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Angelina is mainly self taught, yes she had some lessons and plays guitar and piano, you cannot teach this, Angelina was born to sing she is an old soul, Angelina’s greatest inspiration and influence is her Iranian Grandmother Mery Zamani who is a talented artist and poet, Mery introduced Angelina to Jazz and the old classic music when Angelina was 1 1/2 years old,Angelina has a unique silvery vibrato and amazing voice control and a master of the lowest notes, but can belt high notes if required!
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
I'm 81 and this was the most amazing performance by a child I have ever seen !!
Almost right. When she was 6 years old she met a shoeless, homeless orphan when she was travelling with her family in the Middle East. The little girl, who was about Angelina’s age was weighing people on bathroom scales to earn some money. Angelina spoke at length with this girl and was deeply moved by her plight. She took off her shoes and gave them to her. She vowed to always perform in public in bare feet to remind herself of the less fortunate and to raise awareness of children in great need.
angela The girl wasn't homeless.
@@103mrg that depends on your definition of “home”. Regardless, of where she lived, she had very little and I find it incredible that 6 year old Angelina understood the implications.
Angelina's vocal teacher was God , God instilled this innate ability in her at birth and she recognized it from the beginning and developed it to the master class level you hear here. Angelina is like no one before her.
Angelina was not "taught" by a vocal coach or music teacher. From her time in a crib she listened to jazz greats and learn to sing great jazz, as she learned to talk. This performance of, I Put s Spell On You, is her own arrangement, of course working with the band, which prompted the band to nickname Angelina "The Boss".
Her music teacher is herself 😅 of course she got lessons starting at the age of four and learned piano, guitar and some others. But she's the one who decided which song and how to do this. It's her creative arrangement of the original Screaming Jay Hawkins.
Please listen to her audition with Gloomy Sunday of NGT at the age of 7! You May understand her talent and she won the competition after 4 Songs in a landslide ❤🎉
Angelina has never had a voice lesson in her life to today. She went to a music school but voice lessons were purposely left out of her education. Every music video she does up till about 14 years old she exabits one particular technique she hasn't used before. Angelina learns by doing by putting a technique in a context with some song in a video We who commented through these years became part of that learning process. We tend to use the word prodigy for someone who is really good at displaying their talent but it's a word than means much more than that. A prodigy is a person who displays a talent so far above the norm they create a separate new norm than can be applied only to them. That's what it means to say this child is a child prodigy.
Totally agree. Check her out singing Whitney at 18 months. Pretty sure she didn't have a bunch of voice teachers at that point.
Absolutely phenomenal performance and her own arrangement from this 9 year old musical genius, Angelina is paying tribute to the original artist Screaming J Hawkins a blues musician from the 1950s, Angelina is commanding this performance she is the boss,Angelina’s beautiful soulful jazzy pitch perfect voice touches your heart and soul, the barefoot Queen of jazz with a thousand different styles and voices, Angelina a once in a generation talent she is so special, great reaction thanks 🙏
Angelina is currently 18. If you haven’t already I highly recommend that you check out her documentary 10 Years In the Making. It’s on her official channel
Angelina is her Teacher by herself. 😂😂😂 Great Reaktion. Thank You 👍👍🩵👣💙🩵👣💙❤️&☮️
Thanks for the wonderful and amazed reaction, EVFamily. This song is one of the important steps to understand the singularity of Angelina's talent and also a great musical masterpiece. It's unreal like her, from a very young person, she choice to use her incredible passion and understanding for music in a splendid way, especially with these legendary songs. She is definitely the only 9-year-old girl who understands and has the courage and the ability to sing this song from Screaming' Jay, so imbued with his power, and reorganize it according to her musical sensibility and vision. I sincerely believe that this it's the most beautiful version of this song, over 60 years since it was written and there are much of versions of it, also interpreted by great singers. 💛🧡❤
Fabulous reaction guys. Angelina, as you may not know is a child prodigy and a musical genius. She started singing at the age of 1 and 1/2 and hasn't stopped yet at the age of 18. Now. She has been jazzed, influenced and infused DNA since a very young age from her grandmother. Mery. She has been mentored by all the fabulous classic jazz singers of the past and her modern mentors like Whitney Houston and Adele Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones and the great Elvis Presley. She is a combination of all these voices together. She is her own person is self-taught and had a few lessons when she was young, but she was able to mimic these great artists at a young age, develop her own style and is way ahead of the curve because of her Jazz influence background. She is known as the barefoot Princess, the girl with a thousand voices and the queen of jazz. Enjoy the journey my friends. You only have 300 covers and originals to go. Angelina, Jordan is now becoming a global superstar and will be on everybody's lips. I'm sure in the near future she is that good and she is so so well loved by her fans who are known as Angels. Most of all, her protective family and fans love her because she is a sincere , , humble, compassionate, and loving soul. She has not changed from this since she was a child to now a young adult and this is why she is totally loved by her fans everywhere. Talent unlimited and unbelievable. Keep posting my friends and sending much thanks and love from Canada 👍🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️
Thanks EV...great reaction. Angelina taught herself how to sing by listening to lots and lots of music from great artists of the past, she is simply a prodigal music genius, has been since 6 years old. One long time vocal coach after watching her sing "Feeling Good" on a live show proclaimed her to be a master vocalists at 10 years old who could likely be teaching vocal lessons to adults, this has not been taught but more part of her DNA and her brilliant skills and musical knowledge, even at a very young age. She has no "music teacher" as she could be the "teacher".
