Brilliant of The Guardian to live blog this.
10.23pm: This final half hour has fallen on its arse. But brilliant comment from one of the Kombat Breakers “I can’t imagine meeting the Queen. I got starstuck meeting Ant and Dec and Simon Cowell”. Well, he said it. Everyone in ecstasy about potentially meeting the Queen. I wonder if Ma’am is watching and has reached for the mobile Wills and Harry got her and surreptiously pumped out a text in favour of … Kombat Breakers, I’m guessing.
10.26pm: The results are in. Two Million Votes!!! ITV is loving this show even more than me.
10.27pm: Paul Potts wins!!!! A totally unexpected result. The chap seems completely overcome by the win.
“Well done and good luck with the rest of your life” Amanda says. Simon says: “This is the best show I have ever been involved in and next week Paul you will be in a recording studio making your first album.”
So, a surprise winner, but a totally deserving one. Piers-O-Meter!!! was right in his earlier comments about what a showcase for modern Britain this programme turned out to be. No credit to you, Piers, although he is clearly itching to take it. Simon claims credit for writing the speech.
10.32pm: Paul reports that the whole experience has left him “speechless”. He still looks sad.
This show, Britain’s Got Talent went from yawn to world wide over the past week because of the internet. While ITV blocks North American viewers from seeing their footage of contestants because of copyright issues, YouTube posters put this show out there for us. Literally a couple of million people have watched a 36 year old opera singer from Port Talbot, Wales. And a million more looked at contestants Damon Scott, 6 year old Connie and the other finalists.
When Paul Potts opened his mouth and this voice came out of him, I figured by the way the clips were edited he was the odds on favorite to win, and the show producers would slant it that direction. Even if they hadn’t, he has an amazing life story and as with any music, an outstanding voice that hits both sides of our human brain and releases a happy neurochemical cocktail.
Well done, Mr. Potts.
Paul Potts story in icWales
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THANK GOD SOMEBODY WITH REAL TALENT WINS. THIS GUY IS AWESOME. GOOD LUCK PAUL
Paul Potts proved that there are still people in this world that have a natural, God given, talent that have not been discovered. When I watched Paul’s audition on YouTube, I was completely blown away by his talent and wondered how in the world this young man did not know the extent of his talent before that competition. Paul talked about not having confidence in himself and that is probably the reason he never took that first step toward success before “Britain’s Got Talent”. Well, the cat is out of the bag now and I wish Paul Potts all the success in the world.