Jamie Pugh – Britain’s Got Talent

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Jamie Pugh today appeared alongside Sue Son on “This Morning”, and was interviewed by Philip Schofield and Fern Britten about his amazing talent, and overcoming his nerves.

“Most people don’t know I even sing,” said Jamie. He added: “I’ve kept it very quiet.

“Only close people know that I sing.”

Philip Schofield suggested that Jamie would need to have “nerves of steel” to sing Bring Him Home from Les Miserables on National TV.

“It is that song Bring Him Home. I was lucky enough to see the musical as a child. The music is phenomenal.”

Philip suggested to Jamie that he must have been “quaking in his boots” when he had to hold the last note of the song. “That’s the bit of the song I fear the most,” said Jamie. “Because you know it’s coming.

“Anyone who knows the song know’s it’s the money note.”

Jamie Pugh admitted that he used to show off as a child, singing and dancing to Michael Jackson songs. Philip asked why he had become so shy and nervous since that time.

“As you grow older, you start to think about things more, you start to overthink,” Jamie explained.

Philip asked Jamie how he will be if he wins and has to appear in front of the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance.

“To be honest, I don’t really think about that, I have to cross each bridge as I come to it,” he replied.

We’re right behind you Jamie!

Jamie Pugh and his voice coach, Andrea Beardshaw, have been explaining Jamie’s shyness in an interview with the Daily Mirror. Jamie first went to see Andrea to improve his breathing and pronunciation whilst singing, but initially was too shy to sing in front of her.

“It took a while to sing in front of her”, he revealed.

Andrea added: “He was so nervous and shy at first – he had no confidence. He had a cracking voice but he had no idea what to do with it.

“The first thing he sang for me was Bring Him Home – the song he performed on Britain’s Got Talent. I’m super-proud of him.”

Jamie Pugh, a pizza delivery man from Wales, has overcome stage fright to wow the judges on TV talent show Britain’s Got Talent.

Like fellow competitor Susan Boyle, Jamie Pugh sang a song from Les Miserables and left the judges astounded by his performance of Bring Him Home.

Saturday’s auditions were held in Cardiff. However, Jamie Pugh waiting backstage was feeling really nervous. Incredibly nervous, in fact. He hadn’t slept properly for the three nights before his audition, and was concerned that his nerves would get the better of him.

Jamie, 37 years old and a pizza delivery man, explained: “I suffer from severe stage fright, it has totally crippled me, and I’ve come today to see if I can get through 3 minutes.”

It is difficult to sing when nervous, as nerves can constrict the throat leading to an uncontrollable warble. An uncontrolled warble would not impress the Britain’s Got Talent judges.

Jamie continued: “In the day time I work three days a week driving a van and in the evenings I deliver pizza. I’m just a simple bloke from the Valleys, but my dream is to sing at the Royal Variety in front of a live orchestra”.

However, Jamie’s biggest worry is his intense stage fright – he doesn’t want to walk out on stage and not be able to perform his best. With his partner Donna watching nervously from the audience, he hoped and prayed that he would be able to pull off the performance of his lifetime.

Fortunately, Jamie’s performance was stunning, emotional and without fault. The judges became entranced by his voice and the whole theatre gave him a standing ovation. The expression of joy and shock on Jamie’s face were reminiscent of the aftermath of Susan Boyle’s performance.

The judges were stunned. Amanda Holden said: “It is a beautiful song and that was amazing,” and Piers Morgan adding: “I wasn’t expecting that kind of performance from you. You deliver pizza’s at night for goodness sake and you come on this stage, one of the biggest talent shows in the world and do a performance like that, I thought it was incredible.”

Simon Cowell finished off the comments with: “I think I just got how important the last three minutes of your life just were, and to get the reaction you just got from the audience must be unbelievable. It’s people like you that are the reason why we come to Wales every year, I think you could be a special talent, but you have to start believing in yourself.”

Jamie, as he left the stage declared: “for this brief moment I feel complete”.