Did you see Rhydian Roberts on The X Factor last night? - he sang a special solo version of the duet Phantom of the Opera by kind permission of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Quite the most astonishing song performance I have seen on mainstream TV in a very long time - and in a talent show! Was it a freak one-off or the start of something very special? Rhydian is straight-camp-baroque, a popera baritone who sweeps into the near-falsetto (I exaggerate slightly) when drama requires. A highly stylised performer, a highly dramatic divo. Love him. Celine Dion was right - Broadway here he comes, though I think he will flog records too. This guy plainly has ideas.
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Did you mean Celine Dion, or is Celion Dion someone with whom I am unfamiliar?
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Salvador Dali-ish...quite intense..and dream-like.
That guy has undeniable vocal posibilities but still needs to work. Nothing exceptional, anyway, compared to a Nicolaï Gedda for example.
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