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Everybody’s going gaga over Lady Gaga and her Pokerface single. The song is really catchy and something that can make even the non-dancers dance a jig. She wowed us again when she did an acoustic version of her hit song, proving to everybody that she’s not just another pretty face.

So how does the song sound like when Nick Pitera gets together with the trio Shures covers it?
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After Paul Potts and Susan Boyle, talent search show Britain’s Got Talent gives us another surprise in the form of Greg Pritchard.

I shan’t spoil the surprise — you have to see it for yourself.
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Twelve year old Sungha Jung is another YouTube sensation, with his impeccable covers of popular hit songs. Unlike others who would sing these songs, he would play them on his guitar. On his custom-made guitar (made to fit his tiny frame), he performs a wide variety of songs from classical to rock using fingerstyle, a technique of playing the guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips.

View more videos of Sungha Jung:
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Remember Paul Potts? He’s the cellphone store manager who was the first winner of Britain’s Got Talent back in 2007. He walked on the stage, seemingly lacking confidence and his statement that he will be singing opera was met with incredulous looks from both the judges and the audience. He blew them away with his powerful voice and he went on to win the competition. He now has a CD, and has performed all over the world to a full theatre.

Fast forward two years and here’s Susan Boyle from Scotland. Frumpy is the perfect word to describe this unemployed 47-year old single woman from West Lothian, Scotland. Though very cheeky, her outward appearance did not impress the judges nor the crowd. When she announced that she will be singing “I dream a dream” from the musical Les Misérables, you can see the smirks from the audience.

And then she started singing. The smirks were swiped off everybody’s face, including Simon Cowell’s and replaced with awe. She has a pure voice that can reach the highest notes without any visible effort. Unlike Paul Potts who had formal training in opera, Susan said she’s always wanted to be a singer, but never found the opportunity for it. Now she has it, and her performance was met with a standing ovation from the crowds even before the song ended.

Want to watch Susan Boyle’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent? Click her to view the video on YouTube.

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You’re at the airport, all checked in. You pass the time shopping in the many duty free stores, eating at one of the cafes and food stalls or going online in one of the free Internet kiosks, while waiting for your flight to be called. You were so engrossed in what you were doing that you forgot all about your flight until it’s too late. The gates has been closed and there’s no way for you to board your intercontinental flight. What do you do? Certainly NOT what this woman did at the Hong Kong International Airport:

The woman was travelling on a Cathay Pacific flight to San Francisco on February 4, a Cathay spokeswoman told AFP.

“All passenger doors had already been closed and the crew was preparing the flight for departure,” she said.

“As the passengers had failed to show up on time, we had already offloaded their checked baggage to comply with the security requirements.”

The spokeswoman said the woman had been able to take a flight a few hours later, adding passengers are always advised to arrive at the gate no later than 20 minutes before the scheduled departure time.

Source: The Age

Shameful, just shameful.

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