They’ve found the next Susan Boyle… an armless pianist was crowned the winner of China’s Got Talent last night. The winner, Liu Wei, lost his arms when he was electrocuted at age 10 while playing hide-and-seek.

The 23-year-old sang and played “You’re Beautiful” to win the competition.

Check him out at the 2:20 mark:

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This article appears in Oct 12-18, 2010.

Jeff Hahne became the music editor for Creative Loafing Charlotte in March 2007. He graduated with a degree in journalism and minor in Spanish from Auburn University in 1997. Since then he has worked for...

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