If you are going back to age 7, then 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)
This reaction just showed up on my TH-cam page. I have been following this young woman for about 8 years now, and I always enjoy seeing first reactions, and following a new "Angels" journey. Angelina refers to her fans as Angels. I enjoyed your reaction very much, and then went back and found your first one, and watched and liked it also. I am subscribing, and I look forward to many more of these reactions, as hers are the only ones I watch. You will soon learn that there is no one that Angelina is afraid to cover, and no genre that she can't sing. Jazz, Blues, Country, Rock, EDM and in one of her newest originals titled "Diamond", she even does a few lines of what some have called Rap. She does Adele, better than Adele, in my opinion. Frank, Elvis, James Brown, Amy Winehouse, Tom Jones, she covers them all, or as one Angel stated, "Angelina doesn't cover songs, she uncovers them." I'm nearing 70 years old and Angelina, in my opinion, sings with more feeling and emotion than anyone I have ever heard. I find myself constantly wiping my leaking eyes. She also interprets songs that I have 'heard' since I was young, so that I now actually hear the words. You will be getting flooded by her Angels with requests. I look forward to your journey. 🙏
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!
I hope you didn't expect the same voice as Fly Me to the Moon, she is the girl with 1000 voices. She does Billie Holliday, Elvis, Amy,Adele, Etta James and more and more and more. Just start at Norway's Got Talent, do all 4 songs. Every thing she sings will shock you. Enjoy😊
9years old here, yes her musical understanding puts her in the genuine prodigy catagory, yes the band was great, a group of seasoned professionals and they called her "The Boss", an absolute respect title.
try to imagine a singing coach or music teacher telling Angelina Jordan to sing it, 'this way dear'. You're right, you can't teach that. I really believe this is a bona fide God given talent...
If you go strictly sequential, you'll never catch up. But if you go one or two songs per year of age to see the progression, that may work for you. From personal experience, I found it doesn't matter in terms of quality. Some may think that once they've seen her newer songs they won't want to go back. If she keeps improving, why go back to lesser performances. With Angelina that is not the case. There is a different feeling to her earlier work, but it is just as (and in some cases even more) awesome. For example, she has performed Bohemian Rhapsody several times, but in my opinion, she has never improved on her AGT performance. Then again, with Unchained Melody, she keeps reaching new heights. At age 10 she never missed amazing me. The same when she was 12. Pick any age and you'll be amazed.
As you could see in the beginning she wrote notes to the band... She is the boss here. :) And as she has been singing since the age of 1.5 years - there is no words needed.
So glad you decided to check out more Angelina. Do it however you like. Just when you think you know her voice, she'll throw something else at you. You'll always recognize AJ, but props are always given to the artist she covers. Her originals also give us something from those who came before, but it's always, ultimately, Angelina. I liked someone's idea of a few at each age range so we don't have to wait a year to watch you react to Bohemian Rhapsody or Suspicious Minds, or I Have Nothing, or Now I'm the Fool, or Love Don't Let Me Go, or Diamond,or Unchained Melody. lol. But we want you to stay and go back again as well. Make it fun for you. We'll enjoy it however. Your reactions help us relive the shock, awe, amazement, surprise and joy (and sometimes sadness), we all felt when we first heard those performances. Peace!
She is special. Her concert debut in Vegas was the best musical experience of my life. It doesn't matter, young or old Angelina. My favorite song by her is usually the last song that I've listened to. She will surprise you every time. The barefoot Princess is a girl with a thousand voices. Above all I've never experienced a singer who touches my heart like Angelina.❤
She was in fact singing before she was writing. There is an adorable of her singing at 1 1/2 years old. Yes, you are reading that right. One and a half years old!
I thought it was mentioned by one of us Angels in your last reaction, the reason. Why she does not wear shoes when singing is because when she was living in the Middle east when she was 6 , she met a homeless girl about her age with no shoes and cuts on her foot on a cold and wet day who was weighing people with a bathroom scale for $ to support her siblings. Angelina started talking to her and ended up taking her own favorite boots off and gave it to the girl. From then she vowed not to wear shoes on stage until children poverty is addressed. ❤❤❤❤
9 years and 2 months old here...plus she did the song's arrangement. It's a tribute to Screamin' Jay. The band members call her "The Boss". Wait till you hear about why she performs barefoot. It's an amazingly touching story and says everything about who AJ is.
Now that you entered the world of Angelina, you are going to get so much information from fans known as “ Angels “ and your channel will blow up quickly. So sit back and enjoy.
She started singing aged 18 months..Whitney Huston..I’m not kidding ..there’s a video of it! It’s short but I swear you can make out the song! 18 months 😂
Music is all about how it makes you feel. Angelina said music found her by the time she was 18 months. She feels the emotions of each song and creates her own arrangements to convey the emotions she feels. Angelina is my all time favorite singer storyteller and is the only one to make me cry. The only things which exceed her musical talents are her humility and empathy.
Buddy, do not stress yourself about whatever order you check her out. You will not find anything that is not phenomenal. Should just go with your own taste and your preference for that day. And you will not be disappointed. So far, no one‘s been able to fully describe how phenomenal the kid is. Buckle up. You’re in for a ride brother.
Another spell was cast by 9yo Angelina. Let’s analyze the video: 1st you see how small and cute she is. 2nd you see she is barefoot (story below) 3rd You see her making her “Wish List” of suggested changes to the song. 4th the band leader taking note of the changes. 5th Angelina is holding a candle with “Screemin’ Jay Hawkin’s (original artist 1956) picture on it. 6th the old soul in her voice. She is the youngest published author in Norway. Angelina wrote and her Grandmother illustrated a book about why she sings barefoot. She was on a trip to Iran where her grandmother is from and met a street girl weighing people for money. Angelina sat and talked with the girl. Angelina asked the girl what she wanted to be when she grew up and the girl replied, a doctor but that it could never happen. Angelina told her to never give up hope. The girl complimented Angelina on her shoes and Angelina noticed her scarred bare feet so she gave them to her, and the little girl told Angelina she would pray for her every day. Angelina sings barefoot to this day to remind herself (and the world) that there are still children in need. All book proceeds go to charity.
She just had her Las Vegas debut at the Westgate (where Elvis performed), she opened for Norah Jones at age 11, Quincy Jones at 12 for his 85th birthday concert in London and many others have had her perform. QJ said she reminded him of Michael Jackson at that age. Her parents were very careful to limit her performing so she could finish school (early, of course) and she is the youngest published author in Norway. Does she seem to be too good to be true? She is true. I met her in Vegas and she is amazingly humble and sweet. Enjoy watching her.
It is truly a conundrum when we try to rationalize how it is possible that this tiny sweet-faced 9yo Norwegian girl can step up to a microphone, flip some switch within her, become this "beast-mode" version of herself (most probably named "AJ don't play"), deliver an extraordinary and musically and socially sophisticated performance, then just-like-that return to the pensive young lady once again... There aren't words for this! "I Put a Spell On You" has been covered many times and is recognized as a classic, yet almost never is the tone of the original 1956 "Screamin" Jay Hawkins version captured. This is because Hawkins was the original shock-rock guy (think Ozzy Osbourne-type craziness) and his style is difficult to emulate and also because his dated delivery is uncomfortable and stereotypical to our modern sensibilities. Yet Angelina respectfully sings his own song in a manner that exceeds his (Hawkin's image is on the candle she holds at the start of her video). You must go and listen to Hawkins' original (and throw in a couple of "famous" covers as well) to see the true genius in how AJ incorporates many of his vocal elements [usually omitted by most singers]. This shows another aspect of her musical IQ and arranging genius (not to mention her masterful control of her vocal instrument equaled by few others regardless of age). "Screamin" Jay Hawkins original "I Put A Spell on You" th-cam.com/video/orNpH6iyokI/w-d-xo.html There is a video of Angelina singing a recognizable snippet of Whitney Houston at 1.5yo!
So great to see a new reactor discover the almighty once-in-a-lifetime performer in Angelina. What do choose next if a tough one with 200 stunning video's to watch? One of my favourites is her self penned Studio version of a tribute to her grandfather " A Million Miles " , as an 18 year old she has lived way beyond the hype and stands miles ahead of any other singer out there!
