I think this shows how Angelina can sing anything. And she does it live-in front of one of the most visible stages in the world. This is the same vocalist who can sing blues, jazz, pop, soul, and anything else she decides to tackle. Beautiful voice, beautiful emotion, and all class.
She has mastered emotional releases that only her mentor Billie Holiday ever showed me she could do with regard to heartfelt ballad singing. Phrasing, breath control, as well as being able to replicate all the other elements she also learned from Billie is mind boggling if you think about it. Billie was the most improvisational singer of all time and has passed that baton to our Ms. Jordan.
Wonderful reaction to Angelina's performance at the Nobel Peace Prize. She did not smile because this was a very solemn and melancholy event. Angelina inspires me to do what I can to help make the world a better place, so I am asking all angels and others to spread the story of Narges Mohammadi. Angelina was recorded here in December 2023 at the Nobel Peace prize ceremony in Oslo Norway, performing this beautiful version of Unchained Melody. She paid tribute to Narges, who is currently on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran, for being an activist for women's rights. Her two twin children, who are 17, spoke on her behalf at this event. The more people who are aware and call for change, the more likely the leaders of Iran will set her free. Acts of kindness are inspirational, as Angelina always reminds us. We angels, and all others must honor Angelina, and those who represent our values, by doing all we can to help, and be kind to others. Even the smallest gestures can make a difference. Thank you for providing artist links to the official channel and video in your description, and encouraging your viewers to use those links as you do for your own channel.That will help ensure her success and her goal of spreading peace and love to the world. Angelina has more than a dozen originals! What is life , age 11 Shield , 12 Oslo , 12 Million miles , 14 7th heaven , 14 Old enough (EP of six songs) , 16 Bad Valentine (Piano Diaries version) , 18 Bad Valentine music video, 18 Princess of Ruins , 18, concert Thank you, 18, concert What are you to me?, 18, concert Concert versions I would use videos by James Thiel and Big Angie fan for best quality. I may have missed a couple, but this is a great start. I would always recommend the live, music video, or studio versions.
I have had the privilege of hearing Angelina perform live three times now. I'm not saying your suggestions are without merit, but I believe her vocal choices are very spontaneous and driven by her emotions of the moment. She has been called the girl with a thousand voices and it comes through in her concerts when she moves between many different genres from a raspy vibrato in jazz and blues numbers to a breathy whisper in ballads to a full belt or open almost operatic voice. She is fearless in her willingness to experiment with vocal choices, even doing the same song in different timbres on different occasions. As a listener, I feel rewarded by her emotional expressiveness of the story of the song. There may be other singers who display incredible vocal technique, but none touch my heart and continue to surprise and delight like Angelina. I'll forgive her perfect imperfections while wiping the tears from my eyes.❤
You know, this is not a club, it is a very important event. She is standing ten feet from the Royal family and all the dignities, singing to the two children of a Nobel peace Prize winner, and she is still in prison in Iran due to her fight for womans rights. It is not the time or place for looking happy.
Lifting your cheeks up while singing has nothing to do with being happy. It is a technique that you should apply while singing, even if you’re crying. Watch all performances of great singers of all time, and you’ll know what I’m talking about.
Narges Mohammadi was this years' recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Narges was, at the time of this tribute, on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran, for being an activist for women's rights. Her two children spoke on her behalf at this event. Most of the performers were Iranian. We know Angelina's grandmother, Mery Zamani, grew up in Iran and was a prodigy for painting and poetry. We can imagine the conversations Mery had with Angelina about Narges. This performance had to be extremely meaningful to Angelina and her family. I hope all the angels will spread the story of Narges and her mission, with the hope for change. In 1954, Alex North was contracted to compose the score for the prison film Unchained (released in 1955). North had a melody he had written in the 1930s and composed and recorded the score when he was asked to write a song based upon the movie's theme. North asked Hy Zaret to write the lyrics. After first refusing, Zaret and North together wrote "Unchained Melody. Zaret refused the producer's request to include the word "unchained" in his lyrics. The song eventually became known as the "Unchained Melody" even though the song does not actually include the word "unchained". Instead, Zaret chose to focus on someone who pines for a lover he has not seen in a "long, lonely time". "Unchained Melody" comes from the film centered on a man who contemplates either escaping from prison to live life on the run or completing his sentence and returning to his wife and family. So indeed this song fits along with Narges being in prison and her two children, and the rest of the people who embrace freedom, calling for her release.
Angelina has several videos of her singing her own original songs. Angelina wrote, composed and recorded four of her songs by the time she was twelve years old. She also produced an EP of six original songs. The title of the EP is, “Old Enough”. Her collaboration with Tobi Gad includes her cowriting their newest release, “Bad Valentine”. Angelina fan, Chris Walker just announced that Angelina and her family have offered Republic Records millions of dollars to cancel her contract with them. Chris did not give the reason why they wanted to cancel the contract. We can only assume that they are not happy with how R.R. has been marketing her.
So much to say and I will try my best to keep it concise. Angelina's worldwide fanbase (called her 'angels') are part of Angelina's extended global family and she is our daughter, our sister, our niece, our granddaughter, great granddaughter, great great granddaughter. And, like a closely knit family we do have our opinions about what we think she should be doing, wearing and looking like but we concede to her wishes because we love her and will let her decide. Her decisions are never whimsical and as any father, uncle, granddad, mother, sister grandmother or aunt would do, we shake our heads a little and know if she will want to make a change down the road, she will. Dounia, if I may, you are certainly very qualified to be a vocal coach, but you conform to a pet peeve most of us have with vocal coaches and critiquing Angelina is at the top of the list. You (plural) focus on her musical presentation and distinguish the highs and lows (if you will) of her performance in regards to her voice. Yes, her voice is magnificent and it is also very soulful, always with traces of jazz and artistically she alters the tempo, the cadence, the rhythm of the sound according to how 'she' interprets the message of the song. That must be taken into consideration when someone critiques her. She makes every song she sings 'personal' and we feel that because her soulfulness in very genuine and that's why you felt you were about to cry (which all of us do all the time 🙂) so if there is a story which has a lot to do with how she is presenting the song (the 'cover' if you will) it needs to be pointed out. You say, "Why?" For example, during this performance there was a time when Angelina almost began to cry (like she did in a rehearsal) because of the emotion in the moment. Dounia, here is the story behind this performance. The Nobel Peace Prize Organization works out of Oslo, Norway, (Angelina's birthplace) and on this occasion the Peace Prize Award was presented to an Iranian woman who is currently in an Iranian prison for unlawfully speaking out about the rights of women in Iran. (Btw, Angelina's grandma Mery is Iranian so you can see where this is headed.) Narges Mohammadi is the mother of two children (twins, a boy and a girl) and there came a time when the Iranian government considered releasing her from prison BUT with one condition, that she stop speaking about the rights of women in Iran. Her family, who now reside in France, met with Narges Mohammadi to discuss the possibility of the family getting reunited and share the love they have for each other. Narges explained to her children, although the possibility was right in front of her to get released from prison, she reminded them how strongly she felt about the issues she supported and could never agree to those conditions. Thus, she remains in prison. The Nobel Peace Prize Committee wanted to recognize the woman for all her efforts and thus granted her the Award through her children. The two children, in their teens, sat right in front of Angelina when she sang the song. (For goodness sake, I'm starting to tear up right now while I'm typing this!). The jewelry she wore including the tiara were possessions of other people who wanted to show their support for Narges Mohammadi and her efforts. So now, Dounia, you surely can understand why she (yes, she!) turned the tempo of the song down. Most people today identify 'Unchained Melody' as a romantic love song depicted in the movie 'Ghost', starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. but the original version of the song had to do with a displaced love, particularly of a prisoner in captivity who could easily escape but then would have to hide so the authorities could never find him. The alternative was to remain in prison until his term was over and then reunite with his family. You picked up all of that emotion inside Angelina and my major point is it had a strong affect on you because she was able to convey those feelings to you with her voice. In closing you asked the question, rhetorically, "Could she do anything better that this. Is this it?" Well, she she can and, btw, she has been recording original material which I'm sure you will be thrilled to listen to as we all have. In fact, a suggestion will be sent to you from many 'angels' for you to listen to her latest original, 'Bad Valentine'. There are several versions of the song all recorded by her and each one is wonderful and can stand on it's own BUT, the jazzy version (one is just a still video and another is a production in a California desert) and it's unanimous, the jazzy version stands tall above all the others. Dounia, good luck with everything you do. You are a very nice person and I think it's obvious I really mean that and I know I am not alone with those feelings.
Thank you Robert for having said everything that needed to be said to reframe these vocal coaches who too often remain in their analytical straitjacket without taking into account the very personnal choice that Angelina makes when she chooses to sing a song especially in a particular event like this one,..
Thank you for your support of Angelina. As other Angels have already mentioned to you, the occasion surrounding this concert simply does not lend to any "smiling" .Also Angelina has been writing her music since she was about 10. I believe other Angels have already listed them for you ❤❤👣❤❤
@@aryachowThis is Robert. I hope she reads your message. I could have covered so much more in my 'lengthy' comment but I know, in time, she will learn so much more about her. Instead of speaking about the 'smiling with high cheek bones' I told her the story of Narges Mohammadi and Angelina's very personal connection to the event. Take care, my friend.
Excellent reaction, welcome to Angelina's angels I am sure you will be swamped by them in your comments "some of the best people on the net" and very good for your ratings just because we all want to see your reactions to the best female vocalist in the world we angels don't have to brag we have Angelina. Welcome to the rabbit hole
She has an album It's Magic, which has her two original songs, Oslo and What Is Life. She has released several singles and an EP since she signed with Republic Records The song Million Miles was her first original released with them ( a song she wrote about her grandfather's death). Next came 7th Heaven, then the six song EP Old Enough, then the next single Our Time. Her most recent original song is Bad Valentine. There are four versions of this song. The first was a pre-release live stream. Next is her concert on September 20th in LA (this one was not studio quality sound), then there is the pop version with her sitting in a red car. Last but most definitely not least is her jazz version which is almost a completely different song from the pop version ( it is a professional studio recording). So there are quite a few original songs to see and hear. I love every single one of them Some covers she has changed so much that unless you knew it was a cover you would think it was her song. Back To Black at age 10 and Billie Jean at age 15 are examples of this. In Back To Black she completely rewrote the lyrics the day before recording because all the arrangements had been made for the orchestra and filming but her mother found out what the original lyrics were and told her that she was not going to sing that song. So Angelina rewrote the lyrics. In Billie Jean it's the music that she has completely changed while keeping the original lyrics turning it into a jazz song. Then there is Rehab which she changed to School, also to comply with her mothers restrictions on inappropriate lyrics for her age. One thing that many of us have learned about Angelina is that every time you think you understand her musical direction she does something that you never saw coming. I just love listening to Angelina sing!
Context is very important here. This is the Noble Pease Prize concert. The winner of the award is in prison for protesting for women's rights. By accepting this prize the regime in Iran has extended her sentence much further. Here Angelina is singing to two teenage children that may never get to see their mother ever again. Melancholy is the order of the day, I for one can really feel that.
