Comments on: Carphone Warehouse salesman, Paul Potts, wins Britain’s Got Talent http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/06/carphone_warehouse_salesman_paul_potts_wins_britains_got_talent.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:14:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deidre http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/06/carphone_warehouse_salesman_paul_potts_wins_britains_got_talent.html/comment-page-1#comment-131740 Deidre Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:20:51 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/06/carphone_warehouse_salesman_paul_potts_wins_britains_got_talent.html#comment-131740 I 've watched it over and over. I also trained in Opera - but it was not my favorite. I love to sing though. I continue to sing every chance I get. I, too, suffer from "lack of self-confidence", but have learned to brave it all as time goes by, and have been rewarded myself. I have watched this video over and over, and it makes me cry every time. It's beautiful. Go Paul! I ‘ve watched it over and over. I also trained in Opera – but it was not my favorite. I love to sing though. I continue to sing every chance I get. I, too, suffer from “lack of self-confidence”, but have learned to brave it all as time goes by, and have been rewarded myself. I have watched this video over and over, and it makes me cry every time. It’s beautiful. Go Paul!

]]> By: Lee http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/06/carphone_warehouse_salesman_paul_potts_wins_britains_got_talent.html/comment-page-1#comment-61138 Lee Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:56:00 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/06/carphone_warehouse_salesman_paul_potts_wins_britains_got_talent.html#comment-61138 Yay! Paul...btw, he didn't actually "train" w/ Pavarotti. He was in a workshop that he paid for himself,and sang for Pavarotti. And of course he had training - no one wakes up & decides to start singing Italian opera. I'm a musician who has friends who have gone the same route - paying for lessons, paying for workshops, a little semi-pro work [that means they might pay for your room, meals & gas]. It's a hard field to break into professionally. As I'm sure Paul is aware, his voice & technique are still in process & there are others like him who do sing as well. His story, though, is just priceless and a tremendous inspiration. To have the courage to pursue your dreams, no matter how things look, and actually triumph after some really rough times.... It restores your faith. GO PAUL! Yay! Paul…btw, he didn’t actually “train” w/ Pavarotti. He was in a workshop that he paid for himself,and sang for Pavarotti. And of course he had training – no one wakes up & decides to start singing Italian opera. I’m a musician who has friends who have gone the same route – paying for lessons, paying for workshops, a little semi-pro work [that means they might pay for your room, meals & gas]. It’s a hard field to break into professionally.

As I’m sure Paul is aware, his voice & technique are still in process & there are others like him who do sing as well. His story, though, is just priceless and a tremendous inspiration. To have the courage to pursue your dreams, no matter how things look, and actually triumph after some really rough times…. It restores your faith. GO PAUL!

]]> By: Dave http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/06/carphone_warehouse_salesman_paul_potts_wins_britains_got_talent.html/comment-page-1#comment-61094 Dave Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:22:56 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/06/carphone_warehouse_salesman_paul_potts_wins_britains_got_talent.html#comment-61094 Fantastic! I wanted him to win! However, it is worth noting that before he was a phone salesman he had many opera lessons, has had training for the pav man himself and is by no means just a "shower singer" that happened to turn up at the auditions. He has been working towards this his whole life. The phone thing was just to get some cash in to cover the cost of the lessons really :) Well done to him, but it's nice to have this in context :) Dave Fantastic! I wanted him to win! However, it is worth noting that before he was a phone salesman he had many opera lessons, has had training for the pav man himself and is by no means just a “shower singer” that happened to turn up at the auditions.

He has been working towards this his whole life. The phone thing was just to get some cash in to cover the cost of the lessons really :)

Well done to him, but it’s nice to have this in context :)

Dave

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