Diana Ankudinova - Can't Help Falling In Love - Vocal Coach Reaction & Analysis (YOSC)

Today we're back with the truly one-of-a-kind @AnkudinovaDiana Diana Ankudinova as she takes us into a haunted dream with her cover of "Can't Help Falling In Love."

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[jeff-buri-jeff]

Wicked Game and Can’t Help… are actually kind of similar, and you’re jumping to a conclusion when you say that this is her style. Diana Ankudinova can do everything, and she blows us away all the time!

I really did like this reaction, and I hope you’ll continue to explore Diana’s work in the future. You are in for some wonderful surprises. 😅

[peterhowells]

Greetings from Scotland! An absolute masterclass in breath control and vocal agility by an 18yo (then) girl! Without doubt I can state that Diana is the only one with such an incredible voice in this world! She will never have any competition because she is absolutely unique! Diana's new Mama Irina had the perfect description for her beautiful daughter *"Diana, a Russian girl with a complicated surname and a divine voice!"*

[bluestarseed]

She is a Shaman, literally is how many of her fans call her

[wbrenne]

You shouldn't miss Rechenka, where Diana takes you into the Siberian wilderness, portraying an orphan bride by the river holding a sad conversation with her deceased mother. It is magical and mesmerizing while she is effortlessly using so many parts and places of her voice – an absolute masterpiece at 14 years old.

[wbbrown]

Go back and watch Beatles Oh Darling at ten. In her 4th home counting her Mother's relatives. On a first take in another language, she does one of my favorites covers of that song, unbelievable.

[GeneSlasten]

Я заметил, что второй год подряд слушаю новые для меня песни только в исполнении Дианы !
Ну ещё также классический рок от Чака Берри до Квин.

[AnthonyRodriguez-zmrc]

Welcome to the extraordinary talent and voice of Diana Ankudinova! For those in your audience that don’t know, Diana Ankudinova was only 18 years old when this performance took place during the 2021 season of a Russian vocal competition called the "ShowMaskGoOn!". Diana’s cover of the Elvis Presley classic "Can't Help Falling In Love", shows Diana Ankudinova has developed into what many vocal professionals believe is a true contralto. For those that don’t know female voice types, a contralto is the lowest type of female voice, and a true contralto voice type is very powerful and very, very rare.
First, let me answer a very common question asked about Diana's vocal range, because vocal range helps in defining a female singer's voice type. At 13 in 2017, her vocal range was measured from a low of D3 to a high of A5. As of September 2021, 5 years later at age 18, (she is now 19), her lower functional range was measured from a low of C3 to a high of B♭5. But, it's not how low she can go, it's the exceptional quality of her tone in her lower range. It's all about the roundness, the fullness, and the depth of her voice, along with her ability to create and access an enormous amount of resonance that further defines Diana as a "dramatic contralto", which is the rarest of the rare contralto voice types.
The big question most people ask is, how does do it? How can such a young female singer achieve such a low, rich, deep, and profound sound? Without actually scoping her vocal tract, the general conciseness of many vocal professionals simply attributes Diana’s ability to win the genetic lottery. She was just born with unique vocal anatomy. Diana’s vocal folds appear to be longer and thicker than most female singers. Her larynx also appears to be larger and her vocal track similarly appears to be longer than most other female singers. It’s this unique vocal anatomy that gives Diana Ankudinova the ability to produce these low, deep, rich, and full sounds, but without actually scoping Diana’s vocal track there is no way to be 100% sure.
To really appreciate the vocal progression of Diana, s contralto sound, listen to "Rechenka", a Russian folk song sung in Russian for a vocal competition called "You Are Super!" during their 2018 Season when Diana was only 14 years old. Next listen to her cover of Chris Izaak's, "Wicked Game" the following year in 2019 when she was only 15 years old during the 2019 Season of "You Are Super!". Diana Ankudinova won both the 2018 and 2019 seasons of “You Are Super”.
Diana is also a true polyphonic singer which is an extraordinarily rare accomplishment for someone so young. A singer who has mastered this polyphonic vocal technique can create one, sometimes two, different tones at the same time which adds to the harmonic overtones and undertones that can make it sound like more than one voice singing. This polyphonic ability is why some people mistakenly believe Diana Ankudinova is using some form of electronic voice manipulation or pitch correction software to alter or adjust her sound. Others believe another person is singing in the background, or she is lip-syncing over a previously recorded vocal track that was altered or modified. There is no artificial manipulation of Diana's voice of any kind going on at all. Neither is anyone else singing off stage or lip-syncing to a vocal track.
The “ShowMaskGoOn” is a very competitive vocal competition and Diana Ankudinova is required to use only the equipment provided to her as all other competitors are required to do. There was no opportunity for her or any other competitor to use any equipment to electronically manipulate their voice. What other voices you are hearing is just a backing track used to fill in and round out the performance along with a musical backing track. Diana Ankudinova and only Diana Ankudinova is singing “Can't Help Falling In Love”.
Female singers usually don't reach their full vocal maturity until somewhere around 24 to 28 years of age although some reach it a little sooner, and others, a little later. Diana Ankudinova’s vocals are already developing well ahead of schedule in reaching her vocal maturity. Some believe she has already reached vocal maturity. I look forward to what Diana will sound like in a few more years and to listen to her voice if it does mature more. If and when she does she will have had many more years of voice training with her voice teacher in addition to more years honing her on-stage live performance skills. When that day comes, there will be no doubt that Diana Ankudinova will be more of a vocal force than she is now. She will be a powerhouse to be reckoned with and a wonder to behold on stage.
Diana took part in the “ ShowMaskGoOn on” vocal competition in September of 2021 where she performed her cover of “Can’t Help Falling In Love”. The judges were a panel of nine professional singers that compete against each other and also award judging points to each other. When Diana was not competing she is a member of this judging panel. During Diana’s performance, the judge on the top row that stands up first is the famous Russian tenor, Yusif Eyvazov from Azerbaijan who was a special guest judge and is also married to the world-famous soprano Anna Netrebko. The blond woman also standing in the center row that’s dressed in red and looks totally shocked at the end of Diana's performance, then puts both hands on top of her head with a look of total bewilderment and disbelief is Julia Parshuta, a well-known contemporary Russian singer. Julia Parshuta also knows at some point, she and all the other judges have to compete against Diana Ankudinova, who is a true, generational talent. Finally, Diana won this competition.

