Anglina Jordan began singing at 18 months old. At 2, she began to teach herself how to sing, beginning with the jazz masters from decades ago. She's a child prodigy in music, which you can see for yourself through her over 180 covers and 5 originals. She auditioned for Norway's Got Talent at 7. She was the last to audition, and the judge's knew nothing about her. She walked barefooted onto the stage, with mussy hair and teeth still growing in. She performed a Billy Holiday version of "Gloomy Sunday." Several months later, she won the 2014 season of NGT. Following her victory, her parents turned down 90% of the requests for interviews or performances. They wanted Angelina to have a normal childhood. That didn't stop her from performing around the world, for Heads of State, and on live television. Her performance of "Bohemian Rhapsody" for which she was congratulated by the band, Queen. Queen then gave Angelina the rights to her version of their song. Angelina was at the final hurdle for the top 5 performers when she was dropped from the competition. She refused to sign a contract that would put her under an AGT affiliated record label. She even turned down Disney. Angelina (14) did sign that year with Republic Records, as they shared Angelina's vision for her music. They have her complete artistic control and determination of when she would release her performances. Angelina currently lives in LA and will turn 17 on January 10, 2023. She will graduate high school in the spring of 2023. - The Barefoot Princess - 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 age 6, 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.
Welcome to Angelinas world. At 13yo she was alredy a star who had been touring the world. Simon had for many years tried to get her on the show but it was first after a contract that gave her absolut freedom that he got her there. This girl at 13 yo had for 5 years been hunted by the music industri but she and her family wanted to wait for her to has as normal childhood that was posibel for a girl that frieking, insanely, scary talented ( word from producers in Stargate ).
Great 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 16 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 next 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!
I recommend you follow this up with something she did 4 years earlier, at 9 years and 2 months old. Angelina is known for arranging the music she sings, and this one will cement that vision to your mind. It's of Angelina singing "I Put a Spell on You," a cover of Screamin Jay Hawkins' 1956 jazz standards. This is a black and white studio performance called by many a "masterpiece cover" of Hawkins. This performance was a year after winning Norway's Got Talent, and it's unmatched. Has anyone ever told you that something will blow your mind? Well, if this one doesn't do so, it's only because your brains have already quietly leaked out of your ears. The video begins with our barefoot angel writing final changes to her lyrics and presenting them to the studio director. She then holds up a candle with Hawkins picture on it. One of the musicians is captured, smiling about the incomprehensible nature of what Angelina does with her music. The rest is history. You won't be sorry, and if you are, dinner's on me when you're in the neighborhood. "I PUT A SPELL ON YOU" (black and white studio cover) th-cam.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/w-d-xo.html (More about Angelina in the post below)
Hello lady, nice that you took a peek down Angelina's rabbit hole. You are at the very beginning and I hope you continue on your journey because there is a lot to discover, she is the best singer in the world (my opinion) but you will find out for yourself and believe me you become just as addicted to her voice as all other fans (angels), she is also called the barefoot angel with 1000 voices, why she always performs barefoot is another story, she can adapt and improve her voice to every song and also transport many emotions and not only does it have around 170 covers but also 5 originals which are all amazing and legendary even now and there is a lot to tell, i look forward to more reactions and have subscribed to you now, greetings from germany