As others have said, Angelina taught herself how to sing - she first sang a song snippet at age 1 1/2 and by age 2 she was scrolling through TH-cam on her mother's iPad and listening to all the jazz greats for inspiration. Her grandmother is her greatest influence as she played Jazz Records at home from the time Angelina was born (and probably earlier - you can hear external sounds while still in the womb).
For anybody pretty new to Angelina, who wants to get to know her quickly, I created this playlist with 12 songs from age 7 to 18:
1. Gloomy Sunday, her 2013 audition to Norway's Got Talent, when she was 7, which was aired in 2014 and then immediatly went viral.
2. Fly Me to the Moon, live on The View, was her US debut later in 2014, and also went viral. It gathered more than 37 Million views on TH-cam, and many more on Facebook.
3. I Put a Spell On You, the song where Screamin' Jay Hawkins got his nickname from, has 11 Million Views so far. Her cover is closer to his original than most well known covers of it. She was 9 years old here.
4. Feeling Good, in a version sung on TV late in 2016 while still being 10 years old, though she already started to perform the song in public about a year earlier.
5. A Million Years Ago, one of 13 Adele covers she did, as an impressive acoustic home studio recording.
6. Shield, from 2018, was the third original she relased that year at 12 years old. It is about the protection and support she gets from her family.
7. Bohemian Rhapsody, in her own stripped down arrangement on AGT the Champions Season 2, wowed everyone, including the group Queen themselves, who twittered "Wow, what a performance of Bohemian Rhapsody!"
8. Million Miles, which she wrote and produced together with Stargate, is about the loss of a close person (her grandfather), and was the first song she released 2020 with Republic Records.
9. 7th Heaven, her 2nd song with RR from 2021, is encouraging people to persue their dreams, like she did.
10. Suspicious Minds, done 2022, is an Elvis cover as unique as Bohemian Rhapsody was.
11. Love Don't Let Me Go, her third release with Republic Records, and the first new song on her recently released EP "Old Enough" of total 6 new original songs.
12. Bad Valentine, her latest, yet unreleased original as a live preview in a small venue.
She cites Billie Holiday as her biggest influence. And she covered more songs from Adele than by any other artist, followed by Amy Winehouse, Elvis, and Sam Smith.
As I understand it vocal training to protect her voice but fortunately no one "taught her" to sing as she is self taught from listening to music. Most recent song is "Bad Valentine", an original written with Toby Gad. Here is an authorized performance put out by James Thiel. th-cam.com/video/yTjzhPSVguc/w-d-xo.html
She keeps evolving but has not lost her roots and I hope and do not think she ever will. She pretty much has always arranged her own songs and a great example is "Unchained Melody" as she thanked the orchestra for trusting her arrangement for this piece. It is truly a masterful work of art. th-cam.com/video/XxduGSjAJCo/w-d-xo.html
Angelina a nine year old Norwegian girl, who happens to be a musical prodigy. She has God given talent that is how she does this! Plus she puts in the work! Takes Screaming Jay Hawkins 1956 classic and rearranges it into this masterpiece. Notice the last minute changes she handed to the individual. She has been doing this since she was seven years old! Amazing control. Affectionately known as the “Boss” by her band! See her Norway’s Got Talent all four videos🇳🇴🇺🇸See her in studio at seven years old th-cam.com/video/RjQZKBpVaes/w-d-xo.html 🇳🇴🇺🇸 She is now 18 years old! Angelina is known for only doing one take possibly two to complete a song, there is no auto tune used in any of her songs, pure Angelina! When she was 11 she opened for Norah Jones at her South Korea concert singing I Put A Spell On You!
