Jai McDowall

The winner of the 2011 fifth series of Britain's Got Talent, Scottish classical pop singer Jai McDowall ended the show's run of victorious dance acts, but struggled to achieve anywhere near the same success as his homeland's most famous talent show contestant, Susan Boyle. Born in Tarbolton, Ayrshire in 1986, McDowall grew up on country music and, inspired by his father (who regularly performed across the town's local club circuit), began singing in various karaoke contests. After studying music and audio technology at Ayr College for two years, he became a member of both the ...