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.
Piano
Paul Potts Lyrics
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Sulla strada del cuore
Che mi porta da te
Soffia il vento del tempo
Questa notte che va
Sempre qui ci troverá
Piano senza far rumore
Quanta fretta che ha
Un ricordo domani
Questa notte sará
Sempre qui poi tornerá
Nasce il sole
Che cosí
Ci troverá abbracciati
La sua mano
Sulla porta piano
Spalanca il cielo al mattino
Giorno mentre arriva l'inverno
Un fedele ritorno
La sua neve cadrá
E la notta piú chiara
Questa sera sará
Quando il buio scenderá
Nasce il sole
Che cosí
Ci troverá abbracciati
La sua mano
Sulla porta piano
Spalanca il cielo al mattino
Forte e lo voglio gridare
Questo amore piú forte
Questa notte sará
Quenate volte
Nel letto si é svegliato con me
Questo amore é per te
The song "Piano" by Paul Potts is a love ballad that talks about the journey of love, and how it leads one to the heart of their beloved. The title "Piano" in Italian means "slowly" or "softly," which represents the gentle footsteps of love as the singer walks towards the person he loves. He talks about how the winds of time blow, and this night will always find them together.
The song carries a sense of timelessness, as the singer talks about how the world turns and the hours go by so fast. He talks about how the memories of this night will still be vivid, and they will return to this moment. The rising sun will eventually find them cradled in each other's arms, and its rays will illuminate their love. The winter snow will come again, and as it falls in the clear night, they will remember this night. The singer wants to shout the strength of love to his beloved and says that this love is for her.
This song beautifully captures the essence of love and how it can transcend time and space. The singer's voice is soulful, and the lyrics are heartfelt, conveying the emotion of the song perfectly.
Line by Line Meaning
Piano questi passi d'amore
These steps of love are taken quietly and carefully
Sulla strada del cuore
On the road of the heart
Che mi porta da te
That leads me to you
Soffia il vento del tempo
The winds of time blow
Questa notte che va
This night that passes
Sempre qui ci troverá
Will always find us here
Piano senza far rumore
Quietly, without making a sound
Gira il mondo le ore
The world keeps spinning
Quanta fretta che ha
In such a hurry it seems
Un ricordo domani
A memory for tomorrow
Questa notte sará
This night will be
Sempre qui poi tornerá
Will always return here
Nasce il sole
The sun rises
Che cosí
That's how it is
Ci troverá abbracciati
It will find us wrapped in each other's arms
La sua mano
Its hand
Sulla porta piano
Quietly at the door
Spalanca il cielo al mattino
Opens the sky in the morning
Giorno mentre arriva l'inverno
As the day arrives, winter comes
Un fedele ritorno
A faithful return
La sua neve cadrá
Its snow will fall
E la notta piú chiara
And the night will be clearer
Questa sera sará
This evening will be
Quando il buio scenderá
When darkness descends
Forte e lo voglio gridare
I want to shout it out loudly and clearly
Questo amore piú forte
This love is stronger
Quenate volte
How many times
Nel letto si é svegliato con me
In bed, you woke up next to me
Questo amore é per te
This love is for you
Writer(s): Lloyd-Webber, Trevor Eliot, T. S. Eliot, Roberto, T. S. Ferri, Trevor Nunn, Andrew Nunn, Andrew Lloyd Webber Copyright: Faber And Faber Ltd. Gb 1, S.I.A.E. Direzione Generale, The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Contributed by Julian N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@richardwiley5933
Absolutely beautiful, Paul! Your rendition is the best ever! May God be with you.
@FantasticMarie4932
Thank you for beautiful and fantastic voice~❤🤟🤟
@stevedaszko1649
I love this Paul. Thank you.
@angelquintero116
Such a beauiful voice.
@zaldum386
Grande Paul!
@captebbtide
Never heard it better! Wow! Just listen to that!
@artytrt325
Super Maestro!!!!
Hallo from Russia!
@alejandracorteslugo2237
Bravo, bravissimo!!! Grazie per tutte queste bellisime versioni, e col testo! Migliore impossibile, sei meraviglioso! Aiutarai a molti giovanni ad imparare la tua bella lingua :) <3
@WONGLER
Was also sung by Barbra Streisand "Memories"
@christinalogan311
Superb.