Nantita Khumpiramon (also known as Bell Nuntita), said to be a 27-year-old transsexual woman, wowed judges and the audience in the second episode of Thailand's Got Talent Season 1 which was aired on Sunday, 13 March 2011.
Her YouTube videos, which have been linked by Yahoo Music and international LGBT-interest blogs, have attracted more than 50,000 views since Sunday.
Nantita stunned the judges and the audience when she switched to a deep masculine voice after singing the first verse in a delicate feminine voice.
Impressed by her performance, Nirut Sirijanya, one of the three judges said: "You've deceived me since we first met. It’s impossible."
Pornchita ‘Benz’ Na Songkhla, who's the only female judge of the three, turned around and asked the audience: "Isn't she beautiful?" She added that she was stunned when she started the second verse.
The third judge Pinyo Rutham said although he initally thought that she might be transexual, he dismissed his suspicion when he first heard her sing until she switched to a deep masculine voice.
Nantita got three 'yeses' from the judges.
She was quoted as saying in an interview after her performance: "[Kids] always made fun of me... But what could I possibly do? And my dad never accepted me for who I am. The worst, he once beat me badly. He tried to beat me until I quit being transgender.
"I want to tell my dad, I love you and I finally made it now."
The English translations are based on the subtitles in the video. If readers can provide a more accurate translation, please do so in the comments section below.
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superstars don't come from all those stages. They shine and are discovered.
ya she def got talent in singing =)
so boring.
Yes i cried.
Beautiful presentation, both physical and vocal. A star in the making, I hope.
@32 - yep, I also agree about the guy in the blue shirt *lol*
Keep on singing and be happy. Do not let all the negative vibes around you affect you. Life is a journey , just enjoy the ride. In all rides there are bound to be bumps and jerks. Cheers !!
#16 & #17...she's a 'she'.
above was what the writer wrote...
but what i watched in her/his video, she/he clearly said:
"He tried to beat me until I quit being 'TRANSSEXUAL'."
she/he never use word "GAY"
i wonder who the writer is, is he/she kind of moron????? SHAME ON U!!!
GAY IS NOT TRANSSEXUAL!!!!!
here i STRONGLY protest to fridae webmaster, how come this shameful thing could happen here???
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Fridae editor: Thank you for the correction. As stated in the article, what was quoted was based on the subtitles in the video, and that we would appreciate if Thai-speaking members inform us if there are errors. We have corrected the article.
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjUxNjMyMDA0.html
I am proud of her. I hope the world around her gives her that chance to live a normal life full of acceptance and respect. I wish her all the best.
Chok Dee na khraap Khun Bell. :)
It is saddens me that even within our own community there is still intolerance.
Bell is beautiful inside and out. You are neither!
So brave of her...
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