Does anyone remember Johnny Lange about 15 years ago? He was this young kid who played and sang the blues so well he gained instant respect and acceptance from the blues community. He loved blues as a kid, pursued blues guitar and singing and ended up writing some great blues original songs. He just had a natural feel for it, stemming from an early childhood exposure and appreciation. I submit that Angelina is the same; and her singing voice, a gift from God, she has magnified magnificently.

Notice how casual she is just sitting on the couch, yet still such power and creativity!

Don’t you just love that Mona Lisa smile she has??

@alexanderj.mendez3815

3 жыл бұрын

You will notice when she was young, how she goes into her own world when she sings. Then as soon as she’s done she becomes a child again!

@george40nelson4

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderj.mendez3815 True ! It is as if she goes into a trance and brings us along with her.. and she has done that ever since she sang in public at age 7 ... seeming to be almost unaware of the public or her surroundings..Who else does that ?

@lengould9262

2 жыл бұрын

@@george40nelson4 Yes, trance is a good description of Angelina singing. It's like to do it right she has to turn her conscious mind off and let something inside her run things until the song ends.

She immersed herself in jazz at 5 years old.

It just seems impossible that a 12 year old could pour this much soul into a song, but there it is. I agree that there is a lot more to singing than just having a good voice. I think one of the things that makes Angelina so special is that she doesn't just sing it... she feels it first, and then expresses that feeling with her incredible voice in her own unique way. Angelina is never just singing a song. She is always creating a piece of art. All those little details (like that "rather" that you picked up on) make her like no other singer I have ever heard.

@RustyShacklefordChannel

3 жыл бұрын

I should add.... it was figured out after this was published and titled that she is likely 12 here and not 13 as the title suggests

@andyschnell58

3 жыл бұрын

Very well said Rusty. Angelina is a musical ARTist, conveying a song be adjusting her voice and making vocal choices which creates a final product so beautiful that it gets better with age (by listening more).

@RustyShacklefordChannel

3 жыл бұрын

@@andyschnell58 yes, the more you hear any of her songs, the better they get. There's just so much complex detail, it's impossible to hear it all with only a few listens.

@darleneadams6844

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree

@paulmason6474

3 жыл бұрын

I love Rusty’s encyclopaedic knowledge. Keeping us all informed with correct and up to date info so thank you for all YOUR hard work

Dave, Angelina has always said she goes to a different world when she sings. She describes that world as unending and filled with happiness. Thankfully, she has the talent to take us to her special world as well.

@robertoxyzzz

3 жыл бұрын

It's my 2nd home.

@hans-georgschroter7887

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertoxyzzz it's always a gift to follow her 🤗

Dave. Angelina just takin' us to church. 'Nuff said.

This song I believe is by etta james. Her love for jazz was singing with her grandma who loves jazz and she grew to love the music. It's like she has an old soul. So glad you enjoy her too.

You must react to Billie Holliday's Gloomy Sunday, where at age 7, Angelina auditions for Norway's Got Talent. The Angelina Jordan train starts here.....

Great reaction! Angelina is ultimately perfection.

You hooked brother enjoy

When ever Angelina covers a song she does approximate the style of the original but puts her own spin on it and usually makes it as memorable or more so than the original no matter her age !

@george40nelson4

3 жыл бұрын

Somebody said she was born with a glass of bourbon in one hand and a cigarette in the other. LOL

@deniaridley

3 жыл бұрын

@@george40nelson4 😂

This little experimental performance at home sitting on her couch is a vocal masterpiece, IMO. Some of her runs in this are insane & her rasp & vocal fry are off the charts. Talk about breath control, listen to that run from 7:47-8:03 in one breath. That should be impossible & I'm sure it is for 99% of vocalists, but not for Angelina. This is mind blowing for anyone, but for a 12 yo, it's epic! When singers try to cover Angelina in the future, they will be forced to come up with their own rendition because they won't be able to replicate much of what she does.

