When Simon Cowell comments that he has never heard anything like that in all the years he's being doing that show, it's not without precedent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA
The following are performances by Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9UwJ_i5EXQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SZsxTBCzoA
I shared the last two not to denigrate the previous performers, but to demonstrate their talent as measured to standards of perfection. The amateurs are truly remarkable. I think the girl has better raw talent, but am perhaps more sympathetic to Potts' age at the time of his recognition. His more mature voice is also more pleasing, but the young girl has the potential to be extraordinary.
I choose Pavarotti over Bocelli simply because he is the consummate performer; he always seems fully invested in the moment. The real reason I choose Pavarotti is because Bocelli could pass for Jose Mourinho's brother.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA
The following are performances by Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9UwJ_i5EXQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SZsxTBCzoA
I shared the last two not to denigrate the previous performers, but to demonstrate their talent as measured to standards of perfection. The amateurs are truly remarkable. I think the girl has better raw talent, but am perhaps more sympathetic to Potts' age at the time of his recognition. His more mature voice is also more pleasing, but the young girl has the potential to be extraordinary.
I choose Pavarotti over Bocelli simply because he is the consummate performer; he always seems fully invested in the moment. The real reason I choose Pavarotti is because Bocelli could pass for Jose Mourinho's brother.
