Vocal Coach Reacts: Angelina Jordan - Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley Cover (first reaction) 

Pianist is Grammy winning Republic Records studio director Rob Christie. Besides her uncle Mike spending some early years as a DJ, Angelina is the only musical person in her family.

The piano player, and co-arranger, is a two-time Grammy winner and Republic Records Studio Director, Rob Christie. His playing is so integral to the success of this recording, providing the breeze upon which Angelina's voice floats and flutters. An amazing collaboration.

there's so much vulnerability in the arrangement that Angelia wrote for this song. It's spectacular ♥ Thanks for the great review! Sorry, not her dad.

Rob Christie is on piano, two time Grammy winner and studio director of Republic Records. Ms. Jordan's Grandmother, Ms. Mery Zamoni, is the Executive Producer for this, highly symbolic production. Layered like an onion is right. Rb

DonVon, thanks continuing down Angelina's rabbit hole. Sadly, you were not too familiar with the Elvis version of this song written and first performed by Mark James. Elvis made this song a huge hit, but IMO, Angelina captured the proper emotion the song was intended to have.

I am sure that I hear an "Angel" (Dedicated Angelina Fan) doing the reaction to this video, you can hear it in his voice. Thanks for continuing to react to Angelina, she will never disappoint you.

Hi Don Von 👋my fellow Angelina Angel 😇Angelina call 😯 us all her Angels 😇not (Fans) that is special and unique!!! 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!!! 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!!! For me, as a music expert of over 40 years, Angelina is the best female singer 😲! Artist! Vocalist 😲! and songwriter 📝 in this time 🕰 world 🌍 and generation 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦!! She brings us a new style of music 👸🎙🎺 🎸🎷 and brings hope to the bad music industry 🎶!! Angelina makes every song her song with her (riffs, 😲 and melismas) as always! and thereby pays your respect to the original singer! This is a true artist! Vocalist! and singer for me! with a unique one! special voice 😲 my Queen of music and angel 😇 Angelina!! Oh by the way for the next video Whitney Houston!! Angelina loves ♥️ Whitney Houston songs! Whitney was my favorite singer back then until she died (RIP♥️) Now it's Angelina!!! Angelina has the same unique and special vibrato as Whitney had!!! so unique and special stunning voice 😲 World class!!! My AJ Angels will tell you everything else about Angelina 😇 many have become good friends! through the love for Angelina our Angel 😇 and Jazz👸🎺🎷Queen!! Especially Andy Schnell! and Steve Calaway our best Angelina supporter and my friend! She is my queen 👸of my music world 🌍!! Great, great, reaction and comments as always Don Von 👍👌👏 love ♥️ and peace ✌️☮️ and kindness 😀 have a great Week, time, work, and music time 👌👌greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭 🇨🇭🇨🇭 😇👣👰👸🎙 🎺🎷 🎸 🎼❤️‍🔥💥🔥💎👋💁‍♂️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!!!

The Queen of music paying tribute to the King of rock !!!

The baby and very little girl are Angelina's cousins - the preteen girl is Angelina's sister Juliette and the Piano Player is Rob Christie Director of the Republic Records Los Angeles Studio which is the record label that Angelina has been signed with since she was 14 years old.

Pfft as good as this and her Whitney cove are. her new EP “Old Enough” and her latest single “Our Time” are on a completely different level. She can pen some lyrics and her ability to mix jazz, soul and a pinch of hip hop with top production is a masterpiece waiting to blow up the charts!

That's her boss'. Musical director at Republic Records.

Pianist is Rob Christie, head of production at AJ's label, Republic Records. You'll going to love AJ's rendition of "I Have Nothing."

Her Grandma, Mery Zamani, helped produced this. She used the same store (Melrose Gallery in L.A.) she used for her My Funny Valentine and I Have Nothing videos. Her sister Juliette was the older girl and the 2 younger girls are her Uncle Mike's kids. 2- time Grammy winner Rob Christie is on piano once again. He is also the music director of Republic Records, the music company she is signed with. The beehive hairstyle was to honor Priscilla Presley and the time period she met Elvis. The black suit and red guitar was a classic look for Elvis from his comeback concert. What a performance and homage to The King!

Two time Grammy award winning pianist, Rob Christie wrote the musical arrangement and Angelina created her vocal arrangement. Angelina’s grandma, Mery Zamani is the executive producer. The two youngest children are Angelina’s uncle Michael’s daughters. The middle school aged girl is Angelina’s sister, Juliette. Uncle Michael is Angelina’s manager.

