Classical Singer First Time Reaction. Angelina Jordan | I'm a Fool to Want You. Artistry at 8!!
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- My name is Josh. Subtitles:16 languages. I am so impressed by Angelina! She just stood up there and sang the song acapella with style and soul. I'm still amazed to see her so entrenched in each song at such a young age. I can't wait to continue my Angelina journey. Thank you for watching my reactions.
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She is an anomaly our little barefoot princess. 😮 She's the girl with 1000 voices. With the airy breathy tones. This is Angelina Jordan it's who she is
Singing before a worldwide audience in acapela at 7 years of age is not to be believed. Throw in the fact
that she is covering the legendary Billie Holiday just blows my mind. She is the #1 most versatile singer
on the planet and can cover any singer with ease.
Currently 2022, Angelina is 6 feet tall, always barefoot for performing, sews her own clothes and has the most gorgeous voice in the artistry world of music. She has done most if not all of her own arrangements since the age of 8 years old❗ I see nothing other than greatness in her future 🤗
This was an audition, she’s still 7 years old here. Remarkable. She’s in perfect pitch for a B flat song.
The breqthiness in her tone is a signature Angelina style choice, an item she often draws from her toolbox to emphasize emotion.
She’s not nervous. She said she never gets nervous. She’s still 7 here. They required the contestants to sing a cappella unless they were playing an instrument (which doesn’t sound fair to me).
You can't appreciate this performance enough. A seven-year-old without instrumental accompaniment sings with a jury in front of and the competition behind her, and the result is simply heart-wrenchingly good.
Who ever heard of a 7 year old singing Billy Holiday.🤔
At first I thought all the contestants had to sing a cappella this time until I saw the boy behind her with his guitar. BTW, she never gets nervous on stage, according to her. She has a habit of putting her hair behind her right ear, which is what she did after she finished singing. I don’t think she’s 8 yet-her teeth are still not down. You will see the difference in the finale performance.
That was a great reaction, Singer Dad. Your observations about Angelina Jordan are really nice to consider. Some of your ideas have never crossed my mind before. At the ages 10 to 11, I started to realize how truly special she is, and today, at 14, she just keeps getting better. It's her intellect. She composes a work of art in her mind; never forgets how it is constructed; and then she performs it every time - flawlessly and exactly by design. Angelina is a joy to follow, and thank you for your insight.
This version is the best a cappella version I ever heard. Perhaps no one else tried it as a cappella version. Even the best singers would fail.
Very nice reaction. You hit the nail on the head with your light switch comment. When Angelina steps on the stage, she gets a microphone in her hand, and it's all business, then she takes us to her world.
She was only 7 years old here. The video clip was taken when the potential contestants for Norway Got Talent were pre-trailed before the actual show to reduce the numbers required to qualify for the televised show. It was a cappella as there was no audience and probably no celebrity judges and no backing musos present. Angelina was seven years old when she first sang in that competition but celebrated her eight birthday before winning the final. Who in their right mind would allow a seven year child to sing "I am a fool to want you" a cappella just to qualify for a place in a nationwide talent contest. Angelina has shown over and over again that she is a very special person with a very special family.
Are you sure this was her first exposure on ngt? My own impression ,and most other comments I have read ,suggest that ‘ gloomy Sunday ‘ came first and that this was a subsequent knock out round. Certainly, the judges’ reaction to gloomy Sunday suggests they had not heard Angelina before unless of course they were faking surprise . ‘The fool to want you ‘ performance is accessible in both an edited and fuller length version( this one , which the judges would have obviously heard) and it is so remarkable that I believe the judges would have been prepared for what came after .
@@jeremybutler2166 Well. it is a cappella, and it is low key with no desernible audience participation. The other contestants are basically standing in a gaggle behind her but way too close to be respectable to a performing contestant on the big stage. Also if you can find the extended clip of this song you will see near the end that the adjudicators, not the absent celebrity judges, choose only a limited number of contestants from those present to continue to whatever is next (it is not in English, nor has it any sub-titles). Angelina was not of any of the first ones picked, she was almost last but not quite. Not that that actually meant anything. Also all the other wannabe contestants behind her are also chldren, so my guess is that they were whittling down the numbers in each category to be ready for the start of the televised show.
