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Paul Potts (born 1970 in Bristol, England), from Port Talbot in South Wales, is a singer who became the winner of the first series of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent, singing operatic arias and impressing the judges in all of his performances.
At the time of his victory on Britain’s Got Talent, he had been working in The Carphone Warehouse, but following his win he has been signed by the show’s judge Simon Cowell to record an album.
Potts has previously worked in unpaid opera productions from 1999 to 2003, however, illness in 2003 brought an end to his amateur opera career
On June 9, 2007, Potts’ audition of Simon Cowell’s new search-for-a-star show Britain’s Got Talent was televised on ITV in UK. The actual audition was held at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff on March 17, 2007[2]. Paul sang a condensed version of Giacomo Puccini’s “Nessun dorma”, which impressed the judges and received a standing ovation from the audience of 2,000 people. Potts’ rendition of this has currently been viewed on video upload site YouTube tens of millions of times and exists among Youtube’s all-time most viewed videos.
In the semi-final on June 14, 2007, Potts performed main verses of “Con te partirò” with praise from the audience and judges. He progressed to the final after receiving the highest public vote in that show.[3] He performed a full-length “Nessun dorma” for his final on June 17, 2007 as well as an encore after he won the competition. Potts defeated co-favourite with the bookmakers, Connie Talbot and received the highest public vote out of 2 million votes cast to win Britain’s Got Talent, winning the chance to perform at Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen.
At the time of his victory on Britain’s Got Talent, he had been working in The Carphone Warehouse, but following his win he has been signed by the show’s judge Simon Cowell to record an album.
Potts has previously worked in unpaid opera productions from 1999 to 2003, however, illness in 2003 brought an end to his amateur opera career
On June 9, 2007, Potts’ audition of Simon Cowell’s new search-for-a-star show Britain’s Got Talent was televised on ITV in UK. The actual audition was held at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff on March 17, 2007[2]. Paul sang a condensed version of Giacomo Puccini’s “Nessun dorma”, which impressed the judges and received a standing ovation from the audience of 2,000 people. Potts’ rendition of this has currently been viewed on video upload site YouTube tens of millions of times and exists among Youtube’s all-time most viewed videos.
In the semi-final on June 14, 2007, Potts performed main verses of “Con te partirò” with praise from the audience and judges. He progressed to the final after receiving the highest public vote in that show.[3] He performed a full-length “Nessun dorma” for his final on June 17, 2007 as well as an encore after he won the competition. Potts defeated co-favourite with the bookmakers, Connie Talbot and received the highest public vote out of 2 million votes cast to win Britain’s Got Talent, winning the chance to perform at Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen.
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Music Of The Night
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Caruso
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Nella Fantasia
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Piano (Memory)
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Senza Luce (A Whiter Shade Of Pale)
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E Lucevan Le Stelle
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Il Canto
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Mamma
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Packiesla wrote:
Is this guy actually any good? My mum like him..
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Addicted_Emo wrote:
How can people compare him with Susan Boyle? It's a shame. Paul is pure talent and he is so awsome live <3 Drinkin' tea and chillin' out :D
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thenolansfan wrote:
i love nesum dorma my favorite opra song of all time
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ParaWayne wrote:
his new cd is sooo well done.
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maneewan wrote:
the best
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zorrititito wrote:
i fuckin' love him!! <3
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no_wire_hangers wrote:
what an unfortunate name :/
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candygirl64 wrote:
I could listen to him all the time,He has a beautiful voice.
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gogloid wrote:
I like the way he gives life to these songs - I have feeling it is something more into them when he sings. And I especially love the last part of Time to say goodbye :)
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pyreflynight wrote:
Personally, one of my favorite things about the guy is that he's so easy to listen to. It's more soothing than the opera I've been exposed to in the past, probably *because* he's not so classically trained. Good luck Paul! Keep it goin'! :)
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jimmliny wrote:
Some of y'all gotta calm down, dude has a voice to soothe the average beast and that is all that matters. Might not be the mettle for you "allegedly" properly trained; but, turn off the snoot and enjoy a regular Joe who has a voice better than most!
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fredagsfil wrote:
Better than Pavarotti? Okay, he's awesome for beeing mobile phone salesman but come on....
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art_of_ashes wrote:
Whoever thinks this is opera should really check his/her facts.
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MrLister91 wrote:
awesome!
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ebrubulut wrote:
çok güzel bir eser
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humungojerry wrote:
bit rubbish really. listen to jussi bjorling, or pavarotti
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keckygirl wrote:
Inspirational. Love it. What a musical instrument.
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xLIMEx wrote:
great
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Satsuki-Kun wrote:
esse cara é bom.
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- Jul 10 Paul Potts Berklee Performance Center, Boston MA, United States
- Jul 10 Paul Potts Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, Boston, United States
- Jul 12 Paul Potts Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Tampa FL, United States
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