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Love Idina.
You mean Adele!
I’m awful with names, especially those that have been Travoltified. 😉
I must be the only person in the planet who hated that song and I did since I heard it in the movie.
Nope! Count me in, i still dont see how that won over Happy TBH
Can’t stand it! Let it go away, please. 😉
Actually i was too amazed by the animation in the film to pay attention to the song. Then and only then i realised they were effing singing through the whole movie ( exagerating I know. But it felt like that). I hate films where all they do is effing singing.
I think the song is good but Idina’s voice hurts my ears. I’m sure that technically speaking she’s a capable or even great singer – but I just can’t stand the tone of her voice. It’s so nasal. I loved this song when I saw Frozen at the cinema with Polish dubbing – the girl singing it has one of the most gorgeous voices I’ve ever heard and some versions from other countries are equally pretty but I hate the original. Demi Lovato’s version is even worse.
Yeah. I recognize that she’s a definitely a talented and powerful singer, but I find her voice so grating.
Nasally! That’s exactly how it sounds.
+1 on the nasally. I like the guy playing the kazoo.
Phew. I thought I was the only one who doesn’t like Idina’s voice.
I don’t care for her voice either but I love the song-Demi Lovato’s version is better, I think.
I don’t like the song either and Adele Dazeem has such an irritating voice. Happy should have won for best song, imo.
I never saw the movie, but checked out the song, because people were going crazy over it. I don’t get the hype, though.
No you’re not. Boring predictable song and Idina’s main virtue as a singer is volume.
Her voice is amazing because she has such control at that volume.
I heard it. She really sucked, but the whole show does anyway.
Aw see I just like the song so much because of the context of the movie. That’s such a powerful, freeing moment for Elsa and I can’t help but feel that emotion whenever I hear it. I’m a totally cheeseball when it comes to animated films though!
I agree @Franny Days. I didn’t get the song until I saw the movie. And then watching the writers accept the award and saying they wrote in honor of their daughters in hopes that they never be ashamed or afraid to be their unique selves, it really got to me.
Still, Happy should have won.
Yeah–I didn’t like the song. Her voice is nasally, and the song doesn’t even interest me at all. I didn’t see Frozen though–was it any good???
I really enjoyed it, it was fun and had quite a sweet message. Definitely worth a watch.
I actually thought the movie wasn’t all that much. Didn’t get the hype about that either.
Song’s just OK. It’s fun but it’s no “Circle of Life”. Maybe it’s overplayed that’s why I can’t stand it.
Nah not really, still just pretty nasal, But the Roots embellish everything
That video with Idina and Jimmy with The Roots is freakin’ adorable!
I always love this Fallon segment… and this one made me particularly happy.
Mostly because I believe Menzel was thrown off her game at the Oscars by Travolta’s embarrassing intro and the orchestra’s too fast pace.
Redemption is always a good thing.
+1
I think that would throw anybody off. Plus no matter how much you practice, when the music is live-but only being fed to you through an earpiece via satellite things can go a bit wonky. Just because technology is never perfect.
Personally I adore Idina, and I cringed at that last note. But i LOVE that song so much,
I cannot understand why anyone would think having the orchestra in another building would be a good idea. Could you imagine a violinist playing a concerto with the orchestra in another building and having to concentrate on her playing while listening to her earpiece? Wtf? A lot of other things go into orchestral playing. The singer or solo musician must interact with the conductor and other players of the orchestra. If something goes wrong, they must be in the same room to signal to the conductor and orchestra that things need to be slowed down. That’s just a disaster waiting to happen. Next time, bring the orchestra back into the same building.
i hope when Pitch Perfect comes out, they will have the accappella crew (Rebel Wilson!!!) sing ALL the songs nominated.
that will solve the orchestra problems.
+2 to the both of you.
Loved this performance on JF as well as the song.
Presumably she attended rehearsal and knew the orchestra setup? And that she’s knocked out live performances nightly where more major things than a wrong pronunciation of your name can throw you off?
I would rather believe she was just human and nerves got the best of her. Her voice is not my personal taste, but sometimes the worst just happens to the best of us.
I’ve always thought Kristin sings better than Idina. But Idina is a solid singer nonetheless.
Regarding the song, it’s amazing how huge it is, much more so than the movie itself. I was just listening to a parody of the song in Javanese, a local language, and still giggle now. That it has been sung and parodied in hundreds of languages is a testament to its huge, global popularity.
I like them both, but think I prefer Kristin’s voice a bit more too – Idina can be really amazing and powerful, but I think Kristin’s is more controlled. I think Kristin trained in opera, which might be part of that?
I was so shocked that Kristin Bell could sing because there’s an episode in VM where her character sings karaoke and she was *awful*. The song must not have been in her range or the director must have told her to purposefully sound bad. It was a welcome surprise that she did so well in Frozen.
