Britain's Got Talent finalists Escala have bagged themselves a �1.5m ($3m) record deal with Simon Cowell, according to a report.
The girl group, consisting of violinists Izzy Johnston and Victoria Lyon, both 24, viola player Chantal Leverton, 25, and cellist Nastasya Hodges, 26, signed the lucrative deal with the music mogul just hours before the Britain's Got Talent final -- won by 14-year-old dancer George Sampson -- last week.
The girls could even earn �5m ($10m) each next year with Cowell tuning the sexy string quartet into the new Il Divo.
A source told Britain's News Of The World newspaper, "Escala are the most marketable act to come out of Britain's Got Talent by a country mile.
"By signing with Simon at the Sony BMG record label they're getting all the expertise that helped Il Divo shift a whopping 30 million records and become the world's favorite opera hunks.
"A British and US No1 album is already penciled in as a near certainty. Their great strength�apart from their natural beauty�is the ability to appeal across markets.
"They'll be an inspiration to the younger generation of music lovers, but will also reach out to classical fans.
"People will be stunned at the size of their success. They're going to be mega."
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