Vocal Coach Reacts to Angelina Jordan singing "I Put a Spell On You"
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2024
- This has been my most requested video, and I can see why! I cannot believe Angelina Jordan is only 9 years old in this video. What a talent!
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She's a child prodigy and does most of her own arrangements. Plus this one. They call her the boss. Amazing.
Please realize that this is all Angelina. The notes and sheets you see her referring are all hers. The musicians you see affectionately refer to her as “The Boss”. Per her Mother Angelina chooses her own music. At age five and six she took classes in music theory learning to deconstruct songs and rearranging the music the way she wanted. She was enrolled in an after school program at her school, taking music, piano, violin and flute. She did not have voice lessons and by eight the school stated they had nothing else they could teach her. It is known that her work ethic was and is incredible. Practices six hours per day, six days per week. Her Mother tried to slow her down but to no avail. She wanted more. She is recorded singing at eighteen months of age. At two going on three she is seen scrolling through CZcams looking for Jazz artists to listen to at three she tells her Mother she wants to sing on that Simon show. At five she tells her Mother she wants to sing at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. At six she states she wants to be a superstar.
🌟🌼💛. I learned a few new things from you here, even after being along with Angelina since NGT. Thank you.
Angelina's "lyric sheet" is actually her own handwritten arrangement notes.
If this is your 1st time experiencing Miss jordan... You're in for a wild ride..
I discovered her 6 years ago and we are very loyal fans we love her we can't wait for her 1st Album...
Her parents are waiting for her to get older To introduce her to the music industry, But she is the next global superstar. I like your reactions keep up to good work..✌️
Angelina was 9 years old in this performance - This song was not arranged for her - she wrote the arrangement based on 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 into how Angelina works, here is a rehearsal video with some of the members of 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: czcams.com/video/SAkZDAXJA4E/video.html
This points out another thing Elish Ann - not only is Angelina very present and referring to the lyrics or notes while she sings, she is doing it in ENGLISH, her third or FOURTH language!
When I was just learning to read at five or six (here in the USA), Angelina was doing the same, but she had a much more advanced English vocabulary than I did (the lyrics were more advanced than anything I was reading at the time).
Beyond Angelina’s musical excellence, I think she is truly intellectually gifted.
Nice reaction/analysis! 🖤👣
@@peterhormell1511 , yes, I would almost die to know her I.Q.! At a 6-year old, first grader level, her reading is FAR more advanced than the "See Jane. See Jane run. Run, Jane, run" reading books I was torturously subjected to in my first grade class! LOL!
@@johnbattles1002 That’s exactly what came to my mind John. When I first heard Angelina reading the lyrics to “I Have Nothing” at SIX… it blew my mind. And to then, not losing a beat, talk to the the sound engineer in what I presume was flawless Norwegian (😳)… it was mind boggling. ❤️
@@peterhormell1511 , yes, and she STILL boggles my mind -- and messes up my emotions too! Lol!
that's SJ Hawkins' image on the candle in the intro
Yes, Angelina was 9 years and 2 months old when she performed this song. It is her tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who wrote and performed the song in 1956. She based her arrangement on his original performance, although she discarded all the theatrics and allowed her voice and body language to tell the story. The song has been covered by many singers over the years, but to my knowledge, Angelina is the only one who has sung in the same style as the original.
Things I found particularly worthy of note in this video are
(a) Angelina finishing writing last minute changes she wanted and handing them to the Music Director, who smiled.
(b) A brief glimpse of Mery Zamani, Angelina's maternal grandmother, a well known and respected Iranian Artist and poet who was also a child prodigy. She was the person who recognised Angelina's talent at an early age and exposed her to all the old time jazz singers.
(c) The candle with an image of Screamin' Jay Hawkins on it.
(d) The smile on the face of the Bass player.
(e) How she rose on to her toes on the last occasion she sang "...because you're mine"
(f) The fact she occasionally refers to her written notes on the music stand
(g) The instant transformation from "performance" mode to that of a pensive child, possibly wondering whether she could have done better. I comment on the "pensive" child because Angelina has an incredible work ethic and seeks to perform every song in a way she considers will bring out all the emotions within the lyrics and melody.
Angelina has been referred to as the "Queen of Jazz", "The Barefoot Princess", "The girl with a thousand voices". All of them are true, but I prefer the nickname I gave her after listening to about six of her performances. For me, she is "The Chameleon of Song", for as a chameleon is able to change its colour to match its surroundings, so Angelina is able to change the "colour" of her voice to accurately match the needs of the song to reveal the emotions within the lyrics and melody. Even more remarkable is her innate ability to communicate those same emotions to her listeners.
According to Angelina, she taught herself how to sing starting at around age 2 to 3, focusing on with jazz. Angelina, a child prodigy, arranged this performance, drawing from the original artist, Screamin' Jay Hawkins. In the beginning of the video, she's seen scribbling down her lyrics (not the notes, just the lyrics). During the performance, you can see her following the lyrics she wrote at the beginning. Throughout her career, Angelina is known for making her own arrangement. This was first seen during her performances on Norway's Got Talent, which she auditioned for at 7, and went on to win at 8 years old. She's also known making single takes. In many of these you can see her reading from the lyrics on her phone while singing. Check out her performance of Rihanna's "Stay" at age 12. The guitarist, Ivan Mendez, said that they just chilled at her house during the day, only to knock out the songs in one take that evening. Angelina explains of herself that when she sings, she's transported to a world of her own. A beautiful place where the music stretches out before her, as she closes her eyes.
