Britain’s Got Talent Winners: Where Are They Now?

No one knew quite what to expect when the show first launched back in 2007, but former mobile phone salesperson Paul Potts quickly took the UK by storm.

The wannabe opera singer blew the judges and audience away with his flawless rendition of Nessun Dorma in his audition.

Paul, who quickly became the viewers’ favourite, sailed through to the final and was crowned winner, beating the bookies favourite Connie Talbot.

Since the show ended, the tenor has performed at more than 800 concerts and released four successful albums, including his debut ‘One Chance’, which went double platinum.

A film biopic of Potts’ life – with James Corden in the lead role – was released in 2013 and grossed over $10 million at the box office.

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George Samspon narrowly missed out on reaching the live semi-finals during the first series, but the teen dancer made a strong comeback in 2008.

This time around, the 14-year-old made it through to the live shows, later winning his place in the final.

He impressed viewers with a dance performance to Mint Royale’s remix of ‘Singin’ in the rain’, before going on to win the competition.

Post-BGT, Sampson went on to make a fortune after becoming the face of NatWest and making his West End debut in the hip-hop show ‘Into the Hoods.’

He later turned his hand to acting, joining the cast of Waterloo Road and appearing in a host of other TV shows including Mount Pleasant, Casualty and a cameo role in Emmerdale.

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Diversity, a dance troupe from London, famously won the third series of the ITV talent show over Susan Boyle, who was the odds-on favourite.

The boys quickly gained worldwide attention appearing on US shows such as ‘The Today Show’ and ‘Larry King Live.’

As a group, they embarked on several nationwide tours, but some of the members have also experienced solo success.

Most recently, Ashley Banjo became a judge on Sky’s ‘Got To Dance’, while Perri Kiely won the second series of ITV’s ‘Splash’ and regularly hosts at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards.

Remaining in the spotlight, Diversity are still performing to this day and have recently announced another tour, scheduled for 2017.

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Gymnastic troupe Spelbound won the fourth series of Britain’s Got Talent in 2010, taking home the £100,000 prize.

After impressing the judges with their performance of ‘O Fortuna’, they somersaulted to victory, beating Twist and Pulse in the final show.

The group took part in the Britain’s Got Talent tour and went on to perform at a number of high profile events.

In their winning year, they also released a DVD featuring nine of their spellbinding routines.

In 2012, the act performed at the closing ceremony of the London Olympic Games in London – an event that was watched by 27 million viewers in the UK.

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Jai McDowall was the surprise winner of the fifth series of Britain’s Got Talent, defeating singer Ronan Parke.

The Scottish singer had already reached bootcamp on X Factor and won The American Idol Experience while on holiday in the USA.

After completing the Britain’s Got Talent tour, Jai signed a recording contract with Simon Cowell’s label Syco.

He released his debut album in 2011, but after peaking at number 54 in the UK album charts, his contract wasn’t renewed.

The latest posts on his official website suggest that he is working on new material towards another studio album.

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Six seasons down the line, Ashleigh and Pudsey reached the final to become the first dog act to win the talent show.

Ashleigh and her pet dog Pudsey stole the hearts of the nation when they trotted around the stage to ‘The Flintstones’ soundtrack.

After winning the show and performing at the Royal Variety, the dancing duo have performed in several pantomimes and theatre productions.

In 2012, Pudsey’s official autobiography was released as part of a reported £100,000 book deal.

Shortly after, the canine’s big screen debut ‘Pudsey the Dog: The Movie’ hit cinemas.

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Hungarian shadow theatre act Attraction caused some controversy with their win in 2013.

As well as becoming the first foreign act to win Britain’s Got Talent, it was discovered that they had also competed on the German version of the show.

During their first audition, the group acted out a tragedy on stage, which reduced Amanda Holden to tears.

Since the show, they have presented their act all over the world and are still performing together to this day.

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The musical theatre boy band stormed to victory in 2014, after competing against opera singer Lucy Kay and singing/rap duo Bars and Melody.

Shortly after winning the show, the boys – Michael Auger, Richard Hadfield, Jamie Lambert, Matthew Pagan and Thomas J Redgrave – signed with Syco.

The group’s debut album, Stars, featured selections from musical theatre, film and cover versions of pop songs, and went straight to number one.

They followed it up with the release of their second album, Act Two, which almost replicated their former success, charting at number two.

The boys have been touring the UK throughout 2016.

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The show’s second dog act to claim a victory became surrounded by controversy as viewers felt ‘duped’ when it was later revealed that two other dogs had taken part in the act’s final performance.

After receiving a horde of complaints, Ofcom ruled that BGT had misled viewers, but the dog act wasn’t stripped of its title or prize money.

In December they appeared at the Royal Variety Performance, but were once again met by negativity from the viewing audience.

Most recently, Jules O’Dwyer and Matisse (& Co.) performed live on Britain’s Got Talent semi-final, Wednesday night (May 25).

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