What you will soon realize is that Angelina today at 16 Angelina is already the best Jazz singer on the Planet! Soon to be one of the Best Vocalists of All Time. ♥👣👸🏻 Angelina won Norway's Got Talent when she was 8 yrs old after starting the competition at 7 yrs old. The youngest winner of any Got Talent show on the planet. She had to wait two years because you had to be 7 yrs old to enter. She started with a rendition of Billie Holiday's 'Gloomy Sunday' which she just infused with Billie's soul. She followed this by another Billie classic with a pitch perfect rendition of 'I'm a Fool to Want You' acapella. Her next performance was a beautiful rendition of 'Bang, Bang' by Sonny & Cher and performed most famously by Nancy Sinatra. She won the competition with what I consider her first Masterpiece performance of 'Summertime' by George Gershwin. Shortly after winning she was designated a National Treasure by the Norwegian people. ♥👣👸🏻 There is video of Angelina recorded by her mother Sarah Astar singing a couple of lines of "I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston when she was 18 months old. She started studying all the greats of Jazz soon after under the guidance of her Iranian Grandmother Mery Zamani a child prodigy in her own right as an artist and poet. English is Angelina's 3rd language behind Norwegian and Farsi along with Japanese and some German and perhaps more. She did this from 2 & 3 yrs old by scrolling thru TH-cam of all their most Iconic performance. Angelina doesn't just mimic these greats, she reinterprets them and then simply sings them the way they were meant to be sung. She makes them her own. Angelina was begging her mother to go on "that Simon show" when she was 3 yrs old. encouraged to sing children songs, she would have none of that. Angelina chooses her own songs and she is absolutely fearless. No song is too big and no artist is too Iconic. All the most Iconic songs by the most Iconic singers in music history. Angelina has said singing to her is as important to her as breathing. ♥👣👸🏻 She will sing anything Acapella at any time and often does. Her Tic-Toc is full of these impromptu performances wherever she might be whether in the car, walking around the neighborhood or in a parking Garage. Accompanied by most often a simple guitar or piano her performances are always incredible. Add a band or even a full orchestra as in her performance for Quincy Jones at his request singing his arrangement of 'Fly Me to the Moon'. The same arrangement he did for Frank Sinatra. This opened for his 85th birthday celebration at the 02 Arena in London. ♥👣👸🏻 She is well known worldwide in the industry. Her family and Angelina have been holding back turning down many of the biggest in the industry while she finishes school. Remember she's only 16. They finally signed with Republic Records about two year ago after getting a deal that gave her control of her artistic vision and has since released 2 originals, 'Million Miles' & '7th Heaven' plus a soundtrack for the New Movie "The Hating Game" which opens with her song 'Mercy' performed most notably by Duffy. Republic has labeled her their Highest Priority and assigned a team to her including Rob Christy a multiple Grammy Winner, often on the piano in many of her performances and a whole team of equally qualified professionals. She has worked with some of the best musicians in the industry and always get exactly what she wants. They call her the Boss and have immense respect for her. She is due to release her 1st album promised by Angelin to be soon. She has been diligently perfecting her craft since winning Norway's Got Talent singing all over the world, Germany, Japan, Korea as well as TV appearances such as The View, Little Big Shots and most notably America's Got Talent where she premiered her Iconic Performance of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' which Queen gave her the rights to record her own version available on ITunes and Spotify included on her Album 'Magic' which she released on her own along with a Christmas Song collection. She didn't win AGT because she would not sign with Simon. IMO. She has also sung for Many Heads of State including Barack Obama and for Quincy Jones 85th birthday at the 02 Arena in London and a couple songs opening for Norah Jones in Korea. She also sang at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert at 8 yrs old for Malala and another recipient. Mostly she has sung for charities helping raise millions for children charities and climate change. The great part is that most of it has been well documented often by herself and her family. Her Grandmother who introduced her to Jazz at 3 & 4 yrs old is behind the camera more than anyone else. Norway proclaimed her a National Treasure shortly after she won NGT. Love the reactions. Get ready for a deep dive. She is worth it! Love from the Land of Vikings and the home of the Kensington Runestone here in mid-Minnesota wherein lies a huge Norwegian population. ♥👣👸🏻
Hope you feel better each day, Mom's "nasty 🤢" teas are probably good for you. And listening to Angelina is ALWAYS uplifting!! Next time, you WILL cry... Hard to fight back the tears but they're a good, happy crying!! Here's to more reactions!!
