Two weeks into one of Britain’s biggest TV shows and as the talent search continues throughout the country, it is time to see the success stories of Britain’s Got Talent from the previous three series, and where have they ended up since they found fame on the ITV hit-show.
Paul Potts (Winner) 2007
Paul Potts life was completely changed when he stormed through to win the inaugural show in June 2007. Since then, the opera singer, who before the success, worked as a mobile phones salesman with the Carphone Warehouse has gone onto to sell 3.5million copies of his debut album, One Chance. Now, he is working on a third album and under the guidance of Simon Cowell, Potts is only bound to get better and better.
Escala (Finalists) 2008
Classical artists Escala are a fresh and friendly face to an industry, which has always been way in the shadows of other established music genres. Their final performance in 2008 was the beginning of something big, with their first album, titled ‘Escala’ last year, turning into a hit with many. They have signed a £1.5million record deal with Sony and fronted the advertisement for Sky Sports football coverage in the 2008/09 season.
Stavros Flatley (Finalists) 2009
Who can forget Lagi and Demetri, the Greek father and son act, who wowed the judges and audience last year with those incredible and breathtaking performances. They are on course to become millionaires and are turning into a very popular act, with bookings already taking them up to Christmas this year. Their book ‘How to be Greek,’ has sold over 10,000 copies and they have appeared on the BBC cooking show, Ready Steady Cook.
Susan Boyle (Runner-Up) 2009
What an unbelievable year Susan Boyle has had. Quite possibly, the best audition ever on Britain’s Got Talent, certainly the most popular, in regard to those millions of hits on the video-sharing site, YouTube. Boyle has made £4million from selling over 8million copies of her debut album, ‘I Dreamed a Dream,’ last November. It went onto to become the biggest album seller of the year, and she has taken America by storm, which is where her future career could take her.
Damon Scott (Runner-Up) 2007
Despite still living with his parents in the UK, 2007 runner-up Damon Scott is still raking in a bigger income than ever before. His popular performances with the puppet ‘Bubbles,’ have been a major attraction at a variation of European car launches.
Faryl Smith (Finalist) 2008
At 14 years old, Faryl Smith has immense talent and could well turn out to be one of the biggest successes in Britain’s Got Talent History. Despite only finishing 4th in the 2008 climax, Faryl signed to Katherine Jenkins classical label and has already released two classical albums, selling more 200,000 copies. From Kettering, Smith has also performed with the likes of Michael Buble and sang ‘Abide with Me’ before the 2009 FA Cup Final at Wembley.
George Sampson (Winner) 2008
Street dancer George Sampson was turned away by the judges Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden in 2007, but came up stronger than ever, and was a deserved winner of the tightly-contested 2008 final. Since his ‘Singing in the Rain,’ performance, which won him the crown, Sampson has appeared in the West End, signed a £1million deal with the bank NatWest and is soon set to appear in the BBC drama, Waterloo Road.
Diversity (Winners) 2009
The winners from 2009, with a show-stopping performance that even Susan Boyle couldn’t live with have had a slow, but steady success on their rise to fame. Currently, the 11-strong dance troop group are undergoing at tour of the UK, which is coming to a conclusion very soon in London.
Connie Talbot (Finalist) 2007
Aged six when she blew us away with the ‘Over the Rainbow’ performance in the first series, Connie Talbot has released three albums, and has launched a range of children’s jewellery. The West Midlands starlet’s income is thought to be around £100,000, which for a nine-year old, is impressive statistics.
Signature (Runners-Up) 2008
Madhu and Suleman’s audition was the most memorable of 2008 and their Michael Jackson tribute act has grown in popularity, even more so since the death of the ‘King of Pop.’ They’ve managed to crack America since their runners-up status two years ago, and have also performed infront of the Prince of Bahrain.
As you can see, Britain’s Got Talent has opened up a load of doors and avenues for many, the class of 2010 have a lot to do, if they want to meet these high expectations.
Regarding Susan Boyle, she has received only her first royalty cheque, there will be many more to come - it covered Sony's 4th quarter, which means it was only for Susan's November and December sales of I Dreamed A Dream. The Album has gone Platinum and multi-Platinum in many countries around the world and Gold in many more. She begins recording her next CD in May.
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