Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Is Sung-bong Choi the Next Paul Potts or Andrea Bocelli?
"Nella Fantasia" ("In My Fantasy") is an Italian song based on the theme "Gabriel's Oboe" from the film The Mission (1986). With music by famed composer Ennio Morricone and lyrics by Chiara Ferraù, "Nella Fantasia" is popular among classical crossover singers, and was originally sung by Sarah Brightman. Other artists have performed the song as well, such as argentinian tenor Javier Fontana, Donald Braswell II, Amici Forever, Celtic Woman (Chloë Agnew), Garðar Thór Cortes, Il Divo, The Celtic Tenors, Katherine Jenkins, Russell Watson, Wendy Kokkelkoren with Guido's Orchestra,vocal group FOURTE and Summer Watson. In 2007, the winner of the first season of the British TV show Britain's Got Talent, Paul Potts, covered this song on his album One Chance. Ricardo Marinello–Germany's "Supertalent"–performed the song on his first album The Beginning (2007). In 2006 Australian singer Kane Alexander recorded a version for his debut self titled album. The song features on the album Brand New Day by the group Tenors UnLimited. [Source]