She channeled Screaming Jay Hawkins, the original artist. Hence, the candle with his photo. If you don't know Hawkins, have a listen and then you'll understand that it's not so much about AJ's progression, but her vocal ability to serve the music, to feel and interpret it. Her range and musical intelligence are both beyond her years and outside most people's imagination, tricked by lineair thinking. 99,9999% of adult singers can't pull off what she did with this performance at 9.
I agree. I think of her as a SongRighter. "Channeling" Hawkins' original (not the RUclips videos where he's cartoon'd it to the max, trying to be as outrageous as TV limits allowed since this was always his only shot at fame) but she has vocal tools that Jay didn't have. But this is probably, in his mind, what his version would have sounded like.
exactly, it takes nothing away from Angelina, but people go on about the weird creativity in the performance, but it is direct from Jay Hawkins. Her vocals are beyond any compliment I can give her, but the real compliment for me is that this young girl (who even at this stage had been a dedicated Billie Holiday fan for years!) would have Screaming Jay in her itinerary. My mother knows who he was but I dont think I ever talked to anyone who know him. This tiny thing from Norway obviously digs him. This impresses me every bit as much as her vocals. - all should check out some of the classic performances he does of this song.
@@ericallen774 I can't find any 'classic' performances but - well, I haven't searched in the last two years. The only videos I see are of his cartoon-performances from the '80s and beyond, where he understood he had one and only one chance to become recognizable, and he had to go way over the top in both vocals and performance. I listen to his original recording - which includes those loose-throated drunken-why-not? moments. I think that's a pretty great version and this is the one that I HOPE AJ discovered and listened to, not those cartoon clip.
I wonder if you listened to the original first in order to get the starting reference clearly in place. I think it makes it that much more impressive to hear how Angelina is reinterpreting the material, rather than childishly mimicking it. That actually seems to be her super power : her ability hear the stylistic core points of the performers she admires...internalizing the them and then giving them back using her personal color palette. Her ability in this respect is uncanny.
I spent over a decade as a recording engineer doing everything from jazz to classical to R&B to rock and when I saw this video of Angelina's performance the first word that came to my mind was, Fearless.
This is the only time she used her vocals in this way. This was a one and done masterpiece of a tribute to Screaming Jay Hawkins the father of Shock Rock... by a nine year old.
very important observation. she does all this vocal "play" because it is needed to interpret this very unusual song. not because it is fun or for showing off. That is more impressive to me than her actual ability to make these sounds. She always do just what is technically needed to bring out the emotion she feels.
ANGELINA was advised not to perform in this manner again as it may do damage to her young vocal cords , she did take that advice, as she never performed that song in that same manner again.
Angelina stole the show with her singing. This band doesn't get enough credit. They were amazing. Together with Angelina they made a perfect performance.
When I first saw this remarkable video, I stopped thinking of Angelina as a 'child singer'. It just didn't apply anymore. If you want to be blown away again, please check out her Norway's Got Talent performances of classic jazz songs. When yo realize where she started from, you can't e surprised at how good she becomes.😎
Bethany, another impressive analysis. You're right -- listening first to a more mature AJ ("Bohemian Rhapsody") gives such good perspective on her development. She still has the same instincts and native understanding of what she sings that she had as a child, but, almost uniquely, AJ has managed her voice through childhood and into (young) adulthood like no one else I can think of since Michael Jackson. MJ was a musical genius from the beginning; so is AJ. But the ability to refine that prodigy talent into mature talent is so, so rare. Her appearance on America's Got Talent was very well timed (I guarantee that Simon Cowell had been after AJ for years before her appearance, which her family agreed to on the condition that she would not be required to sign a contract with him regardless of the outcome), and signaled her transition from jazz into jazzy rock and pop. She gained an entirely new audience, who then when went to RUclips and were astounded by all her earlier performances, particularly this one, which meant immediate saturation and AJ bingeing because she had put up so much content. Her loyal fan base was ecstatic. "Bohemian Rhapsody" was so brilliantly arranged and performed that it seemed to justify everything that came before it. Reactors came from everywhere, and they had plenty to react to. Looking forward to more AJ reactions from you! Maybe transition back to something more recent, like her cover of Adele's "Easy on Me."
Her Jazzy Album.. it's Magic with the Norwegian military Big Band raised into high ranking a lot of time in the iTunes selling Chart after her performances at AGT 👍💕
she used these techniques in this cover to purely to pay homage to the original. Unlike the later covers the original is sung just like this by Screamin' Jay Hawkins (hence his photo on the candle at the beginning, though most people don't even notice that) and she wanted to be respectful. It's worth noting she'd been singing years by this point in her career. She wasn't a beginner by eny means.
Angelina was 9 years old in this performance - Her nationality is Norwegian but is fluent in English even at this age - This song was not arranged for her - she wrote the arrangement based after listening to the original Screamin' Jay Hawkins version - in fact, at the beginning of the video you see Angelina writing down some last-minute changes and it is read by the bandleader. You also notice that her own handwritten notes are on the music stand in front of her as she sings. For more insight on how Angelina works, here is a rehearsal video with the same band at the same age (9 yrs old) - You will see that she is aware of what each musician is doing and gives them some instructions. There are English subtitles as the spoken language is Norwegian: ruclips.net/video/SAkZDAXJA4E/видео.html
She isnt really giving them instructions in that video, mostly correcting herself and communicating this to the band. Still super self aware at that age and admirable.
Yes I am glad you saw them in this order which alleviates fear of an unhealthy path of a young vocalist. Think this is a masterpiece with a great influence of Screamin Jay Hawkins (gentleman on candle in beginning). Her performance of “I Who Have Nothing” made popular by Tom Jones at age 6 shows her potential. Her originals like Million Miles and Shield shows her writing skills and future writing potential. This has been a fantastic journey for me and hope you continue reacting to her and thanks for the insightful and great reaction
The remarkable facet of Angelina's singing, to me at least, is her emotional authenticity no matter what she sings. This is hands-down my favorite performance of hers. I know she's caring for her developing voice right now, but I'm waiting for the day when she can unleash like this again.
❤ I agree, and if she can do something wild and wonderful and so expressive like this again, I hope it will be a song that she writes herself. Her ability to get to the heart of the lyrics and transfer the soul of the song through her interpretation of the melody and words is also what ought me in NGT and ever since.
She was infused and definitely influenced by jazz from the age of one and half ! She is so sincere ,passionate and dedicated to her singing from a very young age ! Her early covers are mind blowing because she is able to manipulate her voice to mimic and cover these great artists ! She is truly an excellent student of music and is a great listener that makes her able to do what she does at this age ! She directed the band in this video and arranged the song the way she wanted it produced ! The band members referred to her as the boss ! The most astounding thing to witness is the visual vs this girl singing this style of music ! What 9 year old sings jazz like this ??? Her early rendition in her first studio recording of "I Who Have Nothing " is unbelievable at the age of six ! I suggest you listen to it because she is so competent ,fearless and delivers the song so well ! The video was shot by her grandmother and the comments at the end were so good ! Thank you so much for reacting to Angelina and your expert analysis was spot on ! Her rendition of " My Funny Valentine " now at sixteen will show you the full maturity that she has developed from that early age ! Keep posting and sending you much thanks and love from Canada ! 🤗👍🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️
I have been waiting for you to see this one! While Bohemeian shows how Angelina has grown vocally, this one shows how her artistry has seemingly just always been there. She makes so many unique decisions throughout this song. It's hard to imagine using the words "soulful, bluesy artistry" when tlaking about a 9 yesr old, but there it is.
HEY RUSTY, I'VE WATCHED ABOUT A THOUSAND REVIEWS OF THIS SONG 🎵 AND ANGELINA KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER, AND I AM SLOWLY GETTING MY HEAD AROUND ALL THE MANY MANY LEVELS OF PURE GENIUS SHE DEMONSTRATES FOR ALL TIME, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT NOW, AFTER SO MANY YEARS SINCE SHE RECORDED IT ??? P.S. WE SHOULD ALL START REFERING TO THIS MASTERPIECE AS "THE GRAMMYS BIGGEST MISTAKE" FOR NOT RECOGNIZING THIS !!!
I strongly disagree, what unique decisions did she make? She is just a kid here so her performance was written by an adult and she was told how to act and sing, plus add a post production and sound editing on top of that. The only decision she made here is to sing barefoot because she is not earning enough of her music to buy shoes 👟
I hope you are doing well Rusty and that your wonderful record keeping and support of Angelina, and consequently her Angels, be always appreciated and supported! I always look for your comments, but when there are over a thousand… oh boy. Is there a way to search for commenters? That would be a blessing if one could also remove those who are just being … well, you know what I mean. Anyway, Thank you!!!
Please consider doing a double reaction of "My Funny Valentine" 1st when Angelina was 10, just sitting on a chair at home, and then from this past February (16). The progression of her talent is just mind blowing!
I love this performance so much. As they say AJ don't play. Well perhaps here she was playing but the pro in her kept it on Track for the most stunning, amazing performance as a 9 yr old of this Jazz standard ever created. I believe it is going to go down in Jazz & Music history as the best ever for this age and in my opinion the best rendition of this song ever created Screamin Jay included. It will be revisited for Generations and will remain relevant for Generations to come. Any one discovers this performance for the first time today or a 100 years from today are going to be as amazed and astounded as everybody has been to this point. Think of the children who will be inspired by this one performance in the decades to come. This is an Iconic performance and will alway be Iconic. Angelina has on her own from early on at 6 or 7 yrs old reintroduced what I believe will be a whole new Jazz Era and redefined by this young phenom and prodigy. That is astounding! And she is just 16 years old... That is unfathomable!... Oh Lord... what is coming the world is not prepared for but we as fans have been on the edge of our seats and will remain there as we wait. No hurry. We want Angelina to do it her way when she is ready. She has already established her proficiency and incredible work ethic in this endeavor guided by an incredible family and professional support now surrounding her. We know Angelina will continue to amaze! We will be here to experience and cherish it for as long as we live.... and I am praying for many more years for myself to enjoy it till the end of my days... Not to be morbid but when I'm lying in my deathbed I hope to go out of this world listening to the most beautiful voice ever created for man just as Angelina came into it to fulfill her purpose, what she was put on earth to do, sing for the whole World... and Me! To me Angelina is always singing to me transporting me to that beautiful place she inhabits when she sings and to experience it with her. She has the ability to touch hearts and souls and change lives. She has the ability to change lives on a personal level and the power to change lives on a global scale. To me no one compares.
