Angelina was just a couple of months past her 9th birthday when she recorded this. I just attended her concert in Las Vegas this week and it was practically an out of body experience hearing this young lady sing. She is so amazing it's unbelievable. Peace and Love and keep up the reactions to her. You won't be disappointed.
One of the best covers ever on RU-vid by one of the best artists in the world thats our barefoot princess Angelina Jordan heaves sent to heal the world thru her music wild bill
At the age of 9, this little prodigy arranged the vocals in the manor of the “1st shock rock” productions of Screaming Jay Hawkins. Known as the boss, Angelina is respected in the music world for her Musical abilities and if something is not right she has no trouble respectfully letting all know it. Angelina has already won Norway’s Got Talent and has written a book "Between two Hearts" becoming "Norway’s youngest author" a story about why she performs barefoot. Angelina speaks 2 languages fluently and sings in 5 languages she plays the piano, flute, violin, and guitar and also paints She was born into a dynamite family that allowed her to be a child while growing up as a prodigy you can follow her videos "Over 200 covers on U-tube" from age7 to present 18 as of 2024 also the best is her followers called angels watch you experiencing this musical master do what she loves singing. Welcome to the rabbit hole” some of the nicest people on the net" that will deluge you with information about her just to watch your reaction
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Hi, Paul, from one senior citizen to another! Thank you for featuring Angelina again. She was just turned 9 years of age in this performance. 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.
"She thrills me. I love her voice." That, good sir, means you're an Angel just like all of the rest of Angelina diehard fans! Enjoy seeing and hearing more Angelina! She's a gift.
I remember Screaming Jay Hawkins singing this in 1956. Angelina arraigned this as a true jazz format where Jay did it as the first shock rock performance.
It's Angelina unleashed! An incredible display of technique and talent from a 9-year-old! This is the performance that made me an Angel for life. This is her own arrangement based on Screamin' Jay Hawkins' original(He's the guy on the candle). I can't wait until she grows into her adult voice. The gifts and calling of God are without repentance. Great reaction, Vet. :)
Absolutely phenomenal performance from 9 years old musical prodigy, Angelina actually arranged this rendition herself, she is paying tribute to the original artist Screaming J Hawkins a blues musician from the 1950s , Angelina is commanding the performance she is the boss, great reaction thanks 🙏
Yes Angelina is amazing. She is 18 now and just had a concert in the same venue as Elvis this past weekend. If you are curious what she sounds like now, you might want to check that out...unless you want to do it in chronological order. I love Angelina ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for reacting to this one , incredibly she was 9 yrs old here and it was her arrangement the band affectionately called her the boss this is all her no one chooses her songs ,mum has vetoed some lyrics on occasion and Angelina had to rewrite them , this is the greatest performance by a 9 yr old. she was already called the jazz queen by this age . Re- your comments Angelina's dream from very young is to sing for the world and spread kindness and love, she is a beautiful soul lead by her heart ,she certainly impacts people's lives in a positive way and there is a pod cast called "wrapped in a warm blanket "dedicated to AJ , guests are invited the share how she impacts there lives and how she touches us like no other artist , She is just being Angelina but she fills the world with her joy and the love between her and us is something none of us have had with an artist before, her family are also amazing .💜👣
This is the first video I ever saw and the first time I heard of her. I saw it 1 yr ago. I immediately fell into the rabbit hole. I'm 78 yrs old and have been a music freak since I was 5 yrs old and have been to many concerts over the years. I absolutely love Angelina Jordan's music.
Have to think the Angelina Angels have 'blown " up the channel as well. She is barely 9 years old here. Thanks for your reaction and support for this remarkable young lady. 🥰🥰 She actually arranged this in keeping with the original Screamin Jay Hawkins 1956 song. And Yes, would be phenomenal from a 12 year old....amazing from a 9 year old.
I'll give you another name to check (if you haven't already) Marcelito Pomoy The Prayer on the Wish Bus for starters. And while I'm thinking about it I'll add Morrissette Amon, also performed on the Wish Bus. Both are from the Phillipines. Both of them did a duet on the Wish Bus Awards show. Awesome!
This is one of my favorites of Angelina's catalog. She wrote a song when she was very young for her grandfather who had passed away called Million Miles. It's gorgeous and definitely worth a listen! 👍🏼
There have been many different versions of this song, and you may be more familiar with one of those because this is actually very close to the original by Screamin' Jay Hawkins - it was his picture on the candle holder at the start. You can find his performance(s) of the song on YT, if you search his name. This young girl, young woman now, has been listening to the classic jazz and blues standards since she was around 2 years old.
The barefoot, princess never disappoints. She is absolutely a genius. I’m 56 years old. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anybody in my life, that moves me like she does. She is absolutely an angel sent from heaven. By the way, she was only nine in this video.
