Her videos have over 6 billion views, and there is a reason for that, at 74 I’ve heard the best through the years and Angelina at 17 is at the head of the pack, the most versatile and beautiful vocalist I have ever heard. Thanks for your reaction…she only gets better through the years, welcome to Angelina’s world. Peace
I have listened to this masterpiece by Angelina hundreds of times, mostly to enjoy new reactions like yours to this very lovely and talented person. She was nine here, and as you know, is seventeen now and soon to be Republic's main star talent. I love to come back to these early beginning performances of Angelina, ages six thru nine, for the pleasure of falling in love with her and that glorious voice, all over again. Here is a list from Rusty Shackleford's channel that covers, chronologically, years 6 thru 17. The first six, at her youngest, are absolutely stunning, and set the stage for you to lose yourself down this beautiful rabbit hole. Great reaction. ru-vid.com/group/PL2v8kgVeo4EbYDVnRwObjETfWpXbzbgIO
Angelina is now 17 years old. She won Norway's Got talent aged 7, and was 9 here. You should have a look at her performance of Bohemian Rhapsody on AGT, then aged 13. She's done a lot of outstanding Covers and is also composing her own songs. Her more recent Elvis Cover of Suspicious Minds really shows how much she's continued to develop in her artistry - thus far. You're right; The Sky's The Limit' with Angelina! Truly a career to watch. 😊
She's actually 9 years old here. Oh boy, you are going to be bombarded by her fans called Angels that will fill you in on this music prodigy with an old soul from Norway. She's basically been a star since she was 7 years old. First and foremost, she is a jazz singer but has the ability to sing any genre. She also does all of her own musical arrangements. Her early influences are Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Etta James to name a few. Her love of jazz came from her grandmother playing jazz music around her when she was young. In 2014, she entered and won Norway's Got Talent at the age of 8. With her new found fame, she used it to appear on many shows from abroad and help raise millions for the less fortunate children around the world. At age 13, she was invited to participate on America's Got Talent: The Champions in 2020. She shocked the audience and the judges with her rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. She received a standing ovation from all and got the Golden Buzzer from judge Heidi Klum to go straight to the Finals. Her performance went viral and even the group Queen responded on Twitter by saying, " Wow, what a rendition!" Not only that, but she received the copyrights for her version of this song from Queen, which makes it hers now. She did not win, but her fan base grew and expanded her popularity. Now 17 years old, living in Los Angeles, and is signed with Republic Records, whose clients include Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, and Drake to name a few. Her family and Republic Records have agreed not to heavily promote her just yet so she can live as normal of a life as possible and finish her schooling. She has a new single coming out this month and a new album of original music which will be coming out this year. She recently returned back to Norway and performed at a number of sold out concerts in which fans from around the world came to see her. Many of the fans there said she sounded better live in person and was a once in a lifetime experience. 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 shoeless homeless 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 be a superstar, 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!
Great reaction. Brace yourself…you’re definitely gonna get the answers you asked for. Sit back and enjoy your journey discovering the most beautiful voice of the twenty first century. You just joined the ranks of the “early” fans of Angelina Jordan. By the end of this year EVERYONE will know who she is! ❤️ 🎶🖤👣
I can count the number of 9 yo’s that I would want to listen to sing anything more than once on one finger. I have listened to this happily hundreds of times!
Others have already given you the background to Angelina, I am just one of her many fans and am sure that if you watch any one of her I’ve 150 covers or one of her original songs, you won’t be disappointed. Welcome to the Angels!