Your reaction and analysis were great to watch and learn from, and I followed you already.
Only one comment to make, however. Please play the entire piece, and don't jump ahead or skip over parts of her performance. Your analysis and pauses are very robust on their own, and more than satisfy the Fair Use Acception to the Copyright Law.
Since you've reacted to this song, check out Cici Dover (with English CC) and the Fairy Voice Mother, both vocal coaches as you are. Each of you mades different observations your analysis. The Fairy Voice Mother zeroed in on Angelina's use of her physiology to produce the sounds she employs while Cici examines Angelina's phrasing.
i always find it ok when someone pauses (even quite often) to give commentaries and then skips BACK a bit. it's also ok when the picture (ratio, resolution, brightness, sharpness, transparency, there are lots of options) is distorted or overlayed to avoid copyright problems. i have seen it hundreds of times and don't need to see(!) it again. but skipping large parts (including the long notes and runs in one or a few breaths) completely without commenting about why, or what happened during these parts is (at least to me) quite annoying, no matter how insightful and interesting (better than by most other reactors) other commentaries were for those parts in the first half that were not skipped completely.
edit/ps : to me, the cuts and the shortening were almost worse than what agt and similar shows do to get it under two minutes to enable more time for commercials.
I agree, please don’t cut her songs short!! It feels just plain wrong and you miss out on responding to the entire thing! You could listen through once with your amazed pauses and then go back to highlight points!
An arrangement she did herself and the growling in this video, she has not done that at later live performances. This is a 9 year old in beast mode and this performance is epic ❤️ A cover of Screamin Jay Hawkins classic I Put A Spell on You 👍❤️ This girl is awesome ❤️
Yes, I noticed when she subsequently sang this song she toned down the growling sections.
That sheet of notes is HER arrangement of the music. The musians started calling her the Boss pretty quickly during this session.
Angelia is self taught. She does the arrangements and very professionally works with the musicians to ensure they support her desired outcome. I not sure if you know but quite often she has the lyrics on her phone and rarely does more than one or two takes. She obviously has an amazing ear for her craft. She is often referred to as a the with a 1000 voices. While she can sound like so many different singers, she diffidently has her own unique sound, no matter what genre music she try’s out. She did an amazing job so singing in Japanese, during a concert in Japan, several years ago. I hope you will continue reacting to her music, she has well over 100 to choose from. I suggest her music videos for Suspicious Minds and I Who Have Nothing. These will give you an opportunity to hear how her voice has matured, and gain an even better understanding of how amazingly talented she is.
Angelina is self-taught...the biggest influence in her life is her grandmother Mari, who is a huge jazz fan had a large library of classic jazz albums. AJ was developing her sound at 6-7 when she actually won Norway's Got Talent, If you follow her sound as she grows year by year you can see how she hones the unique AJ sound. She is known for having a wide scope of sound. To me, the most dramatic example is her version of "I'd Rather Go Blind" where she channels Etta James...phew! The Girl of a Thousand Voices!! and oh ya...she actually arranges her songs herself (like this one) to make her covers 'her own'...
angelina's mom said no vocal coach that her voice was so unique they didn't want to mess with it and that angelina studied music theory besides learning to play the piano guitar flute violin sax etc.
This was her project, so I've been told. She worked on the lyrics, music & how she wanted this piece performed including conducting the band. They call her the "Boss". Affectionately of course. There are videoed rehearsals with her & it shows she is the one in control.
I know she had piano lessons and guitar lessons and also plays the flute and violin. When it comes to singing, I don't know. I get the impression she taught herself a lot by just listening to others. I coined the phrase that she has a phonographical memory. If you watch her perform Summertime in the final of Norway got Talent, you can hear her whisper a little sentence Ella spoke in her duet with Louis, as if the song was on a tape running in her head.
I think a lot of this performance really comes from within and from her core. In the beginning the video you see her giving a sheet to the director: those are some last minute changes to the arrangement she made earlier. So she is reading her own arrangement. She is inspired by Screamin' Jay Hawkins for this song, the original artist who is on the candle just before she starts singing. It is really such an amazing performance.
You might enjoy listening to her covering or better reinventing 'Suspicious Minds'. It is a recent song with a beautiful video production: czcams.com/video/RTbKhkceR00/video.html Also 'My Funny Valentine' she released this year is really a gem: czcams.com/video/ETGLbsGDAI0/video.html
Is 'phonographical memory' an established concept? Because I also have like a tape recorder that runs in my head. I can set it to play something, whole symphonies even, and it runs in real time - the actual detailed sounds of an actual recording that I am familiar with - and I can just sit and listen to it. I thought everyone had that. I can't sing like Angelina though!
@@fredneecher1746 Not that I know. It's a little wordplay on photographical of course and I couldn't find it as an established term. But I didn't look long though
@@fredneecher1746 A famous composer once said, "I really can't take credit for the music I produce; I simply write down the notes I hear in my head."
@@fredneecher1746 Ah! I wish that I had that ability. Just imagine, lying in bed unable to sleep and having the ability to recreate in full sound Angelina singing "Sing me to sleep". Absolute bliss. 🙂
@@103mrg I don't know the composer you have in mind, but in an interview when she was about 10 years old the young English composer, violinist, pianist Alma Deutscher said this.
nobody coaches angelina in anything she arranges all her own songs and knows what she wants out of every song she performs her technical performance in this song is out of this world for anyone much less a 9 year old. her grasp of using tempo and timing is crazy . and people forget sometimes that she is singing in at least her third language . wow enjoy
IMHO Angelina's best ever weight for age release is "I'm Still Holding Out for You" at czcams.com/video/Dv8mjCh5iiE/video.html . She was 10 when it was recorded it and even though you don't get to see her singing, the level of performance and production is extraordinary, even for Angelina. She was the first to record this song, so it is not a cover, even though someone else wrote it. Which makes her interpretation and delivery of the lyrics even more bewildering. Truly bewildering. You can't do that when you're 10! Make sure you listen to it even if you don't react to it. A bit of your universe will be missing if you don't.
