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Paul Potts' first performance on TV - June 9, 2007 - Puccini's "Nessun dorma"
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Paul Potts on Britain's Got Talent - Final performance June 17, 2007
Britain's Got Talent - Winner being announced. June 17, 2007.

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Work Starts On Paul Potts Movie (June 24, 2008)

Paul Potts Movie - Motion Picture at work
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The Simon Cowell-produced movie about a rags-to-riches reality music star is moving ahead at Paramount. "One Chance" is a comedy-drama based on opera singer Paul Potts' last-ditch effort to make a career in music by competing on the "Britain's Got Talent" television show.

Paul Potts proves he can hang with pop-era heavyweights (March 20, 2008)
The guy at my mobile-phone store handles my cellphone needs well. I've never asked him to sing for me. Maybe I should. By now everyone knows that Paul Potts formerly managed a Bristol, England mobile-phone shop. Then the TV program Britain's Got Talent broke the pudgy, gap-toothed opera fan into the pop-era world of Il Divo, Andrea Bocelli, and others. With evil American Idol judge Simon Cowell helming his career, the guy is selling out mid-size venues across North America. Thursday night he wowed 'em at the first of two sold-out performances at the Centre. He also plays Saturday night. Paul Potts Video

Review by You: Paul Potts (March 20, 2008)
EDMONTON - Paul Potts is the anti-Il Divo: far from being carefully market-researched and groomed for mass audiences, he's a funny little guy who, less than a year ago, was selling mobile phones in England. But, as it turns out, Britain's Got Talent. Potts won the televised talent competition last year, and suddenly he's an international sensation-- as much for his underdog story as for his voice.  Now he's on a North American tour, with Paul Potts merchandise sold in the lobby like he was a rock star. You can get T-shirts, Cd's, glossy photos and even teddy bears bearing his likeness, all selling in spite of his podgy, ordinary appearance. But as he says during his performance, "I've learned never to say no to something I haven't tried before." Paul Potts CD

Potts' success could see more tours headed our way (March 14, 2008)
Concerts could provide a new niche market for Rotorua and event promoters say the city is well placed to take advantage. The Paul Potts concert next month will be Rotorua's biggest indoor show yet and with 2000 of 3000 available tickets already sold, it's headed for a sell-out. Promoters of the Potts concert say they took a gamble including a smaller city on his New Zealand tour but it appears to be paying off and if successful, could see more shows headed for Rotorua. Events and Venues Rotorua general manager Peter McLeod says Rotorua is well on its way to becoming a leader in hosting events and should grab any opportunity to attract shows like the Potts concert.  Paul Potts Movie

Paul 'blown away' by US reaction (March 14, 2008)
Paul Potts says he's been "blown away" by the response from US fans during his North American tour. The Britain's Got Talent winner has been playing dates around the States before heading to Canada for more shows. The British tenor wrote on his website: "I have to say that I've been blown away by the reaction!  “POTTSY Goes To Hollywood,” trumpeted the Echo headline. “Friends tip Crowe to play singer as his success story is turned into a film.” Blimey, I thought, check the date. I must have missed something. But no, it wasn’t April 1. There followed my celebrated impersonation of Victor Meldrew: I DON’T BELIEVE IT. Paul Potts Video

Reality check: Fans dig British tenor Potts (March 11, 2008)
Paul Potts seemed surprised to be on the Berklee Performance Center’s stage Sunday night. Plucked from obscurity by England’s equivalent to “American Idol” and recently retired from mobile phone salesmanship, Potts is an amateur operatic tenor starring in the surreal musical drama of his own life. In his set of well-tested chestnuts from operas by Puccini, Verdi and others, odes to drinking from “The Student Prince” and “La Traviata” were particularly rousing; he encored with the moving “Nessun Dorma” that rightfully put Simon Cowell’s eye-rolling in its place. Potts’ renditions of popular songs and show tunes were less sure, as if they had been penciled in to give his vocal cords a break and his audiences an Anglophone toehold, though R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts” felt strangely apt translated into Italian and into an idiom hospitable to plus-sized emotion. Paul Potts Christmas CD

