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It is widely believed that Angelina was 7 years old when she sang "[[Gloomy Sunday]]" in her audition for ''[[Norske Talenter]]'', mainly because she stated that she was 7 both in the backstage interview and when asked on-stage immediately before her performance.<ref>{{ytv|d3gSho9yf88|Angelina Jordan - Gloomy Sunday audition - Norway's Got Talent- english subtitles|channel-name=Song and Heart|accessed=2026-01-11}}
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However, there are multiple pieces of evidence that lead to the conclusion that she actually auditioned on {{d|2014-01-25}}, when she was 8. It is not known {{unknown|why Angelina stated that she was 7}}.

Some people also believe that she won ''Norske Talenter'' when she was still 7, because Angelina gave that age on the ''[[America's Got Talent]]'' stage, just before she sang "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]", in response to a question by [[Heidi Klum]].<ref>{{ytv|qF0JV28vgLw|Angelina Jordan - Bohemian Rhapsody - America's Got Talent: The Champions One - January 6, 2020|channel-name=MovieClips|accessed=2026-01-11}}
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Because the finals of ''Norske Talenter'' were broadcast live on {{d|2014-05-23}}, Angelina must have been 8 when she won the competition. Again, it is not known {{unknown|why Angelina stated that she was 7}}.

Note that all of the ages mentioned here assume that Angelina was born on {{d|2006-01-10}}, a fact that has been known since shortly after she became known to the general public,{{clarify|reason=when exactly was her birthdate first reported?}} and repeatedly verified each year when she and her family have posted about her birthday on various social media sites.{{citation needed|reason=cite some examples}}

== Audition ==
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Angelina was two weeks past her 8th birthday when she performed "[[Gloomy Sunday]]" in her ''Norske Talenter'' audition on {{d|2014-01-25}}.

This claim is supported by a few different pieces of evidence.

First, all communications from the show itself and its TV station, {{TV 2|link=y}}, indicate that she auditioned in Oslo, where the on-camera auditions only took place from {{d|2014-01-25}} to {{du|2014-01-27}}.<ref>{{cite web|website=Nordstrand Idrettsforening |url=https://nordstrand-if.no/fotball/gratisbilletter-til-norske-talenter-2014 |lang=no |title=Gratisbilletter til Norske Talenter 2014! |trans-title=Free tickets to Norwegian Talents 2014! |accessed=2026-01-08}}
— "This year, the main audition will be held in Nydalen in Oslo on 25, 26 and 27 January. There will be two performances per day. Preliminary times for these are at 11.00 and 15.45."
</ref><ref>{{fb-photo|fbid=10151953125779930}} by Norske Talenter on {{du|2014-01-25}}
— "This weekend we are in Nydalen and hold auditions! Many fantastic participants are in place, and the episodes from Oslo will be on TV 2 in March!". Accessed {{du|2026-01-08}}.
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In addition, a {{du|2014-03-06}} newspaper article about the choral group [[VIVA]] states that they had their on-camera audition for the show on {{du|2014-01-25}} in Oslo.<ref>This was reported to [[User:Most2dot0]] by a Norwegian who had access to the article, which is behind a pay-wall:<br />{{cite web|url=//www.aftenbladet.no/kultur/i/lvyg7/viva-kan-kore-seg-til-topps-i-norske-talenter |website=Aftenbladet.no |date=2014-03-06 |lang=no |title=VIVA kan kore seg til topps i «Norske Talenter» |trans-title=VIVA can drive itself to the top of ''Norway's Got Talent'' |accessed=2025-01-06}}
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The group themselves also posted to Facebook on {{du|2013-10-10}} that they were invited to signup for the competition and were able to "{{translation from|no|slipper 1.audition|skip the first audition}}" (i.e., the [[Norske Talenter#Precasts|precasts]]) and "{{translation from|no|går rett videre til 1.sending på TV|go right to the first broadcast on TV}}".<ref>{{fbl|VivaSandnes/posts/233710750122385|Facebook post by VIVA Sandnes kulturskolekor on 2013-10-10}}
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On {{du|2013-11-16}} they posted that they would be going to Oslo "{{translation from|no|for å gjøre TV-opptak|to do TV recording}}" on January 25th.<ref>{{fbl|VivaSandnes/posts/244383019055158|Facebook post by VIVA Sandnes kulturskolekor on 2013-11-16|quote=25.januar går turen til Oslo for å gjøre TV-opptak. |lang=no |trans-quote=25th January will travel to Oslo to do TV recording.}}
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Finally, on {{du|2014-01-25}} they posted that they had just auditioned.<ref>{{fbl|VivaSandnes/photos/a.267160266777433/267159816777478/|Facebook post by VIVA Sandnes kulturskolekor on 2014-01-25}} {{()|no longer accessible — was seen by [[User:dcljr]]}}<br />They also posted about their upcoming appearance on {{du|2013-10-24}} and {{du|2014-01-16}}, but those posts are no longer viewable.
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Comparing the video footage of VIVA's audition<ref>{{ytv|51qson1SO8I|VIVA, 12 - 19 år, barne & ungdomskor under Sandnes Kulturskole, deltaker nr.7134D|channel-name=TV 2|accessed=2026-01-06}}
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with the one from Angelina's audition<ref>{{ytv|rI6ZhRk86Hs|Angelina Jordan (7) - Gloomy Sunday (Norways Got Talent 2014)|channel-name=TV 2|accessed=2026-01-06}}
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reveals that not only the judges but also several members of the audience in the row behind the judges are sitting in the same positions and wearing the same clothes in both. In addition, some of Angelina's family and friends can also be seen seated in the front row in both videos.{{image needed}} So, obviously the two auditions happened on the same day.

