Top 10 Quotes from Vocal Coach Reactions to Dimash Kudaibergen Vocal Performances
I know Dimash was spam-voted on this site, and this didn't do him a favor. I don't like spam voting either, and knowing that Dimash was spam-voted here postponed my willingness to give him a listen. I thought he was just the next talentless local star who got spam-voted. Now I know I was wrong, but spam voting was the reason I avoided giving him a try.
That changed in March 2019. One day, I was bored and decided to have some fun by listening to a cringy singer. Oh, how wrong my expectations were. He was so good that my jaw dropped, literally. At this point, there aren't many things in music that can impress me, but Dimash did. Yes, Dimash is an extraordinary singer, and his vocal skills are mind-blowing.
Dimash probably doesn't have many fans among the users of this site, but I wanted to make this list because I have a point to make. I've noticed that Dimash has been getting some unjustified hate on this site, maybe due to bandwagoning. Perhaps the majority of his haters have never heard a single song by him. Or, if they have and still claim Dimash is a bad singer, then those individuals completely lack basic music judgment, especially vocal judgment. There was even a comment saying he's off-pitch. No, Dimash's pitch is unbelievably perfect, and vocal coaches emphasize this as well. Off-pitch singers are probably the favorites of the people who claim Dimash is off-pitch.
If you don't like his music or his voice, that's OK. But to say he's a bad singer, or even the worst singer of all time, makes you look musically ignorant and mean.
Spoiler alert: All the vocal coaches I checked out (over 15) highly appreciate his vocal abilities. This list focuses on videos where vocal coaches react to Dimash's vocal performances. In my original Top 10, I included only reactions to his live vocal performances because if a singer is absolutely awesome live, that singer might be even better in the studio. Also, in a live performance, the singer can't change or replace a bad "blue" note.
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Oh my god! Did you hear that? Only dogs can hear that! I guess that was the D8 that you guys are talking about. I can't even test it - that's off the piano! Oh my god! - Emi Pellegrino
D8 is an insane whistle note he hit live in the third part of the song Unforgettable Day, Gakku concert 2017.
It sounds like a whistling kettle. He held the note for a whole five seconds and even added vibrato to it! Adding vibrato means he had full control over the madness that D8 is - its frequencies are ~4,700Hz, and he was able to modulate them! Oh, and the note matches the key of the song as well as the notes the band was playing when he did the whistle. Also, one second after that note, he continued singing, and because he was on his knees, he was getting up at the same time. He made it look like nothing.
She said that at around 11:11 because that note, a well-sustained D8, is really very high and comes with very high frequencies. She jokingly mentioned dogs because humans can't hear sounds with extremely high or low frequencies.
Well, I heard that note and most people can hear it, but saying that only dogs can hear it was a good expression to describe the insane nature of that note.
YouTube video title: Voice Teacher Reacts To: Dimash Kudaibergen VOCAL RANGE - Emi Pellegrino
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He is a great example of someone who sings with amazing technique and the emotion does not get lost within that perfect execution - Tara Simon
Tara Simon is one of the vocal coaches on YouTube who provides the best explanations of what's going on vocally, and her reactions are also very spontaneous. I recommend watching this entire video - you'll learn a lot from Tara. If you've never heard of Dimash, this is also the video I think is good to start with.
YouTube video title: Vocal Coach Reacts to Dimash Kudaibergen - SOS (by Tara Simon from Tara Simon Studios)
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No doubt, if I was there, I would be standing on my feet, screaming my lungs out. That is awesome! - Dr. Marc Reynolds
Dr. Marc Reynolds isn't a medical doctor - Dr. is his academic degree, Doctor of Musical Arts (he was the teacher of some singers and vocal coaches on this list). He's an expert in opera singing and opera stage directing. He's a professor at the School of Music faculty and Director of Opera Studies at the College of Fine Arts and Communication (Texas State University).
This quote, coming from a person like Dr. Marc Reynolds, is a HUGE, HUGE compliment.
YouTube video title: Voice Teacher Reacts to Dimash Performance of Sinful Passion in Sochi
The most epic slide up (glissando) I've ever heard is in this song. Only you, Dimash!
But the song has many other interesting things.
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What was that high note? E6? Holy cow, I don't have a fret on my guitar for that one. E6 is high for a soprano! - Ken Tamplin
It was funny how Ken Tamplin was trying to find that note on his guitar, only to discover he didn't have a fret for it, LOL.
YouTube video title: Vocal Coach Reaction to Dimash Kudaibergen - Sinful Passion (by Ken Tamplin from Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy)
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That was crazy! The agility he has in his voice is unbelievable. He's just able to move all around his range, no break. - Adam Mishan
Dimash's range is 6 octaves and 3 notes! Vocal coach Adam Mishan wondered whether there was some digital effect in a section of the song, but he eventually decided that there wasn't, and that Dimash most likely achieved that with his voice. Yes, that's correct - there was no digital effect. Dimash accomplished it with his voice, using a singing technique and style common in Middle Eastern folk music (Asian Middle East).