Thank you for this recommendation! I’ll definitely listen to it!
I read somewhere that Angelina's mom once said that only Angelina picks her songs and she sings them the way she feels.
I love the weight for age reference. I agree with you completely. I was stunned into silence for quite some time after hearing Still Holding For You for the first time and I go back to it often. Her performance of the song STAY also left me paralyzed. It's also a weight for age performance.
I was going to recommend this, but @Zom bie has beat me to it. If you want to be shook, this is the one.
@@elishaannmusic You are most welcome. When you do watch it, remember that the Angelina in the last few scenes is the 10 year old that recorded it. Beggars belief.
Sad you rushed trough this. You're reactions are great, it would have been nice to see you listen to the whole thing.
I also recommend I'm Still Holding Out for You,it's way beyond anything that any 10 year old should be able to do.As for vocal coaching my understanding is she has had and probably still does have vocal advisors for healthy assessment purposes.There was a fear that too much coaching might destroy her unique sound and artistic choices.Seems like a smart balance considering that she is a rare prodigy.
Hello Elisha Ann, you are right, nobody told her to sing it like this. This is the arrangement of this 9yr old musical prodigy. And don't worry, there are still so many amazing songs by AJ for you to check out. You should check out her Norway's Got Talent auditions where she covered Billie Holiday,*Gloomy Sunday and I'm a Fool to want you), Nancy Sinatra(Bang Bang)and George Gershwin(Summertime). Or you can check out any of her Adele Covers, Elvis Covers, Amy Winehouse covers,, ETTA James and so many more. So yes, don't worry that you will run out of amazing performances by this young lady because they are all AMAZING!. Thank you for the beautiful reaction and looking forward to the next AJ reaction. 😇❤️🔥❤❤❤
Lead sheet? Yeah, she wrote it!
This was the video where I stopped thinking of Angelina as a 'child singer.; The term just didn't seem to apply anymore. Angelina in 'beast mode' is truly a wonder to behold. She is rumoured to arrange her own vocals 😎
not a rumor......
I love this performance so much. As they say AJ don't play. Well perhaps this is what she does when she does play and we get the most stunning, amazing performance of 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 Decades and will remain relevant for Generations to come. Anyone who 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 always 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... 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.
You just watched a Masterpiece! Destined to go down in Music History as the best performance by a 9 yr old, Period! Past, present & dare I say Future! I'd like to see anyone, young or old who can do a cover of this & with the justice it deserves as Angelina has done on every cover she does. ♥👣👸🏻
This is not coached. At the age of 9 she had already been listening to and absorbing music from Jazz greats for the past 5 years thanks to her Grandma Mery who introduced her to the Jazz greats and took her to music stores where she would pick up Jazz albums and listen to them. This kind of inherent talent can not be taught, either you have it or you don't. She listened to this 1956 original from Screamin Jay Hawkins and arranged this the way she wanted it done. All the different Jazz inflections, back phrasing, scoops, vocal fry, etc etc.... is not coached, she has had all these vocal tools since she was 6 years old or younger. The young lady is now 16 and has refined her many vocal tools to master class vocalist now.
She is certainly coached, by loads of people starting with her G ma right. It's just vocal coaches probably didn't want to do much vocal coaching. She's clearly well coached as a musician and human. So it's a matter of how you take the word I guess. Credit is both spread around and yet entirely for AJ, that's how good she is. Humans don't get that good alone or with help.
@@ryanjacob3338 "Coached" vocally is much different than coached in life...pretty certain that a vocal coach refers to vocal coaching in this context..we all get "coached" in life throughout our lives by our elders. We have different opinions of what a vocal coach or vocal teacher is I guess.
@@CarlD70 well she has had musical coaching of all kinds, even vocal coaches. Again they just probably do their best to answer her questions more than anything, but I've seen it confirmed they do exist. She arranges her stuff as well, and everyone is quick to credit her when they work with her. But it doesn't mean loads of the professionals around her aren't very helpful here and there. It means she has final say.
I just think it's insane to scoff at the idea of coaching. Can't be taught my ass, can't be taught to most people, sure. It doesn't take away from her otherworldlyness or credit. Most of us can't be taught in general, it takes humility, passion and focus. We don't have to call it god, innate natural ability, and ignore the great work by all involved, especially her. No matter how cute and apt the thought is, it is not meant to be taken literally. She worked very hard, had unreal passion and focus towards it, had great people around her, from a very young age. To each their own though, you guys can call it what you want. Just wanted to hop in, too many people calling out the reactor over nothing, incorrectly as well, she has had coaches and their effect we can only speculate, despite their kind words towards AJ. It clearly must be both her and those around her, she's elite at 16, must be just in her as well. Nobody is elite at 16. At anything. She was a legit artist at 9, which is the silliest thing. So it would have to be all possible things coming out right? No? Including her family, professional help, where they were smart enough to mostly leave her alone, or smart enough to help, who knows. Plus the reactor is just trying to figure this out, don't worry, Angelina immediately growled at her.