== Second round ==
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Angelina was 4 weeks past her 8th birthday when she performed "[[I'm a Fool to Want You]]"<ref>{{ytv|LXknLZDoRVQ|Angelina Jordan - I'm A Fool To Want You (Full Version) - Norske Talenter - 2014|channel-name=pa1189j|accessed=2025-12-17}} {{()|this is the full, uncut performance that was posted to a website for the show}}
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[[a cappella]] in the second round of the competition, on {{d|2014-02-07}}.

The second-round "judges' cuts" were recorded in multiple sessions split up by the nature of the talent.<ref>As seen in this series of YouTube videos posted by Angelina Jordan Fanclub Mosarz:
* {{ytv|xPWKUOXJNB8|Angelina Jordan goes to semi final (Part 1)}}
* {{ytv|4zGfhWGWlpc|Angelina Jordan audition to semi final (part 2)}}
* {{ytv|ZM_b9q7FJNI|Angelina Jordan audition to semi final (part 3)}}
* {{ytv|N47HEd4l__A|Angelina Jordan audition to semi final (part 4)}}
* {{ytv|y3oYloFYRzI|Angelina Jordan performs acapella audition to semi final (part 5)}} {{()|this video contains Angelina's performance}}
* {{ytv|iz9s9oBmlOw|Angelina Jordan audition to semi final (part 6)}}
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The session for solo singers took place on {{du|2014-02-07}} in Oslo. We know this because of a newspaper article published just after the first episode of ''Norske Talenter'' was broadcast on {{du|2014-01-17}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=//www.fremover.no/kulturliv/inna-9-gikk-videre-i-norske-talenter/s/1-55-7110940 |website=Fremover.no |date=2014-01-17 |lang=no |title=Inna (9) gikk videre i Norske talenter |trans-title=Inna (9) went on to Norwegian Talents |accessed=2026-01-06}}
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The article describes how [[Inna Marja Amundsen]], the girl in the red dress that can be seen standing behind Angelina during her performance,<ref>{{ytv|NZU7xpeZm_c|Amazing seven year old sings Billie Holiday/I'm A Fool To Want You (Angelina Jordan)|cn=MovieClips|accessed=2026-01-11}} {{()|this is the edited version of Angelina's performance that was broadcast on {{du|2014-03-28}}, which contains more shots of the other contestants}}
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"{{translation from|no|videre til andre runde i Norske Talenter etter de første prøvene i Tromsø i fjor høst|went on to the second round of ''Norske Talenter'' after the first tests in Tromsø last autumn}}", and that she was now going to the "{{translation from|no|Neste runde av Norske Talenter avholdes i Oslo 7.februar.|next round [to be] held in Oslo on 7 February}}".