From salesman to singing star: Britain's Paul Potts has become a classical success (March 10, 2008)
Paul Potts needs some time to cultivate some new dreams. His reality has surpassed his old ones.  The 37-year-old unknown became an international classical music sensation last year after winning the Britain's Got Talent reality show with his big, operatic voice and his underdog life story.  "I love what I'm doing now and I could never have forecast how any of this happened," said Potts, calling from London the day after his performance at the famed Hammersmith Apollo. "I'm taking each day as it comes, but it's all slightly unbelievable."  It sure is. In the past year, Potts has gone from a mobile phone salesman who had essentially given up on singing after a string of health problems to one of classical music's biggest stars. His debut album, One Chance, went to No. 1 in 13 countries and now Potts is in the middle of his first headlining tour of the United States.  "Touring the States is not something very many people get to do," Potts said. "I never even dreamed of it."  Paul Potts Interview

Contest winner turned recording star sees success continue to grow (March 08, 2008)
NEW YORK — Although Paul Potts has had worldwide success singing soaring opera songs - first as a winner of a British TV talent show and later with his successful debut album - there are some who don't consider him a pure classical singer. And that's fine by Potts. "At the end of the day I'm just a singer and I just enjoy singing," he told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "I love the music that I perform, and I've always loved opera. ... I think the world would be very boring if everyone agreed on everything." Paul Potts News

Paul Potts quits his job as a mobile phone salesman (March 07, 2008)
Opera star Paul Potts has finally quit his job as a mobile phone salesman. Eight months after winning Britain's Got Talent - and well on his way to becoming a millionaire - Potts said on his website: "I have finally handed in my resignation at Carphone Warehouse." Paul Potts Fan Board, forum

Paul Potts Article (Dec 31, 07): Does a new celebrity need a job? - app.com
IN THE NEXT WEEK, Paul Potts will decide whether to go back to his job as manager at the Car-phone Warehouse in England, a mobile-phone retailer. His company gave him six months to decide. But this is not your typical sabbatical. If you watched his performance on "Britain's Got Talent" which has had millions of downloads on YouTube, you may be wondering: Why is there any doubt in his mind to leave his day job and pursue a career as a classical singer?

Paul Potts Article (Nov 23, 07) The amazing story of Paul Potts - SeMissouran.com
Bill Needham stopped by one day this week.
Bill and I don't know each other very well, but we share one thing -- that I know of -- other than the color of our hair: We both love the opera.
The opera.
Sounds pretentious, doesn't it? I suppose that's because there are some folks who try to make more out of opera than it really is. Just like some visual art. You know the kind I mean. The kind you wash off the kitchen walls when your 2-year-old gets the muse while armed with a red crayon. But if you run a high-class art gallery, you call it art. And you say you are a patron of "the arts."
The arts.

Paul Potts Article (Nov 1, 07): Paul Potts to Perform on Oprah On Nov. 6th
International opera sensation Paul Potts will perform on the Oprah Winfrey Show's "YouTube Special" on Tuesday, November 6th. Potts will sing Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" from his debut album 'One Chance' with an orchestra and choir. The show will also feature special and surprise guests.
Potts, 37, transformed himself from a mobile phone salesman to a rising star after winning the hit UK show 'Britain's Got Talent.' Now, with over 30 million hits, the video of his soaring first audition is among the most-watched videos ever on YouTube. Potts has overcome many financial, physical and emotional hardships that preceded his triumph on the show. Already beloved around the globe, the singer is now bringing his inspirational story and music to the U.S. with the release of 'One Chance.'

Paul Potts Article (Nov 1, 07): Potts singing Stateside - ICWales.co.uk
PAUL Potts’s rise to international stardom continued last week, when he filmed an appearance on America’s highest-rated talk show, the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Paul Potts filmed his performance last week but it will not be broadcast until next month.
He will be seen singing Nessun Dorma after his talk with the multiple-Emmy Award winning host.
Speaking about appearance, Paul said: “I never believed I would end up doing things like that for a living.
“I wasn’t sure whether I really had it because I always felt that to get anywhere in this business I would need to have proper formal training and I couldn’t afford that.”

Paul Potts Article (Oct 28, 07): Singing star Potts’ IVF joy - ICWales.co.uk
THE family of singing sensation Paul Potts has spoken of their joy that his wife is due to undergo IVF treatment in their bid to have children.
The Britain’s Got Talent winner, whose debut album went to number one in 12 countries, has been trying to start a family with wife Julie-Ann for four years.
And her mum, Maureen Cooper, has revealed her daughter’s secret ambition – she wants QUADS.
After failing to conceive naturally, and with the huge cost of fertility treatment way beyond their means, the couple had given up hope of ever having a baby of their own.

