What is written and sung by Adele but Angela and when she covers give me some more richer room for more emotion, more feeling a crime. She just a wonderful person all together in the
Portsmouth she’s in Portsmouth New Hampshire doing a giant contact Ricks stadium there gonna be thousands of people there to hear her saying she has a massive fan club I’m one of them and watching say one and a half singer jazz but now she can say anything she wants to any song to type but now they’re gonna be 1000 people to hear her saying international fan club which I belong to there on my Facebook page we are adorable. I’m just cause you’re good singer I said it before because right humanitarian raise millions of dollars for children’s charity environmental causes your great right person but I really tender heart. She said when she was a little girl she want to sing for the world and bring love and joy.
Ivan Mendez was Angelina's (12y) guitarist in LA in 2018. In an interview with Alan Papier on his RU-vid channel, Ivan told the story of how the cover's came about. In a nutshell "Angelina doesn't have a wish list of songs, she decides spontaneously if she likes a song. After hearing a song she says great song and has downloaded the lyrics. OK, well, let's start ". Then the cover was recorded in one take, Angelina sang the song here for the first time after her arrangement without rehearsing beforehand. 💯 *AJ* 💯
@@ashlenamusicYou may come to believe, as I and some vocal coaches do, that Angelina’s compositions come from her subconscious. They simply spill out as she sings through a song. She has a natural feel for what notes, timing, inflections, and other embellishments sound best. She has self-studied and practiced enough to assemble a large toolbox at her disposal. (By age 6 she had vibrato and by age 9 could control its speed.)
Interesting system to listen first without seeing the video and then deepen with the video, excellent review of a beautiful cover by Angelina, good life and music ... Massimo
Yes, many people say they should listen without seeing, but this is the first reaction I have seen implement it. The video was great; very enjoyable! (Getting in my daily dose of tears writing these comments.)
Jordan Angelina Jordan is The Prodigy. She speaks three languages and plays five instruments. She has no trouble singing around the world but she has been. She’s been Australia in Germany Paris, Russia Salvan you how many other countries Poland
21st century Legend,,,,,she covers songs and makes them alive,,,,, her own songs are just pure soulness, many shiny stars among us but only one angel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I think it has less to do with fame and money but more because she is growing up and becoming an adult. I think we all have to realize that she’s not a little girl anymore. We all probably changed a lot during our teenage years.
@@wippletits I’ve followed her for years..I see no change other than her growing up from a child to a young adult. What I do see is YOU constantly posting negative stuff about her and haranguing each and every person who’s post you don’t agree with. If you don’t like AJ anymore fair enough but why not just leave her and the rest of us alone? You won’t be missed. Btw, whats with childish nomenclature? Grow up.
When a singer goes into history, all they always have the notes in front of the cheap music is this common they have it right in front of them. They read it. They sang it to make sure they don’t mess up. She’s doing it with the phone. this is same difference she can rick look at the song see the words and then it is bringing out in emotions and feelings. How she does it. I don’t know I’ve been watching since she’s one and a half years of age she always fascinates me what she can do with music do you child prodigy again I said she plays several instruments in English not a first language, but she sounds American right now she’s living in Los Angeles California and she say republic records age of 14 now she’s 17 now in real time January 10, 2024. She’ll be 18.
My Dear Ashlena, You're the sweetheart. Thanks. What even more amazing is the creative process that this work of art came to be. It's been report that Ivan Mendez( the young man) would come over to the house for lunch and after, Angelina would go over some songs she would liked to record, he'd practice the cords and she'd download the lyrics. One take. Rb Maryland All the best.
Little difference. Ivan came over after working a day job in a downtown office. He's only a part time musician. Often his only direction from AJ was "just follow me".
One thing to understand is that when they record these sessions, they may play it through once and then record it. She is 12 years old here. Yes, she is still reading the lyrics. Appreciate your reaction. You could stand to turn the volume up some. I had to turn my volume all the way up to hear the playback and your mic volume wasn't that high either, but when the commercials came on they practically broke my eardrums. LOL.
I enjoyed your take on this performance. Knowing this artist quite well I would make these comments. Angelina never gets nervous,. I think what you detected was the fact that she did not know the song and had to read the lyrics. And yes, she went for some low notes that were beneath her range. That was just due to her age.