Thanks Sir for the great reaction and comments over our Angel 😇 Angelina send by God 🙏🙏🙏💫✨️! We Angels😇 were all speechless the first time we heard Angelina 😶 even I, as a music connoisseur over 45 years old 🎸😮 🎶! 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 always surprises us😇! 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! Angelina is a generational talent 😲💥 Something never seen before! She is the truth 💫 and a gift from Heaven 💫✨️💫 to all of us Angels 😇 and every person 🌍! Always supports you! so that your dream of creating a loving ♥️ world 🌍 comes true, with your love ♥️ and voice 😲! tell all your friends! Angelina is from heaven🙏💫 sent by God as an angel 😇 to fill this world with love ♥️ and peace! and She is an old soul ✨️ with previous souls ✨️ residing within her! She is a gift for all of us in this world 🌍! A singing 😲 Madonna 👰! Angelina was 9 years 2 mounts young in this song from the original Screaming Jay Hawkins in 1956! She is an old soul ✨️and voice 😲 who lives in Angelina! Crazy 🤪 Awesome good! The Band calls her the "Boss" She co-arranged this studio performance! Jay Hawkins' picture on the candle jar! Angelina our angel 😇 is the girl with 1000 voices 😲 and colors 💥 and styles ♨️! and scoops, runs, riffs, and melismas !! She's like a Cameleon!! She can always adapt her voice 😲 to the song and that's a true miracle 💫🌟! All of us Angels 😇 are so blessed🙏 with Angelina's 💯 years old soul✨️ voice 😲 in this music 🎶 world 🌍 She brings us all hope 🙏 love ♥️ and confidence ✌️👍👌 for a better world 🌍 !! Nobody out there has this music 🎶 style! and these jazz, 🎺 blues, colors, scoops, riffs, runs, and long melismas in your voice 😲! this warmth🔥soft, soulful 💖 power💥 pure, raw, natural, raspy, emotional, passion❤️🔥old soul ✨️ voice 😲 like Angelina has! Nobody can get past AJ! love ❤️ and peace ☮️✌️and kindness 😀 from Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭👋🙋♂️! Angel 😇👣👰♀️👸😲🎙🎺🎷🎸🎻🎹 ❤️❤️🔥💖🔥💥🌍💎! I thank you a thousand times for supporting Angelina our Jazz Queen 👸 and Angel 😇 on your two You Tube channels 🙏my fellow angel 😇 She deserves it a thousand times over!! Angelina Las Vegas concert 7pm/ 9.30pm at February 29th was breathtaking 😍! amazing! unbelievable! magical! awesome! crazy 🤪 good! AJ the Queen of Jazz 🎺next to Elvis 🎸🕺the King of Rock'n Roll! On the same stage as Elvis back then, Angelina had her mega 2 shows with her amazing band!
This is considered one of if not the best performance by a 9-year-old ever. She had already won Norway's Got Talent about 1 year prior. After winning, she, with help from her Uncle Michael, her new manager and agent, hired that band full-time. Obviously a very smart move.
This is a fantastic one to start with. It really shows her talent for shock and awe. Many of her other performances are much, much more nuanced. Yet her talent is still amazing. And still just as moving.
Loved this reaction - she was 9 at the time and has always done her own arrangments and interpretations of songs. There was a particular silent ''wow' you mouthed about halfway through that said it all 🌻
Angelina a nine year old Norwegian girl, who happens to be a musical prodigy. Takes Screaming Jay Hawkins 1956 classic and rearranges it into this masterpiece. Affectionately known as the “Boss” by her band! Notice the last minute changes she handed to the director. She has been doing this since she was six years old! She is now 18 years old! Angelina is known for only doing one take possibly two to complete a song! Recommend taking a look at her new original song: Princess of Ruin! Which she performed at her Las Vegas concert on the 29th of February!🇳🇴🇺🇸
On a cold night in December 2019, this video was the first time I had ever seen or even heard of Angelina Jordan. About 30 seconds into this video, she absolutely stole my heart -- and I've never wanted it back yet! Long live this precious Queen of Jazz and Empress of Genres!
Great reaction ❤ Revised information hear concluded that Angelina was only one month past her 9th birthday when this was recorded. (Almost FOUR years earlier than you thought when you travelled to it. It's impossible to quantify the importance of 4 years at this age of course.) She would probably have been able to do the same performance while she was still 8, only a month prior. Just saying😅 Incredible. When the whole world knows who Angelina is, this performance will go down in history as one of the best ever by such a young artist, I'm sure. Thanks a lot for all your recent reactions to her, I really appreciate it. And also, thanks for your service. Much love from Norway 🇸🇯❤️🇺🇸😇🎸
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. Here's the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XxduGSjAJCo.html Angelina Jordan - Unchained Melody - Evolution from 8 to almost 18... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZSDQP47klpE.html
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.
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
Angelina will always captivate you. Howie Mandell called her "hypnotic". I agree that there is an amazing number of very young, extremely talented musicians to be found today. There is another young lady I would recommend you listen to, if you haven't already. Her voice is just as unique as Angelina's, but in a very different way. Her name is Diana Ankudinova (Dee-AHNA AN-ku-DEE-no-va). She is from Russia. Most people start with her cover of Elvis' "Can't Help Falling In Love", live in a singing competition.
