Queen gave her the rights to her version. Welcome to this rabbit hole. Her black and white version of "I put a spell on you" when she was 9 will blow your socks off.
Maybe musical odyssey best describes our Angelina adventures. It feels to me after 4 years like an odyssey. I love her voice so much. Went to Portsmouth and rabidly waiting for her next concert❤❤
Welcome to the phenomenon that is Angelina Jordan,Angelina has always been a child prodigy, I’ve been following this musical genius for around 8 years now and have attended three of Angelina’s live concerts to date , she is phenomenal live , my advice is to follow her career from the beginning, from 7 years old to present day where Angelina is 18 years old today on 10 January, Angelina has around 180 upgrades of covers and around 12 originals , Angelina signed with Republic Records at 14 years old, her Uncle Mike is her manager, Angelina’s Grandmother Mery is her greatest inspiration and influence, Mery introduced Angelina to Jazz and the old classic songs when Angelina was 1 1/2 years old, Angelina takes a original song and makes it her own still pays tribute to the original artist,Angelina’s beautiful jazzy soulful pitch perfect voice touches your heart and soul,her unique silvery vibrato is outstanding,welcome to in my opinion the greatest talent I’ve ever seen, a once in a generation talent, Her arrangement and performance of Bohemian Rhapsody impressed the band Queen so much , the guys from Queen gave Angelina the copyright to her arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen has always been my favourite band ever and I’ve attended many of their live concerts in the 70s and 80s , I sure Freddie would be proud of Angelina, great reaction thanks
For everyone who doesn't know yet: Not only did Angelina get the golden buzzer from judge Heidi Klum, but she also received huge praise from the remaining members of the legendary Queen. Queen were delighted with Angelina's arrangement and shared it on Twitter with the words "WOW, what a rendition" (three years later they repeated their praise on TT in March 27th 2023 with the words "absolutely killed it".) What was unfortunately not to be Seen here, all four judges came on stage to congratulate Angelina (very rarely). 👣💯 *AJ* 💯👣 BTW, Angelina released her version of Bohemian Rhapsody with permission from Queen on January 24th, 2020 under her own label ANGELINA JORDAN INC. shortly after Angelina celebrated her 14th birthday. (almost 14 million streams to day on Spotify alone) 🤗🤗😊
If you love Queen, you'll love Angelina's cover of THE SHOW MUST GO ON. She performs this while sitting and again at the ripe old age of 13. Truly an amazing performance. Freddy would have been proud.
Angelina will constantly wow you, surprise you, astound you and leave you at a loss for words. She can and will sing any genre with originality and beauty. This is a rabbit hole you never want to exit.
Thanks for your great review and on this special day (10 January 2024)....Angelina's 18th birthday. You have no idea of the world that you've just entered!
Welcome to the 🌎 that IS Angelina ❤ she Always honors the original 🎶 but give her own twist look for her Norways GOT Talent performances and her own arrangement of ScreamN J Hawkins classic " I put a spell on you" @ age 9yrs 2mo. at recording that IS absolutely epic ... Angelina IS 💯 % a prodigy full of GOD given talent 😊 Enjoy!!
Checkout Angelina arrangement of ( I Put A Spell On You ) black and white studio version when Angelina was 9 years old, it will blow your mind a outstandingly amazing performance!
I enjoyed your reaction to our A.J. She is incredibly talented and a very kind and caring young lady. I know you're going to enjoy discovering more Angelina. Welcome to the rabbit hole. 😊
"Welcome to the wonderful world of Angelina Jordan!" The musical journey you are about to go on is something you could never imagine in your wildest dreams. I believe you have figured that out already. You will getting a load of info (playlists and bio's) about her from her fan base (her angels) and I encourage you to check them out because it will set you up to enjoy her even more. So much to say but I don't want to overload the engine. The more you listen to her the more you will understand exactly what is going on. Hint: Just listen to your heart. It can't speak to you but it will continually send you messages via goosebumps, tearing up with the urge to cry and finding if difficult to speak during or just after she sings 'for you'.
Love your reaction. I’m here strictly for Angelina. She just recently performed for the Nobel Peace Prize. A must see!!!! Today is her Birthday 1/10/24, she’s 18. But it really does start when she was 7yo on Norway Got Talent. She’s truly an angel and her catalog is enormous.
I am so excited for your discovery of Angelina Jordan. From 18 MONTHS old to today 01/10/24 she turned 18, Angelina is heads and shoulders ahead of any other singers alive today! Over 200 videos and pick any you want to be floored. Last month in Norway singing Unchained Melody for the Nobel Peace Prize will slay you. Strap in for the experience of a life time.
Great reaction! AJA turned 18 today (wednesday, 10th of January) She's been a busy bee since the age of 6 and you'll find well over 100+ different songs, covers and her own material on YT. All performed at the level and uniqueness of this1. She's been signed by Republic records and her own material is becoming quite a stack now, all to be found on all major, music streaming platforms. Her family have moved to LA a couple of years ago, to offer her a better environment to develop in and have done a brilliant job in shielding her from moving to fast and getting exposed to soon to the tempting jaws of stardom. Having the music world at her feet, turning 18 - there really is no limit to how good & big she will become. Enjoy discovering her!
Great reaction ! Welcome to the world of AJ who just turned 18, she has over 200 songs to react to including originals, there are no bad ones all excellent even at the age of 7
A barefoot princess with a hypnotic voice. 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. On June 27, 2018, at age 12, Jordan performed Frank Sinatra “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. 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. In December 2022, Angelina performed at the Asian American Awards in Los Angeles. On 2/27/23, Angelina performed at the FIFA Awards ceremony in Paris, France, with a viewing audience in the millions. On May 5th, 2023, Angelina released her original "Love Don't Let Me Go". On July 23th she released her orginal EP “Old Enough”. Angelina perform Concert at the Music Hall in Portsmouth New Hampshire on Sept 22nd, 2023. It Was a great concert, who was not and could regret it, a big mistake. On 10/27/23 she released her new orginal singiel “Our Time”. In November 2023, she was presented as a debutante at Le Bal des débutantes in Paris. On 12/08/23 she released new Marry Christmas EP “Driving Home for Christmas”. On 12/10/23 she sing in Oslo at the Nobel Peace Prize Celebration - Unchained Melody tribute to 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi.
G, the suit is literally, the story of her life (13 yo). Painted originally by her grandma Mery Zamany, an iranian painter and poet, on canvas, then copied to cloth and designed by Mery and Angelina, sewed by Angelina. Today, she has her own design for women´s couture. If you have money to spare😁, you could order and buy some. Singing since the ripe age of 18 MONTHS, she decided to practice her craft around 3 yo. Grandma Mery (mom´s mom) brought her to JAZZ and SOUL. Since age 2, she vehemently declined to sing "kiddi" songs. Her knowledge and musicaly instinct was soon discovered and is reknown though the whole of Scandinavia and later the musical world. Norwegian musicians nick namend her THE BOSS, but lovingly and with great adoration. Even today, residing in Los Angeles, this nick name stucks. I mean, when a, in the norwegian music world, highly respected conductor of middling years, asks a 11 year old for musical advise (there is a video), or a 10 to 11 yo girl, friendly but firm, tells a bandleader of around 60 years how SHE wants the song (they were rehearsing) to be played.....he looks at her, thinks through and nodds??? Dear, many happy hours, with our barefoot princess. Be safe and sound. Elmar from Germany
Angelina is the gift that keeps on giving. Coming onto the scene as a precocious 7 year old, there are dozens if not hundreds of videos she's produced in her home studio or on stage at one concert or another. Now 18 years old, she recently released her first album of original work and was invited to sing at the recent Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies. Go back and be amazed by her performances as a 7 year old on live television in Norway, move forward and watch and listen to an amazingly confident young woman performing her own work. In between listen to her absolutely unbelievable covers of artists from Ella Fitzgerald to Adele to Amy Winehouse to Elvis to Frank Sinatra. We like to say that Angelina doesn't cover songs, she UNcovers them. When she sings a song you may have heard a thousand times, it takes you to a new place and you understand the song for the very first time. It's always fun to watch a new reactor discover Angelina. Welcome to the happiest rabbit hole on the Internet!!
Did I see you wipe a tear by the end of the song? It's very common with AJ, the Barefoot Princess. Pls more of her 200+ covers & originals. By the way, today 1/10/2024 is Angelina's 18th birthday. You probably didn't know that but it's a fact.
Everything Angelina Does she turns to Gold, she takes Songs from the Greatest of Legends from the past 100 yrs and Breathes new life into them and makes them better, a once in a lifetime talent, i feel privileged to be alive to Witness it, HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂 ANGELINA 😊
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. Even though she has been compared by many to Amy Winehouse, her major influence is Billie Holiday. Other influences are Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Etta James, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston, and Adele to name a few. Her love of jazz came from her grandmother playing jazz music around her when she was young. In 2014, she entered at age 7 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!" For Queen to respond to someone covering one of their songs is quite a feat since they rarely react to anyone. She did not win, but her fan base grew and expanded her popularity. Now 17 years old, living in Los Angeles, and currently signed with Republic Records, whose clients include Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, and Drake to name a few. Her family and Republic Records had agreed not to heavily promote her just yet so she can live as normal of a life as possible and finish her schooling. From what we know, she is finally done with school. She had a single that came out May 5th called Love Don't Let Me Go, a new EP called Old Enough that came out Friday, July 21st, a newly released video of her new song called Now I'm The Fool, and a new album of original music which will be coming out early next year. Angelina just recently released her new single, Our Time, and is fantastic! She 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. On September 22, 2023, Angelina had her first U.S. concert that sold out in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. On December 11, 2023, she was asked to come back and perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. She first performed at this prestigious event in 2014 when she was 8. 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 poor shoeless 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. The girl then asked Angelina what her dreams were, Angelina answered that she wanted to sing for the whole world, and the girl said she would pray for her success. 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!
