One Chance is the debut album by Paul Potts, winner of the 2007 television program Britain's Got Talent. Potts' success story reads like a modern fairytale. Potts, who grew up in a poor family and was often bullied, found his comfort in music: as a choir boy his musical talent was already recognized. But physical setbacks - illnesses, traffic accidents - and his lack of self-confidence hindered the
… making of a bright career. When he hesitantly signed up for the television competition, the amateur opera singer had not sung for several years and was working as a telephone salesman. His moving rendition of Puccini's aria Nessun Dorma at the audition and later in the final earned him a standing ovation from a frenzied audience. On this album you can hear where the strength of this' underdog 'lies: Potts' musicality and clear, light-tinted tenor voices have a great emotional power that causes goosebumps. One Chance contains English, Italian and Spanish crossover repertoire in the style of Il Divo and Andrea Bocelli. (SvdP)more