YouTube video title: VOCAL COACH reacts to DIMASH singing SINFUL PASSION (by Adam Mishan)
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That is mindblowing. It’s almost to the point where my brain can’t take it in. I’m thinking of all those sounds coming out of one person. [As a vocal coach] I’m trying to help you do that. Hahaha! - Christi Bovee
I'm trying to help you do that. Hahaha! - Christi Bovee]
That was her spontaneous reaction after watching him for the first time (live performance). She admitted that training and practice can't help people do everything Dimash does, "hahaha." She added that he is "freakishly talented." However, the vocal coach who admitted this after a deeper analysis is Dr. Marc Reynolds, who pointed out that Dimash's vocal instrument has an extension that is "just his genes."
YouTube video title: Voice Coach Reacts | Dimash Kudaibergen | Love is Like A Dream | Christi Bovee
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A lot of these people, like Drew Barrymore, have never heard the amazingness of Dimash, so it’s kinda priceless to see their face, like, literally, [...] What is that thing? Extraterrestrial being? - Tara Simon
YouTube video title: Vocal Coach Reacts to Dimash on The World's Best (SOS) (by Tara Simon Studios).
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I think he's really an alien. In a world of autotune this guy is just killing it - Ken Tamplin
Dimash doesn't need any autotune to sing well.
YouTube video title: Vocal Coach Reaction to Dimash Kudaibergen - Sinful Passion (by Ken Tamplin from Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy)
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Spoiler alert: I was blown away by his vocal range and precision - Linor Oren
Well, I can relate to this: his range of over 6 octaves and his perfect pitch have blown me away, too.
YouTube video title: Opera singer reacts to Dimash: SOS - Linor Oren (voice teacher)
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He's consistent, you never are questioning whether he's gonna hit a note - Sam Johnson
YouTube video title: Voice Teacher Reacts to Dimash Kudaibergen - SOS (by Sam Johnson)
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He sings as high as a high soprano with beautiful tone and shimmer. […] It’s beautiful and FREE. And then he goes down into a baritone range. Just incredible - Valerie White Williams (Vocal Splendor Studios)
Yes, Valerie used two words that I personally would use to describe his voice: beautiful and free. It really feels free because his voice is so fluid and seamless that it floats freely wherever Dimash wants to go.
I feel that freedom, and this is a great feeling. No cracks or strain in his voice. I've watched perhaps over 100 live performances by Dimash, and I have never heard him running out of breath, power, control, etc. Even that insane D8 was controlled.
YouTube video title: Voice Teacher Reaction to Dimash Kudaibergen - Ogni Pietra (by Vocal Splendor Studios)
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The more I watch Dimash, the more I’m impressed with him […]. I can do a Dimash video everyday. - Valerie White Williams (Vocal Splendor Studios)
She's an opera singer, and Dimash is singing opera in this song, so it's a great compliment.
YouTube video title: Voice Teacher Reaction to Dimash Kudaibergen - Ogni Pietra (by Vocal Splendor Studios)
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He was sick during the performances that I'm watching. Man, if I could sound like that sick! - Emi Pellegrino
She said that around 10:15. Emi Pellegrino is one of my favorite vocal coaches on YouTube because her explanations and demonstrations are very good, her reactions are very spontaneous, and she's also very entertaining because she has a sense of humor.
And yes, Dimash was very sick and was getting shots/injections in his throat.
YouTube video title: Voice Teacher Reacts To: Dimash Kudaibergen VOCAL RANGE 😱 - Emi Pellegrino
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The amount of: a) talent, b) vocal control, and c) technique it takes to do that execution well and healthfully is immense, it's insane. This guy is... err... he's from Mars... - Tara Simon
Yup, ET detected, haha.
YouTube video title: Vocal Coach Reacts to Dimash Kudaibergen - SOS (by Tara Simon from Tara Simon Studios)
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This performance is so fun, so exciting, esp. as he keeps going up and up, and you think it’s his top and he just keeps going higher. Brilliant showmanship. Love it - Dr. Marc Reynolds
YouTube video title: Voice Teacher reacts to Dimash Opera 2 (by Dr. Marc Reynolds)
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Best singers in the world would struggle with doing that. Do you hear me? - Rebecca Vocal Athlete
Perhaps that was the first time she listened to Dimash because, during the first several minutes, she was kinda speechless - if we don't count "wow," "oh my god," "what?," and "oh my gosh."
At the beginning, her facial and body expressions were more valuable.
YouTube video title: Vocal Coach REACTS/ANALYSES TO- DIMASH KUDAIBERGENOV - S.O.S (by Rebecca Vocal Athlete)
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That's out of this world...that's OUT of this world...I love that he was smiling just before that because he knows he's gonna kill everybody. Love that. - Chris (Anjocaine Music)
It was a live performance, and Dimash mysteriously smiled before doing the next insane thing. That smile was like saying, "You think I can't go higher than I just did? Umm, watch me." And he sang the chorus even higher - and killed it.
YouTube video title: Vocal Coach Reacts to Dimash Opera 2, by Chris (Anjocaine Music)
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Not even glitches, nothing, he just has a very seamless, seamless voice from top to bottom. Unbelievable. - Adam Mishan
Yup, from the top to the bottom of the whole 6 octaves and 3 notes!