Nice reaction. Angelina just turned 18 today. Her latest performance was at the Nobel Peace Prize event in Norway where she did Unchained Melody, totally unbelievable. Whether you start at her first recording session when she was 6, or at Norways Got Talent, and anywhere in between she will astonish you with her vocals and arrangements, she does her own arrangements. She also writes her own music and last year put out an EP called Old Enough which is also outstanding. Welcome to the rabbit hole if you decide to jump in
Angelina is the best talent on the planet. She came out 2 weeks ago with her singing in Oslo Norway, to sing unchained Melody as a 17 year old. You will spin your head around. Enjoy the rabbit hole. Best wishes
Welcome to the birth of a legend. Here’s a little background info on Angelina. “When I sing I go to another world. The world is endless. It's like, full of happiness. I love it. It's amazing. And when I am on stage, I don't want to go [leave the stage]. [laughing]. I just want to be on stage" A snippet of Skaylan’s interview of Angelina Jordan (age 12) on Norwegian TV - November 2018. ♥👣👸🏻🎷 What you will soon realize is that Angelina today at 18 Angelina is already the best Jazz singer on the Planet! IMO 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 just turned 18 January 10th. They finally signed with Republic Records about three years ago after getting a deal that gave her control of her artistic vision and has since released 2 originals, 'Million Miles' & '7th Heaven' plus the opening soundtrack for the New Movie "The Hating Game" 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. Some call her the Boss and have immense respect for her. She recently dropped Her EP 'Old Enough' which includes 6 original tracks. She has also released another EP of originals just before Christmas. 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 copyright for. Her version is available on iTunes and Spotify & is included on her Album 'Magic' which she released on her own along with a Christmas Song collection. After Heidi's golden buzzer for her audition of BR, Angelina went directly to the finals where she sang YBR. After the "secret voting", she placed 6th in the competition and was eliminated from the competition. After first refusing to sign with AGT because of contract demands, a re-worked contract was eventually signed which freed Angelina from any commitments or record deal if she performed. She has also sung for Many Heads of State including Barack Obama and a couple of 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. Love the reactions. Get ready for a deep dive. She is worth it! Love from the Land of Vikings ♥👣👸🏻
Amazing first reaction to Angelina! One of my easiest subs in recent memory (somewhere between 3-5 days normally😁) I am sickening late to the party, so I don't have much to add at THIS point, but you will see me a lot in the comments in the future IF you continue down her rabbit hole. From what I have read in the comments so far I have to say that I am very hopeful ♥ I can't wait to see what you think about her a bit further down the road. You will see and understand that there is a LOT to Angelina outside of her voice and singing. She is an incredible human being through and through, and she is inspiring new people on a daily basis. I am one of those who watched her audition on Norway's Got Talent when she was 7, and I have never left her side so to speak. IMO she is already the best female singer in the world, and the scary part is that she hasn't really even started. The sky is not her limit; it is merely her starting point 😉 Congratulations on reaching that 1k mark so quickly! I see that you're now at 1.47k and I can assure you that that number will be a steady climber if you go down her path (into her rabbit hole that is.) I wish you and yours a very Happy New Year 😊 Much love from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥
You happen to have discovered this gem of a singer on her 18th birthday! All I can say is that this girl is extraordinary!!! We (she calls her fans angels) angels are lucky to have a record of her development, mostly on youtube, from her earliest years. If I can recommend videos for you to get a taste of her amazing talent you could start with her audition on Norway's Got Talent where she sang Gloomy Sunday by Billie Holiday. Tell me what 7yo even knows about Billie Holiday?
Welcome to the Angelina Jordan Journey Gina! May you find the 12 years of her musical career as joyous as we have. 200+ songs that will never disappoint, except when they end. Happy 18 BDay AJ🎉
Before you go at an older Angelina, check out her roots. She wins Norway's Got Talent at 7. Then soon after does an outdoor concert, at 8, doing, Dinah Washington's 'What A Difference A Day Makes' which will blow you away, then at 9 she does a studio video of 'I Put A Spell On You'(Maybe more impressive than Bohemian Rhapsody as she also arranged this song as well). Next, at age 10, she makes several memorable videos. She STOPS sounding like a 10 year old. The first of 3 songs is another classic('Feeling Good' ) originally by Nina Simone(Both this song and 'I Put A Spell On You' were from her first album in 1964.) Angelina did 2 videos of the same song. One at the same outdoor venue where she sang, 'What A Difference A Day Makes"(one year later) and the second on a stage with a full string and brass back-up orchestra behind her. The second song has a history behind it. From what I understand, there is no performance video, only a soundtrack to pictures of Angelina(at 10) and a non related performance of Angelina and a band. The title of the video is called, 'Leaked' because Angelina sang it as a test, but because the adult content(suicide) was too, mature for a 10 year old to sing and, the writers of the song didn't want to change the lyrics. Angelina's family decided to pull out of the project. Somehow, someone leaked this audio and a fan made a video to it and thus, 'Leaked'. This song could've been a POP HIT. The title was, 'I'm Still Holding Out For You' One writer put the song out himself(What a a disappointment) Listen to Babby Fuzz's(composer) version before, Angelina's leaked MASTERPIECE. Which sounds better.(DUH!) The third song was the acoustic(best) version of 'Fly Me To The Moon produced at the tail end of 10 years. You've already reacted to 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Join her band of Angels. I have subscribed, and good luck.
Today is her 18th birthday, so Happy Birthday Angelina. She made that outfit herself from material printed with her grandmother's artwork. If you look closely, you can see several images of Angelina herself, because the prints were made from artworks depicting her.
Her Grandmother Mery Zamani is an Iranian painter and poet and is a huge inspiration to Angelina. Angelina's mother Sara says she inherited her artistic abilities from her grandmother, and they remain incredibly close to this day.
Hello and welcome to the amazing world of Angelina Jordan A.K.A. the barefoot princess. I'm 70 years old and Angelina is the most versatile singer I have heard. I loved your reaction and subscribed so I can see more of your Angelina reactions...which I'm pretty sure will be happening 🙂👍💟
She is only 18 years old, and from Oslo in Norway. She signed with the label Republic Records just 14 years old, I think we can safely leave the promotion to Republic Record. Marketing will start when they are ready. Republic Records know 100% what they are doing? I think a lot of people don't realize how much Angelina has done in her short life She has recently performed at the Nobel Prize 2023, and also performed at the FIFA AWARD, also performed in front of 40 000 people only 11 years old invited by Norah Jones. She was also specially invited by Quincy Jones to perform on his 85th birthday in the O2 arena / London. And so on goes the list... She has over 250 songs on TH-cam with cover songs and many originals. Angelina also plays piano and guitar.Angelina, is the young legend! The truth is that within a year or two she will be the artist for the big occasions. and not a artist who tops a list for a week and is forgotten just as quickly. When she sometimes belts is it because the fits in the performances. She sings to us only she can do! Angelina recently had a sold-out concert in Portsmouth, New Hampshire., where there was an audience from many different country all the way from Australia and from 39 different states in the USA.
Thanks for a great reaction to this emotional performance by Angelina honoring the legend Freddie Mercury, no one has honored FM with so much emotion which such a unique and angelic voice. FYI, she got approval from the current Quin band members to publish her version of this iconic song. Today Jan 10, happy 18th birthday Angelina the Barefoot Angel. Besides your angelic voice, your kind heart has conquered millions of hearts. Please read her bio on Google to find out why Angelina is more than a musical prodigy as a humanitarian and advocate for children.
Beautiful reaction Ginx, thank you. This interpretation of her is absolutely unique, for her incredible technique, for the ability she had to re-read such an iconic song in a more intimate way and for the intensity of her interpretation, at only 13 years old! This is a splendid example of Angelina's extraordinary and unique talent, her extraordinary intelligence and musical sense, through which she absorbs and transforms the great songs she loves so much. Every time she interprets a song by stripping it in her own way, she seems to simultaneously increase the level of understanding of the lyrics and amplify their expressive power. Angelina's musical vision transcends the ordinary and she always manages to give a different interpretative reading, she really has a musical knowledge and analytical ability that is beyond my understanding, also considering her age. Her phrasing, backed by her wonderful use of breath, always fascinates me and gives me chills every time, despite the fact that she has listened to her hundreds of times.💛🧡❤
Since you are a queen fan check out her cover of The Show Must Go On. She kills it .She turned 18 today she signed with Republic Records at 14 they agreed not to promote her till she finished school.She said she has some. 100 songs already written. STAY. TUNED...
Ohh I forgot, she is the only vocalist on Earth, that sang TWICE at and for the NOBEL PEACE PRICE, before being 18 years old. The HIGHEST honor any musician can get on this planet.
