The Most Important Angelina Video Out There | Angelina Jordan - I'm A Fool To Want You | REACTION 

This is Rainbow Studio in Oslo. The musicians and conductor can be seen in the main recording space, on the other side of the glass, at the end of the video. (There are other similar videos where they are more noticeable.) Angelina, the drummer, and the marimba (?) player are in separate recording booths off the main room. The orchestra (technically, a c. 40-piece military band) was playing live as Angelina was singing. You can hear a "false start" (or possibly an intentional practice run) at the beginning of the video. Based on everything we have seen (in videos) and read (in articles) about these sessions, it appears that all of the tracks on the album ( _It's Magic_ ) were "recorded live" in this same way (as opposed to Angelina singing over prerecorded instrumental tracks). She sang on 13 out of the 16 tracks, with the other 3 being instrumentals. According to a rather lengthy article published shortly after the album was recorded, Angelina spent just two days in the studio recording with the musicians (to be specific, 2017-11-22 and 2017-11-23, interestingly a Wednesday and Thursday). This is supported by the fact that she appears to be wearing only two different outifts in all the videos we have where she's recording vocals. (BTW, this seems to be the only such video where some of the vocals we are watching her sing actually ended up on the album. Some of the other takes strike me as just practice run-throughs, because she doesn't seem to be as "into it" as she was here. But others might have been genuine attempts at a "final take" that just didn't work out.) If we weren't talking about Angelina Jordan, I would say it's sheer lunacy to think that an 11-year-old singer could record 13 album tracks "live" with a large military band in just two days. But since I know how good she was (and how much experience she'd had) at this point, I don't have a much of a problem with the idea. In another video shot in the studio control room, the album's producer and orchestrator (one of them, anyway) tells the camera, "Here's a little bit of what we're going to do this week", referring to a pile of at least 11 spiral-bound orchestral scores and what looks like at least 7 others in another pile that are perhaps just stapled together. (I think his use of the phrase "a little bit" might have been facetious.) Angelina is heard singing bits of "Can't Help Falling in Love" and when the camera pans around, we see that at least some of the musicians are with her in the large room. There's another video where Angelina thanks the band over the intercom from the control room, apparently on the final/second day of recording (consistent with what she's wearing); another where she is in the control room listening to playback of one of her original songs from the album; and one where she is alone in the mostly empty main recording space, playing the piano (not a song on the album), when she is suddenly interrupted by playback of one of the recordings for the album (so she starts playing and singing that song instead). This all seems to suggest that Angelina was invoved in the the entire recording process, and maybe some of the post production, as well. (That is, that she didn't simply show up to record her vocals and then leave.) In all, we have at least 8 videos shot in this studio during the making of the album and 5 videos of rehearsals in a different venue from before the album was recorded. (Not to be confused with 14 very similar rehearsal videos preparing for the album-release concert the following summer. And just for completeness, 4 videos from on or around her 12th birthday involving members of this same band.) OK, I'm finished.

This performance is mind-blowing. 11 years old!

This specific rehearsal is by far the best illustration of all the unique elements that Angelina has learned from her mentor, the great Billie Holiday. No one sang in the style Billie did and Angelina has been talented enough to be able to incorporate all that was Billie, which is perfectly brought forth here by our princess.

Boudy, this instantly has become one of my favorite reactions to Angelina. Just a 11 year old girl having fun, but Angelina may be the only 11 year old girl to have this specific type of fun.

Boudy, thank you for reacting to the raw video and her voice and explaining why it's so important and impressive! That gives insight into Angelina's genius and gifts. Great reaction(as always) and... The longer the better ;-) !! I think 15 minutes for Angelina are appropriate 😅 (no greedy pressure at all😂) Love and Kindness! ❤ Mix into your raw rehearsal journey the 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING (or did you already) More Vegas And the newest on James channel (IF I WERE A BOY)...

I agree, my favorite performance along with the 100 others in my top five.

Grandma is our Angelina SAINT! She documents so many otherwise forgotten AJ moments for history. To think that this very young girl has grown people clamoring to work with her and she has Never let them down. She is incredible!

