Stage Performance coach reacts to DIANA ANKUDINOVA Rechenka

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[janpanufnik]

Good Morning from Poland !!! About the song "Rechenka": This is an old ritual song about an orphan bride. The girl has no parents. The river was considered the boundary between the world of the living and the dead. She goes to the river and asks for the blessing of marriage. She says that there are many people at home, but there is no father and mother. You hear Diana singing in a whisper. These are the words of the deceased mother of the bride. Then the girl is crying. In Russia, at weddings they sang sad songs to scare away evil and the marriage of a young couple was to be happy. Such songs were called “weeping.” The figures behind Diana are spirits of water and forest...

[tullysims]

Rechenka (River), comprised of Russian folk tales, is about an orphan who is being given away in marriage to the unloved. She comes to the river, border between the living and the dead, to ask blessings from her deceased mother. Especially poignant as Diana was abused and nearly killed by her birth mother, thrown out on the street in winter with a broken arm at 4yrs old, speechless when taken to an orphanage, learned to sing, and was adopted by the lady you see in the wings during this performance. After suffering recurring nightmares about her abusive mother returning, her adoptive (real) mother moved far away. This show, "You Are Super, " is for abused / underprivileged children. Igor Krutoy, famous Russian composer and one of the judges, has mentored Diana and bought an apartment in Moscow for her 'forever family." Amazing what love and music can do for a child.

[annabanduryan]

This is a Russian folk song called “The orphan bride” which makes her performance that much more heartbreaking. She is talking to the river. It’s her wedding day and she feels that the river flows but it does’t cradle. The river answers, “ My child, you are sitting and are not smiling”. The part where she starts beaming, she tells how their yard is full of horses and the house is full of guests and then the joyful exclamation turns to a moan when she sings that she has no mother and no father to give her blessing. And she starts howling like a wounded wolf. It breaks my heart every single of the 200 times I have watched this legendary performance💔💔

[markanne]

The song is far more than the sum of its words, it generally requires either someone to explain it, or someone who has an understanding of Russian folk lore to fully grasp it. Basically, it's a young bride-to-be coming to the mystical river dividing the living and the dead so that she can commune with her dead parents to get their blessing. The whoops and wails, or incantations, at the beginning are to gain access to the nether realm.The ghostly voice is her Mother answering. Once she's got the blessing she marches to the end of the pier to shout with joy to her friends back on the other side that all is well, she has the blessing, hence the change in mood to happiness. She's then placed back into the boat by the spirits and repeats her various incantations for the return journey, as the spirit pushes her back to the land of the living. At least that's my interpretation as to what's going on.
As for Diana? Well, what can you say, other than this truly was a world-class, bravura performance, and incidentally I'm convinced all but won her the contest outright then and there in the semi-final, so exceptional was it. Though, of course, everything she sung before and after certainly aided the final decision.

[dmandrewsauthor]

Diana truly is an insanely gifted vocalist and performer. I'm also over 50 and I have never in my life heard and seen such talent. Speechless indeed.

[viktor_vovikov]

Rechenka" ("River")
"You are my river, my river, you flow but not quiver.
Oh, you're a baby, my baby, why are you sitting and not smiling?
Oh, playmates, my dear playmates,
oh, I have nothing to rejoice about,
oh, I have nothing to smile about.
We have a yard full of horses, and the cenacle* is full with the guests, with the guests, with the guests.
I have neither father nor mother, there is no one to bless me...
You are my river, my river, you flow but not quiver."

Remark.
*cenacle - Clean half of a country log hut.
Diana is the bride going to the river, where the spirits of the dead live,
to lament to her dead mother that she has no one to bless her at her wedding.
The dancers represent the spirits of the forest animals so I am told.

[rdwho]

Thank you for your reaction to Diana Ankudinova. Diana actually turned 17 on 31st May 2020, but was 14 at the time of this performance. The show she is on here is Ты супер! (translated as "You are Super") and it is for children who have found themselves without parental care at some point in life. According to the programme, Diana was abused by her biological mother until around the age of 3 years, and ended up in an orphanage. While there, a massage nurse named Irina Ponik - the lady with dark hair and glasses seen briefly in the video - took care of her, and a strong bond was formed, to the extent that a year afterward Diana was adopted by Irina, and Irina has been her "Mom" ever since. It seems that for the first year or so Diana would hardly speak, and singing lessons were recommended, and the rest is history. Diana is now with a loving family, and her music training goes from strength to strength. Since winning the show, she has received much support from Igor Krutoy - the bald guy on the judges panel - who is one of Russia's foremost composers and song writers. Krutoy also arranges and writes songs for Dimash, accompanying him on piano. Diana has released several new songs in recent weeks, all of which can be found on YouTube if you would like to react to them. Many thanks.

[FaustiiiEnKoma]

Diana Ankudinova is amazing!!!!... beautiful❤🧘‍♂️👌🎧🎵🎶

[michaelhughes]

She is the modern Hans Christian Anderson a great story teller..As for her dresses her Mom Irina makes them for all her appearances..Diana is what we need in the world today...Beauty and grace with the ability to captivate and entertain us..She is truly the best..