...welcome in the beautyful world of Angelina! She is the diary about 100 years of good music and she love every new angel sincerly, I believe this. Greatings from Berlin...✒️
I'm sorry you're under the weather. Those nasty teas are life-saving without being wallet-draining. Some day you'll be reaching for the recipes, Girl! So she's 3 years old, hears Simon on BGT, and wants to sing for him. 10 years later, at age 13, she finally gets there as an already proven Champion. AGT Champions is for winners of Got Talent competitions around the world. Yes, she performs barefoot since the age of 6. She got Heidi Klum's golden buzzer and went straight to the finals where she blew it out of the park with a rendition of Elton John's "Good-bye Yellow Brick Road." Yes, you really FEEL the songs she sings. There's a story about the bare feet and I'll try to round up one or two links for you. Grandma Ellen, signing off.💜
Congratulations! You just discovered the best Vocal Artist on the Planet! IMO This opinion is quickly being reinforced as her career is finally starting to I believe explode. I'm surprised there are still many who know nothing about her but again I think that is going to change. If you want to hear music listen to anyone. If you want to feel it listen to Angelina. You have a lot of catching up to do if you decide to follow this girl and it would be a mistake in my opinion not to. Not just a great artist but an even greater Human Being! Hang on. Her angels will soon fill you in on her incredible journey & accomplishments When you react to Bohemian Rhapsody take notice during her performance they highlight audience members in the front row. That is Angelina's Family. From left to right Her uncle and manager Michael Astar, her little sister Juliette, her mother Sarah Astar and her grandmother Mery Zamani. Notice her little sister crossing her fingers as the performance starts and later her mother wipe tears from her eyes. Also remember she said she had waited 10 years to sing for Simon. When she was 3 ye ars old she was begging her mother to go on 'that Simon show'. A child prodigy who started singing Whitney Houston at 1 & 1/2, Won Norway’s Got Talent at 8 yrs old singing Billy Holiday's 'Gloomy Sunday', 'I'm a Fool to Want You' a cappella, 'Bang, Bang' by Nancy Sinatra and 'Summertime' by George Gershwin! She fulfilled one of her childhood wishes when she sang for the Nobel Peace Prize Concert at 8, her second wish that you soon watch was to sing for that 'Simon Show" that she expressed at 3 yrs old when she sang on America's Got Talent 'The Champions' at 13 yrs old singing the most beautiful rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody ever created! She has sung for Quincy Jones & Barak Obama among many others and raised millions for Children Charities and Climate Change! No theatrics here, simply the most soulful interpretation of a song and an ability to convey that emotion right down to your very soul! She has made many grown men cry! Buckle up, you're going to need it! She is 16 as of Jan 10th this year and has just released her second original with Republic Records after being protected to allow her to grow up and when they got a deal that gave her 100 % control over her art. The true GOAT in my opinion! She was 9 when singing a song by Screamin Jay Hawkins on the candle from 1956. th-cam.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/w-d-xo.html She started studying all the Greats of Jazz at 3yrs old on u-tube. What little girl studies Jazz at that age? The one & only Angelina Jordan, The Velvet Voice of the Barefoot Princess of Jazz! 👣
Awesome reaction and check out "What A Difference A Day Makes", she was 8, then check out "Suspicious Minds" she did this year at age 16! Enjoy the journey, you hit The Mother Load to react to, God Bless!
Dear lady, you get better, my wishes for you. My Co-commenters wrote about Angelina Jordan already. She was born with some gifts from God, her beautiful neck is slightly langer than usual, so is her larynx and her vocal chords (deeper voice, also she was born with this raspy, smokey tone aaaand her intelligence she inherited from mom Sarah an grandma Mery. It is sky-high (this is confirmed by people who know a thing or two) and as my friends and colleagues mentioned, she is a humanitarian. In the time from age 8 to 13 she helped gathering money for child charita and environmental causes, just a bit about 30 Million USD. Speaking multible languages and playing at least two instruments. You my dear lady, work on your health to improve it, have a pleasant Christmas and a good 2023. Elmar from Germany.
