What a Wonderful World

"What a Wonderful World"
Written by	Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas"), George David Weiss
Original artist	Louis Armstrong (1967)
Popularized by	Good Morning, Vietnam↗ (1988 movie), Eva Cassidy and Katie Melua (2007)
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"What a Wonderful World" is a 1967 song written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss, and first recorded by American trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong. It became one of Armstrong’s most iconic recordings.^{scope: entire paragraph}

Angelina first sang the song live at a Nobel Peace Prize event in December 2014 at the Redd Barnas Fredsprisfest [Save the Children Peace Prize Party]. She peformed it at various concerts in 2015 and 2017. In 2024 she recorded a studio cover with Toby Gad.

Original recording

Louis Armstrong's original recording was also used in the 1988 movie Good Morning, Vietnam^↗, which led to it charting in various countries that year.

• Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (Official Video)^↗ (2:18) – Louis Armstrong

Performances by other artists

• Eva Cassidy covered the song on her 1994 Live At Blues Alley^↗ live album:

  What A Wonderful World (Live At Blues Alley)^↗ (5:35) – Eva Cassidy

• Katie Melua released in 2007 a charity single for the British Red Cross^↗ as a duet with the late Eva Cassidy (by singing over her original recording), which became the first number-one single for both artists in the UK:

  What a Wonderful World (with Eva Cassidy)^↗ (4:19) – Katie Melua

Performances by Angelina

2014

Nobel Peace Prize event

She performed the song twice: first with a live band, and a little later – in the presence of the peace prize recipiants – to a backing track.

• Save the Children Peace Prize Party (2014-12-10 - live)

  [1]^↗

• Save the Children Peace Prize Party (2014-12-10 - live)

  Angelina Jordan - Nobel Peace Prize Concert ^↗

  [2]^↗(fragment)

Unknown concert

• Unknown concert, 2014 B (2014 - live)

  Angelina Jordan concert What A Wonderful World 2014 ^↗

2015

Morodalsfestivalen

• Morodalsfestivalen (2015-06-13 - live)

  [3]^↗(fragment)

"Das kleine Herz im Zentrum" benefit gala (Germany)

• Das kleine Herz im Zentrum (2015-06-14 - live)

  [4]^↗(fragment)

Hemnes Båt & Fjord Festival

• Hemnes Båt & Fjord Festival (2015-06-28 - live)

  [5]^↗

Jotun Plant Opening (Brazil)

• Jotun Plant Opening (2015-11-17 - live)

  [6]^↗

Mia Gundersen Christmas concert

• Victoria Scene, Oslo (2015-12-21 - rehearsal)

  [7]^↗(fragment)

2017

Nor Shipping Conference (Oslo)

• Nor Shipping Conference, Oslo (2017-05-30 - live)

  Angelina Jordan - "What a Wonderful World", Nor-Shipping Opening Conference, May 30, 2017 ^↗

"Celebrity Concert" (Ski)

• Celebrity concert in Ski, 2017 (2017-11-05 - soundcheck)

  Angelina Jordan rehearsal in school (What a wonderful world) ^↗

2024 recording with Toby Gad

• What a Wonderful World, music video (with lyrics) (2024 - track)

  [8]^↗

• What a Wonderful World, music video (with lyrics) (2024 - recording)

Promo clips

• [9]^↗(fragment)

  [10]^↗(fragment)

Further rehearsals, social media snippets, etc.

2013

• Bjerke Lydstudio (2013 - rehearsal)

  Angelina Jordan in studio ^↗(fragment)

• Bjerke Lydstudio (2013 - rehearsal)

  [11]^↗(fragment)

2014

• Norway's Got Talent (2014-03 - recording)

  Angelina Jordan - What A Wonderful World - Full song ^↗(short)

• Rehearsal session with Egil, 2014 3 + piano player (2014-10 +/- 1m - rehearsal)

  Angelina Jordan rehearsal (What a wonderful world) 7 years old ^↗