Last Modified: 03 Jul 2008 Source: ITN An NHS dentist has vowed to keep fixing teeth for the next three months despite landing himself a £1 million record deal. Andrew Bain, 35, has been signed by SonyBMG to record operatic versions of songs from Abba, The Smiths and Snow Patrol. The dentist spent months trying to convince record companies he was the next big thing but was turned down until now. After making a demo of an operatic version of Prince's ballad Purple Rain, he finally landed a deal with a label whose signings have included Elvis Presley, Placido Domingo, Barbra Streisand and Jose Carreras. In the last ten years he has performed in West End choruses and amateur opera in his spare time. He is performing in a production of Puccini's La Fanciulla del West in Winchester, Hampshire, until Friday. Bain said: "For the...
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