Vocal Coach Reacts to Angelina Jordan singing "I Put A Spell On You"
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- Vocal Coach Andreas Grussl reacts to and analyses Angelina Jordan singing “I Put A Spell On You”.
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Angelina Jordan, “I Put A Spell On You”, Angelina Jordan Official’s CZcams Channel, CZcams, September 27, 2016, • Angelina Jordan - I Pu... , fair use
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ANGELINA'S VOICE IS HIGH 5D VIBRATIONAL , SHE IS AWAKENING PEOPLE.
She leads the whole thing. They call her "The Boss"!
After this rendition the band called her "the boss". She is amazing
Ah, that's a nice nickname for her :-)
Her musical influences, growing up, WERE Billie Holliday and many of the old jazz greats. Thanks, I believe, to her grandfather.
SHE IS NINE YEARS OLD HERE. Four years before Bohemian Rhapsody. 9 years old! I'm so glad you have joined us in this amazing journey with this extraordinary young lady. I am very much enjoying your reactions and look forward to more.
👩🏻🎤🎵🌎⭐️🇳🇴❤️ Angelina is many of the greatest singers of all time rolled into one!
Yes, her style is amazing!
Great reaction and analysis video, by the way. I love how you incorporated so many other great singers into the video alongside Angelina.
The show must go on Angelina Jordan
I've seen many reactions to this black and white video but your breakdown of this performance is by far the best one. The references to other artists and genres in order to highlight a tone or a technique is also quite insightful. And what I loved most about this video, you didn't think of this cover as one of those funny viral hits with a cute child in it, but you took this performance by 9 year old Angelina very seriously and took her for a true artist despite her age! Your in-depth analysis is appreciated by many Angelina fans who believe in her talent, capabilities and potential, especially coming from a vocal coach. You can count me as a new subscriber.
Thank you for your kind words and for subscribing! I agree, to me she definitely is an artist that is to be taken very seriously. I think we'll hear many great things of her in the future!
True, this is a great vocal and musical analysis, like a master class 👏🏼 🎼💖
@@jessiehoolahoopsmcgee thank you so much!
@@andreasgrussl Really appreciate the extra effort you take to do those comparisons. Top tier reaction!
@@thinkingoutloud7851 Thank you very much!
Angelina Jordon is really the only singer on this planet gifted with a thousand voices.
perhaps this is the best analysis I have ever seen, Thanks...
Thank you very much!
I agree! Meticulously analyzed & researched; concisely and simply explained!
The boss at work. Thatś how the other musicians call her..
Ah, what a suiting nickname :-D
IMO it’s the best and timeless version of I Put A Spell On You, worthy of a Grammy award!
It's an amazing interpretation.
One of the only three Vocal coaches, publicly reacting to her, who spotted each of the skills in the last few bars. :)
lol, thanks!
She is the boss it was said that her singing with Republic Records was with condition that this 15 year old superstar has complete control of everything Angelina Jordan. She is that good at her gift form God.
All arrangements of covers are her arrangements
Yes, she is really incredible!
Great, thanks! She and Jess took their cues from the original, Screaming Jay Hawkins... Barefoot to call attention to needs of children around the world. Met a girl on the street with no shoes, weighing people for money...AJ gave the girl her shoes and vowed to never wear shoes when performing until all children have shoes. Has raised and donated millions to charity & environmental causes. Wrote a book, "Between Two Hearts" about meeting the girl.
Wow, thanks for all that background information on her charitable engagement!
And that’s the reason for her being barefoot not because some other artist did so. Thank you for bringing that point out. She has all the elements that were in the original as written. Love it. 🌸
Great reaction but, I have to tell you that her reason to perform barefoot is something more profound than you ever imagine...
On behalf of Angelina Jordan’s army of Angels……I thankyou for showing the link to her original video 🙏
Of course! It's my pleasure!
Her Mother and Father are greatly into Jazz there's a backstory of why she's always barefooted in her performances this girl has a big heart and a big voice
Thanks, will look into that backstory.
Angelina understands that her voice is the catalyst to convey emotion not just words and music is emotion set to rythem telling a tale. I feel she has now nearly mastered the skill and is today the best vocalist on any stage today. Girl knows her craft and executes wonderfully.
Thank you for one of the very best analysis of this performance by any Reactor.