Thank you for your analysis Boudy. The sound of Angelina’s raw and organic voice is better than the vast majority of seasoned veteran’s voices after being digitally massaged in the studio.

There is a mashup of Billie & AJ singing this song. BTW, if it hasn't already been mentioned, you first heard AJ perform this song was the 1st round of NGT (a cappella).

She's looking at Grandma Mery! Like "do you think I'm sufficiently channeling Billie Holiday?". Sure Grandma was thinking YES Angelina you are. Probably recorded on Grandma's cell phone. Fascinating analysis and explanation. Her talent is limitless.

You should do Angelina's Version of Autumn Leaves next Monday, the best version I've ever heard and she was only 10 yrs old

"Portrait of a Child" should be next in your journey. At 8/9, she's rehearsing with veteran players, whilst actively speaking with a musician about the proper key of the line. Absolutely profound and scary. (She's totally boss in it.) Also, there is rehearsal footage (taken from a phone peeking through a fence) of "At Last" prior to her shows in Norway in 2022. Simply amazing.

Yes. Angelina is unique!! So a great vocalist!!🤩🤩🤩🤩 Waiting for the next!

Boudy ! I love how your Dreads are blooming.

Great reaction. This one is in my top 5. You should see Ceci Dover's reaction to it.

Grandma Mery in the booth with Angelina doing the video, the thumbs up is IMHO seeing if she is on with the Billie Holiday track! Angelina (11) in studio and her element, completely blows people’s minds! Rehearsal in studio for her album It’s Magic with The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces (Forsvarets Stabmusuikkorps)! See what the orchestra did for her 12th birthday! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GsRD10wDLss.html She knocked this out of the park, what a professional! Her transitions are flawless! It’s uncanny how closely she matches Billie Holiday! An amazing young lady! Doing the hard work and she still makes it look easy! At the very end you can see the band! Grandma Mery’s RU-vid channel has the raw video and audio! In addition, Mery’s RU-vid channel has numerous raw videos of rehearsal sessions with this band at their base studio and other behind the scenes videos!

I’m so glad you switched to the original video. While I appreciate the artistry of the remix version, the raw vocals in the original highlight what an amazing singer Angelina is.

Don't you just love that those little crazy ends of her vibrato at times is just her? But the other vid is better. Not like a cellphone is necessarily authentic enough audio to be as good as standing with grandma. 😋What's super cool. Is both videos😐. Love you though man, one of the best Angel reactors. Always a pleasure, always engaged and on point. ❤

you need to do some of her short tick tock songs done in an underground garage amazing

This is fantastic! The raw sound is like I am in the room she is singing in. There is another video that sounds similiar. "If You Go Away. Try the version by Boris Pavenlovski. It says 'remixed' there is some room echo my guess is she recorded on her phone. It is extremely emotional, at the end it takes her a few seconds to come back and smile and say bye.

She is in a studio and the orchestra is live in another room

I have said before I can't get over the way nothing seems to bother her or at least effect her singing while she is performing. I think one of the things I admire most about her is her willingness to put out the "imperfect" or rough copy of what she is singing knowing that it will not be her best or polished version. You have to have a certain mindset in life to be able to not be bothered by that or worry about what people may think. It takes a great deal of inner confidence to be able to do that. Hence: any time, any place, anywhere. The world is her audience her life is art and song.

' The greatest thing you've ever heard' sums it up nicely!

Why is Angelina so happy, I am thinking perhaps it’s because of Grandma’s presence?

Yes, and she is just 11 years old and better than most vocalist today. Angelina is just unbelievably magnificent ! thank you for that reaction.

Super reaction. I have watched hundreds of different reactors, and I think you are the best in terms of having both the direct performing experience needed to understand how good Angelina is, and also the ability to articulate it really well. Also, regarding singing slowly and how hard it is, in my non-expert opinion, when it comes to this Angelina is the best ever.

Have you reacted to her Always On My Mind? It was a tribute to her grandfather, who had just passed away and is very emotional, but she sings with no mic, just at home with Ivan on guitar, recorded either on a smart phone or camcorder. Her voice is angelic. Here in the studio I see an artist carefully constructing a work of art, piece by piece, to perfection. We are so blessed to have all these videos of Angelina at work.

