Face value: One-time Afghan wedding singer a ringer for Canada's Trudeau

[TomSea]

This is so, they are very similar like twins in some pictures. A lot of these "human interest" stories this week on this.

Face value: One-time Afghan wedding singer a ringer for Canada's Trudeau

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan singer Abdul Salam Maftoon’s striking resemblance to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has turned him into an unlikely celebrity in the war-torn country since his debut on a talent show.

The 28-year-old first caught the attention of fans when he traveled to the capital, Kabul, to appear on “Afghan Star”, a televised musical competition that draws contestants from around the South Asian nation.

“People are calling me the Justin Trudeau of Afghanistan... Since I came to Kabul, I have become very popular and people are grabbing photos with me,” he told Reuters at the studio.

Read more at: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-canada-trudeau-lookalike/face-value-one-time-afghan-wedding-singer-a-ringer-for-canadas-trudeau-idUKKCN1PA1J2

More here with singing video: https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-trudeau-lookalike/29715906.html