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13 Years Ago Today Darius Won Popstar To Operastar


On this day in 2010 Darius won the final of ITV's Popstar To Operastar.

He picked up 50.1% of the public vote to be crowned the winner of the series, with Bernie Nolan as the runner up with 49.9% of the votes.


The show was broadcast live on ITV1 and was watched by 4,330,000 viewers.

Darius performed three songs during the final, he opened with "Non piú andrai" ("No More Gallivanting") from Marriage of Figaro by Mozart, he then duetted on "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha with Rolando Villazón and then performed "Libiamo ne'lieti calici" ("Brindisi") from La traviata alongside fellow contestant Bernie Nolan and the show's mentors Katherine Jenkins and Rolando Villazón.

He closed the show as the winner with a reprisal of "Non piú andrai".


You can see all of Darius' performances from the final below:


"Non piú andrai" ("No More Gallivanting") from Marriage of Figaro


"The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha with Rolando Villazón


"Libiamo ne'lieti calici" ("Brindisi") from La traviata with Bernie Nolan, Katherine Jenkins and Rolando Villazón


Darius being announced as the winner and performing a reprisal "Non piú andrai"


See some photos of Darius performing in the final below:


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