A tradesman has shared his hopes to quit his job and begin a career on stage after his spine-tingling performance of Nessun Dorma while attaching a shower head went viral.
Footage posted on Facebook shows the 22-year-old, from Sydney, belting out a heartfelt rendition of the piece popularised by Pavarotti.
On Monday the plumber revealed his ambitions to sing professionally.
‘My dream is, if I can sing and someone gave me the opportunity I would take it by two hands… that will make me happy and if I can support my family, I’m happy,’ Dylan Saliba told Sunrise.
Tradesman Dylan Saliba (pictured) revealed to Sunrise his dreams to sing after a clip of him went viral
Footage shows Dylan Saliba, 22, giving a heartfelt rendition of Nessun Dorma as he attaches a shower head
The plumber wowed the web with his incredible opera singing – despite having had just a ‘few lessons’ in his life.
Saliba has since been ‘overwhelmed’ with the outpouring of positive responses to his clip having once believed his skills would have gone unnoticed.
‘My family are just completely shocked to what’s going on, but it’s good experience, I like it,’ he said.
The aspiring vocalist said he works as a plumber so he can support his family, but if he ever got the opportunity to sing full-time and still support his family, he would ‘take it with two hands’.
In the clip that has since gone viral, Saliba sings as his stunned colleague exclaims silently to the camera.
At the end of the video, Dylan smiles sheepishly as he realises he is being filmed.
The plumber shared his ambitions to sing professionally, citing if he could support his family of his talents he would be happy
At the end of the video, Saliba smiles sheepishly as he realises he is being filmed
The shy tradesman was secretly recorded by his colleague and friend of 12 years John Mammone, who said Dylan is always singing at work.
Speaking to MailOnline, the tradesman, who learned to sing by listening to CDs of Andrea Bocelli, said he was ‘very overwhelmed’ by the attention the video had received online.
‘I’ve had two singing lessons about three years ago,’ he said. ‘I don’t sing professionally, just for a laugh.’
When asked if he would reconsider his career as a tradesman, he said: ‘I’m just a plumber, I never thought about singing.’ Pictured left: Dylan fixing a sink with a colleague
‘I just sing and people love it. I sung once in front of my family and friends – they cried and screamed. It was a good feeling but I freaked out a little,’ he added.
‘Since then, whenever there is a birthday they always ask me to sing but I say no.’
When asked if he would reconsider his career as a tradesman, he said: ‘I’m just a plumber, I never thought about singing.
‘People tell me to do talent shows but I always say next year. If something comes from this video I’d love to sing every day.
‘I wasn’t expecting the likes and comments on the video.’
Dylan said: ‘I just sing and people love it. I sung once in front of my family and friends – they cried and screamed. It was a good feeling but I freaked out a little.’ Left to right: Dylan’s sister, his mother, Dylan and Dylan’s brother
Dylan learned to sing by listening to CDs of his favourite opera singer Andrea Bocelli. Dylan (second left) at an Andrea Bocelli concert with his family in Sydney in 2014