Saturday, January 8, 2011

Asian Appeal

This is Anthony Neely, he was a contestant on Taiwan's version of American Idol, One Million Star.


With a new album out and HIM International Music promoting him, he has come a long way from his life in California.

Like Wilber Pan and Wang Leehom and many other ABC (american born chinese) talent, he made his way over seas to establish a career. Shouldn't the competition be about the same.

Neely has a very warm voice and what is more impressive is his Mandarin when he sings! It is not easy to accurately form the right tone while carrying a tune, but he does it as if it were his mother tongue.
I think his cover of Damien Rice's Blower's Daughter was absolutely raw and heart felt. Sounds almost just like Damien's voice.