@lengould9262

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, epic

"I'd Rather Go Blind" - Etta James (1968). Young Angelina has covered a ton of old jazz classics most kids do not even know exist. Jazz was her first love and window into the music world. When she won Norway's Got Talent at age 7, it was by singing old Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra songs. Her ability to channel those old artists and credibly capture the tenor of the age with emotional conviction is what led many to start calling her an "old soul" from a very young age.

You should see her when she was six singing I Who have nothing in the studio at six unbelievable 🙏👍

@lengould9262

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, she loved that recording studio like a duckling loves a fishpond.

She's not only a master of the right pitch, she's olso a master of timing. You notice her negative space technic, when she holds a note back. She shows us many of her jazz technic and manage it creativ improvised. At the end 7th heaven she shows a new technic. .staggering jazz for a wonderful rhythm

Just sitting at the couch frying some eggs and bacon for us all to take in and then go do some homework from school ❤ That was some soul making performance and i got chills all over listening 👍

She has arranged her own version of Bohemian Rhapsody, and QUEEN just commented WOW! about her rendition of this iconic song.

I have said it before and I will keep saying it again and again. Angelina Jordan is not just a singer or preformer but a PHENOMENON, a once in a lifetime PHENOMENON

Angelina knows "what it do". Somehow Angelina with her God given talent IMHO, made her realize that her most inner want was to sing for the world and because of her versatility, ability, I believe she is on the path of becoming one of the world's greatest artists. I love other singers too, just like everyone else, Angelina is the only one that has consistently made me feel the songs. Thumbs up Dave.

Thanks Dave! Love your reactions! Yes, Her grandmother Mery always listened to Jazz (and lived with Angelina's family) so Angelina was immersed in jazz from the beginning. She was a fan of Amy Winehouse, but has surpassed her with AJ uniqueness.

She make my soul cry too !

b4 the end where she sings without closing her mouth for about 10 seconds. thats amazing to me

@Bustefaen

3 жыл бұрын

Sixteen seconds of uninterrupted bliss. Probably among the five longest recorded runs from the only angel supposed to have gills.

@shortycircuity9878

3 жыл бұрын

She is too modest to use all of the air for her breathe.

Love your reactions! Angelina is a beast! Of course, in a great way

As you probably already know Dave, Angelina, from a very early age (1 1/2) was exposed to Jazz/Blues by her Grandma Mery Zamani. This is a Great Etta James (R&B/Soul/Blues) song released in 1968. Angelina has absorbed these great jazz/blues singers into her soul (Etta, Bill Holiday, Aretha ) to name a few and though she can sing ANYTHING, Jazz is still apart of her as evident in her new release of 7th Heaven. This song will take you further down the Angelina Rabbit hole....just enjoy the trip and keep up the great reactions to the Angel.

Wow you’re really digging in so are you disappointed yet question????I can pretty much guarantee there’s nobody That can be disappointed with Angelina Jordan.....I’m so glad you’re on this journey with us I can really tell you love music I look forward to all your reactions - - thank you

Her astonishing cover of Stay is the one that got me hooked. She was 12.

Etta Jame 1968. Something told me it was over When I saw you and her talkin' Something deep down in my soul said, 'Cry, girl' When I saw you and that girl walkin' around Whoo, I would rather, I would rather go blind, boy Then to see you walk away from me, child, no Whoo, so you see, I love you so much That I don't wanna watch you leave me, baby Most of all, I just don't, I just don't wanna be free, no Whoo, whoo, I was just, I was just, I was just Sittin here thinkin', of your kiss and your warm embrace, yeah When the reflection in the glass that I held to my lips now, baby Revealed the tears that was on my face, yeah Whoo and baby, baby, I'd rather, I'd rather be blind, boy Then to see you walk away, see you walk away from me, yeah Whoo, baby, baby, baby, I'd rather be blind... Artist: Etta James Album: Tell Mama Year: 1968 Song: I'd Rather Go Blind

I don"t like jazz but Angelina has open my eyes and make me like a little jazz.😁🇲🇾

Angelina is just remarkable. She never fails to deliver. Love her. I love your on point reactions Dave also.

