Calum
Scott
Calum Scott (born 12 October 1988) is an English singer and
songwriter. In April 2015, he rose to prominence after competing
on the ITV talent contest Britain's Got Talent, where he performed
his version of Robyn's hit "Dancing on My Own". After coming sixth
in the contest, he released his version as a single the following
year, which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and
became Britain's best-selling single of summer 2016.
Scott
later signed with Capitol and in 2017, released the single "You
Are the Reason", which was included on his 2018 debut album Only
Human, which reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. Later in
2018, he collaborated with Leona Lewis to release a duet version
of the single "You Are the Reason".
On 11 April 2015, Scott's audition for the ninth series of
Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV. Just before his
audition, his sister Jade also auditioned but was stopped early on
both of her songs by Simon Cowell. Jade received four "No" votes
from David Walliams, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell.
Despite obvious nerves at seeing his sister get rejected, Calum
performed a cover of Robyn's "Dancing on My Own", which he had
heard Kings of Leon performing on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge in
2013. Following a standing ovation from the judging panel, Cowell
pressed the Golden Buzzer giving Scott an automatic place in the
live shows. Explaining his decision to send Scott straight to the
semi-finals, Cowell said:
"I've never ever in all the years I've done this show heard a guy
with the talent you've got. Seriously. And the version was
sensational, and that shows to me that actually, you're more than
a singer, you're an artist, and that's why you got that (the
buzzer)."