[СергейМартыненко-зъ]

Hello! Thank you for your reaction. This is a Russian folk song that is hundreds of years old. This is a crying song. It was sung in the villages on the eve of the wedding. The meaning of the song is that the girl went to another family, so they said goodbye to her. This, of course, is not an original performance, but a very interesting interpretation performed by Diana. Russian folklore is very rich in such songs. Sincerely from Russia.

[petapetroula]

And she was only 14 y.o. Her artistry - world painting, at its best! Thanks for this reaction! Hopefully you will do more reactions to her songs! Hugs from Greece!

[TenheadLife]

You said perfectly!!! The highest level of art. You just feel it

[Meine.Postma]

In the beginning I hated Diana. Turns out she is so unique I had to get used to her. Now I'm such a big fan and I think she is the best current young singer destined to be great. I mean I also love Angelina Jordan, but Diana Akudinova has such an unique style to her. I hope this will replace the current popular music style and I don't care what language she sings in. Also she has such a contagious smile, I suspect a very good heart even after all the things she went through. She is releasing a lot of sort of home videos of her singing on her channel now. Worth a subscription.

[johnfreeman]

She's the world's youngest dynamic contralto, hence the depth of her voice.
Her voice and performances have been called shamanistic. She draws energy from the earth and projects it out in her performance.

[АлексейМахалов-эе]

Diana had a tough childhood but thanks to her foster mother Irina Ponik (you can see her on the video, woman in the glasses ) everything has changed for the better! So she can translate the soul of the songs and we can get all wonderful emotions! All styles of music are mixed now, so think it's a dianastyle ) thanks a lot for your honest reaction! Like!

[alfogel]

Most recognizable contralto voice in the world. There was a survey conducted by a ranking company ( I believe rank.com ) that ranked the best female pop singers of 2020 and Diana was ranked Number 1. Even ahead of Demi Lovato!!!
Diana Ankudinova .
who many coaches, professional vocalists, and Reactors around the globe consider in possession of the most unique mesmerizing memorable amazing atavistic tribunal primordial shaman goddess voice in the world —any age. At age 14 her incredible and legendary performance of an old ritual wedding folk song titled “ rechenka” ( River in English) Is —to this day—considered by many professional vocalists and coaches around the world as the most unique and mesmerizing live performance by a vocalist —any age, in the history of Russian talent shows. And along with “ Human” ( lowest possible female notes she’s a rare dramatic contralto ) and “ Wicked Game” that you reacted to contributed to her winning not only the kids “ you are super” contest for orphans and adopted children 2 consecutive years but catapulted her to international fame
with millions of avid followers worldwide. And Famous composer Igor has accompanied her on the piano on “ Tomorrow Is A Lie” ( 4:26 .. posted by HTB amazing performance) And you might want to read a little about her tragic younger years abused and beaten by her birth mother and put up for adoption at age 3.
You may want to continue your Ankudinova journey by reacting the year prior to “ rechenka” when she was 13!
She entered her first kids contest in Russia where she sang a song that required masterful yodeling.
It was a masterpiece, a tour de force, some say one of the best yodeling performances on any talent show but in this performance it was the controversial aftermath that prompted the audience to give her a 5 minute Standing Ovation. And at 13 her rendition of “ Me Voy” in Spanish was emotionally impactful and when I suggested that my Spanish language friends watch they were shocked and couldn’t believe the perfect pronunciation and emotional feelings she conveyed.
And the following year and year thereafter she won the 2 “ you are super” Russian contests.
After reacting to Rechenka and Wicked Game and Human Please react to “ yodel time” And you’ll witness a yodeling masterpiece. Some recent songs ( she’s 17) worth reacting to are :
from her channel. Please subscribe. A beyond amazing rendition of “ by your voice” showcased on her channel a couple weeks ago Only a handful in the audience but if there were 50, 000 in USA they would have screamed, yelled, applauded during and after.
And her recently released MV that is breathtaking with nature imagery that enhances the emotional impact.
And later on somewhere down the road you must react to her cover of the classic Beatles song “ Oh Darling” when she was 10 years old!!! And she was live on a radio show and did the song in one
Which to this day remains my favorite cover of this Beatles classic.

All love in isolation from Miami Beach, Florida,
Al

[johnterry]

Princess Diana is the Goddess Voice of Nature. You will be more and more amazed as you continue to hear her. Once you reach her latest "Into the Skies", you will see she has no end to her talent.

[nicowest]

This makes the 3rd time I watched your reaction.
I adore how excited you get and how good your
Observations are about the story; that proves your
expertise.
And please permit me to say...You have such a
Beautiful smile and...your eyes! They are gorgeous!

[АлексейМихайленко-иу]

За то, что вы сказали, что Диана была в той истории, о которой рассказывала - вам лайк и подписка! Всё верно, вы попали точно в цель! Это высшая форма искусства и Диана не просто поёт и исполняет песню, а она проживает историю, о которой поёт и участвует в ней, попутно завлекая туда своих слушателей :)

[filinzar]

This amazing performance by Diana is a masterpiece of world culture!🌟🎵❤ No other way!
One of the coolest reactions to this video!👍
All the words about the performance itself and Diana's unique talent in one emotional analysis🙂
Thank you for the wonderful and lively reaction!👍