One of the most flawless vocal performances in history of ESC and to think she's just 18 years old here
@JakesFaceReacts6 жыл бұрын
Kashone You nailed it. Wait she was only 18!!! Unbelievable!
@Argiriosk6 жыл бұрын
flawless indeed! simply amazing!!!
@Eytorrr6 жыл бұрын
Sam Galea born in october 1990
@najrenchelf27515 жыл бұрын
Zelmerlow, wait! Are you kidding me? HOLY CRAP!
@svanhvitsara9235 жыл бұрын
She was 19 actually
@jovita93236 жыл бұрын
"She didn't need any special effects because the real special effect was her voice" -- well said, Jake, well said :). I voted for her that year, even though I was only 13. And my 7 year old sister voted for Rybak's Fairytale :D. Also, you should most definitely react to Lithuania in the year 2006 -- it's highest Lithuania has ever been in this contest. It would be a really interesting video, I promise ;).
@JakesFaceReacts6 жыл бұрын
Jovita Special effects are sometimes used to distract the audience from subpar vocals...but she had superb vocals from beginning to end!
@luis_zuniga6 жыл бұрын
Greatest Icelandic song ever!!! 😍 Please react to Estonia 2009
@TheTerkzzz6 жыл бұрын
Luis Zuñiga Yes! 😂 And Russia had a great song in 2009 aswell. That year was as tense as this year 🙂💚
@el_naif6 жыл бұрын
Let's not get carried away. Iceland is, like, one of the Meccas of music.
@chickennoodlesoup41554 жыл бұрын
I think Iceland 2019 was better
@galdur6663 жыл бұрын
I love Estonia 2009!
@Iamlocked86 жыл бұрын
It was 2009 year from Moscow. One of best songs ever. I had a notice, winner song and 2th place have absolutly different mood. You should watch Estonia 2009, 6th place. Autentic magic one.
@adambrickley90886 жыл бұрын
Marina P Estonia was my song that year. Still listen to that. Great use of the Estonian language.
@JakesFaceReacts6 жыл бұрын
Marina P It really was an amazing song!
@ZeldaA_916 жыл бұрын
I remember voting for this and the 2009 personally was one of best ESC of the 2000's
@miralex676 жыл бұрын
I remember that no one expect this song to go so high but she was so good and she deserved it..my favourite song from this year was Estonia...a very beautiful girl with magical voice...you should react to this jake..
@regina30456 жыл бұрын
Yes, Estonia was great! Urban symphony with Rändajad
@JakesFaceReacts6 жыл бұрын
Miralex 67 I agree! I was not expecting such an incredible performance.
@chunyinho74836 жыл бұрын
Yes, Estonia's entry is also my favourite in ESC 2009, please react to it Jake, you will love it!
@adilkaradza12526 жыл бұрын
Yeah,Estonia was one of my favourites that year.
@jatojo5 жыл бұрын
I remember Estonia was my top favourite, too. But Yohanna was even better. Maybe I didn't realize it until after the show, I don't recall.
@allaischenko54686 жыл бұрын
she sings like a bird.her voice is so melodic
@JakesFaceReacts6 жыл бұрын
Alla Ischenko Yes! It is such a pure voice!
@escapology93846 жыл бұрын
You're so right that the winner isn't always the best or most beautiful song... the winner tends to be one that most people LIKE, the highest common denominator - and Fairytale was a prime example of that. However, individual tastes mean that those with a more niche market or styling tend to score a little less. Every year there are 4 or 5 really stand out songs that will only finish mid-table. When you've finished your runners-up run through you should go and watch some full shows and find those hidden gems :). Oh, and I'm another one who can't wait for you to get to the 2004 runner-up - Zeljko Joksimovic from Serbia :)
@Kostinio246 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite Eurovision songs ever! Must have won!
@JakesFaceReacts6 жыл бұрын
Kostas Tsili I will be listening to this song for years to come.
@Kostinio246 жыл бұрын
I've being listening to it for 9 years now, haha! Keep up the great work Jake!
@panosnatos36816 жыл бұрын
I loved Iceland entry from 2009 Johana amazing voice !!
@ronnopotter6 жыл бұрын
The golden years, when Iceland used to send great songs! Yohanna was robbed as it was Ani Lorak the year before. The voice is so sweet and touching that can melt a frozen heart. And I also love the backing vocals, they sound amazing together all in perfect harmony with the leading voice.
@rogeraleman27546 жыл бұрын
You seem to be mesmerized! Love your reaction!
@JakesFaceReacts6 жыл бұрын
Roger Aleman I really was completely mesmerized by her voice and the performance!
@lucasdalboscobaseggio25586 жыл бұрын
She was truly amazing, your going to see 2008's second place and your statement is going to be made again because it was much better than the winning song again.
