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.
Il Canto
Paul Potts Lyrics
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Ed il cielo ha smesso di giocare con le stelle e con la luna
E le nuvole sono ferme qui lacrime che non cadono
Vedi come il tempo perde anche i ricordi
Resta solo il canto di un amore che non muore
Prendi la mia mano, danza con il vento
Apro le mie ali
Posso solo amarti cosí
The lyrics of Paul Potts's song Il Canto tell a story of a heartbroken lover who is reminiscing about the past after their significant other left them. The first two lines express how the night seems darker and the sky seems less twinkly since the lover has gone away. The third line reveals that the tears are stuck in the clouds, unable to fall just like the memories of the time spent with the loved one. The next line says that time not only dulls those good memories but also take them away entirely. The last two lines speak of the singer's heart that still beats for the lost love and the hope that the person would come back to dance with them and fly away in love.
The overriding theme of the song is the sorrow of losing someone and the longing and desire to have them back. The lyrics evoke feelings of melancholy and heartache but offer a glimmer of hope for the future with a plea to come away on a romantic escape. The song's tone of mournful yearning mixed with motivation and hope makes it an emotional strain and resonates with individuals who have experienced similar heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
La notta qui non torna piú dal giorno che sei andata via
The night never returns since the day you left
Ed il cielo ha smesso di giocare con le stelle e con la luna
The sky stopped playing with the stars and the moon
E le nuvole sono ferme qui lacrime che non cadono
The clouds stand still, tears that do not fall
Vedi come il tempo perde anche i ricordi
See how time loses memories too
Resta solo il canto di un amore che non muore
Only the song of an undying love remains
Prendi la mia mano, danza con il vento
Take my hand, dance with the wind
Apro le mie ali
I open my wings
Posso solo amarti cosí
I can only love you like this
Vieni, vieni via con me
Come, come away with me
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Jeanie Horine
Beautiful. Thank You
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What a voice u gta stay away from that steel works mind 😂..not good .. take care.. watched ur film other day thought it was awesome..love from cardiff..
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Total Klasse.... Genial
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