Posted on 04/18/2009 3:35:32 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Last weekend, Susan Boyle was just a face in the crowd. This weekend, clips of her singing on Britain's Got Talent have notched up almost 50 million views on YouTube. Her face appears on the front pages of papers in Britain and beyond, she been offered a seat on Oprah's sofa and has been told she is as good as guaranteed a worldwide number one album.
The rise of the 47-year-old spinster from Scotland has been a true global phenomenon. Last Saturday, viewers saw Boyle, with double chin, unkempt hair, frumpy appearance and eccentric demeanour, step onto the talent show stage and proclaim her dream of being a professional singer. The judges rolled their eyes and the audience pulled incredulous faces.
Onlookers, on set and at home, were rubbing their hands at the prospect of another hopeless, deluded loser being crushed by a withering Simon Cowell insult. Then she opened her mouth and sang I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables. Her voice confounded all expectations - the judges' eyes bulged, the crowd went wild and Boyle became an instant star.
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I was just reading some articles about her. Seems Elaine Paige (whom Susan admires and mentioned on the tv show) has decided to do a duet with her.
Think Elaine is seeing the opportunity here..? LOL
Hope someone is watching out for Susan’s best interests, maybe a family member or true friend.
Yep..... I just listened to her version of Cry Me A River. WOW. I mean she can REALLY REALLY sing...
It’s a British thing.
Basically, an unmarried woman over 40 with no children. A virgin, more often than not.
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