As you noted, she was only 9 years old when she performed this song. It is her tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, the American singer/songwriter. He wrote and performed it in 1956 and Angelina based her performance on the original, although she did make some subtle alterations to both lyrics and melody.
As you continue your journey of discovering Angelina, you will come to realise that she does her own arrangements of most of the cover songs she sings. The differences may not be immediately discernible on first listening to them, but they are there. There may be a subtle change in tempo or tone, or more inflexion on some words, or a phrase may differ in pitch from the original. The amount of control that Angelina has over her voice cannot be measured. She never hurries a song. She sings in such a way that the emotions in the lyrics are felt by the listener.
In this video, did you notice:Angelina finishing some notes and handing them to the music director, who smiled as he read them? They were her wishes (instructions) to the band how she wished therm to play the music. Then a brief glimpse of Mery Zamani, a well known and respected Iranian artist, who is also Angelina's maternal grandmother and the person who encouraged Angelina in her love of music, especially jazz. And then there is a shot of Angelina holding a candle, upon which was an image of Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Lastly, did you notice how the "performing" Angelina, singing at a level of maturity far beyond her years, suddenly became a 9-year-old child almost instantaneously once she finished singing. From the time I first heard Angelina, way back at her first audition on Norway's Got Talent, she has amazed me.
Thanks for sharing this with me. I'm very happy you liked the video!
A girl with a thousand voice amazing❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Truly unique!
Awesome reaction and analysis, Andreas!! I had been waiting for your return after your reaction to Angelina singing "Bohemian Rhapsody". I watched that reaction a few times as there was much to digest just as with this one. I highly recommend all angels (fans) to watch that first reaction. I greatly look forward to your next reaction to my all time favorite musical artist. My recommendation for your next reaction would be Angelina's audition for Norway's Got Talent covering Billie Holiday's "Gloomy Sunday". Angelina has said if it wasn't for her unconditional love for Billie's music, there would not be the Angelina we know today.
Thank you very much for your kind words. And thanks as well for your song suggestion. I'll put this one on my list!
Very didactic, one of the best I've seen. I think Joss and Angelina had the same influence on this song. If you follow Angelina's journey, you will find multiple influences, enormous ability to make each note important, through an arsenal of knowledge, intuition and intention!! She is very smart in every way. Your knowledge and commitment to these reactions are very important to fans.
I'm thinking that I've just seen a reactor who taught me a lot about the different parts of this outstanding performance by a tiny nine year old Norwegian girl. Angelina put a spell on me the first time that I experienced this historically important Jazz interpretation. And you Sir, got a new subscriber right now.
Thanks for subscribing and your kind words! I'm happy you liked the video!
Best breakdown of the this song I have heard and I have seen this 100+ times....
Thank you very much!
So many favorites, and this is another. We already have a treasure trove of her music in these younger years. I'm not sure I can even imagine how spectacular she will be as she becomes an adult, but am certain she will always be the beautiful person she has been.
She's amazing and she will do lots of awesome things in music.
You are correct. Angelina's greatest influence in her very early years was Billie Holiday!
Thanks for confirming!
The band look sceard like if they don't do it right , she gonna do that high pitch inhuman skreech again
I won't repeat everyone below, but I agree that this is an amazing form of reaction. I really appreciate you editing in the singers you think of when you hear Angelina. I know it's a lot of work. Your knowledge and insights distinguish you among reactors, in general, although some have done some very technical analyses. I really enjoyed it. My favorite "young" performance of Angelina's is her version of Summertime, for the finals of Norway's Got Talent. I think you'd see a lot of development from "Gloomy Sunday", her audition, to Summertime. She started the competition at 7 years old, and finished at age 8.
Amen to all of this - your reactions are DEFINITELY among the very most interesting, insightful, and enjoyable! I also agree about her performance of "Summertime" on the "Norway's Got Talent" show, along with "What a Difference a Day Makes" at an outdoor concert at the same age - those show growth and are a "don't-miss" performances! They showcase her Jazz roots, and her growth as a vocalist and artist - at Age 8! I hope you'll review those performances!
❤️ your reaction to our barefotted Princes Angelina 👍🙂
Thank you, I'm very happy you liked the video!
Now, that's what I call a profound analysis! Very well done and I look forward to hear more from you.
Thank you very much for your kind words! I'm happy you liked the video!