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At the very end as she crosses her arms she begins to critique her performance! Yeah nine years old!
Love her! Phenomenal breath-control...Brilliant arrangement of music on her part, plus: she is the 1st artist who's ever paid tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins...& openly appreciated his shock-innovation live performamces.
I like it! You have no filters on what you say. You said she is the best singer in the world right now, while even reacting to other artists. respect for that, and you have my sub.
Angelina was born with the gift of music and empathy. She is intelligent and therefor she learned everything on her own, while her gift helped her to achieve greatness faster than any other singer to be. Her family is a big part of this, they raised her the best way possiible.
Summer breeze, or typhoon, AJ performances have the gravity of Jupiter.
Angelina Jordan's musical prowess is evident in her dynamic range of performances. Her collaboration with Toby Gad on the song "Bad Valentine" showcases her ability to deliver powerful vocals, and song writing skills that resonate with her audience. Meanwhile, her restrained performance at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony highlights her versatility and sensitivity to the context of the event. Jordan's ability to convey deep emotion through her music, whether it's the raw energy of "Bad Valentine" or the poignant subtlety of "Unchained Melody" performed at the Nobel tribute, allows listeners to experience a profound connection to her artistry. Her performances are not just about vocal talent but are a testament to her understanding of the power of music as a universal language of human expression.
Some of this may be redundant for you but there was a lot worth reviewing hopefully...
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.
She is a messenger of love, light, and hope, wrapped in a blanket of humbleness and humility. Her stated goal from childhood was to sing for the world and spread love and peace. I trust this will cause you to embrace her as millions of others have, and that you will continue down the rabbit hole from which you will not want to escape. Peace and love.
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Angelina 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.
*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 never learned the orphan's name but called her Princess. The orphan girl replied, "princesses live in castles, we live in ruins". Angelina titled her song about this story, "Princess of Ruins".
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.
Nice reaction! What some are not saying is that when Angelina got a little older, she did work with vocal coaches in a after school program in her home country of Oslo, Norway. It is still true that she did learn how to sing at a very young age from watching TH-cam videos of Jazz greats, such as Billie Holiday, DInah Washington, Louis Armstrong, and Frank Sinatra. In a Norwegian article, it was reported that the vocal coaches that she worked with discovered she was a deep alto, and that they were not teaching her HOW to sing, but how to protect her voice because they felt they didn't want her to lose the uniqueness of her voice. Even some vocal coach reactors here on TH-cam have suggested that Angelina could possibly be a contralto. Contralto is the lowest vocal range for women. Also, she is the only person in her family that can sing. The only creative/artistic person in her family is her grandma Mery, a famous Iranian painter and poet, who Angelina is very close to.
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!
A barefoot princess with a hypnotic voice.
She was only 9 years old when she performed this song. It is her tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, an American singer/songwriter. He wrote and performed it in 1956 and Angelina based her performance on the original, although she did make some subtle alterations to both lyrics and melody. As you continue your journey of discovering Angelina, you will come to realise that she does her own arrangements of most of the cover songs she sings. The differences may not be immediately discernible on first listening to them, but they are there. There may be a subtle change in tempo or tone, or more inflexion on some words, or a phrase may differ in pitch from the original. The amount of control that Angelina has over her voice cannot be measured. She never hurries a song. She sings in such a way that the emotions in the lyrics are felt by the listener. In this video did you notice:Angelina finishing some notes and handing them to the pianist, who smiled as he read them? They were her wishes (instructions) to the band how she wished therm to play the music. In the band, she was called a boss.