@@ryanjacob3338 I agree with you. Perhaps the correct phrase should have been "vocal training" not "coaching". It has been commented many times in the past that the singing teachers at the After School Programme of Waldorf School, Oslo felt that it would be unwise to train her is any particular way because of her innate ability to sing so well.
People can learn from formal education and non formal education. Even we can learn from youtube video and ask to other people. I never learn C dan C++ language for programming, formally. I learn from the book and internet. I used it for my professional work. I also design amplifier and everyday someone ask me about how to build amplifier and how to design amplifier in my social media. Talent is potential. It is useless if you do not learn. Talent make you learn FASTER in that field.
If you want a look at a younger Angelina check out her singing at age 6 "I who have Nothing". This is her first time in a recording studio, she recorded 4 songs that day. You will see a six year old who still has moments as a child but is in command of her performance. She looks and acts like she has always been in front of a microphone even at that age. Also remember when you watch she is singing in a second language not her first.
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Angelina is a genius/prodigy. My favorite singer.
As many others making comments here Angelina does her own arrangements. I like your explanations of technics and the insertion of the other coach was great, thank you.
There are several videos showing A J making notes as she plays piano and working with band members to get the sound where it should be.
There are several reactors that cut bits of videos, or distort them to appease the YT gods. Most just take more breaks so we get to see you react to the complete performance. That would be my choice, but in any case thank you for supporting this young lady and I’ll continue to support you.
This song is all her.
Her first performance on Norway’s Got Talent was at age 7. Did you watch this to the end, because her last note was, in my opinion, the best one! About straining, she has repeated this song since but in a more careful way, no doubt cautioned about injuring her voice. Also, she apparently arranged this song, and she was probably reading the lyrics or referencing them. English is her third language, but she has been reading and speaking English at least since her first video at age 6.
Diane If you're referring to the last note of Gloomy Sunday---a very astute observation. Just about everyone misses it. Also, did you notice that during, she maintained eye contact with the camera? Very savvy......A friend of the family who has known Angelina since she was 2 commented that her level of English proficiency was so advanced at a young age that English, like Norwegian, is practically her native tongue. Here she's speaking like any North American 5 year-old: czcams.com/video/dPJL6u2Ne3g/video.html
Angelina is a once in a century talent, and she does all the arrangements for her covers. She is also very humble, classy, charitable, and a force for kindness. She is an extraordinary human being, and have been following her since 2015. Enjoy the ride.
Thanks for your great reaction to & appreciation of Angelina's epic performance (which she arranged herself) - at age 9. While I enjoyed your analysis, you cut out the beginning of the video where she handed the band director her changes & you cut out a large section of the middle of the song. Would love to see you react to it again when you play the entire video.
Sadly, this reactor is notorious for skipping ahead, often missing the best parts. You mention the beginning. How about "I love you...I love you..." etc as just one example. I don't think Elisha realizes that what she is doing is disrespectful to the listener and to Angelina herself.
@@KieranSaighir I Agree 💯Sad
there is or never has been anyone like the Barefoot Princess the girl is the best period.
Most vocal coaches who have reacted to this have also said the same, that she did this in a healthy way.
Easiest way to understand how she could do this at 9 is to witness what she did at 7 and 8 on _Norway's Got Talent_ [Norske Talenter]. Not that she sang anything like this on that show, but hearing her voice back then will dispel any skepticism you might have about whether you're really hearing her true voice in this "produced" track. (In particular, you were marveling at how low she went here at 9. She actually went lower in one of her NGT performances - and it was a cappella.) You *need* to react to all 4 of her performances on that show. I have a playlist (with an obvious name) on my channel that might help you to choose which exact videos you want to use for that, but it will only be useful if you read the full description of the playlist.
She has an old soul.
From every type of sound that could come out of a human being / she tried it / which told me she was trying to find her way, this kid in doing this she sang songs that will live long in my memory. Thanks Elisha that was great.
Absolutely amazing performance, Angelina arranges this version herself paying tribute to the original artist Screaming J Hawkins, Angelina always arranges everything she covers and makes her version her own always paying tribute to whoever she covers, great reaction thanks 🙏
Thanks for pointing out the hard work she's done with her talent.
I never tire of this. The lung power in covering the ending.... Her diction. No doubt about the words.... Listen to the recording (not the live performance) of "Screaming" Jay Hawkins "I Put a Spell On You." She built her arrangement on that, actually introducing more musicality to the style. She has listened to the old jazz since she was tiny. I've heard they just let her play with her "instrument," rather than unduly mold it toward a particular style. She has never performed this song in this exact way again. The video you played felt broken/truncated. 💜
Thanks for your reaction. Angelina is an alto, at 7 she was singing Billie Holiday songs better than many adult jazz singers.
I'm still holding out for you, 10yrs, will amaze you .
Prodigy with a hard work ethic makes her an artistic "beast" of a talent. Recommend age 10 "I'm still holding out for you" . You have over 160 songs cover
Loved that shocked face at the beginning. She was really only barely 9, at 9 yrs and 2 mos old. The timing, dynamics, pitch, phrasing and breath control is more than exceptional. Angelina stepped up her game at 10 years old with over a dozen spectacular performances. IMO, the best video of Angelina on stage with a great orchestra is her arrangement and delivery of "FEELING GOOD": czcams.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/video.html
I've listened to many of the greats perform this song through the years but this is a masterpiece by a 10 yo. Her stage presence, arrangement and delivery....WOW. Another at 10 that blew me away and is still in my top 5 AJ songs is a song she demoed for at 10 but was never released. The recording was discovered two years after the recording and uploaded to YT anonymously. The original artist actually did go on to perform the song himself but one month AFTER Angelina's was uploaded, so in essence, he covered his own song, LOL. Here is the link to "I'M STILL HOLDING OUT FOR YOU": czcams.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/video.html Unfortunately it is only an audio track with a really good fan made video that says "Leaked" but it's okay to view since the original writer gave permission.
