Angelina Jordan
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Born | Angelina Jordan Astar 10 January 2006 (age 18) Oslo, Norway |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Website | angelinajordanofficial |
Angelina Jordan (born Angelina Jordan Astar on 10 January 2006) is a Norwegian child singer whose audition for the 2014 season of Norway's Got Talent at the age of seven, singing "Gloomy Sunday" in the style of Billie Holiday, became a viral video online, and led to worldwide press coverage.[1][2] She went on to win the competition (at eight) with her performance of George Gershwin's "Summertime". Since then she has worked to raise millions of dollars on behalf of environmental causes and children's charities around the world. She always performs barefoot, after befriending a young shoeless girl while traveling when she was six years old. Jordan wrote a book about the experience and became the youngest published author in Norway.
Jordan has released multiple digital singles, two EPs, and one album called It's Magic, but has refused offers to be signed to any record label while she is still growing up. She appeared on the first season of Little Big Shots in 2016, and the second season of America's Got Talent: The Champions in 2020.
Performing career
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After Jordan's performances on Norway's Got Talent went viral online, she was featured in People,[3] Time,[1] The Mirror,[2] and other news outlets around the world.[4] She also realized a personal ambition by performing for Peace Prize recipients Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi at the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Concert.[5][6]
In September 2014, she performed "Fly Me to the Moon" on the US television show The View,[7] bringing her wider fame in the United States. She also performed on several TV2 programs in Norway over the next few years, including multiple appearances on Allsang på Grensen (Singalong at the Border, referring to the border fortress of Fredriksten where outdoor concerts are held) and on TV4 in Sweden.
Jordan had a small guest role in the last episode of the 2014 season of the Netflix series Lilyhammer, playing a girl who sings in a bar.[8]
In April 2016, she performed "Fly Me to the Moon" on the first season of the noncompetitive children's talent show Little Big Shots.[9] A year later she performed "What a Difference a Day Makes" on the UK version of the show.
In December 2016, she performed on Alan Walker is Heading Home, a live concert broadcast in Bergen, Norway, where she sang Walker's songs "Sing Me to Sleep" and "Faded".[10]
On 27 June 2018, Jordan performed "Fly Me to the Moon" for Quincy Jones in The O2 Arena in London, as part of his 85th birthday celebration.[11]
In 2019, Jordan performed for former president Barack Obama at the Brilliant Minds conference in Stockholm.
In 2020, she competed in the second season of America's Got Talent: The Champions.[12] Her first appearance on the show, singing an original arrangement of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", received a "golden buzzer" from judge Heidi Klum (meaning that Jordan would pass directly into the finals). As with her Norway's Got Talent audition six years earlier, the video of Jordan's performance began to go viral,[citation needed] and garnered praise from Queen's official Twitter account.[13] Shortly afterwards, the video was taken down from the show's official YouTube channel and Jordan released a studio version of the same arrangement under her own copyright.[citation needed] Jordan's second performance (in the finals), a similarly reworked "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", was also well received, but she did not make the top 5.
Other work
In 2014, Jordan created her own YouTube channel to which she has posted TV appearances, official music videos, and live concert performances.[14] She created a second YouTube channel in 2017, to present performances of cover songs.[15] Several of her most popular videos have surpassed one million views.
