It's not unprecedented. There's lots of talentless folks that get noticed and launched. Shit, I worked with Debbie Matenopolous when she was an intern at MTV, sleep with the right people and boom you're golden.
The Peculiar Endurance of Florence Foster Jenkins - Opera's Greatest Bad Singer
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