He went through changes that ranged from imitating Nat Cole and Charles Brown to finding his own voice in jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, country, pop and soul.
Copenhagen almost punished Chelsea's profligacy when N'Doye wrong-footed Blues keeper Petr Cech with a 20-yard free-kick only to be denied by the post with an effort nearly as striking as the visitors' pink shirts.