She was 9 yo. This is her arrangement. She was in charge of the recording session. She is barefoot; she met a little girl in Asia without shoes. Angelina gave the girl her shoes and performs barefooted as a way to promote taking care of the poor. No one ever talks about how long she held the last note; it is remarkable considering how small she was.
At the start, Angelina put up a picture of Screaming Jay Hawkins that she is covering with many of Jay's mannerisms, growling, screaming and grunting. This was one of her best performances at her age or since. What guts it took to select this song that most female singers wouldn't attempt. She is incredible.
Good Dr. Angelina, a child prodigy at 9 yrs old, has channeled the spirit of the original singer went performed a classic cover. She continues to amaze all her Fans (she calls her Angels) with her endless talent to perform at this level, as you will discover. Welcome to the world of Angelina Jordan, an extraordinary place.
Children feel as strongly as adults, fear of separation or loss for example. They usually don't have adult words to express these feelings, but if a child has studied an expressive mode, it becomes possible to express some of these emotions. This child has been listening to and studying jazz since about age 2, obsessed with that particular music, mimicking it, retaining it, using it to let out her strong emotions. She warned us by showing the image of the man whose recording of this song she had absorbed, Screamin' Jay Hawkins! (Loved your reactions, details I hadn't heard. Eager for more!)
Thanks.. this remains one of my favorites.. at age 9... she is older now, of course.. and doing some amazing original work.. but I keep going back to this... lol (P.S. she grew up hearing Jazz.. and at the beginning of this, she holds a candle with an image of Screamin' Jay Hawkins.. she made her own arrangement..)
That is the only recording of her singing that song. I have the impression they did it just for the fun, some fun she had. And she was exposed to jazz music by her grandmother from 2 years old.
Angelina is a child prodigy, as was her Grandmother, who was her Influence in to the jazz style of music. She arranges her own music and started singing at 18 mo. Her first time in a studio was at age 6 singing I Who Have Nothing. She competed in Norways Got Talent at 7 and 8. React to the entity of 4 songs. Angelina will be 16 in January so you have plenty of enjoyment ahead. Welcome as another one of her angels.
I am so fascinated with AJ and this song. I have listened to everything she has done on the net, she draws me back over and over. I have watched her grow up and am no less fascinated with every song. I can't recall anyone having that effect on me. I wish I could stick around and hear her when she is fully grown, but I'm 77 and the road is not that much longer. She will have the world at her feet if I can guess.
In order to understand Angelina and how she sings this song, you must go watch Screaming Jay Hawkings video of this song. It’s exaggerated, comical and wild. To a child watching that video may be cartoonish. She is pointing everyone to him on the candle. 😊I also believe her primary language accent gives her that unique word pronunciation. It gives her such a unique sound. I love it.
Angelina wrote the arrangement, the bit where you noted the musicians were in sync with Angelina, was what the musical director was laughing at in shock at the intro of the video; when Angelina presented him with how she wanted the horns to react to that stepped legato line you noted.
How does one ever really explain a true prodigy? All we do is sit back in amazement and ask how. We are just lucky enough to live at this time to experience AJ as we watch her ascent into legend status.
Yeah Dr., I really did thoroughly enjoy your reaction, insightful and entertaining. I'm now a new subscriber, looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
Just love tosee the various reactions that people have ,ljust love it.But enjoy most things Angelina does and she gets better every time l hear her. Frances fromScotland xx
Amazing 9 year old with a very old soul. The style was very similar to the original Screamin' Jay Hawkins performance. I understand that her grandparents always had classic blues and jazz playing when she was with them. Great reaction.
She's channeling Screamin Jay Hawkins, the picture of the man on the candle she's holding in the beginning. Many visual details in her videos , especially when she's doing Elvis. See if you can spot them.
