I loved your introduction. Many reactors know nothing of the songs she covers and I appreciate those who take the time.

Angelina said that if it wasn’t for her love of listening to Billie Holiday there would be no Angelina Jordan. It was Angelina’s grandma, Mery’s love of listening to the jazz classics and artists that, from birth, Angelina heard the classics and thus developed a deep love and passion for jazz.

Not yet teenager, but 11 years old. The joy in her thumbs up moments is a celebration with her mentor and closest friend, grandma Mery Zamani, who filmed the video. Sweet reaction..Thanks.

Angelina has said in an interview, that if not for the unconditional love she experienced when listening to Billie Holiday when she first got interested in music, that there would be no Angelina Jordan today. She also said that music found her, not the other way around, which is very interesting.

Angelina is 11 years old in this video - she is in a recording booth and a full orchestra band is in the next room. Angelina's grandmother is in the booth with her shooting the video and that is who Angelina is sending her reactions to.

I believe the thumbs was her communicating with her grandma (who was filming) to get feedback. Her grandma has been very important for her both on a personal and professional level. BTW, Angelina was scrolling and reading lyrics from her phone while singing. At the end she said "Det var kjempebra!" which means "That was very good!".

How is this possible? Channeling in and out of childhood. Everyday, I listen to Angelina everyday to sooth my soul.

"The fool who thinks he / she is wise is just a fool. The fool who knows he / she is a fool is wise indeed." - Budda [ Miss. Angelina "The Rose" Jordan ]

When you see Angelina give a thumbs up you know her Grandmother Mery is nearby.🤗💞 Great reaction.👍🏼🎼🤗

This is one of my favourite Angelina videos, it is so beautiful and truly shows her immense class. I loved the film " Lady Sings the Blues " with Diana Ross playing Billie Holiday, and she is definitely in the same league vocally as the two singers mentioned above !!! Love reaction as well.

The first single of her new album will be released later this month and the whole album in early autumn. Then she starts touring in the USA and Europe etc. She finishes her high school this summer and Republic Records will start to promote her with their full capacity globally 😁 The whole world will know her soon ❤!!!

Another comment because your great reaction stimulates my thoughts. Angelina credits her career to "Billie Holiday discovering me at a very young age!". What a wonderful tribute.

Great reaction she is 11yrs here Billie was Angelina's favourite artist and she said there would be no Angelina without Billie. There is a version on her album Magic released when she was 12yrs. This performance by Angelina is my 2nd favourite vocal by anyone ever the 1st being ' My funny valentine' by Angelina at 16yrs and will only be better when she sings them again. Now of course her voice is even more unique, soulful, rich ,husky, raspy, jazzy, bluesy, breathy, smooth, velvet, powerful , subtle , delicate ,intricate and pretty much anything she want's it to do, for me there has never been another like her so natural, real and honest , so calm and poised even since she was tiny and the joy and love that pours out of this magical , sweet, humble, caring young lady is a beautiful and wonderful thing to experience. She is much loved because she is love.

Absolutely phenomenal and flawless Angelina only 11 years old with this rehearsal,Angelina is a musical genius, she is so special, great reaction thanks 🙏

Not only can she get in the zone in an instant, but she’s reading the words which is something I call the Marlon Brando Genius affect, Brando read all of his lines off of Q cards and still was one of the best actors ever.

I feel that the thumbs up she gave a number of times was to get her grandmother's approval, like, "Hey grandma, this sound good?" Of course, grandma Mery gave her back a thumbs up! She's very close to her grandma it's such a beautiful relationship. The flower crown is something that is based in Norwegian tradition to celebrate Midsummer. Midsummer, an observation of the longest day of the year, is celebrated in each of the Scandinavian countries. Originally a pagan holiday, Midsummer is celebrated on the day of John the Baptist and is now held on the weekend closest to the summer solstice. Midsummer celebrations feature traditions that anyone can incorporate. One of the most popular is creating a flower crown to wear! These wreaths represent rebirth and fertility and are worn by everyone, regardless of age or gender identity. They are traditionally made using whichever plants and branches you can find - but the options are endless. Because of the crowns and the iconic maypole, Swedish Midsommar has become one of the most well known solstice traditions around the world.

Just a note that the flowers in her hair if you go back in time to previous performances, even as a child, this is a Norwegian tradition.

Angelina and Mery listened to all versions of a song before they decided how Angelina would do her version. That is how she has become such a great historian of music and learned so much so quick.

So much soul, emotion and character in her voice and performance. Amazing old soul in such a young person. It's like she switches in and out of her musical zone.

