text: Britain's Got Talent returns to our screens for a ninth series tomorrow. The auditions for the nationwide search for a Brit with very special talent will be televised for six weeks until a winner is chosen. But after the TV cameras subside, their show at the Royal Variety Performance is over, and they've spent their £250,000 - what happens to them? Scroll down for video . Ant and Dec pictured with popular dancing pair Ashleigh and Pudsey on  Britain's Got Talent in 2012 . BGT judges Simonm Cowell (left), Amanda Holden (centre) and Aleesha Dixon (right) at the BGT press launch last week . From the incredible success of Paul Potts and Diversity to Attraction's questionable tactics and Jai McDowell's 'album flop', we look back at the show's winners to decide whether nabbing the prize on BGT can make you a star for longer than your 15 minutes. The biggest star to come out of the show by far is Scottish singing sensation Susa Boyle - but she didn't actually win. The reality show's judging panel - Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon - have all said they are looking forward to finding fresh talent, and ITV chiefs are expecting bumper audience ratings. But is it really worth signing up? We look back at some of the biggest names to come out of the programme. Paul Potts . Series 1 - 2007 . Paul Potts performs on Britain's Got Talent in June 2007 . Welsh opera singer Paul Potts, from Port Talbot, remains one of the most successful winners of Britain's Got Talent. The classical singer's post-show album One Chance sold millions of copies and was No.1 in nine countries. In 2013, James Corden played Paul in a Holywood movie about his life called One Chance. He is to perform during a short autumn tour at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre in North Wales on October 9 and Rhyl's Pavilion Theatre on October 14. One Chance (2013), starring James Corden as Paul Potts and Alexandra Roach as Julie-Ann Cooper . Paul and wife Julie-Ann pose on the red carpet prior the Echo award 2014 at Messe Berlin, March 2014 . George Sampson . Series 2 - 2008 . George Sampson, now 21, from Warrington, was just 14 when he won BGT. The street dancer (and now actor) is an official ambassador of the United Dance Organisation. George enjoyed a stint acting on Waterloo road from 2011-2013, and last year featured in an episode of The Dumping Ground on CBBC, as well as an episode of Mount Pleasant. He ahs also appeared in the films StreetDance 3D and StreetDance 2. George Sampson performs a show-stopping dance on Britain's Got Talent in May 2008 . Now a young actor at 21, he's pictured at an In The Night Garden Live show in London last May . Diversity . Series 3 - 2009 . Street dance group Diversity formed in 2007 and won the third series of Britain's Got Talent in 2009, beating bookies favourite Susan Boyle to the No.1 spot. In 2009 they toured with BGT, while 2010 saw the first dates to their Diversitoys tour sell out in 24 hours, and they've been touring every year since. There is currently eight members, from Leytonstone, Dagenham and Essex, which includes two sets of brothers. Ashley Banjo has become the standout star of the group, he is a member of the judging panel of Sky1's dancing talent show Got To Dance and has presented several other TV shows including Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew, with fellow members of the dance group. In early 2014, a new Sky 1 show called Ashley Banjo's Big Town Dance followed  saw Ashley and Diversity trying to bring the residents of Stockton-on-Tees tr together through dance. Perri Kiely has also had extensive solo success, winning the second series of Splash! and working as a UK presenter alongside Jordan Banjo. But the group as a whole has also had lasting success commercially - they have appeared in a number of adverts for Transformers toys, Cadbury Marvellous Mix-Up and British Gas. Diversity perform at the Britain's Got Talent final in May 2009 . Diversity on stage during the Invictus Games Closing Concert in September 2014 . Spelbound . Series 4 - 2010 . Gymnastic troup Spelbound rose to fame in 2010 when they won the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent. They took away £100,000 and appeared at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance, as well as performing in the Britain's Got Talent Live tour. They have since performed at numerous venues and featured in TV adverts. Spelbound in BGT in May 2010 . The gymnasts perform at the Rays Of Sunshine concert at Royal Albert Hall in June 2012 . Jai McDowall . Series 5 - 2011 . Jai McDowall, now 28, from Scotland, won the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent. He received £100,000, performed at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance and was signed to Syco Music. However by 2012, due to poor album sales, the singer/songwriter was dropped after fulfilling his one-album contract. He then, ironically, bought a house on Fail Avenue. In 2013 Jai performed at the March & Rally for Scottish Independence in Edinburgh, and in 2014 he was the support act on the Gareth Gates UK tour. Jai McDowall failed to set the music world alight after winning Britain's Got Talent in 2011 and was dropped by Syco records after his first album. But the singer continues to play gigs and last year he supported Gareth Gates on the Pop Idol singer's UK tour . Ashleigh and Pudsey . Series 6 - 2012 . Ashleigh Butler and her pet Border Collie cross, Pudsey, stole the nation's hearts as contestants in the sixth series of the television talent show Britain's Got Talent, which they won in May 2012. Their dog trick act has continued to be a roaring success - in 2012 Pudsey had a role in the TV version of the book Mr Stink by David Walliams. The pair also present the CBBC TV show Who Let the Dogs Out? In 2014, Pudsey starred in the film called Pudsey: The Movie, with his character voiced by David Walliams. For the last few years, they have also become a popular fixture on the pantomime circuit - this month they're playing Dorothy and Toto in the Easter pantomime of The Wizard of Oz at the Playhouse in Whitley Bay. Ashleigh and Pudsey perform at the Britain's Got Talent final in May 2012 . Ashleigh and Pudsey, pictured here on the Lorraine TV show in December 2014 have had roaring success since they won BGT . Attraction . Series 7 - 2013 . Hungarian shadow theatre group Attraction, from Budapest, Hungary, first rose to fame thanks to a performance at the Hungarian Olympic Oath Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. Less than a year later they won the seventh series of BGT. They've since appeared on television several times, including on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. Last year they fronted a TV advert for UK insurance broker Swinton but they are yet to announce a tour. Attraction perform on BGT last May . Attraction on Daybreak TV show in June 2013 . Collabro . Series 8 - 2014 . Boy band Collabro, who specialise in musical theatre, won the eighth series of Britain's Got Talent in 2014. They signed a record deal with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music and their debut album, out in August 2014, debuted at number one in the UK. They're going on their first ever tour this year - watch this space. Collabro perform on BGT last June . Collabro perform at the Christmas Lights Switch-on in Manchester last November . Susan Boyle at her BGT audition in 2009 . Susan Boyle competed in BGT in 2009, where she sang 'I Dreamed a Dream' from Les Misérables. The crowd, who were initially sceptical of Susan, were blown away by her performance, which has since been viewed more than 167 million times on YouTube. Susan was expected to win the BGT show, but was pipped to the post by the dance group Diversity. But since coming second, she has gone on to become on of the most successful talent show contestants of all time. Her debut album I Dreamed a Dream went to No.1 one around the world, including in the UK and the US, and became the UK's best-selling album of all time. She has released six records in total, sold more than 19 million albums worldwide and received two Grammy nominations.
target: TV show Britain's Got Talent returns to screens for a ninth series tomorrow .
  Winner gets to perform at the Royal Variety Performance - and £250,000 .
  But once the spotlight comes off - what happens to them?