The Parisian pianist Aurélien Froissart has been making viral YouTube videos for the last two years. The gimmick might be the same each time: sit at a public piano and wait for an undiscovered music pro to wander up for an impromptu collab, shocking the passers-by at whatever train station or tourist hotspot he finds himself in. But when Aurélien was joined by 19-year-old Norwegian singer Angelina Jordan, neither of them expected their music to have such a profound effect on one live listener in particular.
This clip takes place at the public piano in London’s King’s Cross St. Pancras train station – the site of countless viral piano clips, this one by Aurélien and Angelina topping 859K views to date. Angelina approaches Aurélien and pitches her song of choice – Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” – but just as she does, a blind man wanders into their vicinity. While Aurélien looks rather taken off guard, Angelina reaches an arm out to him, wholesomely telling him, “This one’s for you.”
A crowd was already forming, but when Angelina starts showing off her incredible voice, the King’s Cross passengers rally around her like bees to a honey jar. But it’s the blind man who is moved more than anyone; at Angelina’s first few notes, a wide and unmissable smile glazes his face, his staggered, hypnotized expression enough to move any Music Man reader to tears as Angelina lets him clutch her arm and sink into every rhythm of her jazz-infused voice.
He starts silently laughing in overwhelming joy, nodding his head enthusiastically as Angelina slays her R&B ad libs and draws a growing crowd around the piano. And folks start to recognise Angelina – with 949K YouTube subscribers, 980K TikTok followers and over 722K Instagram followers, this Norwegian songstress is no stranger to creating viral YouTube videos, either.
Angelina’s biggest videos include a 12M-times-viewed cover of “I Put a Spell On You” and a 13M-times-viewed rendition of Amy Winehouse’s “Back To Black.” And she certainly laces Amy’s pure jazz tones into this Queen performance; reinventing the ballad section of the rock band’s career-defining hit so amazingly that even a little girl in the audience is moved to clap in applause before Angelina has even finished her song!
Aurélien (independently boasting an incredible 2.8M YouTube subscribers, 2.6M Instagram followers, and over 3.7M TikTok fans) let it be known in the video, “I just lived one of the most magical moments of my life,” revealing that everyone in their audience had been stunned into silence, realizing what a special moment they were witnessing. And, judging by the massive round of applause the blind man gave the duo, their music clearly made his day complete.
Aurélien Froissart and Angelina Jordan’s impromptu collaboration at King’s Cross not only captivated the crowd but left a lasting impression on a special listener. Their magical performance, set against the backdrop of a bustling station, showcases the transformative power of music. To delve deeper into their inspiring journey and more awe-inspiring moments, explore the links below.