Even at 9 years old she has already been in the studios for 3 years and has already won Norways got talent has already sang in front of 40,000 people for a benefit concert, has already sang on TV in the United States and she dies her own arrangements and that's what the notes are for that she hands to the band director is the changes and things she wants hilighted... she has liston to all this old-school music and she study how the original singers do things and makes things her own along with rewriting lyrics to be age appropriate for what ever age she might be,, (one of her mothers rules)
Dr. Marisan, Angelina practices music for about 36 hours a week since the age of 3, went to the music academy when 4, for technical advise, ans saw a lot of pain, misery, poverty and hate during her younger days when visiting dad in 3rd work countryies. He is an engineer for a international company. Sometime the family lived with him, as in the Middle East, where she met the famous shoeless girl. Angelina said, so I was informed: I write best when feeling pain. This young highly empathic and genius intelligent woman is also at least 20 years older in mind, than her body. Madan, please stay safe, sound and happy, Sincerely, Elmar from Germany.
One thing is clear to me. Angelina is a MASTER at interpretation of songs and music in general-both technically and emotionally. She GETS it at a high level of comprehension. And she does her homework. That's clear from the candle she holds at the beginning showing the image of Screamin' Jay Hawkins, the composer and original artist of this song. She is not imitating anyone as such. She matches the emotion and "vibe" of the song with how she sings it. A truly awesome talent.
You have a very nice smile. Angelina singing makes you smile. Maybe you should listen to two new Angelina songs per day to catch up, and you can also smile. And maybe you can show us that smile, twice a day!!
Angie's greatest ability is to imitate the stars. Ella as in her version of Summertime, also Billie Holiday, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Frank Sinatra, on and on. She has only had fundamental guidance, all the advanced stuff is her own doing. That's what brilliant singers do, she has natural ability absorbing music. Basically naturally she's a better singer than any teacher or coach because that's what prodigies do.
I am lucky enough to have heard her when she was on the Norwegian singing show that she won when I think she was six and I watched her ever since. This is always amazing to me.
I Put a Spell on You Bohemian Rhapsody Back to Black This little lady is the best I have ever heard, ever. I just love the expression on her face when the sax solo starts. She isn't no joke. Insanely talented & I'm hooked for life, lol.
You really get it, Dr. Marisan - a mix of both analysis, expertise and pure fandom. You are such a pleasure to spend time with. IN the beginning of the song - you can see her 'directing' the music with her right hand - both the main beat and the pickup beat. Clearly, Angelina Jordan understands this as music though as you suggest, an 8 year old otherwise would not understand the emotion inside the lyrics. There is so much I look forward to watching 'with' you and if I may suggest, some of the singers in Postmodern Jukebox is a good place to explore.
Shouldn’t be surprise she is a giant together with Marcelito and of course the king Dimash that trio is already and for ever in the history of the music .. good reaction keep doing it !!
I just double checked on Google and yes you do remind me of a young Grace Slick,,, it was your eyes and the shape of your smile that got me thinking about that. And speaking of Grace Slick and considering Angelina Jordan vocals, I would die if she ever did a cover of White Rabbit (a Jefferson Airplane classic from the '70s or was it the 1960s) That song fits her voice perfectly and it would be a great warm up song for any concert to get her voice ready for the rest of the show....
It all goes out the window, when you realize, she interrupted this from Hawking's! She didn't go with the music, she is the music? That's what makes her a world changer and that's why she holds us! This has no name! and every year she does the impossible for 8 years she has done things no one has! Ever!
Angelina performed "My Funny Valentine" on 14 Feb 22. You would never imagine a 16 year old could sing like this. The only downside of the video is that it doesn't show her singing. Rather, she's walking around her favorite LA antique store, used also for her "Suspicious Minds" and "I Have Nothing" covers, released several months later.
Marisan!!! Thanks for your great reaction and here are two more amazing songs Angelina did !!! The first is her 2022 rendition of " My Funny Valentine" and the second is "Above the water" These are some of my favorite Angelina songs. Oh and a bonus is a song she wrote and arranged called "Shield" have fun bro. Ray
great reaction to this amazing young artist . i like the points you made about the technical choices Angelina has made throughout this performance , that was what first blew me away about her when i first heard her was that she was doing these extremely technical things at an incredibly young age . she has such control of her voice that she can just about do anything . thx
If you are a child who has been encouraged to connect with their emotional landscape, then you can channel your feelings into almost any passionate song.
