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. 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. 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.
In the United States, he was profiled on a National Public Radio programme called "Day to Day" on Friday June 15, 2007. NPR is a non-commercial network that reaches several million people every day in the U.S. On Monday, June 18, 2007, a commercial US Television network, NBC, highlighted Potts's victory on its broadcast network's NBC Nightly News and on its Cable news outlet MSNBC. Then on Thursday, June 21, 2007 he appeared live on NBC's programme Today.
On July 8, 2007, Potts performed at a Katherine Jenkins' concert at Margam Park, "Katherine In The Park". Jenkins extended an invitation for him to sing his rendition of "Nessun Dorma" at the concert.
Passione, his second album, was released in 2009. Potts spent nearly a year recording Passione in Prague and Stockholm.
Everybody Hurts
Paul Potts Lyrics
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La notte è dentro a te
Se pensi che che oramai
Vita più non c'è
Non cedere se puoi
Ognuno piange sai
E a volte soffrirà, lo sai
Quando pace più non c'è
Puoi cantare insieme a me
Quando il giorno è notte ormai
(Oh, no)
E tu non ce la farai
Se la vita che tu fai è solo guai
Ma perché ognuno soffre sai
Ma si consolerà
Amici troverai non rinunciare
(Oh, no)
Non ce la fai nella solitudine
Solo tu non sarai se al mondo sei
Solo tu
E la notte è lunga sai
Se la vita che tu fai è solo guai
Ma perché
Ma un giorno è come te
Lo sai, ognuno piange, sai
E a volte soffrirà
Lo sai, ognuno soffre sai, lo sai
The opening lyrics of Paul Potts's song "Everybody Hurts" are in Italian: "Quando il giorno non passa mai / La notte è dentro a te / Se pensi che che oramai / Vita più non c'è." When translated, they mean:
"When the day never passes / The night is inside you / If you think that now / There is no more life"
These lyrics are about feeling lost and hopeless, as if life has lost all meaning. The singer is telling the listener not to give up because everyone experiences difficult times. They encourage them to keep going and singing even when life is tough. The song acknowledges that everyone hurts sometimes but also assures the listener that they are not alone, and that happiness can be found again.
The rest of the lyrics in the song continue this theme of pain and hope. The song tells the listener that they will find friends and that they should not give up, even when life seems unbearable. In summary, the lyrics of "Everybody Hurts" are a message of hope and encouragement for anyone going through a difficult and desolate period.
Line by Line Meaning
Quando il giorno non passa mai
When the day seems endless and unending
La notte è dentro a te
The night is within you, casting shadows and darkness
Se pensi che che oramai
If you believe that there is no more hope left
Vita più non c'è
That life is no longer worth living
Non cedere se puoi
Do not give up if you can help it
Ognuno piange sai
Everyone cries, you know
E a volte soffrirà, lo sai
And sometimes they suffer, you know
Quando pace più non c'è
When peace is lost
Puoi cantare insieme a me
You can sing along with me
Quando il giorno è notte ormai
When the day has become night
(Oh, no)
Expressing concern or sympathy
E tu non ce la farai
And you feel like you cannot make it
Se la vita che tu fai è solo guai
If your life is full of troubles and woes
Ma perché ognuno soffre sai
But because everyone suffers, you know
Ma si consolerà
But they will find comfort
Amici troverai non rinunciare
You will find friends, do not give up
(Oh, no)
Expressing concern or sympathy
Non ce la fai nella solitudine
You cannot make it on your own in solitude
Solo tu non sarai se al mondo sei
You will not be alone if you are in the world
Solo tu
You are the only one
E la notte è lunga sai
And you know the night is long
Ma perché
But why
Ma un giorno è come te
But one day, someone like you
Lo sai, ognuno piange, sai
You know, everyone cries, you know
E a volte soffrirà
And sometimes they will suffer
Lo sai, ognuno soffre sai, lo sai
You know, everyone suffers, you know
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: William Thomas Berry, Peter Lawrence Buck, Michael E. Mills, John Michael Stipe
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Parker millard
Your song, for everybody hurts sometimes, is a just what this world needs. Your inspirational story and your singing lifts me up. Well done sir. May you bring joy to the masses for many more years.
Dave Wilson
So beautiful, so wonderful, so outstanding, so fantastic, so unreal, so angelic, SO Paul Potts!
Gío Asencio
😳 Hermosa interpretación!! 😌🎶🍂🎵🍃. 🥰👏🏻
Татьяна Владимировна
Волшебный голос
ctiley2212
By far the best tenor ever.
ardhie wardoyo
👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤❤
Karo Rouzi
Absolutely breath taking.
clive ankiewicz
All my life I've had my Mentor which has always been Mario Lanza which I still enjoy today. The the 3 Tenors came along & the one I enjoy the most is Jose Carrera, to me he has such a nice timber to his voice & as you say Paul he has had a difficult life battling against Leukemia. Now I have met with you on my computer & every time I listen to you I'm so inspired. You never change your style of singing. You never forget where you came from & what really changed my life is your humble spirit. I've been singing since I was young at old age homes, Retirement villages & special occasions & I've waited for that chance, someone to give me a chance, but everything has it's time. I would love to make my grandchildren a CD, but also be able to spread that beautiful music of those beautiful old songs. You inspire me, you bring tears to my eyes every time you sing even though it's in another language, it's a language everyone understands because it speaks to the heart. God bless you & your family. Since listening to you my songs have improved. Keep on making this beautiful music, inspiring the world & keeping that humble spirit.
Галинка ***
👏👏👏👏👏
Alex Tardivon
Bellisima