She made a huge bunch of TikToks, singing into her phone, sometimes using the acoustics in a huge parking garage. Someone made compilations of them.

It's most likely to turn up the volume on her monitor phones. I doubt Angelina has to check her timing or keys as she's knows better.

Back when you listened to the “dubbed” performance of “Fly Me to the Moon” with the orchestra, I wrote you a long note about *THIS* specific video, hoping my note wouldn’t get lost among your hundreds of commenters. When you started this reaction I thought, no… no… 😢 not THIS one! And then, BOOM! Your good sense made you pick this masterpiece out of the performances lurking around the periphery. That you changed course so early is such a delight! I absolutely KNEW you were gonna love this video and I am SO glad you reacted to this one first instead of the dubbed version. That you caught the mismatch of the audio and video so early on in the first video is a testament to your keen eyes and ears. Boudy, you’re the *BEST* and I love this reaction and your analysis. This was a real treat. You definitely “get it”… you understand why we love Angelina’s Teta very much. 🫶💛 😇🥰

Love absolute, for her unreal voice and for your great and careful reaction, thank you Boudy.❤🧡💛

You want her voice clean you need to start watching her tiktok videos there you will get her voice clean but be warned you will want to hear much more than the time limit allows her to sing in such a video !!! 🦶🦶👑🗣🎙🎷

Hi Mr Arab man I don't know any other way to address you but I appreciate your contribution to Angelina and this this is an amazing song by her at 11 years old she was amazing and I hope you keep on doing it

You sh watch Ceci Dover's reaction!!! CECI is a voice coach and according to her video , she watched this for more than 2 hours !Again and again and again anf .......... so so amazing !

I have long enjoyed experts. To watch two at the same time was great. The skill of one and the enthusiastic insight of the other.

:) Very interesting and informative video! Well done!

All those gestures were to her grandmother. You said she was acting like a kid, but she IS a kid here at eleven years old! Could we have heard her pure voice and the accompanying music as well? It was very faint.

Great work Boudy and gang. Always an absolute pleasure to listen to Angelina sing. You're My favourite Reactor (&Team) and look forward to Angelina Mondays. The best for the best Thank You. 😊😊😊

You didn’t mention it, so I’m guessing that you didn’t realize this was a channeling of Billie Holiday’s classic rendering of this song. It’s Angelina’s tribute to her musical muse, and it’s just astonishing. AJ at 11 gives us Billie’s phrasing, vocal slides, and dynamics, but there are Angelina departures that we’ve heard since she was even younger than this. She gives us limitless textures that enhance the interpretation of the lyrics. It’s not better than Billie Holiday’s original because that type of comparison is impossible, but it’s a staggering achievement, even if Angelina pulls it off in her usual effortless, relaxed manner.

Boudy your enthusiasm is almost-as much as Angelina recording this with Meri!😅 one of your top 5 Reactions ever🎉 well done!

For the record, two portions of this take were used in the final recording: from 1m46s to 1m55s (in the original video, not this reaction video) and from 2m14s to 3m2s. That's 9 and 48 seconds, respectively, for a total of 57 seconds of vocals that actually appear on the album _It's Magic_ (which is still available for purchase, BTW). That might not sound like much to some people, but personally I'm amazed we have _any_ footage of this kind. Rehearsals, sure… but from an actual recording session? That's crazy!

I believe this a rehearsal in a Norway studio for her 2018 album “it’s Magic. You will find other videos with other rehearsals for the album posted at the same time by Mery, September, 2019.

Have you listened to her sing "Million Miles "??

There is a video of her singing Cheek to Cheek like this in the same studio. Sorry I don't have the link.

Sooo glad you chose this version! When she touches her flower halo and looks up.. I truly believe she's honouring Billie Holliday in that moment! She does it also in the booth in the studio when she's singing I Put a Spell on You.. honouring Screaming Jay Hawkins. Thankyou for what you do for Angelina and us ❤

You can see the orchestra in the background. This is for her “It’s Magic” album released when she was 12. 😇🌺

Wonderful choice of recordings to react to! Angelina completely unfiltered, unprocessed, is a marvel and an astonishment. Thanks for kicking off the week for Angels with such a terrific example of her mastery, even at such an early age. This is why I love her impromptu stuff on TikTok and Insta. She has no fear in singing at any moment, for sheer joy of music. You can feel her joy.

