OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Slater Rhea, a young but gray-haired University of Oklahoma graduate, is a singing sensation who entertains millions.

His devoted fans include grandmothers and giggly girls, but the Louisiana native barely gets noticed in the U.S., or when he visits the Norman campus, where he made his first performances at various Confucius Institute events.

The Oklahoman reports that the bright lights of stardom shine on Slater in Beijing, where his voice, his mastery of the Mandarin language and his ability to connect with his Chinese audience have turned a young man's "farfetched dream...