Angelina Jordan is a Norwegian actress, singer, jazz musician, and author of children’s books. The youngest performer ever won this competition with 46% of the vote. Norske’s song “Gloomy Sunday,” penned in 1933 and famously performed by Billie Holiday, received a standing ovation from the audience during the first round. The girl was awarded 500,000 crowns for winning. “When I sing, I change as a person.” She compared it to “a beautiful dream” in an interview with TV 2.
People, Time magazine, O Globo (English) Russian, The Hollywood Reporter, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Mail, The San Francisco Globe, and CNN all covered her victory. She was compared to Amy Winehouse by critics. Angelina attended a concert honoring the Nobel Peace Prize that same year.
She appeared on the American television show The View in September 2014. She performed the 1954 song “Fly Me to the Moon” by Bart Howard, and her most well-known rendition was with Frank Sinatra [10]. Angelina Jordan has also been on Norwegian television 2 (“Allsang p Grensen”) and Swedish television 4 (“TV 4”).