@JakesFaceReacts6 жыл бұрын
Lucas Dal Bosco Baseggio She really was! The whole performance was enchanting.
@siliqua45846 жыл бұрын
This perfomance is just a pure magic for me) I'll always remember it.
@kajsauhrenius6 жыл бұрын
This is one of my absolute ESC favourites ever! Just love it!
@nataliayr42435 жыл бұрын
I’m from Iceland!🇮🇸and this is my facorite song that we ever send to eurovision!!
@Classic_cars19582 жыл бұрын
Blessuð eða blessaður
@poertjt26 жыл бұрын
Iceland had the chance to be represented by Yohanna again in 2011 with the song "Nótt"(Night), but they failed miserably and choose a different song for sentimental reasons - but you should definietly check it out as well Jake :)
@carlorr49926 жыл бұрын
poertjt2 OMG! Nott was an awsome song I LOVE IT
@Euroviking866 жыл бұрын
Tell me about it, we blew it in 2011. And the worst part is, she wasn't even the runner- up - that was popular singer Magni. Part of the reason is Icelanders were too cynical to send her again, and partly because we are such suckers for already famous artists. "Slow Down", the English version of "Nótt", was one of our biggest chances to win and we blew it like only we can.
@SimsEntertainmentNet6 жыл бұрын
2009 was probably one of the best Eurovision’s in the last 20 years. The stage/graphics/postcards was so ahead of it’s time. Had the right mix of classic Eurovision and modern. You should check out Turkey 2009 United Kingdom 2009 best placing in recent years!
@tricker21275 жыл бұрын
SEN Russians know how to spend a lot of money for events )))
@adambrickley90886 жыл бұрын
If memory serves, Alexander Rybak came in that year with a huge head of steam, was expected to win, and won. Iceland was the song that showed up and surprised everyone. That was my first year watching and still maybe my favorite. Still listen to Estonia, Armenia, Romania, and occasionally Israel from that year. (The Israeli entry was what actually got me in because there was a minor scandal - it was an Israeli-Arab peace duet and there were petitions attacking the Arab singer for participating for Israel, so I watched to support her and kind of got hooked.) And actually ended up rooting for Romania and Estonia too.
@I_Am_Tomas6 жыл бұрын
This give me big goosebumps. I can't believe how song and voice can fit so beautifully together.
@vojinstoskovic89206 жыл бұрын
Jake cant wait your reaction for one of the best song ever at competition Serbia 2004
@difcymru6 жыл бұрын
Vojin Stoskovic It was Serbia and Montenegro back in 2004, an independent Serbia didn't debut until the 2007 contest. But it is my favourite song from the year
@vojinstoskovic89206 жыл бұрын
difcymru Ofcourse, and Montenegro too but i mentioned Serbia cause Željko is Serb. I agree with u, one of the best songs at competition
@user-oq2rs4wx5k6 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs ever on Eurovision. And , gosh, how can someone be that beautiful)))
@predragtomovic72286 жыл бұрын
Greatest Icelandic song ever!!! Amazing singing and beautiful performance !Love from Montenegro!
@ScilexGuitar6 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this reaction!
@winnied873 жыл бұрын
An singer from Iceland with a crystal-clear voice
@olgastrassfeld35516 жыл бұрын
Such an amazing magical performance and beautiful voice! 😍
@michaelord9882 жыл бұрын
I adore her
@observer84773 жыл бұрын
like fairies flying into my mind.extremely sweet voice that makes you goosepumps...
@huachenyuforforever60246 жыл бұрын
My facial expressions must have matched yours Jake by watching this! I can't remember this song or maybe I didn't watched it that year. But what a beautiful song and performance. Thank you for this :-)
@orange58486 жыл бұрын
Одно из лучших выступлений на Евровидении, голос очень красивый и сильный, жаль что она не выиграла!
@vicentdelicia56036 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favourite eurovision songs. That winter, xmas fantasy, the dress were so solid as an environment to the song and the lyrics. I still love it
@primaverra866 жыл бұрын
That's my favorite Eurovision song ever! She should won.
@konradszmerdt66666 жыл бұрын
I love Scandinavian entries. Sometimes, singers who do not win various competitions achieve much more than the winners do. It was a beatutiful song.
@MrPicky5 жыл бұрын
But Iceland isn't a part of Scandinavia ;)
@paulrobins70932 жыл бұрын
This is one of if not my all-time favourite entry from Iceland. This was my winner that year.
@miguelgallegos426 жыл бұрын
Beatiful composition!!! I feel it inside the veins. Its the true !!! Wondeful night jake. ✋
@DIMA_LIBRA6 жыл бұрын
I remember her very well and still love this song. And not only this - Johanna has a lot of good songs, and she sings them so beautifully, so especially. Pure, sincere girl.