Angelina was 9 years and 2 months old. At this point in time, she was allready a superstar in Scandinavia and Asia. Also she was the national treasure of Norway, fact. Funfact is, so the musicians later told it. They didn´t know who she was, when entering the studio. We have to assume (yes, I know) that she introduced herself with her normal "every day" name. But as this guy told, the moment she began to sing, they had no doubt, who she was. You can see, how concentrated they were. They wanted to be the best for their national treasure. Stay safe, German Greetings
@@mrstlu4838 I suspected that, Thank you Lady, very much. I suspect he had his privat laugh, when his collegues discovered who they worked with. I studied the faces of the musicians in the video, esp. the bass player. First he is smirking, the next time, we see him, he is playing his heart out🤗. Lady, stay safe and healthy. German Greeting.
@@elmarwinkler6335 It is always fascinating to watch the musicians around her. I think it was the piano player (also played for her later at the Lindmo show), who gave that interview. He is an award winning jazz pianist. These musicians were first class. Stay safe and healthy yourself, Elmar, English/Norwegian greetings, Turid
You can see her at under 2 years old with a Mike. In the studio at 6 reading lyrics in a foreign language ( english) her first being Norwegian. Or she published a book at 9 about why she performs barefooted. In an interview she reads from her diary, she has written from a very young age encouraged by her grandma a famous artist and poet. I believe it is a combination of her intelligence, empathy and her musical precosity that allow her to sing songs such as Stay and carry all the longing and feeling that a preteen could not have possibly felt yet.
I'm not a music expert, but as an Angelina fan I understand that what she does here is not improvised, like a child's play, but is designed by her. She is the one who arranges the music of Jay Hawkins, which she shows at the beginning in the photo on the mug. Singer who gave birth to the screamed-theatrical genre. This performance is a tribute to him. Angelina here has created a work of art that will remain in the history books regardless of the age she made it. Angelina was not a normal child and she is not a normal artist: she IS A GENIUS! The best description of Angelina was given by an Italian reactor: "Angelina was already born a butterfly and over the years she has perfected and added colors to her wings".
This is an amazing performance with all the pieces fitting together just right: the visuals, the band, the (her) arrangement and her singing. Just great and amazing. I think if you let people just listen to this performance and ask what they imagine about the era it was recorded, the person singing etc. I don't think many people would guess this was recorded this decade by a girl of just 9. And yes, she is growing at an spectacular rate: she must be working very hard to make that happen. She is 16 now and has about a decade before her voice fully matures. I can't imagine what that will mean seeing how brilliant an artist and performer she already is. Thanks!
I wouldn’t mind wishing away a few decades of my own :-D She is working on new material and I can’t wait for that to be released. She has a few concerts planned back home and I have hope new stuff will come out before those!
I believe you could have predicted the trajectory of her artistic and vocal development had you first heard Angelina's prior performances. Her earlier work was all considerably different from this, and demonstrates an incredible depth of musicality and breadth of vocal techniques. You'd have seen that she can adapt to every genre and every style of music. As examples, watch her Norway's Got Talent performances (at 7 & 8); all four of which are consolidated in this video: ruclips.net/video/O2bX15tYFVk/видео.html. None are even remotely like this cover -- except that, as always, she is pitch-perfect and her voice remarkably well controlled (consistent themes throughout her body of work).
Thank you so much for playing this. It is a masterpiece! Angelina, 9 yo, makes the impossible possible! I'm full of admiration that such a young little girl can sing like this, and yet makes it look so easy. My brain has a hard time coping with this. I had to close my eyes sometimes and just listen. Otherwise I would risk to have some kind of brain damage!
Only this 9 year-old girl has captured the essence of this song. Check out all the other versions. This is the absolute best cover of this iconic song. Screaming Jay Hawkins would be proud.
Welcome to this unreal cover, Bethany and thanks for the beautiful analysis. This interpretation is important for understanding the uniqueness of Angelina's work, because it shows how she, from a very young age, manages to beautifully elaborate her incredible passion and understanding for music, especially for this type of iconic songs. She is surely the only little girl who has the courage and the ability to take a song from Screaming' Jay, so imbued with his power, and rearrange it according to her sensibility and musical vision. This approach is not exaggerated interpretation of her, but the elaborate translation of Screaming' version of the original song. I sincerely believe that this is the most beautiful version of this song made, in more than 50 years since it was written, yet there are dozens of versions, also sung by great performers. 💛🧡❤
From about age 10 Angelina has sounded just like an adult, and her musical expression is mature. Listen to anything from 10 onwards and you wouldn't know it was a child singing. She's just not like other child singers. I guess that's because she's really an artist, like her grandmother, and creates performances rather than simply singing songs.
Exactly right! She has explored various techniques, methods, styles, and genres to discover and develop her array of vocal tools. She's so technical, She has grown each year by magnitudes. Astonishing. Check her out the next year at 10 years old in her rendition of the demo cover of Baby Fuzz's I'm Still Holding Out For You. Unforgettable.
Excellent reaction and breakdown to The Queen of Jazz/Pop and Emotion! It's crazy to know that from 7 years old, she knew her Identity as a Singer, when it takes most Artists to be in their 20's or even older, God Bless!
Angelina is just a natural singer, she has the ability to give each song she tackles just what it needs to make it the best it could be. Over the time watching her you see she never does a song the same way twice, she is so spontaneously creative she performs each song in a different way each time. Sometimes for example she will do a different ending as she did in her two versions James Brown song "It's A mans World" first one with Norway's Royal Military band ( ruclips.net/video/HEm7tGrjIKk/видео.html ) and then Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2018 version ( ruclips.net/video/meUN_mTpl1I/видео.html ) both are amazing but a bit different in the ending phrase.
Angelina used techniques in this performance that she has never accessed before or after. Even in her later performances of this same song she removed some of the growlings supposedly because she was advised to do so to protect her voice. If you want a better representation of how she was singing at an early age I suggest listening to her live performance of "What a Difference a Day Make" at 8 years old. ruclips.net/video/ZSfgCIGd7k4/видео.html
Yes that is exactly correct, Angelina has for all her youth in singing been exploring her voice. That's why she has a thousand voices. Every song is different and its own thing because of this exploration. It has had the effect of bringing out the uniqueness of each song she sings adding colours of expression never before expressed in any particular piece Angelina sings. Wow..
I have absolutely NO musical background, so most of the technical explanations are lost on me. That aside, I absolutely loved the look of excitement, enjoyment and surprise on your face as you listened/watched, and that is why I watch reaction videos. Thank you for a wonderful reaction! Here is a list of what "I" feel are must see/hear videos of Angelina. Use them or not, but they give an introduction of her at different ages, different vocal ranges and different genres. 6 years old-first time in a studio singing "I Who Have Nothing": ruclips.net/video/OtPkxHf_r0M/видео.html 7 years old audition for Norway's Got Talent singing "Gloomy Sunday" by Billie Holiday ruclips.net/video/d3gSho9yf88/видео.html 8 years old Finals of Norway's Got Talent singing "Summertime" (turn on closed captions) ruclips.net/video/zN4kAof1is0/видео.html 8 years old on 'The View' singing "Fly Me To The Moon'': ruclips.net/video/nBGMQ9Kx9iI/видео.html 9 years old black and white tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins "I Put A Spell On You": ruclips.net/video/nwFloCPXzCs/видео.html 10 years old leaked video of her demo of "I'm Still Holding Out For You": ruclips.net/video/Dv8mjCh5iiE/видео.html 10 years old at "LIVE on The Stream Gir Tilbake" singing "Feeling Good": ruclips.net/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/видео.html 12 years old "How Great Thou Art": ruclips.net/video/WLAEy1LIHrc/видео.html 12 years old at Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps - Oslo - 16.06.2018 singing James Brown's "It's A Mans World": ruclips.net/video/HEm7tGrjIKk/видео.html 12 years old (almost 13) "Tribute to Whitney Houston-I Have Nothing": ruclips.net/video/eTcvvO6B3Io/видео.html 13 years old on America's Got Talent singing her arrangement of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen: ruclips.net/video/qF0JV28vgLw/видео.html 13 years old another Queen cover "The Show Must Go On": ruclips.net/video/6NJv02ot5jg/видео.html 13 years old written for her by TRXD a Norwegian EDM (electronic dance music) duo, "Above The Water": ruclips.net/video/rpdHJJQAd9Y/видео.html 14 years old, Original written about her grandfather that passed away, "Million Miles": ruclips.net/video/3KxvwuZ7oEM/видео.html 15 years old Original about never giving up hope, "7th Heaven": ruclips.net/video/bM8DzMRbiIc/видео.html 15 years old, cover of Adele's "Easy On Me": ruclips.net/video/Mpw5Q76hWWE/видео.html 16 years old cover of "My Funny Valentine" latest video: ruclips.net/video/bWiLOnHJYxg/видео.html
Angelina having fun. Once you watch a handful of her earlier performances, it is easy to tell Angelina doesn't force anything, her vocals just flow with no tension in her body. Bethany, I would recommend you react to a few of her early covers of jazz standards. I prefer her versions over those by the greats from decades past. "What a Difference a Day Makes" when she was 8 years old is a great example. Angelina Jordan is here to inspire us to be the best we can, to appreciate the beauty of life and music. It warms my heart to know Angelina's goal is to bring peace and love to the world through her music. I want to pay it forward, and support and promote her so that she will be able to use her platform to heal. Although you did a wonderful job highlighting Angelina, I suggest you educate your viewers since most don't know how to support you or the artists! Provide links to artists' original videos, official channels, and possibly social media. Encourage them to like and comment on the original video and subscribe to artists' and your channels, This should increase subscriptions for both. I am proud nearly 200 reactors have benefited from joining this effort.