Notice how the article refers to her first on-camera audition as the "second round", treating her non-televised precast audition as the first one, as VIVA did in their previously mentioned Facebook post. The fact that the round that took place on {{du|2014-02-07}} is the one in which Angelina sang is made clear by the fact that Inna was eliminated in that round and did not make it to the semifinals.<ref>{{ytv|y3oYloFYRzI|Angelina Jordan performs acapella audition to semi final (part 5)|cn=Angelina Jordan Fanclub Mosarz|accessed=2026-01-11}}
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(By the way, some people believe that her performance of "I'm a Fool to Want You" was actually recorded ''before'' that of "Gloomy Sunday" based on how other similar TV talent shows work — i.e., initial auditions without an audience and then subsequent ones with the audience. This idea can be dismissed quite easily based on the appearance of her [[teeth]] in the two performances: they were clearly less developed when she sang "Gloomy Sunday" and more developed when she sang "I'm a Fool to Want You".)

== Broadcast of audition ==
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Angelina's "Gloomy Sunday" audition aired on {{d|2014-03-07}}, when she was 8 weeks past her 8th birthday. Shortly afterwards she started doing interviews. See [[Media coverage while on Norske Talenter]] for details.

Because she gave her age as 7 before her audition but had turned 8 by the time it aired, some sources writing about her audition gave her age as 7 and others 8.{{clarify|reason=give some examples}}

== Semifinal ==
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Angelina was about 3 months past her 8th birthday in her live semifinal performance of "[[Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)]]"<ref>{{ytv|3D0e0miMSI0|Amazing 8 Year Old Angelina Jordan Sings "Shot Me Down" Bang Bang On Norway's Got Talent|channel-name=MovieClips|accessed=2026-01-11}}
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on {{d|2014-04-11}}, in the first of a series of live episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=//www.tv2.no/a/5493710/ |title=Talenter-Angelina: – Jeg er ikke nervøs, for jeg tror på meg selv |lang=no |trans-title=… I'm not nervous, because I believe in myself |author=Waskaas, Tore and Sandra Mei Ling Noer |accessed=2021-10-25}} [published before the broadcast]
</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=//www.tv2.no/a/5499099/ |title=Angelina imponerte dommerne: – I mitt hjerte har du allerede vunnet |lang=no |trans-title=Angelina impressed the judges: “In my heart you have already won” |last=Waskaas |first=Tore |date=2014-04-11 |website=TV2.no |accessed=2021-10-25}} [published after the broadcast]
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Not only was she described as being 8 in all the relevant articles at the time, her age was also given as 8 on the show itself, by the presenter, [[Solveig Kloppen]], when she introduced Angelina.<ref>{{ytv|oBO3cEGmKY0|Angelina Jordan : "The Music Has Found Me." First time with English Subtitles. RE-UPLOAD|channel-name=The Angelina Jordan Fan Channel |accessed=2026-01-11}}
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== Final ==
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Angelina was 4 months and 2 weeks past her 8th birthday when she performed "[[Summertime]]"<ref>{{ytv|zN4kAof1is0|Amazing Eight Year Old Angelina Jordan Wins Norway's Got Talent! Full Final Show|channel-name=Majestic Mochan|accessed=2026-01-11}} [note that this is not the full show, but only the parts where Angelina appears]
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in the live final episode of ''Norske Talenter'' on {{d|2014-05-23}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=//www.tv2.no/a/5623467/ |title=Fremmede kommer bort for å klemme Angelina (8) |lang=no |trans-title=Strangers come over to hug Angelina (8) |date=2014-05-22 |website=TV2.no |last=Noer |first=Sandra Mei Ling |quote=Foo. |accessed=2021-10-25}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=//www.nrk.no/kultur/angelina-_8_-vant-_norske-talenter_-1.11737505 |title=Angelina (8) vant «Norske talenter» |lang=no |trans-title=Angelina (8) won ''Norway's Got Talent'' |date=2014-05-23 |website=NRK.no |accessed=2024-01-16}}
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Again, Angelina's age was given as 8 in the show itself, in her introduction by Solveig Kloppen.<ref>{{ytv|bnpFsCNKzFg|Angelina Jordan - Complete Summertime Segment - Norske Talenter - subtitles|channel-name=pa1189j|accessed=2026-01-11}}
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== Why did Angelina say she was 7 before her ''Norske Talenter'' audition? ==

''…to be written…''

== Why did Angelina say she was 7 on ''America's Got Talent: The Champions''? ==

''…to be written…''

== References ==

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