Angelina Jordan - I Put A Spell On You [FIRST REACTION] 

******I don't ever think I will tire of people's reactions, once they hear Angelina start singing this song******

Yes an old soul in a tinny body one of the 3 best in the planet today together with Marcelito and the king Dimash .. keep reacting

Angelena was nine years old when she did this song and I just found it unbelievable that a child could be in the recording booth and create a fantastic performance that she did. Most children of her age are playing with toys. She made you speechless that she did all of us when we first listened to her rendition of the song and I really Enjoyed your reaction.One of the judges on Norway’s got talent said to Angeleno “you are music”.

It's not Nina Simone version, it's the original version by Screaming Jay Hopkins. He is the guy whose portrait Angelina shows at the beginning.

She is not emulating Nina Simone. This song is honoring Screamin Jay Hawkins. At the beginning of the video, if you noticed, she made changes to the music sheet, director smiles and she's holding a candle with a picture of Screamin Jay Hawkins on it. She makes the song her own but respecting the style of the original artist including wanting to film it in black and white as Jay Hawkin's version. She did other covers of great jazz singers such as Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Dinah Washington and so on.

Nina Simone's 1963 cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins 1956 OG is much softer and is the basis for most of the covers that have appeared. Angelina went all the way back to the source. It's RAW! She's amazing! ...and had only just turned nine.

Angelina makes one believe all the jazz greats from decades past got together in heaven and poured all of their talents into her.

Angelina Jordan it’s on a different level than children her age she’s on the level She can be classified Child with adult voice She has everything she needs in her voice except she has many unique things about her voice that most singers do not have she will bless!

She is not emulating anyone but herself. Next: I’d rather go blind

👩🏻🎤🎵🌎⭐️🇳🇴❤️ She ain't lyin'!

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 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 cover). She starts low, rising in intensity throughout and finishes in an unexpected and practically operatic style. You must go and listen to Hawkins original to see the true genius in how AJ incorporated many of his vocal elements [usually omitted from most covers]. 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" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-orNpH6iyokI.html

The picture she is holding up at the beginning is that of "Screaming" Jay Hawkins who did an eerily comedic rendition of this song in 1956. This is Angelina's tribute to him, toned down from the antics which he performed, not a tribute or emulation of Simone. Angelina may sound similar to another artist at times, but Angelina is Angelina and no other. Thanks to her grandmother's influence, Angelina has been studying and singing jazz since she was literally three years old! Since an early age (somewhere between 8 and 10), multitudes have been calling her the new "Queen of Jazz."

This is a tribute to the Screamin' Jay Hawkins original - the guy who's picture is on the candle and it's a masterpiece.

If you watch Screaming Jay Hawkins original version, you'll see where this came from. Angelina arranges all her own performances. You saw her pass her notes to the band leader. She's totally incredible.

Have you heard her Bang, Bang and Summertime from Norway's got talent?

Angelina has started out as a 6 to 7 year old singer better than 99% of the professional singers 4 to 5 times her age. She is one that can do it all no matter the genre ,and it all comes natural to her with very little effort and no struggle at all. Angelina is just the singers singer no matter the age bracket. Where others have had to struggle to get theirs, Angelina was simply born with it.

And I'll change one more word in your vocabulary: "She's CHANNELING..." This word is my preferred one for a reason: she sings so many different styles among songs, always in her own voice with her own characteristics, but 'channeling' seems to be the common thread. She submerges/immerses herself in a song, and ends up deilvering such powerful performances - such as this - that are well-beyond "sounds like" critiques. So I call it "channeling" after that word's most excellent insertion into Ms OffTapLife experience.

I enjoyed watching your reaction as much as listening to AJ, thank you...

First, she is 9 in this video. She showed a cup with a picture of the composer/performer, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. She patterned her performance from his but she sings in her own voice. She often does that in her covers. She is an artist but certainly not an impersonator.

This is one of Angelina's most highly requested videos. It is not a vocal style that shows up in most of her work, but one thing that it really does is show people that this girl is a legit artist. The stuff she's doing here... you can't fake that... that is something that is just in her bones. She was born to sing and this video is one of the strongest examples of that. The first evidence of this video is from March 2015, so she would have just turned 9 a couple months before, but there is no solid evidence of when exactly it was recorded. There is a possibility (or even a likelihood) that she was still 8 at the time.