This is one of the very obvious proof that she is a musical savant. She does her own arrangements and knows how she wants each instrument to sound. She's extraordinary. Since she was TWO years old (truly) she was very seriously playing with listening over and over to any artist that she liked and teaching herself how to make the Bea
If this performance blows you away - check out Angelina at age 12 performing James Brown's Its A Man's World live in an outdoor concert with a full brass band: ruclips.net/video/HEm7tGrjIKk/видео.html - additional tip - pay close attention to the reactions of the musicians and the conductor (you might have to do it on a second pass).
*I'm sorry, but Angelina was unlike any other child at this age. She's a one-off special child. We hear thousands of kids singing and none of them, and I mean none of them, could/can do what Angelina was capable of at her age. There's a very good reason she won Norway Got Talent at the age of 7/8.*
New subscriber here! Great reaction! Between this song and Bohemian Rhapsody, you are witnessing her development from ages 9 to 13. Angelina is now presently 16 (as of January 10th this year). She has developed even more extraordinarily (if that's even possible!). So, you should check out her rendition of "My Funny Valentine" which she released on Valentine's Day this past February. It's her latest release (besides a few short TikToks since).
Angelina has embodied the Original version by Screaming J Hawkins absolutely amazing her vocals techniques out of this world especially for a 9 year old, How???
Thank you Bethany for this enjoyable reaction video and for your insights. This is the only time I heard Angelina performing this song in what most fans call her "Beast Mode". In later versions she toned it down probably on the advice of her vocal coach. Here is 11 years old Angelina performing this song when she opened for Norah Jones in Seoul, South Korea in front of 40,000 people. Here you can here the maturity in her voice and she appears very relaxed and unfazed by the huge crowd. ruclips.net/video/kpGGO3rI06Q/видео.html Thanks again and please more Angelina reactions please.
If you really want to see how great her voice has developed listen to her latest covers of my funny valentine it is something special at 16 .also on TikTok she drops a 1 to 2 minutes clip of songs almost weekly. I really enjoyed your reaction of AJ , thanks
I second the suggestion! If her performances from age 9-13 are the equivalent of a pristine chamber orchestra, her performances now at age16 are the equivalent of the New York Philharmonic. That is how much she has progressed. It is astounding to compare her young versions of Crazy, White Christmas, My funny Valentine with her latest renditions. And the amazing thing many voice instructors point out is that her voice still has not reached its full potential.
Here, her rasp, and some of her interjections, were sort of a one time reference to the original by Screamin' Jay Hawkins (see him on The Arsenio Hall Show). Here she is 9. You should go back to her Norway's Got Talent audition, Billie Holiday's "Gloomy Sunday" (with Eng. subs) when she was 7. On that one there were identifiable Billy Holiday vocal mannerisms. Her "Fly Me To The Moon" at 8 yrs old on the U.S.show The View or her "Summertime" from Norway's Got Talent are more typical of her young voice than this one.
Hands down my favorite vid to watch reactions of! Nice analysis of her technique, she has never sung this song in this intense style since this recording. Most likely to protect her young vocal chords. If you get the chance, you should listen to the original of Screamin Jay Hawkins, then you can see how masterfully Angelina re-arranged this song while still respecting the original artist (as she always does). In my humble opinion, this is how the song was meant to be sung. Most people cover the Nina Simone version, But Angelina is faithful to the original. A little back story, the song was originally intended to be sung as a ballad/love song. However, the night of the recording Screamin Jay and the band got pretty drunk and his wild, "shock rock" style is what came out. I believe Angelina knew the history of the song and that is why she arranged it the way she did. (at 8/9 years old no less!) Looking forward to much more Angelina!
Angie was definitely channeling the original artist on this performance. Never has done it this way again to my knowledge. She was such a sponge when she was young. She just absorbed all the wonderful sounds she heard classic artists create and added them to her own toolbox of skills and sounds. And we have what we have today. And no telling what the next ten years bring. Check out the performance from the original artist. There is no question it was her inspiration for her own. She took his wild theatrical performance and made it into her own Jazz/blues masterpiece. All while honoring him. The candle at the beginning and her look to the heavens before singing. Such class. ruclips.net/video/orNpH6iyokI/видео.html
Great reaction, Angelina has been arranging her songs since she was 8 , in Bohemian rhapsody many people forget that even in that she’s only 13 , her octave range is A solid 2, but in some instances make people think she has a 4 ( I have nothing ) Whitney Houston’s octave range was 5 however she was 27 years old, Angelina’s range is still growing, she’s now only 16, and if you heard her latest My Funny Valentine you would think she peaked, she still has another 10 years before her voice is fully developed. At sixteen she can do things with her voice most seasoned singers aren’t able to do.
@@103mrgthank you for your info was going by what google put her at, maybe they evaluated her when she was younger. At any rate I still think she is one of the best singers out there today even at sweet sixteen .
Bethany, you need to hear her today at 16, since she was only 13 for Bohemian Rhapsody & her voice is more refined & powerful now. Her recent cover of the jazz standard, My Funny Valentine, is just STUNNING! Compare her to any legendary vocal artist of the past or present & you will be impressed. ruclips.net/video/ETGLbsGDAI0/видео.html She sang the song as a child at 9 & 10 & they are both spectacular, but her voice has come a long way in the last 6-7 years. You might even want to do an early version then the current version in a 2 for 1 reaction, to see the progression over those years. BTW, this 9 yo version of IPASOY is a one of a kind performance (in beast mode) since all her later versions are more subdued to protect her developing vocal chords.
Great commentary Bethany! "I Put a Spell On You" has been covered many times and is recognized as a classic, yet almost never is the tone of the original 1956 "Screamin" Jay Hawkins version captured. This is because Hawkins was the original shock-rock guy (think Ozzy Osbourne type craziness) and his style is difficult to emulate and also because his dated delivery is uncomfortable and stereotypical to our modern sensibilities. Yet Angelina respectfully sings his own song in a manner that exceeds his (Hawkin's image is on the candle she holds at the start of her video). You must go and listen to Hawkins' original (and throw in a couple of "famous" covers as well) to see the true genius in how AJ incorporates many of his vocal elements [usually omitted by most singers]. This shows another aspect of her musical IQ and arranging genius (not to mention her masterful control of her vocal instrument equaled by few others regardless of age). "Screamin" Jay Hawkins original "I put A Spell on You" ruclips.net/video/orNpH6iyokI/видео.html
A lot of what you said here is understandably based on a desire to "interpolate" between the two data points you have observed so far. You've seen two very different styles at two very different ages, and naturally you want to see a trend between the two. As you hear more of her stuff from various ages, you'll see how much variety she has shown in her singing at _every_ age, and begin to understand that relatively few performances of hers can be relied on to be "representative" of what she was doing at any particular age. (Certainly not this one, which is unlike anything she ever did before or since.) There are indeed trends to be found in the vast sweep of her career, but they are perhaps not as obvious as you might think. I think the best thing for you to hear at this point is her entire run on _Norway's Got Talent_ from approximately (very approximately) a year before this performance you just witnessed. I'm pretty sure you will find those 4 performances every bit as surprising as this one, in terms of, let's say, "subverting expectations" (each in its own unique way). Now, recommending exact videos to use for her NGT stuff is tricky, because there are two very different experiences you could have: (1) watch "everything", including the various pre-song profiles / mini-interviews with her and post-song judges' comments (/mini-interviews with her), or (2) just watch her singing the songs, and that's it. Not surprisingly, I want people to take the first approach (even if they, as reacters, have to excise some of it from their reactions), but relatively few of them actually do (especially vocal coaches and voice teachers). So I have put together a playlist on my channel that you can use to decide for yourself which videos you want to react to (including options to watch a single compilation video). It should be easy enough to find - the title is "Angelina Jordan on Norske Talenter (Norway's Got Talent)". Be sure to read the full playlist description, or else it will be very confusing (13 videos for 4 performances??).
When I and my siblings and friends were kids we screamed yelled and made the weirdest ones we could. And I sang with my mother and sister . No problems.!
Now you need to come up to date with Angelina and react to 'My Funny Valentine' ruclips.net/video/bWiLOnHJYxg/видео.html released on Valentines Day this year (2022)
Not bad for a 9 year old. Take a fifties song by Screaming Jay Hawkins, arrange the music and then sing like a 40 year old jazz singer. This girl is a gift to us all. Welcome to Angelina's world.
T Adams If you want to hear something special, ten (10) year old Angelina Jordan sings "I'm Still Holding Out For You". This song will move you and you will like it. You are welcome in advance. The link is: Angelina Jordan - I'm Still Holding Out For You ruclips.net/video/Dv8mjCh5iiE/видео.html This song will blow your mind. It was a demo she recorded at 10 years old about a week before her 11th birthday. I promise you will want to hear it sooner rather than later, you will thank me for it. Even if you do not end up doing a reaction please listen to it. But I think you will want to do a reaction after hearing the first line, and the last minute of the song you will find it hard not to replay right after you hear it the first time. Even if you do not react let me know what you think. ANGELINA JORDAN - I'm Still Holding out for You ruclips.net/video/Dv8mjCh5iiE/видео.html
Wonderful reaction and choice of videos from Angelina's extensive history. She is truly a savant. I feel she has a bit of Amy Winehouse influence, and Adele, but she is so versatile. 'Easy On Me', her Adele cover, is masterful. And she is, I think, 16 now! What? I always have a sense of concern for very young artists and what directions they take in life with notoriety. It seems she has a caring family around her. The future will be fun to see how she keeps developing.
If you want to know about her progress, watch "My Funny Valentine" at age 10 and age 16 from this year. Beware this "little" girl, grew into a stunning beauty of 6,1 ft.GG😁
I totally agree with you. But, at the same time, I am very impressed that she was not simply mimicking an artist, she was exploring with the purpose of doing her thing… in her kid’s way, but her thing, nevertheless.
