Jai McDowall Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Family, X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, and Net Worth.

McDowall auditioned for The American Idol Experience whilst on holiday in the United States in 2009, and won. He also auditioned for The X Factor in 2010 and reached boot camp but lost out on a place in the live shows.

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McDowall auditioned in Liverpool for the fifth series of Britain’s Got Talent with “Anthem” from Chess, receiving very positive comments from all of the three judges, Michael McIntyre, Amanda Holden, and David Hasselhoff. He received three yesses and was put through to the next round, and through to the live semi-finals.

McDowall performed for a second time in the semi-final on June 2, 2011, singing “Bring Me to Life” by Evanescence. He once again received positive comments from the judges including Cowell. He received the highest number of votes on the night and was automatically put through to the final.

In the final, McDowall performed “To Where You Are” by Josh Groban. He once again received positive comments from all four judges, despite some criticism from judge Simon Cowell, who stated that the vocal was ‘monotone’. This comment was acknowledged by McDowall.

During the result, Simon later complimented McDowall on his rendition of the song after he had won the top prize of £100,000. He was declared the winner with 29.1% of the vote, approximately 4.1 million, which proved a shock as he beat bookies’ favorite Ronan Parke.

It was later revealed on Britain’s Got More Talent that there was a margin of 2.4% of the vote, approximately 86,000, between McDowall and runner-up Ronan Parke. He won £100,000 and a spot at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance.

After winning Britain’s Got Talent, McDowall performed on Britain’s Got Talent Tour. Starting in Newcastle and moving through 3 Scottish cities Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Glasgow before heading through England and appearing in the major venues in most major cities.

McDowall performed at the 2011 Glasgow Show on Glasgow Green in front of 20,000 people, headlining the Sunday show together with Re-Take That and other guests. In August 2011, he secured a record deal with Syco and Sony Music to be released in December 2011.

In October 2011, McDowall performed a sell-out headline show at the Grand Hall, Kilmarnock. He also headlined the end-of-season shows at the main Butlins sites during the October Holiday Break before appearing in the Royal Variety show.

McDowall was also invited to sing with Josh Groban in the Royal Concert Hall in his performance of “To Where You Are” and they both received a standing ovation for their rendition of Groban’s hit song.

On October 3, 2011, it was confirmed that McDowall, as well as Sony Music Entertainment and Syco Music to promote his debut album, has also hired Soundcheck Entertainment to aid in the promotion of the forthcoming album which was released in December 2011.

McDowall announced on October 26, that the album would be titled Believe and would be released on December 12. He explained: “Being in the studio was everything I hoped it would be and I loved the whole creative process. I like the style of singing I did on Britain’s Got Talent a kind of mix of musical and pop so we’re working along those lines.”

McDowall had a pleasant surprise at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall when he was invited by Josh Groban to jointly perform “To Where You Are” in front of a packed house. The crowd was treated to this impromptu performance which was warmly received by both artists’ fans.

McDowall told STV, in reference to Susan Boyle: “I think it’s a fantastic thing. If I get even half of her success it’s going to be absolutely amazing for me. It’s dead funny cause people are calling me Jai-Bo!” In 2012, he sang his album lead track, “With or Without You” on China’s Got Talent although oddly enough, no license was applied to sell his single or album in China.

It was confirmed by Sony in March 2012 that, after fulfilling his one-album contract, McDowall’s deal will not be renewed. In 2013, he was asked to and agreed to perform at the March & Rally for Scottish Independence.

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