Age on Norske Talenter
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.[1] However, there are multiple pieces of evidence that lead to the conclusion that she actually auditioned on 2014-01-25, when she was 8. It is not known 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.[2] Because the finals of Norske Talenter were broadcast live on 2014-05-23, Angelina must have been 8 when she won the competition. Again, it is not known why Angelina stated that she was 7.
Note that all of the ages mentioned here assume that Angelina was born on 2006-01-10, a fact that has been known since shortly after she became known to the general public, + and repeatedly verified each year when she and her family have posted about her birthday on various social media sites. +
Audition
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Angelina was two weeks past her 8th birthday when she performed "Gloomy Sunday" in her Norske Talenter audition on 2014-01-25.
This claim is supported by several different pieces of evidence.
First, all communications from the show itself and its TV station, TV 2, indicate that she auditioned in Oslo, where the on-camera auditions only took place from 2014-01-25 to 2014-01-27.[3][4]
In addition, a 2014-03-06 newspaper article about the choral group VIVA states that they had their on-camera audition for the show on 2014-01-25 in Oslo.[5]
The group themselves also posted to Facebook on 2013-10-10 that they were invited to signup for the competition and were able to "skip the first audition" (i.e., the precasts) and "go right to the first broadcast on TV".[6] On 2013-11-16 they posted that they would be going to Oslo "to do TV recording" on January 25th.[7] Finally, on 2014-01-25 they posted that they had just auditioned.[8]
Comparing the video footage of VIVA's audition[9] with the one from Angelina's audition[10] 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. +
Second round
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Angelina was 4 weeks past her 8th birthday when she performed "I'm a Fool to Want You"[11] a cappella in the second round of the competition, on 2014-02-07.
The second-round "judges' cuts" were recorded in multiple sessions split up by the nature of the talent.[12] The session for solo singers took place on 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 2014-01-17.[13]
The article describes how Inna Marja Amundsen, the girl in the red dress that can be seen standing behind Angelina during her performance,[14] "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 "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 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.[15]
(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 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.
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)"[16] on 2014-04-11, in the first of a series of live episodes.[17][18]
Final
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Angelina was 4 months and 2 weeks past her 8th birthday when she performed "Summertime"[19] in the live final episode of Norske Talenter on 2014-05-23.[20][21]
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
- ↑ Angelina Jordan - Gloomy Sunday audition - Norway's Got Talent- english subtitles↗. Song and Heart on YouTube. Accessed 2026-01-11.
- ↑ Angelina Jordan - Bohemian Rhapsody - America's Got Talent: The Champions One - January 6, 2020↗. MovieClips on YouTube. Accessed 2026-01-11.
- ↑ Gratisbilletter til Norske Talenter 2014!↗ [in Norwegian] [English: Free tickets to Norwegian Talents 2014!]. Nordstrand Idrettsforening. 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."
- ↑ Photo posted to Facebook↗ by Norske Talenter on 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 2026-01-08.
- ↑ This was reported to User:Most2dot0 by a Norwegian who had access to the article, which is behind a pay-wall:
VIVA kan kore seg til topps i «Norske Talenter»↗ [in Norwegian] [English: VIVA can drive itself to the top of Norway's Got Talent]. 2014-03-06. Aftenbladet.no. Accessed 2025-01-06. - ↑ Facebook post by VIVA Sandnes kulturskolekor on 2013-10-10↗
- ↑ Facebook post by VIVA Sandnes kulturskolekor on 2013-11-16↗
- ↑ Facebook post by VIVA Sandnes kulturskolekor on 2014-01-25↗ [no longer accessible — was seen by User:dcljr]
They also posted about their upcoming appearance on 2013-10-24 and 2014-01-16, but those posts are no longer viewable. - ↑ VIVA, 12 - 19 år, barne & ungdomskor under Sandnes Kulturskole, deltaker nr.7134D↗. TV 2 on YouTube. Accessed 2026-01-06.
- ↑ Angelina Jordan (7) - Gloomy Sunday (Norways Got Talent 2014)↗. TV 2 on YouTube. Accessed 2026-01-06.
- ↑ Angelina Jordan - I'm A Fool To Want You (Full Version) - Norske Talenter - 2014↗. pa1189j on YouTube. Accessed 2025-12-17. [this is the full, uncut performance that was posted to a website for the show]
- ↑ As seen in this series of YouTube videos posted by Angelina Jordan Fanclub Mosarz:
- Angelina Jordan goes to semi final (Part 1)↗
- Angelina Jordan audition to semi final (part 2)↗
- Angelina Jordan audition to semi final (part 3)↗
- Angelina Jordan audition to semi final (part 4)↗
- Angelina Jordan performs acapella audition to semi final (part 5)↗ [this video contains Angelina's performance]
- Angelina Jordan audition to semi final (part 6)↗
- ↑ Inna (9) gikk videre i Norske talenter↗ [in Norwegian] [English: Inna (9) went on to Norwegian Talents]. 2014-01-17. Fremover.no. Accessed 2026-01-06.
- ↑ Amazing seven year old sings Billie Holiday/I'm A Fool To Want You (Angelina Jordan)↗. MovieClips on YouTube. Accessed 2026-01-11. [this is the edited version of Angelina's performance that was broadcast on 2014-03-28, which contains more shots of the other contestants]
- ↑ Angelina Jordan performs acapella audition to semi final (part 5)↗. Angelina Jordan Fanclub Mosarz on YouTube. Accessed 2026-01-11.
- ↑ Amazing 8 Year Old Angelina Jordan Sings "Shot Me Down" Bang Bang On Norway's Got Talent↗. MovieClips on YouTube. Accessed 2026-01-11.
- ↑ Waskaas, Tore and Sandra Mei Ling Noer. Talenter-Angelina: – Jeg er ikke nervøs, for jeg tror på meg selv↗ [in Norwegian] [English: … I'm not nervous, because I believe in myself]. Accessed 2021-10-25. [published before the broadcast]
- ↑ Waskaas, Tore (2014-04-11). Angelina imponerte dommerne: – I mitt hjerte har du allerede vunnet↗ [in Norwegian] [English: Angelina impressed the judges: “In my heart you have already won”]. TV2.no. Accessed 2021-10-25. [published after the broadcast]
- ↑ Amazing Eight Year Old Angelina Jordan Wins Norway's Got Talent! Full Final Show↗. Majestic Mochan on YouTube. Accessed 2026-01-11.
- ↑ Noer, Sandra Mei Ling (2014-05-22). [www.tv2.no/a/5623467/ Fremmede kommer bort for å klemme Angelina (8)]↗ [in Norwegian] [English: Strangers come over to hug Angelina (8)]. TV2.no. Accessed 2021-10-25.
- ↑ Angelina (8) vant «Norske talenter»↗ [in Norwegian] [English: Angelina (8) won Norway's Got Talent]. 2014-05-23. NRK.no. Accessed 2024-01-16.
