
'I had to leave Hull to make it in music'
Calum Scott wants to see more opportunities for working class artists in places like his home city.
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Calum Scott is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence in April 2015 after competing on the ITV talent contest Britain's Got Talent, where he performed a cover of Robyn's hit "Dancing on My Own" and earned a Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell. After placing sixth in the contest, he released his own version of the song 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.
Calum Scott wants to see more opportunities for working class artists in places like his home city.
There was a moment in Calum Scott's life when he found himself contemplating taking his own life.