There has been very little put out about her teachers (advisors?) but some have said that this was one of the last times she used rasp and growls until she was considerably older trying to protect her larynx until it matured. I loved how she would stick her lower jaw forward and then stick her tongue out to get more space for the low notes. If she figured that trick out for herself she is a marvel (she is anyway🙂), but if someone helped her they did a phenomenal job with her. Musicians who work with her, call her the Boss, because she is very specific about what she wants. Love me some Angelina....great reaction.
This was seven years ago; she was barely 9 and now she is 16. She was actually 13 when she performed "Bohemian Rhapsody", and you are so right about how her voice matured and her technique advanced. But at 16 she is even more astounding. Here's two of her latest. Posted on Valentine's Day this year, "My Funny Valentine" ruclips.net/video/bWiLOnHJYxg/видео.html This really shows how age has matured her voice and what she is able to do with it. Absolutely Beautiful! And her most recent TikTok, "Crazy" ruclips.net/video/Vjc0riTGiGU/видео.html I've listened to this more than 50 times now, and it still just blows me away. STUNNING!! This is a preview of what Angelina the woman will sound like. Her tone is beyond compare. I love your Angelina reactions, Bethany. Looking forward to more. Maybe even the ones I suggested. 😊😊
There are so many great covers as well as a few original songs thatvit is hard to know where to begin and in what order to react to them. Her recent covers of Adele's All I Ask and Easy on Me are stunning. She did a great cover of A Million Years Ago when she was 12 or 13. Feeling Good by Nina Simone when she was 10, and a great cover of It's A Man's World by James Brown. I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James is another. I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston also comes to mind. These simply scratch the list. She literally changes her voice to fit the song or genre. Most will suggest many of her jazz covers. Gloomy Sunday and Summertime from Norway's Got Talent at age 7 and 8, At Last and What A Difference A Day Makes at about 8 or 9, to name just a few.
I HOPE... I HOPE ONE DAY ANGELINA JORDAN DUET WITH CAKRA KHAN AND JOEY ALEXANDER IN A JAZZ PIANO. AAMIIN. IT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL COMBO AND OUT OF THIS WORLD. LOVE FROM INDONESIA.
Seeing as how you've only listened to two songs by Angelina you haven't even got your toe wet yet. If you continue to listen to her nearly 200 song catalog you absolutely will not believe the many different vocal styles she is capable of she is a once and a generational vocalist !!!!!!
This was released 6 years ago but made 7years ago just after she turned 9. And the pen work was showing the musical arrangement she wanted as she does all her arrangements. 🎶👱♀👗👠👠💓💓
During your reaction, I got the impression that you thought all children could sing as Angelina does. Are you able to name any other singer of her age who is so versatile and talented? If I am wrong, please accept my apology. To give you an idea of Angelina's breadth of musical knowledge, to date she has covered songs by Adele, Alan Walker, Amy Winehouse, Andy Williams, Aretha Franklin,Audrey Hepburn,Avicii, Bill Withers, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Bobby Vinton, Bruno Mars, Cass Elliot, Charles Aznavour, Cher, Chris Isaac, Dean Martin, Dinah Washington, Dolly Parton, Doris Day, Duffy, Dusty Springfield, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Elvis, Ethel Merman,Estelle, Etta James,Frank Sinatra, Frankie Valle, Fred Astaire,Freddie Mercury, Gene Autry, Gloria Gaynor, Halsey, Harry Belafonte, Jackson 5, James Brown, Jim Reeves, Jimmmie Boyd, John Legend, Josh Groban, Judy Garland, Julie London, Lana Del Rey, Lauren Daigle,Leslie Gore, Lionel Ritchie, Lou Rawls, Louis Armstrong, Mamas and the Papas, Maria Carey, Marshmello, Michael Buble,Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Wilson, Nat King Cole, Nina Simone, November Ultra,Patsy Cline, Perry Como, Queen, Ray Charles, Rihanna, Roberta Flack, Robyn, Ruby & the Romantics, Sam Smith, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Selena Gomez, Shirley Bassey, Sia, The Beatles, The Righteous Brothers, The Weekend, Tom Jones, Vaughan Monroe, Whitney Houston, Willie Nelson. She has the versatility to sing many genres, inckuding Blues, Jazz, Soul, Rock, EDM, Disco, Pop.
When watching the last episode, the closing scene of the series, Lilihammer, that little Angelina was performing "I'm A Fool To Want You" in a bar. Her voice was so striking, I watched the credits to find her name. The first youtube I found was her performing "Gloomy Sunday" by Billie Holiday. Since you're going backwards chronologically, look that one up. She's only 7.
Your other commenters are right. She is doing her own version of what Screaming Jay Hawkins would do with this song on TV shows (except he was much broader and wilder). She is doing his style. I dare you to watch her Rather Go Blind and the whitney Houston tribute. INCREDIBLE!!!
Will you continue reacting to Angelina? She has a huge body of work available, and she rarely sounds the same twice (1000 Voices). Among her 170+ covers, she has at least five renditions that totally reimagine the original. I see that you have reacted to two. Also: Yesterday (The Beatles) Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) Suspicious Minds (Elvis) She has five original songs and is about to release an album of all original songs. Just in the last month she released the ‘Suspicious Minds’ cover and performed four live concerts in Norway - three were her first concerts dedicated exclusively to her performance. (She is 16 years old.)
TBH, I consider BR to be her weakest performance - possibly the ONLY one - but that's probably down to the comparison to Freddie's incomparable originals. This was actually the closest i ever recall hearing tot he original Screamin' Jay Hawkins' version - most 'covers' emasculate the vocals because those singers just weren't up to the job.
Loved your reaction, can't wait to watch more :) One thing tough, this was a very special interpretation by her, it's not her usual singing style at this age or later to be honest. To give you a better idea you should analyse at least some of her performances on Norway got talent when she was 7 and 8 You can go with the full 4 in this vido : ruclips.net/video/O2bX15tYFVk/видео.html Otherwise I would recommend at least her 2nd appearance where she sang I'm a fool to want you accapella ruclips.net/video/LXknLZDoRVQ/видео.html (if you go with this one you can also compare it to her studio version of the same song at 10/11 ruclips.net/video/SGx0djXTXQk/видео.html) and her final, you should absolutely watch the final it was stunning she sang Summertime ruclips.net/video/bnpFsCNKzFg/видео.html I just watched your reaction to Felix Irwan of When we were young by Adele, it would be interesting to have your take on the same song sung by Angelina at 13 in concert (this was a bit before AGT Bohemian Rhapsody ) ruclips.net/video/waTSFSqrxEY/видео.html
Really appreciated Bethany's appreciation of how AJ has allowed her style to develop in accord with the maturing of her voice ... rather than being trapped by the techniques required by a child. Bethany opened my eyes to the challenges that many child singers face as they grow into adolescence and adulthood. And how AJ is successfully navigating those challenges in a way that clears the way for her evolution into what will surely be an extraordinary level of artistry. One minor exception I do have to Bethany's reaction ... she often refers to how AJ sang when she was 10 as opposed to how she sings "now" , i.e. how she sang on AGT. Note that the AGT performance (Bohemian Rhapsody) happened 3 years ago when AJ was 13. She is now 16. If one wishes to compare the 10-year-old Angelina Jordan with the current AJ, it would be much better to use her recent performance of "My Funny Valentine" or her cover of Adele's "Easy on Me" as examples of AJ's current development as a singer.
I really appreciate how you discussed things like head voice, etc...techniques! I'm surprised you didn't comment on her superb technique and control when she says "I love you (3x's) anyhow.." transitioning through 4 vowel tonalities at 4:35 Superb.
Great reaction. My first exposure to Angelina was also Bohemian Rhapsody. You should check out Angelina at 10 years old doing Feeling Good. This to me was when she showed that she was going to be one of the greatest performers ever.
She basically transformed herself in the 5 years following her win on NGT, and a lot of the things she needed to do to make the sounds she wanted are very natural today because of her voice maturing and her ability to control every aspect of her artistry.
Beautiful reaction, Loved your happiness can't wait for you to react to Home Free (Man of Constant Sorrow) and also Marcelito Pomoy (The Prayer) eagarly awaiting
A child prodigy a barefoot princess a queen of jazz at 9yo and she's from Norway English is his 3rd language she nailed it love your true reaction thanks
I always think that vocal teachers can appreciate her version of Wicked Game next (ruclips.net/video/5IAMF4FDfw4/видео.html for its incredible expressiveness. Also check out her How Great Though Are for her incredible lower register.
She channeled Screaming Jay Hawkins, the original artist. Hence, the candle with his photo. If you don't know Hawkins, have a listen and then you'll understand that it's not so much about AJ's progression, but her vocal ability to serve the music, to feel and interpret it. Her range and musical intelligence are both beyond her years and outside most people's imagination, tricked by lineair thinking. 99,9999% of adult singers can't pull off what she did with this performance at 9.
I agree. I think of her as a SongRighter. "Channeling" Hawkins' original (not the RUclips videos where he's cartoon'd it to the max, trying to be as outrageous as TV limits allowed since this was always his only shot at fame) but she has vocal tools that Jay didn't have. But this is probably, in his mind, what his version would have sounded like.
exactly, it takes nothing away from Angelina, but people go on about the weird creativity in the performance, but it is direct from Jay Hawkins. Her vocals are beyond any compliment I can give her, but the real compliment for me is that this young girl (who even at this stage had been a dedicated Billie Holiday fan for years!) would have Screaming Jay in her itinerary. My mother knows who he was but I dont think I ever talked to anyone who know him. This tiny thing from Norway obviously digs him. This impresses me every bit as much as her vocals. - all should check out some of the classic performances he does of this song.
@@ericallen774 I can't find any 'classic' performances but - well, I haven't searched in the last two years. The only videos I see are of his cartoon-performances from the '80s and beyond, where he understood he had one and only one chance to become recognizable, and he had to go way over the top in both vocals and performance. I listen to his original recording - which includes those loose-throated drunken-why-not? moments. I think that's a pretty great version and this is the one that I HOPE AJ discovered and listened to, not those cartoon clip.
YES - thanks for noticing the candle... lol
Perfect comment, you got it. What impresses me is that by 9 Screaming Jay was on her playlist!
