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Was certainly no one hit wonder, but for many people outside of the world, it's his performance of 'Nessun Dorma' that they know. Most likely because of his performance of the aria from Pucini's opera, Turandot, during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which was the tournament's theme song. (Learn about the as well as the.) Millions of people had tuned in to see the event, and besides getting an eyeful of soccer, they got an earful of Luciano Pavarotti. It's no surprise that his concert, which took place on the eve of the tournament's final game and was seen by over 800 million people, became the biggest selling classical album of all time.
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What Makes Pavarotti's 'Nessun Dorma' So Special? Most people, even those who know nothing about classical music and opera, if given recordings of three different tenors without knowing who's who will pick Pavarotti as the best singer hands down. 'Nessun Dorma' is a difficult song to sing, but Pavarotti sure had an easy time doing it. He sings it with such ease, such clarity, it's unreal. Other singers just don't measure up. Here are a few YouTube videos of various singers and Pavarotti. Listen for the differences.
Let's start with Paul Potts' performance on the popular television show, Britain's Got Talent. Apart from the apparent lack of training, he has a lovely voice, but that's just not enough to do justice to such a beautiful and powerful aria. It's like if 'Nessun Dorma' was a diamond ring, he just delivered it to you in a brown paper sack filled with mud.
(That sounds pretty mean, doesn't it? I don't mean for it to be, honestly!) Andre Bocelli, a singer to whom Pavarotti gave his personal approval, has a beautiful voice with clarity and warm tone. However, his performance lacks energy as if it's without life or meaning. Jussi Bjorling's performance is probably the second best I've heard (though I find the tempo a bit dragging). His voice is just as bright as Pavarotti's, but his phrasing isn't as good. Franco Corelli, too, has a beautiful voice with a well-rounded tone, but his vowels are much darker.
There's also a heaviness to his voice, which sometimes pulls his notes slightly under pitch.
Paul Potts is an opera singer who entered and won the of Britain's Got Talent. Before his audition, he stated that he was a phone salesman, and that his dream was to 'spend the rest of my life doing what I feel I was born to do'. He performed 'Nessun Dorma', after which Simon remarked 'This is a complete breath of fresh air', with Piers adding 'If you keep singing like that, you are going to be one of the favourites to win this whole competition'. In the Semi-Final, he performed 'Time to Say Goodbye' by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli.
Simon remarked 'every time you come on I want you to do well, and you just did well; it was magic', with Amanda adding 'my granddad passed away last week and he would have voted for you, so I vote for you'. In the Final he once again performed 'Nessun Dorma'. Piers remarked 'we've seen some incredible acts tonight, but after seeing you perform I still think you're the winner of Britian's Got Talent', with Amanda adding 'you'll be on a contract from Monday'.
He won the public vote, becoming the first winner of Britain's Got Talent. After BGT Potts has performed at a number of shows around the world since his Britain's Got Talent performances. His debut album, One Chance, reached #1 in nine countries (including the UK) and went Double Platinum, with his cover of Nessun Dorma reaching the UK Top 100.
He released his second album, Passione, in 2009, which reached #5 in the UK Charts. In 2013, a biopic film of Potts' life, starring James Corden and Julie Walters, was released, taking over £7 million at the box office. In the same year he released his third album, The Greatest Hits, which reached #21 on the Official Chart. In 2019, Paul Potts applied for AGT Champions. He made it to finals and is th place.