Sir this is a vintage store for different things, they did 3 videos here. I understand, it belongs to friends of AJ´s family. When you walk in a store with lots of glass, bare feet are not a good idea, a year or two before she hurt her feet in the dart parts when she sang at a concert. She widely decided to take no chances. Be safe and sound. Elmar from Germany

Forget Elvis, whatever Angelina touches is HER song. She is a one and only.

She sings like she's singing in cursive ❤

Thank you for returning to Angelina. Your reactions to her performances are always worth watching. The song was written by Mark James, an American singer/songwriter, who recorded it the year it was written. The best known version, however, was that done by Elvis Presley. It was his last No 1 song. In the Wikipedia entry of the origins of the song, Mark James is said to have remarked "That late one night, he was fooling around on his Fender guitar and using his Hammond organ pedals for a bass line and came up with what he thought was a catchy melody. At the time, he was married to his first wife but still had feelings for his childhood sweetheart, who was married back in Houston. James's wife had suspicions about his feelings. He felt it was a confusing time for him and that all three were "caught in this trap that they could not walk out of." Other singers covering this song invariably base their performance on that of Elvis, in that it is very "upbeat". Angelina took a very different path in that she read and understood the lyrics and what Mark James intended when writing them . To my mind, her rendition is much truer to the emotions of the song. The children appearing in the video were Angelina's cousins Aurora (first) and then Athena - daughters of her uncle Michael Astar, and then her sister Juliette. I would hazard a guess that they were included to emphasise that children are very important to Angelina and her family. Confession! I have never been a great fan of Elvis Presley, although I do like some of his earlier recordings, and I had never heard of the song "Suspicious minds" but knew that Angelina would completely take ownership of it, and she did. It was beautiful. After listening to it several times, I decided to download the lyrics to see whether she kept to the original structure. She didn't, and the song is all the better for it. For me, that she started with the Bridge of the song is very significant and, I feel, very indicative of Angelina's "up front" transparency. She was declaring that it was important that their love did not die, and then carries on to say why she feels as she does. Others first say how they feel and then, almost as an afterthought, assure their love they don't want it to end. For me, it is whether I feel the singer is genuine about the situation and wishes it could be resolved or whether the singer understands the situation but thinks the blame is on her/his partner but feels the need to assure them they don't want it to end (until somebody else comes along).

Can't wait till her Mother's book comes out ... Supposedly tells of Angelina being of the Presley Family. What a hoot.

She was only 16 here though older than you have seen her up to now.She is 18 up to date.Just did a concert in Las Vegas Her dad is not in the limelight st all.There is a story behind that Great reaction

She really reimagined this song. I really could understand the lyrics for the first time. This is at 16. At 17 you still cannot predict her. She's gone from singing in different genres to mixing genre cocktails. Non of her family are musicians or singers.... Hard to believe but true. Her grandma was a child prodigy a painter and poet.

That first note grabs everyone. She grabs you by the heart and soul and doesnt let go.

To be honest , forget about her dad. You will also get a lot of miss information about her father the same as with other "facts" about her. She is still not a adult. She is 17 now and 16 in the video.

My thoughts on this, My thoughts on this, Power & Pure Velvet Perfection! This vocal arrangement was all Angelina, I have no doubt in collaboration with a stellar team including Rob Christie & Mery Zamani her Grandmother. She is a Master Storyteller. The video is shot in the same Antique Store that she did 'My Funny Valentine' on Valentine’s Day. I believe it is in LA near her home. I believe the girls in the video represent Angelina's Journey from infancy to present through the classics of music history. Thus the Antique store, She grew up studying and performing these classics. That is Rob Christie on piano. Sister Juliette and a couple of Uncle Michael's Babies. I think that makes them cousins not nieces. Full Black Leather Bodysuit, the guitar from his concert in 68 and the hair a homage to Priscilla Presley. Yeah! She can bring tears to your eyes. I base my interpretation on my knowledge of Angelina's journey from an 18 month old little girl singing a "classic" of music history 'I Will Always Love You' . She has been listening to these classics on repeat on YOUTube since then under the guidance and inspiration of her Grandmother Mery Zamani. She has been performing these classics since her first time in studio at 6 yrs old.. She has continued this journey through her 1st introduction to the world with her "Classic'" 'Gloomy Sunday’ and following with her many performances at her many Jazz Festivals, TV performances, Concerts, and charity events, studio recordings and practice sessions at home accompanied or not. The location in the Antique store represents these classics (like the furniture) of another era. To me she portrays wonder at all these classics surrounding her. as she has travelled this road. Her tribute to Elvis is at her present age, today, each stage represented by her cousins and sister and ending with Angelina herself on the couch still admiring all this history surrounding her. The beautiful rendition of the song, and other tributes are in the leather outfit, Guitar and hair a tribute to Priscilla. 🔥🔥🔥♥👣

