She's 9yo in this video. I'm Danilo, one of her Angels( that's how us fans call ourselves and we are a multitude) from Rome Italy. I've just subscribed to you but only 'cause of her. I saw her live in kongsberg Norway last july 7th 2022. Age 16. She turned 17 on january 10th 2023. No words to describe what it was like. A little word of advice, if I may. Stick with her. Believe me it's more than worthed. Bye.😜👍
Angelina is not just a little girl, which I’m sure you began to realize, but what seals the deal on Angelina is the level of involvement she had with the production of this song, she did everything herself, including instructing the musicians as to how she wanted them to accompany her, and if anyone doesn’t believe it, then watch the studio rehearsal with these same musicians on “Portrait of a Child” which is a rework of Screaming J Hawkins, “Portrait of a Man”, the original artist for “I Put a Spell on You”. Angelina is a prodigy in the truest sense of the word!
She is a prodigy. So i her grandmother. She is the one got Angelina started. She is now 17. She signed with Republic records when she was 14. They have designated her their top priority new artist. Republic also promotes Taylor Swift and other stars. She graduates in June. Then Republic will start promoting her. She has an album coming out soon. She will in my opinion a superstar.
Welcome to the wondrous musical world if child genius and prodigy Angelina Jordan! Soon your comment t section will be flooded with information! I see you live in England. May I ask your country of origin? Also, welcome to England. Btw you need to know this is entirely her own arrangement..yes at just 9 years 2 months.,the band members refer to her affectionately as “The Boss”.
@@lucievreacts I’m so pleased you let me know where your from..I hope England is treating you well? And once again, welcome..you’ve discovered a genuine bone fide musical genius here..many have described in Mozart terms..she’s just mindblowingly good!
Welcome to the 🌍 of Angelina, the princess of jazz music 🎷 who does not wear shoes 🦶🦶 during her performance and for a very good reason... 👑🗣🎙 In every song you will hear something different from her, they say she has 1000 voices because she can adapt to each song and connect to its emotion in her own way, ENJOY...
Your opening statements prove the Four Tenets of Angelina-ism: 1. Once you're addicted, you're addicted for life. There is no antidote. 2. No matter how many times you hear her, you're always impressed! 3. One of life's great pleasures is watching people hear her for the first time! 4. She is destined to be one of the all-time greats - Music Mt Rushmore status
Welcome to the world of Angelina Jorden the best vocal talent ever she is 9 here she has just turned 17 around 180 videos on youtube the rabbit hole is very deep
It's hard to comment, because we've heard it many, many times in the last 8 years, and I, for example, have already said everything, don't be angry! Your reaction is good! / AJ is 9 years old here/ Thank you! When I wrote this, I was the only commenter, after a few minutes there were so many.... MAGIC!))
Thank you for discovering Angelina. She is well worth every nanosecond you spend on her. I have watched and listened to her in awe since she released her first video on TH-cam, and what has been evident to me from the start is that she sings with total conviction, despite the fact that she is far too young to have experienced the events suggested in the lyrics of the song she has chosen to sing. But it is not only that, for strange as it may seem is the even more remarkable fact that she can convey the appropriate emotions within those lyrics to her listener. 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 (50 years before Angelina was born). 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. There are many things I found particularly worthy of note in this video. Some I recognised immediately and those I missed were brought to my attention by the more observant Angelina fans (her Angels) and I thank them for letting me know what I had missed. (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. Possibly to remind herself of the last minute changes she wanted. (g) Her unwavering passion throughout the performance. Evidenced by her facial expressions and the way she uses her hands and body to emphasise the direction of the song. (h) The way she takes a breath just before she starts the last phrase (I don't care.....) and that breath lasts the whole of that sustained note. A child of that age should not have the ability to hold a note for that length of time. (i) At the end, when she sings I Doooont Caaaaare, she employs TWO separate and distinct vibratos to the word care, a wide one to start the word and a tighter one to close the word (j) 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. (k) Perhaps the most remarkable is that despite her tender years, she sings with such total conviction that her authenticity is never in doubt. It is easy to believe that she has experienced the events described in the lyrics. It is not only her voice that is mesmerising, it is also her facial expressions, and the way she uses her hands and body. Her stage presence is electrifying. 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.
This is 9 yo Angelina in her "beast mode." Soon you will be inundated with comments & new subscriptions from her world-wide fans (she calls her "Angels"). The voice she used for this Screamin Jay Hawkins cover song from the 1950's, is just one of the many voices from the "Angel with 1000 Voices." She is currently 17 yo & in a few months she will graduate from HS to finally be promoted by her record label, Republic Records (UMG) who have been waiting nearly 3 years until she finishes school at the request of her family. She started singing in her crib at 18 months & has been refining her vocal skills for the last 15 years. Her many styles & genre of music she has produced is extremely emotional & addicting. I've been addicted to listening to her music for over 4 years & she's the best I've seen in my 75 years. Other "Angels" will fill you in on her life story & amazing talent, so I will just recommend my favorite vocal performance from her roughly 200 videos on YT. It's her cover of the classic jazz standard, My Funny Valentine from a year ago when she was barely 16. th-cam.com/video/ETGLbsGDAI0/w-d-xo.html Liked & subed for more Angelina reactions. Welcome to the World of Angelina Music!!!
Lucie, your reaction to Angelina Jordan of "astonishment and shock" is what every Reactor expressed after viewing 9 yr old Angelina's version of "I Put A Spell On You." She is a Norwegian Jazz singer discovered on the "Norway Got Talent" 2014 show when she was 7 yrs old. Angelina is 17 yrs old and now living in LA, California, working on her first America Album for Republic Records, due out later this year. Please view the "America Got Talent 2021 show, went Angelina was 13 yrs old, singing her version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Yellow Brick Road." Welcome aboard the Angelina Musical tour.
A very good first reaction! Oh boy, you are going to be bombarded by her fans called Angels that will fill you in on this music prodigy with an old soul from Norway. She's basically been a star since she was 7 years old. First and foremost, she is a jazz singer but has the ability to sing any genre. She also does all of her own musical arrangements. Her early influences are Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Etta James to name a few. Her love of jazz came from her grandmother playing jazz music around her when she was young. She entered and won Norway's Got Talent at the age of 8. With her new found fame, she used it to appear on many shows from abroad and help raise millions for the less fortunate children around the world. At age 13, she was invited to participate on America's Got Talent: The Champions in 2020. She shocked the audience and the judges with her rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. She received a standing ovation from all and got the Golden Buzzer from judge Heidi Klum to go straight to the Finals. Her performance went viral and even the group Queen responded on Twitter by saying, " Wow, what a rendition!" Not only that, but she received the copyrights for her version of this song from Queen, which makes it hers now. She did not win, but her fan base grew and expanded her popularity. Now 17 years old, living in Los Angeles, and is signed with Republic Records, whose clients include Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, and Drake to name a few. Her family and Republic Records have agreed not to heavily promote her just yet so she can live as normal of a life as possible and finish her schooling. She is working on a new album of original music which will be coming out this year. She recently returned back to Norway and performed at a number of sold out concerts in which fans from around the world came to see her. Many of the fans there said she sounded better live in person and was a once in a lifetime experience. Her fans call her The Barefoot Princess. She always performs with no shoes when she sings. Why? The reason is very special. When she was 6 years old, she was traveling with her family in Iran where she met a shoeless homeless girl in the streets that was about her age. She made money by weighing people. After speaking with her for a few minutes, Angelina noticed the scars on the girl's feet and asked the girl what her dream is. The girl said she wanted to be a doctor but she couldn't because she had to make money for her family. Angelina did what came natural to her, she gave the little girl her shoes and told her to not give up on her dreams. Since then, Angelina has performed barefoot in honor of that little girl and to those who are less fortunate around the world. She keeps this promise to this day. One of the reasons why we love her so much!
Check out the mash up with Tennesee Whiskey (Chris Stapleton) and I'd Rather Go Blind (Angelina). This girl can sing anything but her real niche is what people are calling a Jazzy Blues.
Nice reaction to 9 Angie. I give new Angie reactors a welcome pack, please read. She chooses all her own songs & does all her own arrangements ever since she was very young, even when she did Screaming Jay Hawkins “I put a spell on you” at barely 9, even at 7 & 8 on NGT (Norway’s Got Talent). On AGT-C Angie made her outfit from silkscreen patterns of her grandma's art work when she was 13 back in Norway. She makes several of her other outfits for shows & concerts too. She also paints great, plays 5 instruments & speaks & sings 4+ languages, English being her 3rd. Angie turned 16 on 1-10-22. Angie is a very kind, giving, loving, respectful, humble & a big hearted Christian girl. She always sings barefoot when performing & she wrote a book about it at 9 called “Between Two Worlds” & she was/is the youngest to be published in Norway. (Angie has always been the driving force behind her dreams) (Why does Angie performs barefoot. Please watch. Angelina gives a short little interview explaining why she performs barefoot. th-cam.com/video/-cCLDY0CSZ8/w-d-xo.html) Angie has arranged over 160 covers & written 5 songs & has had 2 written for her also & she’s mastered over 10 genre’s already. One of her nicknames is “The barefoot princess of a 1000 voices with a Mona Lisa smile” & the "Queen of jazz". Angie never sings a song the same way twice, so you could say they’ll all be 1st time reactions. Angie sings like an instrumentalist, combinded with narrative music, another reason she’s so especially rare & great. Her musicality & music intelligence have always been of the charts, (Prodigy)
Starting singing very young” as Angelina once tells it. When i was one and a half. Asked what song Angelina responded “i started with jazz.” Hope that’ll help!😎😇😜
Great reaction to Angelina, looking forward to more. You should hear her now, she just turned 17 January 10th. Check out suspicious minds she released a few months ago. It's so good. ♥️
Check out Bohemian Rhapsody (AGT) at 13 yrs old, I Have Nothing, 7th Heaven, Suspicious Minds, Feelin' Good, Million Miles, Shield, I'd Rather Go Blind, and many more. 7th Heaven, Million Miles, and Shield are originals. She plays multiple instruments, is multilingual, loves kids, is active in children's charities. An all around wonderful incredible person.
Norwegian born Angelina Jordan began singing at the age of one and a half, and by age three was listening to jazz and classics legends on repeat. Her grandmother was her greatest influence, but Angelina chose her own path. Her first studio performance was at age 7, singing I Who Have Nothing. She won Norway's Got Talent at the age of only 8, singing old time classics from Billie Holliday and George Gershwin, and became the youngest ever vocalist to win an international Got Talent Show! Her performance at 9 years old of Screamin Jay Hawkins, I Put a Spell on You is considered one of the finest recordings ever of a 9-year-old vocalist! Angelina also went viral on America's Got Talent the champions in 2020 with her unique versions of Bohemian Rhapsody and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Angelina sings in English which unbelievably is her third language! She is a true prodigy. She is now 17, and has recorded a huge library of songs, including covers and several originals. A major attraction to Angelina's music is the emotion and attitude she conveys, although she has not experienced the life events! She is known as the barefoot princess of 1,000 voices as she can adjust her tone, style, and register for any song or genre. She was signed by Republic Records almost two years ago. She is not widely promoted yet, however, as her family has decided to wait until she graduates school, so she has a normal childhood. Here is a link from ages 6 to 17 of 106 Angelina chronological TH-cam performances with five originals. m.th-cam.com/play/PL2v8kgVeo4EbYDVnRwObjETfWpXbzbgIO.html Here is a more comprehensive playlist of 180 videos including tiktok and Instagram. th-cam.com/play/PL2v8kgVeo4EbQD6l_WAVjOfItquzW7oEc.html Why does Angelina sing barefoot? The answer may bring a tear to your eye. It is related to a promise she made to herself and to the world when she was only 6 years old. She was traveling in the Middle East with her mom and grandmother and they came across a young orphan girl with no shoes and scarred feet. Angelina gave the girl her own favorite shoes. Angelina ask the girl what she wanted to be when she grew up and she said a doctor, but she could not because she had to take care of her siblings. She asked Angelina the same question and Angelina said I want to sing for the world. The young girl said she would pray for Angelina. Since then, Angelia has forever performed barefoot as a reminder of all those less fortunate. At age 9 she wrote a book about this experience, Between two Hearts, becoming the youngest ever published author in Norway. She also has helped raise millions for children's charities. She even donated her winnings from Norway's Got Talent to charities. She is a special individual, and one you cannot follow without developing an emotional bond. Angelina captures hearts because she is humble and has compassion for humanity. Her stated goal from childhood was to sing for the world and spread love and peace. I trust this will cause you to embrace her as millions of others have, and that you will continue down the rabbit hole from which you will not want to escape. Peace and love. th-cam.com/users/AngelinaJordanOfficial Please remember to include in your description the artist Official Channel as well as the original video, if you have not already done so. Verbally encouraging your viewers to like comment and subscribe to yours and the artists' videos and channels boosts subscriptions and algorithms for both of you. Potential subscribers recognize those who support exceptional artists like Angelina.
