{"id":5139,"date":"2011-06-04T23:52:19","date_gmt":"2011-06-04T22:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/?p=5139"},"modified":"2011-06-04T23:53:23","modified_gmt":"2011-06-04T22:53:23","slug":"who-won-britain%e2%80%99s-got-talent-2011-live-final-jai-mcdowall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/5139\/who-won-britain%e2%80%99s-got-talent-2011-live-final-jai-mcdowall\/","title":{"rendered":"Who won Britain\u2019s Got Talent 2011 Live Final? Jai McDowall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"jai mcdowall\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/images\/uk\/bgt2011\/jaimcdowall.JPG\" alt=\"jai mcdowall\" width=\"280\" height=\"214\" \/>24-year-old singer Jai McDowall has been crowned the winner of Britain\u2019s Got Talent 2011, beating bookies favourite Ronan Parke who finished in second place.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, who performed \u201cTo Where You Are\u201d on tonight\u2019s show, topped the public vote and will go on to perform for the Queen at this year\u2019s Royal variety show.<\/p>\n<p>Jai will also headline the Britain\u2019s Got Talent 2011 live tour and lets not forget he also pockets the \u00a3100,000 prize.<br \/>\nAfter being announced the winner Jai told hosts Ant and Dec: \u201cI feel absolutely amazing, fantastic, this so much more than a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Runner-up Ronan Parke said: \u201cI\u2019ve loved it! I just want to say thanks to everyone who votes, thanks so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cCongratulations Jai!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Holden however wasn\u2019t too happy with the result, saying: \u201cI really wanted Ronan Parke to win, but I don\u2019t want to take away from Jai\u2019s special night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simon Cowell added: \u201cIt was clear a singer was going to win, I\u2019m not surprised he won. The final performance he just gave after he won\u2026 it was stunning.\u201d<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* auditions mid page 300x250, created 9\/6\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2217652781\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script>\n<\/td>\n<td>\nBoyband New Bounce, who closed tonight\u2019s show with \u2018Ain\u2019t No Sunshine\u2019, finished in third place. The remainder of the top 10 finalists finished the show as follows:<\/p>\n<p>4. Razy Cogonea<br \/>\n5. Michael Collings<br \/>\n6. Paul Gbegbaje<br \/>\n7. Steven Hall<br \/>\n8. James Hobley<br \/>\n9. Les Gibson<br \/>\n10. 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