Cowell has some divine competition; MUSIC.THE Pope has launched a bid to compete with Simon Cowell Simon Cowell (born 7 October, 1959) is a British artist and repertoire ("A&R") executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol in the charts this Christmas with an album featuring his voice and singing. The eight-track CD is produced by record label Geffen, who also have rock legends Guns 'N' Roses, The Stone Roses, The Cure and Nirvana on their books. Entitled Music From The Vatican Alma Mater the eighttrack album features a blend of chants and songs that are unique as it contains the voice of Pope Benedict XVI  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. for the first time.
On the CD he sings in Latin, Italian, Portuguese, French and German and is accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British orchestra based in London. It tours widely, and is sometimes referred to as “Britain's national orchestra”. . Pope Benedict is a keen music fan and often plays the piano in his private Vatican apartments. He often sings along as he plays and those who have heard him in private say he has a "powerful and emotional voice". CAPTION(S): RECORD Pope Benedict |
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