Thanks for this reaction. Our AJ is a beautiful human being. An unbelievable performance by Angelina. Now you understand why we love our barefoot princess so much. I'm not sure if there are words good enough to describe her artistry and she is self taught - NO VOCAL TEACHERS. I suggest you should go back to the beginning of her public life at Norways Got Talent. BTW, Quincy Jones asked her to open the show for his 85th birthday celebration. He is quoted as saying Angelina is the best natural talent since Michael Jackson.
Singing teacher? God. She’s from his special choir..popped down to spend some time with us cos we making a bit of a mess of things.
Its 7/11/24 and this is STILL the greatest thing I've ever seen. Bad Valentine is close but this is otherworldly. 🤯
no vocal coaches self taught studied music theory...started singing at 18 months started school at 3-4...
Angelina is a reincarnated musical genius.
Thank you reacting angelina
The young legend!!!
Her teacher was the embodiment of an Old Soul. You can not teach what Angelina has been given as an innate ability. The more you watch her the better you will understand her God-given talent.
BTW at the age of 9yo, she became Norway's youngest published author when she wrote 'Between Two Hearts' about why she is our Barefoot Princess of Jazz.
You have to hear her at SIX. Remember this is in ENGLISH not her native tongue. She is natural with little or no training. She is known as THE BOSS by the band and does all her own arrangements. th-cam.com/video/RjQZKBpVaes/w-d-xo.html
The stars and planets aligned when Angelina Jordan was born.
The journey of an artist can indeed be profoundly affected by their socioeconomic background. Angelina Jordan's financial stability has arguably given her the freedom to explore and express her creativity without the immediate pressure of financial survival. The most profound individual in AJ’s life, according to her, is her grandmother, Mery Zamani, artist/poet extraordinaire who’s knowledge, wealth and genius have tutored AJ, and cultivated her unbelievable talent. This is a luxury not afforded to all artists, and the music industry is replete with stories of immensely talented individuals who have faced immense pressure to succeed financially. This pressure can sometimes lead to a tragic struggle with substance abuse, as seen in the cases of Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse. Their legacies serve as a stark reminder of the potential consequences of the immense pressures of fame and success in the music industry. It's a complex tapestry where talent, personal circumstances, and external pressures interweave to shape an artist's career and personal life.
She was in the studio at 6. Went to school during the day, and school for performing arts later in the day. She also does her own arrangments, and plays 5 istruments.
Angelina was born with this. She's from another time. You cant teach this bro. She didn't get this from a teacher my friend. 👍🏻
How does one sing like this at 9? TALENT
Yes, the best in the world!
Avesome voice and performance. Realy nice work of the band behind her to❤
Nope. She had an after school program but she learned all this on her own by listening to old jazz recordings on TH-cam
At nine, she'd already been singing for seven and a half years. Self taught.
Her latest is If I Were a Boy.That will show you how far she has come.
Musical Dynamite !!!
Great reaction. ❤👣
Ladies & Gentleman - Please Welcome to the Stage - Miss. Angelina Jordan - Thee Barefoot Music Princess of Oslo - The Emerald Pearl of Norway...
🎉🎉🎉 The Barefoot Princess -
(From her book, television and radio interviews, and podcasts made between 2014-2015. Includes excerpts from her diary made that day in 2012.)
Why does Angelina sing barefooted? Angelina Jordan is known as "The Barefoot Princess" or "The Barefoot Princess of Jazz," amongst many other names. She always performs barefooted, whether in front of a live audience or during a studio performance. The story is that while living in the Middle East, at 6 years old, Angelina came across an orphaned girl, of her own age, sitting in the street, weighing people on a bathroom scale to earn money. Angelina said to herself, "I would like to share her life for one second to know what it is like to sit alone, wet, and damp, and barefoot in a corner of the street." Angelina could see the girl's bare feet were scarred and that it was cold outside, so she offered her own shoes to the girl. Little Angelina says that she really loved her shoes, as they were very nice and she knew she would miss them. But she saw the other little girl’s need for them, which outweighed her own desire to keep them. So she insisted the little girl take them.
