Jai McDowall Biography
Jai McDowall is a Scottish singer and songwriter who won the fifth series of Britain’s Got Talent in June 2011.
As the winner, he received £100,000 thousand and performed at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance. He was signed to Syco Music, a subdivision of record label giant, Sony Music.
Prior to Britain’s Got Talent, Jai McDowall starred as a contestant on The X Factor and The American Idol Experience. His debut album Believe was released on 9th December 2011. The lead single “With or Without You” was released the same day. In March 2012, he was dropped by Syco after poor sales of his debut album. It was reported that the singer claimed that Syco boss, Simon Cowell, was anti-Scottish.
Jai McDowall Age
Jai McDowall is a Scottish singer-songwriter who won the fifth series of Britain’s Got Talent in June 2011. Jai was born on 24th July 1986 in Irvine, United Kingdom. He is 33 years old as of 2019.
Jai Mcdowall Education
Before his job of looking after young people with disabilities, Jai spent two years studying Music and Audio Technology (NC & HNC) at Music and Sound Production Dept, Ayr College, Scotland.
Jai Mcdowall Wife
GT’s Jai McDowall wants to find love
BRITAIN’S Got Talent wannabe Jai McDowall hopes to be on the show will get him a new girlfriend.
The Scottish singer has become one of the favorites to win after impressing
the judges on last Saturday’s episode with his version of Anthem from Chess.
Support worker Jai told a newspaper: “If being on Britain’s Got Talent
gets me some attention from girls, I wouldn’t say no – and I wouldn’t rule
out finding a girlfriend.”
Earlier this week he told how he’d received marriage proposals from female
fans.
Talking about the wedding offers on Daybreak, Jai, 24, said: “I think I’ve had
one. I haven’t really looked through them all, to be honest…
“A couple of friends texted me and said ‘I think you’ve just been
proposed to.’ I was like, ‘What, really?’ I need to go check that out.”
Jai, who previously tried out for The X Factor, added: “It’s been great, my
Facebook page has been posted to Timbuktu and back I think – with the amount
of posts, I’ve had.
“And it’s great because there are some people that obviously know me and
have known me since I was really little, and then there are complete strangers
that just get in touch to say that they cried at the performance or they
were touched by it. It’s an amazing feeling.”
Jai Mcdowall Net worth
McDowall is a Scottish singer-songwriter who won the fifth series of Britain’s Got Talent in June 2011. As the winner, he received £100,000 and performed at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance. He has an estimated net worth of $10 million dollars as of 2019. McDowall auditioned for The American Idol Experience whilst on holiday in the USA 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.
Jai Mcdowall Tour | Jai Mcdowall 2019
Jai McDowall tickets and 2019 tour dates
September 2019
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Glasgow, Kings Theatre
October 2019
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St Peter Port, Guernsey, Beau Sejour
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02
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04
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St. Helier, Jersey, Jersey Opera House
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05
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St. Helier, Jersey, Jersey Opera House
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07
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Cardiff, St David’s Hall
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08
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Exeter, Northcott Theatre
OCT
11
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Newtown, The Hafren
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12
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Swansea, Guildhall and Brangwyn Hall
OCT
13
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Oxford, New Theatre Oxford
OCT
18
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Loughborough, Loughborough Town Hall
OCT
19
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Ellesmere Port, Ellesmere Port Civic Hall
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23
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Lowestoft, The Marina Theatre & Cinema
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Chatham, Central Theatre
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25
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Skegness, Embassy Theatre