The remaining members of Queen were so impressed with Angelina's performance that they allowed her to copyright her version - it is available on several music streaming services - she gets the royalties. In addition, here is a video of Angelina performing this song live at one of her Summer 2022 Norway Concerts (she is 16 years old now): th-cam.com/video/TqMqyAi-bsc/w-d-xo.html
Hi there welcome to the amazing World of Angelina Jordan Astar currently 16y old about 6+ feet tall and imho the best singer and also humble and caring person i know of - over time you will get more Information from Angelinas Angels (she called her Fans Angels) and a lot of suggestions - me i would advise to watch her Performances on Norway got Talent (Norske Talenter) to beginn with - cheers from Germany
Everytime I watch this performance, I say, sing it, girl ❤️ The most mesmerizing performance I have ever seen ❤️ Btw, She got the Golden Buzzer from Heidi Klum at the end 👍 You can watch the moment from other videos of the performance 👍 I recommend Angelinas cover of I Rather Go Blind at age 12. Its amazing and soulful version. You should see it 👍
Welcome to “The World Of Angelina Jordan Astar” (full name). “The Barefoot Princess With The Velvet Voice And A Mona Lisa Smile”. Born Jan 10, 2006. From her audition on Norway’s Got Talent (2014 - age 7 - Gloomy Sunday "Billy Holiday") through the final on America’s Got Talent The Champions (2020 - age 13 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road "Sir Elton John") and the 130+ videos in between you will not be disappointed. This includes three originals song: “What Is Life”, “Oslo” and “Shield” Since then she has done many new covers and now her new singles "Million Miles" and “7th Heaven”, along with her movie soundtrack "Mercy" from the motion picture “The Hating Game”. As well as her brilliant version of Elvis’s “Suspicious Mind”. My personal favorite is her cover of Lana Del Rey's "Born To Die". Although “Mercy” is really growing on me.
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 16, 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 16 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. When she was 6 years old, she was 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 shoes and 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 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 Original Video link as well as the artist Official Channel, and thank you for already doing 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.
This link goes to an interview that is an age closer to 13 and Bohemian Rhapsody. It switches into English early on, but you can start with the English subtitles. This will give you some insight. th-cam.com/video/3HUQZFSPBNQ/w-d-xo.html Enjoy. Next I'll bring you a song to listen to. When she was age 9, after winning Norway's Got Talent age 7/8.
Hi Ellen. ANGELINA after that interview performed her original song " shield " aged 12 here is the link th-cam.com/video/lQtUbVKb0vs/w-d-xo.html both our worthy of a reaction together hope Queent can do a reaction with both. ❤️
@@GrandmaEllen I'm no tech expert , I have all my favourite ANGELINA videos in my watch later list , I select share from there .sometimes I have to do a search if I'm inclined. Happy Christmas .
I'm back with a link to an interview related to Angelina's story about why she performs barefoot since age 6. English subtitles included, so be sure you turn them on. th-cam.com/video/-cCLDY0CSZ8/w-d-xo.html Enjoy.
Hi Ellen ANGELINA also performed " UNCHAINED MELODY " brilliantly on the same show here is the link th-cam.com/video/wPfMzMeBLbo/w-d-xo.html the barefoot interview and the performance make a great reaction especially for new TO ANGELINA reactors learn and react .❤️
Why Angelina always performs barefoot♥👣 For those who do not know. 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. 'Between Two Hearts' Angelina Jordan interviewed by Anne Lindmo, NRK TV "Lindmo" 14/11/2015 (eng & esp sub) th-cam.com/video/-cCLDY0CSZ8/w-d-xo.html ♥👣👸🏻🎷
Anglina Jordan began singing at 18 months old. At 2, she began to teach herself how to sing, beginning with the jazz masters from decades ago. She's a child prodigy in music, which you can see for yourself through her over 180 covers and 5 originals.