Paul Potts Article (Oct 22, 07): Album review: Paul Potts - Canada.com
His No. 1 debut on Amazon.ca may have been usurped by Robert Plant and Alison Kraus's Raising Sand, but you know that Potts' CD will still be Top 10 many months after that release is forgotten.
Another triumph for Simon Cowell's Syco Music, and the pop-era genre it pushes, the 10-song album gives you the signature tune "Nessun Dorma" and mega followup "Time to Say Goodbye," as well as an Italian-ized version of R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts (Ognuno Sofere)" and the obligatory Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber number "Music of the Night." Click here for a complete article

Paul Potts Article - Oct 22, 07: Paul Potts proves he's Got Talent - Canada.com
A toss of a 10-pence piece. Fifty-fifty odds of it not landing heads up. But it did.
Paul Potts' entire life had changed forever.
That toss determined whether the gap-toothed Car Phone Warehouse sales manager would audition for Britain's Got Talent. There, in a clip that's become a worldwide hit on YouTube, the soft-spoken fella with a dream to be an opera singer nailed Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" and won over not only legendary scowler judge Simon Cowell, but also everyone who tuned in. click here for complete article

Paul Potts Article - Sep 21, 07: America's Got British Talent: HuffPost Talks To Unlikely Opera Star Paul Potts
No one was more stunned than Paul Potts when the 36-year old amateur singer won the television competition Britain's Got Talent this past June. Not only had the rotund and unassuming mobile phone salesman not sung a note in four years previous to his audition for the show, but Potts' song category of choice was... opera. Not exactly a mass crowd pleaser. But buoyed by an extraordinary audition -- which has since been posted on YouTube and viewed over 30 million times -- and strong performances every week, Potts, the son of a bus driver and a cashier, ended up capturing the heart of Britain and winning the competition. Immediately rushed into the recording room by Talent panelist, uber-businessman, and notorious curmudgeon Simon Cowell, Potts has since seen his debut album One Chance top the British music charts, move legendary rock producer (and new Columbia honcho) Rick Rubin to tears, and drive viewers of his recent Today show appearance wild.

Paul Potts Article - Sep 18, 07: cd of the week thestar.com
Paul Potts's personal story would soften up the hardest of hearts. The ordinary-Joe, 36-year-old Welsh-born cellphone salesman took top spot at Britain's Got Talent in mid-June, bringing home £100,000 (about $210,000) and a chance to sing for the Queen. Then über-impresario Simon Cowell picked him up for a £1-million record deal.
The result hits North American store shelves today, even though the disc has been available in Britain for several weeks already. One Chance – a title more ironic than Cowell intended, I'm sure – is a major disappointment.

Paul Potts Article - Oct 17, 07: Paul Potts - Opera's Very Own Cinderfella - Blogcritics magazine
The lore and legend of opera thrives on the fact that every once in a dozen blue moons a star can be born, rising from nowhere. There are stories about the prima donna who, in a fit of temperament refuses to sing, only to be replaced by the shy young understudy who rockets to stardom. I attended a performance of Simone Boccanegra at the Metropolitan Opera where the soprano, whose name I now forget, but of star quality, was ill, only to be replaced by Aprile Millo, who blew away the critics with her exquisite performance of Amelia. My mother still tells the story of the evening she finally made it to the Met to see her favorite Robert Merrill only to discover he was being replaced by a young baritone no one had heard of, Sherrill Milnes. Such a moment occurred a few weeks ago when a very shy, insecure Welsh tenor appeared out of nowhere and has set the opera world, and perhaps the pop music world on fire.
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Paul Potts Article - Sep 13, 07: Analysis: Paul Potts, Britney Spears and Pulling Clips Off YouTube dmwmedia.com
People go to YouTube to find some of the best moments on TV like Paul Potts' amazing audition for “Britain’s Got Talent” and some of the worst like Britney Spears’ performance at MTV’s Video Music Awards. In the Ivory Towers of the television networks they are debating whether these user-uploaded clips are great branding or just plain piracy. While Potts’ clip is still up on YouTube after over 30 million views, Viacom has pulled most of the clips from Britney’s VMA performance. So what is the right strategy here?