Angelina called her Princess, even though the girl said she didn't live in a castle, but the ruins of a building next to where she sat. After sharing their hopes and dreams, the little girl said of Angelina's wish to sing for the world, "You will become the one you dream of and when your dreams come true, you have to remember the poor children without shoes; and I will pray for you Angelina.” Later that day, 6 y/o Angelina wrote in her diary, "The world is very strange. Right then and there, I felt as if a door in my heart opened up, and it was filled with lots of lights. It was as if there was, from Earth to Heaven, a staircase. I climbed the stairs. To be able to do something for another human - it was such a big thing…hard to describe really.”
From that point on, Angelina takes off her shoes, in honor of ‘Princess’ and all the other less fortunate children of the world, who are orphaned, hungry, or in want of even basic clothing. In 2015, at the age of 9, Angelina wrote a book about the encounter, as everyone continued to ask why she sang barefoot. Her grandmother, Mery Zamani, created the artwork for the book. So at 9, Angelina Jordan became the youngest published author in Norway. Angelina has performed alongside many other artists, raising attention and helping to raise over 21 million euros and millions of dollars for children in need.
Angelina’s maternal grandmother Mery Zamani has had tremendous influence on Angelina and her career as she introduced Angelina to jazz at early age. From Republic Records bio, Angelina said “Today, I sing barefoot as a reminder of all the kids in the world who need help and support.” See Angelina's book "Mellom to hjerter" (Between Two Hearts) for background story of 6-year old Angelina meeting shoeless girl to whom Angelina gave her shoes. A few of the hundreds of covered/original songs by Angelina include:
- What A Difference A Day Makes (as 8-year old, sung Dinah Washington classic on Allsang På Grensen at Fredriksten Fortress in Halden, Norway on June 3, 2014. Angelina's presentation of song belies her age: th-cam.com/video/ZSfgCIGd7k4/w-d-xo.html)
- Feeling Good (as 10-year old, Angelina sung Nina Simone song on Norwegian show The Stream Gir Tilbake that broadcasts live stage performances. Angelina goes up four consecutive higher notes for dramatic finish: th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html)
- Shield [as 12-year old, Angelina co-wrote about someone you love and whose strong love protects you wherever you are. She sung on very popular Scandinavian talk show Skavlan (2.5 to 3 million viewers per show): th-cam.com/video/lQtUbVKb0vs/w-d-xo.html]
- Bohemian Rhapsody (as 13-year old, Angelina creates unique, stripped-down version of Queen's hit 1975 song for America’s Got Talent The Champions getting worldwide recognition. Queen links to her performance on their Twitter account stating "Wow! What a rendition @angelinajordanA" and gives Angelina copyright to publish her version: th-cam.com/video/qF0JV28vgLw/w-d-xo.html)
- Million Miles (co-wrote as 14-year old after her maternal grandfather died and she was thinking about great memories she had and how it hurts to lose someone. Angelina dedicated song to anyone who has lost loved one. Angelina made Republic Records studio live video: th-cam.com/video/3KxvwuZ7oEM/w-d-xo.html)
- 7th Heaven (co-wrote as 15-year old, Angelina said that “The song is a reminder to look at everything in a positive light and not get down on yourself. Most importantly-no matter what you’re doing-don’t give up. It’s also meant to make you dance.” Angelina made official music video with waitress dreaming, then dancing and singing with Angelina: th-cam.com/video/9rLiWvwzbCA/w-d-xo.html)
- Billie Jean (as 15-year old, Angelina completely turns Michael Jackson’s 1982 hit song on its head by doing a jazzy version that re-invents the song to something different than original: th-cam.com/video/xp67k9wk2Mw/w-d-xo.html)
- My Funny Valentine (as 16-year old, music video shot in LA antique store and directed by Angelina. Her skills are way beyond her age. Angelina sings Frank Sinatra lyrical version in sultry, jazz style: th-cam.com/video/ETGLbsGDAI0/w-d-xo.html)
- Suspicious Minds (as 16-year old, music video shot in LA antique store. Angelina puts unique twist to this 1969 Elvis Presley hit song by slowing it way down and rearranging lyrics: th-cam.com/video/RTbKhkceR00/w-d-xo.html)
- I Have Nothing (as 16-year old, Angelina sung live on Norwegian show Allsang På Grensen: th-cam.com/video/bELcgA4S7mM/w-d-xo.html)