She was just as amazing at 7 & 8 in Norway got talent now her voice is stunning
As mentioned by others look at "I'm still holding out for you." Someone has already posted the link. It is remarkable coming from a 10 year old. In fact I expect it to be one of those rare classics, that others may simply say, "I 'm not touching that. That is Angelina Jordan's song." The history of the song is clouded in a bit of mystery. I hope one day it is released and distributed widely.
Great reaction and breakdown! She did a demo when she was 10 and it was leaked when she was 12, called, "I'm Still Holding Out For You". Regrettably it's fan made video, so you don't see her singing, but coming from a 10 year old is in sane. She re-arranges all her songs and she handed the Producer some last minute changes. One of the Judges on NGT said he been to the rehearsal for her song, "Bang Bang" and he saw her giving the Base player instructions and new at that time, she is the real deal. She been listening to Jazz since she was 3 and singing since 1-1/2 years old. When she entered Music Academy at 4, she was technically already ahead of the teachers. They mainly taught her how to protect her voice and Theory, God Bless!
What she is doing cannot be coached she is a musical prodigy
*You took the words out of my mouth.*
Musical prodigies can be coached and helped move forward more quickly...why would that not be the case.
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Out of her mom's own mouth,, "Angelina never had a vocal coach and she never will" cuz they don't want to change or ruin her "uniqueness" to her vocals that she worked hard on herself,,,
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One thing to remember about the less healthy choices made for this performance is that this is not at all something she had a habit of doing. I never saw her sing like that ever again. I think she wanted THIS to sound this way, so she just made it happen and moved on.
Another aspect of Angelina is that she grew up in a household where her grandmother, Mery Zamani, played Jazz records as part of daily home life. Angelina was exposed to that music since birth. Angelina actually first sang a very brief snippet of I Will Always Love You at age 1 1/2, which is included in this news report from Norwegian TV (English Subtitles): czcams.com/video/5A_N1i00gFs/video.html - as an additional note: Angelina's grandmother was a child prodigy herself in art and poetry and became a well-respected Iranian artist. Her grandmother recognized Angelina's abilities very early and the two could relate to each other and have an inseparable bond.
This vocal interpretation and stylistic decisions came from her and were not coached. She had a her age a musical intelligence way beyond her age. She is very good in feeling the music and the lyrics and learned for the most part from hearing and trying by a strong intrinsic motivation.
You asked our opinion on what to do next, so here it is coach... AJ's rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody on AGT the Champions when she was 13 yrs old. Why you ask, because Brian May from Queen, tweeted immediately after seeing the performance saying "this was hands down the most original and breathtaking version of the song he had ever heard and the band gave Angelina herself a special dispensation to the rights of her version of Bohemian Rhapsody for distribution and compensation. Lovving your reaction/reviews I just wish we can see your reactions through the entire song even though you stop to explain or point out things, just pick up where you left off please. Cheers
Angelina is the godesse of music and voice...she was singing with 1 1/2years old in english, but she is from norway and later she learnd speak 😂 thats absolutly crazy, and what i know, she have no teacher, she learned alone...angelina is music bring from heaven to earth , her control is unbelievebel and she is the best story teller and such a kindly, humble, lovely human. now she is 16years old and please listen the new stuff from the 3 live concerts in norway in july 2022. and not forget she have made in her young age, more as 170covers from the best singers and have 5 own songs, all are amazing. she have so much disciplin 👑♥️🌹🌟
From what I learned from those who have first hand knowledge, Angelina got music training starting at age 4 but her teachers realized she was a natural vocalist and chose to NOT doing anything with her singing. I don't know if Angelina has received any vocal training in more recent years.
Mozart and Angelina = is true!
They called her the little boss. She knew what she wanted and this is her arrangement. The beginning is her making changes and presenting to the band leader. She will shock you over and over again with her talent and pure genius.
Angelina was 16 when you posted this video. She turned 17 early this month (January 10). I’m happy you love this remarkable artist!
Angelina will continue to amaze you. She is a natural prodigy She is from Norway and English is her 3rd language. She has a number of performances online before this. One of her first was "I Who Have Nothing". Then she won Norway's Got Talent with 4 awesome performances at age 7 and 8. I think she held back the vocals and performance a bit after this performance. That has not stopped her from performing close to 200 fabulous videos since then. Enjoy the ride. I now realize you do know more about her than I first thought.
Hola 🤙 no, this is her arrangement 👣🎶. She's affectionately called the Boss 😍. Love your reactions.
Wikipedia: Jordan attended the Oslo Waldorf School (an elementary and high school) and participated in the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts after-school program, where she received vocal training and piano lessons.
Had you watched the whole set of 4 vignettes you would have seen her bare feet, her writing on the lyric sheet making a last minute change to the piece. She did this frequently enough that it was about this time that the band started to affectionately call her 'The Boss'. Angelina often arranged the music to be in-sync with how she felt that day.