Angelina Jordan was 9 years old when this song was recorded. It was a tribute to Screamin Jay Hawkins who was quite a character. Most of the times he performed the song rising from a coffin in a voodoo style. Angelina is Norwegian, her full name is Angelina Jordan Astar. Her father is Swedish, her mother is Norwegian from a Japanese father and Iranian Mother Mery Zamani who is a poet and a painter and was a child prodigy in her own rights. She started singing at the age of one and a half when she fell in love with Whitney Houston’s version of “I Will Always Love You”. A year later she discovered Jazz through her grandmother and showed lot of interest in artists like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, and Louis Armstrong. Angelina pestered her mother to enter her in “Simon’s Show” as she called it from the age of 3. Her mother relented and entered her in Norway Got Talent at the age of 7 where she auditioned with Billie Holiday’s Gloomy Sunday. She went ahead to win the the big prize at the finals where she received 46% of the votes while the remaining 9 finalists combined received 54%. Angelina said she likes singing because she wants to bring joy and love to the whole world. One of her dreams from a very young age was to sing at a Nobel Peace Prize concert. She accomplished that at the age of 8 singing Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World. After winning NGT, she was flooded with offers from major music labels but they were all turned down by her and her family in order for her to continue her education and to protect her artistic integrity. Her uncle/manager in an interview last year he talked about music labels top executives who would fly to Norway on private jets with huge contracts offers but would leave mad and frustrated because they never expected being turned down. Angelina is fluent in Norwegian as well as in English. She also speaks some Swedish which is very close to Norwegian and probably learned it from her father. She also speaks Farsi which she learned from her grandmother as well as some Japanese that she picked up from her grandfather as well as her mom and uncle who lived for a period of time in Japan. She actually performed a Japanese song at a concert in Japan. Most of her performances after NGT were for charitable children organizations where she helped to raise millions. At the age of 6 and while travelling in another country with her family, she came across a young orphaned shoeless girl who was weighing people on a bathroom scale for some coins in order to support herself and her siblings. After chatting with her for a while and without prompting from her family, she gave her shoes to the orphan girl. She recorded that incident in her diary and vowed to always sing barefoot when doing that in public to remember that girl and to remind herself and us about the many needy children around the world. At the age of 9 she wrote and published a book about that encounter making her Norway’s youngest published author. Proceeds from that book are donated to children charities. Angelina Jordan has about 200 songs in her repertoire. In 2020 she signed with Republic Records as their highest priority new artist. Her versatility is unmatched. She will wow and surprise you all the time. 17 years old today who is an excellent role model for today’s youth and her best is yet to come. Thank you for reading and I look forward to more Angelina please.
How long has she been training for this? I don't know that there is a single answer to that. There is video of her singing a line from Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" when she was 18 months old. She fell in love with jazz at about three. She won Norway's Got Talent at eight. She recorded this when she was nine. You'll soon see a flood of messages, some of them will be rather long, but if you really want to know more about her, take the time to read them. This is one remarkable human. Oh, she recently turned 17 years old.
That surprised you! She surprises all of us who love Angelina. Do check out some more from her - she has a wide variety of styles and she will blow you away! I'd love to see how you get on with this "Barefoot Princess" (she always performs without shoes - long story). Thanks for the reaction!
Angelina is a prodigy Norwegian born she started singing at the age of 18 months. She has a heart of gold she has worked diligently and produced millions to help with children's needs and environmental things worldwide all before the age of 16, she gave her shoes to a poor child when she was 5 and was the youngest author in Norway with the story about why she performs without shoes. She has produced over 160 covers of all genres and made them all hers while maintaining recognition and loyalty to the original. Angelina sings in 5 languages, plays the flute, guitar, piano, and violin, writes her own music and paints follow her and you will have a video journey from the age of 7 to now at the age of 16 every performance is a musical masterpiece regardless of age and you will meet her followers (called angels) who number in the thousands and are some of the nicest people on the net. Angelina is a gift from the universe and we are fortunate to experience her becoming a superstar.
That was the time our litle princess used her black wings. First time recordet singing when she was 1 1/2 year old ( video on You Tube ). Started using You tube when she was 3 yo, loved jazz. Had to wait until she was 7 yo befor she could compet, then she wonn Norway got talent ( the adult verson ). She is freaking, insanely, scary talented acording to worlds greates record companies. Angelina was 9 years old in this one, now she is 17 yo. This year she finish high school and her record company finaly will be permited to promote her. You are late but better late then never. Next see what she did with Bohemian Rhapsody. Angelina Jordan - Bohemian Rhapsody - America's Got Talent: The Champions One - January 6, 2020 th-cam.com/video/qF0JV28vgLw/w-d-xo.html
Welcome to Angelina’s world, nothing will ever be the same 😊. Thanks for the reaction. Btw, she’s just naturally trained by God, or as they say… a prodigy. She began arranging the music at a very early age, 6 or 7 years old, so by the time she gets to shoot this video at 9 years old, she’s in charge of it all, including the arrangement. Enjoy the journey!
She was 9 years and 2 months when she recorded this masterpiece. She has been singing her entire life. You can choose to react to her younger performances, or her more recent ones, you can’t go wrong! But I suggest you do her younger ones first, that way you get to see her progression. Find the performance on Norway’s got talent that “started it all”: her debut with “Gloomy Sunday”. You wont regret it!
Here are links to Angelina’s four NGT competition performances… (4 in 1, no subtitles): th-cam.com/video/O2bX15tYFVk/w-d-xo.html 7 years old audition for NGT, ‘Gloomy Sunday’: th-cam.com/video/rI6ZhRk86Hs/w-d-xo.html 7-8 years old NGT cut-off round, a cappella ‘I’m A Fool To Want You’: th-cam.com/video/LXknLZDoRVQ/w-d-xo.html 8 years old NGT semi final, ‘Shot Me Down - Bang Bang’ (Sonny Bono/Cher) : th-cam.com/video/HCaDyiqs7Wg/w-d-xo.html 8 years old final for NGT ‘Summertime’ (George Gershwin): th-cam.com/video/443pBSpx5B4/w-d-xo.html
AJ was filmed singing Whitney Houston in her crib when she was 1 1/2 years old. She auditioned for Norway's Got Talent when she was 7 and turned 8 before resoundingly winning the season. One of the judges told her "you are music", which pretty much sums up AJ. She loves to sing and apparently decided to be a super star to share her love with the world when she was still a toddler. I see that her fans have found you and are flocking to your channel. If you decide to spend more time with AJ, they will be your loyal followers.
Angelina is 9 yrs 2 mos. old in this performance. She won Norway's Got Talent at 7 with classic jazz tunes. She's never been formally 'trained' other than to help her protect her voice. She's in charge of what she sings, the vocal arrangements, and helps with the musical arrangement too. This band nicknamed her 'The Boss' . In my opinion, she's the best singer to emerge this century. She is 17 now, 6 foot tall and stunning. 😎
(sorry - she *entered* Norske Talenter with 7 and won it with 8 - and she *is* trained up from 5/6 yo in the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts after-school program and I think this was not only for "to help her protect her voice" 😉)
With Angelina, the musical road is long, but the journey just keeps getting better. She is 9 here, but you won't be disappointed at 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, or 17 (her age after her Jan 10th birthday in 2023). Enjoy her 170+ covers and a few of her original compositions as well.
- The Barefoot Princess - (From her book, television and radio interviews, and podcasts made between 2014-2015. Includes excerpts from her diary made that day in 2012.) Why does Angelina sing barefooted? Angelina Jordan is known as "The Barefoot Princess" or "The Barefoot Princess of Jazz," amongst many other names. She always performs barefooted, whether in front of a live audience or during a studio performance. The story is that while living in the Middle East, at 6 years old, Angelina came across an orphaned girl, of her own age, sitting in the street, weighing people on a bathroom scale to earn money. Angelina said to herself, "I would like to share her life for one second to know what it is like to sit alone, wet, and damp, and barefoot in a corner of the street." Angelina could see the girl's bare feet were scarred and that it was cold outside, so she offered her own shoes to the girl. Little Angelina says that she really loved her shoes, as they were very nice and she knew she would miss them. But she saw the other little girl’s need for them, which outweighed her own desire to keep them. So she insisted the little girl take them. Angelina called her Princess, even though the girl said she didn't live in a castle, but the ruins of a building next to where she sat. After sharing their hopes and dreams, the little girl said of Angelina's wish to sing for the world, "You will become the one you dream of and when your dreams come true, you have to remember the poor children without shoes; and I will pray for you Angelina.” Later that day, 6 y/o Angelina wrote in her diary, "The world is very strange. Right then and there, I felt as if a door in my heart opened up, and it was filled with lots of lights. It was as if there was, from Earth to Heaven, a staircase. I climbed the stairs. To be able to do something for another human - it was such a big thing…hard to describe really.” From that point on, Angelina takes off her shoes, in honor of ‘Princess’ and all the other less fortunate children of the world, who are orphaned, hungry, or in want of even basic clothing. In 2015, at the age of 9, Angelina wrote a book about the encounter, as everyone continued to ask why she sang barefoot. Her grandmother, Mery Zamani, created the artwork for the book. So at 9, Angelina Jordan became the youngest published author in Norway. Angelina has performed alongside many other artists, raising attention and helping to raise over 21 million euros and millions of dollars for children in need.
Angelina was 9 years old here. This is her arrangement of Screamin' Jay Hawkins original. She is now 17 and has a lot of video covers and several originals. She won Norway's Got Talent at the age of 7&8 which introduced her to the world. Welcome to the Angelina rabbit hole, pick anything you want to hear from her, you won't be disappointed.
Been singing since the crib...seriously. she is 9 here but just turned 17 and is about to be unleashed to the world. She has put in 6hrs a day 6 days a week on her natural God giving gift perfecting it each day! Enjoy she has 170+ more to watch!
-Who is Angelina Jordan - Angelina is a Norwegian born child prodigy in music. She's a singer/ songwriter who's arranged over 180 covers and 5 originals, all since the age of 7. Angelina began singing at 18 months old. At 2, she began teaching herself how to sing, focusing primarily on the jazz masters of decades gone by. These are artists such as Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Etta James. She's also influenced by Amy Winehouse, Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston, and Adele, to name a few. She's also been said to be the girl of 1,000 voices. Yet even though we can hear the phrasing and style she puts in the songs, it's always Angelina that we hear. At 7 years old, she auditioned for Norway's Got Talent. She was the last to audition. The judges had no idea who she was or what she could do. They saw a diminutive mussy haired, barefooted girl with her teeth still growing in. For her audition, she performed "Gloomy Sunday" from Billie Holiday. On TV-2, they've reported over 14 million views of this performance. This does not take into account the many hundreds of reactors showing this audition to millions more. Needless to say, Angelina went on to win the 2014 season of NGT shortly after her 8th birthday. The family was bombarded with requests for performances, interviews, and record label offers. They turned down 90% of the requests, as they insisted that Angelina should enjoy a normal childhood. That didn't stop Angelina from performing at select engagements around the world, singing for Heads of State, and even Barack Obama. She's spent time and worked with musicians such as Quincy Jones and Alan Walker. She first appeared on American television, The View, at 8 years old. Angelina auditioned for America's Got Talent The Champions at 13 years old. She made it just up to the final selection of the final 5 when she dropped from the competition. It wasn't that she wasn't good enough to be in the final 5, but it was because she refused to sign with an AGT affiliated label, should she win. She knew very well what production hungry labels could do to her music. She even turned down Disney. At 14, Angelina signed with Republic Records. Republic gave her complete artistic control as well as control over the performances she would make. Angelina is now 16 and lives in LA. She turned 17 on January 10, 2023, and will graduate from high school after the spring semester. From then on, she will embark on her full-time professional career. She's been working closely with Republic on her first album under their label. It's likely that it will drop shortly after her graduation.
Welcom in angelinas angelfamily, she is the goddess of music and voice ever, she is singing since she is 1 and half years old, amazing, i listen every day angelinas music, many houres 👑♥️🌹💫
Great reaction to a vocal tour-de-force! You've seen one facet of the diamond that is Angelina Jordan! She arguably brings the most confident, versatile, seemingly effortless, and fearless vocal artistry found today (whether measured across artists, genres, or decades). You may think this an exaggeration but listen to a few more of her many performances (160+ covers plus original songs - all on YT) and you will see! She has been performing at a high level all over the world since age 8 when she won Norway's Got Talent singing Billie Holiday, Nancy Sinatra, and Gershwin. It is the rare singer that can, as Angelina has done, go from Queen to "Screamin" Jay Hawkins to Adele to Elvis to Whitney Houston to Michael Jackson to Etta James to James Brown to Amy Winehouse to the Beatles (and many others in between) and do them all justice! If you want to hear music, listen to anyone. If you want to feel music, listen to Angelina. She will stagger you with her ability to find and bring forth the 'essence', the emotional message of nearly any song. You have far to go with Angelina. She is equally comfortable and equally able to impact us whether singing a cappella, accompanied only by a piano or guitar, in front of professional studio musicians or a 40-piece military band. With her immense vocal toolkit, arranging ability (yeah, that too, since about 8yo or so) and the work ethic to make what she does only 'seem' effortless, she will hopefully be touching hearts for a long time to come. Wait until you figure out why she performs barefoot!~ Why God has performed the miracle of touching the world with one of such talent, musical IQ, commitment, and generosity as Angelina we can wonder but we must all marvel. Welcome aboard the AJ train! Please react to more of her impressive library. It is truly a conundrum when we try to rationalize how it is possible that this tiny sweet-faced 9yo Norwegian girl can step up to a microphone, flip some switch within her, become this "beast-mode" version of herself (most probably named "AJ don't play"), deliver an extraordinary and musically and socially sophisticated performance, then just-like-that return to the pensive young lady once again... There aren't words for this! "I Put a Spell On You" has been covered many times and is recognized as a classic, yet almost never is the tone of the original 1956 "Screamin" Jay Hawkins version captured. This is because Hawkins was the original shock-rock guy (think Ozzy Osbourne-type craziness) and his style is difficult to emulate and also because his dated delivery is uncomfortable and stereotypical to our modern sensibilities. Yet Angelina respectfully sings his own song in a manner that exceeds his (Hawkin's image is on the candle she holds at the start of her video). You must go and listen to Hawkins' original (and throw in a couple of "famous" covers as well) to appreciate the true genius in how AJ incorporates many of his vocal elements [usually omitted by most singers]. This shows another aspect of her musical IQ and arranging genius (not to mention her masterful control of her vocal instrument equaled by few others regardless of age). "Screamin" Jay Hawkins original "I Put A Spell on You" th-cam.com/video/orNpH6iyokI/w-d-xo.html
9 years old in this video, singing since she was 18 months old(short clip of "I will always love you"-Whitney Houston). Auditioned for Norway's got talent at 7, won it when she was 8. 17 as of Jan.10 2023. When she was 6, she was in the Middle East. Met a girl about the same age weighing people to support her orphaned siblings, with no shors and scarred feet. Angelina gave the girl the shoes off her feet. She performs barefoot since to remember that girl and bring awareness to child poverty.
