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He progressed to the final on 6 June, where he sang Tom Jones's version of "I (Who Have Nothing)" and finished in third place. [5] Figures released by ITV showed Ball received 14.2% of the public votes cast during the 11-act final behind winner, comedian Axel Blake, with 19.7% and runner-up, ventriloquist Jamie Leahey, who tallied 14.7%. [6]
“A lot of people thought Tom was going to win,” judge Simon Cowell noted Monday on America’sGot Talent: All-Stars, when Tom Ball nervously emerged onstage.The sweet, shy, 24-year-old ...
"The Sound of Silence" (originally "The Sounds of Silence") is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon. The duo's studio audition of the song led to a record deal with Columbia Records, and the original acoustic version was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia's 7th Avenue Recording Studios in New York City for their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M ...
Tom came in swinging, performing a rendition of Simon and Garfunkel's iconic song "The Sound of Silence." While he surprised everyone with his impressive vocal range, it was judge Simon Cowell who ...
The song was covered by Wings during their 1975–1976 Wings Over The World tour (available on the 1976 album Wings Over America). Denny Laine sang lead. In the version released on Wings Over America, during the first chorus line Laine (jokingly) substitutes John Denver's name for Richard Cory's, thus inciting a roar of laughter and applause from the audience.
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By January 1966, "The Sound of Silence" had topped the Hot 100, selling over one million copies. [55] Simon reunited with Garfunkel in New York, leaving Chitty and his friends in England behind. CBS demanded a new album to be called Sounds of Silence to ride the wave of the hit. [56]
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