Those of us who have been following Angelina for many years were not at all surprised by this performance and the reaction to it. No one-no one-listens to Angelina sing and is not blown away by her multi-level talents. From age 7 to now 18, she will stun you with her musicality, her uniquely beautiful voice, and her ability to do what you just saw: take iconic songs you think shouldn’t be touched and make them her own with arrangements that you frequently prefer over the originals. And she does that across five or six genres. Go ahead and jump right in. Watch Angelina at 9 with what might be the best music video you have ever seen. Her incredible cover of I Put a Spell on You, live in the studio, with a great blues band behind her will change your mind forever about what a child can do. She’s easily the best singer I’ve ever heard, and I’ve followed music all my life. Here’s the link: th-cam.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=RtrfbJ0ZrRx4reXO
Welcome to the world of Angelina Jordan. A child prodigy infused with jazz since the age of two and now has just turned 18 yesterday and will be a global superstar in the coming years. That is the truth and I guarantee that. She has over 250 covers and originals for you to peruse and all of them are absolutely fabulous. She's been in the recording studio at the age of 6 singing." I Who Have Nothing " to now at 18 last year producing her first debut EP called "Old Enough "with six amazing tracks on them. She has sung for royalty and crowds of hundreds of thousands people and even a live stream last year for the FIFA awards watched by over 300 million people . She is a natural on stage and the stage is her domain. She is fearless, competent, sincere, and compassionate. anout the music she sings. You will find Angelina has many, many fans who are called angels and they know her as the barefoot princess because she always performs barefoot. She has grown into a beautiful young woman as you will see in later videos. Her early videos as a child are absolutely amazing. I would suggest her version of Screaming. Jay Hawkins song "I Put a Spell on You" at 9 years old in the studio in black and white, which is the most riveting performance by a nine-year-old on this jazz classic. It's a masterpiece. I want to thank you for finally getting to Angelina.Jordan and I hope you continue to go down that rabbit hole as many of us have over the past 10 years and watched her growth from a little child and to a beautiful young woman of today. Thank you so much! You are so much appreciated by the TH-cam community. Please keep posting and sending much thanks and love from Canada 👍🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so so much☺️🥰. For the info and for your kind words about my reactions. I have definitely happily fallen into the rabbit hole and have begun to realize a plan and routine for the channel, that will help me and the community that is growing here, consistently enjoy many rabbit holes 🤭😉😏
For context... This was the Champions edition (TWO). And she did get the golden buzzer on this performance. Her third performance, Yellow Brick Road is just as good as this in my opinion. Great reaction thank you... And yes, your going to shit when you see her sing at 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 so on and so forth. lol
Angelina sang 3 times in this series. The third was the exhibition finale. She didn’t finish this ‘competitive’ series because she received a concession from the producers to have no additional contractual obligations after the performances. The following year she signed with Republic Records.
What does "she did not finish this competitive series" mean? She completed all of the performances required for the show. You're correct about not being contractually obligated following the show. But had nothing to do with her not winning. The public (or, in this case 'super fans') voting for this can be almost comical. Fremantle, owner of the contracts, is probably regretting the process following some recent nonsensical winners. AJ didn't need to win. She just needed the exposure in the US matket.
If you look at the 2 AGT "Champions" finals, where the socalled "50 Super Fans" did the voting, singers (and there were many very talented ones) did not do well both years. Yet in the regular AGT shows over the 17 or so years, where the fans vote online or by telephone, singers have done very well. The super fan system of voting is absurd. @@tomrogers1305
@@wajj1842 Maybe the inequality that you suggest is why I didn’t say ‘didn’t win’, because she couldn’t win. (Do I also need to define the meaning of ‘win’ for you?)
Angelina Jordán, a vocalist whose complex voice full of colors is beyond the reach of most singers, the greatness of a prodigy or genius like Angelina Jordan is to remain unique, different, incomparable over time, but it does not lie in seeking the perfection, rather in finding originality, Mexico
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 in Oslo Norway. 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”. She released her latest album “Old Enough” and it is definitely some of her best stuff. My personal favorite is her cover of Lana Del Rey's "Born To Die". Although the soundtrack is really growing on me.
This is the best candid reaction to this performance that I've watched in a long time. And I've watched well over a hundred. Don't change a thing. I'm headed to your channel to see what else you've done.
Hey Ginx - welcome to Angelina Jordan's fan family (she calls her "Angels"). You'll be inundated with comments from other Angels giving more detail than you can imagine - read as much as you can. She's truly an inspirational phenomenon and a musical prodigy. Brilliant musicianship, an incredible human being, and you absolutely will fall in love with her. And - she'll continue to blow you away every time you hear her sing. Whether it be any of her incredible and moving originals, or any of her covers in any genre (we all feel she actually un-covers songs and makes them her own, while always respecting the original artist's musical intent). This rabbit hole is deep - she's got around 200 covers and originals just here on YT. Check out her version of "I put a spell on you" soon (the black & white version - she was barely 9). Enjoy the ride and welcome again to the family. 😃
You've discovered one of the most uniquely talented artists in the music world, not even mentioning how truly generous and caring soul she is today. She's been doing this since she was 7 and even younger. Check out her four short performances from Norway's Got Talent in 2014 when she was 7 singing Jazz and Blues...and won.
Happy 18th Birthday Angelina Jordan Astar. GINX, thanks for your first reaction to my all time favorite musical artist. Angelina has over 200 songs on TH-cam, including 12 originals. She has told us she has written more than 100 songs. Angelina's wise and loving family signed her to Republic Records (Taylor Swift, The Weekend, Stevie Wonder, etc.) at age 14 but requested she be allowed her childhood. Republic built her a studio to create her magic. She is the singing voice for the 2026 World Cup. Angelina just performed, for the 2nd time, at a Nobel Peace Prize event.
If you want to geek out over lyrics, plus see three very talented sisters, you should try *The Warning.* One sister is Modern Drummer Magazine's Best Up and Coming Drummer, one has been a Spector Artist since she was 13 and is prominently featured on their website, and one has been gifted guitars by Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) and Matt Bellamy (Muse) during tours with those bands. Try the two songs they performed for the 2023 MTV VMAs, 'Evolve' and 'More'.
She could react to both songs in one reaction because they show different sides of them. It should be *MORE* first before she gets into the heavier song *EVOLVE.*
AJ won a golden buzzer for this performance. She did not win the show. It's a long story; not signing contracts etc. She won NGT when she was 8. Other Angels will fill you in on the wonderful story of her life. I subbed because of your background and perspective. Spoiler alert she signed with Republic Records when she was 14 as a top priority artist and they built a studio for her enclusive use. She just release her first EP with all original songs called Old Enough which contain 6 fantastic songs. She is as brilliant a lyricist as she is a vocalist. Some would have you watch her performances on Norway's Got Talent when she was 7-8"years old and track her growth as a child prodigy. Or her performance of "I Put A Spell On You" when she was 9. The truth is she gets better the more you listen to her no matter what the age. Known as the girl with a thousand voices, be prepared to be surprised ever time you hear something new from her. Many feel her many cover songs are better than the originals. Please enjoy the AJ journey, especially this year when she gets to play in her new studio. BTW her mixer on the EP is Serge Courtois who just won a Grammy for sound engineering.❤
Yes indeed. There are two things that are as wonderful as her singing. 1.)She and her family are wonderful people. Loving and kind. They done a lot of charirable work. 2 .) Her fans, the Angels are numerous and a very interesting group of people. Among them novelists, philosohpers, scientists, truck drivers, military veterans, mothers, daughters grand mothers and grand fathers, musicians and producers, rappers and metalheads etc. As diverse a group as you could find. But they are all inspired to AJ's dictum to be kind and spread love. She has inspired so many to want to become better people and to be creative people. Not a cult. Just the good stuff without the BS.
Well, you've done it now. You've fell into the Angelina rabbit hole. She has almost 200 YT performances of covers and original songs by her. Today January 10th, she turns 18 years old. She signed with Republic Records when she was 14 and has released some originals with them. Her family wanted her to be able to grow up with as much a normal childhood as possible and therefore Republic has not been promoting her as heavy as they might have otherwise. I'm sure other Angels (what Angelina calls her fans) will provide even more details. Peace. I don't see a comment from Andy Schnell yet, so here is a bio that he put together for your reading pleasure. 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. Musicians working with Angelina would call her the boss since she knew exactly how she wanted to sing the song and would confidently instruct the musicians. While one could say Angelina was mimicking other artists, there is no doubt she had her own style and created her own arrangements, even at this early age. 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 to trim the number of vocalists who passed their audition, 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”. The vast majority of the prize money was donated to charity benefitting poor children. Record company executives flew their private jets to Norway to attempt to sign 8 year old Angelina but all were thankfully rebuked. Disney also made an offer but not accepted. 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 and Mexico 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 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 and allowed Angelina to copyright her version. 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 had concerts in Norway in July 2022. In December 2022, Angelina performed at the Asian American Awards in Los Angeles. On 2/27/23, Angelina performed at the FIFA Awards ceremony in Paris, France, with a viewing audience in the millions. Personally, Angelina is 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.
You seem curious about Angelina winning NGT at age 7>8. Here are links to Angelina’s four NGT competition performances… 7 years old NGT audition 2013-11-24 > 2014-03-07, ‘Gloomy Sunday’ (Billie Holiday): th-cam.com/video/rI6ZhRk86Hs/w-d-xo.html (4:40) 7/8 years old NGT cut-off round, a cappella 2014-02-07, ‘I’m A Fool To Want You’ (Billie Holiday): th-cam.com/video/LXknLZDoRVQ/w-d-xo.html (2:32) 8 years old NGT semi final 2014-04-11 live, ‘Shot Me Down - Bang Bang’ (Sonny Bono/Cher): youtu.be/watch?v=7LVHl_juO-Q&t=99 (1:39) 8 years old NGT final 2014-05-23 live, ‘Summertime’ (George Gershwin): youtu.be/watch?v=zN4kAof1is0&t=110 (1:50)
One of my guilty Life Pleasures is guessing how many seconds it will take Angelina to Break a Nieve Newbie singing AGT Bohemian Rapsody......you did pretty good....although....we did all catch you wipe away a tear away at 7:39......seasoned Angels don't miss much.