Thank you for your reaction. Her “not projecting” is actually her choice. Where as Adele basically belts the high note section, Angelina chooses to hold back at times which gives the performance more depth and emotion. Because of that, I actually prefer Angelina’s version to Adele’s original. Regarding looking nervous, I’ve never got that impression at all. Angelina has said that she never gets nervous, even performing in front of large audiences. Performing is what makes her happy. She says singing is like breathing for her. So I don’t think she would be nervous during a home recording. At age 12 here she has already been recording for 6 years. She also has never lacked confidence, even at 7 years old during her Norway’s Got Talent audition. You can see her confidence as she calmly answers the judges questions. If you see something that may seem as lack of confidence it could be that she isn’t too familiar with the lyrics. This recording as with most of her home recordings was done in one take with no real rehersal. She chooses a song, downloads the lyrics if she’s not familiar with them, discusses with the guitarist (Ivan Mendez in this case) how she wants to do the song, he quickly learns the song if he’s not familiar with it then she says “follow me” and then they record. Pretty remarkable when you think about it. Especially at 11 and 12 when she did these home recordings.
I think she was 12 here. Had only just moved to LA with family. Have seen a interview of Ivan Mendez. He had only just started with Angelina. He said he would get lost in her Amazing voice. Have to catch up
I think after some years, musicians clued in that they’re included in the history of a prodigy and will also be seen by millions over the years. You can see it on the faces of big bands and orchestras through her early and prolific years before signing on to republic at 14 with a library of 140 covers.
Angelina, I like to think, chose to not project more to provide more emotion. For me, it's like she is crying and singing at the same time. I think it fits the song very well.
@@ashlenamusicI am pretty sure that Angelina has learned later how to sing intentionally with a crying voice; but like everything she sings, she will not do it to show off that ability. She will use it only as necessary to convey the emotion appropriate to the song’s message.
@@ashlenamusicanother thing to note. One take. And the first time her guitarist had ever played the song through. One take! Most of her songs with him are
I tend to agree- this is a more intimate setting, and she's clearly toning back, showing restraint, as she most often does with acoustic accompaniment.
@@samuelmregister Because of descriptions of the family activities leading up to these recordings, I think it’s safe to assume four other people are sitting out of frame: Granny Mery, Uncle Mike, Mom Sara, & Sis Juliette.
I always like to think of Angelina’s age in equivalent school years, because that reminds me where I was and how well the people around me could sing; so, Angelina is a 7th Grader here! Just wait until you hear the 5th Grader and 2nd Grader sing.
Thanks for another reaction to Angelina. 🥰 That cover is one of her many home recordings. Those recordings are by no means perfect, but I think she shows great potential here. Compared to Adele's live performance I personally think that Angelina sang the chorus even more beautifully than Adele, but that's just my personal opinion. I know it sounds crazy that everybody praises a 12 year old kid, but somehow that kid manages to move so many people with her singing.
I really think you need to listen to some more of Angelina's 150 or so musical presentations before you prematurely judge her. She is the most gifted female vocalist on the planet right now. She can sing ANYTHING and do it flawlessly.
Ashlena, Guitarist Ivan Mendez was featured in this video with Angelina (12yrs old) and other Jam sessions at her home in LA during 2018. One other video shot during this period is a must went they recorded "STAY," which is one of my favorite videos.
The summer of 12 year old Angie with Ivan are some of my favorites. Both make mistakes. But the recordings are just so spontaneous and real. His reactions to her are real. Many told you to listen to his interview with Alan. It’s definitely a nice behind the scenes peek at the process for theses recordings. There are a few he played on and isn’t seen. How Great Thou Art. Wake Me Up. I’m not The Only One. And he did the midi music for Valerie shot on Venice Beach with Angies little sister dancing in the background
Check out " How Great Thou Art" for her low register. And her original "Million Miles" for some good ole fashion projection! Thanks! Not seeing her being nervous or showing a lack of confidence, since she has bee singing since 1 1/2.... Thanks Ashlena, love your name!
Thank for your appreciative reaction. I'm not sure her apparent hesitancy was due to shyness, more likely because this was a first run-through and she wasn't confident of the precise phrasing or lyrics. This was one of her many impromptu sessions at home which we have on video. If you want live, there are many concerts to choose from. There's the Allsang por Grensen, Proysenfestivalen, and last but not least, her concert with the Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps (she's Norwegian, in case you haven't guessed), along with several charity concerts and TV appearances. She may be a child here but she's no amateur!
