Guys take a trip back went Angelina Jordan was 6 yr old, the first time her Grandmother took her into a Recording Studio. Angelina recorded " I Who Have Nothing" @ 6 yrs old her voice will blow you away. I still can't understand how she channels her voice to sound like an old Soul Jazz singer from the past, other than she must be an Angel brought here to lift our spirits through her voice? After pulling yourselves off the floor, follow up with the Norwegian show "Norway Got Talent" 2016. Angelina was 7 yrs old Singing "Gloomy Sunday" in the style of Billie Holiday and 3 other classic songs that put her over the Top winning the contest hands down! Enjoy the Show it only gets better!
This is your 3rd well there are over 166 songs she has done Freddie Mercury, Etta James, Elvis, Whitney Houston, the list Goes on. She us From Gods Heavenly Choir and is Here to Soothe this World from all The Chaos and Hatred we are enduring. Angelina has Angel in her Name Her Last Name is Jordan Astar. A Star. She is a Full Musical Prodigy she Writes Composes snd the Such. She is a Humanitarian for The Children in the World all to have Shoes. She plays 3 instruments Speaks Fluently 5 Languages. She also is a Seamstress as her outfit for Bohemian Rhapsody She Made. There is so much to know she started singing at 18 months and just turned 16 this past January. Well guys you just Fell right into the Rabbit Hole so Enjoy the Ride. 😃😃😃😃
Angelina (literally "Little Angel") Jordan Astar (a star?), put on her dark wings for this performance and selected a special voice pulled from the past. enjoyed your take on this modern classic performance
Great reaction gents! Next? I'd rather go blind, I'm still holding out for you, It's a man's world, her originals: Million Miles, 7th Heaven, Shield, What is Life? The bliss never ends... Cheers!!
I read something by a close friend of the family. She spoke BOTH English and Norwegian equally from the very beginning of learning to speak. She has been quoted many times as having understood exactly what she is singing about. My observation is that she uncannily gets to the emotional heart of a piece and that is the truth she carries through in all of the songs. Just like her 7 yo audition of Gloomy Sunday. The huge sadness. Also, some comments above have more information about what she understands.
@@GrandmaEllen I bribe she may have been ‘sent here’ to resurrect the voice and spirit of many of the tortured artists like Billie Holiday (who had to take the ‘servant’ entrance to the venues where she performed). I love it when Angelina closes her eyes to ‘get in character’ and kinda ‘channel’ the greats who have gone before her. What an honor and blessing it is for her to stand on the shoulders of the great artists. I’m sure they are all rejoicing and having a party every time she performs one of their songs to be their voice that was often never afforded to them.
Angelina is a once in a generation young prodigy singer,9 years old,a great discovery for you,a great tribute song,screaming jay hawkings 1956,in her beast mode,welcome to Angelinas great magical musicworld,and watch out...she is very addictive,the barefoot princess of jazz music
She was only 9 years old when she performed this song. It is her tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, an American singer/songwriter. He wrote and performed it in 1956 and Angelina based her performance on the original, although she did make some subtle alterations to both lyrics and melody. As you continue your journey of discovering Angelina, you will come to realise that she does her own arrangements of most of the cover songs she sings. The differences may not be immediately discernible on first listening to them, but they are there. There may be a subtle change in tempo or tone, or more inflexion on some words, or a phrase may differ in pitch from the original. The amount of control that Angelina has over her voice cannot be measured. She never hurries a song. She sings in such a way that the emotions in the lyrics are felt by the listener. In this video did you notice:Angelina finishing some notes and handing them to the pianist, who smiled as he read them? They were her wishes (instructions) to the band how she wished therm to play the music. In the band, she was called a boss.
She is a literal music genius guys...simple fact. She is arranging these songs, including this one at 9 years old. Besides being a music genius she has the vocals to back it all up. Love the reaction Ralph and your friend.
Angelina is the barefooted Queen of Soul with a Thousand Voices! She weaves musical tapestries in all colors of the rainbow with her beguiling voice! Her musical artistry is second to none and it not something that can be taught. Soul + Music in perfect harmony!
The candle she held up was for Screaming Jay Hawkins ( the writer and original recorder of this song 60 + years ago). The note she gave the director were her notes on the arrangement. All at 9 yo.
Not even the original by Screamin' Jay Hawkins can come close to this unbelievably great performance, which she also arranged and guided the orchestra during the production. Is there any wonder why they referred to her as 'The Boss'?
Angelina was 9 years old in this performance - Her nationality is Norwegian but is fluent in English even at this age - This song was not arranged for her - she wrote the arrangement based after listening to the original Screamin' Jay Hawkins version - in fact, at the beginning of the video you see Angelina writing down some last-minute changes and it is read by the bandleader. You also notice that her own handwritten notes are on the music stand in front of her as she sings. For more insight on how Angelina works, here is a rehearsal video with the same band at the same age (9 yrs old) - You will see that she is aware of what each musician is doing and gives them some instructions. There are English subtitles as the spoken language is Norwegian: th-cam.com/video/SAkZDAXJA4E/w-d-xo.html
The whole setup is so good here: the band, the arrangement, her singing of course, the production, just perfect. To match what you see with what you hear is really hard: all this power coming from a little slip of a girl. She win Norway got Talent at 8, blew away the jury of AGT at 13, performed at little big shots in three countries and many more. One more worth mentioning: she was invited by Quincy Jones to sing at his 85th birthday party and he called her the biggest talent since Michael Jackson. So if you wonder how it is that she keeps up with the great, that might shed a light :-) The Norway got Talent performances are a lot of fun to watch. She is super adorable and as soon as she starts singing, the young artist emerges mesmerizing audience and jury alike.
