Angelina Jordan, the ‘new Amy Winehouse’ to grace the 2023 Debutante Ball

A little 7-year-old girl, whose long black hair contrasts with her flawless dress, walks on stage. It’s 2014 and no one is waiting for what’s to come. Even the four competition judges of Norske Talenter, the Norwegian version of Incredible Talent, in which the child participates. Filled with nostalgia, young Angelina Jordan captivates the audience with her clear voice. Gloomy Sunday By Billie Holiday. A phenomenon was born. And the winner of the show has already been found.

“Worthy Beginner”

A decade later, Angelina Jordan has come a long way. The Norwegian singer is indeed going to attend the Debutante Ball at the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris on Saturday, November 25, as a “deserving debutante”, that is, chosen for her exceptional abilities. On that occasion, she will dress in Dolce & Gabbana and appear on the arm of Kiran Sukarno-Segers, the grandson of the former president of Indonesia. He will also be the only international artist to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Concert on December 11, and will release a new album in 2024.

Building on her success, Angelina Jordan is also creating a sensation in the virtual world. On his YouTube channel, which has a following of 875,000 subscribers, his videos generate millions of views. Like his cover Back to Black, by Amy Winehouse, has been viewed 13 million times on the platform. Or even his comments Young and beautiful By Lana Del Rey andI totally By John Legend, earning the netizens. The 17-year-old has also been photographed with Kylian Mbappe, Oprah Winfrey, Priscilla Presley and Steven Spielberg on her Instagram page, which has 571,000 followers.

Between two hearts

For as long as she can remember, Angelina Jordan, born January 10, 2006 in Oslo to a Swedish father and a Norwegian mother, has always been vocal. And this, since he was 1 and a half years old, a period when he discovered, mesmerized by the video of Whitney Houston’s song I will always love you. Since then, the little girl developed a passion for singing, particularly jazz. Dinah Washington and Billie Holiday are among her idols. Therefore, it is the latter’s song that he naturally performs in “Norske Talenter”.

A show that the little girl won in 2014 at the age of 8. He then released his first EP, my christmas before going on tour. Nothing stops a little girl who sings Fly me to the moon On the set of one of the most watched shows in the United States, “The View”. And offers exclusive media coverage. THE: time, the magazine People where? Daily Mirror: dedicate their titles to him. There is no doubt for them. With a retro haircut and an extraordinary voice, this kid is “the new Amy Winehouse.”

In late 2014, the artist spoke at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in honor of laureates Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi. In particular, Angelina Jordan also shines with her generosity. Over the years, he has put his talent at the service of associations such as the Rainforest Alliance or Herz für Kinder in Berlin, allowing the latter to raise more than 21 million euros for children and families in need.

In 2015, she became the youngest author ever published in Norway with her children’s book Between two hearts (Between two hearts, French), where he tells how he became sensitive to the case of the poorest population. We learn that at the age of 6, Angelina Jordan met a little homeless girl who was wandering around Asia without shoes. From then on, she vowed never to go on stage in shoes until all the children in the world had shoes.

Bohemian Rhapsody

In the years that followed, the artist continued his incredible rise. In 2016, electro musician Avicii (now deceased) chose him to cover it Feel good Nina Simone in Volvo ad campaign. At the age of 11, he released his second EP, then a third, on which he collaborated with the Norwegian Armed Forces Fighter Group. In 2019, Angelina Jordan spoke in front of the likes of Barack Obama at the Brilliant Minds conference in Stockholm.

In the same year, he took part in a new broadcast, where he still dazzled the jury. “America’s Talent. Bohemian Rhapsody. His performance was so impressive that Heidi Klum activated the Golden Buzzer, advancing him directly to the final. This time, however, the young woman does not win the bet.

Hollywood friendship

In 2020, Angelina Jordan signed a contract with the Republic Records label and released her first single. A million miles. Since then he has released other original titles such as Love don’t let me go. In short, the young woman is everywhere, even where you don’t expect her. In March, he participated in a demonstration at the FIFA football awards ceremony. Then, two months later, he gave a concert on the show “Germany’s Next Top Model”. There he meets his girlfriend, Heidi Klum, with whom he spends a lot of time after moving to Los Angeles in 2018.

“She’s a beautiful singer,” the model recently declared. He comes to visit me sometimes. I always post something about him because I think he’s incredibly talented.” Not content with excelling in singing, she, who attended an after-school program at the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts at an early age, also plays the piano, violin, guitar and flute. An artist who certainly hasn’t revealed everything about her many sides yet.

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