Zack, I have really been enjoying your first two reactions to her 🙂 Your comments are ON POINT. And there's absolutely no fakery with you, of that I'm 100% certain. Count me in when you take on this epic musical journey. She will sweep you off your feet each and every time. I'm 100% certain if THAT as well 😅 Take care! Love from Norway ♥♥♥
Singing Whitney at 18 months. The notes she wrote were for the arrangement she did. Sings barefoot from age of 6 when she gave her shoes to a girl without any. Turned 18 on Jan 10, 2024
Angelina was 9 years old in this performance - Her nationality is Norwegian but is fluent in English even at this age - This song was not arranged for her - she wrote the vocal arrangement based on listening to the original Screamin' Jay Hawkins version and communicated to the band how she wanted it to be played - in fact, at the beginning of the video you see Angelina writing down some last-minute changes and it is read by the bandleader. You also notice that her own handwritten notes are on the music stand in front of her as she sings. For more insight into how Angelina works, here is a rehearsal video with some of the same band members at the same age (9 yrs old) - You will see that she is aware of what each musician is doing and communicates to them what she wants to do. The first thing she says is that she wants to start, followed by her saying she wants to start over, later she tells the pianist that the key is too low and that she wants to raise it a half-tone, then at the end of the song she changes the ending on the fly. The spoken language is Norwegian: th-cam.com/video/80f3t3dmBbk/w-d-xo.html
In 2014, a little Norwegian girl was named and codified, a national treasure by both the King of Norway and the prime Minister. That same year, she sang for the Nobel peace prize winners all at the age of 8. In 2023, that same girl, now almost 18 once again graced the Nobel peace prize stage and sang for the recipient once again. That young girl is none other than Angelina Jordan. Angelina Jordan made history with this performance. Angelina is the only solo singer under the age of 18 to have performed twice at the Nobel peace prize concert. When I learned the story of Narges Mohammadi, this years recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the history of the song "Unchained Melody", I fully understood why Angelina Jordan chose this song. P.S.: Angelina arranged the music and vocals for this performance. She thanked the director of KORK publicly for allowing her to do this. Please consider reacting to either of the following: Here's the link to Angelina's 2023 Nobel peace prize concert performance, where she performed Unchained Melody: th-cam.com/video/XxduGSjAJCo/w-d-xo.html Here's a link to Angelina Jordan performing - Unchained Melody - An Evolution by age from 8 to almost 18... th-cam.com/video/ZSDQP47klpE/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for featuring Angelina again. I hope you will continue to do many more reactions to her, as she is well worth every nanosecond you spend on her. I have watched and listened to her in awe since she released her first video on TH-cam, and what has been evident to me from the start is that she sings with total conviction, despite the fact that she is far too young to have experienced the events suggested in the lyrics of the song she has chosen to sing. But it is not only that, for strange as it may seem is the even more remarkable fact that she can convey the appropriate emotions within those lyrics to her listener. This is Angelina's tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who wrote and performed the song in 1956 (50 years before Angelina was born). She based her arrangement on his original performance, although she discarded all the theatrics and allowed her voice and body language to tell the story. The song has been covered by many singers over the years, but to my knowledge, Angelina is the only one who has sung in the same style as the original. There are many things I found particularly worthy of note in this video. Some I recognised immediately and those I missed were brought to my attention by the more observant Angelina fans (her Angels) and I thank them for letting me know what I had missed. Another Angelina "Angel" has pointed out something else which I had missed, and it is added at (l) below, (a) Angelina finishing writing last minute changes she wanted and handing them to the Music Director, who smiled. (b) A brief glimpse of Mery Zamani, Angelina's maternal grandmother, a well known and respected Iranian Artist and poet who was also a child prodigy. She was the person who recognised Angelina's talent at an early age and exposed her to all the old time jazz singers. (c) The candle with an image of Screamin' Jay Hawkins on it. (d) The smile on the face of the Bass player. (e) How she rose on to her toes on the last occasion she sang "...because you're mine" (f) The fact she occasionally refers to her written notes on the music stand. Possibly to remind herself of the last minute changes she wanted. (g) Her unwavering passion throughout the performance. Evidenced by her facial expressions and the way she uses her hands and body to emphasise the direction of the song. (h) The way she takes a breath just before she starts the last phrase (I don't care.....) and that breath lasts the whole of that sustained note. A child of that age should not have the ability to hold a note for that length of time. (i) At the end, when she sings I Doooont Caaaaare, she employs TWO separate and distinct vibratos to the word care, a wide one to start the word and a tighter one to close the word (j) The instant transformation from "performance" mode to that of a pensive child, possibly wondering whether she could have done better. I comment on the "pensive" child because Angelina has an incredible work ethic and seeks to perform every song in a way she considers will bring out all the emotions within the lyrics and melody. (k) Perhaps the most remarkable is that despite her tender years, she sings with such total conviction that her authenticity is never in doubt. It is easy to believe that she has experienced the events described in the lyrics. It is not only her voice that is mesmerising, it is also her facial expressions, and the way she uses her hands and body. Her stage presence is electrifying. (l) The performance absolutely is powerful and raw but to me, I am amazed that this is balanced by the profound beauty of the ending phrase; the last twelve words of the song. AND… they are essentially sung a cappella! Angelina has been referred to as the "Queen of Jazz", "The Barefoot Princess", "The girl with a thousand voices". All of them are true, but I prefer the nickname I gave her after listening to about six of her performances. For me, she is "The Chameleon of Song", for as a chameleon is able to change its colour to match its surroundings, so Angelina is able to change the "colour" of her voice to accurately match the needs of the song to reveal the emotions within the lyrics and melody. Even more remarkable is her innate ability to communicate those same emotions to her listeners.
Thanks for reacting to Angelina. It doesn't really matter what song by her you react to next. Maybe you will like the song Mount Everest by her. The first song that I ever experienced live from this artist. Greetings from Norway.
Band is on point! I suggest doing the four Norway GT videos next. Since it's a talent show, and the songs are shorted perhaps combine Angelina's first two performances in one reaction and the semis and finals performances in a second reaction. The montage videos of all four performances together leave out too much information.
AJ has been serious since she was 3. Every song she sings is very important to her. like someone with OCD is driven crazy by a crooked picture on the wall, the song comes from her soul, and is given to us as a gift from the gods
She has to be a prodigy, a genius...I mean, to have that much awareness at such a young age and the desire of what she want to do and be, is not normal for that age...She also seems to have such confidence and know what she's capable of, especially when it comes to song writing and arrangements, she HAS to be a prodigy...
Geez, I took a 2hr nap, and an AJ reaction was ready for me to watch when I woke, Nice! Edit) Angelina started singing at 18 months old (using a microphone too, theres footage) Its most rewarding to go somewhat chronological. Ages 10 and 11 she is an absolute vocal beast with her "kid" voice. Dont want to miss
lol that’s the barefoot princess. The paper you saw her writing on was her doing the arrangement to this song because she does them herself. Every time you see her, she will be barefoot. She wrote a book about why she performs barefoot it is absolutely a heartwarming story. Which made her the youngest published author in Norway. This girl is absolutely an angel sent from heaven. I have been fallen her for over 10 years.
She understands the nuances that artists twice her age took years to get. The very seasoned and fantastic band call her Boss out of respect. My favorite is when she did Stay by Rhianna when she was 11. It's gorgeous ❤
Betsy, Angelina was 12 when she sang Stay for the 1st time. Whenever you see her with guitarist Ivan Mendez, she is 12 yo. It's one of her very best covers.
Norwegian born Angelina Jordan began singing at the age of one and a half, and by age three was listening to jazz and classics legends on repeat. Her grandmother was her greatest influence, but Angelina chose her own path. Her first studio performance was at age 7, singing I Who Have Nothing. She won Norway's Got Talent at the age of only 8, singing old time classics from Billie Holliday and George Gershwin, and became one of the youngest ever vocalists to win an international Got Talent Show! Her performance at 9 years old of Screamin Jay Hawkins, I Put a Spell on You is considered one of the finest recordings ever of a 9-year-old vocalist! Angelina also went viral on America's Got Talent the champions in 2020 with her unique versions of Bohemian Rhapsody and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Angelina sings in English which unbelievably is her third language! She is a true prodigy. She is now 18, and has recorded a huge library of songs, including covers and several originals. A major attraction to Angelina's music is the emotion and attitude she conveys, although she has not experienced the life events! She is known as the barefoot princess of 1,000 voices as she can adjust her tone, style, and register for any song or genre. She was signed by Republic Records when she was 14. She was not widely promoted for a few years, as her family wanted to allow her a normal childhood. However, things are changing rapidly as she has now graduated school. She has released two original music video singles from Republic Records, Love Don't Let Me Go, and Now I'm the Fool, coinciding with her new six song EP called Old Enough. The four other songs have been released as visualizers. A world tour is in the works, likely to coincide with her full album release. Here is a semi-chronological TH-cam playlist for Angelina of over 200 songs, beginning with 16 performances including originals, her EP, and a few specialty songs. Then it starts chronologically beginning with Gloomy Sunday from Norway's Got Talent. th-cam.com/play/PL2v8kgVeo4EbQD6l_WAVjOfItquzW7oEc.html&si=HrEm55lV164yKJqu Why does Angelina sing barefoot? The answer may bring a tear to your eye. It is related to a promise she made to herself and to the world when she was only 6 years old. She was traveling in the Middle East with her mom and grandmother and they came across a young orphan girl with no shoes and scarred feet. Angelina gave the girl her own favorite shoes. Angelina ask the girl what she wanted to be when she grew up and she said a doctor, but she could not because she had to take care of her siblings. She asked Angelina the same question and Angelina said I want to sing for the world. The young girl said she would pray for Angelina. Since then, Angelia has forever performed barefoot as a reminder of all those less fortunate. At age 9 she wrote a book about this experience, Between two Hearts, becoming the youngest ever published author in Norway. She also has helped raise millions for children's charities. She even stated at 8 years old that she would be donating her winnings from Norway's Got Talent to charities. She is a special individual, and one you cannot follow without developing an emotional bond. Angelina captures hearts because she is humble and has compassion for humanity. Her stated goal from childhood was to sing for the world and spread love and peace. I trust this will cause you to embrace her as millions of others have, and that you will continue down the rabbit hole from which you will not want to escape. Peace and love.