Hi ! Dounia, I always love your thoughtful analysis. This song if you read up was a love song about a prisoner longing for his wife. In fact she is honoring the Prize winner who is Iranian and in prison. Her 2 children and husband were in the audience listening to her. She respectfully kept it somber and heavier. No wild belts . It was in my opinion the most emotive version I have ever heard. I am 73. Also to your point about originals. She has already written over 100 songs. And her first one was at age 11 and then sprinkled throughout her years on You tube . Her EP which was 6 songs last year were all different and personal and told a story and were all originals. Her latest original is Bad Valentine which she recorded 4 different versions. It's pure musical genius. From a fan in Oakville Ontario Canada. Thanks Regards, Gary Lazar
Dounia first of all, it's good to see you safe. Thank you for your amzing reaction . When I listen to this performance, I feel the same as you . Angelina the best voice of this generation and it will get better and better .
Foi o melhor comentario até agora! Estava buscando palavras pra decifrar a magnitude de Angelina e acredito que muitos também não conseguem, no entanto você sim, achou o melhor significado dizendo que ela parecia estar orando e não cantando. Isso que você disse é profundo, pois acertou em cheio! Tudo ali parecia estar em ESTADO DE ÊXTASE! Parabéns! Ah, essa vontade de chorar, acredito que seja com quase todos fãs desse Anjo!❤
It's not evident in the video, which was on live TV, but the interview with imprisoned Narges Mohammadi's twins, who accepted the prize for her, was occurring right in front of the orchestral stage, just to AJ's right. The twins are the same age as AJ and their comments were heart-breaking. AJ obviously heard it all. I believe that you can see a faint "track of a tear" in the makeup on her right cheek. There is a video of Angelina and the orchestra director working together on the piece. The intention was always to show respect and restraint, especially since the twins are right there, and not to belt everything in Bobby Hatfield style, and the result is marvelous in my opinion. This is a new arrangement for the KORK orchestra by Helge Sunde a Norwegian musician and arranger.
Angelina has so far 16 original self-written or co-written songs. Some of thosed were not yet released for streaming, but only performed in concerts. Three more were written for her (Song For A, Above The Water, We're The Best). The playlist is sorted by the date of the first known performance of each title, then chronologically within the different performances of a title: ua-cam.com/play/PLddfS789jBCows3lQAxFixqTj_rFbGFLM.html
This was one of Angelina's finest pwrformances for sure ! She understands the moment and who she is singing to and what she is singing to at this event. To be able to sing to the recipient of the Nobel Peace prize, the royal family, a live audience in a TV audience of millions takes unimaginable fortitude, poise and commitment to her vocal performance. Angelina looked like a Greek goddess in that beautiful gown and tiara standing there before us delivering a tremendous rendition of an iconic song. As we all know, Angelina was born to sing and when she sings live she is in her natural element. So fearless and competent in her delivery and is a natural on stage with a wonderful world class orchestra behind her. She delivers a performance for the ages. I want to thank you personally for your continued Journey with her beautiful barefoot princess. Your UA-cam channel is so important to all the Angels all over the world and I'm sure you're gathering new fans as we go along with this wonderful analysis and comments of this performance. Keep posting my friend and I hope you have a great day. Thanks. Sending you a bunch. Thanks and love from Canada. Thanks!👍🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️
Most consider Bobby Hadfield's rendition as one half of The Righteous Brothers performed the 'Gold Standard' for this song and rightfully so. But Angelina's performance here, simply brings more emotion laden penetration to the listener and has therefore garnered my 'Platinum Standard' for the song.
This is one of my top 5 Angelina's performances. In the context of a tribute to a woman in jail. I think it's important to respect her personal choices. Let's leave those to her and her family. Both Sara mom and grandma Meri wear the same blue contacts. If she decides to cut her hair short, dye it purple and get some tattoos, that's fine with me and it's a normal part of being a teenager. She'll still sound exactly the same. 🍁
@McDevittMike Agreed. We all want her to have a "normal" childhood and respect the family's decision to have her finish school before touring. When she does "normal teenage things", some reject or react to them. She's still one of the most wholesome, kind and caring 18 year olds I've ever known. 🍁
The blue contacts are a family thing as both her mother and grandmother wear them. It has been indicated that the girl that Angelina gave her shoes to when she was six years old may have had blue eyes.
Her blue eyes are a kind of tribute to those two beautiful women in her life, her mother and grandmother. I love her brown eyes too....Hell, I love her entire childhood. And yes, I love this performance above all. It's just gorgeous in every way a performance can be. Please stay safe.
Angelina released an album that she recorded at age 11 (2017) with the Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces titled It's Magic and also released her own EP titled Old Enough in 2023 (age 17) through Republic Records. She is also featured on the Toby Gad's Album Piano Diaries, The Hits, and will be featured on Toby Gad's upcoming Album Piano Diaries 2. The It's Magic Album has been on and off the iTunes Jazz charts since it was released reaching as high as Number 7. She also released a Christmas EP, Driving Home For Christmas in 2023.
Thanks! Dounia, I thoroughly enjoy all you do, and also wish you the best with your safety. Prayers are with you. I have followed your Angelina Jordan journey and have been a fan for 6 years. I recommended in your unchained melody reaction, many originals from Angelina. There is also an artist that would mesmerize you If you are familiar with the Carpenters. Tori Holub is a 21 year-old vocalist, musician, and audio engineer. She, with her collaborators have not just covered, but reincarnated Karen Carpenter and Carpenter songs. She also does a few other artists and originals. If you know the Carpenters, for you this will be shock and awe! If you don't know them, I can request something else, or you may choose to Play part of the original in your reaction and then Tori's version. I knew the Carpenter's back in the 1970s, until Karen passed away at a young age. I believe she has one of the finest vocals of any female singer I've heard in my life. Tori is the closest thing I've ever heard to Karen. The song on Tori's channel is We've Only just Begun, one of the Carpenters biggest hits, the version with Jim Wilkas. Thank you and please let me know. Peace and love, ua-cam.com/video/J95lfJqo9VY/v-deo.htmlsi=GGymwcHBYJw0ErsV
This performance and event has a special meaning for Angelina. Her performance is very heartwarming. Her grandmother is Iranian and comes from Iran Therefore Angelina is part Iranian. ❤❤❤
Angelina Jordan has released many original songs starting at the age of 11. Her early songs were what is life and shield. In early 2023 she released her first EP called old enough and this year she released her song Bad Valentine. You should definitely review them.
Thanks for the reaction Dounia, she really is something else. Her ability to move those who listen to her is absolutely incredible. What a fascinating and intimate interpretation of this mythical song, absolutely suitable for the occasion of the tribute to Narges Mohammadi! I was moved to see and hear Angelina singing in such an incredibly mature and charming way, full of love, this wonderful version of a fantastic song and so appropriate to the occasion, 8 years after the last time, in the same studios and with some of the musicians who accompanied her as a child, when she took her first steps into her musical future. Here Angelina was simply stunning and "unchained", a singer who has already sung on 2 different occasions at the Nobel Prizes and at just 17 years old.💛🧡❤
Performing at the Nobel Peace Prize event has been a dream of Angelina’s since she was seven years old. If you understood the gravity of subject matter surrounding the Nobel Prize winner’s current imprisonment it explains why Angelina chose to sing this song the way she did. You will better appreciate and understand why her facial expression is what it is.
Hello Dounia, it's good to know that you are well, and thank you very much for the reaction and sincerity, it is what I want from someone who reacts and also learns, I loved your comparison that seemed like a sentence, it is great, and that is how it feels, Angelina is an excellent narrator, I believe everything she sings and also when I hear her speak, this is a work of art, it is very special, as for her eyes, I understand that you say it without criticizing, but if she wants to do it I applaud her, the best . It's your choice, and maybe the color doesn't matter, but what's great is her look, thank you very much for the reaction, I'm always waiting for the next one. greetings from Argentina
wow, wow, wow! I alwasy tear up, Angelina has that beautiful power over me, makes me feel love. No wonder she is Norway's Angel, she is everyone's Angel, she is amazing. I totally agree about the lenses, she is so beautiful she does not need that at all, I assume it is a teenage thing. It will pass I am sure, she keeps getting better and better I have not listened to this performance, wonderful, beautiful as always, but much better! 💗
As mentioned above, this is a sad serious event. I also think that her beautiful hair is back, to highlight her heritage. You have only heard a couple of songs?? She now has many originals and hundreds of covers, the first one at age 6 in a recording studio.
Angelina and KORK(Norwegian Radio Orchestra) did a magnificent rendition of Unchained Melody! The perfect song for Narges Mohammadi Nobel Peace Prize! And let’s not forget Angelina’s Iranian heritage and Oslo is her hometown! Third time with KORK, she did Back to Black and Summertime when she was 10! Has been invited twice to Nobel Peace Prize, previously appeared when she was eight! She has brought grace and elegance back to the stage! Narges is in jail for leading the fight for women’s rights in Iran! At the end Angelina puts her hand over her heart acknowledging Narges children who were on stage and happen to be Angelina’s age and are living in exile in France! Remember that she was codified a National Treasure of Norway by the King and Prime Minister when she was eight years old! Recommend: Rehearsal and Arrangement Unchained Melody Nobel Peace Prize Concert: A Master at Work-ua-cam.com/video/P_cTGSaBVJo/v-deo.htmlsi=0uE48FOz9QB15QyI She continues to excel and her work ethic is fantastic! The collaboration is awesome and how she says she will add something to it at the end, a master at work!
Thanks a lot for the reaction to our angel Angelina...she is simply the best...by the way, I cried many times watching this performance of Angelina...it is impossible for me hold the tears....👍🙏
Thank you for reacting to Angelina's song. She sang for the children of the Nobel laureate in Iranian prison. A smile on her face is probably not the correct expression in that situation, especially since Angelina's grandmother is from Iran. It was easy for Angelina to put herself in the children's situation. A subdued expression was entirely in order here.
You have already reacted to an Angelina original "Bad Valentine" and she already has an EP of 6 originals from 2023. She also released a few more originals at the Las Vegas and LA shows. She has also just released a jazzy version of Bad Valentine with Toby Gad. We are all hoping that the collaboration will get her the hit song she wants. Very nice reaction thanks.
Thank you for playing this through. As you say, Angelina sings with such emotion and skill it is a travesty to break it up. Thank you a thousand times.
In addition to the 150+ covers Angelina has sung over the years of her career - she has also been writing songs since she was 10 years 0ld - So far 13 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, Our Time, and Bad Valentine. 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 at that time. In addition, Angelina performed an unreleased original song Princess of Ruins that she has only performed in concert - if and when that is officially released it will be her 14th original. She also performed two more original unreleased songs at her Los Angeles concert: Thank You and What Am I To You? All of her released originals are on the major streaming services. You can type the titles of the songs into Google and you will find them.
