Yes, she was 12 for this one with Ivan Mendez. Like all the songs she did with him at her home, they are all impromptu, unrehearsed & totally done on the fly while reading the lyrics in 1 take. Watch Ivan's facial expressions, he is hearing this for the 1st time.
If you see Ivan Mendez, it means Angelina is 12yo, he played for AJ in 2018 for one year..... he said he came and had lunch with the family, then Angie and him picked a song to sing ... He practiced for about 20mins then with Angie reading the lyrics on her tablet they sang it.... This was the FIRST take !!!, He said it was hard to concentrate while she was singing along side him.
Hi Samantha 👋 Angelina is Angelina!!! cannot be compared with other singers! Her voice😲 is too special and unique and magical an old soul✨️ voice 😲!!! Angelina sings live in Portsmouth USA 🇺🇸 on September 22nd!! Your best mature! most hypnotizing! most emotional! slowest heart ❤️🔥and souls ✨️🌟 most touching version of "Unchained Melody" as a tribute to Elvis as Elvina reborn for me!! Angelina sings this Elvis song slowly with her love ♥️ sadness 🥲 and her jazz, soul✨️ and emotional voice 😲 I love ♥️ her voice 😯 so much! For me Angelina is Elvis Stepdaughter (Elvina) She brings back the Elvis 60s time and vibes and gives it new life!!! We all Angels 😇 love ❤Angelina 😇 dearly and will never leave her she feels like family an and has taken up residence in our hearts ❤ Angelina our angel 😇 feels💥 every word she sings 😲 in her soul ✨️ and in her heart ♥️ and through that Angelina transports it directly into our hearts ♥️ and souls ✨️ !!! That's the difference here to all the other good singers!!! Angelina always gives me chills 🤯 smiles 😊 and tears 🥲 in my eyes with her songs like that! beautiful! so heartwarming♥️and soul ✨️touching! Angelina's Life is even better incredibly magical! She sings with heart♥️blood🩸I Love♥️♥️♥️ it She is magical💫 Great, great, reaction and comments as always Samantha 👍👌👏 love ♥️ and peace ✌️☮️ and kindness 😀 have a great Week, time, work, and music time 👌👌greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭 🇨🇭🇨🇭 😇👣👰👸🎙 🎺🎷 🎸 🎼❤️🔥💥🔥💎👋💁♂️ Ps: Angelina is a generational talent😲💥Something never seen before! She is the truth 💫 and a gift 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! Thank you a thousand times for your support, my fellow angel😇from Angelina!! our Jazz Queen👸and Angel😇!! on her two You Tube channels 🙏She deserves it a thousand times over!!!
Think about it? Rhianna created her rendition, that was released to the public, after who knows how many 'takes'. And let us not forget it was done in a professional studio with master musician accompaniment. Angelina's rendition her was a 'spur of the moment' decision at home and even though neither her or her guitarist friend was totally familiar with the song, Ivan follows her lead as she can be seen looking for the continuing lyrics on a tablet at her side. Still, she's able to rearrange it 'on the spot' and brings forth a more emotion laden, penetrating performance than Rhianna ever could. This will always happen because Angelina is a true jazz specialist and there's no way a non jazz singer, even one as great as Rhianna, can reach the depths of the human soul like Angelina. The only singer who could hope to match Angelina, would have to be her musical mentor Billie Holiday......but no one else, and you can take that to the bank, my friend.
Thanks for your reaction! She is only 17 years old today and from Norway. She signed with the label Republic Records just 14 years old, I think we can safely leave the promotion to Republic Record. Marketing will start when her full album is released later this year. There's only one EP with 6 songs she's released from RR now, and they haven't started marketing until the full album is released!. Republic Records know 100% what they are doing? I think a lot of people don't realize how much Angelina has done in her short life (17). She performed FIFA AWARD song, and performed in front of 40 000 people only 11 years old invited by Norah Jones. She was also specially invited by Quincy Jones to perform on his 85th birthday in the O2 arena / London. And so on goes the list... She has over 250 songs on RU-vid with cover songs and many originals. Angelina also plays piano and guitar. The truth is that within a year or two she will be the artist for the big occasions. and not a "bare belly plastic artist" who tops a list for a week and is forgotten just as quickly. She already eats most female vocalists for breakfast, and the label Republic Records and the rest of the music industry know that too! Angelina Jordan has nothing to prove. When she sometimes belts is it because the fits in the performances. She sings to us only she can do! Angelina recently had a sold-out concert in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where there was an audience from 9 different country all the way from Australia and from 39 different states in the USA.
