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.
Tristesse
Paul Potts Lyrics
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Che sei lontana e piú non pensi a me
Dimme perché
E ti vuole vicin
Sei tu la vision che ogni sera
Sognar fa il cuor che nell'amore spera
Ma é un'illusion
Piú da me non tornerai
Forse un'altro bacerai
Mentre triste vola la canzon
Che canto a te solamente a te
Dolce sogno d'or questo vuole il cuor
Triste senz'amor
In Paul Potts's song "Tristesse," the lyrics express a deep sense of heartache caused by the absence of the person the singer loves. The singer's heart is sad without this person, who is distant and no longer thinks about the singer. The singer questions why this person is causing them so much pain, when all they want is to be close to them because they love them. The person they love is their nightly vision, an illusion that they hold onto to continue hoping for love.
The tragedy of this love is that the singer knows the person they love will not return to them, and will perhaps find someone else to love while the singer remains sad and alone. The song's lyrics reflect a deep sense of longing, as if the singer has given up hope for their love and can only express themselves through their song. The song is a plea, a cry for their loved one to understand the depth of their love, their longing, and their sadness.
This song is a beautiful example of how music can convey emotions that words alone cannot. It is a heart-wrenching tribute to the power of love and the pain we can feel when we lose it.
Line by Line Meaning
É triste il mio cuor senza di te
My heart is sad without you
Che sei lontana e piú non pensi a me
Knowing you're far away and no longer thinking of me
Dimme perché
Tell me why
Fai soffrir quest'anima che t'ama
Why do you make this loving soul suffer?
E ti vuole vicin
That wants you to be close
Sei tu la vision che ogni sera
You are the vision that every night
Sognar fa il cuor che nell'amore spera
My heart dreaming of love hopes to see
Ma é un'illusion
But it's just an illusion
Piú da me non tornerai
You won't return to me anymore
Forse un'altro bacerai
Maybe you'll kiss another one
Mentre triste vola la canzon
While the song flies sadly
Che canto a te solamente a te
That I sing only to you
Dolce sogno d'or questo vuole il cuor
My heart desires a sweet golden dream.
Triste senz'amor
Sad without love
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Gregory Brown
I love how this song breathes. Thank you for sharing this, Paul. You sang it beautifully
Tetian Suriati Cynthia
Wonderfully sung Mr .Potts. The flow of your singing is so elegantly paced. Thank you
captebbtide
The emotion Potts instills into this Chopin tune grabs one by the heartstrings. Rivals even the powerful rendition of Jonathan Antoine.
지니러브원
.가슴이 웅장해지는 느낌이 드는 곡이네요..귀 호강하고 갑니다..감사합니다 ^^
cndns2
Lovely. Beautiful tone.
nadezhanpl
Beautiful voice, thanks for this privilage of hearing you. Grettings from Mexico
Irene Louly
❤️❤️❤️❤️Hermoso
Daniel Crespo
Que belleza
Marina Lembo
Una Melodia "Triste"....che colma il cuore del sentimento d' Amore...non corrisposto, e perduto ormai per sempre nella "Tristezza"...di tanti "dolci" ricordi e "rimpianti".....!!!