Thank you Andreas for your very informative analysis of this performance by Angelina Jordan. I really enjoyed it.
Angelina performed this song publicly several times after this performance, however probably on the advice of her vocal coach she toned it down in order not to damage her still developing vocal cords. Here is a link to her performance of this song 2 years later on the German TV show “Little Big Stars” hosted by Thomas Gottchalk. czcams.com/video/qrZLjJ3VBZg/video.html . I would love to hear your your comparison of the two performances.
Thank you again and keep up the good work.
Thank you, I'm happy you liked the video. I'll take a look at the German TV performance.
She’s amazing isn’t she her first love is Jazz so she’s a big fan of everyone you mentioned I would love to hear her try opera because after all she can sing everything else I just adore Angelina I don’t think there’s anyone out there that comes even close to the talent Angelina has she can sing anything she’s our beautiful Angel 👼 sent to us from up above for us all to enjoy Love 💕 from Denise in Yorkshire England 🏴👼👼👸🏻👸🏻💕👏👏👏🥰👋
Yes, it would be very interesting to hear her sing Opera. Greetings to Yorkshire!
She's sung covers of more than 80 different wonderful singers. I doubt anyone could even venture an educated guess of how many she has listened to. Each time she listens to someone, she'll borrow a little piece of them that she likes. The result is incredible versatility. She can sing almost any genre or style and make it unique to her.
What I have heard from her so far was pretty amazing!
Wonderful reaction Andreas. Great comments. This song here by a 9 year old child launched a lot of us Angel fans down the Angelina rabbit hole. Would love to see more reactions and comments from you for the Angel child prodigy/music genius.
Thanks, I'm happy you liked the video. I'll definitely look into more of her performances.
This was a very well presented reaction. So many insights and accurate observations. Well done, sir, thank you!
Thank you very much!
Joss Stone is amazing, and Angelina is a gift from heaven. A legend as a teenager
Thanks for your comments on her leading the band unlike others that overlooked or didn’t mention her leading the band
I’ve watched your reaction for maybe five different times. Your analysis and interpretation may be far superior to any other vocal coach’s review. 🌺
Thank you very much! I really appreciate your words!
I really enjoyed the effort and experience you put into this reaction. You are a complete reactor. Thank you so much for creating this reaction.
Thank you very much for your kind words! I'm happy you liked the video!
I Totally agree with you Murry. On Point.
This is really what I am looking for in a reaction video - not just "oh boy, that was good!" but explanations of why it was good, what worked (and what maybe didn't). I shall definitely be watching more of your Angelina reactions. May I recommend Every Time We Say Goodbye and Song For A - both a complete contrast to 'Spell'.
Thank you very much! I'll put these songs on my list!
Her first song on NGT was Gloomy Sunday and sounds just like Billie Holiday!!😎😎😎😎
Wow, I'll have to take a look at that one!
Love your reaction!
Waiting for more Angelina!!
Thanks, I'm happy you liked the video! I'll definitely react to more of her performances in the future!
Angelina's grandmother and guardian angel/videographer (and artists in her own right) is from Iran. One can sometimes hear a "zest" of that influence in her vocals and it is really cool to hear it in these classics.
Thanks for pointing that out. That makes total sense!
Thank you for your reaction to my living miracle our angel
Angelina ❤️
Looking forward for more reactions from
Your channel sir❤️
Thank you very much!
Have you watched My Funny Valentine yet? It is especially interesting to watch her 10-year-old version and compare it to her recent 16-year-old version. Both of them are uniquely “Angelina”! Really enjoyed your analysis of this super popular version by Angelina. Did you know her real last name is “Astar”? How prophetic is that?
Since I didn't see the usual opening for this you may have missed her holding up a picture of Scream'n Jay Hawkins and her scribbling notes to the musical director. She likely wrote the score for this. She plays several instruments piano is just one. Besides several languages. I took her Proformance as a Homage to Jazz and in particular Scream'n Jay. And excellent comparisons of her techniques with other artists. IMO this, IS, one of the greatest if not the greatest singing and interpretative recordings of this Classic. It never fails to chill my old bones.
Thanks for making me aware of this. I just watched the beginning of the video again and there was a candle with his picture on it. I'm happy you liked the video!
