Paul Potts

Paul Potts
Background information
Born (1970-10-13) 13 October 1970
Bristol, England
Genres
OccupationTenor
Years active1999–present
Labels
Websitepaulpottsofficial.com

Paul Potts (born 13 October 1970) is a British tenor. 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. 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.