She auditioned for Norway's Got Talent at 7. She was the last to audition, and the judge's knew nothing about her. She walked barefooted onto the stage, with mussy hair and teeth still growing in. She performed a Billy Holiday version of "Gloomy Sunday." Several months later, she won the 2014 season of NGT. Following her victory, her parents turned down 90% of the requests for interviews or performances. They wanted Angelina to have a normal childhood.
That didn't stop her from performing around the world, for Heads of State, and on live television. Her performance of "Bohemian Rhapsody" for which she was congratulated by the band, Queen. Queen then gave Angelina the rights to her version of their song. Angelina was at the final hurdle for the top 5 performers when she was dropped from the competition. She refused to sign a contract that would put her under an AGT affiliated record label. She even turned down Disney.
Angelina (14) did sign that year with Republic Records, as they shared Angelina's vision for her music. They have her complete artistic control and determination of when she would release her performances.
Angelina currently lives in LA and will turn 17 on January 10, 2023. She will graduate high school in the spring of 2023.
- The Barefoot Princess -
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 age 6, 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 makes us all Taste the Music
Welcome to Angelinas world. At 13yo she was alredy a star who had been touring the world. Simon had for many years tried to get her on the show but it was first after a contract that gave her absolut freedom that he got her there. This girl at 13 yo had for 5 years been hunted by the music industri but she and her family wanted to wait for her to has as normal childhood that was posibel for a girl that frieking, insanely, scary talented ( word from producers in Stargate ).
Great 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 16 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 next 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!
I recommend you follow this up with something she did 4 years earlier, at 9 years and 2 months old. Angelina is known for arranging the music she sings, and this one will cement that vision to your mind. It's of Angelina singing "I Put a Spell on You," a cover of Screamin Jay Hawkins' 1956 jazz standards. This is a black and white studio performance called by many a "masterpiece cover" of Hawkins. This performance was a year after winning Norway's Got Talent, and it's unmatched.
Has anyone ever told you that something will blow your mind? Well, if this one doesn't do so, it's only because your brains have already quietly leaked out of your ears. The video begins with our barefoot angel writing final changes to her lyrics and presenting them to the studio director. She then holds up a candle with Hawkins picture on it. One of the musicians is captured, smiling about the incomprehensible nature of what Angelina does with her music. The rest is history. You won't be sorry, and if you are, dinner's on me when you're in the neighborhood.
"I PUT A SPELL ON YOU" (black and white studio cover)
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(More about Angelina in the post below)
Hello lady, nice that you took a peek down Angelina's rabbit hole. You are at the very beginning and I hope you continue on your journey because there is a lot to discover, she is the best singer in the world (my opinion) but you will find out for yourself and believe me you become just as addicted to her voice as all other fans (angels), she is also called the barefoot angel with 1000 voices, why she always performs barefoot is another story, she can adapt and improve her voice to every song and also transport many emotions and not only does it have around 170 covers but also 5 originals which are all amazing and legendary even now and there is a lot to tell, i look forward to more reactions and have subscribed to you now, greetings from germany
What you will soon realize is that Angelina today at 16 Angelina is already the best Jazz singer on the Planet! Soon to be one of the Best Vocalists of All Time. ♥👣👸🏻
Angelina won Norway's Got Talent when she was 8 yrs old after starting the competition at 7 yrs old. The youngest winner of any Got Talent show on the planet. She had to wait two years because you had to be 7 yrs old to enter. She started with a rendition of Billie Holiday's 'Gloomy Sunday' which she just infused with Billie's soul. She followed this by another Billie classic with a pitch perfect rendition of 'I'm a Fool to Want You' acapella. Her next performance was a beautiful rendition of 'Bang, Bang' by Sonny & Cher and performed most famously by Nancy Sinatra. She won the competition with what I consider her first Masterpiece performance of 'Summertime' by George Gershwin. Shortly after winning she was designated a National Treasure by the Norwegian people. ♥👣👸🏻
There is video of Angelina recorded by her mother Sarah Astar singing a couple of lines of "I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston when she was 18 months old. She started studying all the greats of Jazz soon after under the guidance of her Iranian Grandmother Mery Zamani a child prodigy in her own right as an artist and poet. English is Angelina's 3rd language behind Norwegian and Farsi along with Japanese and some German and perhaps more. She did this from 2 & 3 yrs old by scrolling thru TH-cam of all their most Iconic performance. Angelina doesn't just mimic these greats, she reinterprets them and then simply sings them the way they were meant to be sung. She makes them her own.