This never gets old. Watching people who know music that can’t comprehend what they just heard and saw. I’ll let my fellow Angels give you the history lesson and I’ll just watch for your next 100+ reactions to our genius still young singer. Thank you from Alaska
Great reaction! Angelina makes me feel her emotions bone deep. She covers Wicked Game, and as young as she is, she makes me feel as though she cruelly lost the love of her life.
She was 9 years old when she made this video. Today she is 17. You have to see her cover of "Bohemian Rhapsody" AGT Champions, "Suspicious Mind" and "I rather go blind".
Welcome to the planet "Angelina", Lucy, this is usually the video with which almost all Reactors begin, simply because it is the most viral, the most recommended and because Angelina shows off an interpretation, at 9 years old!!!!! ! crazy but, if you want to get into Angelina's journey, in my humble opinion, you should start with the Norway Got Talent performances that predate this video, and work your way up to her current age of just 17, it's a very long that promises amazement, wonder and a good consumption of handkerchiefs for the emotions you will encounter, in this case..bon voyage, good life from Italy and Massimo..:)
Great reaction to the best female singer on the planet. Angelina turned 17 on January 10th and will most probably considered the G.O.A.T. before she calls it quits. React some more to her and I know that you will agree with me. I have subscribed to your channel for more👍 Much love from Norway 🇸🇯❤️🔥
She is just turned 9 here and it is her own arrangement. She is fully in control of this performance... she was singing by at least 18 months - there is a YT video you can easily find which includes a snippet where she sings of a few lines of I Will Always Love You (copied from Whitney's version of Dolly's song).. nicely in tune even then. She is a force of nature who somehow recognised her incredible inbuilt talent from when tiny and has striven since then to get better and better.. Best of all in her live performances (at any age) - singing in front of a crowd is her great love, the larger the better... she has absolutely no fear - when asked "do you get nervous" she always says "nah, it's just fun.." She is also a great songwriter: 5 of her originals - written between the ages of 11 and 14 (the most recent we know, Million Miles, is amazing) - are in the public domain, all (I think) superb, and each so different from the other... She is signed with Republic Records and an album of her new original songs will come out some time this year. This video gives some background including the clip of her singing at 18 months: th-cam.com/video/5A_N1i00gFs/w-d-xo.html
Angelina taught herself how to sing. She began having lessons in music theory and how to play instruments at age 4 BUT her teachers were smart enough to NOT change anything with her vocals. Angelina was around her 9th birthday for this performance (video wasn't uploaded until about a year after the recording). Please read the biography I compiled for my all time favorite musical artist. Born Angelina Jordan Astar on January 10, 2006 in Oslo, Norway to her Norwegian mother, Sara Astar and her Swedish father, Gerry Christian Slattman. Angelina started singing around 18 months of age, after listening to Whitney Houston on TH-cam. She quickly became obsessed with listening to music videos and her maternal grandmother, Mery Zamani got Angelina interested in classic jazz. Mery Zamani is Iranian and was a prodigy as an artist and poet while growing up in Iran. Angelina attended the Oslo Waldorf School and participated in the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts after-school program, where starting around age 4, she had training in music but no vocal training. Her teachers were smart enough to not attempt to change what she was doing vocally. More recently she along with her grandmother have designed and made the clothing she wears on stage. *Why Angelina always performs barefoot* At age 6, while traveling in the Middle East with her mother and grandmother, Angelina noticed a girl around her age standing on the side of the road, asking people to step on her bathroom scale to be weighed in hopes of getting some money. Angelina took off her shoes so as to not get the scale dirty and stepped on the scale many times to make the girl feel better. Angelina befriends the girl who was not wearing shoes and has scars on her feet, and learns she is an orphan. The orphan girl tells Angelina how beautiful she thinks her shoes are. Angelina says her shoes don’t fit her well and she wants to give her shoes to the orphan girl who thanks Angelina for giving her the shoes. Angelina asked the girl what she wanted to be when she grew up and the girl replied, “I want to become a doctor, but that will never happen since I have no parents and I have siblings so I have to do whatever is necessary for us to survive.” Angelina told the girl to never give up on her dreams. The poor girl asked Angelina what she wanted to be when she grew up and Angelina replied that she wanted to sing for the whole world. The poor girl said she would pray every day so Angelina’s dream would come true. Angelina still says she thinks of that homeless girl every day and has always performed barefoot to remind her of all the children who are less fortunate. At age 9, she became the youngest published author in Norway’s history by writing a book about this encounter in the Middle East. PLEASE PURCHASE Angelina’s book from her merchandise store on her official website, angelinajordanofficial Angelina, at age 6 and 7, did record a few songs in a recording studio at her school, most notably “I Who Have Nothing”, a truly remarkable performance for a 7 year old. At age 7, Angelina’s audition on Norway’s Got Talent, was a cover of Billie Holiday’s “Gloomy Sunday”, a song which was banned by a number of European countries during World War II because authorities worried the song would increase the suicide rate. Truly bizarre that this is the song to launch the career of a child musical prodigy. One of the judges on NGT cried. Angelina had turned 8 years old for her next performance on NGT, covering Billie Holiday’s “I’m a Fool to Want You” singing acapella which was required by NGT unless the singer also played an instrument while singing. This was the Judge’s cut round of the competition and was not performed in front of an audience. In the Semi Final round of NGT, Angelina sang “Bang Bang” which was written by Sonny Bono and was first performed by his wife Cher but is best known sung by Nancy Sinatra. The improvement in each performance is incredible even though there were only a couple months between them. In the Finals, Angelina did a cover of George Gershwin’s, “Summertime” and won the contest, capturing 46% of the votes from the ten finalists. When asked what she would like to do with the prize money she won (500,000 kroner or about $80,000), Angelina replied, “I want to give it to the poor children”. Angelina had become a star in her native Norway and her videos on TH-cam went viral. She gave a few concerts during the summer of 2014 while 8 years old. In December 2014, Angelina realized a life-long desire to sing at the Save the Children's Peace Prize Celebration which is part of the Noble Peace Prize celebration. Angelina’s family took her to United States, Brazil, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia, South Korea, Singapore among other corners of Earth, to perform for heads of state and to help raise money for charity. All before Angelina turned 14. At age 9, Angelina recorded a music video covering the 1956 Jay Hawkin’s classic, “I Put a Spell On You”. The video begins by showing Angelina writing her “wishes” for how she wants to perform the song. Angelina has always created her own arrangements for her cover songs. At age 10 and just a week before her 11th birthday, Angelina recorded a demo of “I’m Still Holding Out for You”. Her family never pursued having that recording officially released but someone leaked it on a TH-cam video. Thankfully, everyone involved with that song is now ok with the leaked version. Many angels (fans) believe this is one of Angelina’s best performances. When Angelina was 11, she performed a number of concerts in Norway with a jazz/rock band. Those concerts included up to 14 songs, each remarkably performed. Angelina seems to be at her best when on stage, never nervous, only 100% confident. Also at age 11, Angelina recorded her “It’s Magic” album which has, at times, been in the top 10 best selling jazz albums. The album can be purchased on iTunes or Amazon. On June 27, 2018, at age 12, Jordan performed “Fly Me to the Moon” for Quincy Jones in The O2 Arena in London. She has said that was the high point of her young career which was already in it’s 6th year. During 2018, Angelina lost her paternal grandfather, her friend Avicii and one of her idols, Aretha Franklin. She did a moving tribute for each. In 2019, Angelina accepted an invitation to compete in the 2nd season of America’s Got Talent (AGT), The Champions. She had, since age 3, wanted to perform for Simon Cowell and she earned his praise with her genius arrangement of “Bohemian Rhapsody”. The surviving members of Queen loved it so much they put a link to it on their Twitter. Angelina was eliminated after covering Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”. Angelina’s family refused to sign any agreement with AGT which would give Simon any control over her career. Angelina, before age 14, had covered more than 130 songs from 80 different artists, spanning at least 8 genres, all of which are available on TH-cam. Angelina has always made changes to each song she covers and often her version is preferred over the original. On TH-cam, search on The Complete Works of Angelina Jordan as Rusty Shackleford has put all songs in one file and has a complete playlist in the description of that video. The pandemic hit shortly after her performances on AGT and likely caused a change of plans by her family, most notably her Uncle Michael who is her manager. Her family agreed to a contract with Republic Records in August 2020. Republic Records declared Angelina Jordan their highest priority new artist. Reportedly her family requested Republic to allow her as normal a childhood as possible and therefore have yet to fully promote her. During the pandemic, Angelina was often seen buying meals for the homeless on the streets of Los Angeles. In November 2020, Angelina released “Million Miles” which she wrote after the passing of her beloved maternal grandfather. She dedicated the song to anyone who has ever lost a loved one. Angelina had previously released, 3 other original songs: “What is Life”, “Oslo” and “Shield” In April 2021, her original “7th Heaven” was released. A jazzy, danceable, inspiring song. Angelina has posted numerous short performances on Tik Tok and Instagram. Angelina had concerts in Norway in July 2022. Personally, Angelina as a great human being and her music came into my life when I needed it most. Her music has improved the quality of my life more than I can express. I now introduce her to as many people as I can, with the hope her music will do the same for others. We know once her family believes the time is right and allows Republic Records to fully promote her, she will become the superstar she has always dreamt and believed she would be. I encourage others to use this biography to help educate others about the love, empathy, magic and beauty that is Angelina Jordan Astar and her unique music.
@@lucievreacts You are most welcome. Angelina is truly remarkable. A music prodigy with a set of skills unlike any other I know and a great human being. Please enjoy every video she has and invite people you know to check her out. Peace.
Great fun to see you get hit by AJ Lucie! Angelina was barely 9 here, and already a very experienced singer. She did the arrangements for the song herself. She has just turned 17 now, and is destined to become a global superstar. She has somewhere near 200 songs on TH-cam, and a very dedicated group of fans called 'Angels' :) I hope you'll keep reacting to Angelina because she will surprise you over and over again. Cheers!
I have listened to Angelina every day for the past 8 years. She is the only artist I can do this without becoming bored. That is because of the infinite variety of her approaches to covers as she has built up her incredible vocal control by singing every great vocalist from every genre. She started with jazz. She is mainly self trained in this way. Her training apart for being taught how to protect her voice and breath tecnique has been on instruments. That is why her runs are so precise...they are almost instrumental. Don't expect 2 songs to sound the same. That's why she is addictive. Yet her voice is distinctive...we don't know how she does it. By the way the first clip with a mike in tune is 1 and 1/2. First time in a recording studio obviously excited by the experience is AGE 6 and is an astounding cover of I WHO HAVE NOTHING. There is also a very funny clip of her at a nursery sing along refusing to sing as she pleads with her eyes to be removed from there as her perfect pitch is tortured by the noise. She referenced this later when she said her mother tried to get her to sing nursery rhymes but she only wanted to sing jazz. She auditioned for Norways Got Talent age 7 with the Hungarian suicide song GLOOMY SUNDAY and was 8 by the final winning performance of Summertime. Her parents have been applying the brakes until this year. They turned down offers earlier by many including Disney and Simon Cowel. They only signed her at 14 with Republic Records with the proviso they not push her until she finished school. Also giving an unprecidented degree of artistic control for her age. This was a nod to the fact she has been involved in her own arrangements since Norways Got Talent. She is the youngest published author in Norway (age 9) is considered a National Treasure by her King. She has helped raise millions for charity. See the story behind her book Between Two Hearts which is the reason she does not perform in public in shoes. Despite often bitter weather in Norway and outdoor concerts. She is upholding a promise made at 6. Her family knows how to nurture Talent without pushing probably due to the fact her grandma was also a child prodigy, world famous as an artist and poet.
I have been listening to each and everyday for the last three years. I can’t get enough of this incredible artist and each day I scan TH-cam, Instagram and TicToc for new reactions and new songs from Angelina. I have listened each of her song hundreds of time and I still get goosebumps every time I listen to her. I feel so fortunate to be alive to experience her artistry.
She started singing at 1 and 1/2 years old in the crib. She has videos of her from 6 years old and up she just turned 17 this month. When she takes on a song it's like she is channeling that singer. Her voice is unbelievable you are in for a wonderful surprise . God bless
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.
Great first reaction to AJ! You are assuredly about to be inundated by many of AJ's fans (Angels). We will provide you with plenty of information and links to the beautiful music performed by what we feel is the best singer in the world. May I be the first to recommend listening to her AGT Champions audition of Bohemian Rhapsody at age 13. It is mind bending.