Angelina was near her 9th birthday when she created her arrangement for this 1956 classic by Screamin Jay Hawkins. She then took control of the studio and musicians to deliver a powerful, emotional performance. *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
Welcome to the greatest talent on the planet. 180+ covers, and her own songs will keep you listening for years to come. She does Queen, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Elvis, Michael Jackson, etc….. Enjoy the ride, and you will be amazed. Best wishes to you. She is only 17
Hello my friend, nice that you took a little peek down Angelina's rabbit hole. she was 9 on this song she arranged it herself from the original by Screaming Jay Hawkins in 1956. She won Norway's Got Talent at age 8 with songs by Billie Holiday, Nancy Sinatra, and the song Summertime from the movie Porky and Bess You are at the very beginning and I hope that you will embark on the further journey because there is a lot to discover, she is the best singer in the world in my opinion) but you will find out for yourself and believe me you will just as addicted as all other fans (Angels) to her voice, she is also called the barefoot angel with 1000 voices, why she always performs barefoot is another story, she can adapt and improve her voice to every song and also transport many emotions and not only has she written around 180 covers but also 5 originals by her as well as 2 written for her which are all amazing and legendary even now and lots to tell, i look forward to more reactions and have subscribed to you now, greetings Germany, by the way she is now 17 years old.
Shon, you must be psychic! You hit it on the head when you said it must be an 8-year old video. It was March of 2015! Born January 10, 2006, in Oslo, Norway, Angelina was 9yr, 2mos old here. I subbed to you about a week ago ( I forget who you were reacting to), but I didn't realize you'd not covered Angelina Jordan yet. She's about to be the biggest supernova in today's music industry very soon! Been singing since 18 MONTHS old (yep!), been performing since 7 when she auditioned for Norway's Got Talent and won it with 46% of the total votes at 8! She is now 17, is an artist with Republic Records, has over 180 covers plus originals, and an album pending Republic's release in summer or fall. She is a phenomenal musical genius who's arranged her own music since age 8. If child prodigy ever fit someone, it is Angelina Jordan (which is actually her first and middle name). Her last name is actually......ready for this??? Her last name is ASTAR (as in "A - STAR")! But it's not just her vocal prowess which makes her special. Her values, her empathy, the heartmelting reason why she never performs with shoes, her kindness, generosity, humanitarian endeavors, etc.......... makes her even more special than her vocal skills! Learn all you can about her!
Great reaction to the greatest performance ever, Over 100 million views.. Barely 9 and does her own arrangements. A masterpiece. She turned 17 on 1/10/23. 180+ covers and originals. You will find she takes iconic songs to the next level. She does an amazing job on Adele covers. 3 in particular. Someone Like You at 13, All I Ask at 14 and Easy on Me at 15.
Welcome to the rabit hole. A great reaction. You got a couple of hundred videos to go thru. They will ALL shock you. Believe me. Start with the oldest from Norways's Got Talent in 2014. Good luck.
WELCOME TO AJs world she is our Barefoot Princess,,, our Angel with a 1000 voices,,,,, She is 9 years and 2 months,,,,, she has 160 covers and some originals up til 14 years old and now at 17 she has countless tic tocs , and u tubes, also she is dropping an album later this year and a single this month,,, you need to see all 3 of her 2020AGT songs, at age 13, and her Elvis "Suspious Minds" music video, and if you do one or 2 more AJ reactions you will be flooded with her Angels ( what she calls her fans) comments and subscriptions,,,
Another great reaction and it is her arrangement, but was written by Screaming Jay Hawkins! She has done all her own arrangements since age 7. She has 190 different songs and over 300 videos, enjoy the ride, God Bless!
Our little Barefoot Angel. This is a cover of Screamin Jay Hawkins : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7kGPhpvqtOc.html He was the guy on the front of the coffee mug in the beginning that Angelina held up. She has only gotten better and better since this was recorded.
Welcome to the Barefoot Princess The 1 Take Wonder The Musical Prodigy The Gal of a Thousand Voices The Gal of a Pocket Full of Languages The Gal with Multiple Instrumental Talents. The Humanitarian of The Children of The World. Ect ECT ECT ECT Your Channel will Blow up and You won't be able to Keep Up. Angelina Jordan is from the Heavenly Choir Sent to Soothe Our Heart's From all The Hatred of This World. She Started at 18 Months singing Have A Blast Oh I Forget She Pays Homage to Those of Yesteryear Today and Those of The Future and Her Own Compositions
Question.....if she's an "Old Soul", does that mean she might be Channeling? You'd have to experience quite a bit to know the answer to that. Great reaction! As always!! As always!