She was 9 yo. This is her arrangement. She was in charge of the recording session. She is barefoot; she met a little girl in Asia without shoes. Angelina gave the girl her shoes and performs barefooted as a way to promote taking care of the poor. No one ever talks about how long she held the last note; it is remarkable considering how small she was.
jd It's not the last note, it's entire the last phrase. All in one breath.
Yes she is a protégé
Million miles....she composed
Amazing
I like that. The colors in her voice.
Great, great post, thank you...
Jesus christ thats the most impressive thing ive heard in my life.
At the start, Angelina put up a picture of Screaming Jay Hawkins that she is covering with many of Jay's mannerisms, growling, screaming and grunting. This was one of her best performances at her age or since. What guts it took to select this song that most female singers wouldn't attempt. She is incredible.
I just love Angelina Jordan! 👏👏👏👏💕💕💕💕
2022 I have nothing Whitney's
Her original, million miles should be your next one!
my funny VALENTINE 2022
Angelina is Angelina, there is only one Angelina and there will never be another.
Good Dr. Angelina, a child prodigy at 9 yrs old, has channeled the spirit of the original singer went performed a classic cover. She continues to amaze all her Fans (she calls her Angels) with her endless talent to perform at this level, as you will discover. Welcome to the world of Angelina Jordan, an extraordinary place.
THIS IS HER BAND IT IS HER HOME IT IS ALSO THE NORWAYS ARMY BAND MEMBERS
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Angelina is a masterclass -- and she's only 9 here!
YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!
AJ is, by all appearances, an empath. It pulled her into jazz and all the emotions.
Seventh Heaven - it’s her own composition.
My Funny Valentine!
👋🤓
She can do it because she loves the music.
Children feel as strongly as adults, fear of separation or loss for example. They usually don't have adult words to express these feelings, but if a child has studied an expressive mode, it becomes possible to express some of these emotions. This child has been listening to and studying jazz since about age 2, obsessed with that particular music, mimicking it, retaining it, using it to let out her strong emotions. She warned us by showing the image of the man whose recording of this song she had absorbed, Screamin' Jay Hawkins! (Loved your reactions, details I hadn't heard. Eager for more!)
Dr Marisan. Angelina Jordan has some new music out. Must see.
My funny Valentine oppure Suspicious Minds 🤩🇮🇹
Thanks.. this remains one of my favorites.. at age 9... she is older now, of course.. and doing some amazing original work.. but I keep going back to this... lol (P.S. she grew up hearing Jazz.. and at the beginning of this, she holds a candle with an image of Screamin' Jay Hawkins.. she made her own arrangement..)
My Funny Valentine '22 version... 💗💗💗
this was her own arrangement
My favorite covers by Angelina are I Have Nothing, and Easy on Me
Legend has it she listened to jazz as a babe in arms on her grandmother’s knee so quite some incidental exposure over time.
Welcome to the Angels
7:36 "Mine!" This is when she casts the spell.
That is the only recording of her singing that song. I have the impression they did it just for the fun, some fun she had.
And she was exposed to jazz music by her grandmother from 2 years old.
She did this arrangement. She's in charge here.
And Jupiter Jordan
Thanks for this indepth and knowledgeable reaction to AJ'S genius
Angelina is a child prodigy, as was her Grandmother, who was her Influence in to the jazz style of music. She arranges her own music and started singing at 18 mo. Her first time in a studio was at age 6 singing I Who Have Nothing. She competed in Norways Got Talent at 7 and 8. React to the entity of 4 songs. Angelina will be 16 in January so you have plenty of enjoyment ahead. Welcome as another one of her angels.
street 17 in January.
❤️ Angie ❤️
I am so fascinated with AJ and this song. I have listened to everything she has done on the net, she draws me back over and over. I have watched her grow up and am no less fascinated with every song. I can't recall anyone having that effect on me. I wish I could stick around and hear her when she is fully grown, but I'm 77 and the road is not that much longer. She will have the world at her feet if I can guess.
Fierce Masterpiece! Fearless, timeless and ageless. Wonderful ❣️
In order to understand Angelina and how she sings this song, you must go watch Screaming Jay Hawkings video of this song. It’s exaggerated, comical and wild. To a child watching that video may be cartoonish. She is pointing everyone to him on the candle.