Welcome to the world we know as Angelina Jordan ! Our barefoot princess ,queen of jazz and the girl with a thousand voices ! Jazzed influenced and singing since the age of two with her raspy, unique vibrato , jazz inflections and nuances that are her signature in her vocals ! Only 180 covers and originals to go ! Every song she covers will be her own rendition while staying true to the original artist ! You will always be amazed never disappointed ! Thank you and I hope you enjoy the journey of joy and happiness that we all have been on ! I would suggest "Bohemian Rhapsody" on AGT the Champions which was mind blowing at 13 years old ! Keep posting and sending you much thanks and love from Canada ! 👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️
welcome to Angelinas magical world,the barefoot princess of jazz,9years old,and she is Born to sing,can sing any genre of music,in any age,the girl with thousand voices you soon will find out if you continue,listen or react to her
Amazing isn't she. She started singing public at the age of 7y at NGT with the Billie Holiday song Gloomy Sunday and after 4 songs won the competition in a landslide as the youngest contestant of that show 👍😍. Now 17y old after finishing schooling and more than 10y training starts to impress the whole world with her new announced Album with own Songs 😎👍
PS. She started singing the minute she came out of the womb. There's a video on Utube of her singing at the age of one and a half. She won Norway's got talent at the age of 7yo. I thought you should know. As I said, check her out. She'll make you a better person just like me and all my other fellow Angels. ❤️
Absolutely phenomenal performance from a musical prodigy at 9 years old Angelina actually arranges this performance herself paying tribute to the original musician Screaming J Hawkins a blues musician from the 1950s, Angelina is commanding this performance she is the boss, Angelina won Norway’s Got Talent at the tender age of 8 years old, and on Americas Got Talent Champions at 13 years old with her arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody, received a tribute message from the band Queen congratulating Angelina on a amazing performance and the guy’s from Queen gave Angelina the copyright to her arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody, this genius artist takes a classic song and makes it her own and still manages to pay tribute to the original artist and mostly better than the original, Angelina has a huge following of fans who are called Angels, and Angelina know as the barefoot Princess with a thousand different styles and voices she can sing anything, Angelina signed with Republic Records at 14 years old and has some originals to and there are around 180 covers to react to from 6 years old to present day where Angelina is now 17 years old, great reaction thanks 🙏
Hi Lucie, thank you for this great reaction. Angelina was 9yo in this video and had about 6-7 years of "training". Angelina was born on January 10, 2006 in Oslo, Norway (16 years old today). She started singing at the age of one year and a half. When she was 2 or 3 years old, she discovered jazz through her grandmother and began studying all the greats of jazz history with TH-cam videos. She has been arranging her cover songs since she was 6 or 7 years old. She started with jazz!! She won “Norway Got Talent” at the age of 8!! There are more than 150 cover songs of all genres and singers. Now she also has her own songs. There are cover from Queen, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston, Lana Del Rey, ELVIS, Michael Jackson, Billie Holiday, Elton John, Etta James, Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra,.... She is called "The Barefoot Princess with 1000 Voices". She is able to adapt her voice to her arrangements of the songs. - Why Angelina always sings barefoot: At the age of 6, Angelina traveled to the Middle East with her grandmother, who is from Iran and is an artist herself. Angelina noticed a girl her age making some money by asking passers-by to stand on her bathroom scale to be weighed. In order not to soil the scales, Angelina took off her shoes. She chatted with the girl who wasn't wearing shoes and learned that she is an orphan. The girl admired Angelina's beautiful shoes. Angelina then gave the girl her shoes. The girl thanked her and said she would pray for Angelina every day. In return, Angelina promised her that she would always sing barefoot at public performances until all the children had shoes. Until today Angelina has kept her promise. In 2014, she sang barefoot outdoors at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert honoring Malala in December. She also sung barefoot at a dinner with ex-President Obama. At the age of 9, Angelina wrote a book about this story, becoming the youngest published author in Norwegian history. She donated proceeds from sales of the book to help children in need. - I Put A Spell On You 9 years old - th-cam.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/w-d-xo.html - Screamin Jay Hawkins cover✅✅ - Bohemian Rhapsody 13 years old - th-cam.com/video/qF0JV28vgLw/w-d-xo.html - Queen cover - Queen gave her the rights to her version 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 - I’d rather go blind 12 years old - th-cam.com/video/pK8mMXQb3_I/w-d-xo.html - Angelina on a sofa testing a new microphone, Etta James cover🤯🤯🤯🤯 - Something's got a hold on me 11 years old - th-cam.com/video/TCc4Yjri3pc/w-d-xo.html - great gospel See her lower and higher range: - How great thou art 13 years old - th-cam.com/video/WLAEy1LIHrc/w-d-xo.html - well known by Elvis 😍😍🤯🤯🤯 - I have nothing 12 years old - th-cam.com/video/eTcvvO6B3Io/w-d-xo.html - Whitney Houston cover Two of her original songs: - Million Miles 14 years old - th-cam.com/video/3KxvwuZ7oEM/w-d-xo.html - She wrote it for her grandfather, who died in 2019. 😭😭😭😭😭 - 7th Heaven 15 years old - th-cam.com/video/bM8DzMRbiIc/w-d-xo.html - Suspicious Minds 16 years old - th-cam.com/video/RTbKhkceR00/w-d-xo.html - Elvis Presley Cover - she is on the next level The beginning on "Norway's got talent" - Angelina won this competition. - Gloomy Sunday 7 years old - th-cam.com/video/d3gSho9yf88/w-d-xo.html - the long version with interviews, Billie Holiday cover - I am a fool to want you 8 years old - th-cam.com/video/6LIcQL5gLoY/w-d-xo.html - she sings a cappella - Bang Bang 8 years old - th-cam.com/video/HCaDyiqs7Wg/w-d-xo.html - the short version - Nancy Sinatra Cover - Summertime 8 years old - th-cam.com/video/bnpFsCNKzFg/w-d-xo.html - the long version with interviews Have a nice day and Greetings from Germany
The Woman she talks to is her grandmother, the picture on the candle is Screamin Jay Hawkins, the original artist, and there's a really good personal reason she doesn't wear shoes when performing.
Greetings from Scotland! Yes, not only was A.J. going places - she is now there! At 14 years old she signed a deal with "Republic Records". She was just over 9 years old here and already an established name in music believe it or not! Her love of Jazz music came from her grandmother Mary Zumani, a famous Iranian who was always playing jazz music. AJ has just combined that with pop music and created her own (patented by her) style called "Jazzy/Pop" . Now at the ripe old age of 17 she has many singles and albums. Her live, usually outdoor, performances are spectacularly good! If you get a chance, watch her performances on AGT of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Angelina was 9 years old when she recorded this video. She had worked with the band for awhile for other music projects but she is the arranger. She took the original 1956 song by Screaming Jay Hawkins and made it her own as she had done with most all the (150+) covers that she has produced. Hawkins is the image in the candle at the beginning of this video. Check out his version of his song live on the Merv Griffin Show in 1966, and you will recognize Angelina's interpretation. Jordan grew up with classic jazz played to her by her parents/grandparents since she was 18 month old. She won Norway's Got Talent at 8 years old. While traveling with her grandmother, a renowned Iranian artist, in the Middle East she came across a poor little girl her age who was weighing people on an old bathroom scale for pennies. She talked with her for awhile and found out she wanted to be a doctor. Angelina noticed she was without shoes and her feet were rather battered. So she gave the girl her own shoes whereupon the girl promised to pray for her. Because of that encounter Angelina would perform without shoes until children like that girl could have shoes, too. She wrote a book "Between Two Hearts" based on that experience. She became the youngest published author in Norway at 9. I could go on ad infinitum about Angelina but the best single word to describe her musical talent is "prodigy". Follow up with a reaction to Angelina's own song "Million Miles". This was her first work for her new contract with Republic Records. Watch the black and white studio version. It was written when she was 13/14 about the loss of her beloved grandfather. She dedicated it for all who endure such a loss. THEN take a look at one of her latest tribute covers of Elvis's last number one tune "Suspicious Minds". Her stylistic approach is outstanding. Keep digging in Angelina Jordan's Music Mine and you will always find diamonds. You will certainly become one of her "Angels". That's how great a talent she is.
Not much more to say, as her enormous fans always provide the facts. IMO she is the greatest talent on the planet. She will go down as one of the greatest singers in history. I have 2 talented singers you should check out. #1. Joss Stone. Amazing soulful singer. #2. Morgan James Another amazing soulful singer, And I’d check the group called Nightwish “ghost love story”. Epic song Best wishes to you
Angelina Jordan (born Angelina Jordan Astar; 10 January 2006) is a Norwegian singer whose audition for the 2014 season of Norway's Got Talent, singing "Gloomy Sunday" in the style of Billie Holiday, became a viral video 300 million views online and brought her worldwide press coverage at the age of 7 She went on to win the competition with her performance of George Gershwin's "Summertime". Since then she has worked to raise millions of dollars on behalf of environmental causes and children's charities around the world. She always performs barefoot, after befriending a young shoeless girl and giving her shoes to her. Jordan wrote a book about the experience and became the youngest published author in Norway.
So many new reactions to ANGELINA it's difficult to keep pace , must have heard this talented 17 year old is about to be a huge star . Best get a move on .
New subscriber - thanks to your great reaction to & appreciation of this amazing performance by Angelina (which she also arranged) - at age 9. Welcome to Angelina's world! Angelina Jordan from Norway is now 17 & has well over 180 covers along with some of her own originals readily available on TH-cam. But in order to better understand her musical roots & early influencers, I highly recommend all 4 of her Norway Got Talent performances (Gloomy Sunday, I'm A Fool To Want You, Bang Bang & Summertime) - at ages 7-8. And why did Angelina go on NGT at age 7? Well - because even though she wanted to go on when she was younger, 7 was the minimum age requirement. :) Thank you. And may GOD continue to watch over & bless Angelina Jordan.
Lucie thanks for this beautiful reaction with this unreal Angelina's cover, this song is a important step to understand the uniqueness of Angelina's talent and her incredible passion and understanding for music. She is absolutely out of the ordinary, but she is also so tremendously charming that she captivates and amazes you every time, she is surely the only 9 year old girl who has the courage and the ability to take this song from Screaming' Jay and rearrange it according to her sensibility and musical vision. I think sincerely that this is perhaps the most beautiful version of this song made, in more than 50 years since it was written. 💛🧡❤
A very old soul in this young 9 year old. She did this in the style of the original by Screamin Jay Hawkins. I understand that her grandmother always had classic jazz and blues playing. She is now a teenager writing and singing her own songs. Great reaction.
Lucie. Welcome to the amazing world of Angelina Jordon. All of Angelina Jordons fans will start sending you Songs of Angelina's, and covers. In my eyes, Any song you here her sing will be stunning. Even songs you have heard other artists sing, and you have hated it. She will in prove it.. Enjoy. Steve From New Zealand.
9+ when this was recorded. She is my favorite female artist. Your reaction was predictable and on point. Try Feeling Good when she was 10 years old., but you have a lot of overs to choose from.. they are all great and has her unique stamp on it.
You have stumbled across a true gem. Angelina was 9 years old when she performed this version of I Put a Spell on You. She started singing at a young age (18 months) but is primarily self taught. She has close to 200 performances available to choose from on TH-cam. Hope you choose to do more reactions. Thanks
Loved your reaction to Angelina! Yes please react to more, she currently has 180+ songs recorded between TH-cam, Instagram and TikToc with 5 of those being her own originals and 2 written specifically for her. You will most likely get a biography of Angelina in the comments, well worth reading and will answer many questions you may have. (i won't spoil the surprises!) Lets just say that this girl is truly something very special!
Born Angelina Jordan Astar on January 10, 2006 in Oslo, Norway to her Norwegian mother, Sara Astar and her Swedish father, Gerry Christian Slattman. Angelina started singing around 18 months of age, after listening to Whitney Houston on TH-cam. She quickly became obsessed with listening to music videos and her maternal grandmother, Mery Zamani got Angelina interested in classic jazz. Mery Zamani is Iranian and was a prodigy as an artist and poet while growing up in Iran. Angelina attended the Oslo Waldorf School and participated in the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts after-school program, where starting around age 4, she had training in music but no vocal training. Her teachers were smart enough to not attempt to change what she was doing vocally.
Great reaction! I love seeing people react to hearing her for the first time listening to this song. This was the first song I heard her sing and it changed how I perceived the world. After hearing her, things that I thought were impossible seemed possible. I think you’ll really enjoy listening to her other songs. Glad you’re along for the ride.
Just subscribed to your channel for lots more Angelina Jordan reaction and I'm sure that you will be amazed by every performance that Angelina Jordan puts out. Thank you for your wonderful reaction thumbs up.
Lucie, this was her "wildest" version of this song. It occurred to her later on, that she might ruin her vocal chords. Her neck is a tiny bit longes,as is her larynx and vocal chords, hence the deep voice. Here is a bit of biography: Angelina Jordan Astar, born January 10th 2006 in Oslo. Recorded singing in her crib at age 1,5 a Whitney Houston song. From the beginning she was into Jazz. At age 3 she decided to practice singing for about 36 hours a week. For technical know how entering the music academy at age 4 in Oslo and later on LA. Winning Norways got Talent 2014 at 7 to 8 years old. Later this Year she was enobled by the king and the government of Norway and was declared The National Treasure of Norway. At age 13 she performed America gots Talent 2020 and was recognized by the american public. During this time 2014 to 2020 she gathered about 30 million USD for child charity and ecological causes. She has a uncanny instinct for music. She was nicknamed the Boss. If Angelina asked if it wouldn´t be better to play a song in a different fashion, it was better, every.singel.time. You be safe and sound. Elmar from Germany.
Hi! This is AJ's homage to 1950's artist/& performer, "Screamin' Jay Hawkins" ; it's from his song, "I'' ll Put a Spell on You," that she, herself, wrote her own arrangement, & brought it to the studio & recorded it. She is amazing, I agree... and TY for airing this & reacting! 😀👋
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She's 9yo in this video. I'm Danilo, one of her Angels( that's how us fans call ourselves and we are a multitude) from Rome Italy. I've just subscribed to you but only 'cause of her. I saw her live in kongsberg Norway last july 7th 2022. Age 16. She turned 17 on january 10th 2023. No words to describe what it was like. A little word of advice, if I may. Stick with her. Believe me it's more than worthed. Bye.😜👍
You've just heard the best singer in many lifetimes. Angelina Jordan is a genius.
Angelina is not just a little girl, which I’m sure you began to realize, but what seals the deal on Angelina is the level of involvement she had with the production of this song, she did everything herself, including instructing the musicians as to how she wanted them to accompany her, and if anyone doesn’t believe it, then watch the studio rehearsal with these same musicians on “Portrait of a Child” which is a rework of Screaming J Hawkins, “Portrait of a Man”, the original artist for “I Put a Spell on You”.
Angelina is a prodigy in the truest sense of the word!
Yep she's one of those, a child prodigy and musical genius
9 years old here🥰
She is a prodigy. So i her grandmother. She is the one got Angelina started. She is now 17. She signed with Republic records when she was 14. They have designated her their top priority new artist. Republic also promotes Taylor Swift and other stars. She graduates in June. Then Republic will start promoting her. She has an album coming out soon. She will in my opinion a superstar.