New and Ralph, great reaction. If you'll notice, this is one of Angelina's rare multiple takes and edited videos. She changes studios and microphones during the filming. By the time it was over, the band was calling her "The Boss" because of her participation in the arrangement and production of it. This was my first Angelina video and I quit watching halfway through because I thought she was lip-synching some 45-year-old woman. Some time later I stumbled onto Bohemian Rhapsody and realized that she could create any voice necessary to convey the feeling and emotion of a song. You are exactly right Ralph - she is at least one in a generation artist. I'm 70 and I've never heard anything like her. If music can bless a person's soul, she is a part of healing a lot of people on this planet. Because of you two, more people are hearing and loving her. For this, I thank you.
Her ability to emote through her voice is truly incredible. It's as though she touches your soul which is insane. She truly is an Angel delivered to us as hope and inspiration. BTW, she arraigned this in honor of Screaming Jay Hawkins which is why it's wild... I would recommend these two interviews to truly get to know the barefoot princess and her beginnings. The first introduces you to her early beginnings and family. Beginnings interview 2014 (8 yrs old) th-cam.com/video/vZs806jvJj8/w-d-xo.html This second one is a beautiful introduction to her reasons for being barefoot. It's a interview for her book release as she's the youngest published author in Norway. Ann Lindmo interview 2015 (10 yrs old) th-cam.com/video/-cCLDY0CSZ8/w-d-xo.html
She started listening to Jazz at the age of 1 1/2 & was introduced to Jazz by her grandmother who is an artist. Many singers, vocal coaches &. Producers were amazed by this video too!
Angelina was 9 years and 2 months old when she performed this song. It is her tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who wrote and performed the song in 1956. She based her arrangement on his original performance, although she discarded all the theatrics and allowed her voice and body language to tell the story. The song has been covered by many singers over the years, but to my knowledge, Angelina is the only one who has sung in the same style as the original. Things I found particularly worthy of note in this video are (a) Angelina finishing writing last minute changes she wanted and handing them to the Music Director, who smiled. (b) A brief glimpse of Mery Zamani, Angelina's maternal grandmother, a well known and respected Iranian Artist and poet who was also a child prodigy. She was the person who recognised Angelina's talent at an early age and exposed her to all the old time jazz singers. (c) The candle with an image of Screamin' Jay Hawkins on it. (d) The smile on the face of the Bass player. (e) How she rose on to her toes on the last occasion she sang "...because you're mine" (f) The fact she occasionally refers to her written notes on the music stand (g) The instant transformation from "performance" mode to that of a pensive child, possibly wondering whether she could have done better. I comment on the "pensive" child because Angelina has an incredible work ethic and seeks to perform every song in a way she considers will bring out all the emotions within the lyrics and melody. Angelina has been referred to as the "Queen of Jazz", "The Barefoot Princess", "The girl with a thousand voices". All of them are true, but I prefer the nickname I gave her after listening to about six of her performances. For me, she is "The Chameleon of Song", for as a chameleon is able to change its colour to match its surroundings, so Angelina is able to change the "colour" of her voice to accurately match the needs of the song to reveal the emotions within the lyrics and melody. Even more remarkable is her innate ability to communicate those same emotions to her listeners.
Good morning, Ralph and Flash. Yes, she was 9 yo in this video. Her covers this year, 2022, have been phenomenal. Everyone is expecting "the album" next year, 2023, to have new original music on it. The big anticipation. LOL! 💜
Angelina started at the age of 1.5years old and was doing Billy Holiday she won Norway's got talent at the age of 8 and was Norway's youngest author with her book published in 2015 called Mellon to jheter (Between two Hearts), a story about why she wears no shoes during a performance . This girl is a true prodigy she has over 160 covers and as of now 6 originals and she has a following in the thousands called angels, the best people on the net, who you will meet as your journey down the rabbit hole continues.
Great reaction Hartley to (9) Angie. Angie does all the arrangements to the songs she sings. Here's what Angie said: about the song: “It means love Desperate love. It's very special, it's almost voodoo The original is very nice, and when I scream it is a desperate cry that everyone should love each other.”- AJ. React to the 2 below for the Hatley Homies “Nothing breaks like a Heart” by Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson th-cam.com/video/fJ9eu7qBiwQ/w-d-xo.html Angie was 13 here. Mark gave her the actual backing track. After he heard her voice for the 1st time at the Quincy Jones 85th B-day in London when she was (12) here. “Stay” by Rihanna th-cam.com/video/IJv-cI_482k/w-d-xo.html Angie is 12 here.
It's fun having both of you. Great reactions. 9 years and 2 months old here. Remember she had already won Norway's Got Talent at 8 and you see why. Here she is at 10 (almost 11) "FEELING GOOD" on stage with a great band: th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html This is as incredible as what you just saw. Another 10 year old performance is of a demo she did that was never released. It was written by "Baby Fuzz" who has written some good songs for major artists. Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/Dv8mjCh5iiE/w-d-xo.html Both of these are huge fan favorites so expect a lot of views and comments! Take care.
ANGELINA JORDAN now 16 years old - Signed with Republic Records only 14 years old. Her first album is at work with Republic Records for release. Born and raised in Oslo, Norway; this world-renowned singer has earned fantastic reviews for the amazing breadth, depth and maturity of her vocal talent that simply belies her young age. She started singing when she was only 1 1/2 years old !!!! Angelina’s videos have received over 1 billion views on TH-cam and almost 2,5 billion views on Facebook. Amazingly, her passion for music began at just one-and- a-half years of age when Angelina first saw Whitney Houston on TH-cam performing I Will Always Love You. Whitney - and later Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington - became her first major musical influences. At the age of seven, Angelina auditioned for Norway’s Got Talent performing Billie Holiday’s Gloomy Sunday. She won the competition with the show drawing record TV audiences. Not surprisingly, throughout her rising career, Angelina has featured in prominent media outlets including TIME, CNN, BBC, and People while also performing on the U.S. network TV shows Little Big Shots and The View.