Angelina has said, by age 18, she has written more than 100 songs and we have heard 16 to date. Here is the list. "What is Life" first sung at age 11. We don't know how old she was when she wrote each song. Age presented is her age when she first sang it. "Oslo" age 11 "Shield" age 12 "Million Miles" age 14 we know she wrote this one in the days after her maternal grandfather passed in 2019 when she was 13 "7th Heaven" age 15 "Love Don't Let Me Go" age 17 "Now I'm the Fool" age 17 "Fire and Rain" age 17 "It's All My Fault" age 17 "Good in Goodbyes" age 17 "Diamond" age 17 "Our Time" age 17 "Princess of Ruins" age 18 ..... debuted at her 2 shows in Las Vegas 2/29/24 "Bad Valentine" age 18 worked with Toby Gad "Thank You" age 18 debuted at her Glendale concert 9/20/24 "What Am I to You" age 18 debuted at her Glendale concert Should include songs for which she was the first to sing "I'm Still Holding Out for You" age 10 .... considered one of her best vocal performances by many "Song for A" age 12 "Above the Water" a EDM song released January 31, 2020 "We're the Best" sung with RedOne at the FIFA Awards February 27, 2023 Angelina wrote new lyrics for two famous songs by Amy Winehouse, "Back to Black" and "Rehab" since it was inappropriate for a preteen to sing the original lyrics. For "Back to Black" Angelina wrote the new lyrics in the 24 hours prior to the recording, then needed just two takes.
May you stay say safe and be blessed and protected 🙏. Very solemn and classy tribute to the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner. Not overdone with the emotion being directed too her not AJ, though with that voice AJ deserves recognition for her performance. Thanks for the reaction
Dounia, I’ve always loved Angelina’s hair, whatever the style. However, I do admit that I was critical of her blue contacts when she first began wearing them because her brown eyes were so lovely. But then, someone (lots of someones actually) pointed out a big, obvious “DUH”; namely, she’s a teenager, and even teenagers with stunning beauty are self-conscious about their looks and self image. Therefore, they tend to experiment. I believe that’s what she did, and the blue contacts became a mainstay. Though I still miss the brown Persian eyes, I’ve grown accustomed to the blue and respect her choices.
I totally agree with you about her appearance. She’s a very beautiful young lady and in my opinion she does not need colored contact lenses. She is evolving beautifully!
Hi Dounia 👋😇👍👌😊! Angelina singt 👸😲🎙Unchained Melody the song from Elvis cover 🎸🕺 ! Angelina in Ihrem Live Concert in Oslo 🇧🇻 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony with Kork Orchestra 🎻! This song is the best version ever I hear in the world 🌍 von Angelina gesungen 😲 out of this world 🌍crazy 🤪 stunning good 😊! With any other singer😯 you just listen! With Angelina our Angel 😇 you feel the song in your soul 💫✨️💫 and your heart ❤️🔥! And you understand every syllable of the lyrics that Angelina sings 😲🎙 it hits you deep inside 🤪! That's the difference to all the other good singers😯😊! When Angelina opens her mouth 😲 and sings 👩😲🎙! Then Angelina immediately connects her orphan 💯 year old soul 💫✨️💫 with our souls 💫✨️💫 and hearts ❤️🔥! With all the people who still have a soul ✨️ and a heart ❤️ 😊! Our great barefoot 👣 Princess 👰♀️ Angel 😇 and Queen 👸ofJazz 🎺 is fire 🔥🔥 and full of Power 💥💥 and Heartwarming ❤️🔥and full of old soul 🌟✨️ voice 👸😲🎙! and the best female singer 😲 in this world 🌍 and Generation next "Dimash"! I Love 💖 everything about Angelina 😊! Angelina loves 💖❤️🔥Elvis 🎸🕺and his songs very much! For me, AJ is "Elvina" Elvis 🕺Granddaughter reincarnated as Angelina Jordan Astar A = Star 🌟 😊! She brings back the beautiful old Amy and Elvis 🕺🎸 songs 😲 from the past and brings them to new life with her voice 😲 !!! I love ♥️ her !!! Your humanity! Modesty! Personality! Your kindness! Your love ♥️ inside and out and your passion for singing 😊! Nobody out there has this music 🎶 style! and these jazz 🎺 blues, scoops, riffs, runs, and long melismas in the voice😲! this warmth 🔥 soft, soulful 💫 power💥 low, pure, natural, raspy 🗣 vocal fry emotional 💖 passion ❤️🔥old soul ✨️ voice 😲 like Angelina! "NOBODY "can get past Angelina 😊! Angelina gives every song 🎶 with her old soul ✨️ voice 👸😲🎙 new colors! and freshness! and spice! and new life! Angelina's voice 😲 is so magical! and unique! and wonderful! Simply phenomenal, our Angel 😇 😊! PS : THIS MUSIC SOUND IS FROM THE MOVIE "Ghost Nachricht von Sam " with Patrick Swayzy and Demi More okay 😊👍😇👌! Angelina is no longer on the artist singer list of Republik Records 🤷♂️ as a younger artist singer 😲! Angelina's team bought Angelina from Republik Records for a few million! because RR didn't promote Angelina enough! Now we'll see if Angelina continues with Toby "Kite Music" or another record label 🤷♂️! My concern and speculation (no proof of course) is that RR attributed to AJ and her team some violation of the contract and the fee is a "plea bargaining" agreement to avoid consequences, possibly and hopefully because there is a new label to support financially the Fee! What we know so far RR removes Angelina from the site Angelinas tears 🥲 on TT, felt betrayed and claiming that she knows the truth strange wording if it was about a boyfriend, a new message "let them leave" with a plural form that is again strange if a boyfriend was involved this news about the fee pay RR Overall, I am not at all happy for this news! I hope I am wrong maybe 🤷♂️! New "Bad Valentine Scat - Jazzi 🎺 original music video from Angelina singing 👩😲 in the Desert ! with Toby Gad on the piano 🎹 ! This new Jazz 🎷style that Angelina sings here 😲 is called "Scat Jazz 🎺 Scat - melismas" They are used especially in Gospel and Jazz 🎷🎺 singing 😲 ! Using Syllables and Word fragments, Angelina 😲 imitates onomatopoeic 😵 Instrumental 🎹 Phrases in the Song 🎶 ! Elements from the Instrumental part 🎺🎸🎷of the other Musicians 🎶 are also used here ! Only Angelina can sing 😲 her own Song in 10 Different New Ways ! As I said, Angelina is a Chameleon 🦎 She always slips 💥 into a new Music Style 🎶 and singing Style 😲! Angelina is the Best Jazz 🎺 Singer 😲 Ever👍👌👏 ! I have ever heard in my Life as a Gospel and Jazz 🎷Lover 💖❤️🔥 and singer 😲 ! Absolutely Out of this World 🌍 and unique ! Hats 🎩 off Angelina ! You are setting New Standards in the Music 🎶 Industry and our Time now and in the Future ! What a Unique Barefoot 👣 Jazz 🎺 Queen 👸 👑 ! Grammy worthy 👍👌👏! Best Scat -Jazz 🎺 song ever from my phenomenal singing 👩😲🎙Queen 👸Angelina ! Bravo Angelina "Your'e the Best" 👍👌😊! Thanks for sharing this great video my fellow AJ Angel 😇! Great reaction and comments Dounia as always! God 💥 protect 🙏 Angelina our Angel 😇 always 👌👍! Love 💖 and peace ☮️✌️ and kindness 😀 from beauty Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭 👋🙋♂️! Spread Love 💖 ❤️❤️🔥 all Day ! Roger aka Röschu outside 😊 ! Thank you a thousand times for the support for your Jazz Queen 👸 and angel 😇 ! on her two You Tube channels 🙏 you will boost the algorithm ! and your👍👌 as well as Angelina's subscribers 👍👌 ! Thanks 🙏? She deserves it a thousand times over 😊 !
Roger I always like your comments. This song was sung by Elvis as a cover but was not from Elvis, The Righteous Brothers sang it before him and that was a cover too. The original was written for a movie called Unchained, I highly recommend watching it in full and making a study of the plot, it will give context to why it was sung for the Nobel Peace Prize Tribute. Cheers! ua-cam.com/video/CE_es014R4A/v-deo.html
I think she did sing this as a prayer. My perspective is that Angelina sang this as if she were the woman imprisoned who was being awarded the Nobel Prize and sending it to those two children in the audience. It was a love song, not of romance but of a mother missing her children. Angelina absolutely nailed it in my mind.
I love you and agree 100% no eye contacts and I love the way you react, don't change it.great reaction to an older Angelina. Yes, to Disney princess. I am sorry that the USA have stupid, hateful people who have given our country to the enemy , please spirits above save the world. Keep Angelina videos coming. ☮️♥️
The anguished soul of a mother, imprisoned in Iran because of her struggle for women's rights, crying out a forlorn message of love, pain, loss, and hope to her two children sitting there in the audience, and whom she might never see again. To poignantly deliver this message, Angelina takes what is essentially a love song and, with the pathos and reverence of her delivery, turns it almost into a prayer. Brilliant song choice, brilliant interpretation, perfectly appropriate to the melancholy of the occasion.
Angelina has performed this song several times in concert - but the reason it is more subdued in this performance is due to the nature of the event - as it was a solemn occasion - This video will provide you more context: ua-cam.com/video/T6iqTCPeIF4/v-deo.html
Angelina need glasses so it is very ok to wear lenses - her grandma Mery and mother Sarah have blue eyes so let her wear blue ones - she is still a Teenager so let her do what she want to do - i am very ok with everything she do wear and play - cheers from Germany
She has at least a dozen originals, including an EP of 6 songs. Her grandma, Mery Zemani, is an ex-pat from Iran. This song is for Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammedi, who is currently in prison in the Islamic Repbulic of Iran for advocating women's rights. Her sons were in the front row for this performance, so i guess you could say this is a DEEPLY personal statement both for Angelina, and the Nobel committee.
Angelina's mother and grandmother both wear blue contacts. The hair is a celebration of the freedom to show it, which is what the Nobel Prize winner is in prison in Iran for doing. Check out Angelina and Toby Gad, performing her song "Bad Valentine", both live in the club, and in the "jazzy" desert video... piano in the desert.
she's been doing originals since about age 11. she has at least one album out called Old Enough, and i think possibly another albums, but definitely singles.
Angelina's original songs... Oslo What is life Shield Million Miles 7th Heaven Old Enough EP: Love dont let me go Now im the fool Fire and rain All my fault Good in goodbye Diamond Bad Valentine Unreleased: Princess of ruins Thsnk you What am i to you. *They are all available on youtube.