Trevor Krause I’m still not convinced . Note that this link refers to knockout to semifinal. Also the judges were present at the acapella performance.
czcams.com/video/y3oYloFYRzI/video.html
She has said many times that when she sings, she goes to a beautiful place in her mind where the music resides. It's almost like she goes into a trance & you can see it every time. The latest Angelina news is that after 6 years of saying NO to record labels, Republic Records has signed her as their "highest priority new artist," whatever that means. Can't wait for a new album.
Went to their website and looked at their artist list and she's not in there yet, hope they get on that! And I'm also hyped for a new album!
Yes, exactly, she goes from artist mode back to kid mode.
Josh, I love the expression on your face, I am cracking up. As always in depth reaction...thank you! 😁
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Can we just say, awesome girl! Every good wish and every positive hope goes to you AJ
Pretty sure this is a Billy Holiday song as well. This is one of my favorites.
She was 7 at this pre-audition. She turned 8 after her audition, Gloomy Sunday. She turned 8 before the remainder of her NGT songs.
Angelina's early study of jazz music came through the window of CZcams. In an interview, Angelina tells the story of how she randomly came across Billie Holiday's I'm A Fool To Want You. She was so taken by the melody that she said she had to listen to it everyday. In this performance you can hear what a great student Angelina is. It's this early foray into jazz classics that has made Angelina the singer she is today.
If I had been one of the other contestants behind her, I would have said, "Oh well, I should probably just go home."
faultless. ive never seen a seven year old sing like she does. she will be a mega astar lol
GOSH, I just love this little girl so much
Ya! Angelina and the "Got Talent" kids. W/O social media, corp music would have ignored them! Here another jaw dropper they try to ignore.. czcams.com/video/G5F9VHJQ1AY/video.html.
I wasn't sure if you knew AJ signed with Republic Records near the end of last month. This round all the singers had to sing acapella not many of the other singers did very well.
Her subtle intonations are years beyond her age and her pitch is perfect. It is quite clear by the look on Angelina’s face when she is singing that she is channeling the music and the singing style of original the artist. She has the ability to see the music in her mind and how the song needs to be performed. Her maturity level and professionalism are far beyond the abilities of other child singers.
There is a deceased blues guitarist and singer, Stevie Ray Vaughn that also had the unique ability to allow his mind to go to a different place as he was performing. Rock guitar legend, Eric Clapton said, “I have never seen a man more at one with his guitar than Stevie Ray Vaughn is. When Stevie plays he channels the music from his mind down through his hands. Most guitarists need to pause or take a break to figure out where they want to go next, but Stevie has the incredible ability to play non stop without ever needing to take a break ”.
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 ❤️💙 Loved your reaction!!!
Angelina was just signed by Republic records to a major record deal as their number one priority new artist.
So glad to see you react to this one! Sorry to hear some of your reactions to Angelina have been blocked - it's everyones loss. I'm very much enjoying your journey with Angelina. Just like Angelina has always seemed to understand, there is no rush. She is so good at taking the listener to her beautiful world. I come back reinvigorated, ready for another dose of the world we are living in today.
Great reaction. In addition to Billie Holiday, Angelina has stated that Dinah Washington, Amy Winehouse, Ella Fitzgerald, Sting and Pharrel Williams are her sources of inspiration and role models.
I would love to hear her sing, "Fields of Gold."
@@9Ballr Yes, it would have been exciting. Sting has also used a number of jazz musicians in his recordings. And maybe she's excited about the album "Sting Live and Sings Jazz". The album contains "Fields of Gold".
SD, Keep in mind that that Angelina’s performance is exponentially more impressive when you take into consideration that English is not Angelina’s native language
Nice reaction. You are not alone in being unable to pinpoint what exactly Angelina does to make us feel the music. But, man, is it effective! Her breathiness is a choice and she uses it when she thinks its adds to the meaning. Shes not nervous. She has said she goes into a magical world of light and happiness when she sings. "It's amazing!" She said in an interview. Her use of breathiness, vocal fry, vibrato, and other ornaments and embellishments carry through her music when necessary. So, we heard a lot more riffs and runs in her first two AGT performances than we had earlier--crowd/judge likes. This is a fun journey. I like what you do. Bang Bang and Summertime showcase this diamond in the rough becoming the polished gem she is today. Enjoy , as will I!