Absolutely phenomenal arrangement of a classic by our musical genius, the first two little girls in the video are Angelina’s cousins her Uncle Mikes children, Uncle Mike is Angelina’s manager,the eldest girl is Angelina’s sister Juliette, production input from Angelina’s Grandma Mery Zamani who is a renowned talented artist and poet, The Pianist is two times Grammy Award winner Rob Christie the musical director of Republic Records, who Angelina signed with at 14 years old, Angelina is paying tribute to Elvis with her black outfit and her red guitar 🎸 and Pricilla Presley hair style, Cover of a Cover as the original artist Mark James who wrote and recorded Suspicious Minds didn’t achieve with his original, then Elvis Covered the song and it was a hit, great reaction thanks 🙏

Thanks for the great reaction 👍🏻👍🏻 to our 👸🏻🎙👣🫶🏻

DonVon, there is no mystery Angelina have a thousand voices. Great reaction, keep going there are much more masterpieces to discover.

The little ones are her cousins the older girl is her beloved younger sister Juliette.

The two littlest girs are her manager/Uncle's daughters and the older girl is Angelina's younger sister.

She's not barefoot 24/7 only when she performs. She walks to the stage of her concerts with shoes then takes them off before she starts to sing. As for the kids the youngest two are her Uncle Mike's kids so they are 1st cousins I think. The last one is Angelina's sister who she calls, 'the love of her life', Juliette. For a the example of Angelina's "adult" voice Watch and listen to this TikTok of her singing Adele's 'Love Is Just A Game' This was the first time I heard what I hear now. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MzGEz9y_tAI.html Angelina 16 'Love Is A Game' by Adele.

Top notch reaction, Don! I love the fact that you now have heard one of her more recent performances. This one is exactly 18 months old, she was 16,5 years old. She is the exact same age in her performance of I Have Nothing. That studio recording is very good, but I am one of those who thinks that her live outdoor performance of it on June 23rd last year was even better. The recording we get to see there was her second performance of the song back to back, due to heavy wind conditions during the first take. The producers pulled her closer to the main stage and she had to do it all again, all within 2 or 3 minutes. And she does THAT! Another thing to keep in mind is that the performance was her first time live on a stage since she competed in America's Got Talent when she was 13. The year was 2020 and the pandemic hit us, putting a very effective stop to anything and everything social, like live performances. Yet another thing is that she landed form LA that same morning, so we have to assume that jet lag had to be a factor as well (the performance happened here in Norway, on a vastly popular televised music program called Allsang På Grensen, which translates to Singalong At The Border.) Add all these factors up, and judge her performance through more well informed lenses😉 And like I said, I think she sounded BETTER live than in studio. That can tell you two things. Either 1) This guy is totally NUTS or 2) Angelina is just an INCREDIBLE singer and artist. I see no links in the comments so far, so I don't know if links are being removed. But search for "Angelina I have nothing Allsang På Grensen" and you'll find it right away. You won't regret it, I promise 🙂 Take care ! Love from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥

She wanted to sing it in the same key as Elvis sang it.

👣It is truely amazing to have "angel-reactors" like you joining in on our admiration for the barefoot prinsess. I`m sitting here watching you, and knowing you have SO SO much to still dicover from her huge production during these last 10 years. I must say; - watching you makes me (us) even more happy and satisfied for what she has acheved so far. Makes me looking even more forward to her full blossom stardom in the months and years to come. So thank you so much.BTW; - I think I kind of know what to expect as you push "play" for that Whitney video of hers 👣 🤗

❤️ your reaction, 👍🥰 from a Angelina fan

"A heart once poisoned by suspicion has no longer room for love.!!!" - August [ Ms. Angelina "Magical Vocalist" Jordan ] Von Kotzebue "Hi - DonVon"

… ELVIS and ANGELINA... my absolute favourites!! … What a great tribute to the King! Elvis would be honored and speechless 😮!! … I can't even describe how incredibly good these two are!!… Phenomenal!! ✨💎✨ 🕺🏻🎸🕯Thank you

Muitiple versions of the Whitney Track are available. The older one is a tribute done in the origimal key. My fave is a recent concert version done it a slightly lower key.

