog and cats, and my two horses. When we moved into this house, with a huge plot of land around it, I immediately said I wanted horses. That was my girlhood dream.”
You were bullied as a child, you call that a dark period, was being with the horses a way to escape for a while?
“Because we moved often, I was always an outsider. I spoke differently than the children in my class, looked different, was tall. That bullying lasted seven years. My parents often went to school, but there they calmly said that there was nothing they could do. I can still get angry about that, because you actually say: 'Bad luck for you, just figure it out'. I withdrew to my own world, to nature, to the horses. So yes, in a way that was a flight.”
“So was music, by the way. At one point those were the two things I went for. My career choice test also showed equestrian sport and conservatory. I really wanted to go to the conservatory, until I understood that the vocal training was either very classical or jazz. I had nothing to do with either of them. That is why I went to the Equestrian Center Deurne, a horse training course. That was very hard. I ended up there from high school and had to work hard every day. Some muscles in my body had become so hard that the blood flow in my arms was no longer functioning properly. I had a failure in my hands, so bad that I could hardly drive because I let the reins slip out of my hands all the time. It just wasn't fun anymore. When I heard that there was going to be a rock academy, I immediately registered.”
Were your parents surprised that you started doing this?
"I don't think so. I was also involved in musicals at school, so it didn't come out of the blue. I think they have kept their heart, because of course it is very insecure. But they have always been behind me. They said: 'You have a talent, you have to do something with it.' My father plays the guitar and sings. He's more in the blues corner. My sister Irene also sang in a metal band for a while and we also performed together. But I'm the only one in our family who made it her job."
Were you immediately into metal?
“I didn't really like it at all. A friend of mine was listening to it and I thought, what kind of horrible music is that? I was a little late developing my own taste. In the first school band I sang in, we played pop and rock songs. I also really liked grunge, but more to listen to. It wasn't until I moved to Limburg and made friends who listened to different metal bands that I saw the beauty of it. It's not just loud screaming and screeching guitars. The music we make with Nightwish has so many nuances, it's pop, folk, rock, symphonic passages, it's very accessible and melodic. For me, this kind of metal music is the ultimate combination of heavy music, pure feelings and female vocals.”
Metal music is a man's world, do you thrive on that?
“I don't really know any better. I stepped into this life from school. I actually don't realize that I work almost exclusively with men. It works well for me, I like it too. Men are very direct, there is no hassle. I never think: what is your hidden agenda? I do notice, now that I'm getting older, that I miss female company. Just because women look at things differently and that's sometimes a relief when you're only surrounded by men. That's why it was nice that at the time my female friend went along on tour as a nanny. I had very different conversations with her. She also saw when I was not feeling well and immediately asked how I was doing. Men don't ask that quickly, or don't even notice."
By joining 'Best Singers' you hoped that more people would listen to your music. Did that work?
"Yes. Our concerts in the Netherlands were immediately sold out. The nice thing is that it went both ways. A lot of people who listen to my music have also embraced Henk Poort. What I'm especially happy about is that I was able to show that metal isn't just satanic music, sung by screaming angry men."
Do you also think: finally known in the Netherlands?
“Haha. Somehow I like that, stupid huh? It bothered me that we are known all over the world and barely got a foothold in the Netherlands.”
Translated from an article in the Dutch magazine 'Flair' from May, 20, 2020 (Zangeres Floor Jansen biecht op aan Flair: ‘Ik vond metal vreselijke muziek’)
there it is again, the Floorgasm :-D
Another epic performance by Floor. An other fabulous lesson in why I love her singing. Thank you.
Every single time I push start on your videos I instinctively starts looking after the belt to Buckle up...
Since I'am sure I'am on a plane..
Since you sound exactly like a flight captain welcom the passengers aboard to this flight! 😁
Cheers from Northern Sweden!
Slaughter To Prevail - Baba Yaga
Her body movements are just sublime and as for her vocals.................
How are you my beautiful Aussie friend? Your smile and videos brighten my day. Stay safe and God bless. 💛🙏
I'm doing better now that I've finally got this weeks upload up! going for two :) but we'll see what happens. hope the final elements of your studies are going well!
@@jvoxfoxBTW there is no rush for videos. Your videos are always worth the wait. I've pretty much finished all my assignments. Now just need to get a full time job until I can be bothered to do an apprenticeship in the police or EMS to work my way up into becoming a paramedic. Thanks for asking. Much love 💛🙏
Its Floor, so what else should it be.. :)
Nothing To Say (Live At Mercer Arena, Seattle/1996)
Nothing To Say (Live At Mercer Arena, Seattle/1996)
Nothing To Say (Live At Mercer Arena, Seattle/1996)
Wow, i entered within minutes after the upload!
I Love you, i love youre reaction specially when floor is on, thank you very mutch for this perfect reaction
Always a pleasure to watch your reactions. And Floor’s rendition of the song is superb. However, I know you love O’G3NE too. They also did a cover of Euphoria, recently. Totally different style from Floor’s, but impressive nevertheless: ruclips.net/video/C9IbnTTYFwo/видео.html. And their version of another ESC winner Rise Like A Phoenix is probably even better: ruclips.net/video/9uS65jiFGus/видео.html