Foo - wow

I'ver never watched more than 5 minutes. of American Idol. But I came across this performance on the Brit version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA

I was literally crying at towards the end of the tune. wtf is up with that?

That guy is incredible. I like how the "judges" had almost nothing to say afterwards. He came out and without saying it, told everyone to STFU.

This is absolutely amazing. Here is an everyday person who sells cell phones. Hidden talent. Thank you for sharing........

That was incredible, what a great voice

holy crap. watched it 3 times now and cried every time. So much for being a hockey tough guy. *sniff sniff*

Very cool. Hope this allows him to live his dream and sing opera.

I'ver never watched more than 5 minutes. of American Idol. But I came across this performance on the Brit version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA

I was literally crying at towards the end of the tune. wtf is up with that?
Holy freakin' Cow!!! I was crying by the end too. Luciano Pavoratti's illegitimate son?

yeah... I got tears coming down my cheeks:o

That was incredible. And to see how many of the people in the audience were moved to tears too - Wow!

Wow. That's beautiful. The passioned look on his face though when he sings, that's the icing on the cake. That was really touching.

:speechless:

a diamond in the rough.

I don't understand Italian and I'm not a big fan of opera, but dayum, that guy has a set of pipes!

Hahahha the look on the judges faces at first. Then the lady is like whoa.. this might actually be good.
the woman is nodding.
The crowd is aplausing wayy to early
Even steve is like hmmmm I'm going to have to dig really hard to find something to say here.

That's pretty damn awesome.

^^^
Yeah, I liked the looks on the judges faces when the dude said he was going to sing some opera. It was a great way to set the table for eating crow later.

I'm still stunned by the clip. When you think of people pushing the envelope of the human experience, you think astronauts, people breaking olympic records, etc. Yet here some cell phone guy gets you to literally feel and experience within yourself his emotion and passion for his craft . I've been a musician and worked in the recording biz for a long time and I've only been moved like that a few times. Truely a gift.

Yeah, the Brits know how to put on a good show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En0A8KGMgq8).

totally sweet. i hate american idol, but that was worth every second... up until they played that crappy aerosmith song at the end. ugh. d00d rules.

I like how the female judge orgasms several times.

Okay maybe not, perhaps just a trickle.

She could use another facelift, methinks.

I should stop typing now...

Just in case you do a search the show is called

Britains got Talent

When I saw the show with Paul on he just blew me away. The voice was not the one I was expecting, amazing.

george

Let me know if I'm posting the wrong URL, but here's another one from the same show:

http://www.youtube.com/v/En0A8KGMgq8

It's a little 6-year-old girl singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

Imagine being the next contestant!

And the judge's face when he says he's gonna sing opera!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/jerseysbest/judge.jpg

Let me know if I'm posting the wrong URL, but here's another one from the same show:

http://www.youtube.com/v/En0A8KGMgq8

It's a little 6-year-old girl singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
soooooo cute :)
but not a tear jerker like the first guy, she's cute you adore her to begin with, he brings out the pity as soon as he comes out, you want to hold him to protect him from people laughing at him, for him to come out on top and have everyone clapping for him had me in tears..

Holy skit!! I'm not really a fan of opera but there is no denying that man can sing. Quite moving!

Wow... that sounds better than Pavaratti's rendition (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VATmgtmR5o4).

His name is Paul Potts.
It's a bit misleading - as it seems he's just some guy off the street with remarkable talent, when he really he has performed & trained before:

http://www.bathopera.co.uk/Past%20Productions/Don%20Carlos/don_carlos_biographies.htm


Paul Potts (Don Carlos) is a relative new comer to Grand Opera after an apprenticeship in Gilbert and Sullivan in Bristol.. His claim to fame is his 1999 appearance on Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music. This was followed by singing for Bath Opera in Turandot as Prince of Persia and Herald. He has since performed with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and spent three months touring Northern Italy as a soloist, training under top teachers Mario Melani and Svetlana Sidrova. He has been invited back for a concert to be recorded and also for a masterclass with Luciano Pavarotti. Future plans include a summer tour with the RPO.

He still absolutely kicks a$% though. :) (http://www.bikeforums.net/)

Wow... that sounds better than Pavaratti's rendition (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VATmgtmR5o4).

I thought so, too. Pavaratti's seems well crafted by experience and technique. Paul's seems like nothing but emotion, passion, and the purest of god given talent. Maybe un-polished compared to the great tenors, but I think that's why it's so stirring. He's laying his heart and soul out there on judgement day in a situation where the worst performing nightmares are re-played over and over again in the name of "good" television. I seriously doubt that Pavaratti ever has to worry about getting judged and laughed at.

His name is Paul Potts.
It's a bit misleading - as it seems he's just some guy off the street with remarkable talent, when he really he has performed & trained before:

http://www.bathopera.co.uk/Past%20Productions/Don%20Carlos/don_carlos_biographies.htm



He still absolutely kicks a$% though. :)[/URL]

Until he's a paid professional, he is some dude off the street. I don't think it was ever intended to think the guy was just a shower singer.

I read everyone's posts first and was hesitant to click on the link. I'm not a big fan of crying. Didn't quite make me cry, however I definitely had goosebumps. Thanks for the link.

thats uncredible, his teeth kinda bothered me

I was literally crying at towards the end of the tune.

I was crying by the end too.

I got tears coming down my cheeks


why on earth would you cry after that?

I read everyone's posts first and was hesitant to click on the link. I'm not a big fan of crying. Didn't quite make me cry, however I definitely had goosebumps. Thanks for the link.
Ditto. I had them welling, but they didn't go.


Nessun dorma" is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot. The aria, whose title translates from Italian as "Let no one sleep", follows the proclamation by the Princess Turandot that no one shall sleep: they shall all spend the night attempting to find out the name of the unknown prince, Calaf, who has set the challenge. Calaf sings, indicating his certainty that their effort will be in vain.

The aria achieved pop status after Luciano Pavarotti's rendition of it was used as the BBC's theme for the 1990 Football World Cup held in Italy. It has been that tenor's signature song outside Italy since the 70s, as his rendition of it garnered him worldwide fame.

Until he's a paid professional, he is some dude off the street. I don't think it was ever intended to think the guy was just a shower singer.
Ummmm, did you read the bio? It details all of his paid performances...

Ummmm, did you read the bio? It details all of his paid performances...
The people on Britain / America's Got Talent can be and usually are low rent professionals trying to make it big.

Example David Hasselhoff

Here's another one....had to do some diggin' to find it. I posted this at another forum I hang out at about a year ago.

Amazing 11 Year Old Singer Bianca Ryan
http://www.pistolwimp.com/media/48046/

Round two, and again hits it out of the park (http://youtube.com/watch?v=zEFrQxSzTTQ) I think he should have done it in Italian instead of English though, the words have a better sound to them IMO.

why on earth would you cry after that?


Yeah. I didn't even understand what he was going on about. Sure he can sing, but why would you cry for a guy singing a song in a foreign language?

Ummmm, did you read the bio? It details all of his paid performances...

And I get paid for weddings and the occasional bar gig but I'd hardly call that professional. In the biz, professional usually means under contract or at least primary source of income.

And I get paid for weddings and the occasional bar gig but I'd hardly call that professional. In the biz, professional usually means under contract or at least primary source of income.
This is deviating from my point. All I was pointing out is that the guy had more training/experience than we were led to believe.

saw him on GMA this AM and looks like he won the competition!

Well, perhaps he could spend some of the £100k on some dental work, and also a few voice lessons to get rid of that awfully wide vibrato.

- Wil

humm... they said he was in a lot of money problem because of illnesses...