😊I also believe her primary language accent gives her that unique word pronunciation. It gives her such a unique sound. I love it.
She was performing an homage to the original artist, screeman Jay Hawkins.
Angelina wrote the arrangement, the bit where you noted the musicians were in sync with Angelina, was what the musical director was laughing at in shock at the intro of the video; when Angelina presented him with how she wanted the horns to react to that stepped legato line you noted.
She also did this arrangement.
Most reactors - voice coaches, etc. - struggle to understand her because she is a true musical genius. She arranged this on her own, with no help.
This video of Angelina should be shown in every university's master's degree music / vocal class in the world!
Wild horses - what a singer !!!
How does one ever really explain a true prodigy? All we do is sit back in amazement and ask how. We are just lucky enough to live at this time to experience AJ as we watch her ascent into legend status.
Yeah Dr., I really did thoroughly enjoy your reaction, insightful and entertaining. I'm now a new subscriber, looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
Just love tosee the various reactions that people have ,ljust love it.But enjoy most things Angelina does and she gets better every time l hear her. Frances fromScotland xx
Amazing 9 year old with a very old soul. The style was very similar to the original Screamin' Jay Hawkins performance. I understand that her grandparents always had classic blues and jazz playing when she was with them. Great reaction.
My Funny Valentine and Suspicious Minds were both beautiful.
She puts a spell on everyone. Excellent reaction& review.
MORE Angelina reactions Please😁😁😍😍🤩🤩
One in a Hundred Million performance.
She's channeling Screamin Jay Hawkins, the picture of the man on the candle she's holding in the beginning. Many visual details in her videos , especially when she's doing Elvis. See if you can spot them.
Fascinates me is i never get tired of hearing and seeing her performances. The only performer.
her version is based on Screaming Jay Hawkin's 1956 performance.
Yeah!!! Screaming A. Jordan 🎶🎼
Suspicious minds would b a good one. Her voice is fantastic.
Even at 9 years old she has already been in the studios for 3 years and has already won Norways got talent has already sang in front of 40,000 people for a benefit concert, has already sang on TV in the United States and she dies her own arrangements and that's what the notes are for that she hands to the band director is the changes and things she wants hilighted... she has liston to all this old-school music and she study how the original singers do things and makes things her own along with rewriting lyrics to be age appropriate for what ever age she might be,, (one of her mothers rules)
She was 11 (2017) when perform in front of 40,000 people is Seoul, South Korea.
😎💙👍
Dr. Marisan, Angelina practices music for about 36 hours a week since the age of 3, went to the music academy when 4, for technical advise, ans saw a lot of pain, misery, poverty and hate during her younger days when visiting dad in 3rd work countryies. He is an engineer for a international company. Sometime the family lived with him, as in the Middle East, where she met the famous shoeless girl. Angelina said, so I was informed: I write best when feeling pain.
This young highly empathic and genius intelligent woman is also at least 20 years older in mind, than her body. Madan, please stay safe, sound and happy, Sincerely, Elmar from Germany.
One thing is clear to me. Angelina is a MASTER at interpretation of songs and music in general-both technically and emotionally. She GETS it at a high level of comprehension. And she does her homework. That's clear from the candle she holds at the beginning showing the image of Screamin' Jay Hawkins, the composer and original artist of this song. She is not imitating anyone as such. She matches the emotion and "vibe" of the song with how she sings it. A truly awesome talent.
She could sing like this with no music at all.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Angelina's soul lived many lives, she is an old soul without a doubt. thank you Dr sdos Argentina. 🇦🇷 🇦🇷
You have a very nice smile. Angelina singing makes you smile. Maybe you should listen to two new Angelina songs per day to catch up, and you can also smile. And maybe you can show us that smile, twice a day!!
A gift from the gods.
When asked, she said that the song was about 'desperate love.' But how can a 9 year old child know anything about desperate love?
Angie's greatest ability is to imitate the stars. Ella as in her version of Summertime, also Billie Holiday, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Frank Sinatra, on and on. She has only had fundamental guidance, all the advanced stuff is her own doing. That's what brilliant singers do, she has natural ability absorbing music. Basically naturally she's a better singer than any teacher or coach because that's what prodigies do.
faith Angelina doesn't do imitation.
