Born this way
Nuntita 'Bell' Khampiranon hypnotises audiences on 'Thailand's Got Talent'
* Published: 31/03/2011 at 12:00 AM
http://www.bangkokpost.com/arts-and-culture/art/229608/born-this-wayThe road to stardom of Lady Gaga and Nuntita "Bell" Khampiranon have something in common.
There was a time when the world wondered, "is that a man or a woman?" when Lady Gaga stepped into the music scene with her ambiguous sexuality, caused by the rumours of her being a hermaphrodite - not to mention her outrageously, out-of-this-world character. The same question was repeated when millions of viewers of Thailand's Got Talent watched the performance of beautiful transgendered Nuntita who hypnotised the audiences for the very first minute of her act, with her dreamy voice that came out of a slender female figure and girlish complexion, until she KO-ed everyone after unleashing her masculine bass.
Nowadays, we know the US pop icon is a "miss" and our Thai YouTube star is a "mister" - though, if you put their images next to each other, you might see things reversed. But, after all, the two stories shared the same ending: once they showed the world their musical talents, the gender issue had little to do with it.