Beautiful reaction here, I had to go back and listen to Billie's original recording of this renown song. And yes, She is doing some serious channeling here. Seriously, this cover is scary good. it's like Billie Holiday lent Her very soul to AJ to keep Her name and Her jazz legacy alive. Marvelous!! 😘😇

The final performance of this song is on her first album It’’s Magic which was recorded when she was 11 and released when she was 12. You mentioned one take, Angelina is known for doing most of her songs in just one take.

She is more than a musical or skilled technical singer. The moment she starts to use her vocal cords to sing a line from a song the switch to the adequate emotion turns on. She can't help it! It's her nature. Simply beautiful! I love her melancholic performances the best (as with Billie Holiday), but she can do it all!

This shows how amazing she is. She reading the Lyrics on her phone and was checking the performance often with thumbs up often. Your reaction is how, I feel about her singing. ❤❤❤

Angelina has said she wouldn't be the singer she is if not for Billie Holiday and this is a perfect illustration of that. when it comes to Angelina singing heartfelt ballads, the 'breathy', 'whisper-like' inflections she brings forth are all pure Billie Holiday, for no one until Angelina has eve been able to capture the true essence of Billie. In this rendition she is more than mesmerizing, as she just transport the listener to somewhere only Billie used to take us to.

I believe her grandmother 😊was recording it, and Angelena was being emotional toward her.

e pluribus u-num With all the gimmicks that are used in what is known as music today it is so refreshing to come across a being that does not need auto tune, lightshows, dancers, outrageous costumes, bands, or orchestras to cover their weaknesses because she has none. AJ can perform a Capella, or with one or two instruments to follow her lead and give you chills with each performance. I have always enjoyed all genres of music, and being 75, I have experienced the best the industry has to offer, from the early 50s, to 2023, but I have never been moved emotionally in the past anywhere close to what Angelina Jordan does from 7 to 17. When I heard Celine Dion perform in a tint in Québec when she was a child, I predicted she would be the next world superstar, and the rest is history. Celine did not sign a record contract until she was in her early 20s. David Foster, who made Celine a star flew to Norway after Angelina wone NGT and tried to sign her, but her family wanted to stay in control of her future. Angelina, at 13, appeared on AGT and getting worldwide recognition signed with the largest record company in the world at age 14, Republic Records. The story is that Monty Lipman, the CEO, and known as the Star Maker, personally signed her even without meeting AJ, he was shown a video of her performance. Angelina Jordan will be the next Super Nova very soon. As for being her biggest fan, e pluribus u-num.

The hair thing is part of the Norwegian May festival..an old tradition. She was interlacing her song by making gestures to her grandmother who she has often said is her inspiration....her grandmother is an internationally recognized artist...and i believe her grandmother introduced her to jazz and those early classics..... incredible talent, so authentic....the real deal...thank you for this wonderful presentation and reaction.

It looks as though she just has the lyrics on her phone. I don't see sheet music. Her understanding of the music is mind boggling. She knows the spirit and emotion of the song. I like to praise her musical intellect, her knowledge and the reverence she has for the music.

Angelina works with the LA-based Norwegian company Stargate Productions. There is a video of the CEO commenting he has three 'one take' artists in his "stable", Beyonce, Sam Smith and Angelina Jordan. In her youth AJ kept herself busy between studio takes by weaving flowers or leaves into her hair. Producers kept a collection of small weave-able items near the mixing board.

She was 11 years old here. The normal flower crown in Scandinavia is to honor Summer and eternal love, here Angelina wore the autumn equivalent, I suspect her grandma made her do it. Grandma Mery is a famous painter and poetess from Iran. Be safe Elmar from Germany

Yes, Angelina recorded this in 2017 for the album "It's Magic" with the Military band of Norway "Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps". It is available for purchase and yes it is extraordinary!

❤Angelina ❤have no words❤

Great analysis. That Angelina can even come close to capturing Billie Holiday's vocal style let alone nailing it is remarkable. Being able to perform this song in Holiday's style is like defending your PhD. for a scientist. If you can pass that test there isn't much you can't do. And Billie Holiday had a lifetime of heartbreak behind her voice. It's amazing.

Thank you so much for this reaction to our wonderful barefoot princess. You altered the sound of her voice to put an extreme emphasis on it and I've never heard it so clearly. I love this video and now you've let me see it with a different light and I love it EVEN MORE! Yes, she goes off to somewhere when she sings and she has the ability to go in and out of that 'somewhere' whenever she wants to! That was grandma at the end of the video and her and Angelina are inseparable! (They were speaking Norwegian, I think?). 11 years old? Not bad, eh?