On this song and on Gloomy Sunday, she’s channeling Billie Holliday, even though she’s adding her own twists. She’s not nervous-the breathing is stylistic. You’ll see that when you watch her do her two real performances before an audience on this Norway’s Got Talent. On Bang, Bang and Summertime, she’s not channeling anyone. The artistry you mentioned that she shows on today’s song is on full display in the next two. They are all Angelina. Summertime is just riveting, and her version is unique.
Bang, Bang was the one that threw me over the edge a few years ago. I always loved that song. I thought Cher’s version was very good, and I thought Nancy Sinatra’s was even better. Angelina at eight years old, in my opinion, outsings them. Her delivery captures the melancholy of the lyrics better than anyone, even though the guitar behind her seems to be playing the exact back-up from the 1960’s recording. And that pared back, quiet delivery you’ll still see today. Angelina draws in the audience not by showing unnecessary vocal range and power, but by giving life to the true meaning of the lyrics. You’re hooked from the opening line-first by the startling depth of her voice and then by the immediate personal contact between you and her. She was mesmerizing at eight years old, just as she was later with Bohemian Rhapsody, A Million Years Ago, Stay, and many more.
Wow!!! Your comment is so "spot on."
You did your homework...thank you!
I’ve watched a lot of reactions to Angelina, because I never tire of listening to them, and I love to see reactors drop their jaws in amazement. You have some beautiful experiences to look forward to in Angelina’s repertoire.
Just another walk in the park for her...her talent is effortless esp at this age ...she was born to sing and she's not nervous...she never is she says and I think it's her style....you'll see in future songs.....she knows exactly what's she's doing ...shes a master of her craft!
At that moment she has 6 years old, maximun
This was the first audition when competitors sang acapella with no music accompaniment. Here contestants are "in" or "out" of the competition. After this, there was "Gloomy Sunday", then "Bang Bang" and finally "Summertime", which won her the whole Norway Got Talent show.
@@wippletits Comes as a surprise to me 'cos in this type of competitions, the judges listen to candidates to see if they're good enough to go in front of the public. And if you watch this video through, you'll see that many of the candidates standing behing are sent off or eliminated. But thanks for the info.
Angelina has such a beautiful, unique voice. Did you know her last name is Astar (a star). Also, her grandfather recently died and she made a video in his honor if you'd like to look for it. Her Grandma on her mother's side is Iranian and her Grandpa was Japanese. I'm sure she has many wonderful influences in her life. Also, I saw a home style video of Angelina singing a Japanese song when she was in Osaka, Japan. Her Japanese was perfect. Happy to see you back doing these reactions. I enjoy them very much. (Patricia, Jerry's wife)
She plays with air to suit her style, even at that age.
thanks for your reaction! Yes, Angelina was already an artist at this young age (I think 7 here). And yes, she has said that when she sings she goes to another world. You could say she "inhabits" each song and uses resources from her amazing vocal arsenal to suit each one.
There's a later recording of this song included in her "It's Magic" CD when she was 11/12, You won't believe what you're listening to!!!
czcams.com/video/SGx0djXTXQk/video.html
It is absolutely stylistic. She has never been nervous when singing. Ever. She does get disappointed, or even annoyed, when it isn't right, but never nervous. At this point in her 'career' she has absolutely no idea how good she is. I'm not sure she does today. Very observant about her immersion. She talks about it in some interviews. She goes to 'another world'. Very Savant like.
Thank you for this excellent reaction. I love watching reactions from people who actually know what they're talking about, who know music, and can explain exactly what a singer is doing with her voice. When that voice comes from Angelina the pleasure is multiplied. I look forward to your next reaction.
She started singing. Someone went and placed the Billy Holiday soundtrack behind this performance. If you want to be totally blown away, you should listen to it.
I doubt she's nervous when singing. Every time she has been asked about it her answer was a dismissive "nah". And she doesn't exactly come over as the the bragging type ;-)
Nice review, thx.
