'West Side Story's' Rachel Zegler Sings Chicago & Hamilton in a Game of Song Association | ELLE
It's been a big year for breakout star, #RachelZegler. The #GoldenGlobe winner and May cover star has risen to fame after her outstanding performance in #WestSideStory. Now she's crossing #SongAssociation off her list of accolades. A thespian all of her life, we tasked her with a special edition of the game: musical style. Tune in on this episode as the star sings #Broadway classics from #PhantomOfTheOpera, #Hamilton talks about working with Steven Spielberg and scoring the role of a lifetime.
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Her giggle every time she realizes they set her up to sing west side story is so cute
Her laugh is honestly the cutest laugh I’ve ever heard in my life!! 😭😭❤️
she sings so high so casually its actually insane
well, she’s a soprano so her voice sits high!
I know right I envy her high pitch voice she's amazing I love her 😍😍
@@asnalelo.165 That's what I was going to say
Thats her classical (operatic) training right there, the high notes are supposed to be zero tension
Isn't she a singer??
The way Elle decided she was going to sing musicals and nothing else when they wrote this list 😂
Honestly, all of those words are peak musical theatre kid vibes!
i think even rachel noticed, she laughed everytime she heard a word 😂
she said in the beginning it was a “musical edition” so I think she was restricted to musical theater
West side was her first movie but her carrer is being a Rachel Berry in real life
@@MacoAndrewsno
imagine singing phantom of the opera on the spot so beautifully
HANNAH JUST REALISED THIS IS YOU
@@rachaelq9451 HAHAHA HI RACH
^this exchange is hilarious
I literally tore up 🥹❤️
No
she really does have the perfect voice for snow white
not to mention she's beautiful and an amazing actress, she's really the perfect choice!
She's too brown to play snow white.
@@idaf3028until she screwed it all up
@@MichaelMichaelMichael. she really didn't, at the end of the day it was the directors/writers choice to make snow white different from the original. she just restated it and people hate her for it. i personally don't believe she deserves to be hated on for that.
SHE SINGS LIKE A DISNEY PRINCESS I LOVE HEERRRRRR
reminder, she is a disney princess
@@neolarkyn8317 so true cool stranger on the internet
she's legit playing snow white in the live action remake that's coming
YESSS, she is literally Snow White🥺🌹
Lol Disney thought the exact same thing because she’s now playing Snow White in the live action remake 😉
I think the person who chose the words just had a list of songs they wanted to hear her sing.
Lol I think so too. Like, words like Memory or Pretty or Room are words that would instantly make theatre kids go to those particular songs haha
Totally thought "seasons of love" was right there!
@@KellyKoltonme too!!! I think that's what they were trying to set up
Rachel Zegler graduated high school in June 2019 and she's already been cast in four Hollywood films: Stephen Spielberg's West Side Story, Shazam 2: Fury of the Gods, Disney's Snow White and the animated musical Spellbound!
RIGHT, best girl
She’s so amazingly talented! She deserves everything that has happened and is to come to her career 💗
Added the Hunger Games prequel to that list this week!
and won a golden globe
snow white aint doin it for her😹🥶🥶🥶
She actually did really, really well. Not that I'm surprised of course.
the way she naturally sings maria’s part with a spanish accent
Its Puerto Rican
@@hilarywycherley5084 right
@@hilarywycherley5084 and in Puerto Rico they speak spanish
@@Blueraptor06 yes but Puerto Rican and Spanish accent are not the same. When people say Spanish accent is meant to the accent in Spain which is very different from the ones in Latin America
Yea, for example in Spain a -ci or -ce is pronounced Th- but in Latin America it’s more -S
Her singing in Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will be amazing.
you were absolutely right!
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YOU WERE RIGHT
It was
You were so right omfg, she’s incredible. Always loved her and always will 😌
This woman is going to be an EGOT. I just feel it.
I can see it , I can definitely see the emmy , golden globe , tony , and hopefully an Oscar someday but she’s really new so I’m certain she’ll have a few shots at it
The G is actually for the Grammy and not the Golden Globe - she’s got time to get them all… she only just received a Golden Globe for WSS so she’s definitely got time! :)
I’ll come back to this comment when it happens
I would not be surprised if she had an EGOT by the time she was 30. her vocals are amazing, she writes her own music, she's a musical kid, and she can definitely act and has so much charisma from just WSS alone. Hopefully she is amazing as Snow White
@Lady Gaga considering she was on the shortlist for the Oscars this year in her debut it isn’t a stretch
She didn't miss a single word, and she has the voice of an angel! Wow!
