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'''Jai McDowall''' is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] singer who won the fifth series of the talent show ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]''.<Ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1394321/Britains-Got-Talent-Jai-McDowall-beats-Ronan-Parke-win.html</ref><ref>http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/254849-jai-mcdowall-wins-britains-got-talent-2011/</ref><ref>http://www.heatworld.com/Britains-Got-Talent/2011/06/The-WINNER-of-Britains-Got-Talent-2011-is/</ref>. He will perform at the 2011 ''[[Royal Variety Performance]]''<ref>http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/254857-jai-mcdowall-beats-ronan-parke-to-become-first-scot-to-win-britains-got-talent/</ref>.

==Early and personal life==
McDowall lives in [[Tarbolton]] in [[Ayrshire]] in Scotland where he worked as a support worker prior to winning ''Britain's Got Talent''.<ref>http://talent.itv.com/2011/finalists/profile/jai_mcdowall_tag_1731.htm</ref>.

==Career==
McDowall auditioned in [[Glasgow]] for the fifth series of ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} McDowall received positive comments from judges, [[Michael McIntyre]], [[Amanda Holden]] and [[David Hasslehoff]] with Hasslehoff appearing as an early favourite of McDowall.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} On 4 June 2011, McDowall won the final of ''Britain's Got Talent''.<ref>http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/60420/Amanda-Holden-Calls-Jai-McDowall-The-Dark-Horse-Of-BGT-Final</ref><ref>http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/notw/nol_showbiz/1314202/Jai-Mcdowall-beatsRonan-Parke-on-Britains-Got-Talent.html</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1394321/Britains-Got-Talent-Jai-McDowall-beats-Ronan-Parke-win.html</ref> He won £100,000 and will perform at the 2011 [[Royal Variety Performance]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8557461/Scottish-care-worker-pips-12-year-old-schoolboy-to-win-Britains-Got-Talent..html</ref>

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Jai McDowall

Jai McDowall is a Scottish singer who won the fifth series of the talent show Britain's Got Talent.[4][5][6]. He will perform at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance[7].

Early and personal life

McDowall lives in Tarbolton in Ayrshire in Scotland where he worked as a support worker prior to winning Britain's Got Talent.[8].

Career

McDowall auditioned in Glasgow for the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent.[citation needed] McDowall received positive comments from judges, Michael McIntyre, Amanda Holden and David Hasslehoff with Hasslehoff appearing as an early favourite of McDowall.[citation needed] On 4 June 2011, McDowall won the final of Britain's Got Talent.[9][10][11] He won £100,000 and will perform at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance.[12]

References

Preceded by Winner of Britain's Got Talent
2011
Succeeded by
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