Breaking; 12 year old girl casually appropriates hit song from major star, witnesses state girl was reading the lyrics to the side while slaying audience with her chilling vocals.
Great reaction! Whenever you see these two together, Angelina was ALWAYS 12. Never 11 or 13. Ivan Mendez played with her for one year after she moved to LA when she was 12. You already know, Samantha, you can NEVER go wrong with Angelina's performances. 5btw, Angelina is still 17 years old. She will turn 18 on January 10th 🙂 Love from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥
That's the good thing about Angelina, you can skip all over from 17, back to 10, then to 13, and so on and it's always amazing. She doesn't have an awkward phase. Her voice isn't just amazing for a given age, it's just amazing!
Alan Papier, in his informative channel, uses the descriptor of “Twirls and Curls” to highlight Ms. Jordan’s technique on consonants and vowels. Alan informed us that the technical term is “Melisma”, which is replete in Persian music. Some of the most highly acclaimed singers of our day use this technique to embellish their vocals, including Ms. Whitney Houston as in her song, “Where Do Broken Hearts Go”. To understand the scope and depth of Ms. Jordan’s artistry, one has to conclude that she absorbs musicality at will, adding all she hears to her toolbox. Rb
You should react to the interview Allan Papier did with Ivan Mendez the guitarist since you were able to catch he was also "feeling it" you would be interested to hear what he had to say about that performance in particular.
Angelina has the ability to make us feel the song. Here Ivan, the guitarist, is transported along with us, his reaction is adding to the impact of this rendition. How she manages to do this while reading the lyrics from her screen is far beyond my comprehension. I think that Angelina was born to sing. A recent tiktok from her Grandma showed the full video of Angelina singing at age 18 months. It's amazing that her body language has not changed over the years - her expression during the saxophone solo was identical to when she was singing I put a spell on you when she was 9 and singing Cry me a river when she was 11 (that was a trombone solo).
The guitarist, Ivan Mendez, is simply someone Angelina's family hired to play for her during an extended stay in Los Angeles. He is not even a full-time musician and one wonders what his initial expectations were when he was told his client is a 12-year-old. His reality is plain to see from the expression on his face but I doubt he was quite as enthusiastic before Angelina hit her first note.
Ivan Mendez stated on wrapped In a Warm Blanket podcast that he listened to several songs of Angelina's before they met, and his first encounter with her was in Mexico before he moved to the US, and before her family settled in LA. Well aware of her talent.
Many, many 'angels to be' heard Angelina for the first time singing this song. It will always be remembered as one of our all time favorite songs. Her interpretation of the song was incredible and her voice, well, no one sings like her.
😊 yeah she's got the voice, skills and artistry to tame pretty well anything. Next thing you know you feel warm and peaceful. So often it might be the most beautiful thing you've ever heard.
If this song version were played on the radio requests would be pouring in to hear it again and again. It's fantastic! All this talent coming out of a 6th grader! Maybe you could do a reaction to her version of "Unchained Melody" from her Portsmouth NH concert (Sept. 22nd 2023).
Samantha this video was recorded at Angelina's home when she was 12 years old. The guitarist, Ivan Mendez, who was invited to play background music alongside Angelina, recorded various songs. These recording sessions were impromptu shows showcasing Angelina's voice and range. Ivan Mendez immediately realized Angelina's special grief during the videotaping, he was melisma by Angelina's soulful voice and her interpretation of the song lyrics during their session together Ivan revealed during an interview with Alan Papier.
Angelina is so special, there just aren’t words to explain her ability to affect me (and most of her fans) in ways that no other artist ever has. It does not matter her age or how many times, I’ve heard her sing the same song. When ever I’m feeling down she’s my go to, to pull back up. I listen to every day, as she transports me to a world of peace and love. It’s such a wonderful break from the world of turmoil we’re in, even if it’s only for one short song. She is truly a blessing in my life. I happy that she’s there for you also. ❤❤❤
Mesmerizing vocal from start to finish, my first ever Angelina experience and still my favorite. Every time I hear it I'm soaring away into this dreamland that I never want to leave behind. So beautiful, simple, just Ivan on the guitar, a great mic, and the best young vocalist of our time. Thanks for the great reaction Samantha!