Let there be no mistake Angelina determines what Angelina sings. She has been given free rein in deciding how to best sing a song. I don't know if she has had a vocal coach because I can't imagine any vocal coach teaching her to sing like that. Angelina's mom has said, 'this will go as far as Angelina wants it to go. If she wakes up tomorrow and says, "I'm done" then you will never see us again.' I do know that Angelina was cautioned about singing this way and never did it this way again. She kept singing the song, but without the big growls and yells. In fact she sang this as an encore at a concert in South Korea when opening for Norah Jones. Here is that version.
czcams.com/video/kpGGO3rI06Q/video.html Angelina at 11 years old singing an encore opening for Norah Jones. 2017.
She wasn't coached. Her grandma noticed that at 18 months, Angelina had perfect pitch. And the rest is history.
I believe she did the arrangement herself
Welcome to the 🌍 of Angelina the princess of jazz music 🎷 who does not wear shoes 🦶🦶 during her performance and for a very good reason 👑 🗣🎙
She makes the arrangement. Always
Angelina actually arranges this herself and pays tribute to the original artist Screaming J Hawkins with her version,every vocal coach has commented how Angelina is a genius with this song and no unhealthy vocals, absolutely amazing talented artist!
Hi I’m new subscriber,I love your reaction to Angelina please go back and react her first performance at Norway Got Talent she’s was 7 then
as always Angelina Jordan is amazing.
As for other amazing Singers here a list by Country:
Usually is best for last but not this time ,here the very best singer probably of all time,yes I said it:
From Kazakhstan Dimash Kudaibergen
,he has it all control,stage presence,the ability to make you feel the music regardless of what language he’s singing on ,yes he has sang in 13 languages including covets and original songs ,he range in a outer worldly,sometimes I doubt his human may an alien or Angel.
Please react to his performance of the beautiful French song SOS he has sang it in several times on different years all unique beautiful I recommend the following versions at 2017 the Chinese show Singer,at Slavic Baazar 2018 and his Digital Show in 2021.
Watch them all your mind will be blow every single time.
From South Korea So Hyang react to her performance of Bridge Over Troubled Water.
From Russia The Warrior Russian Princes Diana Ankudinova she’s an Alto start with Wicked Game she was 14-15 at the time unique,dark,mesmerizing voice.
Also from Russia
Vitas react Opera 2
Brazil Gabriel Henry start with his cover of Mariah Carey Emotions 😁🤯🤯🤯.
The Philippines Morissette Amon Rise Up at Wishbus
Also from the Philippines
Marcelito Pomoy The Prayer at Wishbus
Again from the Philippines must be the water,TNT Boys Pre teen power trio Flash light at TNT versions
From Spain Monica Naranjo
Europa
From Australia Piet Arion react to his version of SOS
From Holland Amira Willghagen
O mío Banbino Caro
From the USA
Pentatonix (Acapella group)
Hallelujah
From Finland
NightWish ( Symphonic Metal group)
Ghost Love Score Live.
From Mexico
Luis Miguel
Incondicional
Also from Mexico
Juan Gabriel
Amor Eterno
Thanks, Elisha! Nice! To be with her on her journey is an experience that everyone in the world should enjoy.
Yes, this video, to say the least (!), is very unique and she has modified it somewhat as she has grown older. Her voice keeps changing and she is also very protective of her voice.
And, Elisha, we must always remind ourselves, English is not her main language! But, you'd never know it !!!!
Again, only in the fifth and sixth grade after school. She has piano lessons and she became a very very accomplished pianist. She has a perfect year perfect pitch she was born with this her family seniors in early age should I start encourage her and supporting her and Lora to come he’s wanting her, but they said no she’s got a wait until she’s ready page 14 she sign Republic records based in Los Angeles she’s from Norway. Their whole family moved to Los Angeles so she could start his career, she would always got talent age 8 she’s on American version of the champions at the age of 13 she still had their own arrangement of the Bohemian Rhapsody like it’s never been done before she got lotta notoriety because of this song, the queen organization heard it in a couple of minutes her and I gave her the ride to copyright this song that she created under her name which she did
Great analysis. Regarding the lead sheet. She's reading the lyrics that she either altered and composed herself. Imagine a little 9 year old Norwegian girl, composing, reading, and singing in her SECOND language. She has been altering lyrics of some songs, per her mother's request, to be more age appropriate. Most notable, her Amy Winehouse covers of 'Back to Black' and 'Rehab'. Also, regarding using lyric sheets, Angelina has an additional ability to sing off a lyric sheet or monitor without sounding like she's RECITING. Great examples of this were in 'Back to Black' rehearsing with a live string session. In this one, she rewrote the lyrics from either the evening before, or actually on the way to the rehearsal. She nailed it. The most impressive of her reading & singing lyrics were in her covers of Whitney Houston's 'I Have Nothing', Lana Del Rey's 'Born to Die' and Adele's 'A Million Years Ago'. It's just astounding how she developed this talent to convincingly tell a story that's sounds so sincere, while reading the lyrics from a sheet or monitor. In the last cover, as soon as the piece is over, she turns to the camera, smiles and gleefully waves and says 'Goodbye'......... She's such a pro to be so convincing, then be able to turn back into a normal young girl after.
You have a lot to learn about Angelina 😜 Watch more videos, you'll be amazed.
A tip, where it almost started, Norway Got Talent. All her performances exists subtitled. She is seven at the time.
she arranges all her songs she sings . she is called the little boss in the studio . if you search you tube you'll find a clip of her singing at the age of one and a half. she won Norway got talent at age 7.
eddie Won NGT at 8.
