LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures plans to make a film about Paul Potts, the mobile phone salesman and amateur tenor who became an overnight star when he won the "Britain's Got Talent" television show in 2007.

British music impresario Simon Cowell, who created and judged the show and who also appears on "American Idol" in the United States, will co-produce the film, according to Hollywood trade publication Variety.

Cowell called Potts' story "another 'Billy Elliot'", referring to the hit film about a boy who leaves a poor mining town in England to become a ballet dancer in London.

"That particular day was one of the worst, the acts were just terrible, we were fed up and on comes this guy with a funny little suit and bad teeth who looked very nervous," Cowell told Variety.

"I can remember looking at the other judges, with that 'here we go again' feeling. We had 2,000 people in the audience, and I'll never forget how much the room changed when he began singing."

After his victory and instant popularity in Britain, Potts quickly recorded a debut album "One Chance" that sold three million copies, according to Variety. He also is headlining 65 concert dates in 13 countries.

"Despite his success off the back of the show, the only difference I see in him is that he got his teeth fixed," Cowell said.