Hehe, I love this….and yes, I did wipe away a tear..lol, you will come to find out that I cry often🤭….the water works flow when happy, sad, excited, laughing…the list goes on
The four people in the front row are her wonderful family. Grandmother, mother, little sister and uncle. Heidi Klum gave her the golden buzzer, sending her straight thru to the finals, but You tube blocked it. Check out BORN TO SING - THE EARLY YEARS, a wonderful, short documentary on this prodigy. If you're not one of her angels yet, you will be!
@@ginxreactsbased on your comment new subscriber for your journey discovering and appreciation for greatness. Loved your review and your personal special touch.❤😊
I’ve been an Angel since 2014, I’m 75 and the first time I heard her on a Swedish talk show in 2014 I was jaw dropped and after her NGT performances I knew there had never been another singer like her. She never fails to deliver remarkable performances, her “covers” of songs by the greatest vocalists who ever lived are usually as good or better than the originals, she has covered over 85 iconic singers with over 200 YT videos, there is no one like her. Check out her version of “ unchained Melody “ at the Nobel Peace Prize” on Dec 10th 2023, it’s amazing. New subscriber… Peace
Nice to meet you, GINX! Angelina Jordan is celebrating her 18th birthday today, Jan 10, 2024. She started singing at eighteen months and won Norway's Got Talent at age 8. She performs barefoot after giving her own shoes to a shoeless girl she met in the Middle East at age 6. What I find so remarkable about her singing is the emotional authenticity she brings to a song. Your next reaction to her has to be her own arrangement of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' 1956 classic, I Put A Spell On You, recorded when she was 9. Put some cushions on the floor around your chair first, so your jaw will have a soft spot to land. Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/w-d-xo.html
If you liked this you must see her do "I put a spell on you". Pay attention to.her facial expressions and body language. She is very practiced. Plus talented. She is a gift to listen to. Enjoy this young lady.
This was a fantastic reaction! You got it from the first note! I love how you deal with being overwhelmed by giggling and chuckling, but she almost broke you right at the end! I saw the tears forming... Sunbed and looking forward to your next AJ reaction.
The most mesmerizing performance I have heard ❤️ Queen themselves shared this performance on their socials, saying Wow, what a rendition ❤️ Thats a huuuge compliment 👍🔥
Great reaction. She got golden buzzer for this, performed 2 more times, but did not win.. Many attribute this to not be willing to sign a contract obligating her to sign with simon’s label if she won. Around a year after this she signed with Republic. She and ber family wanted her career to evolve slowly. Only doing concerts in summers, no promotion, etc. Her most recent EP Old Enough was a hint that she was ready @ 17 she was ready to be full time. ** She turned 18 today.** She has over 200 amazing performances, not counting brief tiktoks. She sings and speaks in multiple languages. She plays Piano, Guitar, and several others I do not recall.
I brief summary of what happened is Heidi Klum's was the last judges' assessment and she, as controller of the Golden Buzzer for that week, pressed it for Angelina, sending her straight to the final. The clip you reacted to left this moment off but it does exist elsewhere on TH-cam. The whole competition - let's call it that - was recorded in the October before it was broadcast in January 2020, which mitigated any opportunity for there to be a public vote. AGT therefore came up with "Superfans"; allegedly a panel consisting of one individual representing each state, albeit the representatives needed neither to come from nor live in the state they represented. Four years on, no Superfan has broken cover. Angelina sang Elton John's 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' in the final, which consisted of ten acts performing in a variety of disciplines. Even though there were no public votes to count (and the result had made it into the public domain via the all-knowing internet even before the first round was aired), AGT saw fit to broadcast a separate results show a week after the final. Opinion polls in America, frankly the only place they mattered, had Angelina Jordan and an admittedly impressive Filipino novelty vocalist called Marcelito Pomoy way out in front. AGT decided to eliminate five of the ten finalists by totting-up the phantom Superfans' votes for them in five arbitrary head-to-heads. Unsurprisingly, Angelina's head-to-head adversary would be Marcelito, meaning the act with the fewest 'votes' of the two singers must, in spite of their popularity with the public or, indeed, those Superfans, necessarily finish outside the top 5. Angelina lost out at this stage but her uncle and manager has since revealed that her appearance was subject to her remaining independent and not, as is usually the case with acts that win or capture the public's imagination, tied to a restrictive Cowellesque contract. Even now, many lose sight of the fact that productions like AGT are TV shows first and foremost; scripted, edited, dramatized, produced and otherwise manipulated to provide prime-time entertainment. Any competition element is not quite incidental, since competing is the premise upon which the production is based, but there's very little that's genuine going on. Such is their disenchantment that many contestants, even winners, want nothing more to do with these shows after appearing, which probably explains why half the AGT: The Champions 2 roster were in fact runners-up or even also-rans in their domestic shows.
Welcome. We enjoyed your first discovery of Angelina. Thanks for posting on her 18th birthday. One reactor suggested her control results in live performances that sound pre-recorded and produced. Bet you'll really enjoy her 2023 EP of originals titled "Old Enough".
Thank you for the fantastic reaction. You will, no doubt, get a lot of background on Angelina from her fans (called Angels). I look forward to joining your journey down the AJ rabbit hole. You will be amazed.
Last month she sang Unchained Melody at the Nobel Peace Prize. I have been a big fan of her for 10 years and thiis is definitely one of her best performances. She is a real ckass act. Just beautiful music.
The phenom that is Angelina Jordan
Happy 18th Birthday Angelina! 🎂🎂🎂
Colorful Outfit of ART
The artistic talent of Angelina Jordan, a young singer with a remarkable voice, runs in the family. Her grandmother, Mery Zamani, is a renowned artist and poet who has exhibited her works around the world. Zamani also designed the colorful outfit that Jordan wore during her performance, showcasing her creativity and flair. Jordan inherited not only her grandmother's artistic skills, but also her precocity. Zamani was a child prodigy who started painting at the age of four, and Jordan began singing when she was only two years old. The two share a special bond that transcends generations and inspires audiences.© Larry D. Pifer
Heidi gave her the golden buzzer
Happy 18th birthday to Angelina!
Queen gave her the rights to her version. Welcome to this rabbit hole. Her black and white version of "I put a spell on you" when she was 9 will blow your socks off.
Maybe musical odyssey best describes our Angelina adventures. It feels to me after 4 years like an odyssey. I love her voice so much. Went to Portsmouth and rabidly waiting for her next concert❤❤
I love how she wiped the smile off your face. ;-)
🤭😅this may be one of my very favorite comments!
@@ginxreacts 👍
Today January 10th is Angelina Jordan's 18th birthday. She is the best ever.
I have not seen a single exaggeration in all the comments here.
Welcome to the phenomenon that is Angelina Jordan,Angelina has always been a child prodigy, I’ve been following this musical genius for around 8 years now and have attended three of Angelina’s live concerts to date , she is phenomenal live , my advice is to follow her career from the beginning, from 7 years old to present day where Angelina is 18 years old today on 10 January, Angelina has around 180 upgrades of covers and around 12 originals , Angelina signed with Republic Records at 14 years old, her Uncle Mike is her manager, Angelina’s Grandmother Mery is her greatest inspiration and influence, Mery introduced Angelina to Jazz and the old classic songs when Angelina was 1 1/2 years old, Angelina takes a original song and makes it her own still pays tribute to the original artist,Angelina’s beautiful jazzy soulful pitch perfect voice touches your heart and soul,her unique silvery vibrato is outstanding,welcome to in my opinion the greatest talent I’ve ever seen, a once in a generation talent, Her arrangement and performance of Bohemian Rhapsody impressed the band Queen so much , the guys from Queen gave Angelina the copyright to her arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen has always been my favourite band ever and I’ve attended many of their live concerts in the 70s and 80s , I sure Freddie would be proud of Angelina, great reaction thanks
For everyone who doesn't know yet:
Not only did Angelina get the golden buzzer from judge Heidi Klum, but she also received huge praise from the remaining members of the legendary Queen. Queen were delighted with Angelina's arrangement and shared it on Twitter with the words "WOW, what a rendition" (three years later they repeated their praise on TT in March 27th 2023 with the words "absolutely killed it".) What was unfortunately not to be Seen here, all four judges came on stage to congratulate Angelina (very rarely). 👣💯 *AJ* 💯👣
BTW, Angelina released her version of Bohemian Rhapsody with permission from Queen on January 24th, 2020 under her own label ANGELINA JORDAN INC. shortly after Angelina celebrated her 14th birthday. (almost 14 million streams to day on Spotify alone) 🤗🤗😊
If you love Queen, you'll love Angelina's cover of THE SHOW MUST GO ON. She performs this while sitting and again at the ripe old age of 13. Truly an amazing performance. Freddy would have been proud.
Angelina will constantly wow you, surprise you, astound you and leave you at a loss for words. She can and will sing any genre with originality and beauty. This is a rabbit hole you never want to exit.
Thanks for your great review and on this special day (10 January 2024)....Angelina's 18th birthday. You have no idea of the world that you've just entered!