I wonder if you listened to the original first in order to get the starting reference clearly in place. I think it makes it that much more impressive to hear how Angelina is reinterpreting the material,
rather than childishly mimicking it. That actually seems to be her super power : her ability hear the stylistic core points of the performers she admires...internalizing the them and then giving them back using her personal color palette. Her ability in this respect is uncanny.
I’ll tell you what... Somebody put a spell on her! That is an otherworldly prodigious performance by a legitimate phenom. A genuine prodigy.
I spent over a decade as a recording engineer doing everything from jazz to classical to R&B to rock and when I saw this video of Angelina's performance the first word that came to my mind was, Fearless.
MASTERPIECE came to mine...and I'm no Recording Engineer.
This is the only time she used her vocals in this way. This was a one and done masterpiece of a tribute to Screaming Jay Hawkins the father of Shock Rock... by a nine year old.
very important observation. she does all this vocal "play" because it is needed to interpret this very unusual song. not because it is fun or for showing off. That is more impressive to me than her actual ability to make these sounds. She always do just what is technically needed to bring out the emotion she feels.
ANGELINA was advised not to perform in this manner again as it may do damage to her young vocal cords , she did take that advice, as she never performed that song in that same manner again.
She sounds like Amy Winehouse.
its almost as if she was put under a spell while singing it ;)
@@sandrabentley8111 Well, they're both jazz singers, both females ... otherwise little in common.
Angelina stole the show with her singing. This band doesn't get enough credit. They were amazing. Together with Angelina they made a perfect performance.
Perfect indeed.
@@torbjrnlund903 And even for that we have to give her credit, too, because she had written the arrangement.
@@bigtiger1964 She is not dumb, that's for sure.
@@bigtiger1964 did she really? thats so cool!
@@Iamthelizardqueenddaddy Yes, she did. You can see her making last minute changes of the arrangement at the beginning of the video.
When I first saw this remarkable video, I stopped thinking of Angelina as a 'child singer'. It just didn't apply anymore. If you want to be blown away again, please check out her Norway's Got Talent performances of classic jazz songs. When yo realize where she started from, you can't e surprised at how good she becomes.😎
Bethany, another impressive analysis. You're right -- listening first to a more mature AJ ("Bohemian Rhapsody") gives such good perspective on her development. She still has the same instincts and native understanding of what she sings that she had as a child, but, almost uniquely, AJ has managed her voice through childhood and into (young) adulthood like no one else I can think of since Michael Jackson. MJ was a musical genius from the beginning; so is AJ. But the ability to refine that prodigy talent into mature talent is so, so rare.
Her appearance on America's Got Talent was very well timed (I guarantee that Simon Cowell had been after AJ for years before her appearance, which her family agreed to on the condition that she would not be required to sign a contract with him regardless of the outcome), and signaled her transition from jazz into jazzy rock and pop. She gained an entirely new audience, who then when went to RUclips and were astounded by all her earlier performances, particularly this one, which meant immediate saturation and AJ bingeing because she had put up so much content. Her loyal fan base was ecstatic. "Bohemian Rhapsody" was so brilliantly arranged and performed that it seemed to justify everything that came before it. Reactors came from everywhere, and they had plenty to react to.
Looking forward to more AJ reactions from you! Maybe transition back to something more recent, like her cover of Adele's "Easy on Me."
Her Jazzy Album.. it's Magic with the Norwegian military Big Band raised into high ranking a lot of time in the iTunes selling Chart after her performances at AGT 👍💕
she used these techniques in this cover to purely to pay homage to the original. Unlike the later covers the original is sung just like this by Screamin' Jay Hawkins (hence his photo on the candle at the beginning, though most people don't even notice that) and she wanted to be respectful. It's worth noting she'd been singing years by this point in her career. She wasn't a beginner by eny means.
Angelina was 9 years old in this performance - Her nationality is Norwegian but is fluent in English even at this age - This song was not arranged for her - she wrote the arrangement based after listening to the original Screamin' Jay Hawkins version - in fact, at the beginning of the video you see Angelina writing down some last-minute changes and it is read by the bandleader. You also notice that her own handwritten notes are on the music stand in front of her as she sings. For more insight on how Angelina works, here is a rehearsal video with the same band at the same age (9 yrs old) - You will see that she is aware of what each musician is doing and gives them some instructions. There are English subtitles as the spoken language is Norwegian: ruclips.net/video/SAkZDAXJA4E/видео.html
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She isnt really giving them instructions in that video, mostly correcting herself and communicating this to the band. Still super self aware at that age and admirable.
Yes I am glad you saw them in this order which alleviates fear of an unhealthy path of a young vocalist. Think this is a masterpiece with a great influence of Screamin Jay Hawkins (gentleman on candle in beginning). Her performance of “I Who Have Nothing” made popular by Tom Jones at age 6 shows her potential. Her originals like Million Miles and Shield shows her writing skills and future writing potential. This has been a fantastic journey for me and hope you continue reacting to her and thanks for the insightful and great reaction
The remarkable facet of Angelina's singing, to me at least, is her emotional authenticity no matter what she sings. This is hands-down my favorite performance of hers. I know she's caring for her developing voice right now, but I'm waiting for the day when she can unleash like this again.
❤ I agree, and if she can do something wild and wonderful and so expressive like this again, I hope it will be a song that she writes herself.
Her ability to get to the heart of the lyrics and transfer the soul of the song through her interpretation of the melody and words is also what ought me in NGT and ever since.
She was infused and definitely influenced by jazz from the age of one and half ! She is so sincere ,passionate and dedicated to her singing from a very young age ! Her early covers are mind blowing because she is able to manipulate her voice to mimic and cover these great artists ! She is truly an excellent student of music and is a great listener that makes her able to do what she does at this age ! She directed the band in this video and arranged the song the way she wanted it produced ! The band members referred to her as the boss ! The most astounding thing to witness is the visual vs this girl singing this style of music ! What 9 year old sings jazz like this ??? Her early rendition in her first studio recording of "I Who Have Nothing " is unbelievable at the age of six ! I suggest you listen to it because she is so competent ,fearless and delivers the song so well ! The video was shot by her grandmother and the comments at the end were so good ! Thank you so much for reacting to Angelina and your expert analysis was spot on ! Her rendition of " My Funny Valentine " now at sixteen will show you the full maturity that she has developed from that early age ! Keep posting and sending you much thanks and love from Canada ! 🤗👍🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️
So true great comments
When she growled "I love you" multiple times it reminded me of a quote by Claudio Monteverdi, who used to say: prima le parole, poi la musica.
I have been waiting for you to see this one! While Bohemeian shows how Angelina has grown vocally, this one shows how her artistry has seemingly just always been there. She makes so many unique decisions throughout this song. It's hard to imagine using the words "soulful, bluesy artistry" when tlaking about a 9 yesr old, but there it is.
HEY RUSTY, I'VE WATCHED ABOUT A THOUSAND REVIEWS OF THIS SONG 🎵 AND ANGELINA KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER, AND I AM SLOWLY GETTING MY HEAD AROUND ALL THE MANY MANY LEVELS OF PURE GENIUS SHE DEMONSTRATES FOR ALL TIME, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT NOW, AFTER SO MANY YEARS SINCE SHE RECORDED IT ???
P.S. WE SHOULD ALL START REFERING TO THIS MASTERPIECE AS "THE GRAMMYS BIGGEST MISTAKE" FOR NOT RECOGNIZING THIS !!!
I strongly disagree, what unique decisions did she make? She is just a kid here so her performance was written by an adult and she was told how to act and sing, plus add a post production and sound editing on top of that.
The only decision she made here is to sing barefoot because she is not earning enough of her music to buy shoes 👟
You want to hear a real singer with soulful, bluesy artistry? That you won't find on RUclips, go on TikTok to see a real talent.
@@wooshbait36 Not this time wooshy ;) Nice try though.
I hope you are doing well Rusty and that your wonderful record keeping and support of Angelina, and consequently her Angels, be always appreciated and supported!
I always look for your comments, but when there are over a thousand… oh boy. Is there a way to search for commenters? That would be a blessing if one could also remove those who are just being … well, you know what I mean.
Anyway, Thank you!!!
Please consider doing a double reaction of "My Funny Valentine" 1st when Angelina was 10, just sitting on a chair at home, and then from this past February (16). The progression of her talent is just mind blowing!
I love this performance so much. As they say AJ don't play. Well perhaps here she was playing but the pro in her kept it on Track for the most stunning, amazing performance as a 9 yr old of this Jazz standard ever created. I believe it is going to go down in Jazz & Music history as the best ever for this age and in my opinion the best rendition of this song ever created Screamin Jay included. It will be revisited for Generations and will remain relevant for Generations to come. Any one discovers this performance for the first time today or a 100 years from today are going to be as amazed and astounded as everybody has been to this point. Think of the children who will be inspired by this one performance in the decades to come. This is an Iconic performance and will alway be Iconic. Angelina has on her own from early on at 6 or 7 yrs old reintroduced what I believe will be a whole new Jazz Era and redefined by this young phenom and prodigy. That is astounding! And she is just 16 years old... That is unfathomable!... Oh Lord... what is coming the world is not prepared for but we as fans have been on the edge of our seats and will remain there as we wait. No hurry. We want Angelina to do it her way when she is ready. She has already established her proficiency and incredible work ethic in this endeavor guided by an incredible family and professional support now surrounding her. We know Angelina will continue to amaze! We will be here to experience and cherish it for as long as we live.... and I am praying for many more years for myself to enjoy it till the end of my days... Not to be morbid but when I'm lying in my deathbed I hope to go out of this world listening to the most beautiful voice ever created for man just as Angelina came into it to fulfill her purpose, what she was put on earth to do, sing for the whole World... and Me! To me Angelina is always singing to me transporting me to that beautiful place she inhabits when she sings and to experience it with her. She has the ability to touch hearts and souls and change lives. She has the ability to change lives on a personal level and the power to change lives on a global scale. To me no one compares.
She spent alot of her time with her grandma an artist who listened to jazz whilst baby sitting.