"I was not expecting that" . well you wont be seeing anything like that from other 9y olds. Let alone that they even would know the song🙂 The song is from the 1950ies by the father of shock rock, Screaming Jay Hawkins. Originally intended as a ballad, the band got drunk in the studio and this was the result (probably outright shocking for the time). This is her biggest original so far, "Million Miles": ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3KxvwuZ7oEM.html Dont forget to break out some tissues, you might be needing them ...
Crazy, right? But don't worry, you're not alone in your reaction - no one expects this, even those who first met Angelina on another song are unprepared. This little girl has rearranged a 60+ year old classic to fit today's ears without taking any of the weirdness away. And boy is the original crazy. further recommendations: "Lovin' You" Proysenfestival-Version ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qvmrvEdYSOY.html , James Brown "It's a man's world" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HEm7tGrjIKk.html . Michael Jackson "I'll be there" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VJIwvWdoO3o.html ;
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 arrangement based on listening to the original Screamin' Jay Hawkins version - 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 the same band 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. There are English subtitles as the spoken language is Norwegian: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SAkZDAXJA4E.html
What she does now ? !!! waouh, she sings a little bit i think... Really, she is a wonderful young lady with millions and millions of fans, who listen to her every day ! 😆
Angelina is the best singer I’ve ever heard. She sings all different styles, but jazz and blues is where she started, and that influence is evident in many of her songs. You’re exactly right-Angelina gives us old school blues for this song from the 1950’s. She honors the music genre no matter what she sings. Angelina is 17 now, and she will rock you with her talent and her beautiful voice. If you wonder what she’s like now, try her recent cover of Whitney’s “I Have Nothing”. Her voice today is rich, deep, and hypnotizing. Here’s a link to that Whitney cover: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iX0g99jN26U.html
AJ arranged this. You saw her making changes on some paper and a guy reading and smiling. She arranges nearly everything she touches. She writes and composes too. Speaks multiple languages. Plays multiple instruments. Over the last 10-11 years, she has 170 songs to choose from, and today currently she is 17 and about to drop her debut album with Republic Records. Her first single should drop soon!
- Who is Angelina Jordan - Angelina is a Norwegian born child prodigy in music. She's a singer/ songwriter who's arranged over 180 covers and 5 originals, all since the age of 7. Angelina began singing at 18 months old. At 2, she began teaching herself how to sing, focusing primarily on the jazz masters of decades gone by. These are artists such as Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Etta James. She's also influenced by Amy Winehouse, Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston, and Adele, to name a few. She's also been said to be the girl of 1,000 voices. Yet even though we can hear the phrasing and style she puts in the songs, it's always Angelina that we hear. At 7 years old, she auditioned for Norway's Got Talent. She was the last to audition. The judges had no idea who she was or what she could do. They saw a diminutive mussy haired, barefooted girl with her teeth still growing in. For her audition, she performed "Gloomy Sunday" from Billie Holiday. On TV-2, they've reported over 14 million views of this performance. This does not take into account the many hundreds of reactors showing this audition to millions more. Needless to say, Angelina went on to win the 2014 season of NGT shortly after her 8th birthday. The family was bombarded with requests for performances, interviews, and record label offers. They turned down 90% of the requests, as they insisted that Angelina should enjoy a normal childhood. That didn't stop Angelina from performing at select engagements around the world, singing for Heads of State, and even Barack Obama. She's spent time and worked with musicians such as Quincy Jones and Alan Walker. She first appeared on American television, The View, at 8 years old. Angelina auditioned for America's Got Talent The Champions at 13 years old. She made it just up to the final selection of the final 5 when she dropped from the competition. It wasn't that she wasn't good enough to be in the final 5, but it was because she refused to sign with an AGT affiliated label, should she win. She knew very well what production hungry labels could do to her music. She even turned down Disney. At 14, Angelina signed with Republic Records. Republic gave her complete artistic control as well as control over the performances she would make. She turned 17 on January 10, 2023, and will graduate from high school after the spring semester. From then on, she will embark on her full-time professional career. She's been working closely with Republic on her first album under their label. It's likely that it will drop shortly after her graduation.
