Javier Diaz was a contestant on the show "Mi nombre es" which means "My name is." This is a show where people come on and try to imitate famous artists. In his first appearance on the show, Diaz walks out on the stage and says "Mi nombre es Eddie Vedder" (My name is Eddie Vedder). For those of you who don't know, Eddie Vedder is the frontman of the band Pearl Jam and his voice has an extremely distinct sound to it. I personally love Pearl Jam and if you are a fan as well, I would definitely recommend checking Javier out.
Diaz sings "Yellow Ledbetter" in his first appearance and he absolutely kills it. His voice sounds as close to Eddie Vedder's as anyone's voice can. I have posted the video of this performance above which is just one of his many performances on the show. The lyrics of "Yellow Ledbetter" have a lot of disagreement over them because of Vedder's distinct yet hard to make out voice. Nonetheless, Diaz manages to sound exactly like him. He also sings "Even Flow", "Alive", and other popular Pearl Jam songs. In each of these songs I find myself feeling astonished that the person singing is not Eddie Vedder. Without seeing the video, I am sure I could fool most people with thinking that Eddie Vedder was the one performing.
A friend of mine showed me the video of Diaz's Yellow Ledbetter performance a while ago, but I recently stumbled across the video again and I decided he was a good candidate for a blog post. If you are a fan of Pearl Jam, you'll definitely enjoy and more than likely be amazed by Diaz's voice. If you just know what Vedder's voice sounds like, take a listen and hear the resemblance for yourself. I promise you won't be disappointed.
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