Welcome to the wondrous musical world if child genius and prodigy Angelina Jordan! Soon your comment t section will be flooded with information! I see you live in England. May I ask your country of origin? Also, welcome to England. Btw you need to know this is entirely her own arrangement..yes at just 9 years 2 months.,the band members refer to her affectionately as “The Boss”.
@@lucievreacts I’m so pleased you let me know where your from..I hope England is treating you well? And once again, welcome..you’ve discovered a genuine bone fide musical genius here..many have described in Mozart terms..she’s just mindblowingly good!
Welcome to the 🌍 of Angelina, the princess of jazz music 🎷 who does not wear shoes 🦶🦶 during her performance and for a very good reason... 👑🗣🎙 In every song you will hear something different from her, they say she has 1000 voices because she can adapt to each song and connect to its emotion in her own way, ENJOY...
Listen to her now at 17. She is a genius..
started singing at 18 months...
Your opening statements prove the Four Tenets of Angelina-ism: 1. Once you're addicted, you're addicted for life. There is no antidote. 2. No matter how many times you hear her, you're always impressed! 3. One of life's great pleasures is watching people hear her for the first time! 4. She is destined to be one of the all-time greats - Music Mt Rushmore status
Welcome to Angelina's army enjoy your trip into the rabbit hole hehehehe :)
She gets up there and just nails it like she's been doing it for years and years
Welcome to the world of Angelina Jorden the best vocal talent ever she is 9 here she has just turned 17 around 180 videos on youtube the rabbit hole is very deep
Angelina is nine years and two months old in this performance.
Congrats, you just discovered the most astonishing voice of the century...!
It's hard to comment, because we've heard it many, many times in the last 8 years, and I, for example, have already said everything, don't be angry! Your reaction is good! / AJ is 9 years old here/ Thank you!
When I wrote this, I was the only commenter, after a few minutes there were so many.... MAGIC!))
Thank you for discovering Angelina. She is well worth every nanosecond you spend on her. I have watched and listened to her in awe since she released her first video on TH-cam, and what has been evident to me from the start is that she sings with total conviction, despite the fact that she is far too young to have experienced the events suggested in the lyrics of the song she has chosen to sing. But it is not only that, for strange as it may seem is the even more remarkable fact that she can convey the appropriate emotions within those lyrics to her listener.
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 (50 years before Angelina was born). 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.
There are many things I found particularly worthy of note in this video. Some I recognised immediately and those I missed were brought to my attention by the more observant Angelina fans (her Angels) and I thank them for letting me know what I had missed.
(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. Possibly to remind herself of the last minute changes she wanted.
(g) Her unwavering passion throughout the performance. Evidenced by her facial expressions and the way she uses her hands and body to emphasise the direction of the song.
(h) The way she takes a breath just before she starts the last phrase (I don't care.....) and that breath lasts the whole of that sustained note. A child of that age should not have the ability to hold a note for that length of time.
(i) At the end, when she sings I Doooont Caaaaare, she employs TWO separate and distinct vibratos to the word care, a wide one to start the word and a tighter one to close the word
(j) 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.
(k) Perhaps the most remarkable is that despite her tender years, she sings with such total conviction that her authenticity is never in doubt. It is easy to believe that she has experienced the events described in the lyrics. It is not only her voice that is mesmerising, it is also her facial expressions, and the way she uses her hands and body. Her stage presence is electrifying.
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.
This is 9 yo Angelina in her "beast mode." Soon you will be inundated with comments & new subscriptions from her world-wide fans (she calls her "Angels"). The voice she used for this Screamin Jay Hawkins cover song from the 1950's, is just one of the many voices from the "Angel with 1000 Voices." She is currently 17 yo & in a few months she will graduate from HS to finally be promoted by her record label, Republic Records (UMG) who have been waiting nearly 3 years until she finishes school at the request of her family. She started singing in her crib at 18 months & has been refining her vocal skills for the last 15 years. Her many styles & genre of music she has produced is extremely emotional & addicting. I've been addicted to listening to her music for over 4 years & she's the best I've seen in my 75 years. Other "Angels" will fill you in on her life story & amazing talent, so I will just recommend my favorite vocal performance from her roughly 200 videos on YT. It's her cover of the classic jazz standard, My Funny Valentine from a year ago when she was barely 16. th-cam.com/video/ETGLbsGDAI0/w-d-xo.html Liked & subed for more Angelina reactions. Welcome to the World of Angelina Music!!!
Lucie, your reaction to Angelina Jordan of "astonishment and shock" is what every Reactor expressed after viewing 9 yr old Angelina's version of "I Put A Spell On You." She is a Norwegian Jazz singer discovered on the "Norway Got Talent" 2014 show when she was 7 yrs old. Angelina is 17 yrs old and now living in LA, California, working on her first America Album for Republic Records, due out later this year. Please view the "America Got Talent 2021 show, went Angelina was 13 yrs old, singing her version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Yellow Brick Road." Welcome aboard the Angelina Musical tour.
9 yrs, 2mos after winning Norway's Got Talent one year before. Recorded in 2015. 17 years old now.
A very good first reaction! Oh boy, you are going to be bombarded by her fans called Angels that will fill you in on this music prodigy with an old soul from Norway. She's basically been a star since she was 7 years old. First and foremost, she is a jazz singer but has the ability to sing any genre. She also does all of her own musical arrangements. Her early influences are Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Etta James to name a few. Her love of jazz came from her grandmother playing jazz music around her when she was young. She entered and won Norway's Got Talent at the age of 8. With her new found fame, she used it to appear on many shows from abroad and help raise millions for the less fortunate children around the world. At age 13, she was invited to participate on America's Got Talent: The Champions in 2020. She shocked the audience and the judges with her rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. She received a standing ovation from all and got the Golden Buzzer from judge Heidi Klum to go straight to the Finals. Her performance went viral and even the group Queen responded on Twitter by saying, " Wow, what a rendition!" Not only that, but she received the copyrights for her version of this song from Queen, which makes it hers now. She did not win, but her fan base grew and expanded her popularity.
Now 17 years old, living in Los Angeles, and is signed with Republic Records, whose clients include Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, and Drake to name a few. Her family and Republic Records have agreed not to heavily promote her just yet so she can live as normal of a life as possible and finish her schooling. She is working on a new album of original music which will be coming out this year. She recently returned back to Norway and performed at a number of sold out concerts in which fans from around the world came to see her. Many of the fans there said she sounded better live in person and was a once in a lifetime experience.
Her fans call her The Barefoot Princess. She always performs with no shoes when she sings. Why? The reason is very special. When she was 6 years old, she was traveling with her family in Iran where she met a shoeless homeless girl in the streets that was about her age. She made money by weighing people. After speaking with her for a few minutes, Angelina noticed the scars on the girl's feet and asked the girl what her dream is. The girl said she wanted to be a doctor but she couldn't because she had to make money for her family. Angelina did what came natural to her, she gave the little girl her shoes and told her to not give up on her dreams. Since then, Angelina has performed barefoot in honor of that little girl and to those who are less fortunate around the world. She keeps this promise to this day. One of the reasons why we love her so much!
Check out the mash up with Tennesee Whiskey (Chris Stapleton) and I'd Rather Go Blind (Angelina). This girl can sing anything but her real niche is what people are calling a Jazzy Blues.
Nice reaction to 9 Angie. I give new Angie reactors a welcome pack, please read. She chooses all her own songs & does all her own arrangements ever since she was very young, even when she did Screaming Jay Hawkins “I put a spell on you” at barely 9, even at 7 & 8 on NGT (Norway’s Got Talent). On AGT-C Angie made her outfit from silkscreen patterns of her grandma's art work when she was 13 back in Norway. She makes several of her other outfits for shows & concerts too. She also paints great, plays 5 instruments & speaks & sings 4+ languages, English being her 3rd. Angie turned 16 on 1-10-22. Angie is a very kind, giving, loving, respectful, humble & a big hearted Christian girl. She always sings barefoot when performing & she wrote a book about it at 9 called “Between Two Worlds” & she was/is the youngest to be published in Norway. (Angie has always been the driving force behind her dreams)
(Why does Angie performs barefoot. Please watch. Angelina gives a short little interview explaining why she performs barefoot. th-cam.com/video/-cCLDY0CSZ8/w-d-xo.html) Angie has arranged over 160 covers & written 5 songs & has had 2 written for her also & she’s mastered over 10 genre’s already. One of her nicknames is “The barefoot princess of a 1000 voices with a Mona Lisa smile” & the "Queen of jazz". Angie never sings a song the same way twice, so you could say they’ll all be 1st time reactions. Angie sings like an instrumentalist, combinded with narrative music, another reason she’s so especially rare & great. Her musicality & music intelligence have always been of the charts, (Prodigy)
Nine years and two month old at the time of this recording.
Starting singing very young” as Angelina once tells it. When i was one and a half. Asked what song Angelina responded “i started with jazz.” Hope that’ll help!😎😇😜
Amazing talent. I've seen this several times and my brain had trouble processing.
Great reaction to Angelina, looking forward to more. You should hear her now, she just turned 17 January 10th. Check out suspicious minds she released a few months ago. It's so good. ♥️
Check out Bohemian Rhapsody (AGT) at 13 yrs old, I Have Nothing, 7th Heaven, Suspicious Minds, Feelin' Good, Million Miles, Shield, I'd Rather Go Blind, and many more. 7th Heaven, Million Miles, and Shield are originals. She plays multiple instruments, is multilingual, loves kids, is active in children's charities. An all around wonderful incredible person.
Norwegian born Angelina Jordan began singing at the age of one and a half, and by age three was listening to jazz and classics legends on repeat. Her grandmother was her greatest influence, but Angelina chose her own path. Her first studio performance was at age 7, singing I Who Have Nothing. She won Norway's Got Talent at the age of only 8, singing old time classics from Billie Holliday and George Gershwin, and became the youngest ever vocalist to win an international Got Talent Show! Her performance at 9 years old of Screamin Jay Hawkins, I Put a Spell on You is considered one of the finest recordings ever of a 9-year-old vocalist! Angelina also went viral on America's Got Talent the champions in 2020 with her unique versions of Bohemian Rhapsody and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Angelina sings in English which unbelievably is her third language! She is a true prodigy.
She is now 17, and has recorded a huge library of songs, including covers and several originals. A major attraction to Angelina's music is the emotion and attitude she conveys, although she has not experienced the life events! She is known as the barefoot princess of 1,000 voices as she can adjust her tone, style, and register for any song or genre. She was signed by Republic Records almost two years ago. She is not widely promoted yet, however, as her family has decided to wait until she graduates school, so she has a normal childhood.
Here is a link from ages 6 to 17 of 106 Angelina chronological TH-cam performances with five originals.
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Here is a more comprehensive playlist of 180 videos including tiktok and Instagram.
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Why does Angelina sing barefoot? The answer may bring a tear to your eye. It is related to a promise she made to herself and to the world when she was only 6 years old. She was traveling in the Middle East with her mom and grandmother and they came across a young orphan girl with no shoes and scarred feet. Angelina gave the girl her own favorite shoes. Angelina ask the girl what she wanted to be when she grew up and she said a doctor, but she could not because she had to take care of her siblings. She asked Angelina the same question and Angelina said I want to sing for the world. The young girl said she would pray for Angelina. Since then, Angelia has forever performed barefoot as a reminder of all those less fortunate. At age 9 she wrote a book about this experience, Between two Hearts, becoming the youngest ever published author in Norway. She also has helped raise millions for children's charities. She even donated her winnings from Norway's Got Talent to charities. She is a special individual, and one you cannot follow without developing an emotional bond.
Angelina captures hearts because she is humble and has compassion for humanity. Her stated goal from childhood was to sing for the world and spread love and peace. I trust this will cause you to embrace her as millions of others have, and that you will continue down the rabbit hole from which you will not want to escape. Peace and love.
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Angelina Jordan was 9 years old when this song was recorded. It was a tribute to Screamin Jay Hawkins who was quite a character. Most of the times he performed the song rising from a coffin in a voodoo style. Angelina is Norwegian, her full name is Angelina Jordan Astar. Her father is Swedish, her mother is Norwegian from a Japanese father and Iranian Mother Mery Zamani who is a poet and a painter and was a child prodigy in her own rights. She started singing at the age of one and a half when she fell in love with Whitney Houston’s version of “I Will Always Love You”. A year later she discovered Jazz through her grandmother and showed lot of interest in artists like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, and Louis Armstrong.
Angelina pestered her mother to enter her in “Simon’s Show” as she called it from the age of 3. Her mother relented and entered her in Norway Got Talent at the age of 7 where she auditioned with Billie Holiday’s Gloomy Sunday. She went ahead to win the the big prize at the finals where she received 46% of the votes while the remaining 9 finalists combined received 54%. Angelina said she likes singing because she wants to bring joy and love to the whole world. One of her dreams from a very young age was to sing at a Nobel Peace Prize concert. She accomplished that at the age of 8 singing Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World.
After winning NGT, she was flooded with offers from major music labels but they were all turned down by her and her family in order for her to continue her education and to protect her artistic integrity. Her uncle/manager in an interview last year he talked about music labels top executives who would fly to Norway on private jets with huge contracts offers but would leave mad and frustrated because they never expected being turned down.
Angelina is fluent in Norwegian as well as in English. She also speaks some Swedish which is very close to Norwegian and probably learned it from her father. She also speaks Farsi which she learned from her grandmother as well as some Japanese that she picked up from her grandfather as well as her mom and uncle who lived for a period of time in Japan. She actually performed a Japanese song at a concert in Japan.
Most of her performances after NGT were for charitable children organizations where she helped to raise millions.
At the age of 6 and while travelling in another country with her family, she came across a young orphaned shoeless girl who was weighing people on a bathroom scale for some coins in order to support herself and her siblings. After chatting with her for a while and without prompting from her family, she gave her shoes to the orphan girl. She recorded that incident in her diary and vowed to always sing barefoot when doing that in public to remember that girl and to remind herself and us about the many needy children around the world. At the age of 9 she wrote and published a book about that encounter making her Norway’s youngest published author. Proceeds from that book are donated to children charities.
