Comments on: Soprano singing guy, Greg Pritchard, steals the show on Britains Got Talent

By: Gentry

Gentry — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:03:50 +0000

Countertenors are also very rare. Which is probably why they were astonished. You just don’t get those wandering around and auditioning for TV singing contests every day, you know.

That said, his voice hurts my ears. A lot. Not that he can’t sing, but GAWD, please come down out of the stratosphere, boy. Join us on planet Earth, if you please.

Wow.

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By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:29:49 +0000

He’s been the best act so far – I would say he rivals Pavarotti for male opera singers. If you listen to Paul Potts, he’s got good range, good control, and a sweet voice. He sounds good and all. But unlike Pavorotti he lacks emotion when he sings. If Potts sings O’ Sole Mio, are you going to cry because you’re reminded of your girlfriend? Nope. Boyle didn’t really have so much emotion, either. The BIG difference is that this guy has emotion. This guy seemed to really feel his notes, and that was the difference. If they can get by the fact he’s male, he’s the best by far. I would like to hear him sing “Memory” or “O Sole Mio” for the finals. It takes real emotion to pull one of those off.

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By: just me

just me — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:00:48 +0000

I don’t understand how musical professionals, such as those on the panel, could have never encountered the concept of a countertenor-? They seemed genuinely flabbergasted, though, so I’m left rather confused myself.

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By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:40:36 +0000

It’s nothing new, no, but it was still completely unexpected, and definitely not something that is heard very often in mainstream circles like this! I liked him.

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By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:38:37 +0000

For those who are ignorant when it comes to the range of male singing voices, its called a COUNTERTENOR! If you’ve never listened to Freddy Mercury, you’ve been living under a rock. Greg’s voice is nothing new, but it’s great he was able to make it to the auditions.

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By: Gena

Gena — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:06:41 +0000

Reminds me of one of my absolute favorites, Klaus Nomi. Cool! So, it’s not so weird for me to see. Klaus was a different sort of guy who had an absolutely beautiful voice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQeWvFPb5zA

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By: mark

mark — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:31:23 +0000

I wonder if this ‘guy’ is just a Female to Male Transexual…

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By: Trillion

Trillion — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:22:46 +0000

Talent aside, he looks like Gina Gershon with Adnan’s douchestache.

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By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:12:20 +0000

He was wow.

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