Upworthy has been sharing memorable America’s Got Talent auditions, from physics-defying dance performances to jaw-dropping magical acts to heart-wrenching singer-songwriter stories. Now we’re adding Angelina Jordan’s “AGT: The Champions” audition to the list. oh.
Jordan competed on AGT: The Champions in 2020 as the winner of Norway’s Got Talent at just 7 years old, with the kind of ability that led him to Billie Holiday in 2014. For the 2020 audition, She sang Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”” But it was a version no one had ever heard before.
With just her Amy Winehouse-esque voice, guitar, and piano, Jordan transforms the fan-favorite Queen anthem into a smooth, melancholic ballad that’s simply mesmerizing to listen to.
Notably, Jordan was only 13 years old when he did this.
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Angelina Jordan – Bohemian Rhapsody – America’s Got Talent: Champions One – January 6, 2020
What this video doesn’t show is that Heidi Klum is hitting the golden buzzer faster than you can say, “Nothing really matters to me.” The judges were shocked by Jordan’s performance, as were the commenters.
One commenter wrote: “That’s a one-in-a-billion voice. Absolutely amazing.”
“I don’t usually like redoing songs, especially on this scale,” another shared. “Most of the time, they don’t come close to the original. But when you take a legendary song like hers and completely rearrange it, and her rendition is so good, you can’t even hear what the original sounded like. It’s absolutely amazing what you can do to forget.”
“As Freddie once said, ‘Do whatever you want with my music as long as it doesn’t bore you.’ I think he would really like this,” another shared.
Although Queen’s lead vocalist Freddie Mercury is no more, the band lived on. Praise Jordan’s performance with words of praise.retweeted her audition video with the comment, “Wow! What an amazing rendition of #BohemianRhapsody.”
“Bohemian Rhapsody” is such an iconic song that it’s hard for anyone to cover it properly. But 13-year-old Angelina Jordan pulled it off.
Jordan made it to the top 10 on “AGT: The Champions,” and although he didn’t win the top prize, he still wowed the audience with another classic rock tune. “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” by Elton John. You can enjoy the performance below. You can also follow Angelina’s girlfriend Jordan, who is currently 17 years old but sings with all her heart. YouTube and tick tock.
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