@moonlight167886 жыл бұрын
Hadise - Düm tek tek Eurovision 2009 Turkey
@irina12966 жыл бұрын
She was gorgeous that year and deserved to win too but Rybak was as brilliant
@OshawottLuke6 жыл бұрын
I'm rewatching this both to listen to the song and to see your reaction hahaha.
@Thaleya16 жыл бұрын
She was my favourite 2009. I like Rybak but she still makes me cry. Stunning performance. I guess Rybaks violin was awesome that year but voicewise she won i feel.
@lfctorres57776 жыл бұрын
Thaleya1 Yes, I am from Norway and of course I am happy we won, but I still love this more. Yohanna’s voice is so good and this makes me emotional. She should come back one day.
@adelaidepereira69876 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jake, for reacting to this song, which represented Iceland, at Eurovision 2009, when Alexander Rybak won. Thank you so much.
@JakesFaceReacts6 жыл бұрын
Adelaide Pereira It was my pleasure! I was blown away!
@adelaidepereira69876 жыл бұрын
Just like me. Again, thank you so much. I enjoy your face reacts. Such a fan...
@GaryWalshDublin6 жыл бұрын
I wish this had entered the year before- it would have been a winner
@TheVolterra136 жыл бұрын
2009 was the first year I watched Grand Final on TV and I have to admit, I don't remember this song. Which is a pity, it's a beautiful one. I don't think I'll add it to my playlist (like a did with Italy's entries from 2011 and 2015), but still, it was so nice to listen to it now. Plus, I love Jake's reactions :)
@otromambo64316 жыл бұрын
she is the sweetest and most beautiful woman that has ever appeared in eurovision
@JOTennisVid6 жыл бұрын
I love her. I have been mesmerized since 2009.
@frankynovotny20305 жыл бұрын
Pure, introverted, dreamy. It's just really classy and its also quite heartbreaking as well. Absolutely love the cello and back up singers too
@artemidadaki37875 жыл бұрын
Iceland has gone from this ❤️ to Hatari 🤮
@anastasiiaosypova44396 жыл бұрын
She was my winner that year. Her voice in combination with those dreamy cloud shapes mesmerized from the start. Still have this song on my phone😍. I also enjoyed Iceland entry in 2012
@majormarco6 жыл бұрын
Iceland was the runner up in 2009 and 1999, their highest position
@baktom6 жыл бұрын
You should definitely check out Estonian entry for the same year 2009 - it's just as captivating as Icelandic one and it's been performed in their mother tongue which sounds very mesmerising.
@giedre39266 жыл бұрын
Such a masterpiece, just wow.
@AA-mr7vz6 жыл бұрын
I saw your reaction to Fairytale and you seemed to think that it was great and a sure winner. But did you change your mind now after seeing Iceland? Iceland had a nice song, and the girl had a nice voice. Rybak though had more uniqueness and performed like no other. And Fairytale is not like any other song, while this one from Iceland was a bit more common.
@difcymru6 жыл бұрын
My personal winner from the 2009 contest
@mattyhaitch3 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful song
@moonlight167886 жыл бұрын
Semiha Yankı - Seninle Bir Dakika Eurovision 1975 Turkey
@pminch6 жыл бұрын
That's a fantastic song, an unbelievable performance and definitely deserved to either finish 1st or 2nd. Iceland is like a "brother-country" to me in Ireland. I feel such a strong connection between our 2 nations and I hope they will win Eurovision someday.
@stefan103826 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite songs in the contest ever!
@Johan-ct3xg6 жыл бұрын
I'd love if you react to all winners of the contest starting with Switzerland 1956 someday. It gives you a great view on how music has evolved the last ~70 years.
@joseuribe33336 жыл бұрын
2009 was the best year in my opinion, so many good songs with beautiful stagings. You should react to Ukraine,Estonia, Turkey, and Russia that year
@michaelord9882 жыл бұрын
Fully agree with every word sir…
@preopdollop6 жыл бұрын
You see why Eurovision breaks my heart Jake? :) For me, her performance deserved to win ... and she was only 18? Beautifully performed and the backing vocals were very strong.
@alftuvik38206 жыл бұрын
I think Alexander's song was a bit more unique in comparison and the guy's charisma didn't hurt him of course. But I do agree that Yohanna's song is better, if I had the choice right now, which one do I want to listen to it's obviusly going to be Yohanna.
@moonlight167886 жыл бұрын
Eric Saade - Popular Eurovision 2011 Sweden
@Muroviola.6 жыл бұрын
My 3rd all time favourite❤️
@Mickey-oj4ee5 жыл бұрын
This really deserved winning in 2009, instead of the mediocre song with a bad singer from Norway, that gave everything on show, instead of the song. Iceland brought a clean, pure and sweet song, performed perfectly by Yohanna :) Iceland and Estonia were the only winners that year! And by the way - it's some contrast this year, back then it was in heaven, this year, they have send the hell :(
@ImTheNewFruit6 жыл бұрын
This is sooo beautiful song! Deserved to win!