I absolutely have delved into Your rabbit hole. Your reactions are stellar! She actually did her first studio recording at 6. I who Have Nothing... Last done by Tom Jones Her singing was already way ahead of her time. You should react to that, and then her four NGT performances at 7. You may have heard that Angelina is known as the barefoot princess of 1,000 voices. This is one of those voices that is very distinct from some of her others. She has the innate ability to adjust the tone, style, phrasing, to coincide with the song and artist she is singing. She is not imitating, but respecting the original artist. This particular song was done by Etta James, one of the great Legends of jazz, blues, and soul. Her voice here is in line with Etta, but it is pure Angelina. She does other songs that are Any Winehouse like.. (Back to Black, Rehab, Valerie) No other young singer I have ever heard can do this and that's what sets Angelina apart.

How can She Have So Much Soul

That one long note at the end is just stupid! How on Earth did she carry it for so long? Insane!

You gotta check her four NGT performances at age 7/8.

This was so raw and raspy...the only other song that goes beyond the edginess of this is ‘“Love on the Brain”, just released by Rusty Shackleford! By the way, this an Etta James classic!

Angelina Jordan is the most spectacular music artist of the whole world nowadays, due to several factors. First of all, her voice which is unmatched, unbeatable ,melodic, mesmerizing, magnificent , majestic and full of soul, and jazzy and in second place , she is such a Humble person as it is up to now, getting to every body's heart ; ever since she was a child (an infant) has shown that the beauty of a person can be in her own attitude,taking as example her kindness toward another child by her age,where poverty was not an insuperable wall to trespass to support and help another human been, that kind of dignity only can be find in a pure soul . And Because of that there are not many words to express the whole beauty she puts in her renditions, AJ is in a superior level ,above all of the other performers,no doubt about it. Thanks for the reaction.

Angelina can sound different with every song. She can sing any genre, and adapts her voice to fit the song. I love your reactions.

This is Etta James`s song, and I think she would have loved Angelina`s version. Amy Winehouse is an artist Angelia has several covers from. "Back to black" at age 10 with KORK (Norwegian broadcasting orchestra), she changed the lyrics to something her mother would accept her young daughter to sing. Everything she sings she delivers in a great way.

@joemoe1219

3 жыл бұрын

No this a ( rendition of Screaming Jay Hawkins. His was more a Comical Theatrical Stage Performance. Please go watch his.

She making my spyl cry too ❤️

@eldridbakk8623

3 жыл бұрын

Soul *

Thanks for that reaction. She made you go full stink face there at the end. Lol. What a performance.

Greetings from Fresno, California. Your Angelina Jordan I Have Nothing reaction video came through my KZread algorithm, but I wasn't subscribed to your channel so I immediately went to your channel and went to your first AJ reaction video and watched them in chronological order. Welcome to our world. You are an official "Angel" now. Subscribed. Thank you! 🔥✌🙂👍💯💕👏👏

She is definitely the Queen 👸🏻 of Jazz and she does love 💕 Amy Winehouse and has covered some of her songs but she’s Angelina nobody else and yes she was 1 and a half when she first sang and it Was I will always love you by Whitney Houston it’s just a few lines as she rocking in her crib with a microphone 🎙 you will be able to find it on KZread great 👍 reaction love 💕 from Denise in Yorkshire England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👼👸🏻🦶👍👏👋😘

The reason she is referred to as the "Jazz Queen" is that most of her early work and performances were Jazz classics. You should check out some of her early work. Search for "Summertime", "Feeling Good", "Bang Bang", "I'm a Fool to Want You", "Fly me to the Moon", "What is Life", "This is a Man's World"

@DonaldLancon

3 жыл бұрын

And don't forget "My Funny Valentine". He's a jazz guy. He can handle it. [wink] Dave, there's a live-on-stage (or maybe more like portico - anyway, outdoors) version at age 9 and a live-at-home version at 10 (and also a rehearsal at 8, but I don't think that's really in the running). Personally, I prefer the outdoors version, but some people object to the piano player's antics in that one. (I'm hoping you can inform those people that he's doing _exactly_ what he's supposed to be doing. :) Also, admittedly, the sound is a bit muffled in the outdoors one, and the indoors one (sung over an instrumental track, of course) has the added benefit of having her speak before and after the song, showing the _crazy_ contrast between her speaking and singing voice. Oh, hell… just do both. [grin] They should be super easy to find with a search (YT channels "Aksept Senter for alle berørt av hiv" [translation: "Acceptance Center for everyone affected by HIV" - it was a charity performance to benefit them] and "Boris Palenovski", respectively).

