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...right time when in 1965 he stepped in alongside Joan Sutherland on the stage of the Miami-Dade County Auditorium when the scheduled tenor fell ill. Just three months later, he debuted at Milan's La Scala in La Bohème - and never looked back. His fame multiplied with major televised performances in the 1970s and 1980s, and eventually his teaming up with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras to form the Three Tenors...
...Gemma Luzzi, 65, a retired high school Italian teacher from Rome, recalled how Pavarotti's early performances gave new impetus to the classical form. But she wondered if the singer grew too attached to his fame. "He had a grand voice, but maybe he didn't have the strength to retire when he was on top. Maybe I'm a purist, but I never liked these duets (with pop singers). It kept him in the spotlight, so I guess he had fun doing them...
...Pavarotti burst onto the opera scene in the mid 1960s, building a reputation as one of the great performers of the century, noted for his impassioned style as he hit the high C's and gripped his ever-present white dinner napkin. He achieved worldwide fame with live television appearances, both of classical operas and duets with such singers as Stevie Wonder and Celine Dion. He is also one-third of the Three Tenors, alongside Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras...
...Kane's first album Sigil, meaning "Wake up" in his local Wolof language, was an underground hit, mixing traditional singing, funk and soul. Kane's next record, due to be released in 2008, is already widely anticipated. But, as the man himself likes to remind listeners in song, fame and success didn't come so easily...
...surreal enough that TV channels, and even respectable newspapers, have started calling Sanjay Dutt "Munnabhai," after a character in one of his recent hit movies - a gangster who discovers Gandhi's philosophy and transforms his life. Just as in America, the controversy seems to have only stoked Dutt's fame, and at this point his fan base rivals the Britney Spears fan club. With the controversy around the nuclear deal threatening the close ties between Washington and New Delhi, perhaps the two countries' shared celebrity obsession is just what's needed to keep the strategic partnership going...