Angelina delivered a wonderful performance of Unchained Melody at her recent concert. Consider reacting to the epic astonishing high energy live performance of 18 year old Angelina Jordan performing her new original song "Bad Valentine" with co-writer Toby Gad, the renowned songwriter and producer, who delivered a powerful piano performance of this song at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale, California. on Sept. 20, 2024. This live performance stands out as one of her finest. With pristine sound from the mixing board and professionally recorded video, it surpasses both the official version released on September 20, 2024-featuring a vocal track produced two years ago-and the official music video released on November 7, 2024, which also relies on the same older vocal track. Available from Toby Gads UA-cam channel under videos - Bad Valentine (Angelina Jordan and Toby Gad Live at The Alex Theatre). ua-cam.com/video/S030JbpJz1w/v-deo.html But there’s also an incredible Jazzy Piano Version video: youtu.be/watch?v=vN3YzuX1kkY released on November 14, 2024. Angelina performed a total of 21 songs during this concert. Among these were three spectacular original compositions: ‘Thank You,’ ‘What Am I to You,’ and’ ‘Princess of Ruins’ that have not been released yet. Angelina also performed ‘Now I'm the Fool’ and ‘Love Don't Let Me Go’ from her original EP ‘Old Enough’. But Angelina also performed her original composition ‘Million Miles’, her first release by Republic Records when she was 14 (ua-cam.com/video/3KxvwuZ7oEM/v-deo.html) that has brought many listeners to tears over the years. A few other notable highlights included a duet with Scott Hoying (Pentatonix) performing ‘All of Me’ (co-writers Toby Gad and John Legend) and legendary harmonica and saxophone player Jimmy 'Z' Zavala performing with Angie on ’I'd Rather Go Blind,’ ’All of Me,’ (Billie Holiday), ’Where Do Broken Hearts Go,’ ’My Way’ and ‘Valerie’. Rob Christie - Republic Records Studio Director In Los Angeles and two time Grammy winner also performed and hosted. Angelina also performed powerful renditions of three Adele classics: ‘Set Fire to the Rain,’ ‘Love in the Dark,’ and ‘When We Were Young.’ A collection of spectacular videos from this concert can be found on James Thiel, Joey Farr, Yves Harmas and BigAngieFan UA-cam channels. James Thiel ua-cam.com/play/PLlNOkArlAUPjC2AtRcSAS7qkr4tJheb8m.html ua-cam.com/play/PLlNOkArlAUPiUx6lvQ7bLxGEOXFM7b9lD.html BigAngieFan ua-cam.com/play/PLGhfvWy8db2pptYFTcswoXx681iUkAGG_.html Yves Harmas ua-cam.com/play/PLQtfVvm2VKVAH63oqsVzbcCvePhWqa4Dn.html Joey Farr www.youtube.com/@joeyfarr1/videos
Well a couple of things angelina has many original songs which are awsome the look she has honoured the occasion and i thought it was a delicate tribute to honour the winner of the nobel peace done very tastefully one of my favourite vocals by her so it would be nice if you looked at Portsmouth version of this song slightly different again nice reaction though ❤❤
ANGELINA IS HEAVEN SENT. ANGELINA IS JUST PERFECT. SHES ACTUALLY 18 YEARS OLD. ANGELINA IS AN ANGEL 👼. ANGELINA WEARS HER BLUE CONTACT LENSES BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO. IF THAT IS WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO THATS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME . .GREAT REACTION 💓DENISE FROM YORKSHIRE ENGLAND 🏴👼👼💐🫅🫅🫅💐💐💐
She has beautiful soul full brown eyes. I also don't understand why the artificial color eyes. She also change her teeth. In many ways not the Angelina that we learn to know because of, like many teenagers, its all about focusing on her looks when she is on social media. She has her own original album, "Old enough". Its a master piece. Angelina decided how she wants to perform a song. It depends on many things . When she performed this song on her concert, its was different because of the situation where and when she performed it. Her performance here was all about the context of the event.
She may not need the contacts but she wants them, and if that's the only she does during her teenage years, I think it is fine. She has 16 original songs, and She has an EP with 6 originals. The EP is called "Old Enough", because her family would not let her do an album til she graduated high school..Her newest is '"Bad Valentine" and she has two versions of that song one is a pop version and one is a Jazz version, my favorite is the Jazz version. My feeling about lifting her cheeks is, it may give better clarity and diction but not the right emotion, it is that emotion that almost made you cry, that is what we love about her. No one touches our emotions when it is too perfect.
Angelina is a teenage girl who cares about her image and style. I agree about the contacts, but it is her personal choice. She also wears very expensive designer clothes and for me that seems contrary to who she is as a person, but it's her choice.
Her mother and her grandmother, the closest women in her life and the ones she looks up to both have blue eyes. Also, to me personally, a woman with blue eyes and dark hair is just gorgeous. I must also say you are the first of hundreds of reactors that have criticized her beautiful long natural black hair.
On the minor manor of eye color since others have mentioned why she was not smiling. Her eye color choice has a history. She performs bare foot because of the homeless and shoeless girl whom she gave her own shoes to off her own feet when she was age 6. This girl had blue eyes and a large impact on Angelina. Angelina's mother and grandmother also have blue eyes. Somewhere around age 14 she began experimenting with blue contacts when she performed and then started wearing them all the time. I am assuming she feels closer to all 3 indiviudals by wearing them.
Many think of this as a “love song” by the righteous brothers, but it was a melody from the 1940’s which had its lyrics written for a movie released in 1955. The movie, named, “Unchained” was about a new, progressive prison in California. In it the inmates were introduced to the facility by the warden who told them, “unlike the other prisons you came from that kept you in chains, (where they worked in chain-gangs), our guard towers have no guns… if you decide to escape, be sure to throw your jacket over the barbed wire on the top of the fence so you won’t be cut. But be aware, should you choose to leave this facility instead of finishing your term, you won’t be able to return to your family, but will have a life on the run until you’re caught again, which you will be, and you will not come back here where you can see your family on weekends, but will be returned to work on the chain-gangs at other prisons with greatly increased sentences. In a common room, one of the prisoners playing a guitar sang this song and had many in tears as they thought about their loved ones they were separated from. The two children of the Peace Prize recipient were sitting a few feet from Angelina… they had not seen their mother since she was locked up by the Iranian government because of her protest about women’s rights. She had been sentenced to 160 lashes and 16 years, but the children said they did not expect to ever see her again as she has refused to renounce her actions to shorten her sentence. Angelina, has said she wasn’t sure if she could sing that song without crying, but kept it together and when it is finished looks over at the two children Who were Angelina‘s age, and placed her hand on her heart. Like most everyone, I just thought this was just a beautiful love song by the righteous brothers, learned of the movie the song was written over 70 years ago. (coincidentally, I’ve lived my entire life about 20 miles from the progressive prison in Chino, California, which changed the way minimum security inmates were detained through out the United States. I appreciate that you were able to discern Angelina’s mood and facial expression but understand that you probably were unaware of the context of the event. I’m in awe that a 17 year old knew how relevant this “righteous brother’s love song” was for the circumstances of the event. I’m sure the more you see Angelina you note how much she conveys the emotion of the songs she sings, often more so than the original artists! I’m looking forward to your next reaction!
Spend some time and enjoy her songs with orchestras and big bands. She has a life of pure music for the very sake of singing and nothing else. Btw, her last version at the LA. Show i think is the best version of this
Please listen to her 16 year old black and white video in which she covers, and improves, in my opinion, Whitney Houston's song I Have Nothing. Believe me when I say that by 16 she has probably forgotten more about singing than most will ever know.
❤️❤️❤️❤️👣 Her EP Old Enough is all original music,and two of the songs have videos. Her other original songs are Oslo, What Is Life, Shield, Million Miles, 7th Heaven, and lastly, Bad Valentine. I may have forgotten one, but this is the list to start with. Stay safe. I will continue to pray for you and your family. Did you say your mother was coming to stay with you in a safe area? That would be good. Stay out of the south of Lebanon and Beirut. Angelina sang the very delicately because the honored recipient's children were in front of her. They came to accept the award on behalf of their mom, who continues to be in an Iranian prison for fighting on behalf of women's rights there. The two children are Angelina's age and have not seen their mother for years while living in exile in France. James Thiel's UA-cam channel has a video of this which explains all of this.
I agree with you about her incredible voice. About her appearance, I also agree she doesn’t need the contact lenses at all. Her brown eyes are absolutely gorgeous. And I’ve noticed that her hair in the latest videos of her original songs is much more natural also so much more that way. thank you for the great reaction.
@ Actually, I can have any opinion I want and share it if I want, so I did. Please note that I did not say anything disrespectful. I think Angelina is an amazing artist who also happens to be a beautiful young woman. The good news is that people like you who can’t stop me from using my freedom of expression.
She doesn't need the contact lenses. but she's a kid. One of the best reactions to this performance (before your analysis). As for her "album" filled with originals, here is a link to her LP. ua-cam.com/video/ApIlhf5TwLA/v-deo.html Here is her latest original, BAD VALENTINE: ua-cam.com/video/yTjzhPSVguc/v-deo.html And here is the same song, but a jazz arrangement for piano accompaniment ua-cam.com/video/vN3YzuX1kkY/v-deo.html She has several other originals and three written before she was 12 years old. Reply if you want those links.
I think if you read the context around this performance, who she was singing for, in honor of the person still held in Iranian jail. The quite start, and lack of smiles makes a lot more sense.
Angelina dropped her latest song on May 5th 2023 it is the first song off her new album which will be out soon. The name of the song is ‘Love Don’t Let Me Go’ - ua-cam.com/video/1U6WY_z8Vu8/v-deo.html - She wrote the song and in an interview said that all of the songs on the new album will be songs she wrote and had a major part in their arrangements. The current song that is number 1 on my playlist is Unchanged Melody ua-cam.com/video/XxduGSjAJCo/v-deo.html , this performance is at the Nobel Piece Prize presentation. She has done several Adel covers and one other song of note - ‘Million Miles’ - ua-cam.com/video/3KxvwuZ7oEM/v-deo.html - this is an original that she wrote in honor of her grandfather after he passed away. It is also the first song released under her contract with Republic Records. Rusty Shackelford has a UA-cam playlist that includes all of her videos, including TikTok and Instagram. I have a playlist of Angelina's videos which is approaching 400,000 views (Angelina Jordan Playlist by Terry M.) The secon best song she has out there now is If I Were A Boy ((Piano Diaries by Toby Gad) ua-cam.com/video/eJr-BfUQ2jE/v-deo.html The best song she has released is Bad Valentine (Piano Diaries} ua-cam.com/video/6Ln9Tajsuzk/v-deo.html
I think this shows how Angelina can sing anything. And she does it live-in front of one of the most visible stages in the world. This is the same vocalist who can sing blues, jazz, pop, soul, and anything else she decides to tackle. Beautiful voice, beautiful emotion, and all class.
She is the consummate singer of different
genres, the likes of which I had never experienced before her.
This performance, even after hearing dozens of times, still brings a tear to my eye. Angelina is amazing. 🥰
She has mastered emotional releases that only her mentor Billie Holiday ever showed me she
could do with regard to heartfelt ballad singing. Phrasing, breath control, as well as being able
to replicate all the other elements she also learned from Billie is mind boggling if you think about
it. Billie was the most improvisational singer of all time and has passed that baton to our Ms. Jordan.
Wonderful reaction to Angelina's performance at the Nobel Peace Prize. She did not smile because this was a very solemn and melancholy event.
Angelina inspires me to do what I can to help make the world a better place, so I am asking all angels and others to spread the story of Narges Mohammadi. Angelina was recorded here in December 2023 at the Nobel Peace prize ceremony in Oslo Norway, performing this beautiful version of Unchained Melody. She paid tribute to Narges, who is currently on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran, for being an activist for women's rights. Her two twin children, who are 17, spoke on her behalf at this event. The more people who are aware and call for change, the more likely the leaders of Iran will set her free. Acts of kindness are inspirational, as Angelina always reminds us. We angels, and all others must honor Angelina, and those who represent our values, by doing all we can to help, and be kind to others. Even the smallest gestures can make a difference.
Thank you for providing artist links to the official channel and video in your description, and encouraging your viewers to use those links as you do for your own channel.That will help ensure her success and her goal of spreading peace and love to the world.
Angelina has more than a dozen originals!
