Angelina 'Million Miles' REACTION & ANALYSIS by Vocal Coach/Opera Singer

We've seen Angelina perform cover songs, so now it's time for an original!

Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to "Million Miles" by Angelina Jordan for the first time.
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Performed by Angelina Jordan - Words and Music by Angelina Jordan
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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[MrBILLSTANLEY]

No autotune. She is just pitch perfect. She isn't just a great singer, she is an accomplished composer and arranger. She has been quite aware of the placement, purpose, tone, and tabor of every note she sings and how it makes the whole song achieve her objectives. She really is much more than a singer. Just an amazing prodigy. I enjoy your emotion and your technical analysis when you do reactions. I've seen many reactions from many different people. I rate yours the best technical analysis. I'd like to see you do more reactions to Angelina. Every one of her performances are just amazing. And she is so versatile.

[MrBluerodeo]

Why is this song not the year's best song and performance of the year - The Grammys are totally lost in space.

[ronaldshimekph.d.]

Elizabeth, thank you for your wonderful reviews! As other commenters have noted, your easy, natural expressions and non-verbal responses are often all one needs to understand the basics of your feelings about what you are hearing/seeing. Thanks! As an olde over-the-hill, web-footed, academic who has only recently discovered the miracle that is Angelina Jordan, it is so very hard for me to explain how she can crack into my crusty psyche or armored soul and cause all the appropriate heartstrings to resonate with her voice and, even more, with her emotions. However, your expressions and explanations often make it clear how I may understand at least a part of the process - and, additionally, feel good about the parts I can't really quantify, but can certainly enjoy. Total aside - being a cephalopodiatrist of sorts, I quite love the big-eyed orange critter on your desk, is it an octopod, decapod, or ... "other?"

[dougjenkins]

I'm just glad i've lived long enough to hear this young lady sing.

[ryanturner]

You said: "She (Angelina) can choose to have continuity and timbre". I have no professional education or experience in this matter. I 100% agree with your comment. I have been, what can be called, obsessed with the voice of this young person. You also said, "So many fantastic singers I hear in her", "Reaching back to roots and imitating what she heard before." "Here... she is super aware and intentional". May I suggest that just as there are individuals who have "photographic" memories, in some way Angelina has a (permanent/fixed) memory of emotions as represented by tones. A frequent comment of Angelina is that she sounds like, but not the same as (insert the name of the song/singer). One of the first comments I made about Angelina a long time ago is that Angelina combines the tones/timber of the artist that projects the emotion she determines is appropriate for her performance. Many times, the result is a combination of several singers. In other words, the emotion she feels results in a sound. This reasoning assumes, as stated above, she has a repertoire of memories of emotion tones by individual. Is it possible? Sometimes the easiest answer is the correct answer. Thanks for the great reviews and great music performances. Of course, this whole spiel could be the bupkis of an aging man.

[williamarmstrong]

I will tell and she’s never used it I’ve been watching her since she was very young through this present day she’s never used autotune she can match the sound a little thing live shows never use auto tune

[fernandof.]

after listening to Angelina for a year, almost daily, my conclusion is that she is a really honest singer. I don't think she will auto-tune any performance. She has many performances with just a mic, sitting on a small room and she sounds amazing.

[davidharris]

lol, your comment, "you may remember her", made me laugh sorry. I do not think it possible for anyone who has truly listened to this young lady to EVER forget her. Her voice is so unique i could pick it anywhere. As most people would. Her last name Astar says it all. Angelina will not only be a superstar, she will be a multi-mega superstar.

[shanegagnon]

Angelina is simply the best singer ever of our era ... with talent like Amy of course, Whitney Houston, Adele and Celine ... You can place her right there and no one would argue about it.

[twocosmic]

I've listened to a lot of her lately, all covers, etta james James brown. Ect. But I felt, only because of her age and even though she did amazingly great on all I just felt when she's old enough for the real experience of life, you know I'm sure what I'm talking about. Love being hurt by it life just kicking ya to your knees. I am by no means saying this beautiful young girl doesn't have the talent yo channel those feelings of the original singers what I am saying is this being the first original written you can actually feel the experience of the loss in her voice, I absolutely enjoyed as well as felt . I don't want the bad to happen, but it will. That's life, please music industry leave this treasure to her own. And AJ thank you for this original heart felt song, it proves your ability to hold an audience on your every word. And please remember AJ life will kick ya, unfortunately that's the real of it. It's how you get up that maters. I kinda went off on a rambling yada, yada. When all I should have said was, lovely song, felt your feelings in it, and thank you.