If you watch the video at the beginning you can she she wrote a note to the producer. I think to understand Angelina better, you must first watch her performances on NGT when she was 7 and won when she was 8. At 9 she was all ready "old". She did 4 songs on NGT " Gloomy Sunday " , I'm a fool to want you " (acapella) , 3rd one " Bang Bang" and last one " Summertime". She sang all over the world at 8.
Angelina is an artist even at 9 years old! Trying to judge her technically, on how she uses the larynx rather than other anatomical parts is in my opinion to belittle her and also means not having understood who is in front of her.
She is not like other children or teenagers, she is special: she is a genius, of those who are born one every hundred years.
AWESOME reaction! I actually learned a few things. Thank you! subscribing!
Hi Elisha, I really enjoy your reaction and comments. I also liked your cover of Million Miles, which more people should watch.
As for suggestions, here is a playlist with most of her performances broadcasted on TV, thus all one-take and many performed live, and you hardly could go wrong with any of those:
czcams.com/play/PLddfS789jBCqzn_NC5HDH6cP7Be_gySvm.html
However, these are the ones from that list I would recommend most:
"What a difference a day makes" at age 8,
"Fly me to the moon" at The View,
"Every time we say good by" at age 10,
"Feeling good" at The Stream Gir Tilbake,
her original "Shield" at age 12,
her own arrangement of "Bohemian Rhapsody" at 13 on AGT,
and finally her original "7th Heaven" in Kongsberg this year, just a month ago.
Thank you for these helpful suggestions! I look forward to listening to them!
Hi Elisha .. as a special treat for you to analyze or even liste to .. Angelina Jordan - I Who Have Nothing - Complete performance (subtitles) - czcams.com/video/RjQZKBpVaes/video.html ..
at age 6 !! she is recording this song for the first time in her Music School Studio .. keep in mind .. thats her first try on it .. and at the end you get a impression how deep she is in music ..
also keep in mind .. English isn't her first Language ..
several month earlier .. Angelina Jordan 6 years old a recording (Hurt) in studio Amazing czcams.com/video/mmMBBsL02uQ/video.html .. you can see her enjoying in the recording booth ..
enjoy ..
Excellent analysis. Have you heard her sing I'm A Fool To Want You with a big band backing? She was 11. That might challenge expectations. Or I'd Rather Go Blind, or It's A Man's World in concert, both at age 12? By the way, she has performed 'Spell' in concert many times and always holds back on the growls, so she knows it's damaging to her. I suspect there's a 'story' behind this recording, why she made it and why she pushed her limits, but so far we don't know what it might be.
Screaming Jay Hawkins candle at the beginning. Black magic. His version on CZcams
Here is a playlist ( czcams.com/play/PLySL7rbiavQdojPuSU1yZDRvj752g9J1b.html ) of various videos before she was 7, when she appeared on Norway's Got Talent and broke the internet for the first time. This includes her earliest studio work. I think you can credit her early training to two factors: First, her Grandmother (Mery Zamani) who introduced her to jazz and has been her constant mentor for her whole life. Second, to the Norwegian education system that provides extensive opportunities for its youngest students to develop their natural talents.
Here are some recommendations that will show more of the spectrum of her vocal range when she was still quite young (as if 16 is old):
1. "Unchained Melody" (she was probably about 10) - czcams.com/video/wPfMzMeBLbo/video.html
2. "A Song for A" (12 years old) - czcams.com/video/4_vBAP2_2A0/video.html
3. "Fly Me to the Moon" (12 years old) - czcams.com/video/OMkwoqUNNkE/video.html ; this is the concert recording from her live performance for Quincy Jones's 85th Gala Birthday celebration at the O2 Arena in London in 2018 synced to footage her grandmother took during a rehearsal.
4: "Wicked Game" - (12 years old) - czcams.com/video/5IAMF4FDfw4/video.html
Ooops! You walked into that barrage of comments...great, thanks!
Pretty sure she didn’t have a vocal coach. Repost of Bill Weekley: At age four, she enrolled in an after school program taking music lessons. Piano, violin and flute. No voice lessons. At five, she was taking music theory learning to deconstruct songs and arranging them to her liking. She may now have a voice coach after signing with Republic Records, but no one knows for sure. She is first recorded singing at eighteen months of age. At two, going on three, she is scrolling through CZcams looking for Jazz artists to listen to. At three, she tells her Mother she wants to sing on that Simon show. At five, she try’s to audition for Norway’s Got Talent but is told she is too young and must be seven. She tells her Mother she wants to sing at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. At six, she enters the recording booth for the first time and records four songs: “Rolling In The Deep”, “Hurt”, “Sky Fall”, and most notably, “I, Who Have Nothing”. Which is well worth reacting to. At seven, she auditions for Norway’s Got Talent singing Billie Holiday’s “Gloomy Sunday”. Turning eight, she wins Norway’s Got Talent. Point of interest: At eight, she sings at the Nobel Peace Prize. At thirteen, ten years after telling her Mother she wanted to sing for Simon, she does.
Good reaction. 😊👍 She has not repeated this way of singing this song, suggesting she may have been advised against it.
I suggest you react to her jam session with this band on another Jay Hawkins song “Portrait of a Man/child “. It answers some of your questions and shows the mutual respect they have for each other.
For more information on Angelina’s history, see Angelina Jordan’s Wikipedia Page - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelina_Jordan
Below is a list of my recommendations for doing reactions to Angelina Jordan.
