Car Phone Salesman Captures British Hearts

Car Phone Salesman Captures British Hearts

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Day to Day, June 15, 2007 - A Welsh car phone salesman with a stunning voice is a singing sensation in Britain.

Paul Potts wowed British audiences last weekend with his performance of "Nessun Dorma," an aria from the Puccini opera, "Turandot." He says he had some formal training six years ago, but he ran out of money.

Potts appeared on the British television network's Britain's Got Talent, and now he's talking to Madeleine Brand.