OCT
27
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Chesterfield, Pomegranate Theatre
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29
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Birmingham, The Alexandra Theatre
May 2020
MAY
05
2020
Halifax, Victoria Theatre
MAY
06
2020
MAY
08
2020
Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena Liverpool
MAY
09
2020
Stevenage, The Gordon Craig Theatre
MAY
12
2020
Bromley, Churchill Theatre
MAY
13
2020
Exmouth, Exmouth Pavilion
MAY
15
2020
Dorking, Dorking Halls
MAY
16
2020
Carmarthen, The Lyric
MAY
19
2020
Norwich, OPEN
MAY
20
2020
Kettering, The Lighthouse Theatre
MAY
21
2020
Scunthorpe, Baths Hall
MAY
22
2020
Bridlington, The Spa Bridlington
MAY
23
2020
Wrexham, William Aston Hall @ Glyndwr University
MAY
26
2020
High Wycombe, Wycombe Swan Theatre & Old Town Hall
MAY
27
2020
Mansfield, Mansfield Palace Theatre
MAY
28
2020
Darlington, Darlington Hippodrome
June 2020
JUN
02
2020
Ipswich, Regent Theatre
JUN
03
2020
Southend-on-Sea, Palace Theatre
JUN
04
2020
Hayes, Beck Theatre
JUN
05
2020
Salisbury, Salisbury City Hall
JUN
06
2020
Bath, The Forum
JUN
13
2020
Kirkcaldy, Adam Smith Theatre
JUN
16
2020
Bournemouth, Bournemouth Pavilion
JUN
19
2020
Eastleigh, The Concorde Club & Ellington Lodge
JUN
20
2020
Jai Mcdowall X Factor
To Where You Are Believe – 2011
With or Without You Believe – ;
Bring Me to Life Believe – ;
There You’ll Be Believe – ;
Fix You Believe – ;
How You Remind Me Believe
One Day Like This Believe – ;
Feels Like Home Believe – ;
The Prayer Believe – ;
Boulevard of Broken Dreams Believe – ;
I Begin Again I Begin Again – ;
You Raise Me Up Piano Acoustic Covers Vol 1 – 2017
Cry Cry, Home, Closer – 2019
Closer Cry, Home, Closer – ;
Home Cry, Home, Closer · 2 – ;
Jai Mcdowall Bring Me To Life
How can you see into my eyes like open doors
leading you down into my core
where I’ve become so numb without a soul my spirit’s sleeping somewhere cold
until you find it there and lead it back home
Wake me up inside
Wake me up inside
call my name and save me from the dark
bid my blood to run
before I come undone
save me from the nothing I’ve become
now that I know what I’m without
you can’t just leave me
breathe into me and make me real
bring me to life
Wake me up inside
Wake me up inside
call my name and save me from the dark
bid my blood to run
before I come undone
save me from the nothing I’ve become
Bring me to life
Bring me to life
frozen inside without your touch
without your love darling
only you are the life among the dead
Wake me up inside
Wake me up inside
call my name and save me from the dark
bid my blood to run
before I come undone
save me from the nothing I’ve become
Jai Mcdowall Anthem
Jai auditioned in Liverpool for the fifth series of Britain’s Got Talent with “Anthem” from Chess, receiving very positive comments from all of the 3 judges, Michael McIntyre, Amanda Holden, and David Hasselhoff. Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA, lyrics by Ulvaeus and Tim Rice, and a book by Rice. The story involves a politically driven, Cold War-era chess tournament between two grandmasters from America and the USSR and their fight over a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other.
Although the protagonists were not intended to represent any real individuals, the character of the American grandmaster was loosely based on Bobby Fischer, while elements of the story may have been inspired by the chess careers of Russian grandmasters Viktor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov.
Jai Mcdowall 2018
JAI MCDOWALL Sept 2018 | The Crazy Coqs – Brasserie Zedel
From the rolling hills of Bonnie Scotland, Britain’s Got Talent winner returns to London for one night at Crazy Coqs to bring the epic vocals, natural charm and versatile song stylings that captured Britain’s hearts.
Songs range from a chilling rendition of his signature Bring Me To Life, to tunes with a country flair from Nashville, to your favorite West End classics.
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Jai Mcdowall Dumfries House
Jai Mcdowall Wins Bgt | Jai Mcdowall Bgt Audition Song
BGT 2011 winner Jai McDowall: ‘I made bad decisions and went down the wrong road’. Interview with TV times
What have you been up to since winning?
“I toured with Gareth Gates last year and I’ve been gigging in Scotland. I’ve also been doing some co-writing and recording for a new album and hopefully, we’ll get something out later in the year. We are going darker and rocky; we’re hoping it’ll be like True Blood meets Josh Groban.”
Are you in touch with any other BGT contestants?
