It is often said that there is far more talent to be found among the people walking in the streets around us than there is among the rich and famous. And while there are undoubtedly some talented celebrities out there, a busker called Fabrizio has recently proven to over a million people on YouTube alone that ordinary people can have insane talent too.
In the video, Fabrizio performs alone in a field, taking an original song about getting sober and unleashing it on the world with his extraordinary voice. But that’s not all there is to Fabrizio’s story. As it turns out, he has had a pretty hard life up until now, growing up in Peru without running water or electricity, before moving to America where he developed a long-standing alcohol problem.
The hardship and sadness of these times practically pours out of Fabrizio as he sings, his voice wracked with emotion as he sings his plaintive tune. “Incredibly moving song. Especially if you have lived that life,” commented one fan on YouTube, saying that the song summed up his own journey to sobriety. “I don’t know what I was expecting,” said another commenter, “but it wasn’t that,” emphasizing the unpredictable power of Fabrizio’s vocals.
The performance Fabrizio gave of ‘Before the Soul Goes to Waste’ was recorded by the YouTube channel Radio WV, and fortunately, there are many other amazing performances on the channel for us to check out. Have a listen to another of Fabrizio’s songs that was recorded with the channel, for instance, ‘The Thing That Takes,’ which again has been slowly but surely racking up the views on YouTube.
Musician Fabrizio might have had an extremely hard start in life and faced some immense challenges along the way, but his incredible musical talent and songwriting abilities are a testament to his strength as a person. Let’s hope this talented man gets the global recognition he deserves very soon.
Fabrizio’s raw, heartbreaking performance proves extraordinary talent can come from the streets. His story of hardship and sobriety gives the song its powerful weight, and he’s certainly a performer to follow. Discover more — useful links to his video and profiles are below.