@shortycircuity9878

3 жыл бұрын

@@DonaldLancon I agree with you 100%. What she's doing there is absolutely overwhelming. It is best to first look at the end where you can see how tiny she is. And then from the beginning where she makes it clear that she is out of this world.

@Jason_xofilos

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget her “Gloomy Sunday” Norway’s Got Talent audition. Unbelievable, amazing, and incredible. Her technique has improved from then till now and she obviously has a child’s voice which was immature especially when you see where her voice is today. Even so, that audition performance has a lot if the details we expect only in older singers. Thank goodness the people around her and her family including both her parents abd grandmother have both protected her and allowed Angelina to vocally and to artistically grow and prosper. I think 🤔 it helped that her grandmother is an artist and gave good advise to her parents plus she also exposed Angelina to great music from early in her life so picking that song for her audition just flowed from her experience.

@shortycircuity9878

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jason_xofilos You're right, I even think you're understating here. Gloomy Sunday is the moment that changed everything, no singer today could sing it like that. Her grandmother had a great influence, not least because she is the proof that "artist" can be a "reasonable" profession (if you are really good). However, Angelina discovered "Gloomy Sunday" herself when she couldn't sleep one night and got to borrow her mother's iPad, and she saw this lady screaming into the sky ... music history.

She's a mix of Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, Billie Holiday and of course her own sound

Thank you for your reaction of Angelina. Sign up for her fan page on facebook

Just yesterday, I listened to about 6 other versions, mostly famous singers. And I must tell you, nobody comes close to Angelina. And those other covers were good. I confess, after Angela, I'm spoilt ❤

Many people will say wonderful things, and deservedly so, about Angelina..I just want to say that you are a first class reactor..I will look forward to everyone of your AJ reactions..welcome aboard thenAJ train ))

Fly me to the moon, the version from the program the view with Rosie, thanks for great reactions dude

You talked about talent vs. the ability to use it (or something like that). Personally, I use the following framework to think about why/how she is such a good singer (used to be 3 things, now 4… probably more in the future): 1. anatomy - AKA the voice, per se (somehow her vocal tract is optimized to generate a beautiful sound) 2. control - i.e., the ability to control her voice, in terms of pitch and (changes to) timbre, etc. (timbre also is part of #1, of course, but it wouldn't be as impactful if she couldn't modify it at will) 3. technique - the ability to use her control in specific ways to achieve specific results (vocal fry, belting, etc. - again, modification of timbre is a large part of this, but whatever…) 4. artistry - the understanding of what techniques are appropriate at what times, to achieve the desired (usually emotional) effect (i.e., in the listener) That's the best I can do. I can't explain _why_ she excels in all of these aspects, although obviously training has a lot to do with #2 and #3, and presumably her upbringing has a lot to do with #4. I just know that everything on the list is crucial to making her a _phenomenally_ good singer. I suppose #5 should be empathy or enlightenment [heh], or something? Hmm…

She is creating a new vocal effect and you can hear it developing in her most recent performances. See if you can hear the modulation effect!

It's an old classic sang by modern classic girl 👏👏👍🤘🇨🇱

Angelina's voice is so versatile and has such a great variation, that you will pick up pieces that sound like other singers. Do not make the mistake that Angelina sounds like someone else, you can blindfold me and i would know her voice instantly.

Your extraordinary in your observing and also in how you express and explain! It doesn’t matter that you do not know the exact terminology. Loved it. ❤️

Dave you have a very gentle and also informative way of reacting which I am enjoying and of course reacting to Angelina is just the best. Yes she does have a touch of Amy Winehouse to her, a real mix of lots of artistes and yet very individual as well, she is a true star, just love all she does. I hope she stays the lovely down to earth, kind, compassionate young lady that she appears to be. Please react to A Million Years Ago.