@dizzylucy & Dena: Ooops, I meant Kristin Chenoweth (I mentioned her here because she and Idina were in Wicked together). But upon checking, yeah, Kristen Bell was also trained in opera. Kristin Chenoweth got her Master’s or Ph.D in Opera too.
I was talking about Chenoweth too, but Kristen Bell is also a good singer.
@Lenje, are you Javanese? it’s good to know there is a fellow Javanese in celebitchy forum 🙂
@mojoman: I’m not! Are you? I do speak Javanese because I lived in a Javanese speaking area for 15 years. But since I’m not a native, I only speak the Ngoko Javanese. However, I did learn the Javanese characters/alphabetical at school, and can still write in them 🙂
I loved Ordinary Love much more.
It’s amazing to me that this woman is applauded so much when I think she sings out of her nose!
I don’t get it either. She has that generic, nasal, high-pitched, grating voice common to a lot of Broadway actresses. The Glee chick has it, too. It’s fingernails on blackboard when I hear them.
It was perfect casting to have her play Lea Michele’s birth mom on Glee.
God. As a trained vocalist, I loathe this style of singing. It strident and hell on the vocal folds.
I Thought she sounded great. Yes, there was a few mistakes but at least she didn’t lip sync. I think she is a very gifted singer and quite beautiful. A few years ago the big movie was “Enchanted” in which she played a woman who turns into a cartoon at the end. In that movie it was Amy Adams who sang the popular song. Indina did not sing in Enchanted, a wonderful movie in itself.
Her voice is heavenly!!
Can this be over now? I am all set with nose singing for a long, long while.
I can’t believe I am still so amused by the “Adele Dazeem” thing. I swear it gets funnier everytime i read it today…
Ha ha, me too! I still laughed, even though it was all over the internet yesterday. I even Travoltafied my name.
Me too!. It is so weird that he flubbed her name and became this THING!
one couldn’t have made this up in a hundred years! Life is weirder and funnier then fiction., I agree!
I have a two year old and watch a lot of yo gabba gabba and I love the Roots haha!
I don’t think Idina had to redeem herself at all. It’s a tough song and she sounded lovely Sunday night. John Travolta on the other hand…
She seemed nervous on Sunday and I don’t think the sound system did her any favours. The music was louder than her voice.
I love the movie Frozen, and think a lot of the song’s appeal comes from the meaning it has in the movie. The scene where the song is used is soooo amazing! Of course, it is a Disney movie, and has a lot of singing, so if that isn’t your cup of tea, then you probably wouldn’t enjoy it. 😉
As for Idina… I felt really bad for her. Whether you like her voice or not, her performance at the Oscars was not a good one for her, and she looked upset at the end. I’m sure she was nervous… then Mr. Wiglet botched her name beyond recognition. I think what hurt her the most was the (off site) orchestra playing the music at the speed of sound. WTF?? The woman could barely get all of the words out, much less try to breathe! No idea if this was a mistake, or if the song was rehearsed that fast. Either way… way too fast, and the result wasn’t good. Part of me thinks maybe she was told to speed the song up, cut it down to fit a time block, and perhaps she managed okay in a rehearsal… much different doing it live though. The other part of me thinks that there were some technical problems, which were compounded by the fact that the orchestra was not actually… you know, THERE.
I still mad that Olaf’s song In Summer wasn’t nominated.
I know here we are the minority but i agree with you. A fantastic movie. Indina s voice is mesmerizing and the song “let it go” magical.
I’m actually surprised to see so many people agreeing with me: Idina’s voice is horrible, gravelly, nasal, harsh, piercing etc and the only redeeming feature is her loudness. I will admit sometimes, when she’s toning it down in parts of songs such as Defying Gravity, that it can be a pretty voice. But 99% of the time, she’s testimony to the fact that most listeners are not concerned about aesthetics, just volume.
Yes her voice cracked during the Occars…but it could have been to the fact that they had sped up the temp of the song.
Her voice is thin, not nasal, she does not resonate with her nose, like Celine Dion does. She has always had a thin voice, but she is a good singer. Her voice is not for everybody, is acquired taste.
Thank you! It’s not nasally, just thin. She’s all throat and diaphragm, which is how she gets her volume.
Nasally has turned into the word for a voice that is disliked, I swear. Drives me crazy.
I guess im the minority on this web site. I loved the song. I find it deeply inspiring and a joy to listen to. Im 49 and not a Disney fan but have become like most addicted to this song especially in the context of the animation. I heard the other songs and though the moon song was interesting i dont think either held a candle to ‘Let It Go”. I believe it richly deserved its two Oscars. I Dont watch entertainment award ceremonies as i find the celebrities pretentious and annoying but because of Frozen watched it this year. John Travolta’s flub made everything more interesting and amusing. Im looking forward to-watching this on DVD with my daughters.