On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:34:54 +0100, "scott" <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:

>>> 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?
>

True.

>> 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.
> 

Again true.
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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