She is the opposite of nervous. She;' has a natural confidence and she often shows it with a little smile after her performances that says "Pretty good huh?"
Two factors I have gleaned which are huge in her pre-performance and performance "world:"
1. It is a characteristic of Norwegian culture to NOT be self-grandizing.
2. Angelina has stated she has to have confidence in herself if she expects others to have confidence in her.
@@genevapriest6190 I have to say that quote impressed me. Many people never develop that self-reflection.
She is a very shy girl, but never when she sings.
She's nervous like when you give a gift.
If I was a contestant stood behind her, I'd have admitted defeat and gone home lol
She is in that zone, alright! There’s much to explore there. Here’s the deal, as I understand it: as a little girl was very gifted, it’s all style and mimicking (to some degree) great singers of the past. Now, she’s about conveying feelings and emotions that she couldn’t possibly know and understand as a child. How can she do this? Who cares? She can. Where will she go with this? We can wait for where she’s going. At my age I won’t see the whole thing, but she might be the best granddaughter, I never had.
Just as you said... Angelina is an artist. She doesn't just sing a song.. she goes into the song... she becomes the song. You will often see her close her eyes while singing as she goes into that world of music in her head. I may just be hearing things, but I would swear you can hear her get just a tiny bit better every time she closes her eyes (Look for that when you get to 'What a difference a day makes'). Also, just wait until you hear Angelina do "I'm a Fool.." at 11/12. She puts ALL the flavor on that one :) I look forward to your next one. Those other 2 NGT performances are also incredible. ...and you will see her get continually better and better as you go :)
Amazing ❤️❤️
Frank had a hand in writing this song, It was written at the time of his breakup with Ava Gardner
Boy you went through a lot and just moving is hard enough. Thank you for the Angelina reaction, great reaction!
Excellent reaction
Gloomy Sunday, I'm a Fool to Want you, Bang Bang, Summertime.
What will amaze you is the improvement from beginning to end in just a couple of months.
She kills it when she ends it with Summertime.
Like you the end of this performance always makes me smile. It is the point where the 40yo hypnotic jazz singer disappears and that little 8yo girl reappears and shocks us back to the reality of what we just witnessed.
👩🏻🎤🎵🌎⭐️🇳🇴❤️ Nice to see you back, Josh. The Billie Holiday influence was clear here. In fact, going back and listening to Billie Holiday sing Gloomy Sunday and I'm A Fool To Want You gave me a deeper appreciation of those two remarkable performances by Angelina from NGT. I assume you've heard, but Angelina has signed with Republic Records (the same label as Amy Winehouse, Taylor Swift, and Ariana Grande). They have made her their "highest priority new artist." I look forward to your next Angelina reaction!
Oh my goodness! Welcome back! We missed you! Josh, wait till you see how her performances step up a notch as the competition continues. Remarkable!
Sounds like you have a lot going on. Good luck with everything and keep a close eye on your son's college situation away from home.
You've probably found out by now that Angelina has signed up with Republic Records with a very lucrative contract. So, in the last couple of months she and our SOS friend have each been signed up and the world will soon be theirs. Their talent is unmistakable but what super identifies them is how they touch our hearts and souls to such an extreme that we actually pray for their well being. I believe both of them understand what's going on and because they are such beautiful people the give and take between them and their followers (dears and angels) is genuine.
Let me stop here. I could go on and on but suffice to say again, "Welcome back!"
Great to watch you back with Angelina! Great performance by a toothless 7 years old!
Nice reaction!
From reading about her life, I believe Angelina learned about art and being creative from her early days, and from her grandmother, Mery Zamani, a well-known visual artist and poet. The creative life is inspiring to grow up around. Angelina clearly has understood that magic and openness well.
