Paul Pott's From Britains Got Talent Discusses Susan Boyle

Before Susan Boyle came along and gave nearly everyone in the world goosebumps, there was Paul Potts.

Paul Potts zoomed to fame thanks to his win on "Britain's Got Talent" two years ago.

The winner of the TV program "Britain's Got Talent" in 2007, Potts recalls the butterflies he felt in the lead-up to his audition.

"I'm not really sure what made me walk on the stage in the end," he says. "It did feel like I was walking under my own motion. Especially going out in front of Simon Cowell. I've always respected him for his honesty. I just didn't want to be on the receiving end of it."

Like Boyle, Potts was initially scoffed at by the audience when he stood before the judges. With his crooked teeth and generous waistline, he seemed an unlikely fit for a talent show.

But just like Boyle, he blew everybody's socks off when he opened his mouth to sing -- in his case, Puccini's "Nessun Dorma."

A struggling cell phone salesman from Wales at the time, Potts became an overnight -- and YouTube -- sensation. And now, two years later, the 38-year-old tenor is relating to Boyle's meteoric rise.

"I think Susan demonstrates that anything can happen," said Potts. "There's always something about somebody you don't know that can surprise you."

Potts says he's noticed that Boyle's sudden fame has helped sweep new listeners his way. And the timing is perfect; yesterday he released his second album, "Passione," a collection of tracks sung in Italian, including a classical version of the song "A Whiter Shade of Pale."

The album follows Potts' debut release, "One Chance," which sold more than 3 million copies and topped album charts in 15 countries.

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