Angelina was begging her mother to go on "that Simon show" when she was 3 yrs old. encouraged to sing children songs, she would have none of that. Angelina chooses her own songs and she is absolutely fearless. No song is too big and no artist is too Iconic. All the most Iconic songs by the most Iconic singers in music history. Angelina has said singing to her is as important to her as breathing. ♥👣👸🏻
She will sing anything Acapella at any time and often does. Her Tic-Toc is full of these impromptu performances wherever she might be whether in the car, walking around the neighborhood or in a parking Garage. Accompanied by most often a simple guitar or piano her performances are always incredible. Add a band or even a full orchestra as in her performance for Quincy Jones at his request singing his arrangement of 'Fly Me to the Moon'. The same arrangement he did for Frank Sinatra. This opened for his 85th birthday celebration at the 02 Arena in London. ♥👣👸🏻
She is well known worldwide in the industry. Her family and Angelina have been holding back turning down many of the biggest in the industry while she finishes school. Remember she's only 16. They finally signed with Republic Records about two year ago after getting a deal that gave her control of her artistic vision and has since released 2 originals, 'Million Miles' & '7th Heaven' plus a soundtrack for the New Movie "The Hating Game" which opens with her song 'Mercy' performed most notably by Duffy. Republic has labeled her their Highest Priority and assigned a team to her including Rob Christy a multiple Grammy Winner, often on the piano in many of her performances and a whole team of equally qualified professionals. She has worked with some of the best musicians in the industry and always get exactly what she wants. They call her the Boss and have immense respect for her. She is due to release her 1st album promised by Angelin to be soon.
She has been diligently perfecting her craft since winning Norway's Got Talent singing all over the world, Germany, Japan, Korea as well as TV appearances such as The View, Little Big Shots and most notably America's Got Talent where she premiered her Iconic Performance of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' which Queen gave her the rights to record her own version available on ITunes and Spotify included on her Album 'Magic' which she released on her own along with a Christmas Song collection. She didn't win AGT because she would not sign with Simon. IMO. She has also sung for Many Heads of State including Barack Obama and for Quincy Jones 85th birthday at the 02 Arena in London and a couple songs opening for Norah Jones in Korea. She also sang at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert at 8 yrs old for Malala and another recipient. Mostly she has sung for charities helping raise millions for children charities and climate change. The great part is that most of it has been well documented often by herself and her family. Her Grandmother who introduced her to Jazz at 3 & 4 yrs old is behind the camera more than anyone else. Norway proclaimed her a National Treasure shortly after she won NGT. Love the reactions. Get ready for a deep dive. She is worth it! Love from the Land of Vikings and the home of the Kensington Runestone here in mid-Minnesota wherein lies a huge Norwegian population. ♥👣👸🏻
Hope you feel better each day, Mom's "nasty 🤢" teas are probably good for you. And listening to Angelina is ALWAYS uplifting!! Next time, you WILL cry... Hard to fight back the tears but they're a good, happy crying!! Here's to more reactions!!