Here is a great example of how Angelina sounded like in the Summer of 2022 at age 16 performing live - this video is part of a documentary about the 2022 Kongsberg Jazz Festival in Norway - There is a short interview of Angelina in the beginning followed by her performing two of her original songs live in concert: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HKK66K5u1Fc.html
Welcome to the party. Check out Screamin Jay Hawkins version from 1956. After begging her mom to let her, she entered Norways Got Talent at 7 years old singing Billie Holiday jazz and other blues songs in her third language of English....and won. She now has over 150 songs online. She is without doubt in the top level of young vocalists in the world and one of the very few with such a strong jazz and blues foundation. Good reaction.
If you want to see her low range watch her sing how great thou art. Watch her singing every time we say goodbye at age 10. On a rooftop in Oslo Norway for a TV station there.
Here is a chronological playlist from 7-17 yo compiled by Angelina Superfan, Rusty Shackleford, everything she touches turns to gold. ru-vid.com/group/PL2v8kgVeo4EbYDVnRwObjETfWpXbzbgIO
The same year as she recorded this she became the youngest published author about why she performed in bare feet. She had also helped raise millions for charity. She is well known in the music industry but after turning down many record labels including Disney and Cowell but signed on with Republic Records at 14 on the understanding she is not pushed out until she finished school. She has been performing internationally during school holidays since Wining Norways Got TALENT. Auditioning at 7 and 8 by the final. So both dates are given gor her win and both are correct. She is 17 now. Check out last years Elvis' SUSPICIOUS MINDS. Adeles EADY ON ME , and ALL I ASK, and she opened with MOUNT EVEREST at a jazz concert. She sings every genre so you will prefer some genre over others.
“Wait a minute. Is it the little girl that’s singing?” 😂 I knew this was going be good when I heard that! Great reaction. Her story is really positive and inspiring. She has a great family around her, a big heart, and a talent like we’ve never heard. Enjoy!
Performing barefoot is her trademark. You will no doubt learn the backstory as you react further, but basically, it is to remind her (and others) that there are poor children in the world who cannot afford shoes.
She has been singing all her life. She is now 17 and will graduate this year. She is signed with a recording company and they are going to start really getting her out there this year. She sang at the FIFA Awards show in March in Paris. I'm sure her fans are going to give you more information than you could ever want. She is probably the most talented artist I have ever seen.
I love this performance so much. As they say AJ don't play. We get the most stunning, amazing performance of a 9 yr old of this Jazz standard ever created. I believe it is going to go down in Jazz & Music history as the best ever for this age and in my opinion the best rendition of this song ever created Screamin Jay included. It will be revisited for Decades and will remain relevant for Generations to come. Anyone who discovers this performance for the first time today or a 100 years from today are going to be as amazed and astounded as everybody has been to this point. Think of the children who will be inspired by this one performance in the decades to come. This is an Iconic performance and will always be Iconic. Angelina has on her own from early on at 6 or 7 yrs old reintroduced what I believe will be a whole new Jazz Era and redefined by this young phenom and prodigy. That is astounding! And she is just 17 years old... That is unfathomable. She has already established her proficiency and incredible work ethic in this endeavor guided by an incredible family and professional support now surrounding her. You just watched a Masterpiece! Destined to go down in Music History as the best performance by a 9 yr old, Period! Past, present & dare I say Future! I'd like to see anyone, young or old who can do a cover of this & with the justice it deserves as Angelina has done on every cover she does. ♥👣👸🏻
You know what I think would be kind of interesting, and I don't know if anybody has done it, I think it would be cool to watch somebody react to this song, and get about half way in before they see her singing it.
Welcome to the barefoot princess, she is absolutely a musical genius and a child prodigy. She was nine years old and arrange that on her own. That’s a 1956 song by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. She is absolutely God sent, an angel from heaven. She will absolutely amaze you every time you listen to her. Welcome to the Angelina Jordan/the barefoot, princess, rabbit hole. Enjoy your journey as I know you will.
- 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.