Just to let you know... Queen was so amazed by her rendition and arrangement, that they let her have the rights to her version. She is amazing
By the way, that beautiful outfit was made from material printed with artwork by her guardian angel, her grandmother, Iranian artist Mery Zamani. 😎
Welcome to the 🌎 that IS Angelina ❤ she Always honors the original 🎶 but give her own twist look for her Norways GOT Talent performances and her own arrangement of ScreamN J Hawkins classic " I put a spell on you" @ age 9yrs 2mo. at recording that IS absolutely epic ... Angelina IS 💯 % a prodigy full of GOD given talent 😊 Enjoy!!
Checkout Angelina arrangement of ( I Put A Spell On You ) black and white studio version when Angelina was 9 years old, it will blow your mind a outstandingly amazing performance!
I provided the link in the reply to another comment.
I enjoyed your reaction to our A.J. She is incredibly talented and a very kind and caring young lady. I know you're going to enjoy discovering more Angelina. Welcome to the rabbit hole. 😊
Thank, I am so glad I stumbled upon this wonderful rabbit hole!!
AJ is a manifestation from the Twilight Zone
Angelina Jordan is a manifestation from the Twilight Zone. This is the only plausible explanation for her extraordinary talent and charisma. She has been captivating audiences with her soulful voice and unique style since she was seven years old, when she won Norway's Got Talent. She has since performed all over the world, impressing legends like Quincy Jones and Paul Simon. She has a rare ability to interpret songs with emotion and maturity beyond her years, making them her own. She is not just a singer; she is a phenomenon. © Larry D. Pifer
"Welcome to the wonderful world of Angelina Jordan!" The musical journey you are about to go on is something you could never imagine in your wildest dreams. I believe you have figured that out already. You will getting a load of info (playlists and bio's) about her from her fan base (her angels) and I encourage you to check them out because it will set you up to enjoy her even more. So much to say but I don't want to overload the engine. The more you listen to her the more you will understand exactly what is going on. Hint: Just listen to your heart. It can't speak to you but it will continually send you messages via goosebumps, tearing up with the urge to cry and finding if difficult to speak during or just after she sings 'for you'.
Wow Ginx, that was an authentic first time reaction. I love her too.
Thank you!
Love your reaction. I’m here strictly for Angelina. She just recently performed for the Nobel Peace Prize. A must see!!!! Today is her Birthday 1/10/24, she’s 18. But it really does start when she was 7yo on Norway Got Talent. She’s truly an angel and her catalog is enormous.
I am so excited for your discovery of Angelina Jordan. From 18 MONTHS old to today 01/10/24 she turned 18, Angelina is heads and shoulders ahead of any other singers alive today! Over 200 videos and pick any you want to be floored. Last month in Norway singing Unchained Melody for the Nobel Peace Prize will slay you.
Strap in for the experience of a life time.
Great reaction!
AJA turned 18 today (wednesday, 10th of January)
She's been a busy bee since the age of 6 and you'll find well over 100+ different songs, covers and her own material on YT.
All performed at the level and uniqueness of this1.
She's been signed by Republic records and her own material is becoming quite a stack now, all to be found on all major, music streaming platforms.
Her family have moved to LA a couple of years ago, to offer her a better environment to develop in and have done a brilliant job in shielding her from moving to fast and getting exposed to soon to the tempting jaws of stardom.
Having the music world at her feet, turning 18 - there really is no limit to how good & big she will become.
Enjoy discovering her!
Great reaction !
Welcome to the world of AJ who just turned 18, she has over 200 songs to react to including originals, there are no bad ones all excellent even at the age of 7
shock and awe . she stuns you .
Surprise, you just opened the Angelina rabbit hole!
And so very happy that I did!
A barefoot princess with a hypnotic voice.
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. On June 27, 2018, at age 12, Jordan performed Frank Sinatra “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. 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. In December 2022, Angelina performed at the Asian American Awards in Los Angeles. On 2/27/23, Angelina performed at the FIFA Awards ceremony in Paris, France, with a viewing audience in the millions. On May 5th, 2023, Angelina released her original "Love Don't Let Me Go". On July 23th she released her orginal EP “Old Enough”.
Angelina perform Concert at the Music Hall in Portsmouth New Hampshire on Sept 22nd, 2023. It Was a great concert, who was not and could regret it, a big mistake. On 10/27/23 she released her new orginal singiel “Our Time”. In November 2023, she was presented as a debutante at Le Bal des débutantes in Paris. On 12/08/23 she released new Marry Christmas EP “Driving Home for Christmas”. On 12/10/23 she sing in Oslo at the Nobel Peace Prize Celebration - Unchained Melody tribute to 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi.
G, the suit is literally, the story of her life (13 yo). Painted originally by her grandma Mery Zamany, an iranian painter and poet, on canvas, then copied to cloth and designed by Mery and Angelina, sewed by Angelina. Today, she has her own design for women´s couture. If you have money to spare😁, you could order and buy some.
Singing since the ripe age of 18 MONTHS, she decided to practice her craft around 3 yo. Grandma Mery (mom´s mom) brought her to JAZZ and SOUL. Since age 2, she vehemently declined to sing "kiddi" songs.
Her knowledge and musicaly instinct was soon discovered and is reknown though the whole of Scandinavia and later the musical world. Norwegian musicians nick namend her THE BOSS, but lovingly and with great adoration. Even today, residing in Los Angeles, this nick name stucks.
I mean, when a, in the norwegian music world, highly respected conductor of middling years, asks a 11 year old for musical advise (there is a video), or a 10 to 11 yo girl, friendly but firm, tells a bandleader of around 60 years how SHE wants the song (they were rehearsing) to be played.....he looks at her, thinks through and nodds???
Dear, many happy hours, with our barefoot princess. Be safe and sound.
Elmar from Germany
Angelina is the gift that keeps on giving. Coming onto the scene as a precocious 7 year old, there are dozens if not hundreds of videos she's produced in her home studio or on stage at one concert or another. Now 18 years old, she recently released her first album of original work and was invited to sing at the recent Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies. Go back and be amazed by her performances as a 7 year old on live television in Norway, move forward and watch and listen to an amazingly confident young woman performing her own work. In between listen to her absolutely unbelievable covers of artists from Ella Fitzgerald to Adele to Amy Winehouse to Elvis to Frank Sinatra. We like to say that Angelina doesn't cover songs, she UNcovers them. When she sings a song you may have heard a thousand times, it takes you to a new place and you understand the song for the very first time. It's always fun to watch a new reactor discover Angelina. Welcome to the happiest rabbit hole on the Internet!!
Welcome to the world of Angelina Jordan, love the reaction you will be amazed every time 💖💖💖. Here come the Angels.
Did I see you wipe a tear by the end of the song? It's very common with AJ, the Barefoot Princess. Pls more of her 200+ covers & originals. By the way, today 1/10/2024 is Angelina's 18th birthday. You probably didn't know that but it's a fact.
Everything Angelina Does she turns to Gold, she takes Songs from the Greatest of Legends from the past 100 yrs and Breathes new life into them and makes them better, a once in a lifetime talent, i feel privileged to be alive to Witness it,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂
ANGELINA 😊
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. Even though she has been compared by many to Amy Winehouse, her major influence is Billie Holiday. Other influences are Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Etta James, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston, and Adele to name a few. Her love of jazz came from her grandmother playing jazz music around her when she was young. In 2014, she entered at age 7 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!" For Queen to respond to someone covering one of their songs is quite a feat since they rarely react to anyone. She did not win, but her fan base grew and expanded her popularity.
Now 17 years old, living in Los Angeles, and currently signed with Republic Records, whose clients include Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, and Drake to name a few. Her family and Republic Records had agreed not to heavily promote her just yet so she can live as normal of a life as possible and finish her schooling. From what we know, she is finally done with school. She had a single that came out May 5th called Love Don't Let Me Go, a new EP called Old Enough that came out Friday, July 21st, a newly released video of her new song called Now I'm The Fool, and a new album of original music which will be coming out early next year. Angelina just recently released her new single, Our Time, and is fantastic! She 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. On September 22, 2023, Angelina had her first U.S. concert that sold out in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. On December 11, 2023, she was asked to come back and perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. She first performed at this prestigious event in 2014 when she was 8.
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 poor shoeless 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. The girl then asked Angelina what her dreams were, Angelina answered that she wanted to sing for the whole world, and the girl said she would pray for her success. 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!
Nice reaction. Angelina just turned 18 today. Her latest performance was at the Nobel Peace Prize event in Norway where she did Unchained Melody, totally unbelievable. Whether you start at her first recording session when she was 6, or at Norways Got Talent, and anywhere in between she will astonish you with her vocals and arrangements, she does her own arrangements. She also writes her own music and last year put out an EP called Old Enough which is also outstanding. Welcome to the rabbit hole if you decide to jump in
Angelina is the best talent on the planet. She came out 2 weeks ago with her singing in Oslo Norway, to sing unchained Melody as a 17 year old. You will spin your head around. Enjoy the rabbit hole. Best wishes
Welcome to the birth of a legend. Here’s a little background info on Angelina.
