Not sure to put this in music or tv shows, so I'll just put it here.

http://www.break.com/index/cellphone-salesman-does-it-again.html

What a voice!

Not sure to put this in music or tv shows, so I'll just put it here.

http://www.break.com/index/cellphone-salesman-does-it-again.html

What a voice!

Thanks for posting that Evakian. It was absolutely... magnificent. His voice and spirit are simply radiant.

Thanks for posting that Evakian. It was absolutely... magnificent. His voice and spirit are simply radiant.
I cried in front of my father watching it. One thing to learn is to never underestimate is the power of music.

I cried in front of my father watching it. One thing to learn is to never underestimate is the power of music.

Well truth be told, I was pretty much mopping my face through the whole thing from note one. Am gonna test it on my guy later. He cries at movies before I do so I can pretty much count on a waterworks.

Great post Evak.

Here's his first appearance on the show. Amazing voice indeed.

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

That's great.

The guy is amazing on stage. It's like he goes to another place altogether in his mind -- quite the transformation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA
Piers Morgan has a "Oh dear god no!" look on his face before Potts started singing.

yeah I noticed that too... it sure changed as things went on...

Salesman wins television talent contest

By staff and agencies
Last Updated: 2:21am BST 18/06/2007


An opera-singing mobile phone salesman has won the television show Britain's Got Talent.

Paul Potts outshone during the contest final which saw two million viewers vote for contestants including six-year-old Connie Talbot, who had been hotly tipped for the top spot.

The 36-year-old from Port Talbot, South Wales, counts Pavarotti among his heroes and impressed judges with his version of Nessun Dorma.

Previously, co-host Ant McPartlin had declared: "The whole country has gone Paul Potts potty."

The programme saw variety wannabes from singers to performing dogs vie for a £100,000 prize and a slot in this year's Royal Variety Performance.

Judge Simon Cowell told Mr Potts that next week he would be heading for a studio to be recording his debut album.

Mr Potts said afterwards: "I feel like jelly. It means like absolutely everything thank you for believing in me.

"I don't think there's any way to describe this. It just leaves me speechless. Absolutely speechless."
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Fellow judge Piers Morgan said: "You've earned it, you've deserved it and I can't think of anybody I'd rather see represent this show at the Royal Variety Performance."

Actress Amanda Holden told him: "Well done and good luck with the rest of your life".

The finale was the culmination of nine nights, 50,000 acts, five audition shows and three semi-finals.

Young finalist Connie Talbot's rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow went down a storm with judges, with Simon Cowell telling her: "Not only are you a great singer, you've got guts. You're brilliant."

Mr Potts first sang opera at the age of 28 for a karaoke competition, when he dressed up as Pavarotti. He went on to perform in Michael Barrymore's show My Kind Of Music - winning £8,000.

He estimates he has spent £20,000 in total to attend various training courses in Italy.

From his Italian opera class he was selected to sing for Pavarotti and Katia Ricciarelli.

He has performed in four semi-professional operas in the UK and some concerts.

His proudest performance was in front of 15,000 people. He returned to the stage two weeks after having an operation to remove a benign tumour after having appendicitis.

A motorbike accident in 2003, in which he broke his collar bone, kept him away from performing and since his illness he has struggled with money, according to the show.

He met wife Julie, 26, in an internet chatroom and the pair have been married for four years. Paul previously worked for Tesco.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/18/ntalent118.xml