Shon, we appreciate you taking the time to check Angelina out, one think you will continue to realize is that she NEVER sounds her age, please check out more of her songs!!
linda, here is a chronological playlist of most of her songs from age 7-17. Her versatility & vocal skills are the best I've seen in my long life. Enjoy! ru-vid.com/group/PL2v8kgVeo4EbYDVnRwObjETfWpXbzbgIO
@@linda-hg6zq If you decide to listen to some more of her music, and I hope you do, keep in mind as you listen that she does all her own arrangements, and has been since she was 7or8 yo. She’s without doubt a musical prodigy.
This song is a masterpiece from 9 years young little Angel 😇 Angelina She sings with so much power raspi emotions and matures voice and her Vibrato is out of this world 🌍 !!! She has a old soul -voice ! Her feeling,and timing and screaming is phenomenal She comes from another time and planet 🌏 not from this world maybe 🤔 she comes from Heaven send by God 😇Speechless 😮🫢good comments Shon 👍👌❤️✌️🙏👍😇🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭👋🏻🙋♂️
I am so jealous, that you are just discovering the wonder, that is Angelina Jordan!!! You are truly in for the ride of your life 😊 I am often at a loss for words, when trying to describe Angelina Jordan's voice, or what genre she fits in, & I have accepted, she does not fit in any category, or genre, & is simply in league all of her own.....❤ 💚 💜 Every time I hear Angelina sing, I picture her stepping out of an old black & white movie, to transport us back in time, so we can fall in love with these genuine masterpieces again! If there ever was a reason to believe in something greater than us, or in reincarnation, Angelina Jordan is definitely it. She truly has the rare ability to connect with us, from her soul to ours, through her music, so we not only hear her magical voice, but also, feel it too. Really enjoyed your raw, informative & emotional reaction** ❤ 💚 💜 ***ANGELINA JORDAN IS TRULY A BLESSING*** ❤ 💚 💜 Really enjoyed your reaction!!!
Nice job Shon, let the journey begin. This is the "Barefoot Princess" really, every time she sings, she is barefoot, and a great story behind it. She has her first Single Release coming out before this month ends. Some catch up is in order for you......over 150 covers by her. Thanks!
Absolutely phenomenal performance from the barefoot princess later becoming the Queen of Jazz , Angelina 9 years old with this amazing performance and Angelina actually arranges this version herself paying tribute to the original artist Screaming J Hawkins a blues musician from the 1950s she is commanding this performance, Angelina is the boss , Angelina won Norway’s Got Talent at the age of 8 years old, and on America Got Talent Champions at the age of 13 years old with her arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody received the Golden Buzzer and straight to the final of the show, And after her performance of Bohemian Rhapsody received a tribute message from the band Queen congratulating Angelina on a amazing performance and the guys from Queen gave Angelina the copyright to her arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody, also the performance has around 100 million views on social media platforms, Angelina is a prodigy and can sing any genre, from Adele to Whitney Houston to Queen nothing is to difficult, Angelina has the best technical ability and breath control of any vocalist today, she takes a classic song and arranges the song her way and still pays tribute to the original artist, Angelina has around 180 covers and some originals too, she signed with Republic Records at the age of 14 years old and her manager is her Uncle, Angelina’s biggest inspiration is her grandmother who inspired and introduced Angelina to the old classic music, welcome to the musical genius that is Angelina Jordan Astar , great reaction thanks 🙏
Thank you for discovering Angelina Jordan. For me and thousands of others who have discovered her, she is the best singer living today. 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. Angelina was 9 years and 2 months old when she performed this song. It is her 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.
You nailed this one! I just subscribed, I like your style. She is an old soul, she’s gifted and you just stumbled upon the rabbit hole of an artist who might just go down in history.
Great react. You will REALLY enjoy her sing "I Have Nothing" video. She has a distinctive voice, just as Karen Carpenter (RIP). Angelina with her passion, massaging every note. Karen sang to you, not at you with her contralto ununciation and perfect pitch. I look forward to Angelina holding her place, as with Karen, one of the best female vocalists of all time.
