Paul Potts from British talent show

[jms]

OMG, have you heard something like this before? Video from British talent show "Britain's got talent".

Paul Potts

[Jammrock]

good googley moogley that guy has a voice!!!!

[jms]

A bit longer version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA&mode=related&search=

This guy isn't gonna sell phones for much longer

[Jammrock]

This guy isn't gonna sell phones for much longer

Agreed. He still needs some voice coaching to get world class, but that was a damn good performance. Here are Pavarotti and Domingo reditions for comparison:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VATmgtmR5o4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVx3P2yxVNM

Granted, none of them are really high quality, but enough that you can tell that: 1) Paul Potts did a damn good job, 2) but he still has a ways to go to be world class.

Jammrock

[FatBastard]

This guy isn't gonna sell phones for much longer

Yup, he can graduate to recording their ring tones. its back to swamp for you crazy frog!

[Tjalfe]

seems he did not appear completely out of nowhere

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Potts

Paul Potts, a 36 year old resident of South Wales and a mobile phone salesman, is an aspiring Opera Singer. He is a student of Ian Comboy and has an apprenticeship with Gilbert and Sullivan in Bristol

Paul has appeared on national and local television and radio. His claim to fame is his 1999 appearance on Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music. He has spent two summers touring Northern Italy training with one of the major opera schools, training under top teachers Mario Melani and Svetlana Sidrova, and has taken part in master classes with Vilma Vernocchi, Katia Ricciarelli and Luciano Pavarotti. He has also performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

With Bath Opera he has sung the roles of Don Basilio (Marriage of Figaro), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) and the title role in Verdi's Don Carlos, and Turandot as Prince of Persia and Herald. Future plans include the role of Chevalier des Grieux (Manon Lescaut) for Southgate Opera, London, and another concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in the summer. He married in May 2007.

On June 9, 2007 he took part in Simon Cowell's new search-for-a-star show "Britain's Got Talent" on ITV1 which was held in Cardiffs Millennium Center. Paul sang Giacomo Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" and wowed the judges, and received a standing ovation from the 2,000-strong audience at the Millennium Center.

still awsome singing

[jms]

I just love how Simon Cowells jaw drops to the floor half way in

[Fat Tone]

On last night's show he was one of 24 out of 120 to make it through to the live televised knockout stages.

[Brian Ellis]

Fantastic!

[Fat Tone]

You won't be saying that about some of the other acts they let through!

[Paddy]

And he's through to the final.

[Fat Tone]

...along with the other singing monkey

[jms]

...along with the other singing monkey

Huh?

[Fat Tone]

I was being harsh on Mr Potts appearance. It was cruel and unwarranted

This guy also got through. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/645642...inging_monkey/
The was brilliant in that, but last night's act was awful.

[Fat Tone]

And can I just add that Amanda Holden creates more itches in my undies than anyone else on TV right now.