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Susan Boyle, 47, is a contestant on the 3rd series of Britain's Got Talent. She surprised the judges with a strong performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables in the competition's first round, eliciting the "biggest yes in three seasons" from Piers Morgan and a yes from Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden. Amanda claimed it was the biggest shock and wake up call ever, referencing the initially skeptical crowd; Amanda also said that it was "an absolute privilege to listen to that". The performance was of such quality that the entire audience, which was cynically laughing and booing before the performance started, gave a standing ovation after the first vocals left Susan Boyle's lips.[1] At the crescendo of the first act, the judges joined in the standing ovation. Following the performance, Piers stated that it was "the most incredible act I have ever seen, ever". [2]
Susan is the youngest of nine children and lives in Blackburn, West Lothian with her ten year old cat, Pebbles. She stopped her pursuit of singing to look after her sick mother who died in 2007 aged 91. After her mother's death, Susan did not feel like going back to singing, but then, luckily for everyone, entered Britain's got Talent.
[On the day following the performance, the YouTube video was the number one article for all categories on Digg, with nearly triple the votes ("diggs") of the second most popular.[3] Less than 14 hours after submission, it is in the top five popular items for the past seven days.[4]
The same video was also popular on Reddit, with enough clout to top the front page as well.[5]
The most popular YouTube video submission garnered 500K+ views in the first 24 hours with a five star rating across the board.[6] This was despite embedding of the video being disabled.
[edit] Mainstream
Times Online ran an article with the headline Singing talent of Susan Boyle stuns Simon Cowell into silence[7]:
As soon as she begins singing I Dream A Dream, from the musical Les Misérables, however, everyone in the auditorium falls silent, before erupting into a standing ovation. Afterwards Morgan said: “Without doubt that was the biggest surprise I’ve had in three years of this show. When you stood there with that cheeky grin everyone was laughing at you. No one is laughing now. That was stunning. I’m reeling from shock.” Andrew Llinares, executive producer for TalkbackThames, the programme maker, said: “She was a complete revelation. Everyone was cynical about her. She’s a woman who’s grown up in a tiny little village and has never got married. “I think the expectation was that she wasn’t going to be any good. But that’s what’s sensational about the show. No one saw it coming.”
The Herald published an article by the title What's the story with ... Susan Boyle?[8]:
Susan is 47 years old, she is reported to have never kissed a man and she lives at home in Blackburn, West Lothian, with her cat, called Pebbles. At auditions for the series, Susan walked out in front of the audience and said she wanted to be like Elaine Paige. The audience laughed. Then she started to sing and the audience clapped. As the applause faded, Piers Morgan described Susan's rendition of I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables as stunning; Cowell called her a little tiger; and Amanda Holden movingly wiped a tear from her eye.
They also reported on the her origins, and the condition of her town:
Piers hasn't been quite so nice about where Susan comes from, though. It was reported that the BGT camera crew who arrived to film her home town were ordered to shoot in nearby Bathgate instead after judge Piers described the town as a dump. Despite that, Susan's story is just the kind of tale the producers of Britain's Got Talent love: ordinary person, preferably very ordinary, with out-of-the-ordinary talent. One of nine children and a devout Catholic, she has sung in the local choir since she was 12 and tried her hand at amateur dramatics before landing a regular gig in her local bar.
The Telegraph wrote a piece titled Britain's Got Talent finds an unlikely superstar[9]:
Susan Boyle astonished the judges at the auditions for ITV1 show Britain's Got Talent with her rendition of I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables. Her eccentric ways and less than polished appearance drew sniggers from the audience when she first appeared on the stage, but they were mesmerised from the moment she broke into song and gave her a standing ovation. Simon Cowell pronounced her voice "extraordinary" and Amanda Holden was reduced to tears by hearing her sing. Fellow judge Piers Morgan said the performance was "without a doubt the biggest surprise I have had in three years of this show".
Daily Mail published the article Middle-aged ‘hairy angel’ wipes the smile off Britain’s Got Talent judges' faces[10]:
Miss Boyle told presenters Ant and Dec that she lived alone with just her cat Pebbles for company. She said: ‘I’ve never had a boyfriend. I’ve never even been kissed.’ She then stomped across the stage and began clumsily gyrating her hips towards the judges, prompting laughter from the audience. A smirking Cowell asked her who she would like to emulate - to which she replied Elaine Paige. ‘I would love to be in musical theatre. I have just never had the opportunity,’ said Miss Boyle, who is from West Lothian in Scotland. Moments later, the music mogul and fellow judges Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan were left speechless by her powerful rendition of I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables. Miss Holden appeared close to tears as she sang, while Cowell looked almost adoring. The audience gave the singer a standing ovation and cheered as she finished the song.
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^ YouTube
^ TimesOnline
^ The Herald
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