Jamie Pugh – Britain’s Got Talent

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Sadly, Jamie Pugh was unsuccessful in his attempt to get into the final of Britain’s Got Talent. He sang “The Impossible Dream” from Man of La Mancha and you can view his performance here:

Jamie did not receive enough of the public vote to finish in the top three and so was out of the competition.

Piers Morgan said that Jamie controlled his nerves well but didn’t perform as well as he had for his audtion. Amanda Holden, who buzzed during the performance, said that she didn’t feel comfortable watching him because he was so nervous. Simon Cowell told Jamie that his last note was very good but as an overall performance, it wasn’t good enough.

The dance troupe Flawless and singer Shaun Smith will go through to appear in the final on Saturday.

Jamie Pugh, who was speaking exclusively to Wales On Sunday, has stated how he wanted to quit the show after he was called a liar. He even at one stage shaved off his beard so that he wouldn’t be recognised in the street.

Jamie overcame crippling stage fright to sing “Bring Him Home” from Les Miserables on Britain’s Got Talent. Before he sang, he told Simon Cowell that he’d never sung in front of a large audience.  However, a video emerged of Jamie’s appearance in a 2006 West End talent show as part of a group which sang a medley of Rod Stewart songs.

Jamie told Wales on Sunday how the accusation battered his fragile confidence and it was only the support of his girlfriend Donna that prevented him quitting the shoe.

Jamie said: “If I didn’t have Donna, I would have quit. She’s my everything. That story in the paper really hurt. I bring my children up to be honest and it was blazed across that I was a liar.

“I’ve never hidden the fact I was on that show. What people have to understand is I wasn’t on my own. I’ve never walked onto a stage on my own.”

“My life is a struggle but I have everybody I want close to me. I’m the man I’ve always wanted to be. Every morning I wake up wanting to be a good man, good partner and good worker. I’m confident in everything else apart from my singing. It’s one of the few things that cripples me because I’m giving you everything I’ve got. It’s personal for me. With singing, it’s the one time I can give you everything I’ve got. When I sing I feel it.”

Jamie’s partner of the last seven years, Donna, said that Jamie had reacted badly to the criticism.

She revealed: “He takes all this to heart. Last week was atrocious, heartbreaking. We thought about locking the door and not letting anybody in but you can’t do that.

“It was a personal attack on him and he thought everybody hated him.

“I told him that no matter what happens, he’s still going to be my partner, he’s still going to be a dad and work starts tomorrow. It would have consumed him and made him feel so low.

“It could have got to the point where he wouldn’t have been able to get back up again. To sing he has to feel it and he wouldn’t be able to do that if he was depressed and not worth anything.”

Jamie said that he has been coping with the pressures by staying close to his family and friends whilst preparing for the next stage of the competition on  May 23.

Jamie should take some comfort from the results of the poll on this website. In answer to the question:

Do you forgive Jamie his so-called fib?

42% of you replied that there was nothing to forgive, he didn’t fib. A further 40% said that yes, they forgave him, making a total of 82% of respondents who were still supporting him, including me!

So Jamie, we all wish you loads of luck for May 23rd!

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”.