The Resume

(October 13, 1970- )
Born in Bristol, United Kingdom
Former manager of the Bridgend Carphone Warehouse
Entered the 2007 inaugural telecast of reality show 'Britain's Got Talent' as an opear singer and took top prize (£100,000 and the right to perform before the Queen)
Signed a million pound record deal with show co-creator Simon Cowell
Recorded and released the classical album 'One Chance' (July 16, 2007)

Why he might be annoying:

His name sounds similar to Cambodian Khmer Rouge dictator Pol Pot.
His first opera performance was a 1999 karaoke contest, dressed as Pavarotti.
His amateur status for the show was called into question as he explained he was never paid as an opera singer.
He met the woman he married in 2003 through an Internet chat room.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was bullied in school and used opera as a means of escapism.
He saved for a trip to Italy, took singing lessons and got to perform in front of his idol Pavarotti (with favorable critique).
He had to put his dream on hold for four years after a 2003 bicycle accident left him with a broken collarbone.
He performed Puccini's 'Nessum doria' for the TV show, wowed the judges and came out the winner with over 2 million votes cast.
His debut album reached #1 in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and three Scandinavian countries.

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alien Heads
• Belters
• Current TV's 20 Highest Earning British Reality Stars [2009] (Ranked: 7)
• Eye Baggage
• I Covered 'First Time Ever I Saw Your Face'
• I Married in 2003
• Look at Me, I Don't Have a Neck
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Bow Tie
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Tux
• Look at My Tongue
• More Chins than are in a Chinese Phone Book
• Opera Singers and Composers
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 343)
• Profiles 21251-21500 (Ranked: 21457)
• Reality TV Champs
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 05]
• Snaggle Tooth
• Vocalists Who Look Pained When they Sing

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 22 Votes: 77.27% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 120 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 272 Votes: 72.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 58 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 54 Votes: 53.70% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 82 Votes: 64.63% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 93 Votes: 65.59% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 100 Votes: 51.00% Annoying