Damien Leith - Nessun Dorma

the third in a hattrick of Touchdowns...he blitzed them !!

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[BETTiExxREDSKULL]

this was my favourite year of idol. i was rooting for damien all the way through so it was pretty awesome when he won. i remember this rendition floored me at the time. but then again pretty much all of his performances did.

[Loueyful]

Uterly fantastic, loved it.

[essendonFC4eva]

@BETTiExxREDSKULL haha, rooting

[jilleemillee]

Awesome i love him

[edamse]

This  brings still tears in my eyes. He is so good. Love him, Love him, Love him!!!!

[tjtheplay]

Wtf they destroyed Nessun Dorma. However, he does have a good voice. He just wasn't the right person to sing it.

[apoc214]

@renilicious Also, it's not about what I accomplished lately. I murder Nessun dorma. Puccini is turning in his grave when I sing it. :) My point is that he's capable of an even better performance, if he had another song or time to properly prepare. My beef is that it seems that people behind these shows only know one aria and that's Nessun dorma. There's a gazillion of cool arias of all kinds, but everyone from Paul Potts onward sings Nessun dorma. Let's hear something else, pls.

[apoc214]

@renilicious Why the hostility? I really like this clip. He has a great voice. He sings it really well. The english part kicks ass. The italian on the other hand, is ridiculous. And it's really a shame, because, if he did it all in english, it would have been great. Damien is great in this clip, but whoever came up with the great idea that he should learn Nessun dorma in a week should be kicked in the ass.

[angelidol2711]

Don't be so picky Damo's not pretending to be Pavorotti or even David Hobson this is a popular version of Nessum Dorma- done by some other? pop star already. Yes it well open the door to classical music for those who have never been exposed to it. All the better for the real opera singers. Go Damo.

[renilicious]

@apoc214 And you, my dear, are what the rest of us call an "opera snob". It's performing songs like Nesun Dorma on shows like Idol that opens up a whole new world of music to people (and kids) who wouldn't necessarily know about it. So just get over yourself. Also, this song was chosen FOR Damien. He didn't choose it. No, it's not perfect because he's not an opera singer but he gave it a smashing shot and won the comp. What have you accomplished lately?

[aric2007]

I hope someone could do this on American Idol... HE SLAYED THIS SONG!

[apoc214]

Well, I seriouselly don't know why everyone fels the need to sing nessun dorma, as if it is a must and some sort of piece that all great artists are supposed to sing. I guess this does not bother english speaking people, but he utterly murders the Italian language (and I am not Italian). Also, the ending was a messup. So my point is: Leave Nesun dorma and opera in general to opera singers unless you can really pull it off.