Being able to maintain her self and no get all star crazy! She's true blue and has the biggest heart! She is definitely a #1 role model for our our younger generations coming up..! 🥰💞 Love how she rewrote Amy Winehouse Back to Black!

First time in my whole life, and I lived quite a bit, that I learn that beautiful expression: she makes "my soul cry". It is beautiful because that is exactly what Angelina does: dropping in the heart, her musical soul penetrates our vulnerable spirit in order to reach the soul, where, in unison, hers cry with ours. Crying babies? No, vibrant and trembling souls touching each other, like love does. For that, I am your new subscriber.

Someone like you Angelina Jordan ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Hey dave, the fly me to the moon thumbnail is a music video, if you want to see her sing it live she sang it on the tv show the view. She was 8 and adorable super cute.

Cover of Etta James song and she absolutely kills it!

Great commentary on her performance.

Brilliant reactions , thank you, it really makes sense what you are saying here on Angelina’s song tecnique. She is amazing, as usual she keeps on coming with beautiful covers. Thank you Angelina🤗✨🇳🇴🥰

CRAZY GOOD!!! imho :)

BEAUTIFULLY DONE

When you see. Can’t take my eyes off you, fly me to the moon, I did it my way, autumn leaves. You my conclude she has a chameleon like voice. I look forward to enjoying your journey of discovery with you, cheers from an old guy in Australia 🇦🇺

i loved your description of the water gate, the dam, and how it flows when you finally let it go .. and Angelina .. instead of the water rushing down, she lets it flow down smooth like butter and it's a high. I so got that and I can see how she does that and how it affects me emotionally everytime .. like a sweet surrender ... Thank you for that. I see that Angelina gets to our hearts and helps them open up and feel the song from a deliciously deep place. Fabulous ... and brilliant. Thanks for that.

That was such a description of this performance, there is so much going on here, but at the end of the day it just lifts my spirits and take me on an emotional journey. How can such a young person do this: How good can it get when she matures - say as a 21 year old - the world had better brace itself for what is to come - the water gate will open and beautiful songs will flow out...

Love your reactions, your facial expressions tell us more than words could ever convey.

She’s doing those pauses because it adds character and interest to the song making it stand out, and sounds so cool? Socket it to me, Angelina!

I am a little surprised such a popular Etta James song you don't know. But Angelina sure kills it.

Thank you 😊💕 for you're reaction Dave 👍. I understood what you meant with clarity... She is unique, and yes she does have a sound like Amy Winehouse, she sings her version of Amy's Back to Black beautifully. Thanks again, be safe 👍💞

I think you've fallen for our angel :-) Yes, Angie has been compared to Amy Winehouse continuously by reactors. Angie has covered Amy in "Valerie: "Rehab" "Back To Black" (I'd give links but my comments disappear when I do for some reason). The vocal fry used by Angelina here is beyond belief. Many fans say she was just experimenting. Sure, she never stops exploring her capabilities. Of course Angie is known to have "a thousand voices." An exaggeration, sure, but she has an arsenal of vocal styles, and this is one of them. I'm looking forward to more of your descent down the rabbit hole :-)

@frankphillips5660

3 жыл бұрын

I've noticed that comments disappear when sending a link and I've heard it mentioned by another that seems to be YT thing now so I don't bother with links

"fly Me to the moon" live stream version. She was 10yrs old. Amgelina's background is in jazz. She listened and studied video's on KZread!! Her grandmother played jazz when she was growing up. There is a video from a program in Norway showing baby Angelina, microphone in hand actually singing to Whitney Houston singing "I will always love you" in ENGLISH!!!! Only a few words but she was singing not just random baby talk.

Actually it was Quincy Jones that called her the queen of jazz! And she is! Best singer out there!

I am number 83 to LIKE 💛

For sure man! Adele and Amys voice combined! Thats what I think Angelinas voice resembles!

Dave, gongs to you too. Your own musical background, your use of language, your detailed comments and your talking face bring life to your Reactions. As someone else has said, I'm sure Angelina would enjoy the way you celebrate her unique magic.