What is life , age 11
Shield , 12
Oslo , 12
Million miles , 14
7th heaven , 14
Old enough (EP of six songs) , 16
Bad Valentine (Piano Diaries version) , 18
Bad Valentine music video, 18
Princess of Ruins , 18, concert
Thank you, 18, concert
What are you to me?, 18, concert
Concert versions I would use videos by James Thiel and Big Angie fan for best quality.
I may have missed a couple, but this is a great start. I would always recommend the live, music video, or studio versions.
i think that last one is "What Am I To You."
@@gary-white- Yes it is as far as we know.
You are right. I went back and forth in my head which way it was and pick the wrong one lol Thanks.
I have had the privilege of hearing Angelina perform live three times now. I'm not saying your suggestions are without merit, but I believe her vocal choices are very spontaneous and driven by her emotions of the moment. She has been called the girl with a thousand voices and it comes through in her concerts when she moves between many different genres from a raspy vibrato in jazz and blues numbers to a breathy whisper in ballads to a full belt or open almost operatic voice.
She is fearless in her willingness to experiment with vocal choices, even doing the same song in different timbres on different occasions. As a listener, I feel rewarded by her emotional expressiveness of the story of the song. There may be other singers who display incredible vocal technique, but none touch my heart and continue to surprise and delight like Angelina. I'll forgive her perfect imperfections while wiping the tears from my eyes.❤
You know, this is not a club, it is a very important event. She is standing ten feet from the Royal family and all the dignities, singing to the two children of a Nobel peace Prize winner, and she is still in prison in Iran due to her fight for womans rights. It is not the time or place for looking happy.
Lifting your cheeks up while singing has nothing to do with being happy. It is a technique that you should apply while singing, even if you’re crying. Watch all performances of great singers of all time, and you’ll know what I’m talking about.
@@DouniaRaphael I really dont have your competence in music. And I didnt meen to criticise your great reactions. Sorry if it came out wrong.
@Kjetil-wn6ls Never apologize! You are free to say your opinion however you want 🤍🤍🤍
@@DouniaRaphael Still. I should stick to subject matters were I have some knowledge.
@@DouniaRaphael Btw. Did Celine Dion sing at the Olympic ceremony in Paris, or was it playback?
I loved your words! It’s really a prayer! But, as women, we must respect the way she wants to be. I love her outfit. Praying for you!!!
Narges Mohammadi was this years' recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Narges was, at the time of this tribute, on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran, for being an activist for women's rights. Her two children spoke on her behalf at this event. Most of the performers were Iranian.
We know Angelina's grandmother, Mery Zamani, grew up in Iran and was a prodigy for painting and poetry. We can imagine the conversations Mery had with Angelina about Narges. This performance had to be extremely meaningful to Angelina and her family. I hope all the angels will spread the story of Narges and her mission, with the hope for change.
In 1954, Alex North was contracted to compose the score for the prison film Unchained (released in 1955). North had a melody he had written in the 1930s and composed and recorded the score when he was asked to write a song based upon the movie's theme. North asked Hy Zaret to write the lyrics. After first refusing, Zaret and North together wrote "Unchained Melody. Zaret refused the producer's request to include the word "unchained" in his lyrics. The song eventually became known as the "Unchained Melody" even though the song does not actually include the word "unchained". Instead, Zaret chose to focus on someone who pines for a lover he has not seen in a "long, lonely time".
"Unchained Melody" comes from the film centered on a man who contemplates either escaping from prison to live life on the run or completing his sentence and returning to his wife and family. So indeed this song fits along with Narges being in prison and her two children, and the rest of the people who embrace freedom, calling for her release.
Angelina has several videos of her singing her own original songs. Angelina wrote, composed and recorded four of her songs by the time she was twelve years old. She also produced an EP of six original songs. The title of the EP is, “Old Enough”. Her collaboration with Tobi Gad includes her cowriting their newest release, “Bad Valentine”.
Angelina fan, Chris Walker just announced that Angelina and her family have offered Republic Records millions of dollars to cancel her contract with them. Chris did not give the reason why they wanted to cancel the contract. We can only assume that they are not happy with how R.R. has been marketing her.
So much to say and I will try my best to keep it concise. Angelina's worldwide fanbase (called her 'angels') are part of Angelina's extended global family and she is our daughter, our sister, our niece, our granddaughter, great granddaughter, great great granddaughter. And, like a closely knit family we do have our opinions about what we think she should be doing, wearing and looking like but we concede to her wishes because we love her and will let her decide. Her decisions are never whimsical and as any father, uncle, granddad, mother, sister grandmother or aunt would do, we shake our heads a little and know if she will want to make a change down the road, she will.
Dounia, if I may, you are certainly very qualified to be a vocal coach, but you conform to a pet peeve most of us have with vocal coaches and critiquing Angelina is at the top of the list. You (plural) focus on her musical presentation and distinguish the highs and lows (if you will) of her performance in regards to her voice. Yes, her voice is magnificent and it is also very soulful, always with traces of jazz and artistically she alters the tempo, the cadence, the rhythm of the sound according to how 'she' interprets the message of the song. That must be taken into consideration when someone critiques her.
She makes every song she sings 'personal' and we feel that because her soulfulness in very genuine and that's why you felt you were about to cry (which all of us do all the time 🙂) so if there is a story which has a lot to do with how she is presenting the song (the 'cover' if you will) it needs to be pointed out. You say, "Why?" For example, during this performance there was a time when Angelina almost began to cry (like she did in a rehearsal) because of the emotion in the moment.
Dounia, here is the story behind this performance. The Nobel Peace Prize Organization works out of Oslo, Norway, (Angelina's birthplace) and on this occasion the Peace Prize Award was presented to an Iranian woman who is currently in an Iranian prison for unlawfully speaking out about the rights of women in Iran. (Btw, Angelina's grandma Mery is Iranian so you can see where this is headed.) Narges Mohammadi is the mother of two children (twins, a boy and a girl) and there came a time when the Iranian government considered releasing her from prison BUT with one condition, that she stop speaking about the rights of women in Iran. Her family, who now reside in France, met with Narges Mohammadi to discuss the possibility of the family getting reunited and share the love they have for each other. Narges explained to her children, although the possibility was right in front of her to get released from prison, she reminded them how strongly she felt about the issues she supported and could never agree to those conditions. Thus, she remains in prison. The Nobel Peace Prize Committee wanted to recognize the woman for all her efforts and thus granted her the Award through her children. The two children, in their teens, sat right in front of Angelina when she sang the song. (For goodness sake, I'm starting to tear up right now while I'm typing this!). The jewelry she wore including the tiara were possessions of other people who wanted to show their support for Narges Mohammadi and her efforts.
So now, Dounia, you surely can understand why she (yes, she!) turned the tempo of the song down. Most people today identify 'Unchained Melody' as a romantic love song depicted in the movie 'Ghost', starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. but the original version of the song had to do with a displaced love, particularly of a prisoner in captivity who could easily escape but then would have to hide so the authorities could never find him. The alternative was to remain in prison until his term was over and then reunite with his family. You picked up all of that emotion inside Angelina and my major point is it had a strong affect on you because she was able to convey those feelings to you with her voice.
In closing you asked the question, rhetorically, "Could she do anything better that this. Is this it?" Well, she she can and, btw, she has been recording original material which I'm sure you will be thrilled to listen to as we all have. In fact, a suggestion will be sent to you from many 'angels' for you to listen to her latest original, 'Bad Valentine'. There are several versions of the song all recorded by her and each one is wonderful and can stand on it's own BUT, the jazzy version (one is just a still video and another is a production in a California desert) and it's unanimous, the jazzy version stands tall above all the others.
Dounia, good luck with everything you do. You are a very nice person and I think it's obvious I really mean that and I know I am not alone with those feelings.
Thank you Robert for having said everything that needed to be said to reframe these vocal coaches who too often remain in their analytical straitjacket without taking into account the very personnal choice that Angelina makes when she chooses to sing a song especially in a particular event like this one,..
Thank you for your support of Angelina. As other Angels have already mentioned to you, the occasion surrounding this concert simply does not lend to any "smiling" .Also Angelina has been writing her music since she was about 10. I believe other Angels have already listed them for you
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@@aryachowThis is Robert. I hope she reads your message. I could have covered so much more in my 'lengthy' comment but I know, in time, she will learn so much more about her. Instead of speaking about the 'smiling with high cheek bones' I told her the story of Narges Mohammadi and Angelina's very personal connection to the event. Take care, my friend.
@RobertDeMartin yes you have been very thorough Robert and so have other Angels
Excellent reaction, welcome to Angelina's angels I am sure you will be swamped by them in your comments "some of the best people on the net" and very good for your ratings just because we all want to see your reactions to the best female vocalist in the world we angels don't have to brag we have Angelina. Welcome to the rabbit hole
Great reaction: your comparison to a "prayer" is so apt given all the circumstances...
She has an album It's Magic, which has her two original songs, Oslo and What Is Life. She has released several singles and an EP since she signed with Republic Records
The song Million Miles was her first original released with them ( a song she wrote about her grandfather's death). Next came 7th Heaven, then the six song EP Old Enough, then the next single Our Time. Her most recent original song is Bad Valentine. There are four versions of this song. The first was a pre-release live stream. Next is her concert on September 20th in LA (this one was not studio quality sound), then there is the pop version with her sitting in a red car. Last but most definitely not least is her jazz version which is almost a completely different song from the pop version ( it is a professional studio recording). So there are quite a few original songs to see and hear. I love every single one of them
Some covers she has changed so much that unless you knew it was a cover you would think it was her song. Back To Black at age 10 and Billie Jean at age 15 are examples of this. In Back To Black she completely rewrote the lyrics the day before recording because all the arrangements had been made for the orchestra and filming but her mother found out what the original lyrics were and told her that she was not going to sing that song. So Angelina rewrote the lyrics. In Billie Jean it's the music that she has completely changed while keeping the original lyrics turning it into a jazz song. Then there is Rehab which she changed to School, also to comply with her mothers restrictions on inappropriate lyrics for her age. One thing that many of us have learned about Angelina is that every time you think you understand her musical direction she does something that you never saw coming. I just love listening to Angelina sing!
Context is very important here. This is the Noble Pease Prize concert. The winner of the award is in prison for protesting for women's rights. By accepting this prize the regime in Iran has extended her sentence much further. Here Angelina is singing to two teenage children that may never get to see their mother ever again. Melancholy is the order of the day, I for one can really feel that.
Hi ! Dounia, I always love your thoughtful analysis.
This song if you read up was a love song about a prisoner longing for his wife.
In fact she is honoring the Prize winner who is Iranian and in prison.
Her 2 children and husband were in the audience listening to her.
She respectfully kept it somber and heavier. No wild belts .
It was in my opinion the most emotive version I have ever heard.
I am 73.
Also to your point about originals.
She has already written over 100 songs. And her first one was at age 11 and then sprinkled throughout her years on You tube .
Her EP which was 6 songs last year were all different and personal and told a story and were all originals.
Her latest original is Bad Valentine which she recorded 4 different versions. It's pure musical genius.
From a fan in Oakville Ontario Canada.
Thanks
Regards, Gary Lazar
Dounia first of all, it's good to see you safe.
Thank you for your amzing reaction .
When I listen to this performance, I feel the same as you .
Angelina the best voice of this generation and it will get better and better .