Have you listened to the rehearsal at age 9 of ‘Portrait of a child’? She is jamming with a bunch of the same artist she did ‘I put a spell on you’.

The Orchestra Music U Hear n the BackGround Was Added 2 AngeLina's Voice After She Sang the Song n AcapeLLo. She's Jus a ChiLd With a Grown Up BiLLie HoLiday Voice & Characteristics. Margaritas 4U 🔥 🍷 🍹 🍾

There’s an identical video of this, except it’s recorded directly through Mery’s cellphone without the orchestration. You should check it out if you really want to hear her genius at work. You can only hear the orchestration coming from the other room.

Just so you know this video is video from the phone which was edited with that banner " fly over", and also audio from the finished polished product corrected balanced and produced for the album... This is really a fan made enhanced video.But there is an original phone video with raw phone audio which is worth finding. QQPS I posted too soon and you did find that.Thank you!!

This not a garage - this is the recording studio - The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces is in the next room playing the soundtrack.

AB, I agree with your observation of Angelina's voice during this period in her life. After her new album "I'm Old Enough", I love it. However, I worry that Angelina would change her natural voice to sound more like the current Pop singers that have gotten Billboard's attention. In my opinion, Angelina is the Queen of Jazz in the world of Pop, She has established her place in the Jazz world as the future of Jazz.

So great reaction and comments, thank you, Arab Man.

Oh yes! Another recording from a rehearsal is "PICTURE OF A CHILD" age 10. IMO that's even more rare, since you her to der the interaction w the band members/musicians interacting . HAVE A GREAT ONE...everyone❣️ 1st fat of MIDNIGHT 🌞 here in Arctic LoVE🇧🇻 🥰🥰🥰

She is a blessing to the music community world wide

AJ IS JUST BRILLIANT. 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

I am a sound and studio engineer, I'm a singer songwriter, and even though some of her performances, and covers have some processing on them, I'm not getting what the big problem with any of that is. It is certainly not impossible to appreciate the uniqueness, or quality of someone's voice because there is some minor processing like reverb or compression. But as far as hearing Angelina sing in her natural voice, she does it all the time on her TikTok recordings with just her phone. If she has reverb on those TikTok recordings it's natural reverberation because she's singing in the big parking garage. If you want to hear her voice perfectly natural, and without any treatment at all watch her TikToks. She's got probably a hundred of them out there.

I have listened to the polished tract many times and liked it. BUT this raw tract moved me, it was like she was in the room. What a difference! As always a great reaction. TGIM.

What you have to say is so different from others. You also are a blessing

This is one of the recording sessions for the record "It's Magic" she did at 11 and 12.

Fabulous reaction/analysis Boudy, this is a Masterpiece of musical study by Angelina, an intimate insight on her attention to detail of Billys music of which she has said," If there was no Billy Holiday there would be no Angelina Jordan "

Great, thanks! Have you watched her 'parking garage' Tic Toc's' on your own time? Just her phone and the natural echo chamber. They're really nice.

I was so glad you switched!!! ❤

Thank you Boudy... this performance is one of my favorites and I consider it among the most underrated of all AJ's... thanks to your explanation I now understand why I love this performance, I am not an expert and that is why I greatly appreciate your reactions... as a suggestion If you want to hear her voice in the purest form possible... listen to her garage performances, or her Tiktok songs, she sings alone and records herself with a simple cell phone...

Thank you so much Boudy for the great reaction. I have waited a long time for this one. Glad you enjoyed her performance as much as I do. Can't count how many times I have watched this video of her and it never gets old!

