Reality TV Rises to the Occasion
From Arts Journal's video page:
This is the kind of story I love. A cell phone salesman from Cardiff reveals his undiscovered talent for opera, stunned the audience and judges (including Simon Cowell), then goes on to win Britain's Got Talent. Paul's an eminently likable guy and his tenor is simply beautiful, but the clip's inspiring (1) because he's modest about his talent but determined to compete and (2) the audience, fed a diet largely of gimmicks and worse, was genuinely moved.
Could a guy like this win in America? Hard to say really.
This is the kind of story I love. A cell phone salesman from Cardiff reveals his undiscovered talent for opera, stunned the audience and judges (including Simon Cowell), then goes on to win Britain's Got Talent. Paul's an eminently likable guy and his tenor is simply beautiful, but the clip's inspiring (1) because he's modest about his talent but determined to compete and (2) the audience, fed a diet largely of gimmicks and worse, was genuinely moved.
Could a guy like this win in America? Hard to say really.
