Britain’s Got Talent: Paul Potts Hits Back At Critics
Winner of ITV talent show, Britain’s Got Talent, paul Potts has bit back at critics who described his win as unfair and fixed because he has had prior training.
Many internet forums (not ours of course, we all support Paul wholeheartedly!) have been hiving with nasty comments about Paul, but today he has insisted that he is not the professional singer that people are insinuating he is.
But speaking to The Sun newspaper, in his first in-depth interview last night, he insisted: “I’m no pro. I’ve never hidden anything.
“I am what I am — a hidden talent working a normal day-to- day job. And I’ve never been paid for any of the opera work I’ve done before — if only!”
He added:
He said: “I worked from 7am until 8.30pm to get as much money as possible for lessons.
“I don’t mind doing manual work. I’ve got a degree but it didn’t get me a white collar job so I just took what I could.”
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June 19th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
GAH! It’s just the tabloids getting their knickers in a twist.
All this stuff about lessions was in his bio on the Britain’s Got Talent website. He never hid it.
And what about those cocktail shakers guys. They actually been working as professional entertainers for ages.
June 21st, 2007 at 10:55 am
you should have lst byatch that 6 year old girl
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June 21st, 2007 at 10:56 am
that 6 year old gal sholud have won
June 21st, 2007 at 9:42 pm
Bravo….Bravo…the three tenors could not have done that any better…what a perfect wonderfull piece of music…nesum dorma…perfect…paul my hats off to you buddy…you nailed that one….hell man even simon got tearied eyed…that alone was worth it and the other judges were speechless…wow
June 23rd, 2007 at 2:39 am
Simon Cowell and Paul Potts: Voices of emotion?
A charade that elicits my true emotions, especially if greedy, is a scam. “Britain’s Got Talent” show owner, Simon Cowell, recently was crowned with a virtuoso talent search winner, Paul Potts. A mutual contract is prized by both men. His operatic music will bless the world. “I am Paul Potts” rings true to every person’s value and hope for life. He has a magnificent voice. Yet, world class talent does not develop in a vacuum. Is Paul Potts’ “underdog” status formed by Simon Cowell to manipulate our emotions, and further fatten pocket books, unfairly? I shed tears and replayed video sections several times to take in the emotions of singer, judges, and audience. The only other event that exceeded my awe and wonder, in a different way, was the 9-11 twin towers attack. I was amazed with Paul Potts’ concentration, constant tonal pitch; diaphragm and full body delivery; formation from the full throat, vibrato control: absolute control of the craft. Hard work showed. Maybe he had been master trained.
But, I heard Paul’s story at 0.00 on video, “… the world of show biz seems a million miles away. Its Paul, a mobile phone salesman from South Wales.”, and then from Simon Cowell at 3.51, “I like shows where somebody isn’t a professional, has talent, isn’t aware of it, has a normal job, and then you see something else.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oxTy7KIAaA&mode=related&search .
I saw something else. Like expected: £8,000 prize [ about $16,000 U.S., now ] from Michael Barrymore’s TV talent show http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007270918,00.htmlU, with extended tutelage from masters in Italy, four amateur opera productions, a concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and previous plans for an upcoming summer tour with that Orchestra. Okay, but my emotions are for a guy who said that he has a dream to do what he feels he was born to do, but lacks confidence! Huh? How about promotional deals? On Paul Potts first TV interview after winning “Britain’s Got Talent” [ BTG ] he said, “You know, I’ve not taken up promotions before because people wanted me to change who I was, and I’m determined to be true to myself, because at the end of the day ….”. http://www.myspace.com/paul_potts Hum? E-motions: an unknown underdog singer who was bullied as a kid, shy, and now discovered! He refused pro-motions? He seems silently strong-minded.
Okay, the music industry often tells entertainers who they should be; not let them be. That is negotiation and their choice. At 36 years old, he needs a good move. Switch camera: Simon Cowell spent 2 years forming the “Four Tenors” from three. Quintessential would be quints, a fifth tenor who has passion to make it big. “American Idol”, Simon’s company, can be British BTG in his old stomping grounds. There is a tenor who has refused promotions! Like a good Indian scout of yore listening for a buffalo stampede, Simon’s ear is tuned to packaging the product. Can he hear a stampede? If so, he wants it. Okay, money goes to people who bless us with worth! The 100,000 pound sterling “finders fee” is small compared to reward. If BGT can showcase discovery: one amateur, yet a mature operatic singer who is not promoted, then perhaps the last drop of bloody money can be wrung from innocence.
Not his innocence. Ours. Simon’s announcement at the show that Paul Potts would be recording an album next week was sane business linkage to the world. It was business. But, to link my emotions of hope and faith and love of humanity, and to link my personal challenges to a hold-out person, without full disclosure of the full story, is miserly manipulation of my expectations! Not okay. Any contestant who approaches the stage will be known: by the producers: in advance. It matters to uncover upsetting persons, especially when the prize is the door to a contract! That is what scouts do. It is how lead-in pieces about a contestant’s character are formed. Did this operatic scout use the whole BGT platform to launch a Paul Potts with great emoted emotion? Honest talent and emotion win. I want a good spirit, fair to the last words of Nessun dorma: Vincerò! Vincerò! Vincerò!, I shall win! I shall win! I shall win!
The NBC New York city interviewer of Paul Potts posed a normal question, “… so, how did you learn to sing like this?” His answer, “Umm, I’ve always just sung - always sung. My voice has always been my best friend.” http://www.myspace.com/paul_potts Endearing; not learning. DEAR ME! The Paul Potts interview included a transition piece to NBC’s next show segment. The topic was ironically poignant: “Greed in America - why some people will do anything in search of easy money.”. Perhaps disclosures of Simon and Paul are not as full, nor as lyrical as other New York city namesakes, but they might have much in common with the June 21 MSNBC page item: “Martha Stewart on grilled chicken done right”. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19054369/ Someone! Turn up the heat about “disclosure”!
June 23rd, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Paul Potts win was well deserved. I would not enter any competition without preparing for it. I go to singing lessons and this in no way makes me professional. I wish him every success he deserves it.
June 30th, 2007 at 3:52 am
Please let us know when the album comes out….many are eager to add Paul to their collections……
July 5th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
SSH says: “Yet, world class talent does not develop in a vacuum.”
The many in the opera world who are complaining are folks with mediocre talent who have worked far harder than Paul on their voices and gotten nowhere. Only the mediocre aspiring to the unachievable eschew real talent when they are confronted with it.
Paul may not be a great technical singer of opera. So what? He sings with more soul than anyone I’ve heard.
So, snobs go back to your futile voice lessons. Paul was not singing for you. And his global audience doesnt care what you think.