@onewxrldmusic73033 жыл бұрын
My absolute favourite song from Iceland was "Ég á líf" from Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson. Both the live perfromance and the absolutely charming video deserve separate visits. Sadly it finished a dismal 17th, but that means nothing.
@AliceBloodshucker6 жыл бұрын
Please react to Estonia 2015
@ja12076 жыл бұрын
This performance is like a dream sequence....
@elligk21506 жыл бұрын
I love this song !!
@OshawottLuke6 жыл бұрын
Amaziiiinnngg. Iceland second in one of the toughest years! And yes, that's their best position besides another second place in 1999, but in 2009 they obtained more points. I don't know if I like it more than "Fairytale" but I can see me rewatching this in the future and I haven't rewatched "Fairytale" because it's so iconic that it bores me a little of having heard pieces of it in "top 10 winners".
@JakesFaceReacts6 жыл бұрын
#Luke I will be listening to this all the time. What a voice!
@MemoBosqueVEVO6 жыл бұрын
she sings like an Angel
@lindakristinekjrlibraten57596 жыл бұрын
Iceland did also end 2nd in 1999. Their entry in 1990 on 4th is also worth to mention.
@lindasmirinda96976 жыл бұрын
I love Estonia (Urban Symphony) from this year. 2009 was my real start with watching Eurivision.
@stijnmonsieur33526 жыл бұрын
This song reminds me a lot of the song of Lithuania this year (Ieva) ... both created such a captivating atmosphere! And yes, I voted for both and I'm pretty sure I will still listen to 'is it true' and 'when we're old' in like 2025.
@MarcusPalle6 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this song
@vladnek69052 жыл бұрын
This a best song of all history Eurovision!!!
@Argiriosk6 жыл бұрын
What a perfect song!!! Perfect fit for adult contemporary radio and ... hey! why not country radio as well!!!
@lorelaycf50484 жыл бұрын
Alexander was good, but you are right Iceland Johanna was perfectly well put together in all senses....
@jimharkin88026 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs and performances in the Eurovision, peroid.
@stefan103826 жыл бұрын
You should Check out Celine Dion Eurovision song that won in 1988 with just 1 point for the second place! She is mesmerizing
@Ima-si4kd5 жыл бұрын
The last time Iceland almost wone eurovision only the wrong Year 🙃 IS IT TRUE IS IT TRUE🇮🇸🇮🇸
@Lifeofsundancekid6 жыл бұрын
I loved this song, way more than I ever liked Norway (I know, sue me). But my favorite from this year is still Estonia, and then Russia and Armenia. Such a good year!
@solaliz6 жыл бұрын
Lifeofsundancekid I Just sued you but the song is good. I can agree on that.
@tamu72436 жыл бұрын
You really need to take a reaction to some 2015 songs. The year was so strong, and seeing Sweden winning was a disappointment, but it was still great.
@svanhvitsara9235 жыл бұрын
Imagine her today she is so mutch better than she was she was only 19 back then
@irrevirre16 жыл бұрын
@lpmuse2946 жыл бұрын
Love your expressions 😍😂😂
@Jarekzaleski4 жыл бұрын
voted for that song greetings from Poland
@z.g.95816 жыл бұрын
She definitely deserved to win
@helenGD6 жыл бұрын
Of my favorite songs
@migueltrujillo99636 жыл бұрын
Jake, this was the second time Iceland came in 2nd place. They did it in 1999, too.
@panosnatos36816 жыл бұрын
React to Kalomoira Secret Combination at 2008 and Sirusho Qele Qele same year
@justgoogling6 жыл бұрын
I used to love this song and the singer too.. Island
@jack-qn1vu6 жыл бұрын
This is going back a bit BUT as you know... 2nd place usually is a great song. You should check out The United Kingdom 1998 - Imaani... She came 2nd. Maybe the last time the uk sent a "cool" song for the time period. Not 2nd place but the uk 1996, 1997, 1999 all great too... Then it went wrong haha I'm sure you might already know their 1996 entry but you won't realise it was from ESC ;p it reached the USA!
@brandont30556 жыл бұрын
Latvia 2015!
@OakSky6 жыл бұрын
Hi Jake, Please watch Poland 1994!!! It was the runner-up that year as well and it was also a very powerful ballad with fantastic vocals.
@esclad6 жыл бұрын
Love this song. Iceland came 2nd in 1999 I think.
@franciscoplacin73196 жыл бұрын
React to Spain 2012 and 2015..... PLSSSSS
@liljakaren976 жыл бұрын
Iceland also came 2nd in 1999, the difference between the 1st and 2nd place were only 17 points.
@heyman-ng3te6 жыл бұрын
she was not 2nd on televoting, but the jury put her reeally hight