The original was actually Screaming Jay hawkins. She holds a candle with his pic on in the beginning of the song.

Her granny is Iranian, Granpa japanese both from her mother side), her Mother Norwegian and father Swedish. I put a spell on you was written and first recorded by Screaming Jay Hawkins.

You guys have no idea who you two just stumbled onto, this young lady is the best Female vocalist on the Planet, possibly the Galaxy, bet !

I’m still cracking up. You still have the wrong artist it’s screaming Jay Hawkins. He scared the heebie-jeebies out of me when he performed it on the Merv Griffin show and he is way before your time.

Angelina taught herself to sing. Can't possibly teach a 9 year old to sing like Angelina. She has always created her own arrangements, like this one for the 1956 classic by Screamin Jay Hawkins, whose photo is on the candle Angelina is holding at the start of the video.

Enjoy the AJ rabbit hole...she will blow your minds

Angelina is self taught. No vocal coach parents. At 2-3 years old Angelina's grandmother would listen to jazz, and Angelina became obsessed with looking up jazz performers on KZfaq, and did very well singing along.

Angelina is self Taught, Wrap your Head Around that

Hey guys, nice that you took a peek down Angelina's rabbit hole. she was 9 on this song, she arranged it herself from the 1956 original by Screaming Jay Hawkins. She won Norway's Got Talent at age 8 with songs by Billie Holiday, Nancy Sinatra, and the song Summertime from the movie Porky and Bess You are at the very beginning and I hope you continue on your journey because there is a lot to discover, she is the best singer in the world in my opinion) but you will find out for yourself and believe me , They get as addicted to her voice as any other fans (Angels) do, she is also called the barefoot angel with 1000 voices, why she always performs barefoot is another story, she can adapt and improve her voice to any song and moreover many Transport emotions and she has not only written around 180 covers but also 6 originals by her as well as 2 written for her which are all amazing and even now legendary and there is a lot to tell, I look forward to further reactions and have subscribed to you now , greetings from Germany, by the way, she is now 17 years old. Her EP will be out in June and her album, everything with original songs, will be out in the fall

The original is 1956 "Screaming" Jay Hawkins. That is what the candle shows, though it goes by quickly. She recorded this at age 9 and it is her own arrangement based on the original. This blew me away when I first heard it. I kept playing it over. This was AFTER she auditioned for and won Norway's Got Talent at age 7/8. Seriously. Her audition piece was the Billie Holiday version of "Gloomy Sunday." Creedence did cover this. Nina Simone is a cover. You do need to hear the 1956 Screaming Jay Hawkins original---it will show you the musicality she applied to her arrangement. She once said the song was about "a desperate love." Angelina speaks three languages at the time of this video: Norwegian, Farsi, and English. Probably some Japanese. Her father is Swedish. Angelina was born and grew up in (mostly) Oslo. She does have family in California and is now, in 2023 at age 17, living in LA with her family for the sake of her career. Her family insisted on as normal a childhood as possible, with an insistence on completing school. At age 9, Angelina also wrote a book about her 6 year old exchange in Farsi with a homeless girl who had lost both parents to illness and now was weighing people in the streets to support her younger siblings. This story is about why Angelina vowed to perform barefoot until all children everywhere have shoes and necessities. Angelina gave the boots she loved to the girl. Her maternal grandmother is Persian. Her grandfather is Japanese. He father is Swedish and the family was in Oslo Norway. Okay. Grandma Ellen, out.

Over the years, she will become a legend for the great moments in the world. She has plenty of time. Remember she is just 17 years old today, which we forget when we see her perform. Republic Records who should also be praised for appreciating this unique talent.

Angelina was near her 9th birthday when she created her arrangement (see her writing at the start of the video) then took control of the studio and musicians to deliver a powerful, emotional performance. The only things that exceed her musical talents are her humility and empathy. Please read her bio.

The best example of getting into the industry is how Angelina and her family are doing it.

She's putting a spell on us all !!!

There will never be another vocalist like AJ . We are seeing a beautiful time in history.

Angelina is naturally talented, she has a beautiful soul, and sings from the heart...Be Blessed☝️🖼☝️🎇🤓

Yes!!! You guys are onto Angelina! More more!

She attended the Oslo Waldorf School and participated in the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts after-school program, receiving vocal training and piano lessons. The school had a recording studio where AJ recorded here first cover at age six.

You just watched a Masterpiece! Destined to go down in Music History as the best performance by a 9 yr old, Period! Past, present & dare I say Future! I'd like to see anyone, young or old who can do a cover of this & with the justice it deserves as Angelina has done on every cover she does. ♥👣👸🏻

A nice reaction! Oh boy, you are going to be bombarded by her fans called Angels that will fill you in on this music prodigy with an old soul from Norway. She's basically been a star since she was 7 years old. She started trying to sing at the age of 1 1/2 years old. First and foremost, she is a jazz singer but has the ability to sing any genre. She also does all of her own musical arrangements. Her early influences are Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Etta James to name a few. Her love of jazz came from her grandmother playing jazz music around her when she was young. In 2014, she entered at age 7 and won Norway's Got Talent at the age of 8. With her new found fame, she used it to appear on many shows from abroad and help raise millions for the less fortunate children around the world. At age 13, she was invited to participate on America's Got Talent: The Champions in 2020. She shocked the audience and the judges with her rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. She received a standing ovation from all and got the Golden Buzzer from judge Heidi Klum to go straight to the Finals. Her performance went viral and even the group Queen responded on Twitter by saying, " Wow, what a rendition!" Not only that, but she received the copyrights for her version of this song from Queen, which makes it hers now. She did not win, but her fan base grew and expanded her popularity.