The listen and then watch was supposed for you to be surprised by how young she is but you already knew her and since you listened the audio from a video you also saw the thumbnail so, mission failed successfully!
That’s actually false. I copy and pasted the link into my program that populated the video without my knowledge of what I was going to watch. I specifically said I wasn’t going to watch the video until I hear the song… I make my thumbnails after i react…so not sure why you’re coming up with that theory.
@ashlenamusic I don't think you understand what people mean by "mission failed successfully" but I meant no hate at all, thank you for reacting to her ❤️
She's is essential Norwegian/English bilingual...along with Swedish,Farsi, and Japanese. Her English is perfect. When she speaks the only accent you hear is an American Midwest accent. As far as projection, she purposely holds back. If you want projection, " All l ask, The Show Must go On, and especially Whitney Houston's l Have Nothing.
@@dojoswitzer l'm from the Midwest, trust me on this one. She doesn't have the blank California accent. It probably developed from studying American Jazz and British Pop.
Ashlena, I see that you are very thoughtful and involved in your reactions and perceptions, and those of us who are long time Angelina fans really appreciate that. Though there are things you need to know about this singer that you can only see as you dip into her body of work. Her first time in the studio she was 6 years old and there is a video of that, and since 6 years old she has won a national contest and Norway which is Norway's got talent which you may be aware of. Between that time and the time she made this video, which she is at that point 12 years old, see has become a consummate virtuoso at singing. As I'm sure some of the people who have commented before me have let you know that she doesn't hold back she interprets, and that is her artistic expression not a lack of confidence. If it is one thing that this girl has had since she was very little, it is a overabundance of confidence. In order for you to fully understand her artistry you have to expose yourself to more of her young work. What I would suggest to you, like some of the others, that if you want to see confidence in this singer when she is 9 years old you need to go to her site and listen to "I put a spell on you" the black and white version. There she is in a studio fully prepared, though she is still reading her lyrics, and fully rehearsed. There you will see what confidence she had at nine even 3 years before she was 12 in this video. She is a brilliant artist and everything she does is deliberate in her expression. Thank you for your beautiful reaction it was impressive.
Definitely doing Put a Spell on you soon! I might have to do Angelina videos once a week cause there's so much to dive into. And thank you for your kind words
There is an interview out there with Mendez(Guitar player) he said that most of these vids are one takes decided on minutes before had. When she is looking over to the side she is reading the words to the song.
12 here. Yup these were all done live in 1 Take (often reading lyrics just off camera and rearranging song live too) unless the guitarist made a mistake so her LA and Norway guitar folk said when interviewed. They're a lot of videos from around this time frame with just a guitarist. All worth hearing.
Love the different approach to the action of this most beautiful song. Incredible when you hear her today at 17 she is showing the world every ounce of promise and world dominance she had as a 6 years old!
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Song by Lana Del Ray known for use of the low register. Ivan is tryna keep it together and not forget to play. Mexican talent who worked with her when she moved to LA at 14. But I think they worked at her home in Norway like here when she was 12. Others know better than me what the timeline is. These days she can pull off lower notes. Try Suspicious Minds. Insane. Also How Great Thou Art in the style of Elvis. It’s crazy. She has been working on low register at least since she was 9 with I Put A Spell On You. She has clocked time on it and developed good strategies for it. Also I am not certain about this but AJ tends to go with the first take so this is what you’re listening to.
You may want to limit how many songs are in an ‘album’ or ‘concert’ because Angelina has the stamina to sing a set of 18 songs nonstop, as demonstrated last summer. Last year’s July 10 concert has so many great recordings posted online - great video, superior sound. The two of the best I have seen are from… Mattias: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BU7zp1zodvg.html (close to the stage) and Vidar: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2Z8N1Xy62Mk.html (far from the stage, maybe a wider audio rage of high and low pitches). Plus this one from July 7: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DYVxnY06BWw.html (Mt. Everest)
What do you mean I should limit how many songs are in an album? Like filming a full length album or concert? If that's the case then definitely! Thanks for the links!
