I DON'T WANNA CLOSE MY EYES..

I DON'T WANNA FALL ASLEEP!!!!!!!!!!!

That was fucking awesome. Props to that guy. The girl (Amanda Holden) was like "Oh Boy.." When he said he was going to sing Opera..

then..

she is like "Oh my god"

.

That was completely awesome.

AmorVincitOmnia

Kenya3846 Posts

June 11 2007 03:37 GMT

#23

since when are opera singers expected to be attractive?

intrigue

Washington, D.C9935 Posts

June 11 2007 03:42 GMT

#24

what a beautiful video, i'm such a sucker for these
i don't know anything about opera but i still thought it was gorgeous
i'm so happy for him!

edit: apparently he's not just some random guy though - from wikipedia:

His claim to fame is his 1999 appearance on My Kind of Music. (...) 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.

fbs

United Kingdom2476 Posts

June 11 2007 03:47 GMT

#25

wow that was the best audition I've ever heard

istealhotelsoap

United States514 Posts

June 11 2007 04:13 GMT

#26

man. gave me goosebumps and i don't even enjoy opera that much.. XP

Trey5

United States285 Posts

June 11 2007 04:19 GMT

#27

On June 11 2007 12:42 intrigue wrote:
what a beautiful video, i'm such a sucker for these
i don't know anything about opera but i still thought it was gorgeous
i'm so happy for him!

edit: apparently he's not just some random guy though - from wikipedia:

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that actually makes a lot of sense given the kind of talent this guy showed in that video

EssentialVitamins

United States27 Posts

June 11 2007 07:02 GMT

#28

About the concert thing, here's what someone posted on youtube about that (I can't vouch for its veracity). It looks like he's an amateur that paid money to perform in those concerts.

pp7hi (6 minutes ago)
the comments are from a website for an AMATEUR opera society of which he was a member. He had to pay to be in the group. The trips to italy were paid out of savings from a shop assistant's wage. He wasn't paid for any of the concerts they were all part of the course. I know this guy pretty well and he has worked hard and paid out a lot of money so he deserves a break

Flaccid

8929 Posts

June 11 2007 07:15 GMT

#29

Awesome video - but his name, Paul Potts, made me think of Pol Pot, which kind of ruined the euphoria for me.

A3iL3r0n

United States2196 Posts

June 11 2007 07:35 GMT

#30

On June 11 2007 10:56 travis wrote:

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well when the majority of contestants are unimpressive why would you assume he is going to be great?

No, I mean the way they edited all of the scenes together and the use of silence before they put on the music, and then he doesn't start singing right away, you wonder if he's totally melting under the pressure and is too afraid to sing, it gives the viewer the impression a giant turd is about to be laid, but then...