Calum Scott is a singer who reached the Final of Series 9 of Britain's Got Talent. He was aged 26 at the time of his audition and hailed from Hull. He received Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer.
Calum and his sister Jade auditioned separately one before the other. Jade went on first but her performance was said to be off-key and was sent off. A nervous Calum then stepped onstage. He sang 'Dancing On My Own' by Robyn. Following a standing ovation, Simon pressed the Golden Buzzer giving Calum an automatic place in the live shows. Alesha remarked 'You completely sucked us all in', with Simon adding 'Your more than a singer you are an artist'.
In the Semi-Finals, Calum performed 'We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off' by Jermaine Stewart, as a close-up of his face was projected on the electronic screen behind him. Simon commented 'You really sound like a recording artist', whilst David suggested that he could have 'Success around the world'. He won the Public Vote and advanced immediately onto the Final.
In the Final, Calum performed 'Diamonds' by Rihanna. He stumbled over his words in the first verse, however he continued to finish the song. Simon remarked 'It fell apart the first half of the song, you lost your words you lost your timing, luckily on the second half of the song you picked it up', with Alesha adding 'You have the most magical voice, when you sing it does something to me'. He ultimately placed 6th overall.
After BGT[]
In 2016, Scott released a cover of Robyn's 'Dancing on My Own' which peaked at #2 and spent over 30 weeks in the Official Top 40, marking his first ever Top Five Single. His second single, Rhythm Inside, peaked at #90. He released another single, 'You Are The Reason', which peaked at #43 and spent 14 weeks in the Top 100. A version of the song with Leona Lewis was also released.
In 2018, Scott released his debut album entitled 'Only Human' which peaked at #4 and spent eight weeks in the Official Albums Chart Top 100.
In Winter 2020, Scott returned as part of the Britain's Got Talent Christmas Spectacular and performed his song 'You Are The Reason' live alongside a performance from MerseyGirls.
In late July 2021, Scott featured on Lost Frequencies' new single entitled 'Where Are You Now'. In mid October of the same year the single entered the Official Chart Top 100 at #91, before peaking at #3 in 2022, therefore marking his second ever Top Five Single.[1] In addition to the above the single peaked at #1 in the 'Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40' on January 21st, 2022.[2]
In October 2021, Scott appeared as a guest performer on C4's 'Sunday Brunch' within the UK, before later appearing as a Guest Performer on 'The Late Late Show with James Corden'.
In November 2021, Scott featured on with Brazilian recording artist Bryan Behr's single entitled 'Da Primeira Vez (From the First Time)', where he sang in both English & Portuguese. Within the same month, Scott featured on Jasmine Thompson's single entitled 'Love Is Just a Word'.
In mid June 2022, he released his second album entitled 'Bridges', just over a year after he released the albums leading single 'Biblical', which also doubled as the working title for the album before it was later changed to 'Bridges' after the last single featured on the album.[3][4] On 24th June 2024, the album later entered the Official Top 100 Albums Chart at #48.
Additionally In 2022, Scott supported The Script during the band's European Tour and began embarking on his 'Bridges' World Tour.
In October 2022, Scott appeared on a celebrity special of BBC's game show 'The Hit List' alongside DJ Naughty Boy.[5]
In February 2023, Scott featured on DJ Jax Jones' latest single entitled 'Whistle'.[6] In the same month the single entered the Official Chart Top 100 at #100, before going on to peak at #14. Additionally, on Monday 20th February 2023, Jones appeared as a guest performer on a gig which occurred upon an episode of ITV2 show 'Love Island', before inviting Scott into the villa and performing their latest single 'Whistle'.[7]
In May 2023, Scott and DJ Robin Schulz featured on the re-recorded version of the Take That single 'Greatest Day' alongside the band.[8]
In August 2023, Scott released a new single entitled 'At Your Worst' with its primary theme being that of self love.[9]
In October 2023, Scott performed his latest single ‘At Your Worst’ at the Pride of Britain Awards alongside each of the award winners at the end of the awards ceremony.[10]
In November 2023, Scott was a Guest Performer at ‘The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance’, where he performed ‘You Are The Reason’.[11]
In December 2023, both Scott & Jax Jones performed their single ‘Whistle’ on 'The National Lottery's New Year's Eve Big Bash' which was hosted by Jason Manford and BGT Judge Alesha Dixon.
In January 2024, Scott released a new single entitled ‘Lighthouse’.
In February 2024, Scott performed "You Are the Reason" during the finale of America's Got Talent: Fantasy League while Musa Motha performed a dance routine to the song. Following the performance it was revealed that Scott would be supporting Ed Sheeran on his “Mathematics” tour around Europe & Asia later in the year.
In May 2024, Scott released a new single entitled ‘Then There Was You’ for the soundtrack of Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming film “The Garfield Movie”. Additionally in May 2024, Scott appeared as a guest performer on the third Semi-Final of the seventeenth series of Britain’s Got Talent where he performed the aforementioned ‘Then There Was You’.
Trivia[]
- During Series 13 of Britain's Got Talent, a contestant named Faith Tucker performed an Italian version of the song 'You Are The Reason' entitled 'Sei Tu La Ragionne' as her Semi-Final performance.
- ↑ YouTube - Where Are You Now
- ↑ Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40
- ↑ Wikipedia - Calum Scott
- ↑ Wikipedia - Bridges (Calum Scott album)
- ↑ BBC One London - Schedules, Saturday 15th October 2022
- ↑ Official Charts - Exclusive First Listen: Jax Jones teams up with Calum Scott for enigmatic new single Whistle
- ↑ Express & Star - Calum Scott and Jax Jones surprise Love Islanders with an intimate gig
- ↑ Daily Mail - Take That re-record their number one hit Greatest Day with Calum Scott as they prepare to release first new music in five years
- ↑ UDiscoverMusic - Calum Scott Embraces Imperfection On Up-Tempo New Single ‘At Your Worst’
- ↑ Daily Mirror’s TikTok - Calum Scott’s amazing performance at Pride of Britain with all the winners on stage #dailymirror #prideofbritain #calumscott
- ↑ The Royal British Legion’s Website - Festival of Remembrance | Programme