Shes a theater kid im so happy
no surprise, she killed it. rachel is one of the most talented people in our generation.
😮
2:09 the way she just effortlessly sings that riff!!!
I'm looking forward for Rachel coming out with her own album someday, she has such a beautiful voice
she should record musical songs 😌😌
@@zuzannakozak-zagozda612 she used too actually but she deleted most of them a couple years ago :(
She has a single called Set Me Free :)
@@scarclem i can’t find it :(
@@zuzannakozak-zagozda612 the single is called Let Me try!
The way she just casually sang “think of me” so heavenly like- ❤😭
The way she just sings it like it’s nothing. The BEST soprano I have ever heard. 🎉🎉🎉
rachel’s voice is absolutely ANGELIC it’s like so clear and sweet like i would literally listen to her sing anything and she would sound STUNNING she is so amazing
She’s just incredible. I would love to see her play Angelica or Eliza at some point
She would be an amazing Eliza!
Ooooh, yess
I'd love to see her in a box of garbage.
Literal perfection. You can’t help but smile as soon as she starts singing. Love her.
so your parents named you after a german sports car. Yeah, my sisters names are Ferrari and Audi...duh? No wonder you like Rachel, she sucks
The way she sings, she just makes it look so effortless. Her tone and vibrato are stunning!
She’s so perfect for the role of Maria
Her vibratos!! To die for!!
I like that all her songs were from musicals! Also, she's so articulate. Maybe it's her diction?? It's super pronounced or exact.
yes she has SPECTACULAR diction!
that's so important. Just as Julie Andrews
She's columbian from a cartel aka narco
Wow, no autotune, no processing. just her, camera and talent and she sounds like an angel.
Her range is absolutely bonkers
Imagine being so talented! You sing and hear people compliment you all the time, you feel happy and accomplished... must be so amazing! Some people are really born under a lucky star.
Don’t forget she has trained really hard to get to where she is. She said she took voice lessons! It’s not always a lucky star lol
the way she sings is so captivating honestly. she was born to be a star
I totally thought she was going to seasons of love! I think they did too! Every word they chose has such an obvious song that goes with it from musical theatre haha
That was my for thought too😁
sameeee
Her rendition of Never Enough from The Greatest Showman was so beautiful 😳 need a full version ASAP!!
jesus I used to watch her on youtube before all this when she was complaining about prom and singing in the bathroom and look at her now
She’s come so far AHH I feel like a proud mama
@@alenanela1743 I’ve only been a fan since September 2021 but I feel like I’ve known about her ever since before west side story and I’m so excited to watch her grow more!
I think Rachel has one of the best voices out there. You can't change my mind.
She has the voice of an angel. So happy to see her succeed in her carreer.
i could listen rachel sing for HOURS i'm not even kidding
9:03 She did really, REALLY well, it's insane. She's so confident with her skill, I love her!
Her singing never enough is my new favourite thing
Love how they set her up for show tunes as THEY SHOULD
I love her reactions as soon as it’s an obvious west side story song
I love how Rachel was warming up before she started and also talked about one of her favorite memories being warming up before shooting West Side Story scenes. Warm up your voice kids! Also side note but I wish Elle would've used their own name as a word to associate; enter Legally Blonde the Musical.
She sounds just like a disney princess✨
she hits the high notes so effortlessly like that is PURE TALENT that is grace and just serene
I have a feeling that Rachel Zegler may play Maria again in a professional stage production of West Side Story.
ok after watching this and thg i realize why she will be a great fit for snow white
This young lady's gonna be a star... with great diction, vibrato, range, and personality... Man, she could be like... the 2nd coming of Lea Salonga or what.. 👏
I feel pretty is so essential to WSS for the exact reasons Rachel articulated.
She needs to make a full cover of No One Else if she hasn't already!
she has a cover on her youtube!! its AMAZING
Her little laughs before she sang were so cute !
Love hearing her deep knowledge of musical theater, northern New Jersey kid who definitely was around Broadway her whole life, upbringing done right!
Jesus. She’s incredible. The high note in Think Of Me was so simple for her.
So who else started belting RENT when they saw the word season? Just me? OK that’s cool.
I definitely immediately thought of Seasons of Love from Rent when I saw that!!
Me too!! 😂🥺
I thought of Season of love
Same
I thought she was going to sing it! Even if it’s a weird choice, she would be a great Mimi!