...welcome in the beautyful world of Angelina! She is the diary about 100 years of good music and she love every new angel sincerly, I believe this. Greatings from Berlin...✒️
I'm sorry you're under the weather. Those nasty teas are life-saving without being wallet-draining. Some day you'll be reaching for the recipes, Girl! So she's 3 years old, hears Simon on BGT, and wants to sing for him. 10 years later, at age 13, she finally gets there as an already proven Champion. AGT Champions is for winners of Got Talent competitions around the world. Yes, she performs barefoot since the age of 6. She got Heidi Klum's golden buzzer and went straight to the finals where she blew it out of the park with a rendition of Elton John's "Good-bye Yellow Brick Road." Yes, you really FEEL the songs she sings. There's a story about the bare feet and I'll try to round up one or two links for you. Grandma Ellen, signing off.💜
Thank you for explaining ☺️
Congratulations! You just discovered the best Vocal Artist on the Planet! IMO This opinion is quickly being reinforced as her career is finally starting to I believe explode. I'm surprised there are still many who know nothing about her but again I think that is going to change. If you want to hear music listen to anyone. If you want to feel it listen to Angelina. You have a lot of catching up to do if you decide to follow this girl and it would be a mistake in my opinion not to. Not just a great artist but an even greater Human Being! Hang on. Her angels will soon fill you in on her incredible journey & accomplishments
When you react to Bohemian Rhapsody take notice during her performance they highlight audience members in the front row. That is Angelina's Family. From left to right Her uncle and manager Michael Astar, her little sister Juliette, her mother Sarah Astar and her grandmother Mery Zamani. Notice her little sister crossing her fingers as the performance starts and later her mother wipe tears from her eyes. Also remember she said she had waited 10 years to sing for Simon. When she was 3 ye ars old she was begging her mother to go on 'that Simon show'.
A child prodigy who started singing Whitney Houston at 1 & 1/2, Won Norway’s Got Talent at 8 yrs old singing Billy Holiday's 'Gloomy Sunday', 'I'm a Fool to Want You' a cappella, 'Bang, Bang' by Nancy Sinatra and 'Summertime' by George Gershwin!
She fulfilled one of her childhood wishes when she sang for the Nobel Peace Prize Concert at 8, her second wish that you soon watch was to sing for that 'Simon Show" that she expressed at 3 yrs old when she sang on America's Got Talent 'The Champions' at 13 yrs old singing the most beautiful rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody ever created! She has sung for Quincy Jones & Barak Obama among many others and raised millions for Children Charities and Climate Change! No theatrics here, simply the most soulful interpretation of a song and an ability to convey that emotion right down to your very soul! She has made many grown men cry! Buckle up, you're going to need it!
She is 16 as of Jan 10th this year and has just released her second original with Republic Records after being protected to allow her to grow up and when they got a deal that gave her 100 % control over her art. The true GOAT in my opinion! She was 9 when singing a song by Screamin Jay Hawkins on the candle from 1956. th-cam.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/w-d-xo.html She started studying all the Greats of Jazz at 3yrs old on u-tube. What little girl studies Jazz at that age? The one & only Angelina Jordan, The Velvet Voice of the Barefoot Princess of Jazz! 👣
Good reaction. We'll enjoy making the journey with you.
Awesome reaction and check out "What A Difference A Day Makes", she was 8, then check out "Suspicious Minds" she did this year at age 16! Enjoy the journey, you hit The Mother Load to react to, God Bless!
Dear lady, you get better, my wishes for you. My Co-commenters wrote about Angelina Jordan already. She was born with some gifts from God, her beautiful neck is slightly langer than usual, so is her larynx and her vocal chords (deeper voice, also she was born with this raspy, smokey tone aaaand her intelligence she inherited from mom Sarah an grandma Mery. It is sky-high (this is confirmed by people who know a thing or two) and as my friends and colleagues mentioned, she is a humanitarian. In the time from age 8 to 13 she helped gathering money for child charita and environmental causes, just a bit about 30 Million USD. Speaking multible languages and playing at least two instruments.
You my dear lady, work on your health to improve it, have a pleasant Christmas and a good 2023. Elmar from Germany.
