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Zhu Zhiwen, a farmer in Shandong Province good at singing, was invited to perform at the 2012 Spring Festival Gala of China Central Television, a popular TV variety show on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year.
Zhu grabbed the limelight earlier in I'm a Big Star, a talent show produced by Shandong TV, where he perfectly sang the theme song of a well-known Chinese TV series. His talent and strong baritone was almost the same as the song's original singer, leaving the show's judges nearly speechless.
Zhu's performance was uploaded to the Internet and sparked public interest because of the sharp contrast between his powerful voice and his plain appearance on stage. Dressed in an old heavy coat and a wool cap, Zhu was nicknamed by netizens as "Brother Coat."
Zhu, 42, hasn't received any professional training in singing. He just loves singing. When he works in the fields, he often sings for himself, which led other villagers to think he was crazy, but he enjoys it very much.