As well as singing before Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, charitable causes to which Angelina has given her talent include the Rainforest Alliance at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and Ein Herz für Kinder in Berlin where she helped raise over 21 Million Euros for children and families in need. This multi-talented singing prodigy has also written a successful, illustrated children’s book in her native Norway making Angelina the youngest published author in the country’s history. Based on the true story of when she was six years old, Angelina met a homeless, shoeless girl. After they talked for a long time, she gave the girl her shoes and vowed never to appear on stage again wearing shoes until all the world’s children had them. Since that time, Angelina has always performed barefoot in public. The reason they still take it fairly slowly is that she is only 16 years old - This in agreement with Republic Record, the family, and Angelina herself. She is now working on her record. Angelina has already sung in many countries, and all important people in the music industry know who she is. They only need to press the button when the time is right for the next step. No point in "burning out" a 16 year old jewel of a singer and I think many people forget how young she really is since she is so mature for her age! Angelina’s videos have received over 1 billion views on TH-cam and almost 2,5 billion on facebook. Give credit to Angelina Jordan by subscribing to her official YouTun Channel !!!
Great reaction Hatley Hour and Friend been watching you doing Angelina Jordan reaction and I just subscribe for lots more Angelina Jordan reaction. Thank you thumbs up.
The Greatest Performance Ever by The Greatest of all Time. 9 years 2 month and does her own arrangements. She is totally in the ZONE with perfect pitch and timing. Crazy good. A Masterpiece no matter what the age.
@@HatleyHour I am happy. I am subbed to both of you. I enjoy you both reacting to Angelina. Watching the disbelief in your faces makes me smile. I can see you genuinely enjoy her. She is a one of a kind for sure. If the Angels haven't told you she is the girl with 1000 voices just because every song sounds different vocally by her. You will always be surprised.
Am subscribing. Good luck. Nice reaction. Try 'I'd Rather Go Blind'(Etta James), 'Back To Black(Amy Winehouse)', 'I Have Nothing(Whitney)', 'You Make Me Feel So Good(Sinatra)', 'You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Women(Aretha)', What A Difference A Day Makes(Dinah Washington)', 'Heal The World(Michael Jackson) and her best cover, 'I'm Still Holding Out For You'(Baby Fuzz?) She also has originals.
Another spell was cast by 9yo Angelina. Let’s analyze the video: 1st you see how small and cute she is. 2nd you see she is barefoot (story below) 3rd You see her making her “Wish List” of suggested changes to the song. 4th the band leader taking note of the changes. 5th Angelina is holding a candle with “Screemin’ Jay Hawkin’s (original artist 1956) picture on it. 6th the old soul in her voice. She is the youngest published author in Norway. Angelina wrote and her Grandmother illustrated a book about why she sings barefoot. She was on a trip to Iran where her grandmother is from and met a street girl weighing people for money. Angelina sat and talked with the girl. Angelina asked the girl what she wanted to be when she grew up and the girl replied, a doctor but that it could never happen. Angelina told her to never give up hope. The girl complimented Angelina on her shoes and Angelina noticed her scarred bare feet so she gave them to her, and the little girl told Angelina she would pray for her every day. Angelina sings barefoot to this day to remind herself (and the world) that there are still children in need. All book proceeds go to charity.
She sounded a bit strange in your video, you might want to check your settings. Yes, she might not always get the full implications of these songs at that age, yet connects so well to the songs. You have to wonder how she manages to do that all the time.
Ralph__Hat great job providing so many links to Angelina in the description. Sadly very few people read the description so please do yourself and Angelina a big favor by telling your viewers those links are there and they should use them to support this once in a lifetime musical artist. I SUBSCRIBED with the confidence you will add that verbal encouragement to your viewers.
Thank you for that I’m still new and learning my way through all this so I really appreciate the suggestions and I absolutely take them into account to start doing in my future videos.
Loving your reactions to Angelina Jordan the barefoot princess. I subscribed just to see you fall down that rabbit hole. She has more to offer vocally then anyone out there ranging from 7 years old to current at 16. She's an old soul in a child/young woman's body and seems to pull essence from the original artists. She has a way of putting us in a trance, very hypnotic. I look forward to much more.
If there is any supernatural involvement it's working well. She's 16 years old now and has numerous performances that are simply genius and flawless. That shouldn't be possible for someone her age. So why is it? Who knows? I don't care why. But her parents have done a bang up job of keeping on a healthy pace.
If you want to get to know her personality a little bit more - this is an interview from Norwegian National TV (subtitels apply) 2015. Including the no shoes back story. th-cam.com/video/-cCLDY0CSZ8/w-d-xo.html She sung Unchained Melodi at the same apperance: th-cam.com/video/wPfMzMeBLbo/w-d-xo.html BR 🇳🇴
Thanks for Reaction. Try listening to her when She Actually Started her PROFESSIONAL CAREER. Keeping in mind English Is Not her native language...And She is only 6. CHECK THIS OUT MIND BLOWING Now 17going onto 18. SoAJ has been singing PROFESSIONALLY FOR 10YEARS . #AngrlinaJordanHurtStudioversion PURE RAW TALENT AND A JOY TO WATCH. #AngekinaJordanIwhohavenothing SHE CAME TO WORK SHES A BOSS.
She was born with the gift of perfect pitch and the perfect ear. You guys should reached some of what she is singing first, before you react to her. You will get an education in music . Just see what she knows. And most of you have never heard those songs before
She is gem😍 Other norwegian female singers to check out is Aurora and Sigrid. Do react to them, and u will be 1 k in no time. Try Auroras Runaway and Sigrids Bad life, and see Whats happening 👍
Enjoyed the reaction, although as others have mentioned the sound was out of whack. To me it sounded like every time she started belting or raising her voice, it got muffled or suppressed. Then when her voice lowered to a more normal singing level the sound came back clearer.
The sound quality of her on your channel was off. Otherwise, good reaction and insights. This was more than a performance. It was an experience in history.
lol, was she 6 in this no she was 9 when Angelina was 6 she was in her schools recording studio where she record a Shirley Bassey classic song I who own nothing...