I really like your thoughtful and gentle way to react to Angelina. Sweet that you mentioned and highlighted the moment where she came out of the performance zone slipping back to her being a little child
Reaction Dad, I love your reaction break down, I love this young girl and you makes me knowledgeable about the music...thank you
Love your facial expressions too 😁
It is a pleasure to watch you pick up the fact that Angelina as she is just turning eight is actually making word changes. No other at this age in a third language could, would or even think of this. You do know that if you continue to follow her you will be in your rocking chair talking about Angelina and your Grandchildren going off to college.
hi ,,,,you are sooooo goood in your reactions for Angelina,,,,you take her seriously and you take your time before you say anything,,,,,,,you know she is a child but you treat her as an artist regardless of her age,,,,,,its not easy to react properly to this magical experience because our vocabulary is not magical enough and we like to treat kids like kids and thats how we miss often the best in them,,,,,,,thanx for beautiful and soulful reaction ,,,,hope for more
Thank you for reacting to Angelina , hope to see more , great reaction
She has a lot of «breathy» songs. She choose songs and how to 🎵 them by herself. She also have a lot of song with power, so keep on and you will be surprised again and again
Ждем еще реакций на Анджелину.Спасибо!
you"re wright ! when she sings she is not the same person ... shy (very) when in normal life, confident when she sings
I congratulate you, Josh, for making the reading of the lyrics an integral part of your presentation.
You are the only reactor, to my knowledge, who emphasises that importance by reading the text with us before paying all your attention to the music supporting them.
After all, the lyrics are as essential in a song than the music is, isnt'it.
It happens almost all the time that Angelina's original "love" songs are written for an adult artist to sing them.
Some people have in the past criticise her for her choices of adult content love songs arguing that, as a child, Angelina does not possess the emotional intelligence to fully understand the import of the words she is singing.
But then, they will admit that, as long as she possesses the musical intelligence to express them emotionally, she moved them, at times, to tears, chills or goosebumps.
i suppose, therefore, that it is the proper work of an artist, young or seasoned, to convey skillfully all the ranges and shades of human passions and that Angelina does it, respectfully and reverentially, even better than her idols.
Here, amongst her other vocal abilities and apart from her exquisite vibrato and her dazzling dragging sound effect of her diction, her amazing breath control allows her to finish entirely her phrases before going to the next ones.
And finally, she always sings in tune, always.
Yes, the lifgt switch! That is why, according to her, she is never nervous on stage becaus she goes in a place in her mind wher beauty and music create the magic necessary for her to escape, as a true artist, the reality of the performance to take a calm refuge into another world of hers.
Thank you so much for this reaction of the angelic Angelina ❤ In this show she said she goes into her own world when singing ❤ Greetings from Norway
Thank you for that reaction,I especially appreciate that you emphasized that Angelina was an artist even at such a young age here.You can supplement art with technicalities and hard work,but there is that unique innate quality that is hers alone to uncover and develop.
I believe that Frank Sinatra had a hand in wirting the song. It was during the time of the breakup with Ava Gardner
There is some debate about her age here, and I'm on the side that believes she is still 7 and turns 8 before the semi's. But we need to ask Sara (her mom) to get the answer. She has never shown any indication that she is nervous before and during a performance. And the breathiness is her style, which she continues today. For me, this is her most impressive performance on NGT. On stage with all the remaining singers in the competition, she steps up to the mike, snaggletoothed, mounds of hair, little white dress, barefooted, and sings this song totally a cappella. And she nails it. If you follow the video all the way to the end, the little girl in red standing behind her places her hands over her face in disbelief, as if to say, what was that. After this performance the judges confirmed their belief that they had a STAR on their show. Of course, she goes on to win the show by a landslide, garnering almost half of all the votes. I enjoy your thoughtful and profession assessment of her performances. Looking forward to "Bang Bang". 😊💕
This is how I understand NGT dates currently (based on excellent answers by Kent Nielsen in other comments here):
2013-??-?? 7y precast or video application
2013-11-24 7y Trondheim / Gloomy Sunday
2014-02-07 8y Judge Cuts / I'm a Fool to Want You
2014-04-11 8y Bang Bang
2014-05-23 8y Summertime
@UCjTp95OMUscDNI_aaL-Yj6w Well, I'm not going to object to that, since I certainly don't KNOW how old she was. So I'll say she's 8 from now on.
Thanks again Josh for another reaction of my favorite singer. I too went a few months ago and listened to Billie Holiday sing this song and came away very impressed with Angelina's performance. She is a special human that was born to sing. Thumbs up sir.