Fantastic reaction as usual. Please keep doing more Angelina. Her originals ‘Shield’ is amazing but a must is ‘I’m holding out for you’ which is phenomenal.

The recording of this track was on the CD "Its Magic" with the Norwegian Military Band...and it is a magical cd!

She's simply amazing. Without any studio amplification, she's captured Billie. She sang this piece on her first album, "It's Magic." Here's the post studio video of this song. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ia2oY8ebvbq8gZ8.html

Awesome reaction, loved your comments. She was 11 year old here. you should check out her cover of Etta James "I'd rather go blind". It is mind boggling!

The finalised version appeared on her debut album 'It's Magic', which she recorded in 2017 (when she was 11) and released in 2018. Somebody has dubbed the album version onto the rehearsal video you just watched, which would have been cool for you to experience second time around if only you had known, but this is the one I personally like for its rawness.

Great reaction - yes such an intimate performance! Here she is in the Rainbow studio in Oslo November/December 2017, just 11 years old. This song written by Frank Sinatra, made famous by Billie Holiday (her primary influence). The final version of the song is in the album that she made in cooperation with the Norwegian military band - It's Magic. For new music there ia expected to be a new single released at the end of April.

Hi sweetie 👋. Great reaction and comments. Angie was 11 here when her grandma Mery filmed this for her album "It's Magic". Great album. You should get it and react to each song on it 🙏. The album was released when she was 12. Also RR will release her 1st official single this April-May and her 1st official album this fall of 2023. Please buy and react to each song on it 🙏❤. The flowers are a cultural thing in her country. You should react to her 3 concerts from July in 2022 when she was 16.

It's a joy to watch your reactions. No silly inventions or comments. Just focus on AJ in this case, and what she's doing. Thanks AJ: Well, she is out of this world. On top of that, this one to me is one of her very very best.

I LOVE your Angelina reactions...and the fact you did a bit of "homework" listening to the original by "Lady Day" (one of the many catch titles she's earned). You comments were truly educated, you had a point of reference when you listened.. this rendition, I think, impacted you a tad more than her take of "I Have Nothing" (which STILL makes me smile HUGE!). Singing the lyrics from her phone (probably having listened to it many times in her earlier years).. it's absolutely marvelous how she toggles between reading them and then fully CONFIDENT in her voice/emotions... she leans INTO that filter and unabatedly produces her own work of art 🎨. You are spot on, Dear Lady, Billie's influence is stamped all over this as well as her other videos. There's a video in which part of it her smile is ear to ear in a record shop looking at Billie Holiday albums and gets to buy a CD.... You adeptly see and acknowledge how she interprets it and the vocal ornaments she uses.. I LOVE your attention to details... That's one of Angelina's trademarks.. her record producers tout that she's one of the best at getting a print on the FIRST take.. your expressive manner is so perfect for doing AJ reactions... "... time and time again .." Angelina captivates us.. amazes us as she moves between ARTIST and pre-teen girl who obviously LOVES what she's doing... Right at home in a studio, 🎙️ and the music she loves.. her passion is palpable... You're one of the best... I enjoy watching your videos more than the first time😀. THANK YOU for this reaction and the sum total of what YOU bring to each one! PEACE! 🎹🎼🎶🔥🎵🌟🎶🎤🎶🔥

I think the hair piece is a tribute to Billy Holiday. Billy wore similar style hair pieces quite often. The finished version of this song is on her album “It’s Magic”. Note she’s reading the lyrics as she sings, and still kills it in one take.

She was 11 here. Here's the same video with the CD studio recording dubbed over: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ia2oY8ebvbq8gZ8.html&pp=gAQBiAQB8AUB She also sang it accapella when she was barely 8: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gr6boa-LqdW2hoU.html&pp=gAQBiAQB8AUB

Great reaction. Just FYI, you can’t always go by the date of a video to determine Angelina’s age. The dates are just posting dates. Angelina was actually only 11 in this video which would make the recording year 2017.

Angelina I think said: 'there would be no Angelina without Billie Holiday'. Like Mozart, Angelina only needs to listen to a melody once to repeat it or even improve it according to her tastes. But let's talk about geniuses that are born once in a lifetime.

This was Angelina recording one of the songs on her 2018 album, "It's Magic".

so so so true, every word you said. It was an Angelina masterclass....

