Armless Pianist Wins 'China's Got Talent'

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24-year-old Liu Wei, the armless musician who stunned the world this August, by playing the piano with his feet for the audition of 'China's Got Talent', is back in the limelight - This time, for winning the inaugural season of the show.

The talented youngster, who wowed the judges with his rendition of James Blunt's 'You are beautiful', was pitted against 7-year old standup comedian, Zhang Fengx at the finals, held at the Shangai Stadium, on Sunday night.

Unlike the winners in the USA and Britain, Liu is not guaranteed a music contract. However, he did get invited to join Taiwanese artist Jolin Tsai, to perform on her world tour, which includes a three-month stint in Las Vegas.

The win, brings the young man who lost both his arms in a childhood accident, one step closer to realizing his dream of becoming a professional musician. Besides being wowed by his talent, the judges were also very impressed by his positive attitude, which can be summed up by this one sentence - 'At least I have a pair of perfect legs' - He sure does!

Sources: independent.co.uk, kpth.com

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268 Comments
  • kurz
    kurzover 3 years
    WHAT!?COOL!!! GOOD FOR HIM!!!
  • Funny_and_bestalmost 6 years
    wait... what?
    • ?Name?about 6 years
      THIS DUDE IS AMAZING OMG I LOVE THIS A LOT
      • Queen of queensalmost 7 years
        I can read Chinese lucky for me.
        • Queen of queensalmost 7 years
          Congrats, Liu Wei. I, the queen congrats u!!!!
          • MooseCraftalmost 7 years
            Wow, Bekfast!
            • someoneabout 7 years
              cool :)
              • LLLLamaabout 8 years
                Nice! I just hope the piano doesn't get stinky :)
                • munozkim000
                  munozkim000over 8 years
                  he is really talented
                  • pianostar
                    pianostaralmost 9 years
                    i am from asia hes so talented