Posted on 06/17/2007 3:25:03 PM PDT by AngieGal
It was as if the tension would never end - but finally, eventually, painfully... Dec announced Paul Potts as the Britain's Got Talent winner.
It was a moment where futures were made and dreams were dashed. But even though every one of the performers here has an outstanding talent, only one could scoop the big prize tonight.
Two million votes were cast by the British public. For the big winner, welshman Paul Potts, tonight starts a week of newspaper interviews, magazine features and TV appearances. Life won't be quite the same ever again.
As Ant and Dec congratulated the singer - or was that held him up - he told them - "I can't believe I've won it - I'm like jelly. Performing for the Quen means absolutely everything. Thank you for believing in me".
The man Simon Cowell described as "a shy and humble guy with a great talent" will now "be in the recording studio next week making his first album".
As well as the £100,000 prize cheque, the Britain's Got Talent winner recieves an invitation to perform at the Royal Variety Performance, by invitation of her Majesty the Queen.
The Royal Variety Perfromance will be shown on ITV1 on December 3rd 2007. We'll see Paul, our very deserving winner, taking their much deserved place in the spotlight then.
For the opera singer - indeed, for all of the finalists on stage tonight - have proved it - Britain's Got Talent. It's may be kept hidden, it might be a secret. But it's out there. Paul can sing. What can you do?
Simon says he'll be in a recording studio next week!
You tube Final - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_5W4t_CBzg Youtube SemiFinal - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDB9zwlXrB8
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Paul Pott won? Wow, I totally figured Leopold II would get it.
Being Cambodian has its advantages.
LOL, I wasn’t sure if people would get the remark. That’s a funny response.
I can't help but wonder if he would have been booed by the audience in the first round if he had appeared on America's Got Talent.
Paul Pott. It didn't even click until you posted this LOL. Thanks!
Oh, good. What a talent.
Good grief! Can’t I even get away from trashy tabloid TV on here? :(
Fantastic! Kudos, Paul.
As for the writer of this article, you failed to correctly spell ‘received’ and [Gasp!!!] Queen.
Saw a few Freepers over at the youtube site. I have been just astonished by the way this humble man has touched so many people around the world.
I did not expect to hear this kind of voice coming from this man.
I saw the fear in his eyes. When he hit those high notes, you could just see the change in him.
Goosebumps..or goosepimples as they say in England.
It was Simon who put together the Il Divo group. I think he will make Paul a mega star. I think Simon was near tears at the end.
I don’t know much about opera but he sounds very good to me.
I have had several in my family and church watching these threads and emailing youtube links all over.
Great job. This has been the first “Idol” type show that I have watched in many years. Clean, refreshing, does not seem staged at all.
Between Connie Talbot and Paul Potts I bet this show scored very high ratings in Britian.
Look at the youtube hits and this show will be recreated across the globe.
bump for later
Yes, and I spelled Britain wrong!!! OOPS!
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