Article from Hong Kong, China

The ‘One Chance’ that was enough

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August 28, 2007



HONG KONG, China—Paul Potts’ voice sounded raspy and almost faltered near the end of “Time to Say Goodbye” (“Con Te Partiro”), the first of three numbers he sang for the media during his promotional appearance here recently.



He would later explain that he had a nasty case of laryngitis and was getting over a heavy cold.



“Opera can be very challenging,” he said, laughing, “especially when you’re running out of breath.”



Born in Bristol, England and currently a resident of South Wales, Potts, 37, is the overnight celebrity who won the maiden edition of “Britain’s Got Talent” (“BTG”), the UK version of the widely popular search-for-a-singing star TV show “American Idol.”
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