Angelina at 9 years 2 months of age, arranged the music and lyrics of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' original performance. HIs face is on the candle she holds, and you see her scribbling down her arrangement. She's so on-the-fly, that you can see her reading those scribbled pages while she's singing. The growls, shouts, and passion she puts into it are the closest to the original; and to know what I mean, here's a more recent video of Jay when he appeared on the Arsenio Hall's show (not necessarily to react to, but to see how she arranged her song to pay homage to Jay - th-cam.com/video/3S7a4Uj2yME/w-d-xo.html). Angelina says of herself “I feel like I’ve lived many years more than my age. I feel like music found me. I want people to get connected to my music and my lyrics and to share something special with the love I have for music." When asked how she does it, sing so amazingly, she said “When I sing I go to another world, and the world is like endless, it’s full of happiness and I love it, it’s amazing”. A prophet, who knows? Several people have commented that Angelina Jordan is someone that can and will speak to the world through her music. What I do know is that she's opens up a window for us, into her world, giving us something that we didn't even know we had needed. I'm glad you liked the song. Love your reactions. You've only got 160+ fantastic covers to listen to. Until we know better how you want to proceed, I've got one she did at 12, as part of an impromptu jam session. She did many of these at home with her friends. What we often see is the first performance of a song, as she has the lyrics on her phone to sing to. What's really amazing is that these songs, although not performed in a studio, are fantastic as is. The one I suggest is a Lana Del Ray song, "Born to Die." She has such an amazing voice, and you won't regret it. "BORN TO DIE" (Lana Del Ray cover informal session) - th-cam.com/video/DNU-HcLuO_I/w-d-xo.html * I've got two bonus tracks for you, performed in her school's recording booth, at 6 years of age. The first one, "I Who Have Nothing" (Ben E. King) and the second is a quick 1 minute snippet of Angelina singing/playing along with her school recording of "What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong). I like this one especially, as we normally see her all focused or serious about her art. Here we see her as a 6 year old, with an amazing voice of course, yet still being able to enjoy just being a kid. "I WHO HAVE NOTHING" (Recording at school, 6 yrs old) - th-cam.com/video/RjQZKBpVaes/w-d-xo.html "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" (Singing along with her recording, 1 min clip) - th-cam.com/video/7m7h-KzW5fQ/w-d-xo.html (Tech note: The sound of the song is coming across from low to quite low, . I have to spin my dial almost to max to hear it. Again - love your reaction.)
Great reaction! Fluctuating audio was a bit distracting, but that can be adjusted. One of my favorite songs from "back then" is "At Last" by Etta James. Angelina performed her version at a charity event when she was 8 years old. And, yes, she does all her own arrangements! th-cam.com/video/819bQ9I-T-g/w-d-xo.html
I loved your reactions, of course, kudos guys. but.. the audio level was all over the place. Even cranked up full on this end I could barely hear the sax solo. You need to work on that. You'll be at 1k by the end of the week!
I would get your sound sorted out before you react to her again. Volume on her performance going up and down, hmmm, not so good. Once is OK, but you don't want to ruin your reactions going forward. Otherwise keep reacting to her :)
It always surprises me that someone with the great setup you guy’s have and the music audio sucks ass. I’ve watched TH-camrs in mud huts on a iPhone have better quality audio. Everything else you guy’s do is great
@@HatleyHour Sorry I was so harsh, I usually wouldn’t say anything. There are a lot of reaction channels I like, and the music audio is so bad I can’t watch, and I wonder if channel’s ever listen to their own videos.
Guys take a trip back went Angelina Jordan was 6 yr old, the first time her Grandmother took her into a Recording Studio. Angelina recorded " I Who Have Nothing" @ 6 yrs old her voice will blow you away. I still can't understand how she channels her voice to sound like an old Soul Jazz singer from the past, other than she must be an Angel brought here to lift our spirits through her voice? After pulling yourselves off the floor, follow up with the Norwegian show "Norway Got Talent" 2016. Angelina was 7 yrs old Singing "Gloomy Sunday" in the style of Billie Holiday and 3 other classic songs that put her over the Top winning the contest hands down! Enjoy the Show it only gets better!
GRACIAS POR VUESTRA HONESTA REACCIÓN! 👍👍🤩🤩👍👍
This is your 3rd well there are over 166 songs she has done Freddie Mercury, Etta James, Elvis, Whitney Houston, the list Goes on. She us From Gods Heavenly Choir and is Here to Soothe this World from all The Chaos and Hatred we are enduring. Angelina has Angel in her Name Her Last Name is Jordan Astar. A Star. She is a Full Musical Prodigy she Writes Composes snd the Such. She is a Humanitarian for The Children in the World all to have Shoes. She plays 3 instruments Speaks Fluently 5 Languages. She also is a Seamstress as her outfit for Bohemian Rhapsody She Made. There is so much to know she started singing at 18 months and just turned 16 this past January. Well guys you just Fell right into the Rabbit Hole so Enjoy the Ride. 😃😃😃😃
Angelina (literally "Little Angel") Jordan Astar (a star?), put on her dark wings for this performance and selected a special voice pulled from the past.
enjoyed your take on this modern classic performance
Great reaction gents! Next? I'd rather go blind, I'm still holding out for you, It's a man's world, her originals: Million Miles, 7th Heaven, Shield, What is Life? The bliss never ends... Cheers!!
Oslo..also an original…
These should do it ❤️ They are all mindblowing 😳❤️
Thank you for those list of songs I’ll have to watch and react to them. I’m excited to listen to these!
Don’t forget she is 9yo in this and English is not her native language. She is writing down the lyrics and reading them as she goes. Mind blowing.
I read something by a close friend of the family. She spoke BOTH English and Norwegian equally from the very beginning of learning to speak. She has been quoted many times as having understood exactly what she is singing about. My observation is that she uncannily gets to the emotional heart of a piece and that is the truth she carries through in all of the songs. Just like her 7 yo audition of Gloomy Sunday. The huge sadness. Also, some comments above have more information about what she understands.