British ITV is aiming to keep content free on the web, but does not completely rule out a paid-for model in the future. In a recent interview with the newspaper the Guardian, ITV's executive chairman, Michael Grade, cited the popularity of clips of Paul Potts, the opera singer who won the talent show Britain's Got Talent in June:

Paul Potts Article - Sep 15, 07: An opera purist speaks out nzherald.co.nz
On Wednesday Aidan Lang sat in his office and listened to Paul Potts singing Nessun Dorma. This is the aria from Turandot which Pavarotti, who died last week, made famous as the Italian soccer anthem. It is also the aria Paul Potts sang on Britain's Got Talent, which made him, sort of, famous.
Lang is the general director of the NBR New Zealand Opera, whose production of Turandot opens on Thursday. It seemed a good week to go to see him. He agreed that it was, down to the unlikely idea of the opera man listening to Paul Potts sing the aria in his office.
He said he would, and he did. He would not, you could guess, usually be listening to a CD made by a bloke who got famous on a naff telly show, but I gave him the Potts album as a present.

APaul Potts rticle (sep 11, 07): Top acts translate to Rotorua Energy Events Centre success, stuff.co.nz
Paul Potts, America...the world, writes Rotorua Review Editor Phil Campbell.
Rotorua has scored yet another two big time acts within the next seven-eight months with bookings from the Welsh singer Paul Potts and the fabled 1970s pop group America, with at least two original members.
Of the two, the nostalgic will fondly recall America, through the Horse with No Name, Ventura Highway, I Need You, Tin Man and Sister Golden Hair Surprise.
Potts, unashamedly shy but intelligent as he is university trained, is the innovative choice for Rotorua - a singer on the verge of greater fame.
The man with ill formed tombstone teeth that seem to have suffered a form of desecration remains "just me, that's who I am."
Now he is coming to Rotorua.

Paul Potts Article Sep 8, 2007: Benham column: You gotta smile at this guy's pluck BakersField.com
The clip is a scene from the British TV show “Britain’s Got Talent.” The show is a creation of “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell. The judges are Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden. Potts is a pudgy, mobile phone salesman from South Wales with crooked front teeth and a sweet smile. This is not a matter of dental work, Potts needs new teeth. The contrast between Cowell’s perfect white teeth and Potts’ less than perfect ones makes what follows even more satisfying. Backstage, before singing in front of the judges and a live crowd, Potts talks about “confidence being a difficult thing for me.” Then, he says that his dream is to “spend my life doing what I was born to do.”

Paul Potts Article Sep 8, 2007: Potts' luck news.com.au
Paul Potts gave himself one chance to make it doing what he loves. The shy 36-year-old salesman from Bristol, England, entered Britain's Got Talent this year and won the contest and the opportunity of his dreams. “It was me who convinced me to go on the show,” he says. “I wasn’t sure that I was good enough, so I ended up tossing a coin and doing it by heads or tails .it landed on heads, which was the go-ahead to send in an application.” In a moment that is now famous, Potts strolled on stage looking awkward and nervous in an $85 suit and declared to the judges – show creator Simon Cowell and judges Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan – he was going to sing opera.

Paul Potts Article Sep 3, 2007: Rubin goes Potty over Paul
RICK RUBIN, the heavily-bearded rock legend who discovered BEASTIE BOYS, has vowed to turn PAUL POTTS into a stateside superstar. The heavyweight music mogul was moved to tears after stumbling over the former mobile phone salesman's skills on YouTube. And he's vowed to use all his clout, as the newly installed president of Columbia records, to break the portly talent show champ in America.

Paul Potts Article Sep 2, 2007: Undeniable talent
After a life of being down-and-out, Paul Potts finally gets his chance to shine. Paul Potts is overwhelmed by all the attention he has been getting from everyone of late. And why wouldn’t he be? Here is a guy who, just months ago, was selling phones at a store called Carphone Warehouse in Britain. Today, he’s living his dream and travelling across continents to promote his debut album, One Chance.

Sep 2, 2007: Paul Potts still employeed at carphone warehouse Two short news items from the south side

Paul Potts Article (Sep 1, 07): Opera star Potts wows Australian fans ninemsn.com.au
The winner of a British TV talent quest, overnight opera sensation Paul Potts, has wowed hundreds of fans at his only Australian performance. Fans lined up for more than two hours on Saturday at a shopping centre in Castle Hill, in Sydney's north-west, to hear the Britain's Got Talent winner and former mobile phone salesman sing three songs from his debut album One Chance. His final number, Puccini's Nessun Dorma - which won him the talent show - earned him a standing ovation. Potts' wife Julie-Ann was in the crowd of fans, some of whom had travelled from as far away as Tweed Heads and Taree, in northern NSW.

