Calum Scott

Calum Scott
Scott on his Bridges World Tour in 2022
Background information
Born	(1988-10-12) 12 October 1988 (age 35) Beverley, England
Origin	Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Capitol EMI
Website	calumscott.com

Calum Scott (born 12 October 1988)^[1] is an English pop singer. He rose to prominence in April 2015 after competing on the ITV talent contest Britain's Got Talent, where he performed his version of Robyn's hit "Dancing on My Own" and earned Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer. After coming sixth in the contest, he released his version as a single the following year, which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and became Britain's best-selling single of summer 2016.

Scott later signed with Capitol and in 2017, released the single "You Are the Reason", included on his 2018 debut album Only Human, which reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart.^[2] The song has been viewed over a billion times on YouTube.^[3] Later in 2018, he collaborated with Leona Lewis to release a duet version of "You Are the Reason".