Connie Talbot

It's been awhile since I last updated and frankly, I don't really feel like dropping a post now. Can't really get into the 'blogger's state of mind'. However, while I was browsing through Youtube the other day, I came across something that merits an entire post dedicated to it.

What I'm talking about is singing whiz kid, Connie Talbot, finalist of Britain's Got Talent. She first came into the spotlight when she auditioned for the talent show. Originally planned as a family outing, the day turned out to be one that would change this girl's life forever. Ambling onto the auditioning platform with a radiating innocence was beguiling for everyone in the audience. Who knew behind that pristine demeanor was something so breath-taking.

Undaunted by the riveting eyes of the onlookers, this young girl of six, slowly parted her lips whilst exposing her gap tooth, unleashed a voice so sonorous it enraptured everyone in the vicinity. Audience and judges were left equally flabbergasted by her rendition of 'Over The Rainbow' that she finished it off to a standing ovation from the audience in the background and a teary-eyed judge. To top it off, often-harsh connoiseur Simon Cowell lauded her claiming she was 'pitch-perfect'.

Eventually, she would sail to the finals of the competition, only losing out to opera singer Paul Potts. Regardless, she has cemented her place in the hearts of millions along the way and will definitely rise to be a potent force in the industry when she comes of age.

Nevertheless, attainment of fame at such an early age will have many effects on her upbringing; some good, most bad. At such a tender age, being under the magnifying lense of the public is nothing but detrimental because it is at that age that one grows alot, physically, mentally and emotionally, and space is required. If her parents fail to understand and act on that, what may seem to be a promising future might do a 360 and she will end up broken, crumbling under the pressures of the fame, case in point; Lindsay Lohan. So it is imperative that her parents set their priorities straight and remember she's a little girl first, a singer second.

Well, it's been over a year now since her ascend to prominance and she already has one album under her name. Although it didn't fare particularly well, it did little to blemish her singing career and she's set to collaborate with successful US artistes in an attempt to further her reach across the US.

Quote of the day: 'I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend, to the death, your right to say it' - Voltaire

Anyway, enough of my ramblings. Peace.