Angelina Jordan has about 200 songs in her repertoire. In 2020 she signed with Republic Records as their highest priority new artist. Her versatility is unmatched. She will wow and surprise you all the time. 17 years old today who is an excellent role model for today’s youth and her best is yet to come.
Thank you for reading and I look forward to more Angelina please.
How long has she been training for this? I don't know that there is a single answer to that. There is video of her singing a line from Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" when she was 18 months old. She fell in love with jazz at about three. She won Norway's Got Talent at eight. She recorded this when she was nine.
You'll soon see a flood of messages, some of them will be rather long, but if you really want to know more about her, take the time to read them. This is one remarkable human. Oh, she recently turned 17 years old.
There is talent and there's A.J. ❤🇨🇱
That surprised you! She surprises all of us who love Angelina. Do check out some more from her - she has a wide variety of styles and she will blow you away! I'd love to see how you get on with this "Barefoot Princess" (she always performs without shoes - long story). Thanks for the reaction!
You can’t teach what Angelina was born with. She is a bona fide musical genius. Angelina turned seventeen on January 10, 2023.
Angelina is a prodigy Norwegian born she started singing at the age of 18 months. She has a heart of gold she has worked diligently and produced millions to help with children's needs and environmental things worldwide all before the age of 16, she gave her shoes to a poor child when she was 5 and was the youngest author in Norway with the story about why she performs without shoes. She has produced over 160 covers of all genres and made them all hers while maintaining recognition and loyalty to the original. Angelina sings in 5 languages, plays the flute, guitar, piano, and violin, writes her own music and paints follow her and you will have a video journey from the age of 7 to now at the age of 16 every performance is a musical masterpiece regardless of age and you will meet her followers (called angels) who number in the thousands and are some of the nicest people on the net. Angelina is a gift from the universe and we are fortunate to experience her becoming a superstar.
She is 9 in this video, 17 now.
Started singing at 1.5 years, won Norway Has Talent at 7 years old
jon Won NGT at age 8.
That was the time our litle princess used her black wings. First time recordet singing when she was 1 1/2 year old ( video on You Tube ). Started using You tube when she was 3 yo, loved jazz. Had to wait until she was 7 yo befor she could compet, then she wonn Norway got talent ( the adult verson ). She is freaking, insanely, scary talented acording to worlds greates record companies. Angelina was 9 years old in this one, now she is 17 yo. This year she finish high school and her record company finaly will be permited to promote her. You are late but better late then never. Next see what she did with Bohemian Rhapsody. Angelina Jordan - Bohemian Rhapsody - America's Got Talent: The Champions One - January 6, 2020 th-cam.com/video/qF0JV28vgLw/w-d-xo.html
She was 9 years old. Yup.
Welcome to Angelina’s world, nothing will ever be the same 😊. Thanks for the reaction. Btw, she’s just naturally trained by God, or as they say… a prodigy. She began arranging the music at a very early age, 6 or 7 years old, so by the time she gets to shoot this video at 9 years old, she’s in charge of it all, including the arrangement. Enjoy the journey!
Musical Dynamite !!!
She was 9 years and 2 months when she recorded this masterpiece. She has been singing her entire life. You can choose to react to her younger performances, or her more recent ones, you can’t go wrong! But I suggest you do her younger ones first, that way you get to see her progression. Find the performance on Norway’s got talent that “started it all”: her debut with “Gloomy Sunday”. You wont regret it!
Here are links to Angelina’s four NGT competition performances…
(4 in 1, no subtitles): th-cam.com/video/O2bX15tYFVk/w-d-xo.html
7 years old audition for NGT, ‘Gloomy Sunday’: th-cam.com/video/rI6ZhRk86Hs/w-d-xo.html
7-8 years old NGT cut-off round, a cappella ‘I’m A Fool To Want You’: th-cam.com/video/LXknLZDoRVQ/w-d-xo.html
8 years old NGT semi final, ‘Shot Me Down - Bang Bang’ (Sonny Bono/Cher) : th-cam.com/video/HCaDyiqs7Wg/w-d-xo.html
8 years old final for NGT ‘Summertime’ (George Gershwin): th-cam.com/video/443pBSpx5B4/w-d-xo.html
AJ was filmed singing Whitney Houston in her crib when she was 1 1/2 years old. She auditioned for Norway's Got Talent when she was 7 and turned 8 before resoundingly winning the season. One of the judges told her "you are music", which pretty much sums up AJ. She loves to sing and apparently decided to be a super star to share her love with the world when she was still a toddler.
I see that her fans have found you and are flocking to your channel. If you decide to spend more time with AJ, they will be your loyal followers.
Angelina is 9 yrs 2 mos. old in this performance. She won Norway's Got Talent at 7 with classic jazz tunes. She's never been formally 'trained' other than to help her protect her voice. She's in charge of what she sings, the vocal arrangements, and helps with the musical arrangement too. This band nicknamed her 'The Boss' . In my opinion, she's the best singer to emerge this century. She is 17 now, 6 foot tall and stunning. 😎
(sorry - she *entered* Norske Talenter with 7 and won it with 8 - and she *is* trained up from 5/6 yo in the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts after-school program and I think this was not only for "to help her protect her voice" 😉)
In the last 100 years might be better. This century is only 22 years old.
@@itschmitt Yes, Angelina attended some training classes. But I understand the instructors quickly realized she did not need their help.
She is 17 now with a long resume. over 130 covers. Check her out. Album out this year.
I think pushing 200 covers and 5 originals…
With Angelina, the musical road is long, but the journey just keeps getting better. She is 9 here, but you won't be disappointed at 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, or 17 (her age after her Jan 10th birthday in 2023). Enjoy her 170+ covers and a few of her original compositions as well.
True, and I would also add ages 6, 7 and 8.
Can I suggest that you go right to Suspicious Minds, if you want to be blown away? Then you can do all the middle years, which are amazing too.
- The Barefoot Princess -
(From her book, television and radio interviews, and podcasts made between 2014-2015. Includes excerpts from her diary made that day in 2012.)
Why does Angelina sing barefooted? Angelina Jordan is known as "The Barefoot Princess" or "The Barefoot Princess of Jazz," amongst many other names. She always performs barefooted, whether in front of a live audience or during a studio performance. The story is that while living in the Middle East, at 6 years old, Angelina came across an orphaned girl, of her own age, sitting in the street, weighing people on a bathroom scale to earn money. Angelina said to herself, "I would like to share her life for one second to know what it is like to sit alone, wet, and damp, and barefoot in a corner of the street." Angelina could see the girl's bare feet were scarred and that it was cold outside, so she offered her own shoes to the girl. Little Angelina says that she really loved her shoes, as they were very nice and she knew she would miss them. But she saw the other little girl’s need for them, which outweighed her own desire to keep them. So she insisted the little girl take them.
Angelina called her Princess, even though the girl said she didn't live in a castle, but the ruins of a building next to where she sat. After sharing their hopes and dreams, the little girl said of Angelina's wish to sing for the world, "You will become the one you dream of and when your dreams come true, you have to remember the poor children without shoes; and I will pray for you Angelina.” Later that day, 6 y/o Angelina wrote in her diary, "The world is very strange. Right then and there, I felt as if a door in my heart opened up, and it was filled with lots of lights. It was as if there was, from Earth to Heaven, a staircase. I climbed the stairs. To be able to do something for another human - it was such a big thing…hard to describe really.”
From that point on, Angelina takes off her shoes, in honor of ‘Princess’ and all the other less fortunate children of the world, who are orphaned, hungry, or in want of even basic clothing. In 2015, at the age of 9, Angelina wrote a book about the encounter, as everyone continued to ask why she sang barefoot. Her grandmother, Mery Zamani, created the artwork for the book. So at 9, Angelina Jordan became the youngest published author in Norway. Angelina has performed alongside many other artists, raising attention and helping to raise over 21 million euros and millions of dollars for children in need.
Angelina was 9 years old here. This is her arrangement of Screamin' Jay Hawkins original. She is now 17 and has a lot of video covers and several originals. She won Norway's Got Talent at the age of 7&8 which introduced her to the world. Welcome to the Angelina rabbit hole, pick anything you want to hear from her, you won't be disappointed.
Angelina just turned 9 here. She auditioned for NGT with Gloomy Sunday at 7 years old and won the show at 8. She is phenomenal!!
Been singing since the crib...seriously.
she is 9 here but just turned 17 and is about to be unleashed to the world.
She has put in 6hrs a day 6 days a week on her natural God giving gift perfecting it each day! Enjoy she has 170+ more to watch!
Put in? Kids like her are music. Stopping them is the problem.
-Who is Angelina Jordan -
Angelina is a Norwegian born child prodigy in music. She's a singer/ songwriter who's arranged over 180 covers and 5 originals, all since the age of 7. Angelina began singing at 18 months old. At 2, she began teaching herself how to sing, focusing primarily on the jazz masters of decades gone by. These are artists such as Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Etta James. She's also influenced by Amy Winehouse, Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston, and Adele, to name a few. She's also been said to be the girl of 1,000 voices. Yet even though we can hear the phrasing and style she puts in the songs, it's always Angelina that we hear.
At 7 years old, she auditioned for Norway's Got Talent. She was the last to audition. The judges had no idea who she was or what she could do. They saw a diminutive mussy haired, barefooted girl with her teeth still growing in. For her audition, she performed "Gloomy Sunday" from Billie Holiday. On TV-2, they've reported over 14 million views of this performance. This does not take into account the many hundreds of reactors showing this audition to millions more.
Needless to say, Angelina went on to win the 2014 season of NGT shortly after her 8th birthday. The family was bombarded with requests for performances, interviews, and record label offers. They turned down 90% of the requests, as they insisted that Angelina should enjoy a normal childhood.
That didn't stop Angelina from performing at select engagements around the world, singing for Heads of State, and even Barack Obama. She's spent time and worked with musicians such as Quincy Jones and Alan Walker. She first appeared on American television, The View, at 8 years old.
Angelina auditioned for America's Got Talent The Champions at 13 years old. She made it just up to the final selection of the final 5 when she dropped from the competition. It wasn't that she wasn't good enough to be in the final 5, but it was because she refused to sign with an AGT affiliated label, should she win. She knew very well what production hungry labels could do to her music. She even turned down Disney.
At 14, Angelina signed with Republic Records. Republic gave her complete artistic control as well as control over the performances she would make. Angelina is now 16 and lives in LA. She turned 17 on January 10, 2023, and will graduate from high school after the spring semester. From then on, she will embark on her full-time professional career. She's been working closely with Republic on her first album under their label. It's likely that it will drop shortly after her graduation.
Fierce Masterpiece! Fearless, timeless and ageless. Wonderful ❣️
Thank you for jumping into Angelina Jordan’s magical musical world of love and powerful connection between song and listener.
Welcom in angelinas angelfamily, she is the goddess of music and voice ever, she is singing since she is 1 and half years old, amazing, i listen every day angelinas music, many houres 👑♥️🌹💫
Great reaction to a vocal tour-de-force! You've seen one facet of the diamond that is Angelina Jordan! She arguably brings the most confident, versatile, seemingly effortless, and fearless vocal artistry found today (whether measured across artists, genres, or decades). You may think this an exaggeration but listen to a few more of her many performances (160+ covers plus original songs - all on YT) and you will see! She has been performing at a high level all over the world since age 8 when she won Norway's Got Talent singing Billie Holiday, Nancy Sinatra, and Gershwin. It is the rare singer that can, as Angelina has done, go from Queen to "Screamin" Jay Hawkins to Adele to Elvis to Whitney Houston to Michael Jackson to Etta James to James Brown to Amy Winehouse to the Beatles (and many others in between) and do them all justice!
If you want to hear music, listen to anyone. If you want to feel music, listen to Angelina. She will stagger you with her ability to find and bring forth the 'essence', the emotional message of nearly any song. You have far to go with Angelina. She is equally comfortable and equally able to impact us whether singing a cappella, accompanied only by a piano or guitar, in front of professional studio musicians or a 40-piece military band. With her immense vocal toolkit, arranging ability (yeah, that too, since about 8yo or so) and the work ethic to make what she does only 'seem' effortless, she will hopefully be touching hearts for a long time to come. Wait until you figure out why she performs barefoot!~
Why God has performed the miracle of touching the world with one of such talent, musical IQ, commitment, and generosity as Angelina we can wonder but we must all marvel. Welcome aboard the AJ train! Please react to more of her impressive library.
It is truly a conundrum when we try to rationalize how it is possible that this tiny sweet-faced 9yo Norwegian girl can step up to a microphone, flip some switch within her, become this "beast-mode" version of herself (most probably named "AJ don't play"), deliver an extraordinary and musically and socially sophisticated performance, then just-like-that return to the pensive young lady once again... There aren't words for this!
"I Put a Spell On You" has been covered many times and is recognized as a classic, yet almost never is the tone of the original 1956 "Screamin" Jay Hawkins version captured. This is because Hawkins was the original shock-rock guy (think Ozzy Osbourne-type craziness) and his style is difficult to emulate and also because his dated delivery is uncomfortable and stereotypical to our modern sensibilities. Yet Angelina respectfully sings his own song in a manner that exceeds his (Hawkin's image is on the candle she holds at the start of her video).
You must go and listen to Hawkins' original (and throw in a couple of "famous" covers as well) to appreciate the true genius in how AJ incorporates many of his vocal elements [usually omitted by most singers]. This shows another aspect of her musical IQ and arranging genius (not to mention her masterful control of her vocal instrument equaled by few others regardless of age). "Screamin" Jay Hawkins original "I Put A Spell on You" th-cam.com/video/orNpH6iyokI/w-d-xo.html
9 years old in this video, singing since she was 18 months old(short clip of "I will always love you"-Whitney Houston). Auditioned for Norway's got talent at 7, won it when she was 8. 17 as of Jan.10 2023.