The remaining members of Queen were so impressed with Angelina's performance that they allowed her to copyright her version - it is available on several music streaming services - she gets the royalties. In addition, here is a video of Angelina performing this song live at one of her Summer 2022 Norway Concerts (she is 16 years old now): th-cam.com/video/TqMqyAi-bsc/w-d-xo.html
Hi there welcome to the amazing World of Angelina Jordan Astar currently 16y old about 6+ feet tall and imho the best singer and also humble and caring person i know of - over time you will get more Information from Angelinas Angels (she called her Fans Angels) and a lot of suggestions - me i would advise to watch her Performances on Norway got Talent (Norske Talenter) to beginn with - cheers from Germany
Everytime I watch this performance, I say, sing it, girl ❤️ The most mesmerizing performance I have ever seen ❤️ Btw, She got the Golden Buzzer from Heidi Klum at the end 👍 You can watch the moment from other videos of the performance 👍 I recommend Angelinas cover of I Rather Go Blind at age 12. Its amazing and soulful version. You should see it 👍
Welcome to “The World Of Angelina Jordan Astar” (full name). “The Barefoot Princess With The Velvet Voice And A Mona Lisa Smile”. Born Jan 10, 2006. From her audition on Norway’s Got Talent (2014 - age 7 - Gloomy Sunday "Billy Holiday") through the final on America’s Got Talent The Champions (2020 - age 13 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road "Sir Elton John") and the 130+ videos in between you will not be disappointed. This includes three originals song: “What Is Life”, “Oslo” and “Shield” Since then she has done many new covers and now her new singles "Million Miles" and “7th Heaven”, along with her movie soundtrack "Mercy" from the motion picture “The Hating Game”. As well as her brilliant version of Elvis’s “Suspicious Mind”. My personal favorite is her cover of Lana Del Rey's "Born To Die". Although “Mercy” is really growing on me.
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 16, 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 16 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.
When she was 6 years old, she was 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 shoes and 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 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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Heidi gave her the golden buzzer!
This link goes to an interview that is an age closer to 13 and Bohemian Rhapsody. It switches into English early on, but you can start with the English subtitles. This will give you some insight. th-cam.com/video/3HUQZFSPBNQ/w-d-xo.html Enjoy. Next I'll bring you a song to listen to. When she was age 9, after winning Norway's Got Talent age 7/8.
Hi Ellen. ANGELINA after that interview performed her original song " shield " aged 12 here is the link th-cam.com/video/lQtUbVKb0vs/w-d-xo.html both our worthy of a reaction together hope Queent can do a reaction with both. ❤️
@@tomwhite4736 again, thank you. I didn't have the energy to hunt these down. Much appreciated.
@@GrandmaEllen I'm no tech expert , I have all my favourite ANGELINA videos in my watch later list , I select share from there .sometimes I have to do a search if I'm inclined. Happy Christmas .
Blessings with the Feast Day.
I'm back with a link to an interview related to Angelina's story about why she performs barefoot since age 6. English subtitles included, so be sure you turn them on. th-cam.com/video/-cCLDY0CSZ8/w-d-xo.html Enjoy.
Hi Ellen ANGELINA also performed " UNCHAINED MELODY " brilliantly on the same show here is the link th-cam.com/video/wPfMzMeBLbo/w-d-xo.html the barefoot interview and the performance make a great reaction especially for new TO ANGELINA reactors learn and react .❤️
@@tomwhite4736 thank you.
Why Angelina always performs barefoot♥👣
For those who do not know.
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. 'Between Two Hearts'
Angelina Jordan interviewed by Anne Lindmo, NRK TV "Lindmo" 14/11/2015 (eng & esp sub) th-cam.com/video/-cCLDY0CSZ8/w-d-xo.html ♥👣👸🏻🎷
Here is the music video I promised. 9 yo. th-cam.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/w-d-xo.html Prepare to be blown away.
" I PUT A SPELL ON YOU "❤️
She has that effect on many!! Her cover of Unchained melody is one 💙