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  • The Hour - a year of celebrity highlights

    The Hour - a year of celebrity highlights

    26 May: STV’s The Hour today celebrates its first anniversary with a special programme - here’s some of the star interviews they’ve had over the past year,...

  • Paul Potts' cancer scare

    Paul Potts' cancer scare

    07 April: 'Britain's Got Talent' winner Paul Potts has revealed how he feared for his life in 2003 when doctors discovered he had a tumour.

  • Paul Potts movie stalls over casting row

    Paul Potts movie stalls over casting row

    03 April: Hollywood film executives have shelved a plan to make a movie about the life of Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts, according to a report.

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  1. Paul Potts movie axed

    01 April: Plans for a movie about Paul Potts have been axed, Matthew Vaughn - who was set to direct the project - has claimed.

  2. Britain's Got Talent winner takes on charity walk

    20 March: Britain's Got Talent star Paul Potts has signed up to take part in a 190-mile charity walk. The classical singer won the series in 2007.

  3. Paul Potts shows he still has the talent

    13 October: Exclusive performance: Paul Potts gives a taster of his new album Passione, the haunting Tristesse.

  4. Paul Potts: Susan Boyle is more confident than me

    13 October: Exclusive interview: Paul Potts praises fellow Britain’s Got Talent finalist Susan Boyle - saying the Scot had more confidence on the show than he...

  5. Director signs up for Paul Potts movie

    10 October: Hollywood insiders have revealed that Julian Jarrold is in discussions to direct the forthcoming film about the life of Britain's Got Talent winner...

  6. Pop star opera show to take on The X Factor?

    23 September: As if some of the performances on Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes hadn't been cringe-worthy enough, now ITV execs are apparently planning to get our...

  7. Susan Boyle is not my rival says Paul Potts

    10 June: Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts has said that he does not regard Susan Boyle as his rival.

  8. Jack Black or Vince Vaughan to play Paul Potts in Hollywood movie?

    31 May: Hollywood superstars Jack Black and Vince Vaughan are reportedly in the running to play Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts in a forthcoming movie.

  9. Paul Potts tips Shaheen Jarfargholi to win Britain's Got Talent

    29 May: Former Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts has said that he thinks that "anyone could win" this year's competition.

  10. Paul Potts praises Simon Cowell

    23 May: Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts has revealed that he admires Simon Cowell because he speaks his mind.

  11. Johnny Depp to play Britain's Got Talent star in Hollywood movie?

    22 May: Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts has said that he wants Johnny Depp to play him in a forthcoming movie about his amazing rise to international...

  12. George Sampson and Paul Potts to return to Britain's Got Talent

    19 May: It has been revealed that George Sampson and Paul Potts will return to perform at the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent.

  13. Paul Potts wants to duet with Susan Boyle

    17 May: Britain's Got Talent superstar Paul Potts has revealed that he would like to duet with Susan Boyle.

  14. Greg Pritchard to steal Paul Potts crown?

    08 May: Welshman Greg Pritchard has a unique singing voice but can his rendition of Nessun Dorma see him through to the next round of Britain's Got Talent?

  15. Susan Boyle dreams of singing for the Queen

    19 April: Britain's Got Talent singing sensation Susan Boyle has said that she would love to win the contest as it would "be lovely" to sing for the Queen.

About Paul Potts

Paul Robert Potts was born on the 13th October 1970. He is a British tenor who won the first series of Britain's Got Talent in 2007, singing an operatic aria, "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's Turandot. Potts was a manager at Carphone Warehouse who also performed in amateur opera from 1999 to 2003. On 16 July 2007, his debut album One Chance was released in UK, and claimed the number one spot in the UK Album Chart the following week. In December 2007, Prime Minister Gordon Brown presented Potts with a platinum disc for having sold 2,000,000 copies of his album.

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