1. For the initial shock you should start with ‘I Put A Spell On You’ She was 9 years old when she did this. The link for this song is - czcams.com/video/nwFloCPXzCs/video.html
2. The next song you should react to is an Elvis cover ‘Suspicious Minds’ - czcams.com/video/RTbKhkceR00/video.html - this will show you how her voice and presence has developed.
3. To follow her growth react to the following songs in order:
At age 6 - ‘I Who Have Nothing’ her first time in a studio - czcams.com/video/RjQZKBpVaes/video.html
At age 7 - 8; Norway's Got Talent - czcams.com/video/d3gSho9yf88/video.html
At age 8 ‘What A Difference A Day Makes’ -czcams.com/video/ZSfgCIGd7k4/video.html
At age 10 ‘Feeling Good’ - czcams.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/video.html
At age 11 ‘I’m A Fool To Want You’ - czcams.com/video/SGx0djXTXQk/video.html She also did this during Norway’s Got Talent, but she did it A Capella.
At age 12 There are two songs of note here:
‘Shield’ which is one of here originals - czcams.com/video/lQtUbVKb0vs/video.html
She was invited to perform at Quincy Jones’ 85th birthday in London she sang what is sort of her anthem (she has sung throughout the years many times). This is the rehearsal for the show but it is excellent, it is number two on my playlist. - czcams.com/video/OMkwoqUNNkE/video.html
At Age 13 she performed two songs on America’s Got Talent - and one other song of note -
‘I Have Nothing’ is a tribute to Whitney Houston - czcams.com/video/eTcvvO6B3Io/video.html
On AGT ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ for which she got the Golden Buzzer - czcams.com/video/qF0JV28vgLw/video.html
On AGT ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ in the finals - czcams.com/video/4XOMskgN8w4/video.html - but she didn’t win. A lot of people are upset about that, but I think it’s the best thing that happened for her.
At Age 16 she has two new covers.
The newest and the best is an Elvis cover ‘Suspicious Minds’ - czcams.com/video/RTbKhkceR00/video.html
She has released a new version of I Have Nothing - czcams.com/video/iX0g99jN26U/video.html - which is probably the best song she has done so far.
The other is ‘My Funny Valentine - czcams.com/video/bWiLOnHJYxg/video.html
She has done several Adel covers and one other song of note - ‘Million Miles’ - czcams.com/video/3KxvwuZ7oEM/video.html - this is an original that she wrote in honor of her grandfather after he passed away. It is also the first song released under her contract with Republic Records.
Rusty Shackelford has a CZcams playlist that includes all of her videos, including TikTok and Instagram. I have a playlist of currently 106 of her videos that has received over 67,000 views (Angelina Jordan Playlist by Terry M.)
Grown-up she’s 17 now and I didn’t hurt and everything since you were this healthy that was blowing what she did to get the tibia flaps flopping in the air like that
I am about to go check out your channel, but if you haven't already, you should check out Angelina's cover of How Great Thou Art to really see her lower register in her younger years.
I'm Still Holding Out For You at 10 years old. You will be shocked.
Maybe some of her newest or some more original? Everyone is waiting for her album so maybe when it gets out some from that? So just more Angelina.
You said she was a woman she's only 16 years old she's still a shy kid but being a prodigy you need to watch her tapes from concerts she just did in Norway and a new performance she did but I have nothing from Whitney Houston You will be stunned
Angelina has only done this version of this song this one time for this recording. For her to have vocal damage for doing some of the stuff she did in this video she would have had to do it on a regular basis. A lot of reactors, including voice coaches seem to miss that this character piece that SHE designed. She is doing it with purpose.
Angelina Jordan Astar was born with a tiny bit bigger larynx than. usual. That is why she sings in the lower ranges. Also she is gifted with high IQ. This is a 29 year old mind in the body of a 9 yo.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
The sheet of paper Angelina is referring to is the one where she wrote the lyrics with her own style in the beginning of the video you see her writing and then the band leader reading them and laughing.
brogen The notes were her alterations that she wanted as last minute changes to her original arrangement. The reason the band director was chuckling was because her so taken with how polite and precious she was in titling those changes as "wishes".
Loved your reaction. Yip she is a child prodigy. An absolute Master at age 9. Please check out AJ when she started her music career at age 6 Professionally. 🤯🤯
#AngelinaJordanhurtlivestudioversion (4:05) video is her 1st time in Studio and it shows. PURE JOY to watch
#AngelinaJordaniwhohavenothinglivestudio (3:44 )Video One take😯 just month later different Studio different producer. What amazes me alongside her voice ...is the fact english is not her mother tongue 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
So AJ has been singing for 10years professionally as she is 17.
Good analysis! But, you skip thru the video??? mmm... ? This may very well be the greatest vocal performance by any child. I love everything that Angelina represents. God bless her.
Nine years old in two months here singing English Norwegian she speaks four languages. OK play several instruments piano for mainly plays the flute violin, but she speaks four languages for dad Swedish grandpa Japanese grandmas a random.
You REALLY need to do a reaction to HOME FREE. HELPLESSLY HOPING. This is a vocal piece of art. It's is A CAPPELLA. You won't believe how good the harmony is. I promise you have never hears harmony this fantastic..
Thanks for sharing! I’ll have to do a blind reaction to it soon!
Hehe, you got Angel'd
I loved your analysis, but not the skipping in the video😉 Love from Norway♥♥♥
To answer your question of what you could possibly listen to after this performance, the answer is I'm still holding out for you, the leaked version, performed when she was 10 years old. :-) you're welcome :-)