Great reaction
Her improvement from here to next is hard to explain as the little girl sound fades.
Hi Josh, that was a great reaction. It's nice to see you back & reacting to Angie. she's still 7 almost 8. I love this song & how haunting she makes it, with her doing it acapella. I do hope you buy her new CD when it comes out.
Gracias por poner la traduccion en castellano... y poder apreciar sus reacciones que me parecen ser de los mejores...
I'm pretty sure that this is her initial audition for Norways Got Talent, before "Gloomy Sunday", even though it was posted to CZcams after that.
You really have some great insights and beutiful details ... like commenting how she 'steps out of the song' at the ned and becomes Anglina again ... never really noticed it before, but I really see it, it's like she inhabits the song to sing it and then exits!
I'm pretty sure she is only 7 years old here ..
From what I understand this was shot in the end of January 2014, so she had in fact turned 8.
@@wippletits I have never understood this. The auditions in Oslo took place between January 25-27. The other places before Christmas 2013. AJ was in Oslo at that time. The selection was broadcasted on March 28. And I just found that February 7 was correct(according to the newspaper "Fremover" from 17.01.2014). Precast in Oslo was January 10-11. So was AJ there? That was at the same time as her birthday. So I have never understood this? But she said she was 7. She couldnt have been at the auditions in Trondheim, Bergen or one of the other places?
@@wippletitsThank you. Then I know. Here is the link. It is stated as the second round. Then I guess, it can be nothing but the selection. here is a link: www.fremover.no/kulturliv/inna-9-gikk-videre-i-norske-talenter/s/1-55-7110940
@@wippletits Bare hyggelig!
@@wippletits I buy that. Her left central incisor had not emerged when she performed "Gloomy" (3:25) but is clearly visible during "I,m a Fool" (0:33) which fits your time-line.
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Welcome back Josh. I really do enjoy your reactions and analysis to Angelina. I was surprised that I had not already subscribed but I did today. Seems a good percentage of people when introduced to Angelina have a very difficult time accepting her soulful voice while seeing it comes from such a young girl. It is still difficult for my brain to accept it at times. I believe this is why some reactors who are professionals in voice and/or music don't return to do additional reactions of Angelina.
Here's my theory. If you are a singer who performs in front of people, whether you admit it or not, some part of you likes the attention. If you decide to make a youtube channel, and your face is on other people's computers, whether you admit it or not, you like the attention, being seen and being heard. Along comes a 10 year old Norwegian girl who sings better than you ever dreamed of singing, and suddenly you feel threatened or insecure. So you hide behind a technical analysis which saves you from having to discuss just how awesome the young Norwegian girl sounds, but deep down, you know you've just been upstaged. I have watched many of these videos, as you probably have too, and only a handful of vocal coaches or voice teachers have the nads to admit how stunningly delicious Angelina's voice is. This is why they don't always return for round two. Of course, I could be wrong, Lol.
@@Mr.DamianM Certainly a theory. Probably different reasons for each individual. Thankfully Josh is willing to enjoy the journey through Angelina's career.
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it's not nerves...style choice...off the chart with her ornaments and vibrato...
Angelina and the "Got Talent" kids. W/O social media, corp music would have ignored them! Here another jaw dropper they try to ignore.. czcams.com/video/G5F9VHJQ1AY/video.html.
You don't have to worry about your videos being blocked with Angelina until AGT. Anything that comes out now that she's with Republic will probably be very controlled.
I've read that NGT videos can also cause copyright trouble.
i really appreciate the lyrics before the reactions. thx.
