"Secretly, I've always wanted to be a singer:" The thunderous voice that belongs to a janitor

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- WOW!!!

A thunderous voice regularly fills the stairwell inside a Harlem apartment building.

PIX11 in New York says the voice belongs to John Maldonado of Brooklyn.

PIX11 reports he has cleaned floors and taken out trash for nearly a decade at a residential building -- and has recently surfaced on YouTube.

His story sheds light on a story all too familiar -- of undiscovered talent in New York City.

“When I was younger I used to sing for my family for get-togethers. I sing for my friends, but I never really pursued it. Secretly I always wanted to be a singer but I’ve always been nervous," Maldonado told PIX11.

Maldonado has tried out for American Idol and The Voice -- and despite not making it, he says he hasn't let go of his dream -- using hallways and stairwells as his personal studio to record music.


CLICK HERE to visit John Maldonado's YouTube Channel.