“When I sing I go to another world. The world is endless. It's like, full of happiness. I love it. It's amazing. And when I am on stage, I don't want to go [leave the stage]. [laughing]. I just want to be on stage" A snippet of Skaylan’s interview of Angelina Jordan (age 12) on Norwegian TV - November 2018. ♥👣👸🏻🎷
What you will soon realize is that Angelina today at 18 Angelina is already the best Jazz singer on the Planet! IMO 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 just turned 18 January 10th. They finally signed with Republic Records about three years ago after getting a deal that gave her control of her artistic vision and has since released 2 originals, 'Million Miles' & '7th Heaven' plus the opening soundtrack for the New Movie "The Hating Game" 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. Some call her the Boss and have immense respect for her. She recently dropped Her EP 'Old Enough' which includes 6 original tracks. She has also released another EP of originals just before Christmas.
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 copyright for. Her version is available on iTunes and Spotify & is included on her Album 'Magic' which she released on her own along with a Christmas Song collection. After Heidi's golden buzzer for her audition of BR, Angelina went directly to the finals where she sang YBR. After the "secret voting", she placed 6th in the competition and was eliminated from the competition. After first refusing to sign with AGT because of contract demands, a re-worked contract was eventually signed which freed Angelina from any commitments or record deal if she performed.
She has also sung for Many Heads of State including Barack Obama and a couple of 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. Love the reactions. Get ready for a deep dive. She is worth it! Love from the Land of Vikings ♥👣👸🏻
Amazing first reaction to Angelina! One of my easiest subs in recent memory (somewhere between 3-5 days normally😁) I am sickening late to the party, so I don't have much to add at THIS point, but you will see me a lot in the comments in the future IF you continue down her rabbit hole. From what I have read in the comments so far I have to say that I am very hopeful ♥
I can't wait to see what you think about her a bit further down the road. You will see and understand that there is a LOT to Angelina outside of her voice and singing. She is an incredible human being through and through, and she is inspiring new people on a daily basis. I am one of those who watched her audition on Norway's Got Talent when she was 7, and I have never left her side so to speak. IMO she is already the best female singer in the world, and the scary part is that she hasn't really even started. The sky is not her limit; it is merely her starting point 😉
Congratulations on reaching that 1k mark so quickly! I see that you're now at 1.47k and I can assure you that that number will be a steady climber if you go down her path (into her rabbit hole that is.) I wish you and yours a very Happy New Year 😊 Much love from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥
Thank you so much!☺️
You happen to have discovered this gem of a singer on her 18th birthday! All I can say is that this girl is extraordinary!!! We (she calls her fans angels) angels are lucky to have a record of her development, mostly on youtube, from her earliest years. If I can recommend videos for you to get a taste of her amazing talent you could start with her audition on Norway's Got Talent where she sang Gloomy Sunday by Billie Holiday. Tell me what 7yo even knows about Billie Holiday?
Her voice is like a virtual hug. She draws you in and comforts you.
So so glad you FOUND ANGELINA YOU DID THE RIGHT THING, now just sit back and be amazed!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Welcome to the Angelina Jordan Journey Gina!
May you find the 12 years of her musical career as joyous as we have. 200+ songs that will never disappoint, except when they end.
Happy 18 BDay AJ🎉
Before you go at an older Angelina, check out her roots. She wins Norway's Got Talent at 7. Then soon after does an outdoor concert, at 8, doing, Dinah Washington's 'What A Difference A Day Makes' which will blow you away, then at 9 she does a studio video of 'I Put A Spell On You'(Maybe more impressive than Bohemian Rhapsody as she also arranged this song as well). Next, at age 10, she makes several memorable videos. She STOPS sounding like a 10 year old. The first of 3 songs is another classic('Feeling Good' ) originally by Nina Simone(Both this song and 'I Put A Spell On You' were from her first album in 1964.) Angelina did 2 videos of the same song. One at the same outdoor venue where she sang, 'What A Difference A Day Makes"(one year later) and the second on a stage with a full string and brass back-up orchestra behind her. The second song has a history behind it. From what I understand, there is no performance video, only a soundtrack to pictures of Angelina(at 10) and a non related performance of Angelina and a band. The title of the video is called, 'Leaked' because Angelina sang it as a test, but because the adult content(suicide) was too, mature for a 10 year old to sing and, the writers of the song didn't want to change the lyrics. Angelina's family decided to pull out of the project. Somehow, someone leaked this audio and a fan made a video to it and thus, 'Leaked'. This song could've been a POP HIT. The title was, 'I'm Still Holding Out For You' One writer put the song out himself(What a a disappointment) Listen to Babby Fuzz's(composer) version before, Angelina's leaked MASTERPIECE. Which sounds better.(DUH!) The third song was the acoustic(best) version of 'Fly Me To The Moon produced at the tail end of 10 years. You've already reacted to 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Join her band of Angels. I have subscribed, and good luck.
Today is her 18th birthday, so Happy Birthday Angelina. She made that outfit herself from material printed with her grandmother's artwork. If you look closely, you can see several images of Angelina herself, because the prints were made from artworks depicting her.
Her Grandmother Mery Zamani is an Iranian painter and poet and is a huge inspiration to Angelina. Angelina's mother Sara says she inherited her artistic abilities from her grandmother, and they remain incredibly close to this day.
Hello and welcome to the amazing world of Angelina Jordan A.K.A. the barefoot princess. I'm 70 years old and Angelina is the most versatile singer I have heard. I loved your reaction and subscribed so I can see more of your Angelina reactions...which I'm pretty sure will be happening 🙂👍💟
Angelina’s voice and her total being is like an ocean wave or soft summer breeze that takes you in and rushes you to places you have rarely experienced. Your heart rate increases, you find it difficult to catch your breath, chills and shells engulf you. You are now addicted to Angelina Jordan the finest story telling signature vocalist I have ever experienced. © Larry D. Pifer
She is only 18 years old, and from Oslo in Norway. She signed with the label Republic Records just 14 years old, I think we can safely leave the promotion to Republic Record. Marketing will start when they are ready. Republic Records know 100% what they are doing?
I think a lot of people don't realize how much Angelina has done in her short life She has recently performed at the Nobel Prize 2023, and also performed at the FIFA AWARD, also performed in front of 40 000 people only 11 years old invited by Norah Jones.
She was also specially invited by Quincy Jones to perform on his 85th birthday in the O2 arena / London. And so on goes the list... She has over 250 songs on TH-cam with cover songs and many originals. Angelina also plays piano and guitar.Angelina, is the young legend! The truth is that within a year or two she will be the artist for the big occasions. and not a artist who tops a list for a week and is forgotten just as quickly. When she sometimes belts is it because the fits in the performances. She sings to us only she can do!
Angelina recently had a sold-out concert in Portsmouth, New Hampshire., where there was an audience from many different country all the way from Australia and from 39 different states in the USA.
Thanks for a great reaction to this emotional performance by Angelina honoring the legend Freddie Mercury, no one has honored FM with so much emotion which such a unique and angelic voice. FYI, she got approval from the current Quin band members to publish her version of this iconic song.
Today Jan 10, happy 18th birthday Angelina the Barefoot Angel.
Besides your angelic voice, your kind heart has conquered millions of hearts.
Please read her bio on Google to find out why Angelina is more than a musical prodigy as a humanitarian and advocate for children.
Beautiful reaction Ginx, thank you. This interpretation of her is absolutely unique, for her incredible technique, for the ability she had to re-read such an iconic song in a more intimate way and for the intensity of her interpretation, at only 13 years old! This is a splendid example of Angelina's extraordinary and unique talent, her extraordinary intelligence and musical sense, through which she absorbs and transforms the great songs she loves so much. Every time she interprets a song by stripping it in her own way, she seems to simultaneously increase the level of understanding of the lyrics and amplify their expressive power. Angelina's musical vision transcends the ordinary and she always manages to give a different interpretative reading, she really has a musical knowledge and analytical ability that is beyond my understanding, also considering her age. Her phrasing, backed by her wonderful use of breath, always fascinates me and gives me chills every time, despite the fact that she has listened to her hundreds of times.💛🧡❤
Since you are a queen fan check out her cover of The Show Must Go On. She kills it .She turned 18 today she signed with Republic Records at 14 they agreed not to promote her till she finished school.She said she has some. 100 songs already written. STAY. TUNED...
Ohh I forgot, she is the only vocalist on Earth, that sang TWICE at and for the NOBEL PEACE PRICE, before being 18 years old. The HIGHEST honor any musician can get on this planet.
AJ, rabbit hole! Welcome😎💙👍
Soo glad I’m here!
She get a golden buzzer from Heide for this song..💟😊
Those of us who have been following Angelina for many years were not at all surprised by this performance and the reaction to it. No one-no one-listens to Angelina sing and is not blown away by her multi-level talents. From age 7 to now 18, she will stun you with her musicality, her uniquely beautiful voice, and her ability to do what you just saw: take iconic songs you think shouldn’t be touched and make them her own with arrangements that you frequently prefer over the originals. And she does that across five or six genres.