Angelina was 9 years and 2 months old. At this point in time, she was allready a superstar in Scandinavia and Asia. Also she was the national treasure of Norway, fact. Funfact is, so the musicians later told it. They didn´t know who she was, when entering the studio. We have to assume (yes, I know) that she introduced herself with her normal "every day" name. But as this guy told, the moment she began to sing, they had no doubt, who she was. You can see, how concentrated they were. They wanted to be the best for their national treasure. Stay safe, German Greetings
One of them definitely knew her. The trumpeter played for her when she performed “Summertime” on NGT Finals.
@@mrstlu4838 I suspected that, Thank you Lady, very much. I suspect he had his privat laugh, when his collegues discovered who they worked with. I studied the faces of the musicians in the video, esp. the bass player. First he is smirking, the next time, we see him, he is playing his heart out🤗. Lady, stay safe and healthy. German Greeting.
@@elmarwinkler6335 It is always fascinating to watch the musicians around her. I think it was the piano player (also played for her later at the Lindmo show), who gave that interview. He is an award winning jazz pianist. These musicians were first class. Stay safe and healthy yourself, Elmar, English/Norwegian greetings, Turid
You can see her at under 2 years old with a Mike. In the studio at 6 reading lyrics in a foreign language ( english) her first being Norwegian. Or she published a book at 9 about why she performs barefooted. In an interview she reads from her diary, she has written from a very young age encouraged by her grandma a famous artist and poet. I believe it is a combination of her intelligence, empathy and her musical precosity that allow her to sing songs such as Stay and carry all the longing and feeling that a preteen could not have possibly felt yet.
I'm not a music expert, but as an Angelina fan I understand that what she does here is not improvised, like a child's play, but is designed by her.
She is the one who arranges the music of Jay Hawkins, which she shows at the beginning in the photo on the mug. Singer who gave birth to the screamed-theatrical genre. This performance is a tribute to him.
Angelina here has created a work of art that will remain in the history books regardless of the age she made it.
Angelina was not a normal child and she is not a normal artist: she IS A GENIUS!
The best description of Angelina was given by an Italian reactor: "Angelina was already born a butterfly and over the years she has perfected and added colors to her wings".
This is an amazing performance with all the pieces fitting together just right: the visuals, the band, the (her) arrangement and her singing. Just great and amazing. I think if you let people just listen to this performance and ask what they imagine about the era it was recorded, the person singing etc. I don't think many people would guess this was recorded this decade by a girl of just 9.
And yes, she is growing at an spectacular rate: she must be working very hard to make that happen. She is 16 now and has about a decade before her voice fully matures. I can't imagine what that will mean seeing how brilliant an artist and performer she already is.
Thanks!
I wouldn’t mind wishing away a few decades of my own :-D She is working on new material and I can’t wait for that to be released. She has a few concerts planned back home and I have hope new stuff will come out before those!
I believe you could have predicted the trajectory of her artistic and vocal development had you first heard Angelina's prior performances. Her earlier work was all considerably different from this, and demonstrates an incredible depth of musicality and breadth of vocal techniques. You'd have seen that she can adapt to every genre and every style of music. As examples, watch her Norway's Got Talent performances (at 7 & 8); all four of which are consolidated in this video: ruclips.net/video/O2bX15tYFVk/видео.html. None are even remotely like this cover -- except that, as always, she is pitch-perfect and her voice remarkably well controlled (consistent themes throughout her body of work).
Thank you so much for playing this. It is a masterpiece! Angelina, 9 yo, makes the impossible possible! I'm full of admiration that such a young little girl can sing like this, and yet makes it look so easy. My brain has a hard time coping with this. I had to close my eyes sometimes and just listen. Otherwise I would risk to have some kind of brain damage!
I think the word is ‘mastery’. She should get an honorary PhD, now.
Only this 9 year-old girl has captured the essence of this song. Check out all the other versions. This is the absolute best cover of this iconic song. Screaming Jay Hawkins would be proud.
Welcome to this unreal cover, Bethany and thanks for the beautiful analysis. This interpretation is important for understanding the uniqueness of Angelina's work, because it shows how she, from a very young age, manages to beautifully elaborate her incredible passion and understanding for music, especially for this type of iconic songs. She is surely the only little girl who has the courage and the ability to take a song from Screaming' Jay, so imbued with his power, and rearrange it according to her sensibility and musical vision. This approach is not exaggerated interpretation of her, but the elaborate translation of Screaming' version of the original song. I sincerely believe that this is the most beautiful version of this song made, in more than 50 years since it was written, yet there are dozens of versions, also sung by great performers. 💛🧡❤
From about age 10 Angelina has sounded just like an adult, and her musical expression is mature. Listen to anything from 10 onwards and you wouldn't know it was a child singing. She's just not like other child singers. I guess that's because she's really an artist, like her grandmother, and creates performances rather than simply singing songs.
Listen to Angelina Jordan song nothing breaks like a heart Born to Die and stay
She won talent show when she was 7, Bang Bang is amazing, you should
check it out
From 6 to 16 AJ has song like an adult that is destined to be the greatest, not just female, STORYTELLING vocalist of ALL TIME.
Absolutely agree. She already is the GOAT in my humble opinion.
Exactly right! She has explored various techniques, methods, styles, and genres to discover and develop her array of vocal tools. She's so technical, She has grown each year by magnitudes. Astonishing. Check her out the next year at 10 years old in her rendition of the demo cover of Baby Fuzz's I'm Still Holding Out For You. Unforgettable.
Excellent reaction and breakdown to The Queen of Jazz/Pop and Emotion! It's crazy to know that from 7 years old, she knew her Identity as a Singer, when it takes most Artists to be in their 20's or even older, God Bless!
Angelina is just a natural singer, she has the ability to give each song she tackles just what it needs to make it the best it could be. Over the time watching her you see she never does a song the same way twice, she is so spontaneously creative she performs each song in a different way each time.
Sometimes for example she will do a different ending as she did in her two versions James Brown song "It's A mans World" first one with Norway's Royal Military band ( ruclips.net/video/HEm7tGrjIKk/видео.html ) and then Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2018 version ( ruclips.net/video/meUN_mTpl1I/видео.html ) both are amazing but a bit different in the ending phrase.
Angelina used techniques in this performance that she has never accessed before or after. Even in her later performances of this same song she removed some of the growlings supposedly because she was advised to do so to protect her voice. If you want a better representation of how she was singing at an early age I suggest listening to her live performance of "What a Difference a Day Make" at 8 years old. ruclips.net/video/ZSfgCIGd7k4/видео.html
Yes that is exactly correct, Angelina has for all her youth in singing been exploring her voice. That's why she has a thousand voices. Every song is different and its own thing because of this exploration. It has had the effect of bringing out the uniqueness of each song she sings adding colours of expression never before expressed in any particular piece Angelina sings. Wow..
You MUST see her Norways got talent audition. She brought the judges to tears and she's only 7!!!
I have absolutely NO musical background, so most of the technical explanations are lost on me. That aside, I absolutely loved the look of excitement, enjoyment and surprise on your face as you listened/watched, and that is why I watch reaction videos. Thank you for a wonderful reaction! Here is a list of what "I" feel are must see/hear videos of Angelina. Use them or not, but they give an introduction of her at different ages, different vocal ranges and different genres.
6 years old-first time in a studio singing "I Who Have Nothing": ruclips.net/video/OtPkxHf_r0M/видео.html
7 years old audition for Norway's Got Talent singing "Gloomy Sunday" by Billie Holiday ruclips.net/video/d3gSho9yf88/видео.html
8 years old Finals of Norway's Got Talent singing "Summertime" (turn on closed captions) ruclips.net/video/zN4kAof1is0/видео.html
8 years old on 'The View' singing "Fly Me To The Moon'': ruclips.net/video/nBGMQ9Kx9iI/видео.html
9 years old black and white tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins "I Put A Spell On You": ruclips.net/video/nwFloCPXzCs/видео.html
10 years old leaked video of her demo of "I'm Still Holding Out For You": ruclips.net/video/Dv8mjCh5iiE/видео.html
10 years old at "LIVE on The Stream Gir Tilbake" singing "Feeling Good": ruclips.net/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/видео.html
12 years old "How Great Thou Art": ruclips.net/video/WLAEy1LIHrc/видео.html
12 years old at Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps - Oslo - 16.06.2018 singing James Brown's "It's A Mans World": ruclips.net/video/HEm7tGrjIKk/видео.html
12 years old (almost 13) "Tribute to Whitney Houston-I Have Nothing": ruclips.net/video/eTcvvO6B3Io/видео.html
13 years old on America's Got Talent singing her arrangement of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen: ruclips.net/video/qF0JV28vgLw/видео.html
13 years old another Queen cover "The Show Must Go On": ruclips.net/video/6NJv02ot5jg/видео.html
13 years old written for her by TRXD a Norwegian EDM (electronic dance music) duo, "Above The Water": ruclips.net/video/rpdHJJQAd9Y/видео.html
14 years old, Original written about her grandfather that passed away, "Million Miles": ruclips.net/video/3KxvwuZ7oEM/видео.html
15 years old Original about never giving up hope, "7th Heaven": ruclips.net/video/bM8DzMRbiIc/видео.html
15 years old, cover of Adele's "Easy On Me": ruclips.net/video/Mpw5Q76hWWE/видео.html
16 years old cover of "My Funny Valentine" latest video: ruclips.net/video/bWiLOnHJYxg/видео.html
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Angelina having fun. Once you watch a handful of her earlier performances, it is easy to tell Angelina doesn't force anything, her vocals just flow with no tension in her body. Bethany, I would recommend you react to a few of her early covers of jazz standards. I prefer her versions over those by the greats from decades past. "What a Difference a Day Makes" when she was 8 years old is a great example.
Angelina Jordan is here to inspire us to be the best we can, to appreciate the beauty of life and music. It warms my heart to know Angelina's goal is to bring peace and love to the world through her music. I want to pay it forward, and support and promote her so that she will be able to use her platform to heal.
Although you did a wonderful job highlighting Angelina, I suggest you educate your viewers since most don't know how to support you or the artists! Provide links to artists' original videos, official channels, and possibly social media. Encourage them to like and comment on the original video and subscribe to artists' and your channels, This should increase subscriptions for both. I am proud nearly 200 reactors have benefited from joining this effort.