I know it's about the music and reacting to it, but it must be said: You put a a spell on me, dr. Marisan. So charming! Wow.
I am lucky enough to have heard her when she was on the Norwegian singing show that she won when I think she was six and I watched her ever since. This is always amazing to me.
👍👍💙💙💙
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Angelina, like Diana, seems to have music running through her veins... we are very lucky to be able to hear such talents! Nice reaction...
I Put a Spell on You
Bohemian Rhapsody
Back to Black
This little lady is the best I have ever heard, ever. I just love the expression on her face when the sax solo starts. She isn't no joke. Insanely talented & I'm hooked for life, lol.
You really get it, Dr. Marisan - a mix of both analysis, expertise and pure fandom. You are such a pleasure to spend time with.
IN the beginning of the song - you can see her 'directing' the music with her right hand - both the main beat and the pickup beat. Clearly, Angelina Jordan understands this as music though as you suggest, an 8 year old otherwise would not understand the emotion inside the lyrics.
There is so much I look forward to watching 'with' you and if I may suggest, some of the singers in Postmodern Jukebox is a good place to explore.
I recommend you react to her versions of suspicious minds or feeling good.
A 9 year old pro.....incredible.
The one thing many people miss (and probably just don't know) is that English is not her Native Language. She is from Norway.
Shouldn’t be surprise she is a giant together with Marcelito and of course the king Dimash that trio is already and for ever in the history of the music .. good reaction keep doing it !!
Grandma probably gave her some background...
I just double checked on Google and yes you do remind me of a young Grace Slick,,, it was your eyes and the shape of your smile that got me thinking about that.
And speaking of Grace Slick and considering Angelina Jordan vocals, I would die if she ever did a cover of White Rabbit (a Jefferson Airplane classic from the '70s or was it the 1960s) That song fits her voice perfectly and it would be a great warm up song for any concert to get her voice ready for the rest of the show....
What we have here is a MASTERPIECE!!
Angelina is a great singer. You are a great reactor. And I am grateful for being able to listen to both of you 😉 Much love from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥
" I have Nothing"
Whitney Houston
Cover &
" I will always love you "
Dolly Parton Cover &
" Easy on Me "
Adele Cover
It all goes out the window, when you realize, she interrupted this from Hawking's! She didn't go with the music, she is the music? That's what makes her a world changer and that's why she holds us! This has no name! and every year she does the impossible for 8 years she has done things no one has! Ever!
THE PICTURE IS SCREAMING JOE HALKENS FIRST TO SING THIS IN 1954
You start to see the genius of her even as a child
AJ does seem to charm her listeners. I seem to lean in as she sings even here on UA-cam.
Angelina performed "My Funny Valentine" on 14 Feb 22. You would never imagine a 16 year old could sing like this. The only downside of the video is that it doesn't show her singing. Rather, she's walking around her favorite LA antique store, used also for her "Suspicious Minds" and "I Have Nothing" covers, released several months later.
Marisan!!! Thanks for your great reaction and here are two more amazing songs Angelina did !!! The first is her 2022 rendition of " My Funny Valentine" and the second is "Above the water" These are some of my favorite Angelina songs. Oh and a bonus is a song she wrote and arranged called "Shield" have fun bro. Ray
Please react Angelina singing "I'd rather go blind." Where she's sitting on a blue couch.
great reaction to this amazing young artist . i like the points you made about the technical choices Angelina has made throughout this performance , that was what first blew me away about her when i first heard her was that she was doing these extremely technical things at an incredibly young age . she has such control of her voice that she can just about do anything . thx
Really enjoyed the reaction. Just as an FYI, that ascending "Hey, hey, hey, hey, Watch out" is taken directly from the Screaming Jay Hawkins original.
Fantastic reaction!
thank you for your comments .
For me it is (When you Smile) dong
She is an old soul and has been here before.
Listen to her EP "Old Enough", Her Original "Million Miles"
If you are a child who has been encouraged to connect with their emotional landscape, then you can channel your feelings into almost any passionate song.