This was not influenced by Nina but by watching videos of Screaming Jay Hawkins the original artist and song writer, she has also done another by him "A Portrait Of A Man" and rearranges the lyrics and calls it A Portrait Of A Child

At 9 yes old she has total control over that recording session.....she did the arrangement herself and that's what u see her handing thr producer....Nate can u imagine those seasoned musicians experiencing this little 70 lb child belting out this song ? I cant imagine what they thought...love your reaction as always♡

This is our angel in dark mode killing a song. I am sure Jay Hawkins would be proud. Great reaction t a great vocalist !!!

This was Angelina's tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, the composer and original performer of the song. Believe it or not, she actually toned it down and made it more melodic than the original.

Just to comment on some themes emerging fro other comments... When Nathan referenced Nina Simone‘s voice he wasn’t talking about the arrangement of the song. He was talking about the influences behind the vocals he was listening to. Yes, this performance was clearly inspired and guided by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ version of the song. But her vocals in this song channel her well known female jazz vocal influences (including Billie Holliday, Etta James and yes, yes Nina Simone) far more than they attempt to imitate Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ voice. While this cover is based on his arrangement of the song and has a similar (but slightly less unhinged) fiery, intense delivery, Nina Simone’s version is sung in a much more somber, traditional blues style. Two very different interpretations of the song. But she’s not trying to imitate SJH here. The bridge/outro at the end feel to me more like Édith Piaf than SJH. It’s kind of like how Million Miles, to me, evokes an image of Amy Winehouse singing an Adele song. 😂 I hope that made some sense. And I hope I didn’t offend anyone with those comparisons. Yes, Angelina is Angelina. She is unique and something truly special as a vocalist (and human being). But she doesn’t exist in a musical vacuum. Every singer is influenced by the music they surrounded themselves with prior to and throughout their growth as a vocalist. I don’t think we have to take Nathan’s comments as literally as Angelina sitting down before the performance and saying “now let me sing me this song in the exact same way that Nina Simone would have sung it in.” When a reactor compares a vocalist’s style to other vocalists, it does not need to be taken as a diminishment of the singer whose vocals are being analyzed. It is not an accusation that the vocalist is an “impersonator” rather than a unique artist. The same kinds of comparisons can be made with pianists, drummers guitarists or any musician. I play the drums. I was heavily “influenced” by Ringo Starr, Ginger Baker, Bonham and Neil Peart. Lol. The difference between me and Angelina is it that you can actually recognize her influences in her vocals. My drumming influences, not so much. 🙈 But we all have influences. Heck, Albert Einstein had influences that inspired his work. His famous thought experiments are believed to have been inspired at least in part by a book he read as a child by Aaron Bernstein. Nobody would ever suggest that those influences diminish in any way his greatness as a theoretical physicist. A comparison of one vocalist’s style with others’ is simply a way of understanding and describing that person’s vocals within the context of the author’s own past experience with music. To the extent that the comparisons coincide with the vocalist’s actual influences they are also a way of expressing something, on a deeper level, about that person as an artist. That’s why I tend to let somebody like Nathan, whose knowledge of vocal development, execution and expression are orders of magnitude superior to mine, express his take on the song in the way that makes sense to him and that he and most experts similar to him will tend to use frequently as a means of conveying their impressions. Being compare to Nina Simone is not exactly a terrible thing.

As others have said, Angelina was nine years old when she did this. I wouldn't say she's emulating Screaming Jay Hawkins, but she is doing it in his style. He is the one who wrote the song and recorded it in 1956. There have been dozens of covers by some pretty big name artists, notably Nina Simone and CCR, but this one is special. When she is writing at the beginning, she is making some notes about the arrangement that she (very politely) called her wishes.

Born to Be ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

She's been singing jazz like an Angel since she was 1 and 1/2 years young.😁🇺🇸👍

Great reaction Nathan. Thanks. If you want to be completely blown away, you should listen to (even react to) the original artist, Screamin Jay Hawkins, and his original performance of this song which is what Angelina covers in this performance. It is absolutely unbelievable how Angelina (a 9 year old) takes what he did and re-arranges it into a more melodic and composed piece. Here is a video of one of his original performances - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-b1D7luQJwa0.html.

This is our 'angel' in beast mode, lol.

This was absolutely a tribute to Screaming Jay Hawkins. 9yrs 2mths

She has been Dubbed Empress of Jazz and creater of genre Jazz/pop

At the beginning of the video Angelina is holding a cup with the image of Screaming Jay Hawkins emblazoned on the front. She's giving him a nod. If you watch the Hawkins original its clear that she's channeling that version.