Unbelievable, brilliant....mind blowing!!

I got tickled yesterday when I saw you react to this. I just couldn't leave a comment because I was working. This is one of my favs by Angelina. I love her earlier stuff a lot but I get excited to see her new stuff. That's like her "I'm a fool to want you" she does that at age 7 but does it again at age 13 in the studio. I love listening to this beautiful soul. ♥️♥️

Learning your ability to do anything at very young age is super rare. It's amazing when people can do that. I learned in my senior year that I could write poems. Even anonymously posted a few up for the school. I could always write beyond what most were capable of. But it took me until senior year to find out that my calling was poetic writings. So glad she found out so damn early.

She was humming along in rhythm to jazz at 1

When most people do covers, they try to duplicate the original artist's performance. Not Angelina. She makes the song hers. If I was a superstar singing artist, I wouldn't want Angelina to cover me. Because she always does it better, without disrespecting the original, and she always makes me cry.

Angelina had just received this new mic for her thirteenth birthday. She’s covering this great song while checking out the new mic.

When Angelina decides to break out the vocal fry it is like a southern style six-foot long deep fat fryer. It has hush puppies at one end baskets of french fries, breaded catfish filets, baskets of breaded oysters and even some chicken. So much deliciousness in one place. Just like Angelina's voice.

This song was originally recorded by Etta James back in the 60's...long before Tennessee Whiskey.

Love the watergate analogy, I know exactly what your taking about. Grate breakdown Bro. The holding back but partly letting go of the notes is something she is doing with the rasp & Vibrato as well.. crazy control over the dynamic of her Voice. To all the singers out there, try to do that rasp with Vibrato at the same time, you will see how difficult this is.. Her rendition of Autumn leaves is a masterclass at this.

MARAVILLOSA..ÚNICA, EL MANEJO DE SU VOZ, COMO ROTA,RASGADA, NO SE EN REALIDAD COMO SE DESCRIBE,...LO QUE SÍ SE,.....QUE SUENA TAN BIEN A LOS OÍDOS,...NOS TRANSPORTA....ANGELINA FELICIDADES SOS ESPECIAL 😇👣💯💯💥👍✌✌

It’s funny when you said that about Tennessee Whiskey, there’s a mashup by Kaleidoscope RMX of Chris Stapleton ft. Angelina Jordan that is truly amazing. Check it out. The only thing that would be better would be adding Angelina to the jam that Chris and Justin Timberlake did at the CMA Awards a couple of years ago. Check that out and imagine adding Angelina singing I’d rather go blind and the three of those geniuses jamming for about 5-8 minutes with Chris’s singing and guitar, Justin’s beautiful falsetto and Angelina’s vocal wizardry. I think we’d all go mad with aural pleasure. By the way, I love your reactions and look forward to hearing you play the saxophone. It’s one of my favorite instruments.

I just loved your reaction....I knew exactly what you meant ❤🌹

Great reaction again, voice coach Cecci Dover explained it as “cutting” her words and phrases making her vocals as well as her delivery unique. I’ve seen some songs she practiced at a very young age, still a work in progress she’ll deliver it when she’s ready, when it’s perfect..

Dave, you sound as if you are getting hooked too. Welcome to A Gs world like all of us

When those eyes close, prepare for magic.

Amazing ❤️

Angel.ina😇🙏❤️

Loved loved loved it!

The stops she does are called glottal stops. It's a way of using your tongue to stop or shut off and on the flow of air coming from your lungs. You keep the pressure from your lungs steady but stop and start the air flow. It's like a faucet; the water pressure in the pipes remains constant and you turn off and on the valve. When you stop the water flow with the faucet the pressure in the pipes remain the same.

Great Reaction!

And she was just casually sitting on the couch as she sang this--just kind of non-challant, then belt like crazy sitting down!!!

Nicely done Dave. Glad to see you picking up the Angelina bug (no vaccine required) . As a sax player, you will be impressed by her jazz sense, her rhythm and timing, her vamping, her vocal choices and her soul. Enjoy the journey. Subbed.

You da man brother. Love your real felt emotional soul reactions. Great reaction! Great review!

I love it