Great reaction to a vocal tour-de-force! You've done it now. You have fallen into the vortex of Angelina Jordan who arguably brings the most confident, versatile, seemingly effortless, and fearless vocal artistry found today (whether measured across artists, genres, or decades). You may think this an exaggeration but listen to a few more of her many performances (160+ covers plus original songs - all on YT) and you will see! She has been performing at a high level all over the world since age 8 when she won Norway's Got Talent singing Billie Holiday, Nancy Sinatra, and Gershwin. It is the rare singer that can, as Angelina has done, go from Queen to "Screamin" Jay Hawkins to Adele to Elvis to Whitney Houston to Michael Jackson to Etta James to James Brown to Amy Winehouse to the Beatles (and many others in between) and do them all justice! If you want to hear music, listen to anyone. If you want to feel music, listen to Angelina. She will stagger you with her ability to find and bring forth the 'essence', the emotional message of nearly any song. You have far to go with Angelina. She is equally comfortable and equally able to impact us whether singing a cappella, accompanied only by a piano or guitar, in front of professional studio musicians or a 40-piece military band. With her immense vocal toolkit, arranging ability (yeah, that too, since about 8yo or so) and the work ethic to make what she does only 'seem' effortless, she will hopefully be touching hearts for a long time to come. Why God has performed the miracle of touching the world with one of such talent, musical IQ, commitment, and generosity as Angelina we can wonder but we must all marvel. Welcome aboard the AJ train! Please react to more of her impressive library. If you let her, she will give you a music education across 8 or 9 decades! 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 a 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 video). You must go and listen to Hawkins' original (and throw in a couple of "famous" covers as well) to see the true genius in how AJ incorporates many of his vocal elements [usually omitted by most singers]. 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
Please do a reaction to ... Dusty Springfield, I Will Always Want You. It's one of her lesser known songs, and wasn't even released in the USA until after she died. The video only has 6.3K views in 3 years (and many are from me on repeat.)
Sky the limit you say 😊 well some say she comes from the Sky in form of Singing Angel 😇 so there is No limit to this Girl, She is ~ Limitless ~ Some call her "The Impossible Girl" as she always does things most deem Impossible 🙅 Though in my opinion setting the Singing aside is Angelina's Mission in life to make people aware of all the poor and less fortunate orphan Children that live on the streets without any social network.. She does that by stepping on any stage barefooted.. 👣 For me She will always be "My Soul Singing Angel" ~ OneLove 🕊
She has another song that she recorded at 10yo I’m Still Holding Out For You. Baby Fuzz wrote it and a couple years after Angelina cut the demo, he recorded it himself. It’s a beautiful song. She is now in her late teens and writes her own song and does covers of many genres Elvis to Whitney to Adele to Queen …
AJ isn’t a little girl no more she’s 17 now 18 in January 2024, but we Super Angel fans have had the honour of watching AJ since she was a child , bro there’s gonna be a lot of wonderful surprises when it comes to Angelina she is Phenomenal
You are witnessing the greatest female vocalist with impeccable talent and artistry. Welcome. Your life will never be the same. ❤️ Shock and stuttering are wonderful to witness.
Another spell was cast by 9yo Angelina. Welcome to “The World Of Angelina Jordan Astar” (full name). “The Barefoot Princess With The Velvet Voice And A Mona Lisa Smile”. Born Jan 10, 2006 in Oslo Norway. From her audition on Norway’s Got Talent (2014 - age 7 - Gloomy Sunday "Billy Holiday") through the final on America’s Got Talent The Champions (2020 - age 13 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road "Sir Elton John") and the 130+ videos in between you will not be disappointed. This includes three originals song: “What Is Life”, “Oslo” and “Shield” Since then she has done many new covers and now her new singles "Million Miles" and “7th Heaven”, along with her movie soundtrack "Mercy" from the motion picture “The Hating Game”. As well as her brilliant version of Elvis’s “Suspicious Mind”. My personal favorite is her cover of Lana Del Rey's "Born To Die". Although “Mercy” is really growing on me. 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.
Nice reaction! You have seen ABSOLUTELY nothing yet, though this performance will go down in the history books when Angelina makes it big. And she will. Pretty soon, too. Now at 17 she is easily the best singer in the world IMO. React more to her and navigate toward my point of view. I think that it is inevitable. I have subbed for more. Love from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥
