Angelina won Norways Got Talent at 8 years old, her performance of Bohemian Rhapsody on A GTC she did receive the Golden Buzzer, and the Band Queen were so impressed with Angelina’s rendition of their classic song, The guys from Queen gave Angelina the copyright to her arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody, Angelina has around 200 upgrades of songs and around 13 original songs, she is a phenomenal artist, Angelina plays piano and Guitar and speaks several languages fluently, great reaction thanks!
So during that show did she perform Christmas songs? If she did, I am planning on doing a Christmas in July segment, as well as planning on making December all Christmas reactions
A barefoot princess with a hypnotic voice. As usual, a vocal master piece. Born Angelina Jordan Astar on January 10, 2006 in Oslo, Norway to her Norwegian mother, Sara Astar and her Swedish father, Gerry Christian Slattman. Angelina started singing around 18 months of age, after listening to Whitney Houston on UA-cam. She quickly became obsessed with listening to music videos and her maternal grandmother, Mery Zamani got Angelina interested in classic jazz. Mery Zamani is Iranian and was a prodigy as an artist and poet while growing up in Iran. Angelina attended the Oslo Waldorf School and participated in the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts after-school program, where starting around age 4, she had training in music but no vocal training. Her teachers were smart enough to not attempt to change what she was doing vocally. More recently she along with her grandmother have designed and made the clothing she wears on stage. 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 Angelina, at age 6 and 7, did record a few songs in a recording studio at her school, most notably “I Who Have Nothing”, a truly remarkable performance for a 7 year old. At age 7, Angelina’s audition on Norway’s Got Talent, was a cover of Billie Holiday’s “Gloomy Sunday”, a song which was banned by a number of European countries during World War II because authorities worried the song would increase the suicide rate. Truly bizarre that this is the song to launch the career of a child musical prodigy. One of the judges on NGT cried. Angelina had turned 8 years old for her next performance on NGT, covering Billie Holiday’s “I’m a Fool to Want You” singing acapella which was required by NGT unless the singer also played an instrument while singing. This was the Judge’s cut round of the competition and was not performed in front of an audience. In the Semi Final round of NGT, Angelina sang “Bang Bang” which was written by Sonny Bono and was first performed by his wife Cher but is best known sung by Nancy Sinatra. The improvement in each performance is incredible even though there were only a couple months between them. In the Finals, Angelina did a cover of George Gershwin’s, “Summertime” and won the contest, capturing 46% of the votes from the ten finalists. When asked what she would like to do with the prize money she won (500,000 kroner or about $80,000), Angelina replied, “I want to give it to the poor children”. Angelina had become a star in her native Norway and her videos on UA-cam went viral. She gave a few concerts during the summer of 2014 while 8 years old. In December 2014, Angelina realized a life-long desire to sing at the Save the Children's Peace Prize Celebration which is part of the Noble Peace Prize celebration. Angelina’s family took her to United States, Brazil, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia, South Korea, Singapore among other corners of Earth, to perform for heads of state and to help raise money for charity. All before Angelina turned 14. At age 9, Angelina recorded a music video covering the 1956 Jay Hawkin’s classic, “I Put a Spell On You”. The video begins by showing Angelina writing her “wishes” for how she wants to perform the song. Angelina has always created her own arrangements for her cover songs. At age 10 and just a week before her 11th birthday, Angelina recorded a demo of “I’m Still Holding Out for You”. Her family never pursued having that recording officially released but someone leaked it on a UA-cam video. Thankfully, everyone involved with that song is now ok with the leaked version. Many angels (fans) believe this is one of Angelina’s best performances. When Angelina was 11, she performed a number of concerts in Norway with a jazz/rock band. Those concerts included up to 14 songs, each remarkably performed. Angelina seems to be at her best when on stage, never nervous, only 100% confident. Also at age 11, Angelina recorded her “It’s Magic” album which has, at times, been in the top 10 best selling jazz albums. On June 27, 2018, at age 12, Jordan performed Frank Sinatra “Fly Me to the Moon” for Quincy Jones in The O2 Arena in London. She has said that was the high point of her young career which was already in it’s 6th year. During 2018, Angelina lost her paternal grandfather, her friend Avicii and one of her idols, Aretha Franklin. She did a moving tribute for each. In 2019, Angelina accepted an invitation to compete in the 2nd season of America’s Got Talent (AGT), The Champions. She had, since age 3, wanted to perform for Simon Cowell and she earned his praise with her genius arrangement of “Bohemian Rhapsody”. The surviving members of Queen loved it so much they put a link to it on their Twitter. Angelina was eliminated after covering Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”. Angelina’s family refused to sign any agreement with AGT. Angelina, before age 14, had covered more than 130 songs from 80 different artists, spanning at least 8 genres, all of which are available on UA-cam. Angelina has always made changes to each song she covers and often her version is preferred over the original. On UA-cam, search on The Complete Works of Angelina Jordan as Rusty Shackleford has put all songs in one file and has a complete playlist in the description of that video. The pandemic hit shortly after her performances on AGT and likely caused a change of plans by her family, most notably her Uncle Michael who is her manager. Her family agreed to a contract with Republic Records in August 2020. Republic Records declared Angelina Jordan their highest priority new artist. Reportedly her family requested Republic to allow her as normal a childhood as possible and therefore have yet to fully promote her. During the pandemic, Angelina was often seen buying meals for the homeless on the streets of Los Angeles. In November 2020, Angelina released “Million Miles” which she wrote after the passing of her beloved maternal grandfather. She dedicated the song to anyone who has ever lost a loved one. Angelina had previously released, 3 other original songs: “What is Life”, “Oslo” and “Shield” In April 2021, her original “7th Heaven” was released. A jazzy, danceable, inspiring song. Angelina has posted numerous short performances on Tik Tok and Instagram. Angelina had concerts in Norway in July 2022. In December 2022, Angelina performed at the Asian American Awards in Los Angeles. On 2/27/23, Angelina performed at the FIFA Awards ceremony in Paris, France, with a viewing audience in the millions. On May 5th, 2023, Angelina released her original "Love Don't Let Me Go". On July 23th she released her orginal EP “Old Enough”. Angelina perform Concert at the Music Hall in Portsmouth New Hampshire on Sept 22nd, 2023. It Was a great concert, who was not and could regret it, a big mistake. On 10/27/23 she released her new orginal singiel “Our Time”. In November 2023, she was presented as a debutante at Le Bal des débutantes in Paris. On 12/08/23 she released new Marry Christmas EP “Driving Home for Christmas”. On 12/10/23 she sing in Oslo at the Nobel Peace Prize Celebration - Unchained Melody tribute to 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi.
Angelina Sings Like a Diva “I Have Nothing” is one of the iconic pieces in Whitney Houston’s repertoire that was described by commentators as “untouchable”, “bombastic and ultra-challenging”, “scorcher of a ballad”. It features several key changes and the highest note of F5 with chest voice. Over the years it has become the Mecca for vocal athletes who push their belting relentlessly to outrange Whitney, like a bunch of alpinists vying to conquer Mount Everest. Angelina covered “I Have Nothing” on a rather casual occasion in 2019. It was impressive enough to have accumulated 14 million views on her cover channel. Three years later, Angelina decided to reprise the song at the Allsang på Grensen. It became a smash hit for the concert, gathering over 1 million UA-cam views in a few weeks, which was possibly the reason that Angelina released a proper studio version Saturday night to the great satisfaction of her loyal fans. Angelina’s new rendition remains true to the original except one crucial element - she lowers the key from G Major to F Major. The Angelina that I know never makes such decision without an artistic purpose, and it quickly dawns on me what she intends to do. Singing from a lower larynx position at a lower key, she brings her amazing chest resonance to bear, which combined with her breathiness, quivering vibrato and somber undertone, produces a soul-stirring vocal ensemble with incredible depth and texture. Her vocal choices change the dynamic completely. It may be Whitney’s song to begin with, but it’s now her story to tell, and she tells it with such intensity and gravitas that Whitney’s original pales in comparison. There is palpable pain and despair in every word of the pre-chorus and the chorus she sings with heart-breaking abandon. It was not until I read about her dedicating.
Angelina’s voice and her total being is like an ocean wave or soft summer breeze that takes you in and rushes you to places you have rarely experienced. Your heart rate increases, you find it difficult to catch your breath, chills and shells engulf you. You are now addicted to Angelina Jordan the finest story telling signature vocalist I have ever experienced in my 76 years of listening to the best the world has to offer. Larry D. Pifer
^^^^^I Have Nothing" is a song by American singer and actress Whitney Houston, released on February 20, 1993 as the third single from The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album (1992) by Arista Records. The song was written by David Foster and Linda Thompson, and produced by Foster.
Angelina has a STUDIO version of this @ 16 yrs old that will blow your mind..at least having seen this, you'd have an excellent point of reference as to the maturity of her voice.
Angelina is all in when she sings and always totally commits to the emotions of the lyrics. Since she was 7 she could somehow convey those emotions to the listener.
She can blow the roof off when it matters, see " The show must go on". Her forte is soft raspy runs that may or may not raise octaves. Her 16 year old studio performance of " l have nothing"uses deep complex layering. She is a jazz artist in application, and phrasing ,see" Billie Jean". She is IMO the most complex young female singer today ..She doesn't show boat, she is an artist in purist sense.
Yes she is. With this new generation of musicians (pretty much any artist or band from 2013 onward), she is definitely at the top, along with Dimash. Both artists are just unreal with their vocals
There is no one in the history of music that ever impressed me with being able to go into the stratosphere 'effortlessly' doing a Whitney song and then be able to switch gears totally and perform 'How Great Thou Art' in a super-low register that sustains a continuous low key that even Elvis didn't do when he performed the song in a similar key. This girl is beyond extraordinary, and especially when you factor in that she was so young when she performed both songs mentioned.
I think I have heard How Great Thou Art from one other artist before, but it's been so long I forgot how it sounds. I do have that one on the list. I also haven't heard Elvis cover it. I've only heard a couple of songs by him
Greatest vocal talent I have ever come across.... interesting comment you made about projecting emotion she cannot have experienced as this is a common thought with Angelina, who is so brilliant at conveying the emotion of a song... Also you made a good point when you said Whitney can go over the top and Angelina doesn't: another characteristic of Angelina... she does just what is required and no more... I think she is a genius.
exactly. And no disrespect to Whitney Houston at all either. I know she was an amazing singer and performer. I did say Angelina probably hadn't experienced this, but I mean who's to say. It doesn't have to be a love lost, it could be a friend passing or moving away, too.
@@AceofBadeReacts yes, good point - when Angelina sang this live at a concert in Norway in 2022 she gave an emotional dedication to her Grandma Mery... ua-cam.com/video/BkvsnY7J510/v-deo.html
This is Angelina's 1st try at this song & she's pushing her voice to the limits. If you want to see her own the song, you should see her doing it 3 years later at 16, where she effortlessly "killed" it. ua-cam.com/video/iX0g99jN26U/v-deo.html
Yeah I did see there were 2 versions. I wanted to check out the older video, at least first because I knew TwinklyTor would find it unbelievable as to how well she was able to sing at 13 years old. I will go ahead and add this one to the list as well
She won Norway's got Talent at 8 yrs. old. All through her career, she is amazing. At 18, her voice is absolutely unique and incredible. She plays guitar (Suspicious Minds) and piano (Wicked Games) and a couple of other instruments that someone will have to help me with. Superstar ❤🌟
@@AceofBadeReacts, when you do “wicked games” find the fan made video with her on piano, it’s amazing as are all 200+ of her videos…she never disappoints. Peace
She actually plays the Keyboard/piano, flute, violin, and the guitar. Let's not forget about the most important instrument she has, her hypnotic voice that has a hold on all of us.
Love seeing reactors introducing others to Angelina. You guys should react to some of her new originals from her EP "Old Enough" I can pretty much guarantee that everyone will know her name within the next year or two. Enjoyed the comments from TwinklyTor also, this is just the tip of the iceberg of what this girl can do. Also, her backstory is just incredible!
Ace, thanks for introducing TwinklyTor to Angelina Jordan. All of Angelina's angels are inspired to share, the love they feel from her music, to other people. This song of course centers around the power and high notes, as Whitney Houston was among the very best with those skills. I believe Angelina is the ultimate story teller and shines most in songs where she can use the colors of her voice with intricate vocal choices to make us feel like we are part of the story. Hopefully you will have TwinklyTor back for another Angelina performance and I suggest "Suspicious Minds".
Great reaction, guys! Angelina was either VERY late 12 here, or VERY early 13. Extremely good cover regardless. This was the first time we heard her really belt. I have a feeling she did it to silence the ones who had been saying that she couldn't. And it worked, let's just put it that way 🙂 Angelina won Norway's Got Talent when she was 8, and like you said she got the Golden Buzzer for her rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody on AGT The Champions 🙂 Now I need you to react to her most recent performance, which happened on December 11th, when she performed "Unchained Melody" at the Nobel Peace Prize concert here in Norway. If you do, I suggest you go with the video on Boris Palenovski's channel. He is a BIG Angelina fan , and I think also a friend of her family. Many fans say that it is Angelina's best performance to date. The performance made her the only artist to perform twice on the concert before the age of 18. (She turned 18 on January 10th) Angelina plays piano and guitar as well, I heard you ask about it. Happy New Year! I forgot to say. Much love from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥
@@robertsilva631 Yes, you're right. Two of my absolute favorites as well. But I still think that THIS performance is the prime example of her capability at the time, MORE belting and less time to catch her breath. She's always had lungs for days, even as a VERY young girl.
Ok so she did win Norway's. I have written that down. I have started writing down all band members and what parts they do in the band they are with for every reaction I do so I can refer back to it. I added that song to the list as well. Oh, well then I'm going to pin a different post instead. Happy New year
Angelina has been writing songs since she was 10 years 0ld - So far 12 have been released: Oslo, What is Life?, Shield, Million Miles, 7th Heaven, Love Don't Let Me Go, Now I'm The Fool, Fire and Rain, All My Fault, Good in Goodbyes, Diamond, and Our Time. Angelina has stated that she has written about 100 songs that have yet to be released. Her songs are taken from her Journal writings. When she was 10/11 she rewrote the Lyrics to Amy Winehouse's Back to Black and Rehab to make them more age-appropriate. Also, Angelina wrote a book at Age 9 (she is the youngest published author in Norway) about the life experience that resulted in her performing barefoot on the stage: ua-cam.com/video/-cCLDY0CSZ8/v-deo.html
Awesome. I have all that written down. I have checked out a couple of songs off her EP. I need to check out another one of those soon. Is that an interview I should check out or react to?
Well done Ace. New sub here. AJ angel goin on 5 yrs now. Twinkly is just adorable. You two make a wonderful reaction pair. Would love to see you both dive into the AJ rabbit hole. Oh and kudos on relaying some of Angelina's background. Many of her fans are perfectionists so dont take it personal for missing some of the story. Its a quite extensive one as you will discover over time if you stick with her. Ill be back for more AJ. Happy New Year!
Oh yeah I've gotten some criticism for it from this video. In my defense, I have been told it before, but I never wrote anything down. I am doing that now though.
Angelina plays keys well enough to compose her originals or to practise songs she's planning to cover. Here she isat 13: ua-cam.com/video/O4UT0q0FD8s/v-deo.html Her guitar skills are probably similar. She played on stage briefly during a coming home concert in 2022 and appears to like guitars, which have featured as props in some of her videos, but where she is (or was 2 years ago) may be gleaned from this TikTok she posted at the time: ua-cam.com/video/wPMjaGzpIKo/v-deo.html
Angelina is the best there ever has been either male or female, she plays five musical instruments, speaks five languages, english is her second language. She writes books, arranges her songs, writes songs, instructs orchestras. Absolutely amzing person and a wonderful generous human being who raises millions for charities.
This was a great rendition but, you really need to listen to her studio version when Angelina was 17. You will be astounded at the growth in her voice and artistry. AJ won Norways got talent at 8 years old.
check out a song called "I who have nothing", different song then this one which she recorded in one take at age six. Her talent was obvious even then. Angelina covers a lot of the greats, Adele, Beyonce, Rihanna, Amy Winehouse, Lana Del Ray, Etta Jones, Billie Holliday, Elvis, Queen, Michael Jackson, John Legend and many many more. Angelina always pays respect to the original artist but it is like she shows them how song should be sung. Queen were so impressed by her that they lifted copyright on Bohemian Rhapsody so she could record it and also wanted her to perform in their band. She also does a cover of The Show Must Go On, which is absolutely outstanding. Avicii adored her and she also adored him. She is a gift from god.
its probably been said already, these songs are from the movie the body gaurd, where whitney played a singer, and kevin costner played the body guard hence the name, huge film in its day, RIP whitney, taken to early
First of all, this is not a natural pitch for her but she sings it in the same key as Whitney, something Whitney never does live and she kills it, even if she has to reach her limits. This is a remarkable performance but she never sings it in this key again. 😎
Ace, AJ playes the guitar and the piano. You see her on tictoc often doing that. She alao speaks at least 4 languages and 2 a little bit. Elmar from Germany
I love this version of her cover but I have to say her later take on this same song was light years better - ua-cam.com/video/iX0g99jN26U/v-deo.htmlsi=2imAnYOSmBtFzC2Y - She is 16/17 (can't remember)
Love watching people hearing AJ for the first time, but, do some basic research and get some facts for your guest, terrible Ambassador job for AJ pal. Young lady, you'll absolutely love AJ, go off on your own and do some reactions on your channel, your subs will go up, guaranteed. How does it compare to Whitney? It doesn't, Whitney is Whitney and Angelina is Angelina, plus, it's not a competition.
Hi Ace, I don't understand how any one attempting to introduce others to someone ( in this case Angelina Jordon) to others, without knowing some basic facts of that person. You didn't know she won Norway's got talent at age 8, Sad. Please do some homework before your next reaction. You will impress your audience in the future.
it's like this. I have reacted to over 200 different songs, 5 of which are Angelina Jordan. There is no possible way I can remember every single detail about every single artist I react to. I am doing my best and I am now writing everything down so I have notes to refer back to.
@@davepappas6432 no mate..your post came across as arrogant and overbearing. He’s being a better person than you by not retaliating! Kudos to the reactor.
Happy belated Birthday Angelina Jordan
Unchained Melody Nobel Peace Prize 2023
This video is a masterpiece that I have watched more than 100 times coming from Oslo, Norway. Every time I hear the KORK Orchestra begin playing, I feel a surge of emotion because I know what is coming next: the most amazing rendition of Unchained Melody by the incomparable Angelina Jordan. She has a voice of an angel and a talent beyond words. Unchained Melody Nobel Peace Prize 2023 Some ask why Angelina Jordan would pick Unchained Melody for this event, Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian human rights activist who received the prestigious award remains in Iran. One of the most popular and enduring love songs of all time, Unchained Melody, has a surprising origin. It was composed for a 1955 film called Unchained, which tells the story of a man who is incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. He yearns to be free and reunite with his wife and children, who are waiting for him outside. The song captures his emotions of loneliness, hope and longing, and has been covered by many artists over the years, but none in my lifetime of 76 years have conveyed such emotion as Angelina Jordan did at this performance. © Larry D. Pifer
Thank you for the information for this song
This girl can sing the shoes off anybody !!!
For sure
Angelina won Norways Got Talent at 8 years old, her performance of Bohemian Rhapsody on A GTC she did receive the Golden Buzzer, and the Band Queen were so impressed with Angelina’s rendition of their classic song, The guys from Queen gave Angelina the copyright to her arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody, Angelina has around 200 upgrades of songs and around 13 original songs, she is a phenomenal artist, Angelina plays piano and Guitar and speaks several languages fluently, great reaction thanks!
Thank you. I made sure to write that down
Angelina is so talented! Glad I was introduced to her. Thanks for having me! 😊
A&R (Artists and repertoire)^^^
Rob Christie Republic Records Studio Director at Universal Music Group Manhattan Beach, California is Angelina's A&R person, and he has been working with AJ since she signed with the largest record company in the world at the age of 14, three years ago. Rob was the MC of AJ Christmas Show that aired Dec 23, of 21. AJ’s Christmas Show that live-streamed on Dec 23 of 21 had some of the most important musicians of our time: Frank Sinatra's drummer for 6 years, and sun in-law of the late Henry Mancini, Greg Field has won 9 Grammys, and the bass player, Chuck Berghofer who also played for Sinatra for 6 years, and toured with Barbara Streisand, accompanied AJ on her Christmas Show, and they stated that she had the "storytelling ability of the greats, Streisand, Fitzgerald, Vaughan, including Sinatra, to name a few. The main pianist, a five-time nominated for Grammys, Shelly Berg, stated in all his years working with the greatest vocalist, he had never encountered a talent like AJ. Did I forget to mention Jimmy Z, the famous Sax Player who worked with Rod Steward, Etta James, the Eurythmics, and Doctor Dre, was part of the band for the show? Jimmy stated that AJ was the best he has ever played for. Rob Christie Republic Records Studio Director at Universal Music Group Manhattan Beach, California played the guitar, and was the MC of the show. (I can't list the complete backgrounds on all the band members because it would take several pages to do them justice.) Angelina stated that she would rather perform than take a breath, and she has never been forced to perform, it has been her decision. © Larry D. Pifer
AJ now lives in West Hollywood in Los Angeles, where the record company Republic Records has built a separate music studio for her. She states; "I feel incredibly lucky to have been signed by one of the biggest record companies in the world. I have my own studio where I make my own music. There will also be a lot of concerts in the future because I have released an EP. I will soon go on a world tour and play my songs, (This was stated to TV2 in Norway on Aug. 21, 2023) © Larry D. Pifer
So during that show did she perform Christmas songs? If she did, I am planning on doing a Christmas in July segment, as well as planning on making December all Christmas reactions
A barefoot princess with a hypnotic voice. As usual, a vocal master piece.
Born Angelina Jordan Astar on January 10, 2006 in Oslo, Norway to her Norwegian mother, Sara Astar and her Swedish father, Gerry Christian Slattman.
Angelina started singing around 18 months of age, after listening to Whitney Houston on UA-cam. She quickly became obsessed with listening to music videos and her maternal grandmother, Mery Zamani got Angelina interested in classic jazz.
Mery Zamani is Iranian and was a prodigy as an artist and poet while growing up in Iran. Angelina attended the Oslo Waldorf School and participated in the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts after-school program, where starting around age 4, she had training in music but no vocal training. Her teachers were smart enough to not attempt to change what she was doing vocally. More recently she along with her grandmother have designed and made the clothing she wears on stage.
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 Angelina, at age 6 and 7, did record a few songs in a recording studio at her school, most notably “I Who Have Nothing”, a truly remarkable performance for a 7 year old. At age 7, Angelina’s audition on Norway’s Got Talent, was a cover of Billie Holiday’s “Gloomy Sunday”, a song which was banned by a number of European countries during World War II because authorities worried the song would increase the suicide rate. Truly bizarre that this is the song to launch the career of a child musical prodigy. One of the judges on NGT cried. Angelina had turned 8 years old for her next performance on NGT, covering Billie Holiday’s “I’m a Fool to Want You” singing acapella which was required by NGT unless the singer also played an instrument while singing. This was the Judge’s cut round of the competition and was not performed in front of an audience. In the Semi Final round of NGT, Angelina sang “Bang Bang” which was written by Sonny Bono and was first performed by his wife Cher but is best known sung by Nancy Sinatra. The improvement in each performance is incredible even though there were only a couple months between them. In the Finals, Angelina did a cover of George Gershwin’s, “Summertime” and won the contest, capturing 46% of the votes from the ten finalists. When asked what she would like to do with the prize money she won (500,000 kroner or about $80,000), Angelina replied, “I want to give it to the poor children”. Angelina had become a star in her native Norway and her videos on UA-cam went viral. She gave a few concerts during the summer of 2014 while 8 years old. In December 2014, Angelina realized a life-long desire to sing at the Save the Children's Peace Prize Celebration which is part of the Noble Peace Prize celebration. Angelina’s family took her to United States, Brazil, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia, South Korea, Singapore among other corners of Earth, to perform for heads of state and to help raise money for charity. All before Angelina turned 14. At age 9, Angelina recorded a music video covering the 1956 Jay Hawkin’s classic, “I Put a Spell On You”. The video begins by showing Angelina writing her “wishes” for how she wants to perform the song. Angelina has always created her own arrangements for her cover songs. At age 10 and just a week before her 11th birthday, Angelina recorded a demo of “I’m Still Holding Out for You”. Her family never pursued having that recording officially released but someone leaked it on a UA-cam video. Thankfully, everyone involved with that song is now ok with the leaked version. Many angels (fans) believe this is one of Angelina’s best performances. When Angelina was 11, she performed a number of concerts in Norway with a jazz/rock band. Those concerts included up to 14 songs, each remarkably performed. Angelina seems to be at her best when on stage, never nervous, only 100% confident. Also at age 11, Angelina recorded her “It’s Magic” album which has, at times, been in the top 10 best selling jazz albums. On June 27, 2018, at age 12, Jordan performed Frank Sinatra “Fly Me to the Moon” for Quincy Jones in The O2 Arena in London. She has said that was the high point of her young career which was already in it’s 6th year. During 2018, Angelina lost her paternal grandfather, her friend Avicii and one of her idols, Aretha Franklin. She did a moving tribute for each. In 2019, Angelina accepted an invitation to compete in the 2nd season of America’s Got Talent (AGT), The Champions. She had, since age 3, wanted to perform for Simon Cowell and she earned his praise with her genius arrangement of “Bohemian Rhapsody”. The surviving members of Queen loved it so much they put a link to it on their Twitter. Angelina was eliminated after covering Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”. Angelina’s family refused to sign any agreement with AGT. Angelina, before age 14, had covered more than 130 songs from 80 different artists, spanning at least 8 genres, all of which are available on UA-cam. Angelina has always made changes to each song she covers and often her version is preferred over the original. On UA-cam, search on The Complete Works of Angelina Jordan as Rusty Shackleford has put all songs in one file and has a complete playlist in the description of that video. The pandemic hit shortly after her performances on AGT and likely caused a change of plans by her family, most notably her Uncle Michael who is her manager. Her family agreed to a contract with Republic Records in August 2020. Republic Records declared Angelina Jordan their highest priority new artist. Reportedly her family requested Republic to allow her as normal a childhood as possible and therefore have yet to fully promote her. During the pandemic, Angelina was often seen buying meals for the homeless on the streets of Los Angeles. In November 2020, Angelina released “Million Miles” which she wrote after the passing of her beloved maternal grandfather. She dedicated the song to anyone who has ever lost a loved one. Angelina had previously released, 3 other original songs: “What is Life”, “Oslo” and “Shield” In April 2021, her original “7th Heaven” was released. A jazzy, danceable, inspiring song. Angelina has posted numerous short performances on Tik Tok and Instagram. Angelina had concerts in Norway in July 2022. In December 2022, Angelina performed at the Asian American Awards in Los Angeles. On 2/27/23, Angelina performed at the FIFA Awards ceremony in Paris, France, with a viewing audience in the millions. On May 5th, 2023, Angelina released her original "Love Don't Let Me Go". On July 23th she released her orginal EP “Old Enough”.
Angelina perform Concert at the Music Hall in Portsmouth New Hampshire on Sept 22nd, 2023. It Was a great concert, who was not and could regret it, a big mistake. On 10/27/23 she released her new orginal singiel “Our Time”. In November 2023, she was presented as a debutante at Le Bal des débutantes in Paris. On 12/08/23 she released new Marry Christmas EP “Driving Home for Christmas”. On 12/10/23 she sing in Oslo at the Nobel Peace Prize Celebration - Unchained Melody tribute to 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi.
Angelina Sings Like a Diva
“I Have Nothing” is one of the iconic pieces in Whitney Houston’s repertoire that was described by commentators as “untouchable”, “bombastic and ultra-challenging”, “scorcher of a ballad”. It features several key changes and the highest note of F5 with chest voice. Over the years it has become the Mecca for vocal athletes who push their belting relentlessly to outrange Whitney, like a bunch of alpinists vying to conquer Mount Everest.
Angelina covered “I Have Nothing” on a rather casual occasion in 2019. It was impressive enough to have accumulated 14 million views on her cover channel. Three years later, Angelina decided to reprise the song at the Allsang på Grensen. It became a smash hit for the concert, gathering over 1 million UA-cam views in a few weeks, which was possibly the reason that Angelina released a proper studio version Saturday night to the great satisfaction of her loyal fans.
Angelina’s new rendition remains true to the original except one crucial element - she lowers the key from G Major to F Major. The Angelina that I know never makes such decision without an artistic purpose, and it quickly dawns on me what she intends to do. Singing from a lower larynx position at a lower key, she brings her amazing chest resonance to bear, which combined with her breathiness, quivering vibrato and somber undertone, produces a soul-stirring vocal ensemble with incredible depth and texture.
Her vocal choices change the dynamic completely. It may be Whitney’s song to begin with, but it’s now her story to tell, and she tells it with such intensity and gravitas that Whitney’s original pales in comparison. There is palpable pain and despair in every word of the pre-chorus and the chorus she sings with heart-breaking abandon. It was not until I read about her dedicating.
It's Whitney's song and Angelina was entrusted with it to keep it's legacy alive, and I think we can all agree she will
Thanks for the good reaction and introducing Angelina to more people. Peace.
Absolutely. I may just do that for all the streamers I bring on at least once
Angelina’s voice and her total being is like an ocean wave or soft summer breeze that takes you in and rushes you to places you have rarely experienced. Your heart rate increases, you find it difficult to catch your breath, chills and shells engulf you. You are now addicted to Angelina Jordan the finest story telling signature vocalist I have ever experienced in my 76 years of listening to the best the world has to offer. Larry D. Pifer
^^^^^I Have Nothing" is a song by American singer and actress Whitney Houston, released on February 20, 1993 as the third single from The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album (1992) by Arista Records. The song was written by David Foster and Linda Thompson, and produced by Foster.
It did have a late 80s early 90s sound to it
Angelina has a STUDIO version of this @ 16 yrs old that will blow your mind..at least having seen this, you'd have an excellent point of reference as to the maturity of her voice.
Yeah I did see there was a more recent version, but you basically nailed it. I now get to see how she progressed after seeing the original performance
Angelina is all in when she sings and always totally commits to the emotions of the lyrics. Since she was 7 she could somehow convey those emotions to the listener.
Yeah you can definitely feel the emotion
Angelina can play 4 instruments piano guitar violin and flute. She also won the Norway’s Got Talent at age 8
So many talents
She can blow the roof off when it matters, see " The show must go on". Her forte is soft raspy runs that may or may not raise octaves. Her 16 year old studio performance of " l have nothing"uses deep complex layering. She is a jazz artist in application, and phrasing ,see" Billie Jean". She is IMO the most complex young female singer today ..She doesn't show boat, she is an artist in purist sense.
Yes from what I've seen she doesn't go over the top. She keeps it pretty grounded, which is great. I'll add those to the list
@@AceofBadeReacts She does blow the roof on The Show Must Go On, which was appropriate.
Angelina is the best talent on the planet. She is humble, charitable, and beyond talent from the heavens.
Yes she is. With this new generation of musicians (pretty much any artist or band from 2013 onward), she is definitely at the top, along with Dimash. Both artists are just unreal with their vocals
She recently performed Unchained Melody at the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
That's what I heard. I added it to the list
There is no one in the history of music that ever impressed me with being able
to go into the stratosphere 'effortlessly' doing a Whitney song and then be able
to switch gears totally and perform 'How Great Thou Art' in a super-low
register that sustains a continuous low key that even Elvis didn't do when he
performed the song in a similar key. This girl is beyond extraordinary, and
especially when you factor in that she was so young when she performed
both songs mentioned.
I think I have heard How Great Thou Art from one other artist before, but it's been so long I forgot how it sounds. I do have that one on the list. I also haven't heard Elvis cover it. I've only heard a couple of songs by him
Greatest vocal talent I have ever come across.... interesting comment you made about projecting emotion she cannot have experienced as this is a common thought with Angelina, who is so brilliant at conveying the emotion of a song... Also you made a good point when you said Whitney can go over the top and Angelina doesn't: another characteristic of Angelina... she does just what is required and no more... I think she is a genius.
exactly. And no disrespect to Whitney Houston at all either. I know she was an amazing singer and performer.
I did say Angelina probably hadn't experienced this, but I mean who's to say. It doesn't have to be a love lost, it could be a friend passing or moving away, too.
@@AceofBadeReacts yes, good point - when Angelina sang this live at a concert in Norway in 2022 she gave an emotional dedication to her Grandma Mery... ua-cam.com/video/BkvsnY7J510/v-deo.html
This is Angelina's 1st try at this song & she's pushing her voice to the limits. If you want to see her own the song, you should see her doing it 3 years later at 16, where she effortlessly "killed" it. ua-cam.com/video/iX0g99jN26U/v-deo.html
Yeah I did see there were 2 versions. I wanted to check out the older video, at least first because I knew TwinklyTor would find it unbelievable as to how well she was able to sing at 13 years old. I will go ahead and add this one to the list as well
Great reaction! Once Angelina dedicated this song to her grandma. So she has a meaning behind what she sings.
That is so cool
She won Norway's got Talent at 8 yrs. old. All through her career, she is amazing. At 18, her voice is absolutely unique and incredible. She plays guitar (Suspicious Minds) and piano (Wicked Games) and a couple of other instruments that someone will have to help me with. Superstar ❤🌟
Awesome. Thank you for listing a couple of songs she plays instruments in. Suspicious Minds is on the list and now I'll add Wicked Game
@@AceofBadeReacts, when you do “wicked games” find the fan made video with her on piano, it’s amazing as are all 200+ of her videos…she never disappoints. Peace
She actually plays the Keyboard/piano, flute, violin, and the guitar. Let's not forget about the most important instrument she has, her hypnotic voice that has a hold on all of us.
For sure her voice is her best instrument. It would be nice to check out some of her instrumentation as well, even if just for 1 or 2 reactions
@@AceofBadeReactsFind her rendition of Wicked Game..she plays piano throughout..
@@kevingood4644 Yeah someone mentioned that one yesterday. I did add it to the list
She surely play piano and guitar, never saw her play flute or violin.
@@rogercarriere4756, she played flute and violin when she was very young.
You guys definitely need to do more, this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Angelinas talent
For sure. This is the 5th reaction I've done so far on this channel. I'm planning to check out more in the future
Love seeing reactors introducing others to Angelina. You guys should react to some of her new originals from her EP "Old Enough" I can pretty much guarantee that everyone will know her name within the next year or two. Enjoyed the comments from TwinklyTor also, this is just the tip of the iceberg of what this girl can do. Also, her backstory is just incredible!
Yeah I need to check out some more of her EP. I have reacted to Love Don't Let Me Go and Now I'm the Fool
Great rendition, Angelina only cover the great 👍
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Ace, thanks for introducing TwinklyTor to Angelina Jordan. All of Angelina's angels are inspired to share, the love they feel from her music, to other people. This song of course centers around the power and high notes, as Whitney Houston was among the very best with those skills. I believe Angelina is the ultimate story teller and shines most in songs where she can use the colors of her voice with intricate vocal choices to make us feel like we are part of the story. Hopefully you will have TwinklyTor back for another Angelina performance and I suggest "Suspicious Minds".
That was beautiful. Thank you. I think I will save a song or 2 for Tori for the next time we react together
Great reaction, guys! Angelina was either VERY late 12 here, or VERY early 13. Extremely good cover regardless. This was the first time we heard her really belt. I have a feeling she did it to silence the ones who had been saying that she couldn't. And it worked, let's just put it that way 🙂
Angelina won Norway's Got Talent when she was 8, and like you said she got the Golden Buzzer for her rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody on AGT The Champions 🙂
Now I need you to react to her most recent performance, which happened on December 11th, when she performed "Unchained Melody" at the Nobel Peace Prize concert here in Norway. If you do, I suggest you go with the video on Boris Palenovski's channel. He is a BIG Angelina fan , and I think also a friend of her family. Many fans say that it is Angelina's best performance to date. The performance made her the only artist to perform twice on the concert before the age of 18. (She turned 18 on January 10th)
Angelina plays piano and guitar as well, I heard you ask about it. Happy New Year! I forgot to say. Much love from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥
Actually, Angelina really belted before this in concert - It's A Man's World (12) - And Lovin' You (11).
@@robertsilva631 Yes, you're right. Two of my absolute favorites as well. But I still think that THIS performance is the prime example of her capability at the time, MORE belting and less time to catch her breath. She's always had lungs for days, even as a VERY young girl.
Ok so she did win Norway's. I have written that down. I have started writing down all band members and what parts they do in the band they are with for every reaction I do so I can refer back to it. I added that song to the list as well. Oh, well then I'm going to pin a different post instead. Happy New year
I do have It's a Man's World written down. That's by James Brown right? Is Lovin' You one of Angelina's songs?
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Angelina has been writing songs since she was 10 years 0ld - So far 12 have been released: Oslo, What is Life?, Shield, Million Miles, 7th Heaven, Love Don't Let Me Go, Now I'm The Fool, Fire and Rain, All My Fault, Good in Goodbyes, Diamond, and Our Time. Angelina has stated that she has written about 100 songs that have yet to be released. Her songs are taken from her Journal writings. When she was 10/11 she rewrote the Lyrics to Amy Winehouse's Back to Black and Rehab to make them more age-appropriate. Also, Angelina wrote a book at Age 9 (she is the youngest published author in Norway) about the life experience that resulted in her performing barefoot on the stage: ua-cam.com/video/-cCLDY0CSZ8/v-deo.html
Awesome. I have all that written down. I have checked out a couple of songs off her EP. I need to check out another one of those soon. Is that an interview I should check out or react to?
@@AceofBadeReacts The interview is definitely worth reacting to - there are English subtitles.
Well done Ace. New sub here. AJ angel goin on 5 yrs now. Twinkly is just adorable. You two make a wonderful reaction pair. Would love to see you both dive into the AJ rabbit hole. Oh and kudos on relaying some of Angelina's background. Many of her fans are perfectionists so dont take it personal for missing some of the story. Its a quite extensive one as you will discover over time if you stick with her. Ill be back for more AJ. Happy New Year!
Oh yeah I've gotten some criticism for it from this video. In my defense, I have been told it before, but I never wrote anything down. I am doing that now though.
Angelina plays keys well enough to compose her originals or to practise songs she's planning to cover. Here she isat 13: ua-cam.com/video/O4UT0q0FD8s/v-deo.html Her guitar skills are probably similar. She played on stage briefly during a coming home concert in 2022 and appears to like guitars, which have featured as props in some of her videos, but where she is (or was 2 years ago) may be gleaned from this TikTok she posted at the time: ua-cam.com/video/wPMjaGzpIKo/v-deo.html
ooh awesome. I'll add these to the list
Angelina is the best there ever has been either male or female, she plays five musical instruments, speaks five languages, english is her second language. She writes books, arranges her songs, writes songs, instructs orchestras. Absolutely amzing person and a wonderful generous human being who raises millions for charities.
She is amazing for sure
AJ has written over 100 songs.
Yes I did make sure to write that down
This was a great rendition but, you really need to listen to her studio version when Angelina was 17. You will be astounded at the growth in her voice and artistry. AJ won Norways got talent at 8 years old.
I'll have to circle back to it in the future
Angelina performs this song often at concerts and events - here is an example from 2022 (16): ua-cam.com/video/bELcgA4S7mM/v-deo.html
I don't know if anybody has mentioned she does concerts.
@@AceofBadeReacts Angelina has been performing at concerts and related events since age 8.
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Hi Ace, Angelina plays guitar, Violin and flute and piano. And she herself is an instrument in my books soooooooooo ? Thanks Great reaction yous two.
haha that's fair. Vocals are an instrument
check out a song called "I who have nothing", different song then this one which she recorded in one take at age six. Her talent was obvious even then. Angelina covers a lot of the greats, Adele, Beyonce, Rihanna, Amy Winehouse, Lana Del Ray, Etta Jones, Billie Holliday, Elvis, Queen, Michael Jackson, John Legend and many many more. Angelina always pays respect to the original artist but it is like she shows them how song should be sung. Queen were so impressed by her that they lifted copyright on Bohemian Rhapsody so she could record it and also wanted her to perform in their band. She also does a cover of The Show Must Go On, which is absolutely outstanding. Avicii adored her and she also adored him. She is a gift from god.
Yeah I did hear that about Queen from the Bohemian Rhapsody reaction I did
Angelina plays piano, violin, flute and guitar 🦶🦶👑🗣🎷🎙
That's awesome
there is a wonderful video, angelina was around 7, sitting on the couch with her sister, teaching her sister to sing whitney, just from a lap top
Amazing
Great reaction. New Sub
Thank you! Welcome!
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its probably been said already, these songs are from the movie the body gaurd, where whitney played a singer, and kevin costner played the body guard hence the name, huge film in its day, RIP whitney, taken to early
I don't think the movie was described, but I do think someone mentioned the title of the movie
First of all, this is not a natural pitch for her but she sings it in the same key as Whitney, something Whitney never does live and she kills it, even if she has to reach her limits. This is a remarkable performance but she never sings it in this key again. 😎
That's fair, but it does show she has the capability to, even if it's out of her norm
@@AceofBadeReactsvoice coaches suggest she may naturally be a contralto…
Ace, AJ playes the guitar and the piano. You see her on tictoc often doing that. She alao speaks at least 4 languages and 2 a little bit.
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Keep in mind you are hearing a 13-year-old girl.
I think that's the main reason I did this video over the one for 3 years later, which it sounds like I should check out in the future
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I love this version of her cover but I have to say her later take on this same song was light years better - ua-cam.com/video/iX0g99jN26U/v-deo.htmlsi=2imAnYOSmBtFzC2Y - She is 16/17 (can't remember)
That is what I have been reading. I am glad i checked out the earlier performance first. Now when I circle back to the song, I will be able to compare
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Twinkly has missed so much from Angelina. I can’t believe she does reactions and never heard of Angelina .. sad ….
The content creators I bring on the channel do a myriad of other content, not necessarily music
Love watching people hearing AJ for the first time, but, do some basic research and get some facts for your guest, terrible Ambassador job for AJ pal. Young lady, you'll absolutely love AJ, go off on your own and do some reactions on your channel, your subs will go up, guaranteed. How does it compare to Whitney? It doesn't, Whitney is Whitney and Angelina is Angelina, plus, it's not a competition.
I did relay some information. You're right. it isn't a competition, but it's always fun comparing versions to each other
Hi Ace, I don't understand how any one attempting to introduce others to someone ( in this case Angelina Jordon) to others, without knowing some basic facts of that person. You didn't know she won Norway's got talent at age 8, Sad. Please do some homework before your next reaction. You will impress your audience in the future.
it's like this. I have reacted to over 200 different songs, 5 of which are Angelina Jordan. There is no possible way I can remember every single detail about every single artist I react to. I am doing my best and I am now writing everything down so I have notes to refer back to.
Why be so rude? This is not how to represent Angelina’s fan base. Unfortunate.
Wonderful. You are taking my positive criticism and looking to make a positive consequence.
@@davepappas6432 it's not what you said. It's how you said it. It came off as snarky and like you are gatekeeping music
@@davepappas6432 no mate..your post came across as arrogant and overbearing. He’s being a better person than you by not retaliating! Kudos to the reactor.