Would love to see Andreas review Angelina's most recent cover of "My Funny Valentine" which she dropped this past February, 2022. She's now 16 ... and as far as I can tell, it's even better than her recent Adele covers.
She did the arrangement of this song. She's amazing.
i have listen to so many singers though out my life and most are really good but i have to say this young girl has captured my heart and ears so that for ever more they are hers :)
She is a very special singer!
This version was a cleaned up homm'age to Screamin Jay Hawkins 1960's version because she displayed his.picture at the beginning of the video
Thx for a good reaction. This girl know how to treat our ears😀
Thanks a lot. She does for sure!
Really enjoyed your reaction. You pointed out some things I've never heard from any other analysis of this song. Having no musical training myself, I truly appreciate learning why I love the artists I do. Thank you.
Thank you, I'm happy you liked the video!
Great job, great commentary on an incredible artist.
Thanks, I'm happy you liked the video!
He absolutely put a lot of research into this presentation. 🌺
You might enjoy I’m Still Holding Out For You. Excellent reaction. 🤗
Thank you very much! I'm happy you liked the video!
Brilliant reaction, really loved your professional approach to such an amazing artist. There are so many other brilliant tracks , I would say " Still holding out for you " or I would rather go blind " would warrant your unique breakdown.
Thank you very much! I'm happy you liked the video. And thanks for your song suggestions!
Great reaction. Thank you. She is something else, isn't she :-)
Thank you very much! Yes, she is a very special singer!
Very good explanation I agree! Great reaction and understanding of her vocals.
Thank you very much!
This is one of the better reactions and critiques of Angelina Jordan I’ve seen, you are very observant and did a good job, however I disagree with you on one point. When you said she went back to her little girl voice, I don’t think she went totally back to her little girl voice and I think she was right where she wanted to be with her sound, but that’s just my opinion, anyway good job I enjoyed it.👍
I think I will subscribe to your channel.
Thanks, would love to have you as a subscriber. The "little girl voice" was just an analogy I used to point out that she stopped making the adjustment that caused her voice to darken (lower larynx, raised soft palate) and went back to what her voice without that would sound like. It was still a great sound, just not what we heard for the biggest part of the rest of the song.
@@andreasgrussl 👍
Angelina is one of the most addictive singers I have ever listened to, & one of the very few, that can pull you right into the song, making you feel, every word, every note, & every emotion. ❤️💙 I always have this feeling that Angelina is not only channeling some of these late great singers, but that they also pass through her, when she is singing their song ❤️💙 A rare beauty, in every sense of the word ❤️💙 If there was ever a reason to believe in reincarnation, Angelina Jordan is it ❤️💙 Loved your reaction!!! ❤️💙 ***RIP SCREAMIN JAY HAWKINS***
She is amazing and surly has a great career ahead. I'm happy that you liked the video!
A MUST‼️
6 year old Angelina’s cover of 🎼 I who have nothing 🎶 is awaiting your reaction!
Can’t wait to view it‼️👍🏽👌🏽
Wow. This is clearly one of the best reactions / analyses of “I Put a Spell on You” (by Angelina Jordan) ever. I love how you interspersed your comments with exemplary video clips to explain your comments.
You won’t be surprised to find out that Angelina passionately immersed herself with the classic tunes of most of the “greats” that you mentioned... Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and others starting at the age of three!
I’ve subscribed to your channel and look forward to future reactions to Angelina.
One of my favorites is “7th Heaven”, an original, upbeat jazz tune performed by Angelina earlier this year (2021). It will give you a great example of the direction many of us hope Angelina steers her career.
Make sure you react to the live studio version of what is destined to become a new classic in the jazz genre. ❤️
Thank you very much for your kind words and for subscribing. 7th Heaven is on my list.
How fortuitous Andreas! Angelina just released a music video of “7th Heaven”! They’ both good. Like her other music videos (as opposed to her live studio versions), there is significant symbolism in the story it tells. I like the (slightly different) music in the live studio versions however. 😬😉👍
@@peterhormell1511 I'm trying to do the reaction as soon as possible, but there are some other videos in the pipeline before it.
I understand. I look forward to checking out your opinion of it whenever you get around to it. Thanks! 👍
She is Billie reborn. But this time Billie will have a good life.
Her Grandmother is from Iran. Angie also spent some time there when she was younger. Perhaps she was influenced by these things as well?
Yes, that makes total sense!