Awesome reaction to 11 year old perfection! The hair wreath is a Norwegian custom, don't know the meaning though. Already a developed Master and I believe in 10 years, she will take that #1 spot on Rolling Stone best singer ever. Remember she is 11 in this performance, God Bless!

Actually, this is not teenage Angelina. She's 11 I think, or just turned 12. In the studio she is well known for performing her songs in one take. One of the Republic Records producers compared her to Sam Smith and Beyonce', both who are known for delivering a finished product in one take. I think this translates well to Angelina's remarkable live performances. She is just pure Perfection. Seeing the silly fun loving side of her is also refreshing. It shows that she is living a happy and fulfilling life. Here's a rehearsal of her cutting up with her band in Norway on "Cry Me a River", before she came to LA, so she is probably 12 here. Go to about 2:30 on the track. It demonstrates her sense of humor and fun loving side: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fNCShreD1NTVdYk.html Another very funny and very short video (about 1 minute) of her having fun at rehearal: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jsCUg9KUr6rUc4U.html Thanks for another great reaction to the Fabulous Angelina.

I can't imagine why they'd leave the legendary Celine Dion out 😮 Crazy! Anyway, this is awesome. First time hearing this song since NGT!

Grandma Mery helping create what we know as Angelina Jordan. Synergy!

👍👍 Right out of the mouth of Angelina, "If it wasn't for Billie Holiday their would be no Angelina" 👣🌬🌎

AJ was, I believe, 11 here, a mere(?) preteen. This song appears on her album, It's Magic, available on Amazon and elsewhere. There is also a version of this studio video on KZfaq with the final mix dubbed on top, like the difference between a rough and cut diamond, both priceless but one is shiny. My take on the thumbs up is AJ saying "nailed that" ... you will see Mery give a thumbs up at the end so it is the two interacting during the recording.

It's 2 AM in some side street Cocktail lounge or nightclub and the last of the true jazz holdouts are getting to hear the final night's entertainment, lucky devils. Aren't we just as lucky.

The thumbs up I believe is to her grandmother Mery who was out side the booth she is the person that started AJ singing. This song is on her album magic, that you can listen to on spotify, she said in a interview that if there was no Billie Holiday there would be no Angelina, so yes there is a big connection. She has been all over the world sense your last reaction, Paris, she performed for the world soccer leagues Awards ceremony with Multi grammy winner RedOne London in Abby Road studio ,Middle East performed for one of the kings birthdays, she performed at the Grand Asian Festival plus 3 concerts in Norway .Really enjoyed your reaction as always. Don't stay gone so long

She’s seven years old when she sang this I’m full to watch is a no worries got talent. It’s a second song is this song

Her timing kills me, it just flows out of her right in the pocket .

Angelina loves flowers and on her birthday in her younger yrs she had edible flowers ❤

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 great reaction

What a refreshing reaction, love your energy😀 subscribed

Amazing voice

Angelina has said that had it not been for Billy Holliday there would not be an Angelina Great reaction loved the insight.

She really is a musical genius !!!

If you watched any of Angelina’s Norway performances when she was young you will quickly realize that it is a custom for Norwegian females to wear flowers in their hair.

You also should listen to Angelina’s acapella version she did when she was 7 as the second performance at Norway’s Got Talent. Stunning!

Those actions of Thumbs up, is a thing between her grandma and her. See them at 6 years old in that sameStudio

Great response. How's Angelina Jordan doing, you ask? Not much except that her first single will be released this month, and a full-length album will be released this year, and there will be a supernova explosion. Greetings from Poland😀😀😀😀😀

First of all, Angelina wore the wreath because she likes that kind of thing. Second, she was making sure she was getting it right by checking with her muse, grandma Mery Zamani, her partner in crime. That's because you were supposed to play the Rusty Shakelford produced video.

Well, you hit my special word for the day: "channeling." And, you got there straight away. If you had to reduce all your comments to a single word, channeling would be it. You also avoided a common vocal coach trap of picking apart the anatomy of the singer's vocal track. Sound production matters, of course. But, it has its place. Technically, Billie Holiday was, pretty much, untrained. Yet, she was still beloved. Her lack of technical training led to damage of her instrument. She adapted and continued to performed and was still loved, maybe even more. Between her and Ella, you have the very definition of jazz singer. The emphasis that you put on styling, interpretation, and musicality is very well placed. Technique expands ones tool set, no doubt, and is important for vocal health. In the final analysis it is still all about moving the listener emotionally. You always seem to get Angelina in a way that emphasizes what this girl delivers every time she steps up to a microphone. Well done.