Foi o melhor comentario até agora! Estava buscando palavras pra decifrar a magnitude de Angelina e acredito que muitos também não conseguem, no entanto você sim, achou o melhor significado dizendo que ela parecia estar orando e não cantando. Isso que você disse é profundo, pois acertou em cheio! Tudo ali parecia estar em ESTADO DE ÊXTASE! Parabéns! Ah, essa vontade de chorar, acredito que seja com quase todos fãs desse Anjo!❤
It's not evident in the video, which was on live TV, but the interview with imprisoned Narges Mohammadi's twins, who accepted the prize for her, was occurring right in front of the orchestral stage, just to AJ's right. The twins are the same age as AJ and their comments were heart-breaking. AJ obviously heard it all. I believe that you can see a faint "track of a tear" in the makeup on her right cheek. There is a video of Angelina and the orchestra director working together on the piece. The intention was always to show respect and restraint, especially since the twins are right there, and not to belt everything in Bobby Hatfield style, and the result is marvelous in my opinion. This is a new arrangement for the KORK orchestra by Helge Sunde a Norwegian musician and arranger.
@@stevek5332 great info, thank you for keeping alive the important details and crediting the others involved.
Thanks a lot for the reaction to Angelina The Barefoot Jazzy Queen with a hypnotic voice.
Definitely one of her greatest and I think it will remain so--epic.
Angelina has so far 16 original self-written or co-written songs. Some of thosed were not yet released for streaming, but only performed in concerts. Three more were written for her (Song For A, Above The Water, We're The Best).
The playlist is sorted by the date of the first known performance of each title, then chronologically within the different performances of a title:
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This was one of Angelina's finest pwrformances for sure ! She understands the moment and who she is singing to and what she is singing to at this event. To be able to sing to the recipient of the Nobel Peace prize, the royal family, a live audience in a TV audience of millions takes unimaginable fortitude, poise and commitment to her vocal performance. Angelina looked like a Greek goddess in that beautiful gown and tiara standing there before us delivering a tremendous rendition of an iconic song. As we all know, Angelina was born to sing and when she sings live she is in her natural element. So fearless and competent in her delivery and is a natural on stage with a wonderful world class orchestra behind her. She delivers a performance for the ages. I want to thank you personally for your continued Journey with her beautiful barefoot princess. Your UA-cam channel is so important to all the Angels all over the world and I'm sure you're gathering new fans as we go along with this wonderful analysis and comments of this performance. Keep posting my friend and I hope you have a great day. Thanks. Sending you a bunch. Thanks and love from Canada. Thanks!👍🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️
Most consider Bobby Hadfield's rendition as one half of The Righteous Brothers performed the 'Gold Standard'
for this song and rightfully so. But Angelina's performance here, simply brings more emotion laden penetration
to the listener and has therefore garnered my 'Platinum Standard' for the song.
This is one of my top 5 Angelina's performances. In the context of a tribute to a woman in jail.
I think it's important to respect her personal choices. Let's leave those to her and her family. Both Sara mom and grandma Meri wear the same blue contacts. If she decides to cut her hair short, dye it purple and get some tattoos, that's fine with me and it's a normal part of being a teenager. She'll still sound exactly the same. 🍁
I agree they are all up to her. Personally, I love her long beautiful hair, but my preference doesn't matter. What matters is her angelic voice. 😎
@McDevittMike Agreed. We all want her to have a "normal" childhood and respect the family's decision to have her finish school before touring. When she does "normal teenage things", some reject or react to them. She's still one of the most wholesome, kind and caring 18 year olds I've ever known. 🍁
cbrd Mery has naturally blue eyes. Facts!
@@tomwhite4736 At least they seem to have stopped trying to guess her height 😁
The blue contacts are a family thing as both her mother and grandmother wear them. It has been indicated that the girl that Angelina gave her shoes to when she was six years old may have had blue eyes.
robert The shoeless girl had eyes "the color of sky and sea" (from Angelina's book).
Her blue eyes are a kind of tribute to those two beautiful women in her life, her mother and grandmother. I love her brown eyes too....Hell, I love her entire childhood. And yes, I love this performance above all. It's just gorgeous in every way a performance can be. Please stay safe.
Angelina released an album that she recorded at age 11 (2017) with the Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces titled It's Magic and also released her own EP titled Old Enough in 2023 (age 17) through Republic Records. She is also featured on the Toby Gad's Album Piano Diaries, The Hits, and will be featured on Toby Gad's upcoming Album Piano Diaries 2. The It's Magic Album has been on and off the iTunes Jazz charts since it was released reaching as high as Number 7. She also released a Christmas EP, Driving Home For Christmas in 2023.
Thanks! Dounia, I thoroughly enjoy all you do, and also wish you the best with your safety. Prayers are with you.
I have followed your Angelina Jordan journey and have been a fan for 6 years. I recommended in your unchained melody reaction, many originals from Angelina.
There is also an artist that would mesmerize you If you are familiar with the Carpenters. Tori Holub is a 21 year-old vocalist, musician, and audio engineer. She, with her collaborators have not just covered, but reincarnated Karen Carpenter and Carpenter songs. She also does a few other artists and originals. If you know the Carpenters, for you this will be shock and awe! If you don't know them, I can request something else, or you may choose to Play part of the original in your reaction and then Tori's version. I knew the Carpenter's back in the 1970s, until Karen passed away at a young age. I believe she has one of the finest vocals of any female singer I've heard in my life. Tori is the closest thing I've ever heard to Karen. The song on Tori's channel is We've Only just Begun, one of the Carpenters biggest hits, the version with Jim Wilkas. Thank you and please let me know.
Peace and love,
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This performance and event has a special meaning for Angelina. Her performance is very heartwarming.
Her grandmother is Iranian and comes from Iran Therefore Angelina is part Iranian. ❤❤❤
Angelina Jordan has released many original songs starting at the age of 11. Her early songs were what is life and shield. In early 2023 she released her first EP called old enough and this year she released her song Bad Valentine. You should definitely review them.
raul First EP released Nov/2017.
Thanks for the reaction Dounia, she really is something else. Her ability to move those who listen to her is absolutely incredible. What a fascinating and intimate interpretation of this mythical song, absolutely suitable for the occasion of the tribute to Narges Mohammadi! I was moved to see and hear Angelina singing in such an incredibly mature and charming way, full of love, this wonderful version of a fantastic song and so appropriate to the occasion, 8 years after the last time, in the same studios and with some of the musicians who accompanied her as a child, when she took her first steps into her musical future. Here Angelina was simply stunning and "unchained", a singer who has already sung on 2 different occasions at the Nobel Prizes and at just 17 years old.💛🧡❤
So glad to see you're well. Stay as safe as possible.
Performing at the Nobel Peace Prize event has been a dream of Angelina’s since she was seven years old. If you understood the gravity of subject matter surrounding the Nobel Prize winner’s current imprisonment it explains why Angelina chose to sing this song the way she did. You will better appreciate and understand why her facial expression is what it is.
Hello Dounia, it's good to know that you are well, and thank you very much for the reaction and sincerity, it is what I want from someone who reacts and also learns, I loved your comparison that seemed like a sentence, it is great, and that is how it feels, Angelina is an excellent narrator, I believe everything she sings and also when I hear her speak, this is a work of art, it is very special, as for her eyes, I understand that you say it without criticizing, but if she wants to do it I applaud her, the best . It's your choice, and maybe the color doesn't matter, but what's great is her look, thank you very much for the reaction, I'm always waiting for the next one. greetings from Argentina
The context is everything in this performance..others have filled you in..cheers…
What a wondefull reaction. I agree about the contacts. I miss her brown eyes!
wow, wow, wow! I alwasy tear up, Angelina has that beautiful power over me, makes me feel love. No wonder she is Norway's Angel, she is everyone's Angel, she is amazing. I totally agree about the lenses, she is so beautiful she does not need that at all, I assume it is a teenage thing. It will pass I am sure, she keeps getting better and better I have not listened to this performance, wonderful, beautiful as always, but much better! 💗
As mentioned above, this is a sad serious event. I also think that her beautiful hair is back, to highlight her heritage. You have only heard a couple of songs?? She now has many originals and hundreds of covers, the first one at age 6 in a recording studio.
Angelina and KORK(Norwegian Radio Orchestra) did a magnificent rendition of Unchained Melody! The perfect song for Narges Mohammadi Nobel Peace Prize! And let’s not forget Angelina’s Iranian heritage and Oslo is her hometown! Third time with KORK, she did Back to Black and Summertime when she was 10! Has been invited twice to Nobel Peace Prize, previously appeared when she was eight! She has brought grace and elegance back to the stage! Narges is in jail for leading the fight for women’s rights in Iran! At the end Angelina puts her hand over her heart acknowledging Narges children who were on stage and happen to be Angelina’s age and are living in exile in France! Remember that she was codified a National Treasure of Norway by the King and Prime Minister when she was eight years old!
Recommend: Rehearsal and Arrangement Unchained Melody Nobel Peace Prize Concert: A Master at Work-ua-cam.com/video/P_cTGSaBVJo/v-deo.htmlsi=0uE48FOz9QB15QyI
She continues to excel and her work ethic is fantastic! The collaboration is awesome and how she says she will add something to it at the end, a master at work!
Thanks a lot for the reaction to our angel Angelina...she is simply the best...by the way, I cried many times watching this performance of Angelina...it is impossible for me hold the tears....👍🙏
Thank you for reacting to Angelina's song. She sang for the children of the Nobel laureate in Iranian prison. A smile on her face is probably not the correct expression in that situation, especially since Angelina's grandmother is from Iran. It was easy for Angelina to put herself in the children's situation. A subdued expression was entirely in order here.
I am agree
Hundreds more to see and hear from every stage of her life.
"The most important thing in the world is family and love.!!!" - The Devine Above. [ Ms. Angelina Jordan Angel Fan's Family ] DD.
You have already reacted to an Angelina original "Bad Valentine" and she already has an EP of 6 originals from 2023. She also released a few more originals at the Las Vegas and LA shows. She has also just released a jazzy version of Bad Valentine with Toby Gad. We are all hoping that the collaboration will get her the hit song she wants. Very nice reaction thanks.
Yes. I prefer that version.
Thank you for playing this through. As you say, Angelina sings with such emotion and skill it is a travesty to break it up. Thank you a thousand times.
Re contact lenses, they r not fashion accessories she DOES need them lol, the choice of colour is bcoz her mum and grandma have blue eyes
In addition to the 150+ covers Angelina has sung over the years of her career - she has also been writing songs since she was 10 years 0ld - So far 13 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, Our Time, and Bad Valentine. 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 at that time. In addition, Angelina performed an unreleased original song Princess of Ruins that she has only performed in concert - if and when that is officially released it will be her 14th original. She also performed two more original unreleased songs at her Los Angeles concert: Thank You and What Am I To You? All of her released originals are on the major streaming services. You can type the titles of the songs into Google and you will find them.
It’s okay I cry for you Great Reaction 👍🙏💯😎❤️❤️❤️
Makes my musical soul shiver !!!
Lovely reaction to this stunning performance, up there with my all-time favourites. The Jazzy version of Bad Valentine is also amazing.
O M G See her at 18.....W O W........SUPER REACTION.
Thanks!
Thank you so much! 🤍
Angelina has said, by age 18, she has written more than 100 songs and we have heard 16 to date. Here is the list.