You mentioned her breathing, and how she seems to be running out of breath in places, and yet is still able to finish the lines. (Yes, I'm back today, watching this reaction again. Not sure you'll be back to read it… but oh, well.) You chalked it up to a stylistic choice, but I just wanted to point out that on multiple occasions, I've noticed that she seems to have some kind of "reserve" of breath that she can tap into when she needs to. (No doubt this comes, at least partially, from being so relaxed when she's singing.) Unfortunately, the particular instances that I want to talk about involve songs you haven't gotten to yet (spoiler alert: they're "I Put a Spell on You" when she was 9 and "Feeling Good" when she was 10). Suffice it to say, you may notice in certain performances that she does far more on a single breath than it seems possible for her to do, given the intake of air you've just heard/seen her do. When you get to the aformentioned songs, I'll have more to say. [grin]
Back again 4 months later to point to a video I rediscovered today on her "Fanclub Mosarz" channel (saw it several months ago, and completely forgot about it). There are so many videos on that channel, some of them just "fall though the cracks". One of those (currently only at around 4K views) is czcams.com/video/2a5BFtFb0EU/video.html in which she is seen practicing this song for this very performance (as evidenced by her teeth - it's definitely between her "Gloomy Sunday" audition and this second-round performance). She is singing along with the music, and I must say, it is fascinating to see how she sings it a little differently than here (a little closer to how Billie sang it, IMO). This is really the only reason I'm bothering to post this, since you talked about how she wasn't just singing the song the same way Billie did.
BTW, for the record, the clips before and after the song (where she says [and shows that] she has chicken pox) were obviously recorded significantly later, somewhere midway between her second-round [2014-02-07] and semifinal [2014-04-11] performances (again, based on her teeth). There's a TV segment where she "goes back to her school after her first audition" czcams.com/video/LWgqoiLnp1E/video.html where her teeth look _very_ similar to the "chicken pox clip". That would have to have been after 2014-03-07 (presumably the Monday after, so 2014-03-10 - unless it had to be later because she already had chicken pox at that time). Anyway, apparently it takes about 2 weeks to get to the point where you're no longer contagious with CP, so that clip could have been either 1 or 2 weeks before the TV segment was recorded, or within a few weeks after it.
Hi Josh. Such a great insight. I love your reaction.
If you really wish to see how much of a prodigy and how perfect her acapella is, take a moment and watch the following video - czcams.com/video/O98gNZGbtcI/video.html&ab_channel=Steve7008
It was created by Steve7008 who took her NGT recording of “I’m a fool to want you”, cut her vocals into 25 pieces and without changing them, inserted her vocals to fit onto a backing track. He did not change anything regarding her vocals. Just fitted them around the music. Absolutely fantastic. You will be amazed. Really beautiful
... and it's updated! Now with the original video clipped and stretched in similar fashion to the audio track. czcams.com/video/ReCC-JiaS9A/video.html Thanks again, Martin!
I am curious as to why you would have problems with her competition videos. Nobody else seems to have the same issues. :(
Maybe some tiny details of how exactly the AGT performance was included in reaction? Was judges comments included, how many pauses, etc..
I have seen some other reactors mention that including AGT judges comments can cause trouble, which is why some reactors only include Angelina's performance and nothing else. Also I know of at least one other reactor who got copyright strikes from AGT or NGT reaction video.
Cannot find your reaction to SUSPICIOUS MINDS or MOUNT EVEREST from this year?
She was six when it began and she won the competition at seven years old
She was just 6 when she sang the song and it was her audition song.
Great reaction. I believe Dimash and Angelina Jordan are the best singers in the world, but they are not my favorite. I want to introduce you to someone you haven't reacted to, Ronnie Radke from "Falling in Reverse", which I believe is the most talented man in the music industry. He puts more emotion in his songs, lyrically and vocally than any other artist. His videos are second to none, he has a beautiful voice, he can Rap, Rock, Growl, or sing a Ballad. Most of the time he mixes genres in a song. I'd like to start you off with the song "The Drug In Me Is Reimagined" which is a remake of a song he wrote and released in 2011 called "The Drug In Me Is you". I would say react to both in the same video so you see what changes he did or just skim through the original and react to "The Drug In Me Is Reimagined". Also, Ronnie does reactions to CZcamsrs reacting to him, so you don't have to worry about copyright strikes, Ronnie loves when his videos get reacted to. Here's the link. czcams.com/video/B2cbhYihBWY/video.html
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE react to Vicente Fernandez sing Volver Volver :) famous mexican singer. Definitely will enjoy!!!
