Angelina would line up her dolls on the couch at home and give them concerts. She obviously listened to a lot of music and had the natural talent to create her own version for each song. Angelina taught herself to sing, but did go to an after school program, starting at age 4, to get educated in music theory but her teachers were smart enough to not change her vocals. She was just a few weeks past her 9th birthday for this performance. Angelina created her own arrangement, as seen with her writing at the start of the video. The musicians lovingly called her 'the boss' since she knew exactly how she wanted to perform the song.
@@FabianJ Indeed I am. Angelina's music is just part of why I am such a big fan. Her constant reminders to be kind to one another and spread love are admirable. I think she was given the gift of song to draw attention to her message.
@@andyschnell58 I definitely agree with you, Andy. She's a vessel. I'm not a Christian, but I am a fatalist. She was definitely put here, by her parents, and her destiny has been clear from day one (or maybe 18 months old...LOL )
Ms. Jordan began practicing singing for four to six hours a day starting at five years old, to perfect her tone and technique. By the time of this performance at nine, she was well on her way to masterclass level. Ms. Jordan is one of the most documented humans of our era, her growth and development has lead to much speculation on the “how is this possible thinking”, but then comes the realization that prodigies have always been among us. I can only say I count myself fortunate to be witness to what Ms. Jordan has accomplished in the past and what she will create in the future. Rb
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: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-80f3t3dmBbk.html
This is not true. There are 3 other songs, that she recorded even earlier, for example Hurt. I Who Have Nothing was recorded after Gloomy Sunday audition. This has been proven by zoomed-in photos of her new left tooth. It's a little bit shorter during GS when she was 7. IWHN is very impressive, worth to listen! It's the first TAKE of the song and she only fumbled in one place of the words that not many even notice.
Excellent reaction. AJ has covered many Amy Winehouse standards, including Valerie and Back to Black. Other than perhaps Billie Holiday, AJ is most often compared to Amy by reactors.
She knows how to contort her mouth and jaw to produce impossible sounds. Genius The greatest performance ever and does her own arrangements at barely 9. The band calls her The Boss for good reason.
Actually Angelina is 9 years old in this phenomenal performance, and she actually arranged the song herself, she is commanding the performance she is the boss,!
Even here at 9 and her very early performances, she instinctively makes eye contact with her band soloists. .. ... .... Can't come up with a half reasonable comment. Thx for making some old dude worry more about dementia! My advice, don't get old!😊😅🎉
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.
🎉🎉🎉 NORWAY'S GOT TALENT I've attached the link to the audition she made on Norway's Got Talent at the age of 7. Self-taught and learning from the jazz masters, little barefooted Angelina sings a Billie Holiday cover of "Gloomy Sunday." This video includes pre and post-content, all with English subtitles. Of the 4 performances on Norway's Got Talent, I've only found this audition video and her final winning performance of "Summertime" with English subtitles. Here are the 4 performances for your viewing pleasure. If you react to these, please include the pre and post content through the judge's comments. NGT 1 - GLOOMY SUNDAY - Billie Holiday (spotlights Angelina, her audition, with English subtitles) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d3gSho9yf88.htmlsi=zs2FQv-c0Lu5NtGc NGT 2 - I'M A FOOL TO WANT YOU - Billie Holiday ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6LIcQL5gLoY.html NGT 3 - BANG, BANG - Nancy Sinatra ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3D0e0miMSI0.html NGT 4 - SUMMERTIME, Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong (spotlights Angelina, final performance, judges, announcing NGT winner, all with English CC) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zN4kAof1is0.html ... if you want to see the earliest performance we have access to, here she is at 6 years old, singing I WHO HAVE NOTHING, covering Ben. E. King I WHO HAVE NOTHING, Ben E. King cover, age 6 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OtPkxHf_r0M.htmlsi=usoUdJisw3fmCQOx
Hi! Very much appreciate that you are continuing to feature Angelina. However, I do have one disappointment about this reaction, The audio of her performance is terrible. Are you relying on the output from the computer, without the aid of an external source?, Hope you will be able to solve the problem. Thank you for featuring Angelina again. I hope you will 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 RU-vid, 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.