When she was 6, she was in the Middle East. Met a girl about the same age weighing people to support her orphaned siblings, with no shors and scarred feet. Angelina gave the girl the shoes off her feet. She performs barefoot since to remember that girl and bring awareness to child poverty.
Welcome to the rabbit hole 😆 Great reaction ❤️🇳🇴🙏
This never gets old. Watching people who know music that can’t comprehend what they just heard and saw. I’ll let my fellow Angels give you the history lesson and I’ll just watch for your next 100+ reactions to our genius still young singer. Thank you from Alaska
Great reaction! Angelina makes me feel her emotions bone deep. She covers Wicked Game, and as young as she is, she makes me feel as though she cruelly lost the love of her life.
She was 9 years old when she made this video. Today she is 17. You have to see her cover of "Bohemian Rhapsody" AGT Champions, "Suspicious Mind" and "I rather go blind".
Here is a link to BR on AGT: th-cam.com/video/qF0JV28vgLw/w-d-xo.html
Welcome to the planet "Angelina", Lucy, this is usually the video with which almost all Reactors begin, simply because it is the most viral, the most recommended and because Angelina shows off an interpretation, at 9 years old!!!!! ! crazy but, if you want to get into Angelina's journey, in my humble opinion, you should start with the Norway Got Talent performances that predate this video, and work your way up to her current age of just 17, it's a very long that promises amazement, wonder and a good consumption of handkerchiefs for the emotions you will encounter, in this case..bon voyage, good life from Italy and Massimo..:)
Great reaction to the best female singer on the planet. Angelina turned 17 on January 10th and will most probably considered the G.O.A.T. before she calls it quits. React some more to her and I know that you will agree with me. I have subscribed to your channel for more👍
Much love from Norway 🇸🇯❤️🔥
@@lucievreacts 🥰
She is just turned 9 here and it is her own arrangement. She is fully in control of this performance... she was singing by at least 18 months - there is a YT video you can easily find which includes a snippet where she sings of a few lines of I Will Always Love You (copied from Whitney's version of Dolly's song).. nicely in tune even then. She is a force of nature who somehow recognised her incredible inbuilt talent from when tiny and has striven since then to get better and better.. Best of all in her live performances (at any age) - singing in front of a crowd is her great love, the larger the better... she has absolutely no fear - when asked "do you get nervous" she always says "nah, it's just fun.." She is also a great songwriter: 5 of her originals - written between the ages of 11 and 14 (the most recent we know, Million Miles, is amazing) - are in the public domain, all (I think) superb, and each so different from the other... She is signed with Republic Records and an album of her new original songs will come out some time this year. This video gives some background including the clip of her singing at 18 months: th-cam.com/video/5A_N1i00gFs/w-d-xo.html
Angelina taught herself how to sing. She began having lessons in music theory and how to play instruments at age 4 BUT her teachers were smart enough to NOT change anything with her vocals. Angelina was around her 9th birthday for this performance (video wasn't uploaded until about a year after the recording). Please read the biography I compiled for my all time favorite musical artist.
Born Angelina Jordan Astar on January 10, 2006 in Oslo, Norway to her Norwegian mother, Sara Astar and her Swedish father, Gerry Christian Slattman.
Angelina started singing around 18 months of age, after listening to Whitney Houston on TH-cam. She quickly became obsessed with listening to music videos and her maternal grandmother, Mery Zamani got Angelina interested in classic jazz. Mery Zamani is Iranian and was a prodigy as an artist and poet while growing up in Iran.
Angelina attended the Oslo Waldorf School and participated in the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts after-school program, where starting around age 4, she had training in music but no vocal training. Her teachers were smart enough to not attempt to change what she was doing vocally. More recently she along with her grandmother have designed and made the clothing she wears on stage.
*Why Angelina always performs barefoot*
At age 6, while traveling in the Middle East with her mother and grandmother, Angelina noticed a girl around her age standing on the side of the road, asking people to step on her bathroom scale to be weighed in hopes of getting some money. Angelina took off her shoes so as to not get the scale dirty and stepped on the scale many times to make the girl feel better. Angelina befriends the girl who was not wearing shoes and has scars on her feet, and learns she is an orphan. The orphan girl tells Angelina how beautiful she thinks her shoes are. Angelina says her shoes don’t fit her well and she wants to give her shoes to the orphan girl who thanks Angelina for giving her the shoes.
Angelina asked the girl what she wanted to be when she grew up and the girl replied, “I want to become a doctor, but that will never happen since I have no parents and I have siblings so I have to do whatever is necessary for us to survive.” Angelina told the girl to never give up on her dreams. The poor girl asked Angelina what she wanted to be when she grew up and Angelina replied that she wanted to sing for the whole world. The poor girl said she would pray every day so Angelina’s dream would come true.
Angelina still says she thinks of that homeless girl every day and has always performed barefoot to remind her of all the children who are less fortunate. At age 9, she became the youngest published author in Norway’s history by writing a book about this encounter in the Middle East. PLEASE PURCHASE Angelina’s book from her merchandise store on her official website, angelinajordanofficial
Angelina, at age 6 and 7, did record a few songs in a recording studio at her school, most notably “I Who Have Nothing”, a truly remarkable performance for a 7 year old.
At age 7, Angelina’s audition on Norway’s Got Talent, was a cover of Billie Holiday’s “Gloomy Sunday”, a song which was banned by a number of European countries during World War II because authorities worried the song would increase the suicide rate. Truly bizarre that this is the song to launch the career of a child musical prodigy. One of the judges on NGT cried.
Angelina had turned 8 years old for her next performance on NGT, covering Billie Holiday’s “I’m a Fool to Want You” singing acapella which was required by NGT unless the singer also played an instrument while singing. This was the Judge’s cut round of the competition and was not performed in front of an audience.
In the Semi Final round of NGT, Angelina sang “Bang Bang” which was written by Sonny Bono and was first performed by his wife Cher but is best known sung by Nancy Sinatra. The improvement in each performance is incredible even though there were only a couple months between them.
In the Finals, Angelina did a cover of George Gershwin’s, “Summertime” and won the contest, capturing 46% of the votes from the ten finalists.
When asked what she would like to do with the prize money she won (500,000 kroner or about $80,000), Angelina replied, “I want to give it to the poor children”.
Angelina had become a star in her native Norway and her videos on TH-cam went viral. She gave a few concerts during the summer of 2014 while 8 years old.
In December 2014, Angelina realized a life-long desire to sing at the Save the Children's Peace Prize Celebration which is part of the Noble Peace Prize celebration.
Angelina’s family took her to United States, Brazil, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia, South Korea, Singapore among other corners of Earth, to perform for heads of state and to help raise money for charity. All before Angelina turned 14.
At age 9, Angelina recorded a music video covering the 1956 Jay Hawkin’s classic, “I Put a Spell On You”. The video begins by showing Angelina writing her “wishes” for how she wants to perform the song. Angelina has always created her own arrangements for her cover songs.
At age 10 and just a week before her 11th birthday, Angelina recorded a demo of “I’m Still Holding Out for You”. Her family never pursued having that recording officially released but someone leaked it on a TH-cam video. Thankfully, everyone involved with that song is now ok with the leaked version. Many angels (fans) believe this is one of Angelina’s best performances.
When Angelina was 11, she performed a number of concerts in Norway with a jazz/rock band. Those concerts included up to 14 songs, each remarkably performed. Angelina seems to be at her best when on stage, never nervous, only 100% confident.
Also at age 11, Angelina recorded her “It’s Magic” album which has, at times, been in the top 10 best selling jazz albums. The album can be purchased on iTunes or Amazon.
On June 27, 2018, at age 12, Jordan performed “Fly Me to the Moon” for Quincy Jones in The O2 Arena in London. She has said that was the high point of her young career which was already in it’s 6th year.
During 2018, Angelina lost her paternal grandfather, her friend Avicii and one of her idols, Aretha Franklin. She did a moving tribute for each.
In 2019, Angelina accepted an invitation to compete in the 2nd season of America’s Got Talent (AGT), The Champions. She had, since age 3, wanted to perform for Simon Cowell and she earned his praise with her genius arrangement of “Bohemian Rhapsody”. The surviving members of Queen loved it so much they put a link to it on their Twitter. Angelina was eliminated after covering Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”. Angelina’s family refused to sign any agreement with AGT which would give Simon any control over her career.
Angelina, before age 14, had covered more than 130 songs from 80 different artists, spanning at least 8 genres, all of which are available on TH-cam. Angelina has always made changes to each song she covers and often her version is preferred over the original. On TH-cam, search on The Complete Works of Angelina Jordan as Rusty Shackleford has put all songs in one file and has a complete playlist in the description of that video.
The pandemic hit shortly after her performances on AGT and likely caused a change of plans by her family, most notably her Uncle Michael who is her manager. Her family agreed to a contract with Republic Records in August 2020. Republic Records declared Angelina Jordan their highest priority new artist. Reportedly her family requested Republic to allow her as normal a childhood as possible and therefore have yet to fully promote her.
During the pandemic, Angelina was often seen buying meals for the homeless on the streets of Los Angeles.
In November 2020, Angelina released “Million Miles” which she wrote after the passing of her beloved maternal grandfather. She dedicated the song to anyone who has ever lost a loved one.
Angelina had previously released, 3 other original songs: “What is Life”, “Oslo” and “Shield”
In April 2021, her original “7th Heaven” was released. A jazzy, danceable, inspiring song.
Angelina has posted numerous short performances on Tik Tok and Instagram.
Angelina had concerts in Norway in July 2022.
Personally, Angelina as a great human being and her music came into my life when I needed it most. Her music has improved the quality of my life more than I can express. I now introduce her to as many people as I can, with the hope her music will do the same for others. We know once her family believes the time is right and allows Republic Records to fully promote her, she will become the superstar she has always dreamt and believed she would be.
I encourage others to use this biography to help educate others about the love, empathy, magic and beauty that is Angelina Jordan Astar and her unique music.
@@lucievreacts You are most welcome. Angelina is truly remarkable. A music prodigy with a set of skills unlike any other I know and a great human being. Please enjoy every video she has and invite people you know to check her out. Peace.
Yes this is her best song and she is great !!
Great fun to see you get hit by AJ Lucie! Angelina was barely 9 here, and already a very experienced singer. She did the arrangements for the song herself. She has just turned 17 now, and is destined to become a global superstar. She has somewhere near 200 songs on TH-cam, and a very dedicated group of fans called 'Angels' :) I hope you'll keep reacting to Angelina because she will surprise you over and over again. Cheers!
I have listened to Angelina every day for the past 8 years. She is the only artist I can do this without becoming bored. That is because of the infinite variety of her approaches to covers as she has built up her incredible vocal control by singing every great vocalist from every genre. She started with jazz. She is mainly self trained in this way. Her training apart for being taught how to protect her voice and breath tecnique has been on instruments. That is why her runs are so precise...they are almost instrumental. Don't expect 2 songs to sound the same. That's why she is addictive. Yet her voice is distinctive...we don't know how she does it. By the way the first clip with a mike in tune is 1 and 1/2. First time in a recording studio obviously excited by the experience is AGE 6 and is an astounding cover of I WHO HAVE NOTHING. There is also a very funny clip of her at a nursery sing along refusing to sing as she pleads with her eyes to be removed from there as her perfect pitch is tortured by the noise. She referenced this later when she said her mother tried to get her to sing nursery rhymes but she only wanted to sing jazz. She auditioned for Norways Got Talent age 7 with the Hungarian suicide song GLOOMY SUNDAY and was 8 by the final winning performance of Summertime. Her parents have been applying the brakes until this year. They turned down offers earlier by many including Disney and Simon Cowel. They only signed her at 14 with Republic Records with the proviso they not push her until she finished school. Also giving an unprecidented degree of artistic control for her age. This was a nod to the fact she has been involved in her own arrangements since Norways Got Talent. She is the youngest published author in Norway (age 9) is considered a National Treasure by her King. She has helped raise millions for charity. See the story behind her book Between Two Hearts which is the reason she does not perform in public in shoes. Despite often bitter weather in Norway and outdoor concerts. She is upholding a promise made at 6. Her family knows how to nurture Talent without pushing probably due to the fact her grandma was also a child prodigy, world famous as an artist and poet.
Funnily, I have discovered her 2 years ago, and I have been listening to her every day since as well ......there has to be a magic attraction....
I have been listening to each and everyday for the last three years. I can’t get enough of this incredible artist and each day I scan TH-cam, Instagram and TicToc for new reactions and new songs from Angelina. I have listened each of her song hundreds of time and I still get goosebumps every time I listen to her. I feel so fortunate to be alive to experience her artistry.
She started singing at 1 and 1/2 years old in the crib. She has videos of her from 6 years old and up she just turned 17 this month. When she takes on a song it's like she is channeling that singer. Her voice is unbelievable you are in for a wonderful surprise . God bless
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.
One of a kind....a real Prodigy.
Awesome reaction to an Epic Performance, God Bless!
Great first reaction to AJ! You are assuredly about to be inundated by many of AJ's fans (Angels). We will provide you with plenty of information and links to the beautiful music performed by what we feel is the best singer in the world. May I be the first to recommend listening to her AGT Champions audition of Bohemian Rhapsody at age 13. It is mind bending.
Welcome to the world we know as Angelina Jordan ! Our barefoot princess ,queen of jazz and the girl with a thousand voices ! Jazzed influenced and singing since the age of two with her raspy, unique vibrato , jazz inflections and nuances that are her signature in her vocals ! Only 180 covers and originals to go ! Every song she covers will be her own rendition while staying true to the original artist ! You will always be amazed never disappointed ! Thank you and I hope you enjoy the journey of joy and happiness that we all have been on ! I would suggest "Bohemian Rhapsody" on AGT the Champions which was mind blowing at 13 years old ! Keep posting and sending you much thanks and love from Canada ! 👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️
welcome to Angelinas magical world,the barefoot princess of jazz,9years old,and she is Born to sing,can sing any genre of music,in any age,the girl with thousand voices you soon will find out if you continue,listen or react to her
Amazing isn't she. She started singing public at the age of 7y at NGT with the Billie Holiday song Gloomy Sunday and after 4 songs won the competition in a landslide as the youngest contestant of that show 👍😍. Now 17y old after finishing schooling and more than 10y training starts to impress the whole world with her new announced Album with own Songs 😎👍
…an incredible 46% of the votes in a field of ten finalists.