She is just so lovely in every way! So talented but also so gracious and grounded, wishing her so much success and happiness (and also waiting for an album to drop because those vocals were stunning!)
she sings so effortlessly beautifully
Her voice is so beautiful and angelic. The technique and tone of her voice is incredible. I love her
2:07 This Riff is honestly so crazy and effortless!
she has I think two covers of the song, they’re amazing
What a beautiful, beautiful voice. Please come and play Christine in London.
Finally an episode with all musicals! ❤️❤️❤️I don’t like how some of the singers just mumble. She sings everything. Thank you!
Rachel Zegler would be fantastic as Christine Daae in a new film of The Phantom of the Opera!
Yes! I literally was just thinking that 😂
No. I love Rachel Zegler but Emmy Rossum will forever be my Christine and Gerard Butler the Phantom
Okay no wonder she was casted as Snow White. She has such a melodic voice! I just watched her for the first time in West Side Story, and I’m really looking forward to the movie.
Who else was expecting seasons of love?😂
I SUNG THE MOON AT THE SAME TIME SHE DID (obviously I did worst). COMET OF 1812 OML, god I love this song. Rachel, thank you for your vocal cords during “the moon” because that note is insane.
you've come so far, Rachel. you are incredible!!!
Her voice on Phantom 😍
Ooo I can't wait to see Rachel in more shows/movies! Voice of an angel, truly.
Her voice is absolutely gorgeous! Like she has the perfect voice
Her voice is outstanding
bring rachel back!
Also vocally speaking it's very to sing so consistently well and with such quality, clarity while smiling.
literally 3 secs into this video i throw my head back in frustration because of how freaking talented this girl is. who blessed her with that voice??? it’s literally perfect
She sounds so perfect & effortless each time!
she’s so charming i’m glad i’ve been by her side since 2017 love her
she sings soooooooo "snow whity"
Rachel - I'm so happy for your success in film, but please don't forgot - you have a gift of an outstanding Broadway belt!! You were MEANT for live theatre, and I hope you get to Broadway very soon. Don't ever forget your theatre roots! I could listen to you sing all day!
Her voice is literal perfection I’m officially obsessed🥰
Her voice is just PERFECT! and she sang those songs so effortlessly 💛
Cutting I Feel Pretty from West Side Story would have been A CRIME
cant waittttttt for snow white
Lol
@@uhii5255 ??
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i remember when i watched her cover of Dead girl walking and fell in love these few years ago and now she's here! she's absolutely amazing
we get it, rachel. you’re a theatre kid. we love u
The Natasha Pierre and the great comet of 1812 shoutout 🥺 really deserved a longer run! She’s incredible
i’m so glad she’s finally getting the recognition she deserves!! i remember following her on twitter and instagram like 3 years ago omg
Heartbreaking in a beautiful way as Maria in WSS and equally heartbreaking in a beautiful tribute to Sondheim (and others) on the Grammys. 🎭 🎵 ❤️
She is perfection. From the moment I saw West Side Story, I became an INSTANT fan!!!
When she started singing 'No One Else' I was so happy! I love Natasha, Pierre, and TGC of 1812
There’s just something about her voice that makes me weep 😭 It’s so unbelievably gorgeous
ever since I have watched west side story, maria became my favorite name. what can I say? i'm jealous. she is so talented and someone who's on broadway.
her talent knows no bounds!!! 🥰
Her voice is breathtaking.
Man she’s so talented. Such a beautiful voice
I‘m just smiling so wide throughout the entire video. She’s so amazing and talented❤️👏
She’s so amazing but no one’s talking about the fact that she sang every single song in its original key with zero reference 🤯 her pitch is INCREDIBLE
Omg I needed so much more on every song!! So breathtaking
I love this game. My answers were nearly identical, I went with Memory for "moon" (are you allowed the same song twice??), Pretty Woman for "pretty", and whatever song has "goes and proposed his own form of government" from Hamilton for propose lol.
The song you’re looking for is Nonstop!
@@SusannahMurphine98 Ahh yes thanks:')
no cause these words are always very obvious but this was next level like you really didnt want her to sing anything that wasnt musicals lmaoo
I love her voice so much
She's incredibly charming & her voice is beautiful.
THE WAY SHE WAS SINGING THINK OF ME I CANT BREATHE
ive watched this three times and i'm sure i'll watch it more. rachel is so amazing!
I could just listen to a whole album of musical covers sung by Rachel Zegler! amazing!!