The video was uploaded years later. Your thoughts are correct but they are here to get us throught whats coming not so much what we already been through in the last few years. If Gods sending his light dark times ahead. But that should not mean we cower our heads and seclude ourselves with headphones on. This is our battle, the time is to stand strong
The date on the video is when it was uploaded to YT, not when it was recorded. I Put A Spell was recorded in March 2015, but wasn't put on YT until 1 1/2 years later.
Note to Angels: We all know that the RU-vid date doesn't always match the year of the recording, but how is the reactor to know if we don't tell them. I suggest adding that info to your suggestions. A good example is "I'm Still Holding Out for You", which has images of Angelina at 12, even though she recorded it 2 years earlier at 10.
Another prodigy, like Dimash and Angelina, trained from early childhood, is Diana Ankudinova, "Queen of Goosebumps," dramatic contralto with polyphonic overtones. See: Can't Help Falling In Love, Wicked Game, ++. Beaten and abused by her birth mother, abandoned at a bus stop in winter with a broken collarbone, brought to an orphanage speechless at 3, learned to sing as speech therapy, and adopted by a loving family. Twice won "You Are Super" contest for abused / underprivileged children, largely underwritten by famous Russian composer Igor Krutoy, who came out of retirement to collaborate with Dimash. Igor bought an apartment in Moscow for her forever family and secured a spot at university to continue her musical studies and vocal training. Dimash Diana and Angelina are the "Prodigy Trifecta."
Great reaction, I love watching how Angelina takes you into her World. By the way she was only 9 here, the video was released a year later. This is her own arrangement based on the original 1956 song by Screaming Jay Hawkins (that’s him on the candle she’s holding at the beginning).
Thank you for your service sir. My brother in law is a Vietnam veteran as well.So glad to see you have found Angelina Jordan She is now 18 years of age. She just played Los Vegas. You might want to play a song from that concert. Diamonds are forever. All the best.
Why does Angelina go barefoot Based on the true story of when she was six years old, Angelina met a homeless, shoeless girl. After they talked for a long time, she gave the girl her shoes and vowed never to appear on stage again wearing shoes until all the world's children had them. Since that time, Angelina has always performed barefoot in public.
Just keep going back in time. She doesn't get any less impressive. (Well, OK… eventually you reach a point at which she was singing more or less like a normal child [in particular, having problems with being pitchy in the louder passages]. But that was before she came to the world's attention on _Norway's Got Talent_ . Basically everything she's done since then has been anywhere from "good for her age" to, well, let's just say the highest praise I would ever give any singer.)
She had just turned 9 here... For 12 years old see this amazing performance of Angelina where she was invited by Quincy Jones to perform at his 84th birthday celebration (Fly me to the moon). You will love it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OMkwoqUNNkE.html Audio is from concert, video is the rehearsal. She was born Jan 10 2006 so you can know her age if you wish for a particular performance most of the time.
This is actually the most similar-to-the-original cover you've heard from her so far. It's just that the "original" is not what people usually think it is. She seems to be basing her arrangement here not on the original 1950s studio version by (songwriter and original perfromer) Screamin' Jay Hawkins, nor his early live performances from the 1950s and 1960s, nor on Nina Simone's cover of the song, nor any other later cover by other artists (including in the film _Hocus Pocus_ ). No, she seems to be basing her rendition on the way Hawkins was performing the song later in his life, specifically in the early 1990s. There is one particular TV appearance of his from that time that was actually already on YT when Angelina would have been considering how she wanted to cover the song. I think it's likely that she saw that very video, because the two musical arrangements are so similar (and we know she has always watched a lot of music on YT). Of course, all the crazy stuff she's doing vocally is at least "inspired by" if not actually copied from what he did. The main difference, IMO, is that she's making all the yelling and growling fit in better with the musical accompaniment - making it "more musical", as I like to say. In Hawkins' version, for example, there is one point at which the music literally stops so he can go off on one of his "screaming" jags. Anyway… you can see a nice comparison of the two approaches side-by-side in the video called "I Put a Spell on You - Angelina Jordan Reaction - Every Reaction Ever", by PO Talks (which uses a different live performance than the one I alluded to, but also one from c. 1990). Specifically, see the "end credits" portion of the video. Placing her performance "in context" like that makes her rendition even more impressive, IMO.
Angelina Jordan Astar had turned 9 just two months before this recording. Wow, with your mentioning God and Angelina (literally, "little angel") and the pathetic state of the world, you're really pushing an open door with me -- and I guess you and I are not the only ones. Specifically, besides her incredible artistic abilities, she connects nations in a very special way with her Norwegian-Swedish-Iranian family background and her quadrilingualism. In my perception, Angelina is a singularity with a "divine touch" if you will... All the very best to you from Germany
This is a good copy of Jay Hawkins' original 1956 number, but she has vocal tools he never had... of course, 30+ years of smoking and drink by that time limited those tools of his anyway.