Great Reaction 👍🙏👣

Beautiful reaction, thanks DonVon. From the very first words, the warmth, tone, passion and sweetness that Angelina manages to instill in this mythical song are truly incredible, you just wish the song was much longer. Her phrasing, backed by her wonderful use of breath and her peculiar jazz tone, always fascinates me and gives me chills every time, I love this absolutely amazing, so personal rewrite of this iconic song, with so many Elvis tribute details. Now it's a different song, but it's also the same, it still has that harmony, but somehow (in a way only Angelina can process) it's even more emotional, it's slower, but it's so close to your soul flow that kidnaps you. 💛🧡❤

One of her greatest covers is still holding out for you she was 10 wild bill

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Awesome thank you she did Whitney Houston at 12 years old then again at 16 they both have great vocals a lot of reactors do her earlier one then the later one Wild bill

You have to hear something off her new EP. Listen to love don't let me go..

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Hello again, Don. I just thought I'd try to leave a link (or two) to Angelina performing I Have Nothing by Whitney. The first one is the one I suggested, and the other one is from she was either extremely late 12 or VERY early 13, recorded in her home. In that one she stayed more true to WH's pitch 🙂 1) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bELcgA4S7mM.html 2) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eTcvvO6B3Io.html 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Her cover of Rihanna's "love on the brain".... just wow. If you haven't come across it yet.

As much as you liked this song, you would be even more impressed if you remembered the original. Angelina reinterprets the very upbeat Elvis version and makes it hers. With Elvis, you hear the music and the beat. With Angelina you understand what the lyrics really mean. And she still pays respect to Elvis throughout this video. It was one of Elvis’s biggest hits. It’s Angelina’s song now.

She wanted to make this a tribute to Elvis with the Black leather and red guitar and the uncovering of the dust sheets in the room.

Your so awesome

Great reaction! ❤ not dad

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Vc fez a leitura correta essas crianças mostram sua transição atea idada que ela está

Please consider a Angelina playlist .❤

Not an adult Don....16 year old in this one...simply arranged beautifully by Angelina....new song pretty much. She is brilliant!!! 🥰🥰 Two younger children are her cousins (Her Uncle Mike, Managers children, older girl is her sister Juliette). She recreated an entire new song with full respect to Elvis, the hair (Pricilla Presley) leather suit and guitar from Elvis's 68 comeback tour and Rob Christie on piano wearing red jump suit that Elvis's band members wore for the Comeback tour as well. Her dad is an Oil company executive (Swedish) and rarely seen, and not likely to be seen these days.

She just turned 18 this month so she’s 17 here

Great reaction. Try her in Wicket Game. She is only musician in her family.

Watch born to die AJ

have you listened to her adele cover - all i ask?

She looks and sounds like Amy Winehouse

I like your reactuon but you dont react enough. She has around 200 covers & origrnals from age 6 to 17. I bet her super fans, the Angels should have gave you information of biograpaphy of Angelina Jordan. Nobody in her family are musicians!

i don't think her dad is directly involved with her music. her mother and grandmother are prominent

Sorry I'm not impressed with her at all

Angelina Jordan (17 years old) plays guitar, piano, speaks 4 languages fluently, Norwegian, English, Farsi, Japanese and her new songs were Produced by Jon Levine, Dan Farbe, Tim Suby, Isabella Sjostrand, Anton Goransson, Fallon King, Rachel Platten, Corn, Taura Stintson, MTHR; Her record label is Republic Record Universal Music, the largest currently (Ariana Grande, Anitta, Taylor Swift, Conan Gray, Colbie Caillat, Akon, Lil Wayne, Nelly, Jessie J, The Weeknd, etc...) Her 7 new songs are co-written by Angelina Jordan, she also did all the musical arrangements, including her latest extraordinary single "OUR TIME" for a radio and television advertisement in the United States (SoFi loans for women) a young girl who God gave her unimaginable talent, Mexico