Paul Potts: From obscurity to opera on Oprah
Submitted by John on Sat, 11/03/2007 - 16:50.
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A few months ago, he was a mobile phone salesman in a small town in Wales.
Before that, he stacked shelves in a supermarket.
He was bullied as a schoolkid, laid low by a devastating bicycle accident in 2003, and ended up so broke he and his wife were using credit cards to buy food.
Today, thanks to the Internet and a red-hot CD, Paul Potts is one of the most famous names in music and on Tuesday, he'll become even more celebrated, courtesy of his debut appearance on the "Oprah Winfrey Show."
For the unassuming 36-year-old Englishman, the wealth, the fame, the best-selling CD, the millions of hits on YouTube and the autograph-seeking fans are a dream come true -- and it's happened so quickly he's still trying take it all in. (MORE)
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