Talent Discovery

I finally found these 3 videos at YouTube. It was introduced to me by Lee Jiuan Diong, my Toastmaster buddy from Kuching. It was something we can learn.

This man is a phone salesman named Paul Potts from South Wales. A simple-looking man with chubby face, he doesn't have the look of a celebrity and don't look like a talented singer too. He decided to enter a singing contest in UK called "Britain Got Talent." When he was asked by the judges what he's going to sing, he said he wants to sing Opera. It bemused the 3 judges. But when he sang, the judges were astonished and the lady judge was filled with tears and emotion while hearing him sing. He ultimately won in the finals on June 17, 2007 and also was rewarded with a recording contract from Simon Cowell. On July 16, 2007, his debut Album was released in UK and on July 22, the Album claimed No. 1 spot in the UK Album Chart. Read more about him at wikipedia

We surely can learn a lot from this man of humble beginning. He has shown us that, with passion and dedication together with a desire to achieve we too can be shaped and sharpened, and ultimately succeed in whatever we do.

Let's listen to him:




In the Semi-Final



And in the Final