From zero to hero

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The flip of a coin gave Paul Potts the courage to take life by the horns to achieve instant fame

IT TOOK a flip of a coin to change Paul Potts’ entire life. Heads he entered Britain’s Got Talent, tails he didn’t. The rest, as they say, is history.

The last two years have been an epic journey of ­incredible hard work and dedication. His debut album, One Chance, which sold over 3.5 million ­copies, rocketed to the number one spot in 13 countries ­(including in the UK, Canada, ­Australia, Hongkong and ­Mexico) and stormed to the top 10 in a further eight. In the UK, his album outsold the entire top 10 collectively in its first week