Please react to her singing “Gloomy Sunday” when she was 7 on Norway’s Got Talent.
It’s nice to see a reaction, with props for Joss Stone, who is incredible. Angelina is other worldly, and will go down as one of the greats of all time. Just subscribed. Best wishes
like you, i had picked up on all of the R&B and even Southern R&B qualities that Angelina show-cases in this song. but there was always an element that i heard that i could not explain. her singing voice, at times, has an Arabian feel to it. then i discovered that her maternal grandmother is a famous Iranian singer who has coached Angelina since infancy. that finally answered all my remaining questions. you did an excellent job, sir. well done.
Thank you very much! I'm happy you enjoyed the video!
Excellent!! I really enjoyed your analysis... interesting and appealing... thank you very much!
Thank you very much for your kind words!
Thanks Andreas for your reaction and analysis.
You are very welcome!
For me the main thing that sets your reactions above all the rest are your examples with each comment. Just superb. I had never really realized just how much she was influenced by Billie Holiday until you gave those examples.
Words get too small, but I think she is the world's best versatile young artist we are lucky to experience. The only thing I have not heard her sing is RAP and opera, otherwise she has sung pop, jazz, disco, country and even EDM. Why Angelina sings barefoot is just to google. It's a special story. Recommend next: "All I ask" live studio performance. She signed with Republic Records (2020) 14 years old. They take it easy in marketing, when she goes to school, and the family wants as normal an upbringing as possible. Hun fa ca. 150 covers at YT, which has approx. 600/700 million views of her videos. She also has some originals. She is so good that they only need to press the button when she is about to launch. PS! When she was 9 years old, she published a book, and became Norway's youngest published author. She did not sign for AGT, and owns the rights to her performers herself. She was invited to set a standard on the show.
I'm very happy for her that she got signed with Republic Records. They are a great label and she is in great company there with the likes of Ariana Grande and Stevie Wonder!
Absolutely awesome reaction\analysis 😁 Love how you picked up on all the nuances in this performance, and your edits are just brilliant! Thank you so much for making and sharing this 💖
Thank you very much for your kind words!
I loved your analysis very much! Please do more Angelina Jordan! She is the greatest jazz/soul/pop singer of our time!
Thank you very much! I'll look into more of her songs in the future.
Can you imagine what kind of turnout there will be at a jazz festival that has Angelina Jordan on the card?
yes, that would be amazing. I'd definitely fo there!
Excellent reaction/analysis, especially the way you incorporated other artists. Already subscribed for your 1st reaction to AJ & I look forward to the next one.
Thank you very much for your kind words!
Like you informed reactions. Love Angelina.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful reaction to AJ really professional and with great musical culture, channel subscription done.
Thanks for subscribing! I'm happy you liked the video!
I would also mention that Angelina's version was three years before stones video you just showed. 😇🌺
Your analysis was much more fruitful and rich than the analysis of any other vocal coach that deconstructed this performance. Many actually had a good laugh at it more than anything else. So thank you very much for that. I found the ending of the song more similar to what the french singer Edith Piaf used to do. Note that I'm not very familiar with Faouzia, although her name suggests she is from an Arab country, just like me.
You mentioned the arabic influence at the end. I have noticed/ commented it somewhere my self. So I can only agree. Please don't stop reacting to this musical genius!🇸🇪😁
Thank you, I'm happy you liked the video. What triggered that vibe of Arabian music with me was the fast melisma and the melodic line. You should check out Faouzia. She is amazing, in particular her cover version of "Desert Rose" by Sting. Yes, the ending, in particular the last line was certainly similar to Edith Piaf.
sure, will definitely react to more of her music!
@David Hooks Faouzia is amazing. She is like a fresh breeze in the music industry. I hope she'll keep those trill/melisma elements in her singing as she becomes more well known in the mainstream.
Why you don’t listen at more, she has all ready so much wonderfull covers and originals..
Sure, I will definitely take a look at more of her music.
I love your detailed reactions.
Please take a look at her performance of “Feeling Good” (live at the stream).
Thanks, will put that one on my list.