Jordan's recording debut, the three-song maxi-single My Christmas, was released in December 2014.[16] The six-song Angelina Jordan – The EP was released on November 27, 2017.[17] A full album of recordings with Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces (Forsvarets stabsmusikkorps), called It's Magic, was released on 15 June 2018.[18]
In 2015, Jordan published the book Mellom to hjerter (Between Two Hearts), illustrated by her grandmother, Iranian artist Mery Zamani. The book tells the story of her meeting a poor motherless girl in Asia who has no shoes. After a long conversation in which they discuss their dreams in life, she gives the girl her shoes and the girl promises to pray for Jordan to fulfill her dream to become a successful singer. According to Jordan the book is based on a real incident which she cites as the reason for always performing barefoot.[19]
Personal life
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Jordan has lived for extended periods in both Oslo and Los Angeles. She has a younger sister who was featured in one of her music videos. Her father is Swedish. Her Norwegian mother, Sara Astar (born in 1984), is the daughter of Iranian artist Mery Zamani (born in 1961) and a Japanese father.[20][21]
She attended the Oslo Waldorf School and participated in the Oslo School of Music and Performing Art after-school program, where she received vocal training. In addition to singing, Jordan plays the piano, violin, guitar, and flute, and also paints.[22]
Discography
Albums
Title | Release date | Track listing |
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My Christmas[16] (maxi-single) |
December 14, 2014 | |
Angelina Jordan – The EP[17] | November 27, 2017 | |
It's Magic[18] | June 15, 2018 |
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Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"I Put a Spell on You"[23] | 2016 | Angelina Jordan – The EP[17] |
"What a Difference a Day Makes"[24] | ||
"Fly Me to the Moon" (Acoustic)[25] | 2017 | |
"Back to Black"[26][27] (with additional lyrics by Jordan) | ||
"What is Life"[28] Angelina Jordan and Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps |
2018 | It's Magic[18] |
"Shield"[29] | — | |
"Bohemian Rhapsody"[30][31] | 2020 | — |
"Above the Water"[32] TRXD feauring Angelina Jordan |
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References
- ^ a b Locker, Melissa (March 10, 2014). "This 7-Year Old's Incredible Voice Will Give You Chills as She Channels Billie Holiday". Time.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ a b Keegan, Simon (10 March 2014). "WATCH: Girl sings Billie Holiday classic and wows talent show judges with soulful Gloomy Monday cover". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ Jones, Nate (7 May 2014). "See This 8-Year-Old Norwegian Girl Sing Frank Sinatra Perfectly". People.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "Angelina vant 'Norske talenter': - Jeg vil hjelpe barn som ikke har det bra" [Angelina won 'Norwegian talents': 'I want to help children who are not doing well']. vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ "Angelina Jordan – Nobel Peace Prize Live performance". NobelWeb.org. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "Angelina Jordan sings What A Wonderful World to Nobel Peace Prize Laureates". YouTube.com. December 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "Nå har norske Angelina endelig debutert på amerikansk TV" [Now Norwegian Angelina finally debuted on American television] (in Norwegian). TV2. 19 September 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Miljeteig, Margrethe (17 December 2012). "Se Angelina Jordan (8) debutere som skuespiller" [See Angelina Jordan (8) debut as an actor] (in Norwegian). TV2.
- ^ "Fly to the Moon with Angelina Jordan". Little Big Shots. republished on YouTube.
- ^ "Alan Walker is Heading Home (LIVE STREAM RECORDING)". Alan Walker on YouTube.
- ^ "Fly Me To the Moon - Angelina Jordan - Quincy Jones 85th Birthday - O2 Arena - London - 27.06.2018".
- ^ "5 Things to Know About 'AGT: The Champions' Star Angelina Jordan". Billboard. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Lifton, Dave (January 8, 2020). "Queen Wowed by 13-Year-Old 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Singer". ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "Angelina Jordan Official". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "Angelina Jordan CoverChannel / About". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ a b My Christmas at Discogs
- ^ a b c Angelina Jordan – The EP at Discogs
- ^ a b c It's Magic at Discogs
- ^ "Når man våger å møtes" [When one dares to meet]. vl.no (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Høstens sminketrender". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ Når man våger å møtes
- ^ Maaland, Borghild (28 March 2014). "Enorm interesse for sangtalentet" [Tremendous interest in singing talent] (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "I Put a Spell on You" at Discogs
- ^ "What a Difference a Day Makes" at Discogs
- ^ "Fly Me to the Moon (Acoustic)" at Discogs
- ^ "Back to Black by Angelina Jordan". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "Back to Black – Single by Angelina Jordan". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "What is Life" at Discogs
- ^ "Shield" at Discogs
- ^ "Bohemian Rhapsody by Angelina Jordan". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "Bohemian Rhapsody – Single by Angelina Jordan". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "Above the Water" at Discogs
External links
- Norwegian child singers
- Norwegian female jazz singers
- Norwegian jazz singers
- English-language singers from Norway
- Child jazz musicians
- Norske Talenter
- Got Talent winners
- Norwegian writers
- 2006 births
- Norwegian people of Japanese descent
- Norwegian people of Iranian descent
- Norwegian people of Swedish descent
- Living people
- Child singers
- 21st-century Norwegian singers
- 21st-century women singers