Jai McDowall

Jai McDowall Singer songwriter winner of Britain’s Got Talent in June 2011.

Jai rose to fame when he won the fifth series of Britain’s Got Talent in June 2011. Previously having been part of the Ayr amateur operatic society. He first auditioned in Liverpool singing “Anthem” from Chess, receiving positive comments from the judges, Michael McIntyre, Amanda Holden and David Hasselhoff.

Jai performed around the country with X factor then went on to perform at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance.

Jai signed to Syco Music, a subdivision of record label giant, Sony Music. His debut album Believe was released on 12th December 2011. The lead single “With or Without You” was released the same day. During his work in the studio he was quoted as saying “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.”

Jai 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 were treated to this impromptu performance which was warmly received by both artists fans. He has since performed on the LIVE final of China’s Got Talent and performed for Royalty at the Queens Jubilee and has headlined his own Scottish tour as well as dates across the UK.

His latest single ‘I Begin Again’ is available for worldwide download on iTunes & Amazon. Jai has been working in the studio on his second album, working on a crossover classic pop fusion and building on the success of his first album though SyCo/Sony Music. 2015 is a the beginning of a new journey for Jai, working with producers from all over the UK and Europe to build a new album fusing classic and pop crossover to create a new progressive sound.