YouTube video title: VOCAL COACH reacts to DIMASH singing SINFUL PASSION (by Adam Mishan)
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So precise. Wow! [10 seconds later] Wow! Effortless for him. Wow! Oh my gosh! Wonderful! All right. Wow! - Valerie White Williams
Wow! Effortless for him. Wow! Oh my gosh! Wonderful! All right. Wow! - Valerie White Williams]
This wasn't the first time she saw Dimash perform live. Valerie White Williams is from Vocal Splendor Studios.
This comment is about Dimash's live version of "Diva Dance" from The Fifth Element movie. What he did effortlessly in 2017 (Bastau Concert) is one of the hardest things in a soprano repertoire. The climax is only one minute long (Dimash sang that part), but it's a true headache even for the best sopranos. The soprano who did the original version never attempted it live. Dimash sings it only live and nails it.
This part of the OST was digitally processed, and the voice was modified to sound like alien talk and singing. Dimash imitates alien talk with his voice. LIVE.
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I was contacted by Wikipedia people […] because I'm the only vocal coach with perfect pitch so they told me to analyse his range […] and Dimash's lowest note was A1 and his top note was D8 (so far) - fahimmuchi
because I'm the only vocal coach with perfect pitch, so they told me to analyze his range […] and Dimash's lowest note was A1, and his top note was D8 (so far) - fahimmuchi]
My previous comment got too long, but I want to add something: many internet sources use outdated info about his range - they didn't include his newer songs. Sources usually mention E2 or F2 as his lowest notes. That was true in 2017. But he later made a song with C2 (Sinful Passion) and in 2019 - with A1 (Love Is Like a Dream).
Also, some sources mention four and a half octaves or five octaves. This is old-school counting that doesn't include falsetto and whistle register - four and a half octaves is pretty impressive if you clarify that this is his range in the modal register only.
A1-D8 = 6 octaves and 3 notes! Confirmed! I think that Dimash is still experimenting with his voice and his range, so expect the unexpected from Dimash. The coach also added "so far," probably thinking what I was thinking.
About the perfect pitch the vocal coach mentioned: only 0.01% of people have perfect pitch, and it's hard to find such people. By the way, Dimash himself has perfect pitch and is one of those 0.01%.
YouTube video title: Vocal Coach Reacts to Dimash Kudaibergen - Ogni Pietra [Olympic] ~ 2nd European Olympics in Minsk
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He is an innovator. He is a total innovator in vocals. […] He is in a class by himself. He really is. […] He is just so good you can’t ignore him. He is amazing. - Christi Bovee
YouTube video title: Voice Coach Reacts | Dimash | Sinful Passion
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That vibrato at the end, THAT high...wow! Man, fantastic. Once again, you did it! It's brilliant, like the technique is crazy. - Chris (Anjocaine Music)
Youtube video title: Vocal Coach Reacts to Dimash Opera 2, by Chris (Anjocaine Music)
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He is shifting back and forth between these so quickly, so fluidly that helps it feel like one unified style, which to me is what is so impressive and kinda mindblowing. So cool! - Dr. Marc Reynolds
Dr. Marc Reynolds is a vocal teacher and opera stage director. He's a professor at the School of Music faculty and Director of Opera Studies at the College of Fine Arts and Communication (Texas State University).
YouTube video title: Voice teacher reacts to Dimash performance of Sinful Passion in Sochi
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If you do a master class I'm in. I'm taking my flight ticket tomorrow to Kazakhstan. Insane! Man, that was crazy! - Chris (Anjocaine Music)
Youtube video title: Vocal Coach Reacts to Dimash Sinful Passion - Грешная Страсть (by Anjocaine Music)
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It’s nice and connected, beautiful tone. Amazing! Wow! Nice. C6?! Wow, God bless you! E6!!! Wow! …Wow! - fahimmuchi
I didn't count how many times he said "wow" during this 5-minute song. This is a huge compliment because:
1. This vocal coach has seen several Dimash songs and is familiar with Dimash's abilities, but the coach is still amazed.
2. This vocal coach has perfect pitch, so it's cool to see how much he enjoys each and every note Dimash sings.
Only 0.01% of people have perfect pitch. Interestingly, Dimash himself has perfect pitch as well.
YouTube video title: Vocal Coach Reacts to Dimash Kudaibergen - Ogni Pietra [Olympic] ~ 2nd European Olympics in Minsk
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The way that he executed that [note] was like this, like a tiger pouncing on its pray - "I'm here and I'm gonna get that note" - Tara Simon
She said that because many singers lack the courage to attempt difficult notes live.
YouTube video title: Vocal Coach Reacts to Dimash Kudaibergen - SOS (by Tara Simon from Tara Simon Studios)
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His breath control is really good...OK, now I'm jealous, I'm jealous. My brain is tingling - Astro Sky
He said his brain was tingling because he felt the intense emotion Dimash was conveying, not because he was jealous. Astro Sky is an aspiring pop singer.
YouTube video title: Singer Reacts To Dimash SOS (FIRST TIME) by Astro Sky