Go ahead and jump right in. Watch Angelina at 9 with what might be the best music video you have ever seen. Her incredible cover of I Put a Spell on You, live in the studio, with a great blues band behind her will change your mind forever about what a child can do. She’s easily the best singer I’ve ever heard, and I’ve followed music all my life. Here’s the link: th-cam.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=RtrfbJ0ZrRx4reXO
AJ are special! I love to see you do more AJ reactions💙💙💙💙💙💙
Welcome to the world of Angelina Jordan. A child prodigy infused with jazz since the age of two and now has just turned 18 yesterday and will be a global superstar in the coming years. That is the truth and I guarantee that. She has over 250 covers and originals for you to peruse and all of them are absolutely fabulous. She's been in the recording studio at the age of 6 singing." I Who Have Nothing " to now at 18 last year producing her first debut EP called "Old Enough "with six amazing tracks on them. She has sung for royalty and crowds of hundreds of thousands people and even a live stream last year for the FIFA awards watched by over 300 million people . She is a natural on stage and the stage is her domain. She is fearless, competent, sincere, and compassionate. anout the music she sings. You will find Angelina has many, many fans who are called angels and they know her as the barefoot princess because she always performs barefoot. She has grown into a beautiful young woman as you will see in later videos. Her early videos as a child are absolutely amazing. I would suggest her version of Screaming. Jay Hawkins song "I Put a Spell on You" at 9 years old in the studio in black and white, which is the most riveting performance by a nine-year-old on this jazz classic. It's a masterpiece. I want to thank you for finally getting to Angelina.Jordan and I hope you continue to go down that rabbit hole as many of us have over the past 10 years and watched her growth from a little child and to a beautiful young woman of today. Thank you so much! You are so much appreciated by the TH-cam community. Please keep posting and sending much thanks and love from Canada 👍🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so so much☺️🥰. For the info and for your kind words about my reactions. I have definitely happily fallen into the rabbit hole and have begun to realize a plan and routine for the channel, that will help me and the community that is growing here, consistently enjoy many rabbit holes 🤭😉😏
AJ Covers “The Show Must Go On”
The Show Must Go On is a song that reflects the courage and resilience of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, who kept performing despite his terminal illness. He did not reveal his AIDS diagnosis to the public until shortly before his death in 1991. The song is a powerful expression of his determination to live his life to the fullest. In 2019, a young singer named Angelina Jordan amazed the audience with her rendition of The Show Must Go On at the age of 13. She began her performance by holding a mask over her face, symbolizing the facade that people often put on to hide their true feelings. Angelina's voice was stunning and emotional, capturing the essence of the song in a remarkable way that most professional vocalist would not attempt. Whose genius idea was it to use the mask as a symbol of the hidden self. The mask was designed by Mery Zamani, a renowned artist, poet, and grandmother of Angelina Jordan, and who has had a major impact in the creation of this ethereal creature we call Angelina Jordan. The mask was not only a visual element, but also a narrative device that allowed AJ to reveal her true self through her hypnotic vocals. © Larry D. Pifer
(9) The Show Must Go On - Queen (Angelina Jordan Cover) - TH-cam
Angelina never takes a song lightly. ♥👣
I can tell already!☺️
For context... This was the Champions edition (TWO). And she did get the golden buzzer on this performance. Her third performance, Yellow Brick Road is just as good as this in my opinion. Great reaction thank you... And yes, your going to shit when you see her sing at 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 so on and so forth. lol
Angelina sang 3 times in this series. The third was the exhibition finale. She didn’t finish this ‘competitive’ series because she received a concession from the producers to have no additional contractual obligations after the performances. The following year she signed with Republic Records.
What does "she did not finish this competitive series" mean? She completed all of the performances required for the show. You're correct about not being contractually obligated following the show. But had nothing to do with her not winning. The public (or, in this case 'super fans') voting for this can be almost comical. Fremantle, owner of the contracts, is probably regretting the process following some recent nonsensical winners. AJ didn't need to win. She just needed the exposure in the US matket.
@@tomrogers1305 Didn’t finish = gentle way of saying didn’t win, because she was not a loser, as you reiterated.
If you look at the 2 AGT "Champions" finals, where the socalled "50 Super Fans" did the voting, singers (and there were many very talented ones) did not do well both years. Yet in the regular AGT shows over the 17 or so years, where the fans vote online or by telephone, singers have done very well. The super fan system of voting is absurd. @@tomrogers1305
Didn't finish does not "equal" didn't win. Accuracy is important. @@dojoswitzer
@@wajj1842 Maybe the inequality that you suggest is why I didn’t say ‘didn’t win’, because she couldn’t win. (Do I also need to define the meaning of ‘win’ for you?)
Angelina Jordán, a vocalist whose complex voice full of colors is beyond the reach of most singers, the greatness of a prodigy or genius like Angelina Jordan is to remain unique, different, incomparable over time, but it does not lie in seeking the perfection, rather in finding originality, Mexico
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 in Oslo Norway. 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”. She released her latest album “Old Enough” and it is definitely some of her best stuff. My personal favorite is her cover of Lana Del Rey's "Born To Die". Although the soundtrack is really growing on me.
This is the best candid reaction to this performance that I've watched in a long time. And I've watched well over a hundred. Don't change a thing. I'm headed to your channel to see what else you've done.
Thank you☺️
Hey Ginx - welcome to Angelina Jordan's fan family (she calls her "Angels"). You'll be inundated with comments from other Angels giving more detail than you can imagine - read as much as you can. She's truly an inspirational phenomenon and a musical prodigy. Brilliant musicianship, an incredible human being, and you absolutely will fall in love with her. And - she'll continue to blow you away every time you hear her sing. Whether it be any of her incredible and moving originals, or any of her covers in any genre (we all feel she actually un-covers songs and makes them her own, while always respecting the original artist's musical intent). This rabbit hole is deep - she's got around 200 covers and originals just here on YT. Check out her version of "I put a spell on you" soon (the black & white version - she was barely 9). Enjoy the ride and welcome again to the family. 😃
You've discovered one of the most uniquely talented artists in the music world, not even mentioning how truly generous and caring soul she is today. She's been doing this since she was 7 and even younger. Check out her four short performances from Norway's Got Talent in 2014 when she was 7 singing Jazz and Blues...and won.
Happy 18th Birthday Angelina Jordan Astar. GINX, thanks for your first reaction to my all time favorite musical artist. Angelina has over 200 songs on TH-cam, including 12 originals. She has told us she has written more than 100 songs. Angelina's wise and loving family signed her to Republic Records (Taylor Swift, The Weekend, Stevie Wonder, etc.) at age 14 but requested she be allowed her childhood. Republic built her a studio to create her magic. She is the singing voice for the 2026 World Cup. Angelina just performed, for the 2nd time, at a Nobel Peace Prize event.
If you want to geek out over lyrics, plus see three very talented sisters, you should try *The Warning.* One sister is Modern Drummer Magazine's Best Up and Coming Drummer, one has been a Spector Artist since she was 13 and is prominently featured on their website, and one has been gifted guitars by Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) and Matt Bellamy (Muse) during tours with those bands. Try the two songs they performed for the 2023 MTV VMAs, 'Evolve' and 'More'.
If I seconded this any harder, I might have an accident.
The Warning, get on it!
I concur.
She could react to both songs in one reaction because they show different sides of them. It should be *MORE* first before she gets into the heavier song *EVOLVE.*
Absolutely 💯 spot on suggestion.
AJ won a golden buzzer for this performance. She did not win the show. It's a long story; not signing contracts etc. She won NGT when she was 8. Other Angels will fill you in on the wonderful story of her life.
I subbed because of your background and perspective.
Spoiler alert she signed with Republic Records when she was 14 as a top priority artist and they built a studio for her enclusive use.
She just release her first EP with all original songs called Old Enough which contain 6 fantastic songs. She is as brilliant a lyricist as she is a vocalist.
Some would have you watch her performances on Norway's Got Talent when she was 7-8"years old and track her growth as a child prodigy. Or her performance of "I Put A Spell On You" when she was 9. The truth is she gets better the more you listen to her no matter what the age. Known as the girl with a thousand voices, be prepared to be surprised ever time you hear something new from her. Many feel her many cover songs are better than the originals.
Please enjoy the AJ journey, especially this year when she gets to play in her new studio.
BTW her mixer on the EP is Serge Courtois who just won a Grammy for sound engineering.❤
Oh wow I love alllll of this! Thank you for all of the info and thank you for the sub! What a wonderful rabbit hole I have fallen into!
Yes indeed. There are two things that are as wonderful as her singing.
1.)She and her family are wonderful people. Loving and kind. They done a lot of charirable work.
2 .) Her fans, the Angels are numerous and a very interesting group of people.
Among them novelists, philosohpers, scientists, truck drivers, military veterans, mothers, daughters grand mothers and grand fathers, musicians and producers, rappers and metalheads etc. As diverse a group as you could find. But they are all inspired to AJ's dictum to be kind and spread love. She has inspired so many to want to become better people and to be creative people. Not a cult. Just the good stuff without the BS.
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Excellent comment, Robert. Way to go !
Well, you've done it now. You've fell into the Angelina rabbit hole. She has almost 200 YT performances of covers and original songs by her. Today January 10th, she turns 18 years old. She signed with Republic Records when she was 14 and has released some originals with them. Her family wanted her to be able to grow up with as much a normal childhood as possible and therefore Republic has not been promoting her as heavy as they might have otherwise. I'm sure other Angels (what Angelina calls her fans) will provide even more details. Peace.
I don't see a comment from Andy Schnell yet, so here is a bio that he put together for your reading pleasure. 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. Musicians working with Angelina would call her the boss since she knew exactly how she wanted to sing the song and would confidently instruct the musicians. While one could say Angelina was mimicking other artists, there is no doubt she had her own style and created her own arrangements, even at this early age. 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 to trim the number of vocalists who passed their audition, 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”. The vast majority of the prize money was donated to charity benefitting poor children.
Record company executives flew their private jets to Norway to attempt to sign 8 year old Angelina but all were thankfully rebuked. Disney also made an offer but not accepted.
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 and Mexico 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 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 and allowed Angelina to copyright her version. 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 had concerts in Norway in July 2022. In December 2022, Angelina performed at the Asian American Awards in Los Angeles. On 2/27/23, Angelina performed at the FIFA Awards ceremony in Paris, France, with a viewing audience in the millions.