Paul Potts Article (Aug 31, 07): Brit singer brings opera to the people TheWest.com
Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts has already sung for Luciano Pavarotti - and now he is bringing opera to the people. The 36-year-old from Port Talbot in south Wales was transformed from mobile phone salesman to opera sensation when he won the English TV talent show in June. His performance of Giacomo Puccini's Nessun Dorma in the grand final brought the house down, and landed Potts Stg100,000 ($A248,000) in prize money and a record deal. It has since become one of the all-time most watched clips on YouTube, with over 10 million viewings in nine days. Now the shy classical music lover is in Australia for a promotional visit ahead of a national tour next April.

Paul Potts Article & 1 pic (Aug 28, 07): The ‘One Chance’ that was enough inquirer.net
HONG KONG, China—Paul Potts’ voice sounded raspy and almost faltered near the end of “Time to Say Goodbye” (“Con Te Partiro”), the first of three numbers he sang for the media during his promotional appearance here recently. He would later explain that he had a nasty case of laryngitis and was getting over a heavy cold. “Opera can be very challenging,” he said, laughing, “especially when you’re running out of breath.”

Paul Potts Article (Aug 29): Share the dream with Paul Potts ICWales.co.uk
IT’S been a very eventful few months for Paul Potts. One minute he was an unknown with bad teeth and the next he was the nation’s classical music darling, cwtching up to Katherine Jenkins and being flown across the world to wow them Stateside. On June 17 two million votes were cast by the British public, crowning the Welshman as winner of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent competition. It was the moment the tenor’s future was made and his dreams came true. Since then he has become a household name. In an exclusive ITV Wales documentary, the cameras have been following the tenor on his journey, tracking his rise to the top and mapping how completely life has changed for the former salesman from Port Talbot.

Paul Potts Article (Aug 28): From salesman to superstar in 7 days ABC.net.au
In seven days, 36-year-old British man Potts went from selling mobile phones to winning Britain's Got Talent and signing a one million pound ($2.4 million) record deal. His debut rendition of Puccini's famous "Nessun Dorma" was not quite Pavarotti, yet there was something about the portly man from South Wales with his crooked teeth and hard luck story that made him an instant sensation. Within hours of his performance, millions of internet users had started clicking on to see him on YouTube. Potts is in Australia this week as part of a world tour to promote his first album, which has already hit the number one spot in Britain and across much of Europe.

Paul Potts Article (Aug 28): BULLIES SAY SORRY TO STAR thisissouthwales.co.uk
Bullies who targeted chart star Paul Potts have apologised to the Britain's Got Talent winner. The Port Talbot singer has revealed his former tormentors have been getting in touch to apologise for picking on him at school. The singer was bullied by other pupils because of his love of opera, the same passion that has now made him a chart success. Paul said: "I've turned my negatives into positives.

Paul Potts Article & 1 pic (Aug 27, 07): Paul Potts' life changes forever Herald Sun, Australia
PAUL Potts gave himself one chance to make it doing what he loves -- and he did it. The shy 36-year-old from Bristol entered Britain's Got Talent this year and won the contest -- and the opportunity of his dreams. “It was me who convinced me to go on the show,'' Potts said. “I wasn't sure that I was good enough, so I ended up tossing a coin and doing it by heads or tails . . . it landed on heads, which was the go-ahead to send in an application.'' In a moment that is now famous, Potts strolled out on to stage looking awkward and nervous in a “pound stg. 35 suit'' ($85) and declared to the judges -- show creator Simon Cowell and judges Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan -- he was going to sing opera.

Paul Potts Article & 1 pic (Aug 27): Reality winner hits Sydney Daily Telegraph, Sydney
THREE months ago Paul Potts was selling car phones in the UK and struggling to make ends meet. Yesterday the winner of Britain's Got Talent was standing under the sails of the Sydney Opera House, where he'll be singing his heart out for the first time next year. "Sydney was always a place I would see on postcards and dream about. It seems surreal that I am here," the burly opera singer said yesterday. "I always thought these things happen to someone else."

