Paul Potts

This article is about the British singer. For the author of Dante Called You Beatrice, see Paul Potts (writer). For the genocidal leader of Cambodia, see Pol Pot.

Paul Potts
Potts at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
Potts at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
Background information
Born (1970-10-13) 13 October 1970 (age 53)
Bristol, England[1]
Genres
OccupationTenor
Years active2007–present
Labels
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Paul Potts (born 13 October 1970) is an English tenor.[1][2] In 2007, he won the first series of ITV's Britain's Got Talent with his performance of "Nessun dorma", an aria from Puccini's opera Turandot. As a singer of operatic pop music, Potts recorded the album One Chance, which topped sales charts in 13 countries.[3] Before winning Britain's Got Talent, Potts was a manager at Carphone Warehouse. He had been a Bristol city councillor from 1996 until 2003, and performed in amateur opera from 1999 to 2003.

  1. ^ a b "Paul Potts". BBC. 28 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Paul Potts". Port Talbot Historical Society. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Bio". Paul Potts. Retrieved 1 October 2017.