- Valerie (as 17-year old, sung Amy Winehouse’s 2007 hit song live on Germany’s Next Top Model popular TV show by Heidi Klum: th-cam.com/video/JahKZ6aYFbI/w-d-xo.html)
- Love Don’t Let Me Go (co-wrote as 17-year old, music video shot in black and white interspersing Angelina singing in studio with her driving 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster with grandmother Mery Zamani in car: th-cam.com/video/1U6WY_z8Vu8/w-d-xo.html)
- Now I’m The Fool (co-wrote as 17-year old, music video shot in black and white. Angelina is sassy and pours out her heart with feelings of pain expressed visually and vocally: th-cam.com/video/8BXCVY_-RmU/w-d-xo.html)
- Unchained Melody (as 17-year old, sung at 2023 Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo honoring the jailed Iranian winner Narges Mohammadi. Song from 1955 prison film Unchained and in movie Ghost: th-cam.com/video/XxduGSjAJCo/w-d-xo.html)
- When We Were Young (as 18-year old, sung Adele’s hit song at Angelina’s Las Vegas concert on February 29, 2024 at the Westgate on the same stage that Elvis performed 636 consecutive sold-out shows: th-cam.com/video/OZGGChzbgqE/w-d-xo.html)
- Stay (as 18-year old, sung Rihanna’s hit ballad about temptation and inability to resist true love at Angelina’s Las Vegas Westgate February 29, 2024 concert. Angelina's soothing voice makes it quite beautiful: th-cam.com/video/MnORmGnJWNc/w-d-xo.html)
- Bad Valentine [as 18-year old. Angelina co-wrote with Toby Gad. First public performance on May 16, 2024 of yet released song, live and impromptu at Hotel Cafe in LA. Angelina's jazz roots come to forefront: th-cam.com/video/yTjzhPSVguc/w-d-xo.html]
- If I Were A Boy [as 18-year old. Angelina delivers a powerful vocal performance in collaboration with Toby Gad (co-writer of this Beyonce hit song) who created a new piano arrangement for the song: th-cam.com/video/eJr-BfUQ2jE/w-d-xo.html]
Natural born talent.
But sure, thats not nearly enough. For her, singing is an obession since age 1,5 y. So she had 8 years of daily practice at that point.
Very few of what she learned was taught by someone, or even can be taught. And that yearning to become better, its an itch thats never seems to fade for her.
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. On february 29, 2024 she had two concerts in Las Vegas, Nevada,on the Elvis stage.
Angelina has honestly never had professional training. Unbelievable but true!
You have recognised a lot of great things great response thank you Danke:)
Mainly self taught!
Angelinas teachers were Billy holiday eta James Amy Whinehouse so on ❤😇😇😇😇😇😇😇
Talento, talento, talento ecc.
It’s not because she’s 9 yo, it’s because it’s insane good. How? It’s call genius!
Jimmy T !! 👍🏻❤️
Who taught Angelina? TH-cam videos. and a music elementary school in Oslo. First recorded singing at 1 1/2 yrs.
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🥰 Yeah taught I guess, self taught too. 🤷♂You can't teach that to a kid, not even close. But sure, Waldorf school of music, prestigious music school in Norway from age 5 I think. Teachers of all kinds I'm sure. But the real story is somehow a 3 year old knew she wanted to be a singer when she grows up. 🤷♂, 3. And a real passion. She was legit trying to sing while learning to talk at 1.5 years old, it's on video, on youtube, 🤷♂️. So it's just kind of all of that, and clearly her passion, she found earlier than I was even conscious, was a real fit too. But certainly any kid that great, would be self taught, no question. You can't teach 30 year Old's some of that. Everything else was just good love, good help. What she got taught was mostly music theory, and protecting her voice while it grows I imagine. This here is her going ham and exploring her passion for 6 years already. At a very important age yet, formative.
The only singing coach they tried was last seen rocking back and forth and drooling in a padded cell. Sometimes we just have to accept the inexplicable and move on.
You are tirht. She is borne talent. She is born progeny.
She is totally self taught and has music lessons but no vocal lessons she is a giant sponge. She watches and listens and watches and listens then gives it a go. She arranges everything herself and if it isn’t played correctly she will politely remind them of how she wants it done
Was this supposed to be your reaction again? Would of been nice to hear from her for crying out loud!