@@ashlenamusic I guess I assumed ‘concert’ meant you would react to the full event at one time, which to me would be crazy for 18 tracks. Anyway, at any pace, really enjoying your reactions.
This was either the first or second time they played this song. All of the videos her and Ivan or her and Egil were all extemporaneous. They would get together and just start talking about songs they know, and then try some. Also, the softness of the sound is a stylistic choice, not a lack of confidence.
I wasn't mad at the softness of it, her voice is gorgeous. I can just tell that she has a powerhouse voice and she chose not to use it for this song. You have to remember I don't know this artist very well so I don't know what her voice is capable of, hence why I wanted to hear her belt. The lack of confidence was more of knowing the song well than her singing voice.
@@ashlenamusic Here are some good belting song examples for Angelina: "Lovin' You" - 11 years old - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qrwuJVs_nJs.html I have nothing - 16 years old - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iX0g99jN26U.html This is a Man's world - 12 years old - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HEm7tGrjIKk.html Mercy - 15 years old - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7Mthm-9jECM.html I will survive - 10 years old - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ma7sa_n7k-8.html
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She just delivers more emotion laden penetration than Adele. It doesn't matter that it is a simple, at home session with her friend on guitar and she having to read lyrics off a tablet at her side. It still impresses me more than Adele's professionally 'created in a studio' rendition.
@@ashlenamusic Definitely ! Some singers are only comfortable in studio where numerous 'takes' can be done. That's not the case with Angelina, for she's been singing complete songs on stage in unison with no musical accompaniment since she was 7. A top exec at Stargate said in all his years, he could only name three singers who could produce a 'production ready' song in 'one take' and they are Beyonce, Sam Smith.......and Angelina.
@@ashlenamusic you are very welcome! I'd like to tell you that there are some people that are too into angelina. They throw insults if ONE thing is said that they don't agree with. I am convinced they are 60+ year old, retired, men that have nothing better to do than refresh their utube account 12 hours a day looking for a new AJ reaction. I call them COB's. Cranky Old Bastards. Please call these people out by name! They need to be held accountable.
@@ashlenamusic I respect that. You are a lovely woman and wanted to give a heads up. Have a great weekend! I was an army helicopter pilot and you soo much remind me of one of my favorite crew chiefs! Stella Taylor. Look her up. You could be sisters!
Great ear, Ashlena. Agree with your comments entirely. AJ was in fact reading the lyrics in this performance, as I'm sure others will let you know. At 12, this song definitely challenges her lower range. She definitely progresses as the song develops and she feels the impact of the lyrics. And as for her hair -- it's always been as rich as her voice . . . .
Hi Ashlena. Remember me? Sorry but I have to desagree again. We're having a straightforward conversation, ain't we? Ok. 1: she's 12 here and she's never been nervous in her whole life. She's concentraded. Lack of confidence, you kidding me? Have you seen the video where she grabs the mike Grandma Meri hands to her and blasts out a Whitney's song at the "tender"age of 18 months old? You'd like to hear her higher range? Bohemian Rapsody, Someone you love, the Bodyguard Theme......long list. " Struggled with the low notes", you said. I suggest you check her rendition of "How great thou art" in the style of Elvis Presley. Better, but you know I'm biased. No hard feelings I hope.❤
Oh, she’s in Portsmouth, New Hampshire doing a concert that the concert center is a massive contact center at hotels. The people at her international phone club which I belong to you but I can’t go reverse reasons they’ll be thousands of people there to hear her saying that she 17 yeah and they’re all time so there are there up there now I’m getting rid of those days early so they wanna make sure they get they got tickets for the seats. They want to make sure they beat the crowd we’re trying to anyway you’re gonna be thousands of people here and her then she going to Norway the collaborate with one of her friends that they were songwriter musica doctor so it’ll be a while when you get a new contact heard of the name the 56 song she is released. Love you let me go now I’m the fool that’s her new album or six songs on it
“Omg she’s a child” exactly..never ever nervous..vocal coaches believe she’s a contralto..way way off the mark re confidence..consider she opened for Norah Jones in front of 40,000 fans in S Korea aged 11..you can’t do that without confidence..I look forward to you finally figuring out who this artist is..nervous? No lol.