Personally, Angelina is 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.
I love your energy and mirth!
Subbed!
Angelina is one of the most prodigious singers I've ever seen.
Oh wow, ☺️
I believe you just had a life-changing moment generational voice enjoy
Welcome to the rabbit hole. Greetings from France, Gilles 🎶🎙️👍
Thank you for reacting to Angelina welcome
You seem curious about Angelina winning NGT at age 7>8. Here are links to Angelina’s four NGT competition performances…
7 years old NGT audition 2013-11-24 > 2014-03-07, ‘Gloomy Sunday’ (Billie Holiday): th-cam.com/video/rI6ZhRk86Hs/w-d-xo.html (4:40)
7/8 years old NGT cut-off round, a cappella 2014-02-07, ‘I’m A Fool To Want You’ (Billie Holiday): th-cam.com/video/LXknLZDoRVQ/w-d-xo.html (2:32)
8 years old NGT semi final 2014-04-11 live, ‘Shot Me Down - Bang Bang’ (Sonny Bono/Cher): youtu.be/watch?v=7LVHl_juO-Q&t=99 (1:39)
8 years old NGT final 2014-05-23 live, ‘Summertime’ (George Gershwin): youtu.be/watch?v=zN4kAof1is0&t=110 (1:50)
I'm 110% sure that you will Enjoy the Ride
Oh I absolutely will🙂
Thanks for your first reaction to Angelina... I'm certain that there will be more.💛✌
oH my gosh! you have NOW entered THE rabbit hole of all time!
One of my guilty Life Pleasures is guessing how many seconds it will take Angelina to Break a Nieve Newbie singing AGT Bohemian Rapsody......you did pretty good....although....we did all catch you wipe away a tear away at 7:39......seasoned Angels don't miss much.
Hehe, I love this….and yes, I did wipe away a tear..lol, you will come to find out that I cry often🤭….the water works flow when happy, sad, excited, laughing…the list goes on
Get your Official Angelina Jordan Crying Towel ready....this Beautiful Human has 10 years of Emotional Roller Coaster rides already in the can.
The four people in the front row are her wonderful family. Grandmother, mother, little sister and uncle. Heidi Klum gave her the golden buzzer, sending her straight thru to the finals, but You tube blocked it. Check out BORN TO SING - THE EARLY YEARS, a wonderful, short documentary on this prodigy. If you're not one of her angels yet, you will be!
Oh I am certainly ALREADY an Angel☺️, and was immediately without even knowing that her Angels existed☺️
@@ginxreactsbased on your comment new subscriber for your journey discovering and appreciation for greatness. Loved your review and your personal special touch.❤😊
I’ve been an Angel since 2014, I’m 75 and the first time I heard her on a Swedish talk show in 2014 I was jaw dropped and after her NGT performances I knew there had never been another singer like her. She never fails to deliver remarkable performances, her “covers” of songs by the greatest vocalists who ever lived are usually as good or better than the originals, she has covered over 85 iconic singers with over 200 YT videos, there is no one like her. Check out her version of “ unchained Melody “ at the Nobel Peace Prize” on Dec 10th 2023, it’s amazing. New subscriber… Peace
@@stevenhambek846 thank you so much☺️
@@rburkett1939 there is sooooooo much for me to catch up on🤭
Nice to meet you, GINX! Angelina Jordan is celebrating her 18th birthday today, Jan 10, 2024. She started singing at eighteen months and won Norway's Got Talent at age 8. She performs barefoot after giving her own shoes to a shoeless girl she met in the Middle East at age 6. What I find so remarkable about her singing is the emotional authenticity she brings to a song. Your next reaction to her has to be her own arrangement of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' 1956 classic, I Put A Spell On You, recorded when she was 9. Put some cushions on the floor around your chair first, so your jaw will have a soft spot to land. Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/w-d-xo.html
If you liked this you must see her do "I put a spell on you". Pay attention to.her facial expressions and body language. She is very practiced. Plus talented. She is a gift to listen to. Enjoy this young lady.
This was a fantastic reaction! You got it from the first note! I love how you deal with being overwhelmed by giggling and chuckling, but she almost broke you right at the end! I saw the tears forming...
Sunbed and looking forward to your next AJ reaction.
Thank you so much!!☺️
The most mesmerizing performance I have heard ❤️ Queen themselves shared this performance on their socials, saying Wow, what a rendition ❤️ Thats a huuuge compliment 👍🔥
I bet youn LOVE this song even more now
Great reaction. She got golden buzzer for this, performed 2 more times, but did not win.. Many attribute this to not be willing to sign a contract obligating her to sign with simon’s label if she won. Around a year after this she signed with Republic. She and ber family wanted her career to evolve slowly. Only doing concerts in summers, no promotion, etc. Her most recent EP Old Enough was a hint that she was ready @ 17 she was ready to be full time. ** She turned 18 today.** She has over 200 amazing performances, not counting brief tiktoks. She sings and speaks in multiple languages. She plays Piano, Guitar, and several others I do not recall.
I brief summary of what happened is Heidi Klum's was the last judges' assessment and she, as controller of the Golden Buzzer for that week, pressed it for Angelina, sending her straight to the final. The clip you reacted to left this moment off but it does exist elsewhere on TH-cam. The whole competition - let's call it that - was recorded in the October before it was broadcast in January 2020, which mitigated any opportunity for there to be a public vote. AGT therefore came up with "Superfans"; allegedly a panel consisting of one individual representing each state, albeit the representatives needed neither to come from nor live in the state they represented. Four years on, no Superfan has broken cover. Angelina sang Elton John's 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' in the final, which consisted of ten acts performing in a variety of disciplines.
Even though there were no public votes to count (and the result had made it into the public domain via the all-knowing internet even before the first round was aired), AGT saw fit to broadcast a separate results show a week after the final. Opinion polls in America, frankly the only place they mattered, had Angelina Jordan and an admittedly impressive Filipino novelty vocalist called Marcelito Pomoy way out in front. AGT decided to eliminate five of the ten finalists by totting-up the phantom Superfans' votes for them in five arbitrary head-to-heads. Unsurprisingly, Angelina's head-to-head adversary would be Marcelito, meaning the act with the fewest 'votes' of the two singers must, in spite of their popularity with the public or, indeed, those Superfans, necessarily finish outside the top 5. Angelina lost out at this stage but her uncle and manager has since revealed that her appearance was subject to her remaining independent and not, as is usually the case with acts that win or capture the public's imagination, tied to a restrictive Cowellesque contract.
Even now, many lose sight of the fact that productions like AGT are TV shows first and foremost; scripted, edited, dramatized, produced and otherwise manipulated to provide prime-time entertainment. Any competition element is not quite incidental, since competing is the premise upon which the production is based, but there's very little that's genuine going on. Such is their disenchantment that many contestants, even winners, want nothing more to do with these shows after appearing, which probably explains why half the AGT: The Champions 2 roster were in fact runners-up or even also-rans in their domestic shows.
Welcome. We enjoyed your first discovery of Angelina. Thanks for posting on her 18th birthday. One reactor suggested her control results in live performances that sound pre-recorded and produced. Bet you'll really enjoy her 2023 EP of originals titled "Old Enough".
As others wrote, I Put A Spell On You will blow your mind. She was nine and belts it out with incredible passion.
Bohemian Rhapsody
I have had 76 years to experience the greats, and my hearing is so acute that I can name the artist within a few notes, if they have what the industry calls a SIGNATURE VOICE. If it was just me that AJ affects that would be fine, but the reaction by the public to AJ's rearranged version of Bohemian Rhapsody, for example, was paramount to an earthquake being felt around the world, this video has been viewed more that 150 million times. AJ's videos have been viewed over a billion times on TH-cam, and over 4 billion times on FB. This does not count Instagram, or TikTok. We don't just have a STAR in AJ, we have a SUPPER NOVA. My friends, if you take the time to experience this pheromonal genius you will understand why she is like no other. © Larry D. Pifer
Thank you for the fantastic reaction. You will, no doubt, get a lot of background on Angelina from her fans (called Angels). I look forward to joining your journey down the AJ rabbit hole. You will be amazed.
she was singing at 18 months!!
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Nice reaction !! You picked Angelina's 18th birthday to discover! HaPpY BiRtHdAy !! 🎉🎉 (Jan 10th 2024) Subscribed for more AJ
Thank you!! ☺️
She is a master. Welcome to the world of the Barefoot Princess.
Last month she sang Unchained Melody at the Nobel Peace Prize. I have been a big fan of her for 10 years and thiis is definitely one of her best performances. She is a real ckass act. Just beautiful music.
The most beautiful voice You'll ever hear !!!
She’s incredible and my inspiration to live as a good human
Your reaction was pure gold! So were your comments. I am definitely going to keep track of your reactions to AJ!!!
Thank you so much!
The Power Of Angelina Jordan^^^
Angelina Jordan is a vocal prodigy who has honed her skills to achieve a remarkable degree of excellence that is unparalleled. Her voice is expressive, nuanced and captivating, and she can effortlessly switch between genres and styles. She has impressed audiences and critics alike with her stunning performances and original interpretations of classic songs. © Larry D. Pifer
This young girl from Norway IS THE greatest singer of our generation. She IS THE single voice of our time. Wait until you see more of her.
Hello from Norway. I gave you a like and a sub, I want to follow you on your Angelina Jordan-journey. It will be fun!