Jai McDowall
| Jai McDowall | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jai McDowall |
| Born |
24 July 1986 Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Origin | Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Genres | Rock, opera, Classical crossover |
| Occupation(s) | Singer–songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels |
Syco, Sony (2011–12) WIR Records (2012–13) Crossfire Talent (current) |
| Associated acts | Ronan Parke |
| Website | Official website |
Jai McDowall (born 24 July 1986) is a Scottish singer–songwriter who won the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent in June 2011. As the winner, he received £100,000 and performed at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance. McDowall was signed to Syco Music, a subdivision of record label giant, Sony Music.
Before Britain's Got Talent, he appeared as a contestant on The X Factor and The American Idol Experience. His debut album Believe was released on 9 December 2011. The lead single "With or Without You" was released the same day. In March 2012, he was dropped by Syco after poor sales of his debut album. This prompted an outburst from the singer, who claimed that Syco boss, Simon Cowell, was anti-Scottish. Shortly after, the Mirror newspaper reported that the singer had, ironically, purchased a house on Fail Avenue.
McDowall was born and lives in Tarbolton in Ayrshire, Scotland where he worked as a support worker prior to winning Britain's Got Talent. He was a member of the Ayr Amateur Opera Company and Loudoun Musical Society. He played roles such as Frank in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Motel in Fiddler on the Roof.
Before his job of looking after young people with disabilities, Jai spent 2 years studying Music and Audio Technology (NC & HNC) at Music and Sound Production Dept, Ayr College, Scotland.
McDowall auditioned for The American Idol Experience whilst on holiday in the USA in 2009, and won.
He also auditioned for The X Factor in 2010 and reached bootcamp.
Jai auditioned in Liverpool for the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent with "Anthem" from Chess, receiving positive comments from the judges, Michael McIntyre, Amanda Holden and David Hasselhoff. He received three yeses and was put through to the next round, and through to the live semi-finals.
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