>> I wouldn't say that Paul Pots (unfortunate name) had an extraordinary 
>> talent for
>> singing opera. Good for someone untrained, though.

Which is maybe a sign that with some training he might become an 
extraordinary talent?

> Two remarks on this kind of shows:
> - apparently the judges have never heard a trained voice before. 
> Interesting, but not really surprising.
> - If you want to find real talent you have a better chance if you take a 
> look in a conservatory (or whatever a university level music school is 
> called) than on the streets.

But they are not looking just for people who can sing, they are looking for 
all-round performers who are going to be able to make the record companies a 
lot of money, not the same thing.

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