Thank you Samantha, a walk in the park for AJ to make every song her own and the only version you want to listen to, she is in her own league , and it's not disrespectful to any other singers but she is just is. And I listen to her every day as long as I can and I miss her if I don't. There is an interview with this guitarist about his time with AJ and yes she had the same effect on him as she does on us. Her time is rapidly approaching and the world will know who she is and get to love her and acknowledge not only musical mastery but the beautiful soul she is too.💗👣
Stay: The one, the only, Angelina Jordan at 12 years old. You can just imagine what Reanna thought when she experienced this performance, no wonder Stargate signed her. Angelina is on her way to the top. At 14 AJ signed with Stargate Production Co. (Beyonce, Rihanna, Sam Smith) and the largest recording company, Republic Records. Angelina at 17 is the MASTER of her universe, she is top priority for both Stargate, and Rob Christie Republic Records Studio Director at Universal Music Group Manhattan Beach, California. As of Dec 2021; her social media presence is equally impressive as she’s racked up over a billion RU-vid views, and 2.5 billion Facebook views, and has garnered praise from Time, CNN, BBC, and People. She has now done the song “Mercy” in the soundtrack of “Hating Game Movie” that just came out. We do not have to worry about Angelina's future with Republic Records as long as Rob Christie has her under his wing. Rob is a honest man and has been in the music industry for quite a while Thank you MR. Christie and take care.
Wow Samantha....this is 5 years ago and one of her absolutely stunning covers, a huge fan favorite. Glad you got to it. Thinking that there may be many more you have missed. Keep looking as every thing she does is fabulous. 🥰🥰
By the way - the number of views to this video just jumped by quite a few - Andy Schell put a link to here at the close of a livestream - Wrapped in a Warm Blanket...
The songs she did around that time are among my favorites. This was during the period when she clearly pronounced every word in the song, and you could understand the lyrics (possibly) for the very first time. While her voice has certainly matured and broadened since, I find I'm not so enamored with her recent efforts. I hope she comes back this approach.
She was amazing all the way from 8 to 14. Later she has taken on a style, it's not lack of ability. She often pronounces words perfectly, but her usage of creaky voice is often too pronounced now, and her diction is sloppier than it used to be unfortunately, often truncating words (due to her new "style"). Hope they will work on this, as she still has the most beautiful voice and singing technique.
I don't like to compare, especially to the original. But, sometimes I have to make exceptions with Angelina. I'm not saying it's better, but I am saying I prefer personally, Angelina's version to that of Rihanna. Just the way it is! Thank you Samantha for your continued and genuine support of Angelina!
Cheers from Australia 🦘🇦🇺 why so long cause she’s got over 200 plus songs covers @ 1 x per week that’s 4 years plus, oh she’s recently added another 6 so a bit longer. Yes if you wanna hear a good song listen to any good singer But if you wanna FEEL a song I only know Angelina
Love your reactions, Samantha...I get so emotional with AJ too...and I hope you listen to these 3...California Dreaming....then.....First time ever I saw your face and end with her emotional rendition of Always on my mind (for her grandpa).....warning...be sure your tissues are close...do an AJ THREE TODAY Reaction-Day ...(unless you've already done them....) Blessing to you and yours....
I love her ornamentation of the notes and phrases. Get right to heart and soul. Such power from an informal first-take jame session. And YOU are amazing in every single way, also, Sam. Thank you so much. Grandma Ellen, leavimg happy.
Ivan said in an interview that they 'usually never played the song more than once, or very rarely. All the songs with Ivan are barely rehearsed or played again. Sometimes, when he didn't know the song, he leaned it, because she wanted to sing it. Often she's reading the lyrics from her phone because SHE didn't know them well enough.. It was amazing to hear him talking about what his experience working with her was like. 😎
Ivan Mendez was the guitarist. They don't actually practice, other than the five or ten minutes before the performance. Reportedly all of her performances with him all the first, and occasionally second take, when he made a mistake.
Cheers from Australia 🦘🇦🇺 great channel been following you 2 - 3 years so your request for more a favorite etc Mine is This is a man’s world live at age 11 on stage backed by Norway’s top army band, yeah she’s a national treasure in Norway
Angelina just dropped a new single called Our Time. You should check it out. Here are some other AJ covers you should check out: You Say, Unchained Melody (There is a video of her singing this song at her concert in New Hampshire in September), The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
You mean you prefer Putri, not that she is "better"... which is fine but please just go and listen to her instead leaving such an unecessary comment on an Angelina reaction.
@@geoffreynorth9046 Pretty sad. If Putri found out about this type of behavior from a "fan" of hers, she would surely be disappointed by this person. Deep down, this person is just jealous. Typical troll behavior.....