I know she was seven when she recorded I who have nothing. It is possible she was six when she recorded the Adele song in the studio as she seems smaller and less skilled at that point.
yes, 9 years old here...wait until you hear at 10 with "Feeling Good" & "I'm Still Holding Out For You"...oh wait...at 12 & 13!!! "Stay" & " A Million Years Ago" & of course "Bohemian Rhapsody" !!! then moving on to 15...17 & now 18! She just performed in Las Vegas, my God!!! You've got your work cut out for you & BTW thx for The Warning videos!!!
Hi Zack 👋 We Angels😇were speechless the first time we heard Angelina😶even me as a 67 year old music lover💖🎸🎹 singer😮! And we still are today! after 200 cover songs and 13 original and many Tik-Tok music videos😲by AJ! Angelina never disappoints us! She surprises us😇again and again! When you close your eyes 👁 you hear a 30 year old black jazz 🎺 professional singer singing 😯 and when you open your eyes 👁 again you see this 9 year old child 👰♀️ and you are speechless 😶 🤭 magical 💫stunning! out of this world 🌍! Angelina was 9 years 2 mounts young in this song from the original Screaming Jay Hawkins 1956! She is an old soul ✨️ and voice 😲 that lives in Angelina! Crazy 🤪 Awesome good! The band calls her the "boss" She helped arrange this studio performance! On the candle glass is a picture of Jay Hawkins! "Feeling good" (10) "Every say Goodbye"(10) "What a Difference a Day Makes" (8) "I Put A Spell On You" (9) and "At Last" (10) years young Angelina! are my top favorites when Angelina our Angel 😇 was young! Stunning! crazy 🤪good! best female singer 👩😲🎙in my life! Nobody out there has this music 🎶 style! and this jazz,🎺 blues, colors, scoops, riffs, runs, and long melismas in her voice 😲! This warm🔥soft,soulful 💖 power💥 pure,raw,natural, raspy, emotional, passionate❤️🔥old soul ✨️ voice 😲 like Angelina has! Nobody can beat AJ! My AJ Angels 😇 will tell you everything else about Angelina 😇 many have become good friends! through the love ♥️ for Angelina our Angel 😇 and Jazz👸🎺 Queen! "Steve Calaway, Andy Schnell 58, James Thiel, Chris Walker" great Angelina supporter and Me! all my friends! AJ is my Queen👸of my music world 🌍 ! Thanks for sharing this video👍great emotional reaction and comments Zack as always my fellow AJ Angel 😇 👍👌👏! Love 💖 and peace ✌ ☮️ and kindness 😀 from Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭 👋🙋♂️😇👣👸😯🎙🎺🎷🎸 🎹 ❤️🔥 ❤️🔥💥🌍🌹💎! Spread Love 💖 all Day 😀! PLEASE🙏👌👌! DOWNLOAD HER NEW DOCUMENTARY "ANGELINA JORDAN 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING" and post it on your channel for all the new AJ (fans) Angels 😇 and for new subscribers! You will gain many new ones 💯 % ! It's on Angelina Jordan original You Tube Channel our singing 😲Queen👸! This is an Amazing! Brilliant! Stunning! Heartwarming ❤️🔥💖❤️ and Soul 💫✨️💫 Touching documentary about Angelina's 10 year musical career from 1 year and a half👧 to her first Las Vegas shows at 18! On the same stage as Elvis 🎸🕺 back then 😀! Thank you a thousand times for the support, my fellow angel 😇 from Angelina!! our jazz queen👸 and angel 😇!! on her two You Tube channels 🙏She deserves it a thousand times over😀!
An old soul in a young body - many reactors have said the same. Eventually check out one of her new tracks, "Now I'm the Fool" or "Love Don't Let Me Go" and compare. My wife said she sounds like a cross between Adele and Amy Winehouse. She has a long, bright future ahead for sure.
Hehe great reaction Zack , i feel you she does that to us all , i lost count on how many times i listen to this one, still blows my mind and will always do😋😊🥰 No matter where u go from here, she will surprise u, and get lost for word, make u cry, give u goosebumps or both at same time Angelina is pure Magic❤. Belive u me, she just as good LIVE as i studio, u will soon find that out 😋😉 have a good one take care an stay safe my friend😊
Thanks Zack....love your channel and your reactions and comments. Been following your journey for a long time now with my favorite Rock Band, The Warning. And then you go and bring my favorite vocalists to the channel in Angelina, been a fan of hers for over 8 years now...love what you do here, keep them coming, like the Warning Army we are a huge fan base as you probably already know now. BTW, she starting singing Whitney Houston at age 1 1/2 in English....18 months old. Cheers. 🥰🥰
"Your statements prove Four Tenets of Angelina-ism: 1. Once you're addicted, you're addicted for life. There is no antidote. 2. No matter how many times you hear her, you're always impressed! 3. One of life's great pleasures is watching people hear her for the first time! 4. She is destined to be one of the all-time greats - Music Mt Rushmore status"
Angelina had barely turned 9 in the video and that’s still not the beginning. Her public debut was her audition on Norway’s Got Talent at age 7. It was recorded in late 2013 but aired in early 2014. If you want to see a progression then i recommend that you hold off on the 10 Years In The Making Video for now. Although it has a few early clips it’s primarily a behind the scenes of her recent Las Vegas concerts. Once you get to really know Angelina the documentary will be more meaningful. You mentioned her bare feet. I’m sure a fan or two has mentioned or will fill you in on the story as to why she always performs barefoot. And it’s not to be grounded.
If you like jazz her most impressive performance is "I'm a fool to want you" the in-studio rehearsal. Her version of of Etta james' "I'd rather be blind" is also amazing.
Only 250 covers and originals to go my friend. Angelina Jordan is a child prodigy and the musical genius that is for certain. She is a very humble, sincere, compassionate and loving soul. She has fans all over the world and they are known as Angels and Angelina is known as the barefoot princess as you will find out! She is a timeless, vintage and nostalgic singer from the past brought back from the heavens.to give us the true measure of jazz/ pop genre in music as you will find out in many of her videos. Singing since the age of one and a half in the crib and listening to her mentors such as Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra and all her modern mentors like Adele, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston, Norah Jones and the great Elvis Presley. Angelina you will find is a combination of all these great voices in her beautiful voice and she can pull out any of these at any time and sound like any of them but always will be Angelina Jordan. She is the real deal and now at 18 is just spicing up the global marketplace being in mainstreet music and no doubt in the coming years will unfold into the superstar that she always has been . She's a truly protected by her family by her fans and by Republic records and this is who she is shielded by. I want to thank you for posting your wonderful video and your heartfelt comments towards Angelina. Keep posting my friend! There's so much for you to enjoy and you will never be disappointed and I'm assuming you will become an angel too. Sending much thanks amd love from Canada always 👍🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️
Zack, Angelina Jordan was born January 10th, 2006. She has an amazing family supporting and protecting her. Check out ANGELINA JORDAN - BORN TO SING -THE EARLY YEARS. It's a 20 minute documentary compiled by some of her fans (Angels).
Angelina Jordan - I'm Still Holding out for You (a BabyFuzz cover)(fan made video) - 10yrs old, amazing, its a leaked song (mum didn't want it released due to the adult theme but its out there) no copyright on the video either, so can be watched complete. She also does among many many other songs an Amy Whitehouse cover of Back to black with the Kork orchestra 2016, (age 10) where she rewote the lyrics 24hrs before singing it (hence holding what she wrote whilst singing it) love your reactions
For the love of God please stop repeating the completely unverified story that mom didn’t like the subject matter in this song. We know she cut a demo. The demo was not her property. Someone decided to put this awesome song on TH-cam instead of it just dying in a drawer somewhere. Thank god they did. That’s about all we really know.
Nothing better to do? Just a common thought/comment (x1000's) and I guess it's not been proved untrue either, unless you're any wiser. Anyway see you next Tuesday idiot ✌️@@jeffreyjameson5510
I think catching a song (at least one) from each year (7, 8, 9, 10, etc) is worth the effort but if you just go through her playlist from very young to. lets say 16 you will be here for a long time as she has covered at least 150 songs not including originals. Nice dilemma to have, Thanks for reacting
Interesting review and very intuitive! To go in progressive try out 10 years old “What a difference a day makes” with full orchestra in concert. Fabulous and this turned me into an Angel fan last year 🎉
Her second main skill is writing. A rare combination. She released a book at 9y Between two hearts, her barefoot story 💞 That's why she's also a great singer-songwriter . 13 own written Songs already out at 18y and 100 more in her bookshelf. To understand her working please listen to her recent documentary.. 10 years in making music 🎉
"It's not fair.' I don't know how many times I've heard that. As well as every other thought you so aptly conveyed. It's great to have someone who knows a little about music history. You seemed familiar with Screamin Jay and also many of the popular covers of the song. How many adults knew about him. Now how many 9 yr old girls would know about him or any other of her classics. I think Angelina now stands with the legends who inspired her and this historic performance will surely go down in music history as the best rendition of this by a 9 yr old girl. Yes do the Norway's Got Talent performances next. Do each separately and look for subtitles as they are speaking Norwegian. After that, be sure to do 'What a Difference a Day Makes' at 8 yrs old right after winning. Follow this with another rendition of 'Fly Me to the Moon' on The View which she did right after this on her first appearance in the USA. After that follow the suggestions of the best in progression and perhaps do them by year. Then work your way up to today. She will amaze you at every age. My suggestions are many of her best in chronological order which will get you the rather quickly. After that follow work back and forth through her extensive library. My list. Some of her best. IMO Her first song recorded was Whitney Houston 'I Will Always Love You'? at 18 months. Angelina is the Grand Master of Jazz! She could teach a Master Class at 8 years old. Summertime' George Gershwin th-cam.com/video/bnpFsCNKzFg/w-d-xo.html 8 yrs old Winning performance on Norway’s Got Talent. 'What a Difference a Day Makes' yo utu.be/cxD6r2Sv7SM. 8 yrs old after having won Norway’s Got Talent. My Fav of all performances when she was young. 'Fly Me to the Moon' on the View th-cam.com/video/nBGMQ9Kx9iI/w-d-xo.html. 8 yrs old My Fav of her half dozen performances ♥👣👸🏻 ‘It's a Man's World’ - Angelina Jordan and Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps - Oslo - 16.06.2018 th-cam.com/video/HEm7tGrjIKk/w-d-xo.html Power unsurpassed! ‘I'd Rather Go Blind Etta James’ 1968 th-cam.com/video/iz6lr56ka4o/w-d-xo.html ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. th-cam.com/video/qF0JV28vgLw/w-d-xo.html. 13 yrs old Queen responded "Wow, What a rendition" and gave her the rights to the Performance! Angelina Jordan's rise to stardom! 🚀 - “When You Believe” with bonus ending. ⏳ 🎼 🏆. th-cam.com/video/7OXnGxP1-t4/w-d-xo.html You should also take a look at the original here th-cam.com/video/uAlVzI8-5hQ/w-d-xo.html Amy Winehouse 'Back to Black' Improvised lyrics. th-cam.com/video/LbXUKzOxACU/w-d-xo.html She finished rewriting the song to be age appropriate on the way to the recording 'Valerie'. th-cam.com/video/sqmJLkgk2Ik/w-d-xo.html on Venice beach with little sister backup dancer! 'Easy On Me' Adele. th-cam.com/video/Mpw5Q76hWWE/w-d-xo.html rec ently. ‘Suspicious Minds’ Elvis Presley th-cam.com/video/RTbKhkceR00/w-d-xo.html July 20, 2022 She graduated this past spring and is already releasing her first originals from her upcoming all original EP. Here are two videos of the first 2 of 6 songs. ‘Love Don’t Let Me Go’ th-cam.com/video/1U6WY_z8Vu8/w-d-xo.html Now I'm The Fool. th-cam.com/video/8BXCVY_-RmU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=j3lEB05dYWoJCcY0 Any one of them will blow you away! Guaranteed! ♥👣👸🏻🎷
The 8-12 year old era of Angelina is still my favorite. It’s just magical to see her bring to life so many great songs and sing them like she lived them. Many have given you suggestions. Probably the next most requested song would be Bohemian Rhapsody. Her performance on AGT in January 2020 at 13 years old was her introduction to the US audience and the first time I heard her. I immediately looked her up on TH-cam and got lost down the rabbit hole. Some of my very favorite recordings she made were from the summer she was 12 after moving to LA. Her family hired a young man that played guitar, Ivan Mendez, to come to their house once a week to work up songs and accompany her. The songs were never decided ahead of time. They’d discuss what songs she would like to sing. He’d work up the guitar part, they might run thru it a few times and then record. Both made little mistakes here and there but it was just so authentic and magical. On her channel. Check those out. I could literally recommend 50 or more songs easily. Fans have been awaiting an album for a few years now. She released an EP last year that is very good.
Hello, Angelina has never worn shoes on stage, any where I’ve seen her. She’s remarkably an old soul, that’s what I thought the first time I saw her as a little girl. She’s so very talented. I hope I can listen to her singing forever.. T y for sharing.❤️❤️
During the recording of this video, the musicians coined a nickname (adoringly and very respectful), that stuck to her to this days. THE BOSS. NO she is not bossy, but her instinct for music is so great, when AJ recommends to play it this or that way, you can be sure it is the right way. Today musicians all over the world, who worked with her, call her by that nickname. When she needs musicians for a new music video, SHE employs them. Every artist who worked for her, has big chances in other venues, because "Miss Angelina takes only the best!!!" That is a rumor in the US. You, Zack, and yours, be safe and sound. Elmar from Germany
Zack, this performance will blow your socks off. These videos of her young are unbelievable. I started watching her from young up to now. Easier for me. Zach, she directs her own songs from day one. She is in charge of how the song is portrayed since age 6. I thought you must have listened to her. She is a rare gem. Keep going...
Thank's a billion Zack for this reaction to AJ, A little explanation: Her cover "I put a spell on you" b/w studio version at 9yo (th-cam.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/w-d-xo.html - btw. she made most of her cover arrangements by herself!) based on the original from Screemin' Jay Hawkins (from 1956) - Live: th-cam.com/video/7kGPhpvqtOc/w-d-xo.html or another version of it: th-cam.com/video/orNpH6iyokI/w-d-xo.html and here a version from 1990 in Tokyo - I feel, this is like the version Angelina has taken as the model, but I don't know it ( ;-) ): th-cam.com/video/Bb9ag8bch_U/w-d-xo.html or as Audio-Studio-Version: th-cam.com/video/82cdnAUvsw8/w-d-xo.html) that's real fun - if you watch this too and may be after this watch Angelinas cover again you will find out that Angelinas cover is a real tribute to Jay Hawkins 😃 At the beginning you see her something writing on a sheet and a man reading it and smiles than.. in an interview this man, who was the "bandleader", said, this were some "wishes" from Angelina (she was every time very polite he said) for changes of her arrangement for the piano 😃 The candle you can see at about 0:12 shows a portrait of J. Hawkins - I think her grandma bought it at a concert in Tokyo ;) At 0:26 you can see the bassist smiling - I can imagine that he smiles about the expectable reactions of the listeners in the moment, when Angelina starts to sing at 0:30 😏 Btw. I read somewhere that her grandma was in person at a concert of SJH in Japan (as she, AJs mother and uncle lived there some years - AJs grandpa is Japanese) and there AJs grandma bought this candle as a souvenir ;) ...I hope this story isn't a HOAX 😃 Have a good day and greetings from Berlin/Germany Andreas 😎
I neglected to mention a shoutout to the band in the background. Great work there as well!
If you are going back to age 7, then 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)
Not for me. : /
This reaction just showed up on my TH-cam page. I have been following this young woman for about 8 years now, and I always enjoy seeing first reactions, and following a new "Angels" journey. Angelina refers to her fans as Angels. I enjoyed your reaction very much, and then went back and found your first one, and watched and liked it also. I am subscribing, and I look forward to many more of these reactions, as hers are the only ones I watch. You will soon learn that there is no one that Angelina is afraid to cover, and no genre that she can't sing. Jazz, Blues, Country, Rock, EDM and in one of her newest originals titled "Diamond", she even does a few lines of what some have called Rap. She does Adele, better than Adele, in my opinion. Frank, Elvis, James Brown, Amy Winehouse, Tom Jones, she covers them all, or as one Angel stated, "Angelina doesn't cover songs, she uncovers them." I'm nearing 70 years old and Angelina, in my opinion, sings with more feeling and emotion than anyone I have ever heard. I find myself constantly wiping my leaking eyes. She also interprets songs that I have 'heard' since I was young, so that I now actually hear the words. You will be getting flooded by her Angels with requests. I look forward to your journey. 🙏
It's always great to see Angelina memorizing people.
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Angelina was singing at 18 months old.
Any one of her young performances are a trip to the vocal land of the impossible. Thanks for supporting her!!!
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!
I hope you didn't expect the same voice as Fly Me to the Moon, she is the girl with 1000 voices. She does Billie Holliday, Elvis, Amy,Adele, Etta James and more and more and more. Just start at Norway's Got Talent, do all 4 songs. Every thing she sings will shock you. Enjoy😊
9years old here, yes her musical understanding puts her in the genuine prodigy catagory, yes the band was great, a group of seasoned professionals and they called her "The Boss", an absolute respect title.
try to imagine a singing coach or music teacher telling Angelina Jordan to sing it, 'this way dear'.
You're right, you can't teach that.
I really believe this is a bona fide God given talent...
Don’t skip ahead. Go in order because it’s mind blowing. 🤯
She’s incredible at every age
If you go strictly sequential, you'll never catch up. But if you go one or two songs per year of age to see the progression, that may work for you. From personal experience, I found it doesn't matter in terms of quality. Some may think that once they've seen her newer songs they won't want to go back. If she keeps improving, why go back to lesser performances. With Angelina that is not the case. There is a different feeling to her earlier work, but it is just as (and in some cases even more) awesome. For example, she has performed Bohemian Rhapsody several times, but in my opinion, she has never improved on her AGT performance. Then again, with Unchained Melody, she keeps reaching new heights. At age 10 she never missed amazing me. The same when she was 12. Pick any age and you'll be amazed.
This was my first introduction to AJ a few years back. I could tell instantly that there's something special about her.
As you could see in the beginning she wrote notes to the band... She is the boss here. :) And as she has been singing since the age of 1.5 years - there is no words needed.
So glad you decided to check out more Angelina. Do it however you like. Just when you think you know her voice, she'll throw something else at you. You'll always recognize AJ, but props are always given to the artist she covers. Her originals also give us something from those who came before, but it's always, ultimately, Angelina. I liked someone's idea of a few at each age range so we don't have to wait a year to watch you react to Bohemian Rhapsody or Suspicious Minds, or I Have Nothing, or Now I'm the Fool, or Love Don't Let Me Go, or Diamond,or Unchained Melody. lol. But we want you to stay and go back again as well. Make it fun for you. We'll enjoy it however. Your reactions help us relive the shock, awe, amazement, surprise and joy (and sometimes sadness), we all felt when we first heard those performances. Peace!
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Subed for more Angelina, because you can’t help but do more….I’m 75 and have heard the best, Angelina stands with them all. Peace
Not to mention, she arranges the music…
She is special. Her concert debut in Vegas was the best musical experience of my life. It doesn't matter, young or old Angelina. My favorite song by her is usually the last song that I've listened to. She will surprise you every time. The barefoot Princess is a girl with a thousand voices. Above all I've never experienced a singer who touches my heart like Angelina.❤
She was in fact singing before she was writing. There is an adorable of her singing at 1 1/2 years old. Yes, you are reading that right. One and a half years old!
It's probably fair to say she was singing before she was talking.
I thought it was mentioned by one of us Angels in your last reaction, the reason. Why she does not wear shoes when singing is because when she was living in the Middle east when she was 6 , she met a homeless girl about her age with no shoes and cuts on her foot on a cold and wet day who was weighing people with a bathroom scale for $ to support her siblings. Angelina started talking to her and ended up taking her own favorite boots off and gave it to the girl. From then she vowed not to wear shoes on stage until children poverty is addressed. ❤❤❤❤
9 years and 2 months old here...plus she did the song's arrangement. It's a tribute to Screamin' Jay. The band members call her "The Boss". Wait till you hear about why she performs barefoot. It's an amazingly touching story and says everything about who AJ is.
Now that you entered the world of Angelina, you are going to get so much information from fans known as “ Angels “ and your channel will blow up quickly. So sit back and enjoy.
She started singing aged 18 months..Whitney Huston..I’m not kidding ..there’s a video of it! It’s short but I swear you can make out the song! 18 months 😂
Music is all about how it makes you feel. Angelina said music found her by the time she was 18 months. She feels the emotions of each song and creates her own arrangements to convey the emotions she feels.
Angelina is my all time favorite singer storyteller and is the only one to make me cry.
The only things which exceed her musical talents are her humility and empathy.
Great Reaction 👍🙏👣😎💯
Love your reactions. Norways Got Talent is a good next step.
She arranges all her music. In the studio she is known as the Boss because she knows what she wants.
Welcome to Angelina's world, she is 9 years old here. Enjoy and thanks for reacting to Angelina
Angelina just turned 9 two months before this was recorded.
Great Reaction!
Al Jolson said it. "You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet"
Buddy, do not stress yourself about whatever order you check her out. You will not find anything that is not phenomenal. Should just go with your own taste and your preference for that day. And you will not be disappointed. So far, no one‘s been able to fully describe how phenomenal the kid is. Buckle up. You’re in for a ride brother.
Another spell was cast by 9yo Angelina.
Let’s analyze the video:
1st you see how small and cute she is.
2nd you see she is barefoot (story below)
3rd You see her making her “Wish List” of suggested changes to the song.
4th the band leader taking note of the changes.
5th Angelina is holding a candle with “Screemin’ Jay Hawkin’s (original artist 1956) picture on it.
6th the old soul in her voice.
She is the youngest published author in Norway. Angelina wrote and her Grandmother illustrated a book about why she sings barefoot. She was on a trip to Iran where her grandmother is from and met a street girl weighing people for money. Angelina sat and talked with the girl. Angelina asked the girl what she wanted to be when she grew up and the girl replied, a doctor but that it could never happen. Angelina told her to never give up hope. The girl complimented Angelina on her shoes and Angelina noticed her scarred bare feet so she gave them to her, and the little girl told Angelina she would pray for her every day. Angelina sings barefoot to this day to remind herself (and the world) that there are still children in need. All book proceeds go to charity.
She just had her Las Vegas debut at the Westgate (where Elvis performed), she opened for Norah Jones at age 11, Quincy Jones at 12 for his 85th birthday concert in London and many others have had her perform. QJ said she reminded him of Michael Jackson at that age. Her parents were very careful to limit her performing so she could finish school (early, of course) and she is the youngest published author in Norway. Does she seem to be too good to be true? She is true. I met her in Vegas and she is amazingly humble and sweet. Enjoy watching her.
It is truly a conundrum when we try to rationalize how it is possible that this tiny sweet-faced 9yo Norwegian girl can step up to a microphone, flip some switch within her, become this "beast-mode" version of herself (most probably named "AJ don't play"), deliver an extraordinary and musically and socially sophisticated performance, then just-like-that return to the pensive young lady once again... There aren't words for this!
"I Put a Spell On You" has been covered many times and is recognized as a classic, yet almost never is the tone of the original 1956 "Screamin" Jay Hawkins version captured. This is because Hawkins was the original shock-rock guy (think Ozzy Osbourne-type craziness) and his style is difficult to emulate and also because his dated delivery is uncomfortable and stereotypical to our modern sensibilities. Yet Angelina respectfully sings his own song in a manner that exceeds his (Hawkin's image is on the candle she holds at the start of her video).
You must go and listen to Hawkins' original (and throw in a couple of "famous" covers as well) to see the true genius in how AJ incorporates many of his vocal elements [usually omitted by most singers]. This shows another aspect of her musical IQ and arranging genius (not to mention her masterful control of her vocal instrument equaled by few others regardless of age). "Screamin" Jay Hawkins original "I Put A Spell on You" th-cam.com/video/orNpH6iyokI/w-d-xo.html
There is a video of Angelina singing a recognizable snippet of Whitney Houston at 1.5yo!
Excellent suggestion and that compilation of the song would be interesting to see reviewed.
So great to see a new reactor discover the almighty once-in-a-lifetime performer in Angelina. What do choose next if a tough one with 200 stunning video's to watch? One of my favourites is her self penned Studio version of a tribute to her grandfather " A Million Miles " , as an 18 year old she has lived way beyond the hype and stands miles ahead of any other singer out there!
You are right. She started singing at 1,5 year old , so before writing....i think? lol. Love from Norway!
Zack, I have really been enjoying your first two reactions to her 🙂 Your comments are ON POINT. And there's absolutely no fakery with you, of that I'm 100% certain. Count me in when you take on this epic musical journey. She will sweep you off your feet each and every time. I'm 100% certain if THAT as well 😅 Take care! Love from Norway ♥♥♥
Can't wait for you to check out her Norway's Got Talent performances!!!
👍👍Angelina has put a spell on a lot of us😉😊. 🖖❤
Great reaction. We are here for the ride! We always appreciate insightful reactions. Thanks!
As you said at the end, "She's special." No matter what order you decide to follow Angelina, you will not be disappointed. Enjoy the journey!
Singing Whitney at 18 months. The notes she wrote were for the arrangement she did. Sings barefoot from age of 6 when she gave her shoes to a girl without any. Turned 18 on Jan 10, 2024
Angelina was 9 years old in this performance - Her nationality is Norwegian but is fluent in English even at this age - This song was not arranged for her - she wrote the vocal arrangement based on listening to the original Screamin' Jay Hawkins version and communicated to the band how she wanted it to be played - in fact, at the beginning of the video you see Angelina writing down some last-minute changes and it is read by the bandleader. You also notice that her own handwritten notes are on the music stand in front of her as she sings. For more insight into how Angelina works, here is a rehearsal video with some of the same band members at the same age (9 yrs old) - You will see that she is aware of what each musician is doing and communicates to them what she wants to do. The first thing she says is that she wants to start, followed by her saying she wants to start over, later she tells the pianist that the key is too low and that she wants to raise it a half-tone, then at the end of the song she changes the ending on the fly. The spoken language is Norwegian: th-cam.com/video/80f3t3dmBbk/w-d-xo.html
This was the first video I saw of Angelina... Still love it.
Liked and Subd..you and Angelina are great company!
Sack I appreciate very much your reactions of Angelina and I subscribe for more.
Everybody is already saying what needs to be said. Angelina is an incredible person with a gift she gives to the world
In 2014, a little Norwegian girl was named and codified, a national treasure by both the King of Norway and the prime Minister. That same year, she sang for the Nobel peace prize winners all at the age of 8.
In 2023, that same girl, now almost 18 once again graced the Nobel peace prize stage and sang for the recipient once again.
That young girl is none other than Angelina Jordan.
Angelina Jordan made history with this performance.
Angelina is the only solo singer under the age of 18 to have performed twice at the Nobel peace prize concert.
When I learned the story of Narges Mohammadi, this years recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the history of the song "Unchained Melody", I fully understood why Angelina Jordan chose this song.
P.S.: Angelina arranged the music and vocals for this performance. She thanked the director of KORK publicly for allowing her to do this.
Please consider reacting to either of the following:
Here's the link to Angelina's 2023 Nobel peace prize concert performance, where she performed Unchained Melody:
th-cam.com/video/XxduGSjAJCo/w-d-xo.html
Here's a link to Angelina Jordan performing - Unchained Melody - An Evolution by age from 8 to almost 18...
th-cam.com/video/ZSDQP47klpE/w-d-xo.html
And that little girl have now morphed into a super model as well...She has it ALL..
Thank you for featuring Angelina again. I hope you will continue to do many more reactions to her, as she is well worth every nanosecond you spend on her. I have watched and listened to her in awe since she released her first video on TH-cam, and what has been evident to me from the start is that she sings with total conviction, despite the fact that she is far too young to have experienced the events suggested in the lyrics of the song she has chosen to sing. But it is not only that, for strange as it may seem is the even more remarkable fact that she can convey the appropriate emotions within those lyrics to her listener.
This is Angelina's tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who wrote and performed the song in 1956 (50 years before Angelina was born). She based her arrangement on his original performance, although she discarded all the theatrics and allowed her voice and body language to tell the story. The song has been covered by many singers over the years, but to my knowledge, Angelina is the only one who has sung in the same style as the original.
There are many things I found particularly worthy of note in this video. Some I recognised immediately and those I missed were brought to my attention by the more observant Angelina fans (her Angels) and I thank them for letting me know what I had missed. Another Angelina "Angel" has pointed out something else which I had missed, and it is added at (l) below,
(a) Angelina finishing writing last minute changes she wanted and handing them to the Music Director, who smiled.
(b) A brief glimpse of Mery Zamani, Angelina's maternal grandmother, a well known and respected Iranian Artist and poet who was also a child prodigy. She was the person who recognised Angelina's talent at an early age and exposed her to all the old time jazz singers.
(c) The candle with an image of Screamin' Jay Hawkins on it.
(d) The smile on the face of the Bass player.
(e) How she rose on to her toes on the last occasion she sang "...because you're mine"
(f) The fact she occasionally refers to her written notes on the music stand. Possibly to remind herself of the last minute changes she wanted.
(g) Her unwavering passion throughout the performance. Evidenced by her facial expressions and the way she uses her hands and body to emphasise the direction of the song.
(h) The way she takes a breath just before she starts the last phrase (I don't care.....) and that breath lasts the whole of that sustained note. A child of that age should not have the ability to hold a note for that length of time.
(i) At the end, when she sings I Doooont Caaaaare, she employs TWO separate and distinct vibratos to the word care, a wide one to start the word and a tighter one to close the word
(j) The instant transformation from "performance" mode to that of a pensive child, possibly wondering whether she could have done better. I comment on the "pensive" child because Angelina has an incredible work ethic and seeks to perform every song in a way she considers will bring out all the emotions within the lyrics and melody.
(k) Perhaps the most remarkable is that despite her tender years, she sings with such total conviction that her authenticity is never in doubt. It is easy to believe that she has experienced the events described in the lyrics. It is not only her voice that is mesmerising, it is also her facial expressions, and the way she uses her hands and body. Her stage presence is electrifying.
(l) The performance absolutely is powerful and raw but to me, I am amazed that this is balanced by the profound beauty of the ending phrase; the last twelve words of the song. AND… they are essentially sung a cappella!
Angelina has been referred to as the "Queen of Jazz", "The Barefoot Princess", "The girl with a thousand voices". All of them are true, but I prefer the nickname I gave her after listening to about six of her performances. For me, she is "The Chameleon of Song", for as a chameleon is able to change its colour to match its surroundings, so Angelina is able to change the "colour" of her voice to accurately match the needs of the song to reveal the emotions within the lyrics and melody. Even more remarkable is her innate ability to communicate those same emotions to her listeners.
Yay Albert! Sending you Angel greetings and thanks as always for your in depth and oh so helpful comments to those who are new to Angelina!
Thanks for reacting to Angelina. It doesn't really matter what song by her you react to next. Maybe you will like the song Mount Everest by her. The first song that I ever experienced live from this artist. Greetings from Norway.
Band is on point! I suggest doing the four Norway GT videos next. Since it's a talent show, and the songs are shorted perhaps combine Angelina's first two performances in one reaction and the semis and finals performances in a second reaction. The montage videos of all four performances together leave out too much information.
great suggestion
great reaction.....all I can say is....have fun, be amazed, and I and many other Angels will be there with you.
Angelina Jordan - "The young legend" 😊😊👍👍👍👍
AJ has been serious since she was 3. Every song she sings is very important to her. like someone with OCD is driven crazy by a crooked picture on the wall, the song comes from her soul, and is given to us as a gift from the gods
Its 4/11/24 and this is STILL the greatest thing I've ever seen 🤯
She has to be a prodigy, a genius...I mean, to have that much awareness at such a young age and the desire of what she want to do and be, is not normal for that age...She also seems to have such confidence and know what she's capable of, especially when it comes to song writing and arrangements, she HAS to be a prodigy...
Yeah just found your channel and very impressed with your demenaour , knowledge and vibe. Welcome to Angelina.
Geez, I took a 2hr nap, and an AJ reaction was ready for me to watch when I woke, Nice!
Edit) Angelina started singing at 18 months old (using a microphone too, theres footage)
Its most rewarding to go somewhat chronological. Ages 10 and 11 she is an absolute vocal beast with her "kid" voice. Dont want to miss
The most remarkable artist and a big generation!
lol that’s the barefoot princess. The paper you saw her writing on was her doing the arrangement to this song because she does them herself. Every time you see her, she will be barefoot. She wrote a book about why she performs barefoot it is absolutely a heartwarming story. Which made her the youngest published author in Norway. This girl is absolutely an angel sent from heaven. I have been fallen her for over 10 years.
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She understands the nuances that artists twice her age took years to get. The very seasoned and fantastic band call her Boss out of respect. My favorite is when she did Stay by Rhianna when she was 11. It's gorgeous ❤
Betsy, Angelina was 12 when she sang Stay for the 1st time. Whenever you see her with guitarist Ivan Mendez, she is 12 yo. It's one of her very best covers.
Yesterday was Angelina's Grandmother I believe. Angelina's birthday is January 10th. Great reaction 🔥🔥🔥♥👣
Norwegian born Angelina Jordan began singing at the age of one and a half, and by age three was listening to jazz and classics legends on repeat. Her grandmother was her greatest influence, but Angelina chose her own path. Her first studio performance was at age 7, singing I Who Have Nothing. She won Norway's Got Talent at the age of only 8, singing old time classics from Billie Holliday and George Gershwin, and became one of the youngest ever vocalists to win an international Got Talent Show! Her performance at 9 years old of Screamin Jay Hawkins, I Put a Spell on You is considered one of the finest recordings ever of a 9-year-old vocalist! Angelina also went viral on America's Got Talent the champions in 2020 with her unique versions of Bohemian Rhapsody and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Angelina sings in English which unbelievably is her third language! She is a true prodigy.
She is now 18, and has recorded a huge library of songs, including covers and several originals. A major attraction to Angelina's music is the emotion and attitude she conveys, although she has not experienced the life events! She is known as the barefoot princess of 1,000 voices as she can adjust her tone, style, and register for any song or genre. She was signed by Republic Records when she was 14. She was not widely promoted for a few years, as her family wanted to allow her a normal childhood. However, things are changing rapidly as she has now graduated school. She has released two original music video singles from Republic Records, Love Don't Let Me Go, and Now I'm the Fool, coinciding with her new six song EP called Old Enough. The four other songs have been released as visualizers. A world tour is in the works, likely to coincide with her full album release.
Here is a semi-chronological TH-cam playlist for Angelina of over 200 songs, beginning with 16 performances including originals, her EP, and a few specialty songs. Then it starts chronologically beginning with Gloomy Sunday from Norway's Got Talent. th-cam.com/play/PL2v8kgVeo4EbQD6l_WAVjOfItquzW7oEc.html&si=HrEm55lV164yKJqu
Why does Angelina sing barefoot? The answer may bring a tear to your eye. It is related to a promise she made to herself and to the world when she was only 6 years old. She was traveling in the Middle East with her mom and grandmother and they came across a young orphan girl with no shoes and scarred feet. Angelina gave the girl her own favorite shoes. Angelina ask the girl what she wanted to be when she grew up and she said a doctor, but she could not because she had to take care of her siblings. She asked Angelina the same question and Angelina said I want to sing for the world. The young girl said she would pray for Angelina. Since then, Angelia has forever performed barefoot as a reminder of all those less fortunate. At age 9 she wrote a book about this experience, Between two Hearts, becoming the youngest ever published author in Norway. She also has helped raise millions for children's charities. She even stated at 8 years old that she would be donating her winnings from Norway's Got Talent to charities. She is a special individual, and one you cannot follow without developing an emotional bond.
Angelina captures hearts because she is humble and has compassion for humanity. Her stated goal from childhood was to sing for the world and spread love and peace. I trust this will cause you to embrace her as millions of others have, and that you will continue down the rabbit hole from which you will not want to escape. Peace and love.
Angelina actually was aged six in that recording.
Few people know that she was 7 when she recorded "I who have Nothing". Most believe that she was 6.
I know she was seven when she recorded I who have nothing. It is possible she was six when she recorded the Adele song in the studio as she seems smaller and less skilled at that point.
yes, 9 years old here...wait until you hear at 10 with "Feeling Good" & "I'm Still Holding Out For You"...oh wait...at 12 & 13!!! "Stay" & " A Million Years Ago" & of course "Bohemian Rhapsody" !!!
then moving on to 15...17 & now 18! She just performed in Las Vegas, my God!!! You've got your work cut out for you & BTW thx for The Warning videos!!!
Her humanity only matches her ability… And vice versa
She has a voice everyone should listen to ❤️
Thanks for your reaction 🙌🏻
Hi Zack 👋 We Angels😇were speechless the first time we heard Angelina😶even me as a 67 year old music lover💖🎸🎹 singer😮! And we still are today! after 200 cover songs and 13 original and many Tik-Tok music videos😲by AJ! Angelina never disappoints us! She surprises us😇again and again! When you close your eyes 👁 you hear a 30 year old black jazz 🎺 professional singer singing 😯 and when you open your eyes 👁 again you see this 9 year old child 👰♀️ and you are speechless 😶 🤭 magical 💫stunning! out of this world 🌍! Angelina was 9 years 2 mounts young in this song from the original Screaming Jay Hawkins 1956! She is an old soul ✨️ and voice 😲 that lives in Angelina! Crazy 🤪 Awesome good! The band calls her the "boss" She helped arrange this studio performance! On the candle glass is a picture of Jay Hawkins! "Feeling good" (10) "Every say Goodbye"(10) "What a Difference a Day Makes" (8) "I Put A Spell On You" (9) and "At Last" (10) years young Angelina! are my top favorites when Angelina our Angel 😇 was young! Stunning! crazy 🤪good! best female singer 👩😲🎙in my life! Nobody out there has this music 🎶 style! and this jazz,🎺 blues, colors, scoops, riffs, runs, and long melismas in her voice 😲! This warm🔥soft,soulful 💖 power💥 pure,raw,natural, raspy, emotional, passionate❤️🔥old soul ✨️ voice 😲 like Angelina has! Nobody can beat AJ! My AJ Angels 😇 will tell you everything else about Angelina 😇 many have become good friends! through the love ♥️ for Angelina our Angel 😇 and Jazz👸🎺 Queen! "Steve Calaway, Andy Schnell 58, James Thiel, Chris Walker" great Angelina supporter and Me! all my friends! AJ is my Queen👸of my music world 🌍 ! Thanks for sharing this video👍great emotional reaction and comments Zack as always my fellow AJ Angel 😇 👍👌👏! Love 💖 and peace ✌ ☮️ and kindness 😀 from Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭 👋🙋♂️😇👣👸😯🎙🎺🎷🎸 🎹 ❤️🔥 ❤️🔥💥🌍🌹💎! Spread Love 💖 all Day 😀!
PLEASE🙏👌👌! DOWNLOAD HER NEW DOCUMENTARY "ANGELINA JORDAN 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING" and post it on your channel for all the new AJ (fans) Angels 😇 and for new subscribers! You will gain many new ones 💯 % ! It's on Angelina Jordan original You Tube Channel our singing 😲Queen👸! This is an Amazing! Brilliant! Stunning! Heartwarming ❤️🔥💖❤️ and Soul 💫✨️💫 Touching documentary about Angelina's 10 year musical career from 1 year and a half👧 to her first Las Vegas shows at 18! On the same stage as Elvis 🎸🕺 back then 😀!
Thank you a thousand times for the support, my fellow angel 😇 from Angelina!! our jazz queen👸 and angel 😇!! on her two You Tube channels 🙏She deserves it a thousand times over😀!
An old soul in a young body - many reactors have said the same. Eventually check out one of her new tracks, "Now I'm the Fool" or "Love Don't Let Me Go" and compare. My wife said she sounds like a cross between Adele and Amy Winehouse. She has a long, bright future ahead for sure.
You have over 200 to go and every single one will impress! Have fun;)
Great reaction thank you wild bill
After countless listening to this masterpiece, I am sill owed and elated! 🤯👣🔥🧡🙌❣️
Hehe great reaction Zack , i feel you she does that to us all , i lost count on how many times i listen to this one, still blows my mind and will always do😋😊🥰 No matter where u go from here, she will surprise u, and get lost for word, make u cry, give u goosebumps or both at same time Angelina is pure Magic❤. Belive u me, she just as good LIVE as i studio, u will soon find that out 😋😉 have a good one take care an stay safe my friend😊
Thanks Zack....love your channel and your reactions and comments. Been following your journey for a long time now with my favorite Rock Band, The Warning. And then you go and bring my favorite vocalists to the channel in Angelina, been a fan of hers for over 8 years now...love what you do here, keep them coming, like the Warning Army we are a huge fan base as you probably already know now. BTW, she starting singing Whitney Houston at age 1 1/2 in English....18 months old. Cheers. 🥰🥰
"Your statements prove Four Tenets of Angelina-ism:
1. Once you're addicted, you're addicted for life. There is no antidote.
2. No matter how many times you hear her, you're always impressed!
3. One of life's great pleasures is watching people hear her for the first time!
4. She is destined to be one of the all-time greats - Music Mt Rushmore status"
5. She is in all ways beyond the criticism of mortals.
Angelina had barely turned 9 in the video and that’s still not the beginning. Her public debut was her audition on Norway’s Got Talent at age 7. It was recorded in late 2013 but aired in early 2014.
If you want to see a progression then i recommend that you hold off on the 10 Years In The Making Video for now. Although it has a few early clips it’s primarily a behind the scenes of her recent Las Vegas concerts. Once you get to really know Angelina the documentary will be more meaningful.
You mentioned her bare feet. I’m sure a fan or two has mentioned or will fill you in on the story as to why she always performs barefoot. And it’s not to be grounded.
Wonderful reaction, thank you, Zack! this girl is unreal, but so amazing. 💛🧡❤
If you like jazz her most impressive performance is "I'm a fool to want you" the in-studio rehearsal.
Her version of of Etta james' "I'd rather be blind" is also amazing.
Peter just did an analysis of her doing Unchained Melody as an adult that was incredible!💜💜💜 But I like your idea of doing a progression!
❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉Aj🎉😊love you
Only 250 covers and originals to go my friend. Angelina Jordan is a child prodigy and the musical genius that is for certain. She is a very humble, sincere, compassionate and loving soul. She has fans all over the world and they are known as Angels and Angelina is known as the barefoot princess as you will find out! She is a timeless, vintage and nostalgic singer from the past brought back from the heavens.to give us the true measure of jazz/ pop genre in music as you will find out in many of her videos. Singing since the age of one and a half in the crib and listening to her mentors such as Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra and all her modern mentors like Adele, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston, Norah Jones and the great Elvis Presley. Angelina you will find is a combination of all these great voices in her beautiful voice and she can pull out any of these at any time and sound like any of them but always will be Angelina Jordan. She is the real deal and now at 18 is just spicing up the global marketplace being in mainstreet music and no doubt in the coming years will unfold into the superstar that she always has been . She's a truly protected by her family by her fans and by Republic records and this is who she is shielded by. I want to thank you for posting your wonderful video and your heartfelt comments towards Angelina. Keep posting my friend! There's so much for you to enjoy and you will never be disappointed and I'm assuming you will become an angel too. Sending much thanks amd love from Canada always 👍🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️
Thanks for the reaction Zack reacts ! 👍
Zack, Angelina Jordan was born January 10th, 2006. She has an amazing family supporting and protecting her. Check out ANGELINA JORDAN - BORN TO SING -THE EARLY YEARS. It's a 20 minute documentary compiled by some of her fans (Angels).
Awe inspiring EMPRESS OF JAZZ she arranged this take and just took it all the way home. This is all her arrangements and the band followed her lead.
BD Jan 10 and she is now 18 and her last album release is Old Enough!
Angelina Jordan - I'm Still Holding out for You (a BabyFuzz cover)(fan made video) - 10yrs old, amazing, its a leaked song (mum didn't want it released due to the adult theme but its out there) no copyright on the video either, so can be watched complete. She also does among many many other songs an Amy Whitehouse cover of Back to black with the Kork orchestra 2016, (age 10) where she rewote the lyrics 24hrs before singing it (hence holding what she wrote whilst singing it) love your reactions
For the love of God please stop repeating the completely unverified story that mom didn’t like the subject matter in this song. We know she cut a demo. The demo was not her property. Someone decided to put this awesome song on TH-cam instead of it just dying in a drawer somewhere. Thank god they did. That’s about all we really know.
Nothing better to do? Just a common thought/comment (x1000's) and I guess it's not been proved untrue either, unless you're any wiser. Anyway see you next Tuesday idiot ✌️@@jeffreyjameson5510
I think catching a song (at least one) from each year (7, 8, 9, 10, etc) is worth the effort but if you just go through her playlist from very young to. lets say 16 you will be here for a long time as she has covered at least 150 songs not including originals. Nice dilemma to have, Thanks for reacting
Welcome to the Angelina Jordan rabbit hole
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Interesting review and very intuitive! To go in progressive try out 10 years old “What a difference a day makes” with full orchestra in concert. Fabulous and this turned me into an Angel fan last year 🎉
Her second main skill is writing. A rare combination. She released a book at 9y Between two hearts, her barefoot story 💞
That's why she's also a great singer-songwriter . 13 own written Songs already out at 18y and 100 more in her bookshelf.
To understand her working please listen to her recent documentary.. 10 years in making music 🎉
Pure musical Dynamite !!!
"It's not fair.' I don't know how many times I've heard that. As well as every other thought you so aptly conveyed. It's great to have someone who knows a little about music history. You seemed familiar with Screamin Jay and also many of the popular covers of the song. How many adults knew about him. Now how many 9 yr old girls would know about him or any other of her classics. I think Angelina now stands with the legends who inspired her and this historic performance will surely go down in music history as the best rendition of this by a 9 yr old girl.
Yes do the Norway's Got Talent performances next. Do each separately and look for subtitles as they are speaking Norwegian. After that, be sure to do 'What a Difference a Day Makes' at 8 yrs old right after winning. Follow this with another rendition of 'Fly Me to the Moon' on The View which she did right after this on her first appearance in the USA. After that follow the suggestions of the best in progression and perhaps do them by year. Then work your way up to today. She will amaze you at every age. My suggestions are many of her best in chronological order which will get you the rather quickly. After that follow work back and forth through her extensive library.
My list. Some of her best. IMO
Her first song recorded was Whitney Houston 'I Will Always Love You'? at 18 months. Angelina is the Grand Master of Jazz! She could teach a Master Class at 8 years old.
Summertime' George Gershwin th-cam.com/video/bnpFsCNKzFg/w-d-xo.html 8 yrs old Winning performance on Norway’s Got Talent.
'What a Difference a Day Makes' yo utu.be/cxD6r2Sv7SM. 8 yrs old after having won Norway’s Got Talent. My Fav of all performances when she was young.
'Fly Me to the Moon' on the View th-cam.com/video/nBGMQ9Kx9iI/w-d-xo.html. 8 yrs old My Fav of her half dozen performances ♥👣👸🏻
‘It's a Man's World’ - Angelina Jordan and Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps - Oslo - 16.06.2018 th-cam.com/video/HEm7tGrjIKk/w-d-xo.html Power unsurpassed!
‘I'd Rather Go Blind Etta James’ 1968 th-cam.com/video/iz6lr56ka4o/w-d-xo.html
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. th-cam.com/video/qF0JV28vgLw/w-d-xo.html. 13 yrs old Queen responded "Wow, What a rendition" and gave her the rights to the Performance!
Angelina Jordan's rise to stardom! 🚀 - “When You Believe” with bonus ending. ⏳ 🎼 🏆. th-cam.com/video/7OXnGxP1-t4/w-d-xo.html
You should also take a look at the original here th-cam.com/video/uAlVzI8-5hQ/w-d-xo.html
Amy Winehouse 'Back to Black' Improvised lyrics. th-cam.com/video/LbXUKzOxACU/w-d-xo.html She finished rewriting the song to be age appropriate on the way to the recording
'Valerie'. th-cam.com/video/sqmJLkgk2Ik/w-d-xo.html on Venice beach with little sister backup dancer!
'Easy On Me' Adele. th-cam.com/video/Mpw5Q76hWWE/w-d-xo.html rec ently.
‘Suspicious Minds’ Elvis Presley th-cam.com/video/RTbKhkceR00/w-d-xo.html July 20, 2022
She graduated this past spring and is already releasing her first originals from her upcoming all original EP. Here are two videos of the first 2 of 6 songs.
‘Love Don’t Let Me Go’ th-cam.com/video/1U6WY_z8Vu8/w-d-xo.html
Now I'm The Fool. th-cam.com/video/8BXCVY_-RmU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=j3lEB05dYWoJCcY0
Any one of them will blow you away! Guaranteed! ♥👣👸🏻🎷
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I’m so excited for you to check out Angelina. Honestly, between her and Ren, I’m good for music! ❤
Nine years here.💟
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The 8-12 year old era of Angelina is still my favorite. It’s just magical to see her bring to life so many great songs and sing them like she lived them. Many have given you suggestions. Probably the next most requested song would be Bohemian Rhapsody. Her performance on AGT in January 2020 at 13 years old was her introduction to the US audience and the first time I heard her. I immediately looked her up on TH-cam and got lost down the rabbit hole. Some of my very favorite recordings she made were from the summer she was 12 after moving to LA. Her family hired a young man that played guitar, Ivan Mendez, to come to their house once a week to work up songs and accompany her. The songs were never decided ahead of time. They’d discuss what songs she would like to sing. He’d work up the guitar part, they might run thru it a few times and then record. Both made little mistakes here and there but it was just so authentic and magical. On her channel. Check those out. I could literally recommend 50 or more songs easily. Fans have been awaiting an album for a few years now. She released an EP last year that is very good.
Hello, Angelina has never worn shoes on stage, any where I’ve seen her. She’s remarkably an old soul, that’s what I thought the first time I saw her as a little girl. She’s so very talented. I hope I can listen to her singing forever.. T y for sharing.❤️❤️
During the recording of this video, the musicians coined a nickname (adoringly and very respectful), that stuck to her to this days. THE BOSS. NO she is not bossy, but her instinct for music is so great, when AJ recommends to play it this or that way, you can be sure it is the right way. Today musicians all over the world, who worked with her, call her by that nickname. When she needs musicians for a new music video, SHE employs them. Every artist who worked for her, has big chances in other venues, because "Miss Angelina takes only the best!!!" That is a rumor in the US.
You, Zack, and yours, be safe and sound.
Elmar from Germany
Zack, this performance will blow your socks off. These videos of her young are unbelievable. I started watching her from young up to now. Easier for me. Zach, she directs her own songs from day one. She is in charge of how the song is portrayed since age 6. I thought you must have listened to her. She is a rare gem. Keep going...
Thank's a billion Zack for this reaction to AJ,
A little explanation:
Her cover "I put a spell on you" b/w studio version at 9yo (th-cam.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/w-d-xo.html - btw. she made most of her cover arrangements by herself!) based on the original from Screemin' Jay Hawkins (from 1956) - Live: th-cam.com/video/7kGPhpvqtOc/w-d-xo.html
or another version of it: th-cam.com/video/orNpH6iyokI/w-d-xo.html
and here a version from 1990 in Tokyo - I feel, this is like the version Angelina has taken as the model, but I don't know it ( ;-) ): th-cam.com/video/Bb9ag8bch_U/w-d-xo.html
or as Audio-Studio-Version: th-cam.com/video/82cdnAUvsw8/w-d-xo.html)
that's real fun - if you watch this too and may be after this watch Angelinas cover again you will find out that Angelinas cover is a real tribute to Jay Hawkins 😃
At the beginning you see her something writing on a sheet and a man reading it and smiles than.. in an interview this man, who was the "bandleader", said, this were some "wishes" from Angelina (she was every time very polite he said) for changes of her arrangement for the piano 😃
The candle you can see at about 0:12 shows a portrait of J. Hawkins - I think her grandma bought it at a concert in Tokyo ;)
At 0:26 you can see the bassist smiling - I can imagine that he smiles about the expectable reactions of the listeners in the moment, when Angelina starts to sing at 0:30 😏
Btw. I read somewhere that her grandma was in person at a concert of SJH in Japan (as she, AJs mother and uncle lived there some years - AJs grandpa is Japanese) and there AJs grandma bought this candle as a souvenir ;)
...I hope this story isn't a HOAX 😃
Have a good day and greetings from Berlin/Germany
Andreas
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