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From:  richard@r...
Date:  Fri Jan 25, 2002  6:04 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] pseudo opera, was: Singers and Amplification

Same as in, she's getting used by the people who have a financial interest in
her, and it's not *what* she does, it's certain marketable properties of the
*who* in which people are interested.

On Thu, 24 January 2002, "Caio Rossi" wrote:
> Richard>I actually feel sorry for Boccelli and Church - they're getting
> taken for a ride. I'll go ahead and say it: nobody would give Boccelli a
> second thought if he weren't a) blind b) of Latin origin. Some record exec
> saw him and thought, "Hey, I have the Three Tenors, Jose Feliciano, and
> Ricky Martin all in one act!" Same goes for Charlotte Church - her handlers
> (not to mention her parents) are making zillions off of her, and she's
> killing whatever instrument she has as a result.
> Same goes for CC? Is she blind and of Latin origin?





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