WOW! THANK YOU ANDREAS. I Absolutely LOVED your Reaction and the Presentation of your video. I Thoroughly enjoyed your Professional Analyses. I Appreciated the way that You Critique ..Explained.. Then Captured the Specifics of Angelina's( Vocal gymnastic Abilities) At the Exact Point of that Delively. Also Thank You for the Well Edited Additional information of the similarities of The Many Greats alongside each section of your breakdown of her performance. I have watched Many Vocal Coach Reactions and learning lots as I go along. But Your Professional Analyses was far more Insightful & Inspirational. ON.POINT ANDREAS. THANK YOU. If i could make one request I would love you to Analyses her very first song she composed herself called( What is life?) I look forward to more reactions from you. Excellent work WELL DONE.
Thanks for dedicated lasersharp analyze of Angelinas voice& performance almost like a computor tomography x-Ray (all layers
Revealed).
Thanks, I'm happy you liked the video!
barefoot for a noble reason.(someone will tell you the story)Full package here. Artist,interpreter,singer,but far from that even better human been.
She's obviously very special!
Yes I also enjoyed your very knowledgable and detailed analysis. Thank you also for this AJ reaction.
Thank you very much!
This was a cleaned up version of Screamin Jay Hawkins 1960's at the beginning of the video AJ actually displays a picture of SJH with bones through his.nose, it was a hommage !!!
Thanks for clarifying. When rewatching I was able to see his face on the glass.
Angel.ina😇🙏❤️
She's amazing!
love the backup! she has been arranging music since 8 y.o/ she is 9 y.o. here
Thanks for a great reaction. AJ is a gift to the world.💖💖💖
Again, when Angelina's hand starts toward her mouth, she is thinking and planning how to sing it better NEXT time!!! Watch for it.
She is isolated in a booth. She is not directing. She is the leader, the arranger---but she is just gesturing to the beat.
To me it seemed like she was giving the musicians hand signs on several occasions throughout the video, not just the one part I replayed. Because even if she was in vocal booth, musicians would usually keep eye contact with the singer in a live setting. But it's possible that you are correct as well and that all her gestures were really just for herself like tapping the beat.
Another outstanding analysis. Interesting observation about the Arabic sound. Her grandmother is from Iran.
I’m not sure if you were implying that Angelina was getting some of her vocal cues from Joss Stone, but the performance excerpt you showed from Joss was from a 2017 concert. Angelina’s video was released a year earlier, in 2016.
Thanks for pointing this out. I wasn't trying to say Angelina took inspiration from Joss. I was trying to point out that both took inspiration from similar artists for this song.
We'll constructed analysis! Kudos...
Thank you very much!
Absolutely " BOSS"
Definitely!
Great art comes from great art.
I really like this quote! Can I borrow it 🙂?
It would be great if you could react to the Angelina Jordan's newest covers: ALL I ASK by Adele and Heal The World by Michael Jackson. Also her original 7h Heaven (official studio version)
Thanks for these song suggestions!
💐 great job for you too ! Thank you
Funny you should reference Billie Holiday. On he every firdt audition on Norways got talent at 7 years old she did Gloomy Sundag by Billie Holiday. I remember that audition like it was yesterday. No audition has been talked about so much in norway.
Angelina Jordan's grandmother (maternal) is the famous Iranian contemporary writer, poet & painter "Mery Zamani". I have to believe that the melisma you refer to is exactly an acknowledgement of her Arabic heritage and a note of love to her grandmother. Thank you for the best technical reaction video I have seen to date, and welcome to the spellbound !
AJ rendition is a cleaned up version of Screamin Jay Hawkins 1960's of I Put a Spell On You, she even displays his photo at the beginning of the video !!!
Yeah, I realised there is a candle with his image on it when rewatching the video.
Loved the comparisons to other singers performances, with the video snippets. Just makes us again, realize how truly talented Angelina was at such a young age. I've listed to this over a hundred times now and I still find little thigs she does musically. I was a dozen times in when I realized during the melisma you talked about, her vibrato when she sings "I don't care", starts slower, than transitions to a faster vibrato at the end of the word . Don't know if it was a conscious decision, have not heard it replicated on any other recordings of this song.
Thank you, I'm happy you liked the video. Yes, you can find all kinds of little details in performances of great singers that take some time to discover. A change in vibrato speed is mostly caused by a change of the airflow rate (amount of air per second that makes it through the vocal folds as you sing). Sometimes that is a conscious choice, but many times it is the consequence of a certain vocal tract adjustment that is done in order to get a certain sound quality.