Paul Potts Article & 1 pic (Aug 26): Secrets to Success Pt. 2 StarBulletin
In last week's column, I talked about how confidence motivates, and how Paul Potts ("Britain's Got Talent") was able to bring an audience (and the judges) to their feet, overcoming the negativity he had experienced for so many years. What are you here for? That was the judges' question to Paul Potts, but I've found that we all often ask ourselves this same question: "What am I here for?" You are here for a purpose. Discover that purpose. Pursue that purpose. Though it may take all your life -- and all you've got -- continue holding your head up, reaching for the skies and pursuing your dreams; because dream fulfillment really does start with decision.

Paul Potts Article (Aug 25, 07): Paul Potts - from cellphone salesman to opera poppet nzherald.co.nz
If Paul Potts wan't such a poppet, I might have been tempted to throttle him. This is because he says the same things, over and over and most of these things he's so fond of saying are platitudes. "I'm just me," he says, and, "I'm just who I am." He says these things, oh, at least a thousand times and that's not counting all the times he's said them to other people. Other favourites are, "I just do feel incredibly privileged to be doing what I love doing," and, "I'm just taking one day at a time."

Paul Potts Article (Aug 24, 07): Paul Potts - from cellphones to serenades stuff.co.nz
Singing took him to No 1 in the charts, then across the world to New Zealand. Unlikely Welsh superstar Paul Potts talks to Rachael Fergusson about his life-changing experience. It is a real-life fairytale - the former cellphone salesman turned famous opera singer. It happened to Paul Potts, a 36-year-old Welshman who won Britain's Got Talent, a New Zealand Idol-type competition. Singers, actors, magicians, bartenders and dancers of any age battled it out to win cash and perform in front of the Queen. Potts won, and now is in New Zealand promoting his aptly named album One Chance.

Paul Potts Article (Aug 22, 07): Paul Potts in China NewsWales
TV talent winner Paul Potts is in Hong Kong promoting his album One Chance and soon goes on to tour New Zealand and Australia . The 36 year-old former phone salesman from Port Talbot topped HMV Hong Kong's Classical Chart for three consecutive weeks. He told Chinese TV station CCTV: "I never dreamed that I would be able to actually find myself on the other side of the world from where I live, doing what I love doing.

Paul Potts Article & 2 pix (Aug 22): "Britain´s Got Talent" winner promotes album in HK" CCTV.coom
He won a TV talent competition. Now he has a new album and is an overnight sensation. He's Paul Potts, winner of "Britain's Got Talent," which is the U.K.'s answer to American idol. Now the 36 year-old vocalist is in Asia, promoting his debut album. The Album "One Chance," topped HMV Hong Kong's Classical Chart for three consecutive weeks. Potts astounded both judges and the "Britain's Got Talent" audience when he first sang on the show. His world class operatic voice was an instant hit with viewers who voted for him in droves to win the competition.

Paul Potts Article (July 30): Paul Potts bites USA NewsWales
Paul Potts remains number one in the UK album charts this week and his CD is selling fast in the USA, even though it is not officially released there. Meanwhile, Wales on Sunday said yesterday that Potts has booked to have his crooked teeth fixed by Surrey cosmetic dentist Johan Styger in time for December's Royal Variety Show. The Wall Sreet Journal says some U.S. fans appear willing to shell out about $17 for an imported version of the CD.

Paul Potts Article (Aug 19): Confidence breeds success starbulletin
The world of show business seemed to be a million miles away for Paul Potts when he first stepped on the stage to compete in "Britain's Got Talent." A mobile phone sales person by day, an opera singer in secret, Paul Pott's dream was, "To spend my life doing what I feel I was born to do -- to sing opera." It was his secret because, like most of us I am sure, he had felt that look from others -- the one you get when you share your dreams with negative people who "think small."

Paul Potts Article (July 19): Paul Potts Blog WelshBlogs.co.uk Hello everyone, I’m back – sorry about not updating this blog yesterday – I’ve been so busy promoting the album, as it was released on Monday and things are busier than ever. It’s like being in a whirlwind, with so much going on that sometimes I have to take a few minutes to have some time to myself

Paul Potts Article (July 17): Paul Potts album sells like crazy NewsWales Britain's Got Talent champion Paul Potts is on course to top the UK album chart this week. Since it was released yesterday, the opera singer's debut LP One Chance has sold more than the rest of the top ten combined, reports Nick Levine, Entertainment Reporter of the website digital spy.

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