@@GrandmaEllen I bribe she may have been ‘sent here’ to resurrect the voice and spirit of many of the tortured artists like Billie Holiday (who had to take the ‘servant’ entrance to the venues where she performed). I love it when Angelina closes her eyes to ‘get in character’ and kinda ‘channel’ the greats who have gone before her. What an honor and blessing it is for her to stand on the shoulders of the great artists. I’m sure they are all rejoicing and having a party every time she performs one of their songs to be their voice that was often never afforded to them.
@@pamelahyde369 , I have had such thoughts myself.
My favorite Angelina performance. If you wanna hear a knockout soul track from her, check out I'm Still Holding Out For You.
Angelina is a once in a generation young prodigy singer,9 years old,a great discovery for you,a great tribute song,screaming jay hawkings 1956,in her beast mode,welcome to Angelinas great magical musicworld,and watch out...she is very addictive,the barefoot princess of jazz music
I agree she’s definitely a young prodigy!
Angelina ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Here her sing I have nothing Angelina Jordan
Nine years old? Unique and incomparable!
Lol friggin bobble heads
She was only 9 years old when she performed this song. It is her tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, an American singer/songwriter. He wrote and performed it in 1956 and Angelina based her performance on the original, although she did make some subtle alterations to both lyrics and melody. As you continue your journey of discovering Angelina, you will come to realise that she does her own arrangements of most of the cover songs she sings. The differences may not be immediately discernible on first listening to them, but they are there. There may be a subtle change in tempo or tone, or more inflexion on some words, or a phrase may differ in pitch from the original. The amount of control that Angelina has over her voice cannot be measured. She never hurries a song. She sings in such a way that the emotions in the lyrics are felt by the listener. In this video did you notice:Angelina finishing some notes and handing them to the pianist, who smiled as he read them? They were her wishes (instructions) to the band how she wished therm to play the music. In the band, she was called a boss.
Angelina Jordan. Proof God exists. Period!!!
She is a literal music genius guys...simple fact. She is arranging these songs, including this one at 9 years old. Besides being a music genius she has the vocals to back it all up. Love the reaction Ralph and your friend.
Great reactions.. she’s one of a kind.. no doubt. If you haven’t heard her sing “Mercy”, I highly recommend it.
Angelina is the barefooted Queen of Soul with a Thousand Voices! She weaves musical tapestries in all colors of the rainbow with her beguiling voice! Her musical artistry is second to none and it not something that can be taught. Soul + Music in perfect harmony!
She absolutely has perfect harmony
The candle she held up was for Screaming Jay Hawkins ( the writer and original recorder of this song 60 + years ago). The note she gave the director were her notes on the arrangement. All at 9 yo.
When I was that age, I had trouble singing "Ring around the Rosie".
LOL!
Not even the original by Screamin' Jay Hawkins can come close to this
unbelievably great performance, which she also arranged and guided the
orchestra during the production. Is there any wonder why they referred to her
as 'The Boss'?
Angelina was 9 years old in this performance - Her nationality is Norwegian but is fluent in English even at this age - This song was not arranged for her - she wrote the arrangement based after listening to the original Screamin' Jay Hawkins version - in fact, at the beginning of the video you see Angelina writing down some last-minute changes and it is read by the bandleader. You also notice that her own handwritten notes are on the music stand in front of her as she sings. For more insight on how Angelina works, here is a rehearsal video with the same band at the same age (9 yrs old) - You will see that she is aware of what each musician is doing and gives them some instructions. There are English subtitles as the spoken language is Norwegian: th-cam.com/video/SAkZDAXJA4E/w-d-xo.html
The whole setup is so good here: the band, the arrangement, her singing of course, the production, just perfect. To match what you see with what you hear is really hard: all this power coming from a little slip of a girl.
She win Norway got Talent at 8, blew away the jury of AGT at 13, performed at little big shots in three countries and many more. One more worth mentioning: she was invited by Quincy Jones to sing at his 85th birthday party and he called her the biggest talent since Michael Jackson. So if you wonder how it is that she keeps up with the great, that might shed a light :-)
The Norway got Talent performances are a lot of fun to watch. She is super adorable and as soon as she starts singing, the young artist emerges mesmerizing audience and jury alike.
AJ accomplishes the Impossible on a regular basis!
New and Ralph, great reaction. If you'll notice, this is one of Angelina's rare multiple takes and edited videos. She changes studios and microphones during the filming. By the time it was over, the band was calling her "The Boss" because of her participation in the arrangement and production of it. This was my first Angelina video and I quit watching halfway through because I thought she was lip-synching some 45-year-old woman. Some time later I stumbled onto Bohemian Rhapsody and realized that she could create any voice necessary to convey the feeling and emotion of a song. You are exactly right Ralph - she is at least one in a generation artist. I'm 70 and I've never heard anything like her. If music can bless a person's soul, she is a part of healing a lot of people on this planet. Because of you two, more people are hearing and loving her. For this, I thank you.
Her ability to emote through her voice is truly incredible. It's as though she touches your soul which is insane. She truly is an Angel delivered to us as hope and inspiration.
BTW, she arraigned this in honor of Screaming Jay Hawkins which is why it's wild...
I would recommend these two interviews to truly get to know the barefoot princess and her beginnings.
The first introduces you to her early beginnings and family.
Beginnings interview 2014 (8 yrs old)
th-cam.com/video/vZs806jvJj8/w-d-xo.html
This second one is a beautiful introduction to her reasons for being barefoot. It's a interview for her book release as she's the youngest published author in Norway.
Ann Lindmo interview 2015 (10 yrs old)
th-cam.com/video/-cCLDY0CSZ8/w-d-xo.html
She started listening to Jazz at the age of 1 1/2 & was introduced to Jazz by her grandmother who is an artist. Many singers, vocal coaches &. Producers were amazed by this video too!