I'm sure you already know Nate But Angelina between the age of Two and Three she was on RU-vid looking for all the old great Jazz artist. You should listen to the original artist of this song Screaming Jay Hawkins and see where she picked up a lot from him. My opinion Angelina will go down as the greatest singer of the 21 century. Great Reaction Stay Safe And for your next reaction do her first time in studio doing a Tom Jones song. I who have nothing at age Six ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RjQZKBpVaes.html

Thanks for your reaktion

The closest this is to is Screaming Jay Hawkins, but Angelina has re-engineered the song. I’ve not found an arrangement like this one. If you like this you will love I’d Rather Go Blind. Very jazzy but a different voice.

THIS IS HER STUDIO IN HER HOME AND HER BAND

Hi Nathan, enjoy your channel and this reaction. She was actually emulating the original by Screaming Jay Hawkins from 1956. The glass you see her holding is a picture of him. She does a much better version. Remember she arranges all of her songs and this was arranged by Angelina at 9.2 yrs old! imo This is the best arrangement and delivery of this song including Nina's and definitely better than Jay Hawkins' over the top version. As you view more of her videos you will come to realize that AJ is a true prodigy. I would recommend "Feeling Good" Live on the Stream Gir Tilbake or "Every Time We Say Goodbye" on the roof of a TV station in Oslo both at 10 years old. Both are showstoppers and you can see her voice is maturing from her 6-9 year old period.

S'ok. We Angelina fans are a picky crowd, but we love that you reacted to her, giving her some more exposure. All good.

Angelina a 10,the band and production a10,and Angelina is 9 and Nathan a 10. Sorry you and your community are having to deal with this situation "polar vortex " wish I could help to and pray that you all stay safe

"Feeling Good" on the Swedish TV. Her cover of Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind". Cole Porter's "Every Time We Say Goodbye."

✔️Out - Angelina 🎶SHIELD 📌

Screaming Jay Hawkins would feel proud

To her critics, if they first just heard the audio and critiqued it....it be interesting to hear what they say. Then afterwards see the video.....dare I say they'd be blown out of the water? Just saying.

Angelina is not emulating Nina Simone in this version of the song. She was actually doing an inspired version from screaming Jay Hawkins who was the original singer of the song. Nina Simone came along later. You are not listening to an emulation of anyone, you are listening to a young virtuoso. The style she is singing in is the style she listened to since she was a year and a half old. That was not an emulation that was an interpretation because she had mastered her craft by the time she did this song. She has been a jazz singer since he was six years old. She is a prodigy in every sense of the word, and since she just currently turned 15 last month she is still yet a child prodigy, but also a master.

Not Nina Simone. Jay Hopkins. The candle she is holding at the beginning of the vid is his photo.

@Nathan: Consider going way back to when Angelina was six! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RjQZKBpVaes.html If "I Put a Spell on You" amazes you and her NGT audition amazes you... well, just wait. You'll also see just how much she delights in singing.

Summertime Norway’s got talenm

Thank you for your reaction. What about "Its a man's world"?

Please listen to Nina Simone's "I Loves You, Porgy" the 1959 single record uploaded by Jazz Time this song is from "Porgy and Bess" and listen to "Little Girl Blue" Thank you.

She is Screaming J Hawkings reincarnation

She's comfy in the recoding studio. Sh does all her own arrangements and always has. The musicians call her "Boss". You should try her "I's Rather go Blind" the Etta James version. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pK8mMXQb3_I.html

THAT IS SCREAMING JOE HALKENS FIRST TO DO THIS SONG IN 1954

Nina sumone NO, .Jazz YES

Tribute to Screamin Jay Hawkins, not Nina Simone.

Billy Holiday and she’s not mimicking.

Bro over an entire minute of black screen at the end?! Nah

Teaser preview way too long, my guy. 3 seconds max. It should _tease_ not reveal

I keep checking back occasionally, when you react to someone I'm really interested in (like AJ) but you still haven't gotten rid of that annoying soundtrack that overrides most of your comments so I won't subscribe or make an effort to follow your content. Except for the music drowning out your talk, this is a pretty good reaction and you seem like a nice person so, I hope you will very successful.

You say you've heard her before so this isn't a 'first reaction'...

I was disappointed to see you edit your reactions, so we don't get your true reaction.

man, are you jiving me????? She is not emulating Nina Simone, she does not need to!!!!!!!!! clearly you are not as informed as you think,,,,,, go do your research

First of all, Nina Simone never sounded like Angelina a day in her life. Okay. Not her natural voice? Good grief.. If u r meaning that she adapts her natural voice 2 get the sound she's after, then I can agree 2 that. She- - never mind....pointless right now; hopefully, u'll learn.