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Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts has spent most of his
life feeling 'insignificant'. Bullied at school for being 'different', he
realised growing up that he had one true friend and that was his voice. Singing
was his escape. He was able to lose himself in his own little world - the
vicious words of his tormentors replaced by hauntingly beautiful lyrics and
melodies that lifted his heart and spirit. It was a love, a passion, a lifeline
that would follow Paul into adulthood and help him through many more periods of
adversity. But it was also a gift that was destined to go largely undiscovered,
due to a crushing lack of self-confidence that has dogged this hard working and
humble man throughout his 36 years.
Born just outside Bristol on October 13, 1970, to bus driver Roland and his wife
Yvonne, a supermarket cashier, Paul - who's one of four children
- was singing almost from the moment he could talk. "My mother recalls me
listening to the theme from ET and conducting an imaginary orchestra with
sticks," laughs Paul. By the time he reached 11, he was part of one of the best
church choirs in Bristol. But it was when he hit 16 that his love of opera took
hold. "I bought a cheap recording of Carreras," he recalls. "It was the first
time I had heard Che Gelida Manina (Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen) and I was so moved
by it. To this day La Boheme remains my favourite opera."
Although Paul has performed at amateur level, most notably with Bath Opera, his
chronic lack of self esteem and fear of rejection always prevented him from
trying to make it professionally. " As I saw it, if I never asked - never put
myself out there - then I'd never get told "No",'says Paul. "It was safer that
way."
So instead, he carried on with his day jobs - which have included stacking
shelves in a supermarket and, most recently and famously, selling mobile phones,
where he was told by one of his superiors that he was a 'natural salesman'. "But
I knew I wasn't," says Paul. "When I was selling, I always felt like I was
putting on an act. When I sang, that's when I felt I was myself - the real me."
In 2000, Paul used savings and a bit of money he'd won on a quiz show to attend
a three-month summer school in Italy, where he learned the language and got to
indulge his passion further. He even got to sing in a masterclass for his idol,
Pavarotti. But he was about to be dealt a cruel blow.
And he might have given up forever, had it not been for Britain's Got Talent -
the talent show for today's generation, created by Simon Cowell and co-producved
by his Entertainment company Syco TV, which last week was celebrating a double
whammy. In a first for a reality TV format, the Got Talent shows on both sides
of the Atlantic - Britain and America - were at number one, with more than 13
million viewers tuning in to see Paul win the final of the British version and
the same figure welcoming back a second season of America’s Got Talent in the
States. (The format has now been commissioned worldwide and will be shown in 40
countries by the end of the year!)
Though it's fair to say that when Paul strolled awkwardly - almost
apologetically - onto the Cardiff stage for his first Britain’s Got Talent
audition a week before that final, in his now infamous £35 Tesco suit, and
announced to Simon and fellow judges Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan that he was
going to sing opera, they never thought for one minute they were looking at
their winner. Until he opened his mouth and started to sing. It was, as Simon
has said since, simply magical. "Incredible", agreed Piers. And Amanda, who was
moved to tears, said his voice had left her covered in goosebumps. "We were not
expecting that," admitted Simon.
However, it might have to wait a little while. His feet have barely touched the
ground since his victory last Sunday and he's got a host of engagements to
prepare for. The Thursday after winning, Paul flew to New York to perform in the
plaza for NBC's Today show - just days after Enrique Iglesias played the same
venue and, the previous week, JonBon Jovi! Then he'll be back to the UK to start
work on his first album. And, of course, there's also the VIP performance for
which he was competing in Britain's Got Talent - appearing in front of Her
Majesty the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance in early December.
"All of this is like a fairy tale and I'm terrified I'm going to wake up soon
and find I've dreamt it all," says Paul. "The support I've had has been
incredible and I feel so touched and humbled by it. It has done so much for my
confidence and I really can't thank people enough for giving me the chance to
realise my dream. To be given an opportunity like this is more than I ever could
have hoped for. Finally, I am going to be doing what I've always felt I was put
here to do - something I love and that gives me so much joy.
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