Yeah it was a big surprise to see how young she was compared to listening to her voice. THat's amazing she opened for Norah... I wonder how it feels for your opener to sound like that LOL She seemed a little nervous but maybe it was uncertainty in knowing the lyrics. I look forward to hearing more from her
@@ashlenamusic “I wonder how it feels for your opener to sound like that LOL”? I’m assuming you mean you wonder how Norah Jones felt? Here’s the link to her NJ opener performance..ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kpGGO3rI06Q.html
@@ashlenamusic Apparently she booked AJ herself so she will have known exactly what she sounded like..brave move for Norah! Also a very kind move for Norah and trusting too given the size of the audience..she must have had supreme faith in Angelina’s abilities..even at 11!
Angelina certainly lacked confidence when she was younger. There are several live performances where she fidgets and plays with her ear during instrumental breaks or, to be seen to be doing something relevant, self-consciously slaps her thigh or taps her feet. However, all of this goes away the instant she is back in her zone, a zone she describes as endless, when she is singing. So much so that I worry about her because I seriously doubt that her voice gets any down time. I've seen singers who refused to even speak beyond a whisper leading up to a performance. Yet here's a singer happy to belt out songs on the street, in random parking garages, in the car on the way to the studio and again on the journey home again. Where she has seemed less than confident, it's either because she is not happy with something or, as here, she is singing a song unrehearsed. Clearly, here she is learning the cadence of the lyrics on the fly and maybe she has realised she could have chosen a different key but, likely as not according to her accompanist, they are doing the song for the first and only time and only because it's one of only a few they are both familiar with or deem simple enough to learn quickly. One thing Angelina is not is a perfectionist. She has never produced trash but, if she did, she would happily upload it. Hence, whatever issues she had here and in other videos have never inspired her to redo them. This makes me curious how she will deal with producers who still aren't happy after 23 takes. It's as well that the one who went public when Angelina was 14 said she has usually nailed it in a couple of takes. Though she will undoubtedly come across others who love to meddle, they may be forced to repent their sins should Anger-lina make an appearance.
I'm literally being yelled at in the comments that she has never lacked confidence LOL I'm like she's 9! Of course, she is allowed to have her moments. Just because she has confidence now doesn't mean she always felt that way. I love that she would happily upload something she isn't proud of. That takes GUTS.
@@ashlenamusic Yes, Angelina fans (and I am one of seven years standing) are nothing if not zealous and some react wildly if they sense a mere hint that anyone has affronted her. When she was younger, she once said she doesn't ever get nervous and, even though I believe this to have been true at the time, for some this has somehow become true for every performance since and forever more. Certainly she has shown no fear, is happy to tackle any genre in an assortment of styles and is intimidated by no singer's reputation. Nor has she displayed any reticence to completely reconstruct highly ingrained song arrangements. However, as Angelina performs on bigger stages and for bigger stakes, her composure may take a knock even if some of her fanbase will doggedly cling to her youthful and carefree declaration.
This was the coldest, most emotionless reaction of this performance I think exists on youtube. Sorry if that was too harsh, but more reactor cry than anything else. This was just a demo with no mixing or studio at 12, yet her vocals touched so many. Just my observation or opinion.
I'm from Canada so if you're not from Canada you have an accent, that's just a thing. And I felt she had some nervousness due to not knowing the lyrics, but again I definitely could be wrong!
@@ashlenamusic I'm also from Canada and that's the first I've heard "that's just a thing". Maybe because a quarter of our population is foreign born?? Anyway, in videos from the age of 5, she speaks English just like any American kid. No trace of accent.....As for being nervous, Angelina doesn't do nerves. When you see her AGT performance, live on the biggest stage in the world, she opens her unique arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody a cappella, pitch perfect. Cool as a cucumber.
@@ashlenamusic That's my point. Most of us from English speaking countries generally acknowledge that there's an "accentless" English, which we hear spoken by most news broadcasters in Canada and the U.S. Some liken it to a mid-western American accent; but it's basically untraceable; unlike the English spoken in Australia, Britain, South Africa. When many people first hear Angelina, they think that she has an accent, especially since she's Norwegian. After listening to more of her catalogue, though, they learn how she plays with the words, bending and shaping them, elongating or flattening vowels, dropping consonants, adding twang or rasp or gravel, all conscious stylistic decisions to create the sounds she wants to produce. Never mind accent, some even question at times if the words she's singing are English!....Btw, I'm from T.O. You?