Angelina was 9 years and 2 months old when she performed this song. It is her tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who wrote and performed the song in 1956. She based her arrangement on his original performance, although she discarded all the theatrics and allowed her voice and body language to tell the story. The song has been covered by many singers over the years, but to my knowledge, Angelina is the only one who has sung in the same style as the original.
Things I found particularly worthy of note in this video are
(a) Angelina finishing writing last minute changes she wanted and handing them to the Music Director, who smiled.
(b) A brief glimpse of Mery Zamani, Angelina's maternal grandmother, a well known and respected Iranian Artist and poet who was also a child prodigy. She was the person who recognised Angelina's talent at an early age and exposed her to all the old time jazz singers.
(c) The candle with an image of Screamin' Jay Hawkins on it.
(d) The smile on the face of the Bass player.
(e) How she rose on to her toes on the last occasion she sang "...because you're mine"
(f) The fact she occasionally refers to her written notes on the music stand
(g) The instant transformation from "performance" mode to that of a pensive child, possibly wondering whether she could have done better. I comment on the "pensive" child because Angelina has an incredible work ethic and seeks to perform every song in a way she considers will bring out all the emotions within the lyrics and melody.
Angelina has been referred to as the "Queen of Jazz", "The Barefoot Princess", "The girl with a thousand voices". All of them are true, but I prefer the nickname I gave her after listening to about six of her performances. For me, she is "The Chameleon of Song", for as a chameleon is able to change its colour to match its surroundings, so Angelina is able to change the "colour" of her voice to accurately match the needs of the song to reveal the emotions within the lyrics and melody. Even more remarkable is her innate ability to communicate those same emotions to her listeners.
Good morning, Ralph and Flash. Yes, she was 9 yo in this video. Her covers this year, 2022, have been phenomenal. Everyone is expecting "the album" next year, 2023, to have new original music on it. The big anticipation. LOL! 💜
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Angelina started at the age of 1.5years old and was doing Billy Holiday she won Norway's got talent at the age of 8 and was Norway's youngest author with her book published in 2015 called Mellon to jheter (Between two Hearts), a story about why she wears no shoes during a performance . This girl is a true prodigy she has over 160 covers and as of now 6 originals and she has a following in the thousands called angels, the best people on the net, who you will meet as your journey down the rabbit hole continues.
Angelina is a Vocal Goddess.
I agree with you 100% and I’m not even that far in on her list of songs
Great reaction Hartley to (9) Angie. Angie does all the arrangements to the songs she
sings. Here's what Angie said: about the song: “It means love Desperate love. It's very
special, it's almost voodoo The original is very nice, and when I scream it is a desperate
cry that everyone should love each other.”- AJ. React to the 2 below for the Hatley Homies
“Nothing breaks like a Heart” by Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson th-cam.com/video/fJ9eu7qBiwQ/w-d-xo.html Angie was 13 here. Mark gave her the actual backing track. After he heard her voice
for the 1st time at the Quincy Jones 85th B-day in London when she was (12) here.
“Stay” by Rihanna th-cam.com/video/IJv-cI_482k/w-d-xo.html Angie is 12 here.
It's fun having both of you. Great reactions. 9 years and 2 months old here. Remember she had already won Norway's Got Talent at 8 and you see why. Here she is at 10 (almost 11) "FEELING GOOD" on stage with a great band: th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html This is as incredible as what you just saw. Another 10 year old performance is of a demo she did that was never released. It was written by "Baby Fuzz" who has written some good songs for major artists. Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/Dv8mjCh5iiE/w-d-xo.html Both of these are huge fan favorites so expect a lot of views and comments! Take care.
ANGELINA JORDAN now 16 years old - Signed with Republic Records only 14 years old. Her first album is at work with Republic Records for release. Born and raised in Oslo, Norway; this world-renowned singer has earned fantastic reviews for the amazing breadth, depth and maturity of her vocal talent that simply belies her young age. She started singing when she was only 1 1/2 years old !!!!
Angelina’s videos have received over 1 billion views on TH-cam and almost 2,5 billion views on Facebook. Amazingly, her passion for music began at just one-and- a-half years of age when Angelina first saw Whitney Houston on TH-cam performing I Will Always Love You. Whitney - and later Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington - became her first major musical influences.
At the age of seven, Angelina auditioned for Norway’s Got Talent performing Billie Holiday’s Gloomy Sunday. She won the competition with the show drawing record TV audiences.
Not surprisingly, throughout her rising career, Angelina has featured in prominent media outlets including TIME, CNN, BBC, and People while also performing on the U.S. network TV shows Little Big Shots and The View.
As well as singing before Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, charitable causes to which Angelina has given her talent include the Rainforest Alliance at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and Ein Herz für Kinder in Berlin where she helped raise over 21 Million Euros for children and families in need.
This multi-talented singing prodigy has also written a successful, illustrated children’s book in her native Norway making Angelina the youngest published author in the country’s history.
Based on the true story of when she was six years old, Angelina met a homeless, shoeless girl. After they talked for a long time, she gave the girl her shoes and vowed never to appear on stage again wearing shoes until all the world’s children had them. Since that time, Angelina has always performed barefoot in public.
The reason they still take it fairly slowly is that she is only 16 years old - This in agreement with Republic Record, the family, and Angelina herself. She is now working on her record. Angelina has already sung in many countries, and all important people in the music industry know who she is. They only need to press the button when the time is right for the next step. No point in "burning out" a 16 year old jewel of a singer and I think many people forget how young she really is since she is so mature for her age!
Angelina’s videos have received over 1 billion views on TH-cam and almost 2,5 billion on facebook.
Give credit to Angelina Jordan by subscribing to her official YouTun Channel !!!
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Loving the reaction guys, such a masterpiece , history in the making! Self penned Million Miles is awesome, but so are the other 160 plus videos.
