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Britain's Got Talent

I don't watch the new breed of reality talent shows but this story was interesting to me.

Singing salesman makes Cowell's jaw drop | NEWS.com.au
A MOBILE phone salesman from Wales has stunned the judges of a British talent show with his rendition of an opera classic.
Paul Potts, 36, sang Nessun Dorma – made famous by Luciano Pavarotti – for the judges on Britain's Got Talent TV show, who are searching for an act to perform in front of the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance and win $A250,000.

I don't know this guys story but I think the judges may not have it right. I'm sure this guy has formal training but I bet his life didn't quite go the right way talent or not.

I knew a associate professor of music who was loved by his students and had amazing talent. The dept head didn't like him and didn't like having another operatic vocal instructor so she didn't renew his contract. He had settled into the area fully expecting to stay at the university and had a wife and kids that had lives. He wound up with a Phd in music having been a professor digging ditches for CalTrans. He may very well still be digging ditches for CalTrans for all I know. The funny thing is he didn't take a big pay cut to move from being a associate music professor to digging ditches for CalTrans. I suspect listening to this guy sing that his story may be the similar.