"What is Life" first sung at age 11. We don't know how old she was when she wrote each song. Age presented is her age when she first sang it.
"Oslo" age 11
"Shield" age 12
"Million Miles" age 14 we know she wrote this one in the days after her maternal grandfather passed in 2019 when she was 13
"7th Heaven" age 15
"Love Don't Let Me Go" age 17
"Now I'm the Fool" age 17
"Fire and Rain" age 17
"It's All My Fault" age 17
"Good in Goodbyes" age 17
"Diamond" age 17
"Our Time" age 17
"Princess of Ruins" age 18 ..... debuted at her 2 shows in Las Vegas 2/29/24
"Bad Valentine" age 18 worked with Toby Gad
"Thank You" age 18 debuted at her Glendale concert 9/20/24
"What Am I to You" age 18 debuted at her Glendale concert
Should include songs for which she was the first to sing
"I'm Still Holding Out for You" age 10 .... considered one of her best vocal performances by many
"Song for A" age 12
"Above the Water" a EDM song released January 31, 2020
"We're the Best" sung with RedOne at the FIFA Awards February 27, 2023
Angelina wrote new lyrics for two famous songs by Amy Winehouse, "Back to Black" and "Rehab" since it was inappropriate for a preteen to sing the original lyrics. For "Back to Black" Angelina wrote the new lyrics in the 24 hours prior to the recording, then needed just two takes.
May you stay say safe and be blessed and protected 🙏. Very solemn and classy tribute to the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner. Not overdone with the emotion being directed too her not AJ, though with that voice AJ deserves recognition for her performance. Thanks for the reaction
Dounia, I’ve always loved Angelina’s hair, whatever the style. However, I do admit that I was critical of her blue contacts when she first began wearing them because her brown eyes were so lovely. But then, someone (lots of someones actually) pointed out a big, obvious “DUH”; namely, she’s a teenager, and even teenagers with stunning beauty are self-conscious about their looks and self image. Therefore, they tend to experiment. I believe that’s what she did, and the blue contacts became a mainstay. Though I still miss the brown Persian eyes, I’ve grown accustomed to the blue and respect her choices.
I totally agree with you about her appearance. She’s a very beautiful young lady and in my opinion she does not need colored contact lenses. She is evolving beautifully!
Hi Dounia 👋😇👍👌😊! Angelina singt 👸😲🎙Unchained Melody the song from Elvis cover 🎸🕺 ! Angelina in Ihrem Live Concert in Oslo 🇧🇻 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony with Kork Orchestra 🎻! This song is the best version ever I hear in the world 🌍 von Angelina gesungen 😲 out of this world 🌍crazy 🤪 stunning good 😊! With any other singer😯 you just listen! With Angelina our Angel 😇 you feel the song in your soul 💫✨️💫 and your heart ❤️🔥! And you understand every syllable of the lyrics that Angelina sings 😲🎙 it hits you deep inside 🤪! That's the difference to all the other good singers😯😊! When Angelina opens her mouth 😲 and sings 👩😲🎙! Then Angelina immediately connects her orphan 💯 year old soul 💫✨️💫 with our souls 💫✨️💫 and hearts ❤️🔥! With all the people who still have a soul ✨️ and a heart ❤️ 😊! Our great barefoot 👣 Princess 👰♀️ Angel 😇 and Queen 👸ofJazz 🎺 is fire 🔥🔥 and full of Power 💥💥 and Heartwarming ❤️🔥and full of old soul 🌟✨️ voice 👸😲🎙! and the best female singer 😲 in this world 🌍 and Generation next "Dimash"! I Love 💖 everything about Angelina 😊! Angelina loves 💖❤️🔥Elvis 🎸🕺and his songs very much! For me, AJ is "Elvina" Elvis 🕺Granddaughter reincarnated as Angelina Jordan Astar A = Star 🌟 😊! She brings back the beautiful old Amy and Elvis 🕺🎸 songs 😲 from the past and brings them to new life with her voice 😲 !!! I love ♥️ her !!! Your humanity! Modesty! Personality! Your kindness! Your love ♥️ inside and out and your passion for singing 😊! Nobody out there has this music 🎶 style! and these jazz 🎺 blues, scoops, riffs, runs, and long melismas in the voice😲! this warmth 🔥 soft, soulful 💫 power💥 low, pure, natural, raspy 🗣 vocal fry emotional 💖 passion ❤️🔥old soul ✨️ voice 😲 like Angelina! "NOBODY "can get past Angelina 😊! Angelina gives every song 🎶 with her old soul ✨️ voice 👸😲🎙 new colors! and freshness! and spice! and new life! Angelina's voice 😲 is so magical! and unique! and wonderful! Simply phenomenal, our Angel 😇 😊!
PS : THIS MUSIC SOUND IS FROM THE MOVIE "Ghost Nachricht von Sam " with Patrick Swayzy and Demi More okay 😊👍😇👌! Angelina is no longer on the artist singer list of Republik Records 🤷♂️ as a younger artist singer 😲! Angelina's team bought Angelina from Republik Records for a few million! because RR didn't promote Angelina enough! Now we'll see if Angelina continues with Toby "Kite Music" or another record label 🤷♂️! My concern and speculation (no proof of course) is that RR attributed to AJ and her team some violation of the contract and the fee is a "plea bargaining" agreement to avoid consequences, possibly and hopefully because there is a new label to support financially the Fee! What we know so far RR removes Angelina from the site Angelinas tears 🥲 on TT, felt betrayed and claiming that she knows the truth strange wording if it was about a boyfriend, a new message "let them leave" with a plural form that is again strange if a boyfriend was involved this news about the fee pay RR Overall, I am not at all happy for this news! I hope I am wrong maybe 🤷♂️!
New "Bad Valentine Scat - Jazzi 🎺 original music video from Angelina singing 👩😲 in the Desert ! with Toby Gad on the piano 🎹 ! This new Jazz 🎷style that Angelina sings here 😲 is called "Scat Jazz 🎺 Scat - melismas" They are used especially in Gospel and Jazz 🎷🎺 singing 😲 ! Using Syllables and Word fragments, Angelina 😲 imitates onomatopoeic 😵 Instrumental 🎹 Phrases in the Song 🎶 ! Elements from the Instrumental part 🎺🎸🎷of the other Musicians 🎶 are also used here ! Only Angelina can sing 😲 her own Song in 10 Different New Ways ! As I said, Angelina is a Chameleon 🦎 She always slips 💥 into a new Music Style 🎶 and singing Style 😲! Angelina is the Best Jazz 🎺 Singer 😲 Ever👍👌👏 ! I have ever heard in my Life as a Gospel and Jazz 🎷Lover 💖❤️🔥 and singer 😲 ! Absolutely Out of this World 🌍 and unique ! Hats 🎩 off Angelina ! You are setting New Standards in the Music 🎶 Industry and our Time now and in the Future ! What a Unique Barefoot 👣 Jazz 🎺 Queen 👸 👑 ! Grammy worthy 👍👌👏! Best Scat -Jazz 🎺 song ever from my phenomenal singing 👩😲🎙Queen 👸Angelina ! Bravo Angelina "Your'e the Best" 👍👌😊! Thanks for sharing this great video my fellow AJ Angel 😇! Great reaction and comments Dounia as always! God 💥 protect 🙏 Angelina our Angel 😇 always 👌👍! Love 💖 and peace ☮️✌️ and kindness 😀 from beauty Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭 👋🙋♂️! Spread Love 💖 ❤️❤️🔥 all Day ! Roger aka Röschu outside 😊 ! Thank you a thousand times for the support for your Jazz Queen 👸 and angel 😇 ! on her two You Tube channels 🙏 you will boost the algorithm ! and your👍👌 as well as Angelina's subscribers 👍👌 ! Thanks 🙏? She deserves it a thousand times over 😊 !
Roger I always like your comments. This song was sung by Elvis as a cover but was not from Elvis, The Righteous Brothers sang it before him and that was a cover too. The original was written for a movie called Unchained, I highly recommend watching it in full and making a study of the plot, it will give context to why it was sung for the Nobel Peace Prize Tribute. Cheers! ua-cam.com/video/CE_es014R4A/v-deo.html
@@robertbiron Yes you right Robert 👍👌😇😊! I know ! MY BAD🤷♂️! I am old in my music 🎶 brain 🤔! BYE MY FRIEND AND FELLOW AJ ANGEL 😇🇨🇭🙋♂️
Very nice reaction Dounia. Please stay safe.
I think she did sing this as a prayer. My perspective is that Angelina sang this as if she were the woman imprisoned who was being awarded the Nobel Prize and sending it to those two children in the audience. It was a love song, not of romance but of a mother missing her children. Angelina absolutely nailed it in my mind.
It is unlikely you will see Angelina in a Disney production as her family rejected Disney when she was young.
I did cry and it's not the first time I have seen this performance. The amazing thing is that she will just get better.
Peace to you and stay safe.
I love you and agree 100% no eye contacts and I love the way you react, don't change it.great reaction to an older Angelina. Yes, to Disney princess. I am sorry that the USA have stupid, hateful people who have given our country to the enemy , please spirits above save the world. Keep Angelina videos coming. ☮️♥️
The anguished soul of a mother, imprisoned in Iran because of her struggle for women's rights, crying out a forlorn message of love, pain, loss, and hope to her two children sitting there in the audience, and whom she might never see again. To poignantly deliver this message, Angelina takes what is essentially a love song and, with the pathos and reverence of her delivery, turns it almost into a prayer. Brilliant song choice, brilliant interpretation, perfectly appropriate to the melancholy of the occasion.
Very nice said. Thank you.
Stunning, Angelina NEW ORIGINAL
Toby Gad channel
Bad Valentine (Piano Diaries)
New Jazzy version, please!
@garysen Yep , this is the one. 👍
Angelina has performed this song several times in concert - but the reason it is more subdued in this performance is due to the nature of the event - as it was a solemn occasion - This video will provide you more context: ua-cam.com/video/T6iqTCPeIF4/v-deo.html
Angelina need glasses so it is very ok to wear lenses - her grandma Mery and mother Sarah have blue eyes so let her wear blue ones - she is still a Teenager so let her do what she want to do - i am very ok with everything she do wear and play - cheers from Germany
You are absolutely right.😘
She has at least a dozen originals, including an EP of 6 songs. Her grandma, Mery Zemani, is an ex-pat from Iran. This song is for Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammedi, who is currently in prison in the Islamic Repbulic of Iran for advocating women's rights. Her sons were in the front row for this performance, so i guess you could say this is a DEEPLY personal statement both for Angelina, and the Nobel committee.
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Angelina's mother and grandmother both wear blue contacts. The hair is a celebration of the freedom to show it, which is what the Nobel Prize winner is in prison in Iran for doing. Check out Angelina and Toby Gad, performing her song "Bad Valentine", both live in the club, and in the "jazzy" desert video... piano in the desert.
she's been doing originals since about age 11. she has at least one album out called Old Enough, and i think possibly another albums, but definitely singles.
Angelina's original songs...
Oslo
What is life
Shield
Million Miles
7th Heaven
Old Enough EP:
Love dont let me go
Now im the fool
Fire and rain
All my fault
Good in goodbye
Diamond
Bad Valentine
Unreleased:
Princess of ruins
Thsnk you
What am i to you.
