Young Voices in Song

[Addym Kehris]

Because I enjoy young voices raised in song, I can't help sharing noteworthy performances. This comes from The Voice Kids, Germany, 2016. This comes from the battle round where the judge has to choose one among the three performers to move on. That being said, it is all about the three singers, so there are no backup vocals. And yet, these three sound like a choir when their voices are raised as one.

Now, there's a lot of preliminary background, but if you skip ahead to the 7 minute mark, you will get to hear just the performance. As a spoiler alert, don't stop at the end of the song because there is an encore demanded by the audience, and it's worth hearing.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3vwgki_matteo-markus-claudia-matteo-the-prayer-the-voice-kids-germany-battles-1-4-3-20166-hd_music

[Cole Parker]

I thought they picked the wrong boy, but it was obvious both boys had stronger, better voices than the girl. Not that all three weren't great. They were.

C

[Addym Kehris]

As it happens, Cole, I agree with you completely. The Italian boy had the stronger audition too, in my opinion. Who can figure out the judges. LOL.

[Cole Parker]

They picked the best looking one. Well, both boys were cute. The one they picked had more of the boy-idol look, the other was simply cute and perky. That one had the hardest part to sing, and did it wonderfully.

[colinian]

I thought Mateo Markus had the best voice. His lower range was stronger than Mateo's. All three kids were cute, but Mateo Markus had, as Cole said, the boy-idol look. How did they end up with two boys with the same names??

Colin

[Chris James]

The voice of Generation Z is definitely Troye Sivan. He is on tour this year and if he comes to your town I urge you to go see him. With all the junk music absorbed by the youth of today this young man stands out like a beacon. It seems a gay icon can entertain just about everyone, and perhaps it is because he has such a talented voice.

This rendition of what has to be his most popular song is just stunning in it's simplicity and shows off his voice. I hope you enjoy:

https://youtu.be/8eeewL0yBuU ​

[Cole Parker]

The link doesn't work, Chris.

C

[dude]

Is this it, Chris?

[colinian]

Did you notice the cap that appears at 1:14? It reads "Make America Gay Again" which is a cute play contrasting with Trump's "Make America Great Again" caps.

Colin

[Merkin]

I went casting about for Chris's faulty link and, while I didn't find it, came up with this astonishing early performance by an eleven year old Troye at home, apologizing for not being in good voice because he had the sniffles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1GoEWbAyQg

[Cole Parker]

Incredible.

C

[ChrisR]

And here's a great story about Troye helping a young fan make an announcement.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/troye-sivan-fan-coming-out_us_56e31198e4b0860f99d8efbf

Of course today there are scores of Kelly's out there, boys and girls, vociferously claiming or denying!