He has been singing all along, and quite well and successfully.
I haven't read a revisionist Bio of him yet. OK. Now I have. And it's not too much different from what we saw. I am astounded that he hasn't got his snaggletooth in front replaced. He appeared on British TV on June 9th. And here is his Wiki. Wiki is a fantastic service.
Paul Potts
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Potts on Britain's Got Talent
Paul Potts, (born 1971-) He lives in Port Talbot in South Wales is a mobile phone salesman, and an amateur opera singer. He is a student of Ian Comboy.
On June 9, 2007 he took part in Simon Cowell's new search-for-a-star show "Britain's Got Talent" on ITV which was held at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. Paul sang Giacomo Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" which wowed the judges and received a standing ovation from the 2,000-strong audience. Paul's rendition of this has currently been viewed on video upload site youtube over 2 million times. [1] In the semi-final on 14 June Paul performed Con te partirò. He progressed to the final after receiving the highest share of the public vote.[2] Paul has stated on Britain's Got More Talent that he may be singing Nessun Dorma for the final. Potts is currently the bookmakers' favourite to win the competition, marginally ahead of six-year-old singer Connie Talbot. The National Public Radio programme "Day to Day" profiled Mr. Potts on Friday, June 15.
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* 1 Previous work and experience
* 2 Personal life
* 3 References
* 4 External links
[edit] Previous work and experience
For the Bath UK based amateur company Bath Opera, he has performed 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 [3][4][5]. He has also sung for the Royal Philharmonic and toured Northern Italy as a soloist.[6]
[edit] Personal life
In the interview that was broadcast before his performance in the semi-final, Paul stated that he has had trouble with being bullied in school, and that it may have had an influence in his (lack of) self-confidence.
He has been married for four years to his wife Julie whom he met in an internet chat room. en.wikipedia.org |