[omegafirelord]

I'm 81 and have been singing and loving all types of music my whole life, that has always led me to the conclusion that while vocal techniques are very important you can never get away from the most important things in music, making people feel your voice or instrument! Angelina makes you feel what she sings! Many have compared her to contemporary artists like Amy Winehouse or Adele, but I think that is because they draw their music from the same sources, like Elvis, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Etta James, among others! Angelina's grandma is Mery Zamani, a world famous painter with a lot of passion for her art and she has passed that passion to Angelina in her artistry of song! Where you see Angelina Mery is usually there close! Mery directs and produces much of Angelina's videos and provides much of the art work! It was Mery who was there to guide her through learning about jazz music and Elvis! Her hair reflects her love for Priscilla Presley, I suspect that also influenced Amy Winehouse! Her mom Sara Astar is always there for support and encouragement, her little sister Juliette is her constant companion and helpmate, Her uncle Michael is her Manager, they all keep her grounded and encouraged! Angelina Jordan Astar is going to do great things because she is so firmly grounded in her passion, empathy, skill, and just life in general! I look forward to many more reactions from you, one I would suggest to you next would be I'd Rather Be Blind an Etta James cover from a blue couch!

[mosheaxler]

Yiu are very Beautiful in so many ways.

[jamesnorthan]

She can sing anything and put her own spin on it. AJ is a force to be reckoned with and I'm so glad I get to see her progression in my lifetime. Once in a lifetime voice that will be talked about for generations to come! No autotune needed either. All natural, all AJ!

[donjones]

A person who can write the line "it's like you're in my tears" is a topnotch songwriter. You almost don't have to listen to anything else - but of course you don't want to miss everything else!

[RustyCas]

I think the abrupt ending leaves you wanting more, and the tendency is probably to listen to it again.

[muchkneaded]

I also wondered if the song ended a bit too soon, but then I wondered if, perhaps, Angelina was making a statement demonstrating the seemingly abrupt ending of our loved ones lives, leaving us feeling like there should've been a bit more to their existence. ❤️

[RustyShacklefordChannel]

Angelina not only sings with great feeling, she also writes with great feeling. Her original songs are all so real, and about meaningful things. He first "What is Life"... the name says it all... it's an 11 year old contemplating what life is. Her second song "Oslo" is about her home in Norway, and how her heart will always be there. Her third song "Shield" is about her family and how they always keep her protected. And now this song written to cope (and help others cope) with loss of a loved one. There's absolutely nothing superficial... just real messages about real things. This is the kind of artist the world needs more of.
Regarding the possible autotune... you mentioned that some singers are able to achieve the autotune effect with their raw vocals. Having watched this girl amaze over and over again with the vocal techniques she is able to master, I have little doubt that if this is a thing that _can_ be done, then Angelina has probably mastered it.

As far as suggestions, I have about a hundred, but I see a lot of "rather go blind" in the comments, so I will throw my hat in the ring on that one too (very "charismatic voice" on that one ;)

[itschmitt]

Hi Elizabeth,
you are just some months in the universe of Angelina Jordan - thanks a billion for this lovely and professional reaction to her - I'm sure to hear more reactions from you! I think you know it already:
Since your first song sung by AJ that you listened to you are assimilated in Angelinas entourage! Resistance is futile...
Even if you won't believe it and if you are in denial about it: Only listen to one song sung by Angelina Jordan and you are hooked on listening her voice! May be you aren't aware of it yet... a legend says in rare cases there are humans who can resist.... but I can't believe it ;-)

I really wonder how you could resist to react to more songs of Angelina in the last months... ;-)

Every time it's a pleasure to watch people reacting to Angelina Jordan - not only when it is the first time - and I hope to see more of your reactions on Angelina Jordan... ;-)

Here are some facts I give normally the newcomers - but you may be will find some more news for you or some of your followers in the following lines...

There is a big pile of over 130 videos on YouTube with Angelina Jordans rehearsals, covers and originals...

First of all here are the official channels of her and the most known fan club:

Some links from the big pile:

Here the short doku with her singing at 1, 5yo

Her first "visit" to a recording studio at 6yo:

... here are some links to the clips of NGT:

… here in between NGT and AGT you will find a huge selection of videos with Angelina and each of it will blow your mind.

… her originals:
1. "Million Miles" several Versions:
2. "Shield" - several versions:
and songs especially wrote for her:

... here her "mini concert" from AGT the Champions (Watch out: With these videos other reactors have the most problems with copyright claims...):



In addition to school she got also vocal training at the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts after-school program (I read, that this school said, they couldn't teach her more stuff because she has all learned what she could learn in this school ;-) ) - and btw. she plays also grand piano, violin, flute and guitar, make her arrangements herself, wrote a book, sew clothes for herself (partly with art from her grandma like in her first AGT performance and in her music video "Shield").
So she is a real all-rounder and I think all her fans are eager to see and hear what she is doing next...

All the other things like more recommendation, chronological playlists and so on you can read in the comments of the mega-fans like Fernando F., Rusty ...

And a little explanation:
or another version of it:
or as Audio-Studio-Version:
that's real fun - if you watch this too and may be after this watch Angelinas cover again you will find out that Angelinas cover is a real tribute to Jay Hawkins :-D

Thanks a billion again for your reaction! … and see you soon with your next AJ reactions - with greetings from Berlin/Germany :-D Best regards
Andreas

[omidhope]

No auto tune in this song. You need to listen to many songs of Angelina, more than 125, to realize her capability to produce any sounds she wants. Sometimes her voice sounds like a musical instrument rather than a human vocal creation.

[denniswade]

Her voice has matured so well, and she still has the ability to sing from the heart!