In 2014 she was the youngest winner of a “Got Talent” show world wide.
PS. She started singing the minute she came out of the womb. There's a video on Utube of her singing at the age of one and a half. She won Norway's got talent at the age of 7yo. I thought you should know. As I said, check her out. She'll make you a better person just like me and all my other fellow Angels. ❤️
danilo Won NGT at age 8.
@@103mrg she was stil 7 when she auditioned with Gloomy Sunday then turned 8 during the contest. Love.😜😇
Absolutely phenomenal performance from a musical prodigy at 9 years old Angelina actually arranges this performance herself paying tribute to the original musician Screaming J Hawkins a blues musician from the 1950s, Angelina is commanding this performance she is the boss, Angelina won Norway’s Got Talent at the tender age of 8 years old, and on Americas Got Talent Champions at 13 years old with her arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody, received a tribute message from the band Queen congratulating Angelina on a amazing performance and the guy’s from Queen gave Angelina the copyright to her arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody, this genius artist takes a classic song and makes it her own and still manages to pay tribute to the original artist and mostly better than the original, Angelina has a huge following of fans who are called Angels, and Angelina know as the barefoot Princess with a thousand different styles and voices she can sing anything, Angelina signed with Republic Records at 14 years old and has some originals to and there are around 180 covers to react to from 6 years old to present day where Angelina is now 17 years old, great reaction thanks 🙏
Hi Lucie, thank you for this great reaction. Angelina was 9yo in this video and had about 6-7 years of "training".
Angelina was born on January 10, 2006 in Oslo, Norway (16 years old today). She started singing at the age of one year and a half. When she was 2 or 3 years old, she discovered jazz through her grandmother and began studying all the greats of jazz history with TH-cam videos. She has been arranging her cover songs since she was 6 or 7 years old. She started with jazz!! She won “Norway Got Talent” at the age of 8!! There are more than 150 cover songs of all genres and singers. Now she also has her own songs.
There are cover from Queen, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston, Lana Del Rey, ELVIS, Michael Jackson, Billie Holiday, Elton John, Etta James, Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra,....
She is called "The Barefoot Princess with 1000 Voices". She is able to adapt her voice to her arrangements of the songs.
- Why Angelina always sings barefoot: At the age of 6, Angelina traveled to the Middle East with her grandmother, who is from Iran and is an artist herself. Angelina noticed a girl her age making some money by asking passers-by to stand on her bathroom scale to be weighed. In order not to soil the scales, Angelina took off her shoes. She chatted with the girl who wasn't wearing shoes and learned that she is an orphan. The girl admired Angelina's beautiful shoes. Angelina then gave the girl her shoes. The girl thanked her and said she would pray for Angelina every day. In return, Angelina promised her that she would always sing barefoot at public performances until all the children had shoes. Until today Angelina has kept her promise. In 2014, she sang barefoot outdoors at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert honoring Malala in December. She also sung barefoot at a dinner with ex-President Obama. At the age of 9, Angelina wrote a book about this story, becoming the youngest published author in Norwegian history. She donated proceeds from sales of the book to help children in need.
- I Put A Spell On You 9 years old - th-cam.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/w-d-xo.html - Screamin Jay Hawkins cover✅✅
- Bohemian Rhapsody 13 years old - th-cam.com/video/qF0JV28vgLw/w-d-xo.html - Queen cover - Queen gave her the rights to her version 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
- I’d rather go blind 12 years old - th-cam.com/video/pK8mMXQb3_I/w-d-xo.html - Angelina on a sofa testing a new microphone, Etta James cover🤯🤯🤯🤯
- Something's got a hold on me 11 years old - th-cam.com/video/TCc4Yjri3pc/w-d-xo.html - great gospel
See her lower and higher range:
- How great thou art 13 years old - th-cam.com/video/WLAEy1LIHrc/w-d-xo.html - well known by Elvis 😍😍🤯🤯🤯
- I have nothing 12 years old - th-cam.com/video/eTcvvO6B3Io/w-d-xo.html - Whitney Houston cover
Two of her original songs:
- Million Miles 14 years old - th-cam.com/video/3KxvwuZ7oEM/w-d-xo.html - She wrote it for her grandfather, who died in 2019. 😭😭😭😭😭
- 7th Heaven 15 years old - th-cam.com/video/bM8DzMRbiIc/w-d-xo.html
- Suspicious Minds 16 years old - th-cam.com/video/RTbKhkceR00/w-d-xo.html - Elvis Presley Cover - she is on the next level
The beginning on "Norway's got talent" - Angelina won this competition.
- Gloomy Sunday 7 years old - th-cam.com/video/d3gSho9yf88/w-d-xo.html - the long version with interviews, Billie Holiday cover
- I am a fool to want you 8 years old - th-cam.com/video/6LIcQL5gLoY/w-d-xo.html - she sings a cappella
- Bang Bang 8 years old - th-cam.com/video/HCaDyiqs7Wg/w-d-xo.html - the short version - Nancy Sinatra Cover
- Summertime 8 years old - th-cam.com/video/bnpFsCNKzFg/w-d-xo.html - the long version with interviews
Have a nice day and Greetings from Germany
The Woman she talks to is her grandmother, the picture on the candle is Screamin Jay Hawkins, the original artist, and there's a really good personal reason she doesn't wear shoes when performing.
Greetings from Scotland! Yes, not only was A.J. going places - she is now there! At 14 years old she signed a deal with "Republic Records". She was just over 9 years old here and already an established name in music believe it or not! Her love of Jazz music came from her grandmother Mary Zumani, a famous Iranian who was always playing jazz music. AJ has just combined that with pop music and created her own (patented by her) style called "Jazzy/Pop" . Now at the ripe old age of 17 she has many singles and albums. Her live, usually outdoor, performances are spectacularly good! If you get a chance, watch her performances on AGT of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Angelina was 9 years old when she recorded this video. She had worked with the band for awhile for other music projects but she is the arranger. She took the original 1956 song by Screaming Jay Hawkins and made it her own as she had done with most all the (150+) covers that she has produced. Hawkins is the image in the candle at the beginning of this video. Check out his version of his song live on the Merv Griffin Show in 1966, and you will recognize Angelina's interpretation.
Jordan grew up with classic jazz played to her by her parents/grandparents since she was 18 month old. She won Norway's Got Talent at 8 years old. While traveling with her grandmother, a renowned Iranian artist, in the Middle East she came across a poor little girl her age who was weighing people on an old bathroom scale for pennies. She talked with her for awhile and found out she wanted to be a doctor. Angelina noticed she was without shoes and her feet were rather battered. So she gave the girl her own shoes whereupon the girl promised to pray for her. Because of that encounter Angelina would perform without shoes until children like that girl could have shoes, too. She wrote a book "Between Two Hearts" based on that experience. She became the youngest published author in Norway at 9.
I could go on ad infinitum about Angelina but the best single word to describe her musical talent is "prodigy".
Follow up with a reaction to Angelina's own song "Million Miles". This was her first work for her new contract with Republic Records. Watch the black and white studio version. It was written when she was 13/14 about the loss of her beloved grandfather. She dedicated it for all who endure such a loss.
THEN take a look at one of her latest tribute covers of Elvis's last number one tune "Suspicious Minds". Her stylistic approach is outstanding.
Keep digging in Angelina Jordan's Music Mine and you will always find diamonds. You will certainly become one of her "Angels". That's how great a talent she is.
Not much more to say, as her enormous fans always provide the facts. IMO she is the greatest talent on the planet. She will go down as one of the greatest singers in history. I have 2 talented singers you should check out. #1. Joss Stone. Amazing soulful singer. #2. Morgan James Another amazing soulful singer,
And I’d check the group called Nightwish “ghost love story”. Epic song Best wishes to you
Angelina Jordan (born Angelina Jordan Astar; 10 January 2006) is a Norwegian singer whose audition for the 2014 season of Norway's Got Talent, singing "Gloomy Sunday" in the style of Billie Holiday, became a viral video
300 million views online and brought her worldwide press coverage at the age of 7 She went on to win the competition with her performance of George Gershwin's "Summertime". Since then she has worked to raise millions of dollars on behalf of environmental causes and children's charities around the world. She always performs barefoot, after befriending a young shoeless girl and giving her shoes to her. Jordan wrote a book about the experience and became the youngest published author in Norway.
So many new reactions to ANGELINA it's difficult to keep pace , must have heard this talented 17 year old is about to be a huge star . Best get a move on .
New subscriber - thanks to your great reaction to & appreciation of this amazing performance by Angelina (which she also arranged) - at age 9. Welcome to Angelina's world! Angelina Jordan from Norway is now 17 & has well over 180 covers along with some of her own originals readily available on TH-cam. But in order to better understand her musical roots & early influencers, I highly recommend all 4 of her Norway Got Talent performances (Gloomy Sunday, I'm A Fool To Want You, Bang Bang & Summertime) - at ages 7-8. And why did Angelina go on NGT at age 7? Well - because even though she wanted to go on when she was younger, 7 was the minimum age requirement. :) Thank you. And may GOD continue to watch over & bless Angelina Jordan.
Lucie thanks for this beautiful reaction with this unreal Angelina's cover, this song is a important step to understand the uniqueness of Angelina's talent and her incredible passion and understanding for music. She is absolutely out of the ordinary, but she is also so tremendously charming that she captivates and amazes you every time, she is surely the only 9 year old girl who has the courage and the ability to take this song from Screaming' Jay and rearrange it according to her sensibility and musical vision. I think sincerely that this is perhaps the most beautiful version of this song made, in more than 50 years since it was written. 💛🧡❤
LucieV, you just discovered the best! Welcome aboard.
A very old soul in this young 9 year old. She did this in the style of the original by Screamin Jay Hawkins. I understand that her grandmother always had classic jazz and blues playing. She is now a teenager writing and singing her own songs. Great reaction.
Your subscribers are setting you up with all these stunning performers
Lucie. Welcome to the amazing world of Angelina Jordon.
All of Angelina Jordons fans will start sending you Songs of Angelina's, and covers.
In my eyes, Any song you here her sing will be stunning.
Even songs you have heard other artists sing, and you have hated it. She will in prove it.. Enjoy.
Steve From New Zealand.
9+ when this was recorded. She is my favorite female artist. Your reaction was predictable and on point. Try Feeling Good when she was 10 years old., but you have a lot of overs to choose from.. they are all great and has her unique stamp on it.
Here is a link to FG: th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html
You have stumbled across a true gem. Angelina was 9 years old when she performed this version of I Put a Spell on You. She started singing at a young age (18 months) but is primarily self taught. She has close to 200 performances available to choose from on TH-cam. Hope you choose to do more reactions. Thanks
Loved your reaction to Angelina! Yes please react to more, she currently has 180+ songs recorded between TH-cam, Instagram and TikToc with 5 of those being her own originals and 2 written specifically for her. You will most likely get a biography of Angelina in the comments, well worth reading and will answer many questions you may have. (i won't spoil the surprises!) Lets just say that this girl is truly something very special!
…she is the definition of ‘child prodigy’.
Born Angelina Jordan Astar on January 10, 2006 in Oslo, Norway to her Norwegian mother, Sara Astar and her Swedish father, Gerry Christian Slattman.
Angelina started singing around 18 months of age, after listening to Whitney Houston on TH-cam. She quickly became obsessed with listening to music videos and her maternal grandmother, Mery Zamani got Angelina interested in classic jazz.
Mery Zamani is Iranian and was a prodigy as an artist and poet while growing up in Iran. Angelina attended the Oslo Waldorf School and participated in the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts after-school program, where starting around age 4, she had training in music but no vocal training. Her teachers were smart enough to not attempt to change what she was doing vocally.
Great reaction! I love seeing people react to hearing her for the first time listening to this song. This was the first song I heard her sing and it changed how I perceived the world. After hearing her, things that I thought were impossible seemed possible. I think you’ll really enjoy listening to her other songs. Glad you’re along for the ride.
Just subscribed to your channel for lots more Angelina Jordan reaction and I'm sure that you will be amazed by every performance that Angelina Jordan puts out. Thank you for your wonderful reaction thumbs up.
Lucie, this was her "wildest" version of this song. It occurred to her later on, that she might ruin her vocal chords. Her neck is a tiny bit longes,as is her larynx and vocal chords, hence the deep voice.
Here is a bit of biography:
Angelina Jordan Astar, born January 10th 2006 in Oslo.
Recorded singing in her crib at age 1,5 a Whitney Houston song. From the beginning she was into Jazz.
At age 3 she decided to practice singing for about 36 hours a week.
For technical know how entering the music academy at age 4 in Oslo and later on LA.
Winning Norways got Talent 2014 at 7 to 8 years old.
Later this Year she was enobled by the king and the government of Norway and was declared The National Treasure of Norway.
At age 13 she performed America gots Talent 2020 and was recognized by the american public.
During this time 2014 to 2020 she gathered about 30 million USD for child charity and ecological causes.
She has a uncanny instinct for music. She was nicknamed the Boss. If Angelina asked if it wouldn´t be better to play a song in a different fashion, it was better, every.singel.time.
You be safe and sound. Elmar from Germany.
Hi! This is AJ's homage to 1950's artist/& performer, "Screamin' Jay Hawkins" ;
it's from his song, "I'' ll Put a Spell on You," that she, herself, wrote her own arrangement, & brought it to the studio & recorded it. She is amazing, I agree...
and TY for airing this & reacting!
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