Paul Potts is a British tenor, born in 1970 in Bristol and raised in Port Talbot, Wales, who won the first series of Britain's Got Talent in 2007 with his performance of Puccini's aria "Nessun Dorma". His debut album "One Chance" topped charts in 13 countries and went multi-platinum, and his life story was adapted into a 2013 film starring James Corden. He has a particularly devoted following in South Korea, where his BGT audition video went viral with nearly 200 million YouTube views, and his recording of "Nessun Dorma" was used in the opening episode of Squid Game season 2 in December 2024.
Paul Potts' recording of "Nessun Dorma" was used in the opening episode of Squid Game season 2 on Netflix, which premiered on December 26, 2024.
Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk explained to Deadline that he chose Potts' version specifically because the song became enormously popular in Korea after Britain's Got Talent.
Paul Potts performed in Tokyo in Ken Hill's Phantom of the Opera, which marked his latest success on the full opera stage.
Paul Potts is touring in 2026 with 54 scheduled concerts, primarily in Germany and Sweden.
His BGT audition video now has nearly 200 million views on YouTube, which underscores his enduring global popularity.