This is one of the very obvious proof that she is a musical savant. She does her own arrangements and knows how she wants each instrument to sound. She's extraordinary.
Since she was TWO years old (truly) she was very seriously playing with listening over and over to any artist that she liked and teaching herself how to make the Bea
Definitely not a savant. Savant is genius in 1 particular area, BUT disabled on others. Angelina has zero disabilities!
So very glad to see you finally add more Angelina to your channel ❣
Thank you Bethany,your reaction brings me as much joy as this song does.
I feel like I should be in the back of a jazz bar listening to a seasoned performer, still in shock she is 9.
If this performance blows you away - check out Angelina at age 12 performing James Brown's Its A Man's World live in an outdoor concert with a full brass band: ruclips.net/video/HEm7tGrjIKk/видео.html - additional tip - pay close attention to the reactions of the musicians and the conductor (you might have to do it on a second pass).
Go back in time even more, another 3 years to I Who Have Nothing her first venture into a pro recording studio!
*I'm sorry, but Angelina was unlike any other child at this age. She's a one-off special child. We hear thousands of kids singing and none of them, and I mean none of them, could/can do what Angelina was capable of at her age. There's a very good reason she won Norway Got Talent at the age of 7/8.*
New subscriber here! Great reaction! Between this song and Bohemian Rhapsody, you are witnessing her development from ages 9 to 13. Angelina is now presently 16 (as of January 10th this year). She has developed even more extraordinarily (if that's even possible!). So, you should check out her rendition of "My Funny Valentine" which she released on Valentine's Day this past February. It's her latest release (besides a few short TikToks since).
Angelina has embodied the Original version by Screaming J Hawkins absolutely amazing her vocals techniques out of this world especially for a 9 year old, How???
Thank you Bethany for this enjoyable reaction video and for your insights.
This is the only time I heard Angelina performing this song in what most fans call her "Beast Mode". In later versions she toned it down probably on the advice of her vocal coach. Here is 11 years old Angelina performing this song when she opened for Norah Jones in Seoul, South Korea in front of 40,000 people. Here you can here the maturity in her voice and she appears very relaxed and unfazed by the huge crowd. ruclips.net/video/kpGGO3rI06Q/видео.html
Thanks again and please more Angelina reactions please.
This is simply first and foremost the greatest vocal recording of the 21st century!
What amazes me is that she understands the emotions behind the song
Really great reaction, loved it so much,
If you really want to see how great her voice has developed listen to her latest covers of my funny valentine it is something special at 16 .also on TikTok she drops a 1 to 2 minutes clip of songs almost weekly. I really enjoyed your reaction of AJ , thanks
I second the suggestion! If her performances from age 9-13 are the equivalent of a pristine chamber orchestra, her performances now at age16 are the equivalent of the New York Philharmonic. That is how much she has progressed. It is astounding to compare her young versions of Crazy, White Christmas, My funny Valentine with her latest renditions. And the amazing thing many voice instructors point out is that her voice still has not reached its full potential.
Here, her rasp, and some of her interjections, were sort of a one time reference to the original by Screamin' Jay Hawkins (see him on The Arsenio Hall Show). Here she is 9. You should go back to her Norway's Got Talent audition, Billie Holiday's "Gloomy Sunday" (with Eng. subs) when she was 7. On that one there were identifiable Billy Holiday vocal mannerisms. Her "Fly Me To The Moon" at 8 yrs old on the U.S.show The View or her "Summertime" from Norway's Got Talent are more typical of her young voice than this one.
Hands down my favorite vid to watch reactions of! Nice analysis of her technique, she has never sung this song in this intense style since this recording. Most likely to protect her young vocal chords. If you get the chance, you should listen to the original of Screamin Jay Hawkins, then you can see how masterfully Angelina re-arranged this song while still respecting the original artist (as she always does). In my humble opinion, this is how the song was meant to be sung. Most people cover the Nina Simone version, But Angelina is faithful to the original.
A little back story, the song was originally intended to be sung as a ballad/love song. However, the night of the recording Screamin Jay and the band got pretty drunk and his wild, "shock rock" style is what came out. I believe Angelina knew the history of the song and that is why she arranged it the way she did. (at 8/9 years old no less!) Looking forward to much more Angelina!
Angie was definitely channeling the original artist on this performance. Never has done it this way again to my knowledge. She was such a sponge when she was young. She just absorbed all the wonderful sounds she heard classic artists create and added them to her own toolbox of skills and sounds. And we have what we have today. And no telling what the next ten years bring. Check out the performance from the original artist. There is no question it was her inspiration for her own. She took his wild theatrical performance and made it into her own Jazz/blues masterpiece. All while honoring him. The candle at the beginning and her look to the heavens before singing. Such class.
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Confuse ? Surprised? Amazed ? Yes yes yes .. she is incredible keep reacting
Great reaction, Angelina has been arranging her songs since she was 8 , in Bohemian rhapsody many people forget that even in that she’s only 13 , her octave range is A solid 2, but in some instances make people think she has a 4 ( I have nothing ) Whitney Houston’s octave range was 5 however she was 27 years old, Angelina’s range is still growing, she’s now only 16, and if you heard her latest My Funny Valentine you would think she peaked, she still has another 10 years before her voice is fully developed. At sixteen she can do things with her voice most seasoned singers aren’t able to do.
john Angelina's vocal range is 3 octaves give or take a semi-tone.
@@103mrgthank you for your info was going by what google put her at, maybe they evaluated her when she was younger. At any rate I still think she is one of the best singers out there today even at sweet sixteen .
Bethany, you need to hear her today at 16, since she was only 13 for Bohemian Rhapsody & her voice is more refined & powerful now. Her recent cover of the jazz standard, My Funny Valentine, is just STUNNING! Compare her to any legendary vocal artist of the past or present & you will be impressed. ruclips.net/video/ETGLbsGDAI0/видео.html She sang the song as a child at 9 & 10 & they are both spectacular, but her voice has come a long way in the last 6-7 years. You might even want to do an early version then the current version in a 2 for 1 reaction, to see the progression over those years. BTW, this 9 yo version of IPASOY is a one of a kind performance (in beast mode) since all her later versions are more subdued to protect her developing vocal chords.
Great commentary Bethany! "I Put a Spell On You" has been covered many times and is recognized as a classic, yet almost never is the tone of the original 1956 "Screamin" Jay Hawkins version captured. This is because Hawkins was the original shock-rock guy (think Ozzy Osbourne type craziness) and his style is difficult to emulate and also because his dated delivery is uncomfortable and stereotypical to our modern sensibilities. Yet Angelina respectfully sings his own song in a manner that exceeds his (Hawkin's image is on the candle she holds at the start of her video). You must go and listen to Hawkins' original (and throw in a couple of "famous" covers as well) to see the true genius in how AJ incorporates many of his vocal elements [usually omitted by most singers]. This shows another aspect of her musical IQ and arranging genius (not to mention her masterful control of her vocal instrument equaled by few others regardless of age). "Screamin" Jay Hawkins original "I put A Spell on You" ruclips.net/video/orNpH6iyokI/видео.html
A lot of what you said here is understandably based on a desire to "interpolate" between the two data points you have observed so far. You've seen two very different styles at two very different ages, and naturally you want to see a trend between the two. As you hear more of her stuff from various ages, you'll see how much variety she has shown in her singing at _every_ age, and begin to understand that relatively few performances of hers can be relied on to be "representative" of what she was doing at any particular age. (Certainly not this one, which is unlike anything she ever did before or since.) There are indeed trends to be found in the vast sweep of her career, but they are perhaps not as obvious as you might think.
I think the best thing for you to hear at this point is her entire run on _Norway's Got Talent_ from approximately (very approximately) a year before this performance you just witnessed. I'm pretty sure you will find those 4 performances every bit as surprising as this one, in terms of, let's say, "subverting expectations" (each in its own unique way).
Now, recommending exact videos to use for her NGT stuff is tricky, because there are two very different experiences you could have: (1) watch "everything", including the various pre-song profiles / mini-interviews with her and post-song judges' comments (/mini-interviews with her), or (2) just watch her singing the songs, and that's it. Not surprisingly, I want people to take the first approach (even if they, as reacters, have to excise some of it from their reactions), but relatively few of them actually do (especially vocal coaches and voice teachers). So I have put together a playlist on my channel that you can use to decide for yourself which videos you want to react to (including options to watch a single compilation video). It should be easy enough to find - the title is "Angelina Jordan on Norske Talenter (Norway's Got Talent)". Be sure to read the full playlist description, or else it will be very confusing (13 videos for 4 performances??).
When I and my siblings and friends were kids we screamed yelled and made the weirdest ones we could. And I sang with my mother and sister . No problems.!
Now you need to come up to date with Angelina and react to 'My Funny Valentine' ruclips.net/video/bWiLOnHJYxg/видео.html released on Valentines Day this year (2022)
The best "I Put a Spell on You" cover I've ever heard.
Not bad for a 9 year old. Take a fifties song by Screaming Jay Hawkins, arrange the music and then sing like a 40 year old jazz singer. This girl is a gift to us all. Welcome to Angelina's world.
Interesting reaction. Its quite remarkable how much of a step change "Feeling good" feels, just one year later.
To see Angelina at 6 check out "I who have Nothing" her first time in a recording studio but she still shows she is a young child.
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If you want to hear something special, ten (10) year old Angelina Jordan sings "I'm Still Holding Out For You". This song will move you and you will like it. You are welcome in advance. The link is: Angelina Jordan - I'm Still Holding Out For You ruclips.net/video/Dv8mjCh5iiE/видео.html This song will blow your mind. It was a demo she recorded at 10 years old about a week before her 11th birthday. I promise you will want to hear it sooner rather than later, you will thank me for it. Even if you do not end up doing a reaction please listen to it. But I think you will want to do a reaction after hearing the first line, and the last minute of the song you will find it hard not to replay right after you hear it the first time. Even if you do not react let me know what you think. ANGELINA JORDAN - I'm Still Holding out for You ruclips.net/video/Dv8mjCh5iiE/видео.html
This child obviously is a prodigy .
