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Four Strange Great Singers

It is said in an article that the four strange great singers in the world should be Luciano Pavarotti (帕瓦罗蒂) from Italy, Michael Jackson (迈克尔·杰克逊) from USA, Vitas from Russia and Kong Tai (孔太) from China. It is well-known that Pavarotti died not long ago. And Jackson is on the decline. So, now the focus of attention is on Vitas and Kong Tai. The former is a rising star and the latter has retired from the singing circle to travel around the world. This shift of focus is mainly due to the fact that, when Vitas made a performing tour in China, some fans made a comparison between him and Kong Tai in terms of voice quality.

There are some interesting details with all of the four great singers in their performance. Everybody knows that Pavarotti always brings some rusty nails with him; Jackson always has some bottles of oxygen ready. It is rumored that Vitas’ high voice can break glasses and Kong Tai can twist a stainless spoon with one hand or both when he becomes too excited or sings in the highest voice, for which he has applied for Guinness (吉尼斯) World Records.(from www.nmet168.com)

【附：中文大意】

四大神奇怪异歌王

有人撰文认为，世界四大神奇怪异歌王应该是意大利的帕瓦罗蒂、美国的迈克尔·杰克逊、俄罗斯的Vitas及中国的孔太。众所周知，帕瓦罗蒂不久前已经去世，日渐过气的迈克尔·杰克逊也已黯然失色，只有正在声名鹊起的Vitas和已经隐退歌坛周游四海的孔太成了今天最大的焦点。焦点的起因主要是Vitas来中国进行巡演而产生时，国内部分歌迷将他与孔太的声音来做比较。

这四大歌王唱歌时都有一些有趣的细节。帕瓦罗蒂演出时总是带着生锈的铁钉，这是谁都知道的。迈克尔·杰克逊演出时后台总预备着氧气瓶。传说Vitas唱到高音部分能将玻璃震裂，水晶灯震碎。而孔太在歌唱到高音和激昂的部分，能单手或双手将一把不锈钢勺子拧成麻花状，还申请了吉尼斯纪录。

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