Sung-Bong Choi (Vocalist) (Born 1990, Korea) is an operatically trained vocalist who became famous after an appearance of Korea's Got Talent, the Korean version of the Britain's Got Talent television show, was picked up by the worldwide news media. Abandoned in an orphanage at three years old, Choi ran away from the orphanage at five years old after getting beaten as a little child by the adults there.
He lived 'on the streets of Korea' for ten years, selling chewing gum and energy drinks. Although he did not attend elementary school or junior high school, Sung Bong took the Korean equivalent of a GED test. He graduated from a high school for the arts, but could not continue with any professional training because of his financial situation, according to South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo.
On June 6, 2011, Choi's television performance of "Nella Fantasia" moved judges and audience members to tears. Sung Bong took the stage appearing unfit for the part. Sporting a bowl cut and flannel shirt, he introduced himself as a "manual worker" who had made a living selling "gum and energy drinks" for 10 years. In reply to a judge's inquiry about master lessons, Choi appears to state he never had the opportunity for such vocal study. The answer was edited to make his story more appealing for television. However, his formal training and musical background was stated on the show.
Translation of Choi Sung-Bong First Song Performance.
Nella Fantasia "In my fantasy I see a fair world, Everyone lives in peace and honesty. I dream of souls that are always free, Like a cloud that floats, Full of humanity in the depths. In my fantasy I see a bright world Night there is less darkness. I dream of souls that are always free, Like a cloud that floats. In my fantasy exists a warm wind, That breathes into the city, as a friend. I dream of souls that are always free, Like a cloud that floats, Full of humanity in the depths." |
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