Wonderful reaction and choice of videos from Angelina's extensive history. She is truly a savant. I feel she has a bit of Amy Winehouse influence, and Adele, but she is so versatile. 'Easy On Me', her Adele cover, is masterful. And she is, I think, 16 now! What? I always have a sense of concern for very young artists and what directions they take in life with notoriety. It seems she has a caring family around her. The future will be fun to see how she keeps developing.
If you want to know about her progress, watch "My Funny Valentine" at age 10 and age 16 from this year. Beware this "little" girl, grew into a stunning beauty of 6,1 ft.GG😁
I totally agree with you. But, at the same time, I am very impressed that she was not simply mimicking an artist, she was exploring with the purpose of doing her thing… in her kid’s way, but her thing, nevertheless.
“So many colors in her voice!”
There has been very little put out about her teachers (advisors?) but some have said that this was one of the last times she used rasp and growls until she was considerably older trying to protect her larynx until it matured. I loved how she would stick her lower jaw forward and then stick her tongue out to get more space for the low notes. If she figured that trick out for herself she is a marvel (she is anyway🙂), but if someone helped her they did a phenomenal job with her. Musicians who work with her, call her the Boss, because she is very specific about what she wants. Love me some Angelina....great reaction.
This was seven years ago; she was barely 9 and now she is 16. She was actually 13 when she performed "Bohemian Rhapsody", and you are so right about how her voice matured and her technique advanced. But at 16 she is even more astounding. Here's two of her latest. Posted on Valentine's Day this year, "My Funny Valentine" ruclips.net/video/bWiLOnHJYxg/видео.html This really shows how age has matured her voice and what she is able to do with it. Absolutely Beautiful! And her most recent TikTok, "Crazy" ruclips.net/video/Vjc0riTGiGU/видео.html I've listened to this more than 50 times now, and it still just blows me away. STUNNING!! This is a preview of what Angelina the woman will sound like. Her tone is beyond compare. I love your Angelina reactions, Bethany. Looking forward to more. Maybe even the ones I suggested. 😊😊
keep checking her out, feeling good (the indoor live concert) when she was 10, and summertime when she was 11 are great
There are so many great covers as well as a few original songs thatvit is hard to know where to begin and in what order to react to them. Her recent covers of Adele's All I Ask and Easy on Me are stunning. She did a great cover of A Million Years Ago when she was 12 or 13. Feeling Good by Nina Simone when she was 10, and a great cover of It's A Man's World by James Brown. I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James is another. I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston also comes to mind. These simply scratch the list. She literally changes her voice to fit the song or genre. Most will suggest many of her jazz covers. Gloomy Sunday and Summertime from Norway's Got Talent at age 7 and 8, At Last and What A Difference A Day Makes at about 8 or 9, to name just a few.
Some must watch songs from her. How great thou art to see her low range, I who have nothing at age 6,all of her original songs.
I HOPE... I HOPE ONE DAY ANGELINA JORDAN DUET WITH CAKRA KHAN AND JOEY ALEXANDER IN A JAZZ PIANO. AAMIIN. IT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL COMBO AND OUT OF THIS WORLD. LOVE FROM INDONESIA.
Seeing as how you've only listened to two songs by Angelina you haven't even got your toe wet yet. If you continue to listen to her nearly 200 song catalog you absolutely will not believe the many different vocal styles she is capable of she is a once and a generational vocalist !!!!!!
BETHANY, WHATS ABOUT REACTING WHIT DIMASH KUDAIBERGEN ITS BEEN A LONG TIME WITHOUT YOU DOING IT
did you noticed the changing of vibrato speed on "I dont care" at the end ... ?
This was released 6 years ago but made 7years ago just after she turned 9. And the pen work was showing the musical arrangement she wanted as she does all her arrangements. 🎶👱♀👗👠👠💓💓
Truly incredible, no matter how many millions of times one watches and hears
During your reaction, I got the impression that you thought all children could sing as Angelina does. Are you able to name any other singer of her age who is so versatile and talented? If I am wrong, please accept my apology.
To give you an idea of Angelina's breadth of musical knowledge, to date she has covered songs by Adele, Alan Walker, Amy Winehouse, Andy Williams, Aretha Franklin,Audrey Hepburn,Avicii, Bill Withers, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Bobby Vinton, Bruno Mars, Cass Elliot, Charles Aznavour, Cher, Chris Isaac, Dean Martin, Dinah Washington, Dolly Parton, Doris Day, Duffy, Dusty Springfield, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Elvis, Ethel Merman,Estelle, Etta James,Frank Sinatra, Frankie Valle, Fred Astaire,Freddie Mercury, Gene Autry, Gloria Gaynor, Halsey, Harry Belafonte, Jackson 5, James Brown, Jim Reeves, Jimmmie Boyd, John Legend, Josh Groban, Judy Garland, Julie London, Lana Del Rey, Lauren Daigle,Leslie Gore, Lionel Ritchie, Lou Rawls, Louis Armstrong, Mamas and the Papas, Maria Carey, Marshmello, Michael Buble,Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Wilson, Nat King Cole, Nina Simone, November Ultra,Patsy Cline, Perry Como, Queen, Ray Charles, Rihanna, Roberta Flack, Robyn, Ruby & the Romantics, Sam Smith, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Selena Gomez, Shirley Bassey, Sia, The Beatles, The Righteous Brothers, The Weekend, Tom Jones, Vaughan Monroe, Whitney Houston, Willie Nelson. She has the versatility to sing many genres, inckuding Blues, Jazz, Soul, Rock, EDM, Disco, Pop.
When watching the last episode, the closing scene of the series, Lilihammer, that little Angelina was performing "I'm A Fool To Want You" in a bar. Her voice was so striking, I watched the credits to find her name. The first youtube I found was her performing "Gloomy Sunday" by Billie Holiday. Since you're going backwards chronologically, look that one up. She's only 7.
Your other commenters are right. She is doing her own version of what Screaming Jay Hawkins would do with this song on TV shows (except he was much broader and wilder). She is doing his style. I dare you to watch her Rather Go Blind and the whitney Houston tribute. INCREDIBLE!!!
Will you continue reacting to Angelina? She has a huge body of work available, and she rarely sounds the same twice (1000 Voices). Among her 170+ covers, she has at least five renditions that totally reimagine the original. I see that you have reacted to two. Also:
Yesterday (The Beatles)
Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
Suspicious Minds (Elvis)
She has five original songs and is about to release an album of all original songs.
Just in the last month she released the ‘Suspicious Minds’ cover and performed four live concerts in Norway - three were her first concerts dedicated exclusively to her performance. (She is 16 years old.)
TBH, I consider BR to be her weakest performance - possibly the ONLY one - but that's probably down to the comparison to Freddie's incomparable originals.
This was actually the closest i ever recall hearing tot he original Screamin' Jay Hawkins' version - most 'covers' emasculate the vocals because those singers just weren't up to the job.
Loved your reaction, can't wait to watch more :)
One thing tough, this was a very special interpretation by her, it's not her usual singing style at this age or later to be honest.
To give you a better idea you should analyse at least some of her performances on Norway got talent when she was 7 and 8
You can go with the full 4 in this vido : ruclips.net/video/O2bX15tYFVk/видео.html
Otherwise I would recommend at least her 2nd appearance where she sang I'm a fool to want you accapella ruclips.net/video/LXknLZDoRVQ/видео.html (if you go with this one you can also compare it to her studio version of the same song at 10/11 ruclips.net/video/SGx0djXTXQk/видео.html) and her final, you should absolutely watch the final it was stunning she sang Summertime ruclips.net/video/bnpFsCNKzFg/видео.html
I just watched your reaction to Felix Irwan of When we were young by Adele, it would be interesting to have your take on the same song sung by Angelina at 13 in concert (this was a bit before AGT Bohemian Rhapsody ) ruclips.net/video/waTSFSqrxEY/видео.html
Really appreciated Bethany's appreciation of how AJ has allowed her style to develop in accord with the maturing of her voice ... rather than being trapped by the techniques required by a child. Bethany opened my eyes to the challenges that many child singers face as they grow into adolescence and adulthood. And how AJ is successfully navigating those challenges in a way that clears the way for her evolution into what will surely be an extraordinary level of artistry. One minor exception I do have to Bethany's reaction ... she often refers to how AJ sang when she was 10 as opposed to how she sings "now" , i.e. how she sang on AGT. Note that the AGT performance (Bohemian Rhapsody) happened 3 years ago when AJ was 13. She is now 16. If one wishes to compare the 10-year-old Angelina Jordan with the current AJ, it would be much better to use her recent performance of "My Funny Valentine" or her cover of Adele's "Easy on Me" as examples of AJ's current development as a singer.
I really appreciate how you discussed things like head voice, etc...techniques! I'm surprised you didn't comment on her superb technique and control when she says "I love you (3x's) anyhow.." transitioning through 4 vowel tonalities at 4:35
Superb.
Great reaction. My first exposure to Angelina was also Bohemian Rhapsody. You should check out Angelina at 10 years old doing Feeling Good. This to me was when she showed that she was going to be one of the greatest performers ever.
She basically transformed herself in the 5 years following her win on NGT, and a lot of the things she needed to do to make the sounds she wanted are very natural today because of her voice maturing and her ability to control every aspect of her artistry.
She arranged the music and how the song should be set up.
Beautiful reaction, Loved your happiness can't wait for you to react to Home Free (Man of Constant Sorrow) and also Marcelito Pomoy (The Prayer) eagarly awaiting
That little girl blows my mind, every single time.
A child prodigy a barefoot princess a queen of jazz at 9yo and she's from Norway English is his 3rd language she nailed it love your true reaction thanks
I guess you would enjoy her (probably) first recording of "I who have nothing" at age 6 ruclips.net/video/RjQZKBpVaes/видео.html
I always think that vocal teachers can appreciate her version of Wicked Game next (ruclips.net/video/5IAMF4FDfw4/видео.html for its incredible expressiveness. Also check out her How Great Though Are for her incredible lower register.