Great reaction Hatley Hour and Friend been watching you doing Angelina Jordan reaction and I just subscribe for lots more
Angelina Jordan reaction. Thank you thumbs up.
This is amazing
The Greatest Performance Ever by The Greatest of all Time.
9 years 2 month and does her own arrangements.
She is totally in the ZONE with perfect pitch and timing. Crazy good.
A Masterpiece no matter what the age.
Angelina has over 140 covers & originals - ENJOY
Its the Hatley Happy Hat squad....Run them likes and subscribe. I miss NewFuture reacting to her. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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@@HatleyHour I am happy. I am subbed to both of you. I enjoy you both reacting to Angelina. Watching the disbelief in your faces makes me smile. I can see you genuinely enjoy her. She is a one of a kind for sure. If the Angels haven't told you she is the girl with 1000 voices just because every song sounds different vocally by her. You will always be surprised.
You guys did good and agree with you, she is once in a generation, Iconic Singer, God Bless!
Thank you 🙏🏾
Bad sound, nice reaction! Thank you!
Am subscribing. Good luck. Nice reaction. Try 'I'd Rather Go Blind'(Etta James), 'Back To Black(Amy Winehouse)', 'I Have Nothing(Whitney)', 'You Make Me Feel So Good(Sinatra)', 'You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Women(Aretha)', What A Difference A Day Makes(Dinah Washington)', 'Heal The World(Michael Jackson) and her best cover, 'I'm Still Holding Out For You'(Baby Fuzz?) She also has originals.
Next Etta James's I'd Rather Go Blind
I get so thrown off every time Hector goes hat-less hahah
Oh. There it is. 😆
Lmao 🤣
You have to go back and listen to the original Screamin' Jay Hawkins version to realize just how amazingly good this is and the prodigy that she is.
I’ll have to go check that out and do that for sure
Another spell was cast by 9yo Angelina.
Let’s analyze the video:
1st you see how small and cute she is.
2nd you see she is barefoot (story below)
3rd You see her making her “Wish List” of suggested changes to the song.
4th the band leader taking note of the changes.
5th Angelina is holding a candle with “Screemin’ Jay Hawkin’s (original artist 1956) picture on it.
6th the old soul in her voice.
She is the youngest published author in Norway. Angelina wrote and her Grandmother illustrated a book about why she sings barefoot. She was on a trip to Iran where her grandmother is from and met a street girl weighing people for money. Angelina sat and talked with the girl. Angelina asked the girl what she wanted to be when she grew up and the girl replied, a doctor but that it could never happen. Angelina told her to never give up hope. The girl complimented Angelina on her shoes and Angelina noticed her scarred bare feet so she gave them to her, and the little girl told Angelina she would pray for her every day. Angelina sings barefoot to this day to remind herself (and the world) that there are still children in need. All book proceeds go to charity.
I don't believe Angelina has anything to do with 'production' other than her insistence on how it should sound. 😎
She sounded a bit strange in your video, you might want to check your settings.
Yes, she might not always get the full implications of these songs at that age, yet connects so well to the songs. You have to wonder how she manages to do that all the time.
:-)) Welcome to AJ, great reaction :-))
Thank you!! 😁
Ralph__Hat great job providing so many links to Angelina in the description. Sadly very few people read the description so please do yourself and Angelina a big favor by telling your viewers those links are there and they should use them to support this once in a lifetime musical artist. I SUBSCRIBED with the confidence you will add that verbal encouragement to your viewers.
Love your comment Andy. I will also subscribe based on that.
Thank you for that I’m still new and learning my way through all this so I really appreciate the suggestions and I absolutely take them into account to start doing in my future videos.
@@HatleyHour thank you and I am sure Angelina and other young artists will appreciate it greatly!
Likening channel, don't talk won't stay. Be Likening
Loving your reactions to Angelina Jordan the barefoot princess. I subscribed just to see you fall down that rabbit hole. She has more to offer vocally then anyone out there ranging from 7 years old to current at 16. She's an old soul in a child/young woman's body and seems to pull essence from the original artists. She has a way of putting us in a trance, very hypnotic. I look forward to much more.
Thank you for subscribing and I’m enjoying going down this rabbit hole listening to more of her songs
If there is any supernatural involvement it's working well. She's 16 years old now and has numerous performances that are simply genius and flawless. That shouldn't be possible for someone her age. So why is it? Who knows? I don't care why.
But her parents have done a bang up job of keeping on a healthy pace.
She does a jazzy version of MJ Billie Jean.
If you want to get to know her personality a little bit more - this is an interview from Norwegian National TV (subtitels apply) 2015. Including the no shoes back story.
th-cam.com/video/-cCLDY0CSZ8/w-d-xo.html
She sung Unchained Melodi at the same apperance: th-cam.com/video/wPfMzMeBLbo/w-d-xo.html
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Great idea! It is time to know her better, either this or at least an original song!
Thanks for Reaction. Try listening to her when She Actually Started her PROFESSIONAL CAREER. Keeping in mind English Is Not her native language...And She is only 6. CHECK THIS OUT MIND BLOWING
Now 17going onto 18. SoAJ has been singing PROFESSIONALLY FOR 10YEARS .
#AngrlinaJordanHurtStudioversion PURE RAW TALENT AND A JOY TO WATCH.
#AngekinaJordanIwhohavenothing SHE CAME TO WORK SHES A BOSS.
Great reaction guys but listen back, you kinda screwed up the sound on this one.
Billie Jean
Have you deliberately distorted the audio? If so it’s a shame since you didn’t need to for blocking issues usually for her own productions.
No I’m not sure what’s doing that I’ll figure that out tonight to get that right
She was born with the gift of perfect pitch and the perfect ear. You guys should reached some of what she is singing first, before you react to her. You will get an education in music . Just see what she knows. And most of you have never heard those songs before
She is gem😍 Other norwegian female singers to check out is Aurora and Sigrid. Do react to them, and u will be 1 k in no time. Try Auroras Runaway and Sigrids Bad life, and see Whats happening 👍
Thank you for sharing that I’ll have to definitely take a look into the other singers.