Remarkable songstress .👍👍👍👍👍

The final version is on Spotify. From her album It's Magic. Not to shabby for an 11 year old!

AND, i nominated them both for the Nobel Peace PRIZE ❤

10:00 I think she informs her grandmother that she is satisfied with what she is doing.

Angelina has said in interviews that, "without Billie Holiday, there is no Angelina Jordan." Angelina was 11 when she recorded this. The album wasn't released until the next year, so that's how the seeming gap in time happened. This song first appeared for Angelina's round to go to the semi-finals on NGT 2014. She sang it acapella and again destroyed everyone's limits of what an eight year old can do vocally, at least this eight yr.old. Here is the link to that performance. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gr6boa-LqdW2hoU.html Angelina at 8. 'I'm A Fool To Want You' by Billie Holiday. (Acapella version).

A barefoot princess with a hypnotic voice. As usual, a vocal master piece.

She takes off her shoes when performing or recording, so I guess that's sort of the switch for her. While she often has flowers in her hair, she doesn't have that in all of her performances.

Have a suggestion: watch Angelina jamming with her band singing a remake of Screamin Jay Hawkins Portrait of a Child, age 8 ! All jazz!

No one has described, the Barefoot Angel, Angelina's jazz genre singing style better than her most favorite musical idol Billie Holiday, as BH described her own style of music documented in the book “Lady Sings the Blues”: “Ralph [Cooper] convinced [Frank] Schiffman to come and catch me. When Schiffman asked Cooper what style I had, Cooper was stumped. “You never heard singing so slow, so lazy, with such a drawl,” he told him. But he still couldn’t put any label on me. This, I always figured, was the biggest compliment they could pay me. Before anybody could compare me with other singers, they were comparing other singers with me. “It ain’t the blues,” was all Cooper could tell him. “I don’t know what it is, but you got to hear her.”” Ralph Cooper: who started Amateur Night at Harlem’s landmark Apollo Theater, launching the careers of such stars as Billie Holiday… Frank Schiffman: became the first manager of the Apollo Theater. Soon thereafter, he became co-owner, and retained the management position until the early 1960s.

The lady you saw at the end was her grandmother, and her gestures were to her. She looks to her for feedback. She’s known to do a song in one take, and this may have been it! We, by the way, can hardly hear the accompaniment.

The finalize version is on her first Album.. It's Magic.. Released summer 2018, still at the best selling iTunes jazz Alben. Some days ago again at Nr 9 of the best 100 jazz Alben

Her Grandma Mery is in the booth with her and is her mentor so I'm pretty sure Angelina was asking her opinion in midstream.

Opinions, well, the bts woman was her artist and poet grandmother, mimi. There is the soul origin. The thumbs up to mimi was for approval 😊

Yes, I learned from your reaction.

Do you want to listen to it when she was seven this is 11 it’s a big difference is another number is got talent

Now you need to watch the finished product. This same video but with the audio from a subsequent studio recording. It is superb... BTW she wears a flower crown in many of her videos it's a custom in Norway.

She was only 11 years old here.

❤flawless 👍👍

This was recorded six years ago, when she was 11yo (!) 😲

You say you don't know how old she is in this recording.This is from her cd It's Magic wich is from the celebration of the Norwegian army's own orchestra's 200 years of existence,she was still 11 years old when the cd was finished,and it was in the shops after she reached 12 years of age,and she is not totally familiar with the words of the song,she is controlling the text in her telephone,and in spite of that,what a rendition.

Pure genius ❤❤❤

Epic!

Impressive

Great reaction, and very nice that you took the time to learn a little bit more about the original. The finalised recording is on her album "It's Magic", available on Spotify, amongst others.

She was 11yo.... Album is finished and out this Summer when she graduates ( A year early , shies 17yo }

Here is my playlist of her new songs and performances: Oldest on this list is her first Republic Records release of 2020, when she was 14, latest her Fifa Live Performace at 17: kzfaq.info/sun/PLddfS789jBCqMgW5xQeK97nibjJCeDme5

Theres a video at the new republic studios of the engineers listing the other three one take wonders in the industry. With a glisten in his eye. Shes gotta be a producer and sound engineers dream singer.

Great Reaction 👍🙏👣

Thank you for reacting to THIS raw version. And not the dang fan-edited, audio "enhanced" version....this is more meaningful. Not sure that this was a rehearsal take.... could be a raw usable production take for the album. Final product is on ITS MAGIC album... available on Amazon.