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Post by Oksana on Aug 18, 2005 18:34:58 GMT
For lack of anything better to do, I've decided to start a list of all the titles Hayley Westenra has been given. Feel free to add to the collection: (updated) - opera diva - crossover princess - classical supremo i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif- Kiwi songstress - voice of an angel - world famous opera singer  - beloved songbird - Christchurch's most famous schoolgirl - 18-year-old megastar  - singing sensation - the flying Kiwi - one of the best voices - the little Kiwi - the eighth world wonder |
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Post by kcuteus1 on Aug 19, 2005 3:53:07 GMT
I can not think of any but I do not know why they would call her a opera singer or opera diva . It shows that the press does not know what opera is and what classical is for that matter. I would more of so say singing sensation.
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Post by Richard on Aug 19, 2005 8:43:20 GMT
Hello Someone!  "The Flying Kiwi" This was the title of an article about Hayley that I read in a magazine last year, possibly Muso. Of course, the kiwi is the emblem of New Zealand, but it is actually a flightless bird, while Hayley regularly flies all over the world.  Bye for now, Richard  |
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Post by Raymond on Aug 19, 2005 8:53:17 GMT
'One of the best voices', the title I also use in my website.
Cheers,
Raymond
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Post by roger on Aug 19, 2005 14:35:15 GMT
Hi someone,
I once heard Hayley introduced on Classic FM radio simply as "the little kiwi". It was said in a very affectionate way which I thought was rather nice.
Roger
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Post by Oksana on Oct 9, 2005 19:19:00 GMT
Ooh, here's a nice one from an HMV Australia review: "the eighth world wonder." By the way, Raymond, a few days ago I was talking to my dad about Hayley, and he called her "one of the world's best voices."  |
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Post by roger on Oct 9, 2005 20:16:05 GMT
Hi someone, You tell your dad from me that he's right!  Roger |
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Post by Raymond on Oct 10, 2005 1:08:53 GMT
Yes, he's right. Cheers, Raymond |
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Post by Oksana on Feb 19, 2006 1:50:21 GMT
On Amazon, one member listed Pure in their Listmania entitled "fire in the cold winter," which I think is very fitting. This also made me think of a line from Hayley's song All I Have to Give ...
"Just one sound kept the cold away."
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Post by stevemacdonald on Feb 19, 2006 2:11:07 GMT
-- "Just one sound kept the cold away."
I sure hope so. It was like 4 degrees below zero in Minneapolis this morning.
These words are also fitting: "Cold, cold wind it blows me away" & "I'm so cold, let me in-a-your win-dow"
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Post by Oksana on Jan 10, 2007 1:23:35 GMT
Here is one from an interview with FemaleFirst that seems quite fitting right now:
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Post by graemek on Jan 10, 2007 2:44:40 GMT
Hi Everybody, & Happy Christmas Oksy,
I was actually looking for what sits in my memory as "The Voice of the century" but was unable to find where the quote came from.
What I did find however, was the following quote from Steve McDonald who is a regular contributor to this site:
"the most ravishingly beautiful human voice in all of existence"
I can't help but go all the way with that one!!!!!
Graemek
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Post by stevemacdonald on Jan 10, 2007 6:37:21 GMT
... What I did find however, was the following quote from Steve M acDonald who is a regular contributor to this site: "the most ravishingly beautiful human voice in all of existence"I can't help but go all the way with that one!!!!! Graemek Yikes! Did I really say that?? That's pouring it on rather thick, don't ya think?  |
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Post by graemek on Jan 10, 2007 11:19:12 GMT
... What I did find however, was the following quote from Steve M acDonald who is a regular contributor to this site: "the most ravishingly beautiful human voice in all of existence"I can't help but go all the way with that one!!!!! Graemek Yikes! Did I really say that?? That's pouring it on rather thick, don't ya think? Well Steve, I think you might well have been excited at the time, but I think you basically put Hayley where she belongs: At or not far away from the top!!!! I have no embarrassment at all in saying she possesses the most beautiful voice I have ever heard in my (long) life. Graemek |
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Post by stevemacdonald on Jan 19, 2007 17:42:43 GMT
There is no doubting that Hayley is blessed with an angelic voice that would make grown cherubs cry, and that her heavenly vocals put most Seraphim to shame... However.... I always cringe when I hear this "voaa" cliché applied to Hayley, especially since her immediate predecessor in the singing-sensation field essentially used it as her self-flattering trademark. |
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