Warning: This comment is very long and rambling. I didn't have time to make it shorter. [grin]
As you have already seen in the comments under your other recent AJ reactions, a lot of people make a big deal about how English is not her native language. While I suppose that's technically true, we have more than enough evidence to conclude that she learned English _along with_ Norwegian as she was growing up (and presumably Farsi, as well, and probably some Japanese). Just looking at her facial expressions and gestures as she is singing (not just here, but in all her early performances), you can tell that she knows *exactly* what she's singing about (notwithstanding all the lyrical omissions and alterations that have been made to the songs - for example, here she doesn't sing "to share a kiss the devil has known").
Speaking of "lyrical omissions": you know how in "Gloomy Sunday" she omitted the entire second verse? Well, I really wonder whether she actually sang it and they just edited it out of the broadcast, because they did that for this particular performance. (I feel like I've told you this already, but I'll go ahead and say it, anyway.) All the early uploads of this performance present an edited version that is missing the entire bridge of the song (from "Tiiiime and tiiiime agaaaain" up to just before the line "Pity me, I need you"). This can be seen at czcams.com/video/NZU7xpeZm_c/video.html which was posted the same day as the TV broadcast. Listen to the part where the edit happens, 57 seconds in, just as they cut to a shot of one of the female judges. If you're listening for it, you can hear the edit happen as she's breathing in, but apart from that, you cannot tell that anything weird just happened. It sounds like that's how she sang the song. But in the omitted part, as heard in this full version, the melody was "all over the place". It's incredible that she could return to the original key/pitch/whatever so precisely after all that. It's things like this that make some people think she has perfect pitch (i.e., absolute pitch). Personally, I think she "only" has what's called relative pitch; that's all she would need to be able to stay on pitch like this after choosing a starting pitch. (Actually, I don't know if relative pitch would technically be required to sing this good a cappella, but she's so good with pitch overall, across all her performances from NGT onwards, that I feel like she must have relative pitch.) [Pitch, pitch, pitch, pitch…]
Which brings me to her choice of initial pitch. As you mentioned, she did not get a pitch cue before starting. She is actually singing this a bit hgher than Billie's original. I'd be interested in knowing how much higher, and whether she is actually singing in a precise key (as opposed to being pitched at an "arbitrary" location between two keys), as that would definitely inform the debate over whether she has perfect pitch (or end it, depending on the answer). Not sure if you can help with this. The way she's singing here is far too "fluid" for me, as a lay person, to identify how far off of Billie's pitch she actually is, but I'd guess somewhere between a semitone and a full tone.
She was obviously _very_ familiar with Billie's recording, as evidenced by her remembering the entire song and how she retained the basic structure of Billie's vocal arrangement while adding her own stylistic touches. You connected this to her "Bohemian Rhapsody" performance earlier this year. I can confirm that a lot of what she's doing here she would continue to do in many, if not most of her performances up until "today". In particular, her tendency to "draw out" words and hold notes longer than the original singer, with more vibrato and more "sliding" between different notes are all practically trademarks of hers.
Looking forward to the next one. It's very different, but every bit as impressive, IMHO.
Josh youust react the same song on a rehearsal wt his grandma
The song is about ADULTERY, “ a love that can’t be true, A love that’s there for others too”, “ to share a kiss the devil has known“. Is this obscure?!
With regards to the breathy tone, I believe you will get your answer if you have a quick listen to Billie's version czcams.com/video/qA4BXkF8Dfo/video.html&ab_channel=BillieHolidayVEVO where she got most of her inspiration :) The resemblance is mind boggling
NEW 10.09.2020
Please react to new song (official video) from Diana Ankudinova.
В Небо (Into The Sky)
czcams.com/video/LfLqs7jJFuI/video.html
Josh, I am loving your reactions to Angelina and also Diana, have you ever considered doing Aurora? I haven't heard a lot of her songs, but one that I totally fell in love with is her rendition of David Bowies 'Life on Mars' - czcams.com/video/kJ095S0MmnA/video.html such a great song and she does such an incredible cover of it.
You're a singer and you call it warbler seriously is called vibrato sir
She's 7 not 8 she doesn't turn 8 until her last performance.
Love your reactions to Angelina but man those interpretations of the lyrics are really naive. The guys a dog. He's got many women and always ready. She probably ain't no picnic but she has eyes no one else.