*They are all available on youtube.
Angelina delivered a wonderful performance of Unchained Melody at her recent concert.
Consider reacting to the epic astonishing high energy live performance of 18 year old Angelina Jordan performing her new original song "Bad Valentine" with co-writer Toby Gad, the renowned songwriter and producer, who delivered a powerful piano performance of this song at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale, California. on Sept. 20, 2024.
This live performance stands out as one of her finest. With pristine sound from the mixing board and professionally recorded video, it surpasses both the official version released on September 20, 2024-featuring a vocal track produced two years ago-and the official music video released on November 7, 2024, which also relies on the same older vocal track.
Available from Toby Gads UA-cam channel under videos - Bad Valentine (Angelina Jordan and Toby Gad Live at The Alex Theatre). ua-cam.com/video/S030JbpJz1w/v-deo.html
But there’s also an incredible Jazzy Piano Version video: youtu.be/watch?v=vN3YzuX1kkY released on November 14, 2024.
Angelina performed a total of 21 songs during this concert.
Among these were three spectacular original compositions: ‘Thank You,’ ‘What Am I to You,’ and’ ‘Princess of Ruins’ that have not been released yet.
Angelina also performed ‘Now I'm the Fool’ and ‘Love Don't Let Me Go’ from her original EP ‘Old Enough’.
But Angelina also performed her original composition ‘Million Miles’, her first release by Republic Records when she was 14 (ua-cam.com/video/3KxvwuZ7oEM/v-deo.html) that has brought many listeners to tears over the years.
A few other notable highlights included a duet with Scott Hoying (Pentatonix) performing ‘All of Me’ (co-writers Toby Gad and John Legend) and legendary harmonica and saxophone player Jimmy 'Z' Zavala performing with Angie on ’I'd Rather Go Blind,’ ’All of Me,’ (Billie Holiday), ’Where Do Broken Hearts Go,’ ’My Way’ and ‘Valerie’.
Rob Christie - Republic Records Studio Director In Los Angeles and two time Grammy winner also performed and hosted.
Angelina also performed powerful renditions of three Adele classics: ‘Set Fire to the Rain,’ ‘Love in the Dark,’ and ‘When We Were Young.’
A collection of spectacular videos from this concert can be found on James Thiel, Joey Farr, Yves Harmas and BigAngieFan UA-cam channels.
James Thiel
ua-cam.com/play/PLlNOkArlAUPjC2AtRcSAS7qkr4tJheb8m.html
ua-cam.com/play/PLlNOkArlAUPiUx6lvQ7bLxGEOXFM7b9lD.html
BigAngieFan
ua-cam.com/play/PLGhfvWy8db2pptYFTcswoXx681iUkAGG_.html
Yves Harmas
ua-cam.com/play/PLQtfVvm2VKVAH63oqsVzbcCvePhWqa4Dn.html
Joey Farr
www.youtube.com/@joeyfarr1/videos
Well a couple of things angelina has many original songs which are awsome the look she has honoured the occasion and i thought it was a delicate tribute to honour the winner of the nobel peace done very tastefully one of my favourite vocals by her so it would be nice if you looked at Portsmouth version of this song slightly different again nice reaction though ❤❤
ANGELINA IS HEAVEN SENT. ANGELINA IS JUST PERFECT. SHES ACTUALLY 18 YEARS OLD. ANGELINA IS AN ANGEL 👼. ANGELINA WEARS HER BLUE CONTACT LENSES BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO. IF THAT IS WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO THATS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME . .GREAT REACTION 💓DENISE FROM YORKSHIRE ENGLAND 🏴👼👼💐🫅🫅🫅💐💐💐
She has beautiful soul full brown eyes. I also don't understand why the artificial color eyes. She also change her teeth. In many ways not the Angelina that we learn to know because of, like many teenagers, its all about focusing on her looks when she is on social media. She has her own original album, "Old enough". Its a master piece. Angelina decided how she wants to perform a song. It depends on many things . When she performed this song on her concert, its was different because of the situation where and when she performed it. Her performance here was all about the context of the event.
I call it Angelina sauce! She puts her stamp on music!
Not the most "classical" approach like Celine would do that but wow, so amazing on so many levels.
She may not need the contacts but she wants them, and if that's the only she does during her teenage years, I think it is fine. She has 16 original songs, and She has an EP with 6 originals. The EP is called "Old Enough", because her family would not let her do an album til she graduated high school..Her newest is '"Bad Valentine" and she has two versions of that song one is a pop version and one is a Jazz version, my favorite is the Jazz version. My feeling about lifting her cheeks is, it may give better clarity and diction but not the right emotion, it is that emotion that almost made you cry, that is what we love about her. No one touches our emotions when it is too perfect.
Exactly 💯
Angelina is a teenage girl who cares about her image and style. I agree about the contacts, but it is her personal choice. She also wears very expensive designer clothes and for me that seems contrary to who she is as a person, but it's her choice.
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Angelina wears blue contact lenses in hommage and reminder of the little girl to whom she gave her shoes, this little girl had her blue eyes
Agreed
Her mother and her grandmother, the closest women in her life and the ones she looks up to both have blue eyes. Also, to me personally, a woman with blue eyes and dark hair is just gorgeous. I must also say you are the first of hundreds of reactors that have criticized her beautiful long natural black hair.
On the minor manor of eye color since others have mentioned why she was not smiling. Her eye color choice has a history. She performs bare foot because of the homeless and shoeless girl whom she gave her own shoes to off her own feet when she was age 6. This girl had blue eyes and a large impact on Angelina. Angelina's mother and grandmother also have blue eyes. Somewhere around age 14 she began experimenting with blue contacts when she performed and then started wearing them all the time. I am assuming she feels closer to all 3 indiviudals by wearing them.
Many think of this as a “love song” by the righteous brothers, but it was a melody from the 1940’s which had its lyrics written for a movie released in 1955. The movie, named, “Unchained” was about a new, progressive prison in California. In it the inmates were introduced to the facility by the warden who told them, “unlike the other prisons you came from that kept you in chains, (where they worked in chain-gangs), our guard towers have no guns… if you decide to escape, be sure to throw your jacket over the barbed wire on the top of the fence so you won’t be cut. But be aware, should you choose to leave this facility instead of finishing your term, you won’t be able to return to your family, but will have a life on the run until you’re caught again, which you will be, and you will not come back here where you can see your family on weekends, but will be returned to work on the chain-gangs at other prisons with greatly increased sentences. In a common room, one of the prisoners playing a guitar sang this song and had many in tears as they thought about their loved ones they were separated from.
The two children of the Peace Prize recipient were sitting a few feet from Angelina… they had not seen their mother since she was locked up by the Iranian government because of her protest about women’s rights. She had been sentenced to 160 lashes and 16 years, but the children said they did not expect to ever see her again as she has refused to renounce her actions to shorten her sentence.
Angelina, has said she wasn’t sure if she could sing that song without crying, but kept it together and when it is finished looks over at the two children Who were Angelina‘s age, and placed her hand on her heart.
Like most everyone, I just thought this was just a beautiful love song by the righteous brothers, learned of the movie the song was written over 70 years ago. (coincidentally, I’ve lived my entire life about 20 miles from the progressive prison in Chino, California, which changed the way minimum security inmates were detained through out the United States.
I appreciate that you were able to discern Angelina’s mood and facial expression but understand that you probably were unaware of the context of the event. I’m in awe that a 17 year old knew how relevant this “righteous brother’s love song” was for the circumstances of the event.
I’m sure the more you see Angelina you note how much she conveys the emotion of the songs she sings, often more so than the original artists! I’m looking forward to your next reaction!
Spend some time and enjoy her songs with orchestras and big bands. She has a life of pure music for the very sake of singing and nothing else.
Btw, her last version at the LA. Show i think is the best version of this
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Please listen to her 16 year old black and white video in which she covers, and improves, in my opinion, Whitney Houston's song I Have Nothing. Believe me when I say that by 16 she has probably forgotten more about singing than most will ever know.
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try listening to this : The Righteous Brothers with Unchained Melody on the Andy Williams Show
❤️❤️❤️❤️👣 Her EP Old Enough is all original music,and two of the songs have videos. Her other original songs are Oslo, What Is Life, Shield, Million Miles, 7th Heaven, and lastly, Bad Valentine. I may have forgotten one, but this is the list to start with. Stay safe. I will continue to pray for you and your family. Did you say your mother was coming to stay with you in a safe area? That would be good. Stay out of the south of Lebanon and Beirut. Angelina sang the very delicately because the honored recipient's children were in front of her. They came to accept the award on behalf of their mom, who continues to be in an Iranian prison for fighting on behalf of women's rights there. The two children are Angelina's age and have not seen their mother for years while living in exile in France. James Thiel's UA-cam channel has a video of this which explains all of this.
I agree with you about her incredible voice. About her appearance, I also agree she doesn’t need the contact lenses at all. Her brown eyes are absolutely gorgeous. And I’ve noticed that her hair in the latest videos of her original songs is much more natural also so much more that way. thank you for the great reaction.
@ Actually, I can have any opinion I want and share it if I want, so I did. Please note that I did not say anything disrespectful. I think Angelina is an amazing artist who also happens to be a beautiful young woman. The good news is that people like you who can’t stop me from using my freedom of expression.
She doesn't need the contact lenses. but she's a kid. One of the best reactions to this performance (before your analysis). As for her "album" filled with originals, here is a link to her LP.
ua-cam.com/video/ApIlhf5TwLA/v-deo.html
Here is her latest original, BAD VALENTINE:
ua-cam.com/video/yTjzhPSVguc/v-deo.html
And here is the same song, but a jazz arrangement for piano accompaniment
ua-cam.com/video/vN3YzuX1kkY/v-deo.html
She has several other originals and three written before she was 12 years old. Reply if you want those links.
I think if you read the context around this performance, who she was singing for, in honor of the person still held in Iranian jail. The quite start, and lack of smiles makes a lot more sense.
Angelina dropped her latest song on May 5th 2023 it is the first song off her new album which will be out soon. The name of the song is ‘Love Don’t Let Me Go’ - ua-cam.com/video/1U6WY_z8Vu8/v-deo.html - She wrote the song and in an interview said that all of the songs on the new album will be songs she wrote and had a major part in their arrangements.
The current song that is number 1 on my playlist is Unchanged Melody ua-cam.com/video/XxduGSjAJCo/v-deo.html , this performance is at the Nobel Piece Prize presentation.
She has done several Adel covers and one other song of note - ‘Million Miles’ - ua-cam.com/video/3KxvwuZ7oEM/v-deo.html - this is an original that she wrote in honor of her grandfather after he passed away. It is also the first song released under her contract with Republic Records.
Rusty Shackelford has a UA-cam playlist that includes all of her videos, including TikTok and Instagram. I have a playlist of Angelina's videos which is approaching 400,000 views (Angelina Jordan Playlist by Terry M.)
The secon best song she has out there now is If I Were A Boy ((Piano Diaries by Toby Gad) ua-cam.com/video/eJr-BfUQ2jE/v-deo.html
The best song she has released is Bad Valentine (Piano Diaries} ua-cam.com/video/6Ln9Tajsuzk/v-deo.html
I would like to suggest either Fathers and Sons or The Ride by Chris Ledoux