Angelina (8) vant «Norske talenter»

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This article from NRK.no, the title of which translates to "Angelina (8) won Norwegian Talents", was published on 23 May 2014, the same day Angelina won Norske Talenter.

Summary of facts

The following purported facts are presented in the article.

  • Angelina Jordan won the 2014 season of Norske Talenter.
  • She was 8 years old at the time.
  • The final took place on Friday, 23 May 2014, in Oslo, Norway.
  • She had attracted "great attention internationally" before appearing in the finals.
  • She received 46% of the votes.
  • The show aired on TV 2.
  • She sang Ella Fitzgerald's version of Gershwin's "Summertime".
  • The stage was decorated to look like a rose garden.
  • She sang "don't cry" [correction: actually, "don't you cry"] during her performance.
  • Tears were shed during her performance and afterwards.
  • She was a 3rd-grader and cried herself after it was announced that she had won.
  • Solveig Kloppen served as host and announced her win.
  • After winning Angelina said, "Many thanks to everyone who voted for me and many thanks to my grandmother" (Google translation) [original text: Tusen takk til alle som har stemt på meg og tusen takk til mormor]
  • She became the youngest winner of Norske Talenter [note: still the youngest ever, as of 2019].
  • The prize for winning was 500,000 NOK [note: worth approximately $84,000 based on the exchange rate with the U.S. dollar on the day she won].
  • Judge Bjarte Hjelmeland said after her performance, "It does not help how many times you say 'don't you cry'. I can't let go. In ten years you will be 18 years old. I think it's completely inconceivable. I do not know what else to say. You sing so incredibly well." (Google translation) [original text: Det hjelper ikke hvor mange ganger du sier «don't you cry». Jeg klarer ikke la være. Om ti år er du 18 år. Jeg synes det er helt ufattelig. Jeg vet ikke hva mer jeg skal si, du synger så utrolig fint]
  • Angelina "quickly became a YouTube hit" after her audition aired.
  • Her performance of "Gloomy Sunday" had over 7 million views on YouTube, as of 23 May 2014.
  • Her performance of "Fly Me to the Moon" on Senkveld had over 5 million views on YouTube, as of 23 May 2014.

Other information

The article cites NTB as its source.

It contains a photograph (credited to "Braastad, Audun / NTB scanpix") of Angelina holding a bouquet of red roses shortly after winning, with her mother seen over her right shoulder and an unidentified young boy standing beside her on her left.