Enjoyed the reaction, although as others have mentioned the sound was out of whack. To me it sounded like every time she started belting or raising her voice, it got muffled or suppressed. Then when her voice lowered to a more normal singing level the sound came back clearer.
The sound quality of her on your channel was off. Otherwise, good reaction and insights. This was more than a performance. It was an experience in history.
lol, was she 6 in this no she was 9 when Angelina was 6 she was in her schools recording studio where she record a Shirley Bassey classic song I who own nothing...
Angelina at 9 years 2 months of age, arranged the music and lyrics of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' original performance. HIs face is on the candle she holds, and you see her scribbling down her arrangement. She's so on-the-fly, that you can see her reading those scribbled pages while she's singing. The growls, shouts, and passion she puts into it are the closest to the original; and to know what I mean, here's a more recent video of Jay when he appeared on the Arsenio Hall's show (not necessarily to react to, but to see how she arranged her song to pay homage to Jay - th-cam.com/video/3S7a4Uj2yME/w-d-xo.html).
Angelina says of herself “I feel like I’ve lived many years more than my age. I feel like music found me. I want people to get connected to my music and my lyrics and to share something special with the love I have for music." When asked how she does it, sing so amazingly, she said “When I sing I go to another world, and the world is like endless, it’s full of happiness and I love it, it’s amazing”. A prophet, who knows? Several people have commented that Angelina Jordan is someone that can and will speak to the world through her music. What I do know is that she's opens up a window for us, into her world, giving us something that we didn't even know we had needed.
I'm glad you liked the song. Love your reactions. You've only got 160+ fantastic covers to listen to. Until we know better how you want to proceed, I've got one she did at 12, as part of an impromptu jam session. She did many of these at home with her friends. What we often see is the first performance of a song, as she has the lyrics on her phone to sing to. What's really amazing is that these songs, although not performed in a studio, are fantastic as is. The one I suggest is a Lana Del Ray song, "Born to Die." She has such an amazing voice, and you won't regret it.
"BORN TO DIE" (Lana Del Ray cover informal session) - th-cam.com/video/DNU-HcLuO_I/w-d-xo.html
* I've got two bonus tracks for you, performed in her school's recording booth, at 6 years of age. The first one, "I Who Have Nothing" (Ben E. King) and the second is a quick 1 minute snippet of Angelina singing/playing along with her school recording of "What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong). I like this one especially, as we normally see her all focused or serious about her art. Here we see her as a 6 year old, with an amazing voice of course, yet still being able to enjoy just being a kid.
"I WHO HAVE NOTHING" (Recording at school, 6 yrs old) - th-cam.com/video/RjQZKBpVaes/w-d-xo.html
"WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" (Singing along with her recording, 1 min clip) - th-cam.com/video/7m7h-KzW5fQ/w-d-xo.html
(Tech note: The sound of the song is coming across from low to quite low, . I have to spin my dial almost to max to hear it. Again - love your reaction.)
Great reaction! Fluctuating audio was a bit distracting, but that can be adjusted. One of my favorite songs from "back then" is "At Last" by Etta James. Angelina performed her version at a charity event when she was 8 years old. And, yes, she does all her own arrangements! th-cam.com/video/819bQ9I-T-g/w-d-xo.html
If you want a real change of pace with Angelina listen to her sing How Great Thou Art it's slow and low.
Thank you for your reaction. There is some thing wrong with your sound. It went softer and then louder all the time.
I’ll definitely fix that
When you can check out her version song of rehab by Amy Winehouse.
I have to see that one!
Time to change one of your tubes....I think it is an AJU568A volume control.......Radio Shack has a tester.....just kiddin! Nice job though
Lol thank you bro!
Check out Angelina sings it's a man world or Loving You both are live in concert Audio not the best but some strong music from a12 yr old
Some kind of issue with the video audio...it kept dropping down real low and then come back.
Great reaction but the audio is flat and low you need to up the volume 👍
Noted!
i understand introductions but...... skip to 3:30 for beginning of the song.
I loved your reactions, of course, kudos guys. but.. the audio level was all over the place. Even cranked up full on this end I could barely hear the sax solo. You need to work on that. You'll be at 1k by the end of the week!
Thank you, and I’m not sure why the audio was doing that but I’m being very attentive to the recordings to make sure it doesn’t happen again!
I would get your sound sorted out before you react to her again. Volume on her performance going up and down, hmmm, not so good. Once is OK, but you don't want to ruin your reactions going forward. Otherwise keep reacting to her :)
What happened with the song/audio? Did you fade it in an out sometimes? Sounded a bit strange.
No I couldn’t figure out why the audio was doing that so I had to try restarting everything and being even more attentive to catch it
Are you aware of the issues with your sound quality? Great reaction but the sound kinda wrecks it
Yes I’m aware not sure how it started doing that
It always surprises me that someone with the great setup you guy’s have and the music audio sucks ass. I’ve watched TH-camrs in mud huts on a iPhone have better quality audio. Everything else you guy’s do is great
That’s the first time I have seen it do that. I have no idea what caused that
@@HatleyHour Sorry I was so harsh, I usually wouldn’t say anything. There are a lot of reaction channels I like, and the music audio is so bad I can’t watch, and I wonder if channel’s ever listen to their own videos.
It’s all good I appreciate everyone letting me know about that because I want to make sure it’s quality content going out
Please turn up your sound.
Another victim.
Angelina put a spell on you. 😂
The sound when you guys are talking is good the vid sound sucks.
Auto tuning?
Are you kidding? She is one of a very few artists that will never need auto-tune, she really is that good.
No her voice is great with nothing needed I’m not sure what was going on with the audio but I’ll be figuring that out tonight
thomas She doesn't need it. She never used it. Ever. End of discussion.