“I’m about to go on a theatre tour with Charlotte Jaconelli, who was part of Charlotte and Jonathan. It has been nice talking to someone from BGT about similarities in the way things happened.
“I’ve also performed with Lucy Kay and Collabro. Lucy and I have Twitter banter about Irn-Bru and haggis! And it’s great that young guys like Collabro are singing that kind of music.”
Have you seen the judges from your year?
“I’ve spoken to David Hasselhoff on Twitter, but I haven’t come across any of them since. It would be good, though, because I liked most of them.”
Simon was quite mean to you, wasn’t he?
“I met him straight after I won and he said that my performance then was so much better than the first. I said, ‘Yes, that’s because you called me monotone the first time!’ When I watched back I agreed with him though.”
How has Britain’s Got Talent changed things for you?
“It has made life in the music industry easier. I was singing in bands and at weddings and that was as far as I thought it would go, but the show gave me a platform to do bigger things than I thought I was capable of and opened doors. I really did have a brilliant time on the show.”
Were you disappointed not to get a second album with Syco [Simon Cowell’s record company]?
“Yes, it is like when you are sacked from a job, you’re upset and think ‘What am I going to do?’ The first year after I won was magic because I had everything done for me, but after Syco, I made bad decisions, signed with people I shouldn’t have and went down a road that didn’t suit me.
“But I’ve grown an awful lot in the last four years and I’ve learned skills I didn’t have before so it all panned out in the end.”
Any regrets about doing BGT?
“Definitely not. I’d do it again, but I’d tell my past self, ‘Learn more about the industry,’ because I was naive; I went in with blinkers on and just did what I was told. I’ve only just got to the stage now where I feel confident enough to have my own opinions.”
Do you still watch the show?
“Yes, it’s nice to see the competition! It’s strange though, I remember the year after I won, it was hard to watch because I thought, ‘I’ve been there and done that’. But now it’s nice to see people with the same dream as I had to get to realise it.”
How was it performing at the Royal Variety Show?
“Strange, surreal but brilliant and I hope to do it again someday. I walked around in a dream because there were all these people I had seen on TV like Penn and Teller, and Tony Bennett. I even kissed Nicole Scherzinger, and I panicked when Andrew Lloyd Webber walked past! Princess Anne was lovely, too; she even said she knew Tarbolton, where I am from.”
Were you sensible with your winnings?
“Probably too sensible! I paid off the mortgage on my house and I spent the remainder on doing it up. I should have just run away to New York, but it was good to have a roof over my head.”
What are your long-term plans?
“I have a lot of American fans so I’d like to make music and tour there. I have always loved everything American since I was a kid; it’s all Disney’s fault. I’ve also been modelling and I’d love to get into acting, but I want to try everything; you’re a long time dead!”
Who are your career role models?
“I like Kelly Clarkson, she is amazing and came from a talent show as well and has now got a brilliant career. Her music is the sort I’d love to make because it is all from her heart. If I do go to America I want to go to Nashville and do a mix of country, rock and pop like that.”
Jai Mcdowall There You’ll Be
Jai Mcdowall To Where You Are
Jai Mcdowall Final Performance
Britains got talent -his’s final performance
Britain’s Got Talent viewers livid as Jai McDowall misses out on the final
Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions viewers were left seething after Jai McDowall missed out on a spot in the final. The 33-year-old singer returned to Britain’s Got Talent stage after winning the fifth season back in 2011, performing a stunning rendition of I’ll Never Love Again.
It was a performance which saw judge Simon Cowell forced to confront the star after he previously stated he was ‘disappointed’ Jai won the competition. Speaking to Jai, Simon said: ‘So, 2011. I remember my issue at the time was I was struggling to find out where you fit into the market.
‘The fact that I never gave you support during or after the show and you have the guts to come back and prove a point to me: you’ve grown in stature and in confidence and that was an amazing performance. ‘I owe you an apology for not giving you the support you needed at the time but I also respect the fact you’ve come back and made me look like an idiot and you look fantastic.
I could not be more thrilled so here’s the standing ovation I should have given you.’ Despite being an incredible moment for Jai, it was bittersweet – with the singer failing to make it through to the final.