[kurt]

Wait until you hear Rechenka at 14 years old. She was 18 here.

[Валерий-ей]

Остановись Ты Диана... Удивительная!!!!

[cannibalcatgirl]

Yesss whoever is helping with her arrangements is doing so well to capitalize on her enchanting voice. Like a siren, sorceress or some night goddess.

[SergeyKhudushin]

Thank you for your attention to Diana and your reaction to her. She's a very talented girl. I like. Your attention .Diana's channel has released a new video - mood, a clip for the song "Revelation", words and music of Diana's own composition.Which premiered on 18.08. Check out this video.

[changingworld]

Enjoyed your comments on her....the background is as extraordinary as the performer. At the age of three in the middle of Russia's far northern Winter she was abandoned, injured, at a bus stop where she was rescued and sent to an orphanage. At the age of 5 she was still traumatized and unable to speak properly.

A massage therapist who visited the orphanage trying to help kids, was the first to recognize something special in this little girl, and eventually adopted her. Diana was sent for singing lessons because it was thought that this might help her learn to speak without impediment. Only two years later she started singing in local theater, and in street plays and performances. And soon after was entered in a Russian TV music competition for disadvantaged children. By the age of 10 she was winning local competitions, singing on live TV shows, and her songs started showing up on Youtube.

A year ago, at the age of 18, her first performance during a new Russian television competition with several other renowned performers, has gone viral and has garnered hundreds of Youtube 'reaction' videos, and millions of viewers. Her first song at the competition, an entirely new take on Elvis Presley's 'Can't Help Falling in Love with You' has been called mesmerizing, transcendental and other-worldly...it highlights her uniquely deep voice, and effortless range from low to high, along with her trademark dramatic and passionate interpretation. Diana Ankudinova sings mostly in Russian, English and French. She has also sung in other languages including Spanish, German and Arabic. A viewer: 'At the age of 5 she couldn't speak her own language, now she brings the most remarkable presence into the world of music."

[lubotodo]

This is one of the best analyzes I've seen so far of this song, and I've seen 1500+ like you won't believe it! Congratulations! 👍👍

[joespradley]

She sometimes has polyphonic effects naturally during some notes. You hear it and think there is an electronic effect but they do not do this when competing as she has on three different shows and won all three. Yes to “Rechenka” next, it was performed at age 14 and was considered the song that catapulted her world wide for her singing and performance during this song. You will want the back ground and lyrics so as to understand this song as many do not do that. Your audience will appreciate it more. Thanks for reacting, yes she captivated me over a year ago and I have not gone a day without listening to her.🙏🏼🌹

[Иринаиванова-мщр]

Super Diana -18yo!!! Amazing!!! Beautiful!!! Fantastic voice!!! Magical!!! Mysterious!!! Awesome!!!Thank you!!!

[michelelane]

Thank you so much for reacting again to Diana. She has kinda done a cinematic song to “”Joan of Arc”, the movie with a song, I believe in Russian at age 13 during a school performance. “Joan de Arc” or “The Arc de Triumph” at age 13 is absolutely beautiful. I believe it’s on her cover channel under her English subtitled songs. Her voice added so much to the movie background version of this song and her stage performance was mesmerizing. I really appreciated your commentaries on her abilities and do hope that you can discover more of what this young prodigy can do. Truly a rising star and a gift for the world to enjoy. Great pronunciation of her name as well. Much love and appreciation from California.❤️🍀🌈🙏🏻😇❣️

[ツェリョガ]

Yes, Diana's voice is cinematic. This came to my mind the first time I heard Diana.
Thank you for the video!

[НинаПанина-лщ]

Спасибо за Диану.очень хотелось послушать вас с Дианой ещё.Всего доброго и успехов.👌👌💓

[grom]

Невероятное выступление Дианы!
Просто потрясающее!
И отличная профессиональная реакция!
Диане - браво! А за реакцию - лайк и спасибо!

Incredible performance by Diana!
Simply amazing!
And a great professional response!
Diana - bravo! And for the response - like and thank you!

[СергейКурганов-би]

Спасибо за Ваш ролик! Идеальный формат для нас зрителей! Сначала мы смотрим эмоции автора, а затем, в повторе, идёт разбор вокальной техники. Диана, как всегда, великолепна!!!
Ещё раз спасибо! Лайк и подписка - однозначно!