Recently, I realised that YouTube has also become the world’s greatest platform to show your talent as millions of people around the world watch it.
Last year, a south Indian actor became the most popular singer as his unique song “Why This Kolaveri Di” became an instant hit. He had just uploaded the video of the song recording on YouTube and millions of people watched it on the Net.
The Korean pop singer Psy became a household name after he uploaded his song “Opa Gangnam Style” on YouTube. He was barely known outside his country, today he is an international celebrity. Today we see many versions of the song and people dancing on that song.
The most outstanding case was the success of the song “One Pound Fish.” It is a very funny video which is all about a Pakistani who got a job in the UK as a fish-monger. He used to sing this song to attract customers. One of the customers had made a video of him and put it on YouTube. Millions of people have watched that video and he has become a singer now.
I believe, every person has a talent in him/her, but many of us are scared to show it to others. We must have that courage to display it, because there is an international platform like YouTube which is available for free and which can make you an international celebrity overnight.
(Published in The Gulf Today on February 2, 2013)
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