Angelina Jordan is a Norwegian singer who rose to fame in 2014, as an 8-year-old, by winning the reality TV show Norway’s Got Talent. Her performance in the competition’s audition round, where she had sung Billie Holiday’s version of Gloomy Sunday that was composed by Hungarian pianist and composer Rezső Seress in 1933, had gone viral and received global press coverage. She has gone on to release several digital singles, a studio album titled It’s Magic (2018) and EPs titled My Christmas (2014) and Angelina Jordan – The EP (2017). She had been featured in the 1st season of the variety TV series Little Big Shots (2016), and had reached the finals (Top 10) of the 2nd season of America’s Got Talent: The Champions (2020). At a very young age, she had developed a concern for child empowerment and environmental issues and has worked to raise millions of dollars for charities that support these causes across the world.
Born Name
Angelina Jordan Astar
Nick Name
Angie
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Born Place
Oslo, Norway
Residence
She splits her time between Oslo, Norway, and Los Angeles, California, United States.
Nationality
Education
Angelina had attended the Oslo Waldorf School and also participated in the after-school program of the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts, where she had received vocal training.
Occupation
Singer
Family
- Father – Gerry Christian Slättman (Petroleum Engineer)
- Mother – Sara Astar
- Siblings – Juliette Slattman (Younger Sister)
- Others – Mery Zamani (Maternal Grandmother) (Artist)
Genre
Soul music, Jazz, Jazz Blues, Swing, Blues, Dream Pop
Instruments
Vocals, Piano, Violin, Guitar, Flute
Labels
Independent
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 3 in or 160 cm
Weight
51 kg or 112.5 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Multiracial (White and Asian)
She is of Swedish descent on her father’s side and Iranian and Japanese descent on her mother’s side.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Petite frame
- Long, straight hair
- Affable smile
- Has a mole on her right cheek
Angelina Jordan Facts
- Angelina, at a very young age, had performed at quite a few major international events. In 2014, she had performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, to honor the year’s Peace Prize recipients and Kailash Satyarthi.
- She had performed the song Fly Me to the Moon, in June 2018, at The O2 Arena in London, as part of American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, and arranger, ‘s 85th birthday celebrations.
- When she had performed British rock band Queen‘s iconic 1975 song Bohemian Rhapsody in the preliminary round of America’s Got Talent: The Champions (2020), she had not just earned a ‘golden buzzer’ from judge but also garnered praise from Queen‘s official Twitter account.
- While touring Asia, in 2012, she had met a poor orphaned girl who had no money to buy shoes. Angelina had befriended her, talked to her about her dreams in life, and given her shoes. The girl had then prayed for Angelina’s success.
- Moved by the experience, Angelina had decided to always perform barefoot thereafter. She had also written a book titled Mellom to Hjerter (Between Two Hearts), based on the incident, becoming the youngest published author in Norway. The book was illustrated by her maternal grandmother, Iranian artist Mery Zamani.
Featured Image by Angelina Jordan / Instagram
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Facts of Angelina Jordan
- full nameAngelina Jordan
- Date of Birth January 10, 2006
- Age 19 years 1 months
- Horoscope Capricorn
- Lucky Number 1
- Lucky Stone Topaz
- Lucky Color Brown
- Best Match for Marriage Scorpio, Virgo, Taurus
- weight51 kg
- height5 ft 3 in