Arab Man Reacts is the Best 2 ExpLain the Voice of AngeLina. Most Radio PersonaLities Cannot XpLain AngeLina's Raw VoiceWithout Gettin Choked Up 4 Words. Margaritas 4U 🔥🍷🍹🍾

angelina ist so, so einmalig! Ich finde sie unfassbar gut und auch du hast das erkannt. Aber ............ da gibt es auch noch Dimah und wieder einmal verlierst du den Anschluss..... . Warum? Ich finde deine Reaktionen so unfassbar unterhaltsam ( nie vergesse ich: Love is like a dream )

Thank you so much. You are truly the very best at what you do. Oh how I appreciate your knowledge of music, and just as much your ability to convey what we are seeing and hearing. You have a beautiful voice ❤️ I know you won’t see this as I am not on Patreon but I am a huge fan of your page . God Bless you every single day ❤️

Thank you. ❤❤❤

Thankyou you found the original, beautiful reaction ❤

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

You wanted to hear the naked truth. This was that video. I really enjoyed the as well, it was exhilarating, truly. ☑️👌😎 JP

Thank you so much for sharing this! Angelina is truly an angel with a golden voice. This song is difficult to sing. How someone her age can navigate in this low register, is truly amazing. Great video! 😊😊😊

Thanks 🙏. And well, congratulations I guess 🎉

Thanks AM. Never did I imagine I would be thinking TGIM. Knowing so many of Angelia’s songs and covers, it is always a treat to hear your take on them.

❤❤❤Love Angelina Let’s Go!❤❤❤

Not sure any magnification used when she sang, "You were always on my mind." Ivan was on guitar. Angelina had just lost her Grandfather.

So glad you are finally here, this is one of my favourite vocals by anyone ever, yes it's a cover, but Billie never sounded so beautiful , and my other' favourite vocals are all by AJ as well , for me she is the GOAT already , no one feels like her , no one touches my heart like she does, and she can do this because her heart is pure love and it is also why we love her so much..💜💜💜👣💎

You should watch her do “I’d rather go blind” when she was around 8-9.

I thought this was a rehearsal or the actual laying down the track for the album it,s magic

I'm so thankful you dug in and swapped out the "improved" version for this one. Your knowledge, experience, humble demeanor, and willingness to go that extra mile to find the hidden truths places you in a rarified stratosphere of the top channels. It's a very uncrowded place so you should be feeling pretty loose up there. 😊😊

Loved this seen it many times , very interesting .❤❤❤

Awesome work finding the original Boudy! It’s better right? I love your meticulous approach and boy did it pay off this time! ..Thank you 🙏

I've been waiting and waiting for you to react to this one.

Yes Boudy, top drawer reaction, heard this version a hundred times but never the stripped down one you chose, thanks for that. Angelina really is on another level. ❤

You shared it beautifully. Your enthusiasm is infectious.

Thank you for this very informative reaction.❤👣

I agree with Boudy, less is more with AJ. For me, the newer pop stuff with background makes it fairer for everyone to compete with AJ, imo. I’d like to hear this in present day. I also like how Boudy says “fell in love with AJ, as an “artist”. That’s a key diff we all need to recognize as AJ is now an 18 yr old women. As a leading voice in the community for us middle age guys, be smart, bc the communities spotlight will only get larger.

Yes angelina is the best singer in the world true talent good reaction 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

Thanks you again for this Education Monday. I enjoy the journey! WHOAAAHWHOOOOOO!! 😁

I was about to send this version, but you found it. Why, because even when she makes a lyrical mistake, it works. In this case, it comes across as a Freudian slip.

The video of this session is so telling. You get to hear Angelina's total mastery of song as well as her reverence of music history.

This is been in my top 10 from when I first saw this❗️😇🌺

😇😇😇😇🥰🥰🥰🥰

😀😀😀😀😀

I tipped you a few months ago to get this reaction because I love the studio audio so much. So please watch that too. But what you gave us was so much more interesting and instructive,

I am so astounded play her voice and their techniques I just don't know what to say she's an amazing young lady and that's all I got to say she's amazing

This is stellar

The first video was dubbed by a fan because in the original video you saw Angelina made a mistake in the text of the song but she didn't care she continued singing as if nothing had happened . One thing I really like about this video is that at the beginning when the music stats you can see Angelina immersing herself in the music with : " these little head movements", that she makes Angelina does this in several other videos like : The first Time I ever see your face, ...Have you noticed ?