How Susan Boyle won over the world

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Page last updated at 14:50 GMT, Saturday, 18 April 2009 15:50 UK
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How Susan Boyle won over the world

By Ian Youngs
Entertainment reporter, BBC News



Susan Boyle has appeared on Larry King's CNN show

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.

[LakeSamish706]

1. And it begs the question... How many other Susan Boyle's are out there...

that either haven't had the opportunity to come out or are to shy to do so?

[Captain Hilts]

3. What if Larry Bird hadn't picked up a basketball? He says he'd be driving a garbage truck. Whew!

Same with Susan Boyle.

[rucky]

4. There will be a related reality show within 6 months.

I guarantee it. called "inner beauty" or something like that. frumpy people compete for the affection of snobby judges.

[RandomThoughts]

8. After her performance

She began to leave before hearing the judges comments, although the comments were very kind and heartfelt, I don't think the reason she was there, was just for them to judge her.

Just a thought.

[footinmouth]

15. She didn't need to hear from the judges

I think she needed to do that performance to prove something to herself. And she did, in a big way. I want to hear her singing with the London Symphony.

[omega minimo]

10. Tyra and Kutcher already did that. "True Beauty" (they were pretty frumpy........)

[pnwmom]

12. But that's part of what makes Susan special.

It was her bravery combined with her intense vulnerability.

Yes, some people are too shy to do what she did. But she stepped out there and took a chance and bared her soul.

And with each note out of her mouth, she triumphed.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. I'm sure she is a very nice person

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. True beauty lies within

Those who didn't know that before learned that lesson, thanks to Susan. May she have a long and successful career that gives her happiness and peace.

[BrklynLiberal]

6. From your keyboard to the ears of she who can make it true.

[GoesTo11]

21. !

[elleng]

7. For those who missed this:

'Another judge, former newspaper editor Piers Morgan, appeared with Boyle on CNN's Larry King Show.

"I'm sorry because we did not give you anything like the respect we should have done when you first came out," he told her. Referring to her appearance, he said: "We thought you were going to be a bit of a joke act, to be honest with you."

Boyle would have a best-selling album and a world tour by the end of the year, whether she wins Britain's Got Talent or not, he assured her.

And mentioning fellow judge Simon Cowell, Morgan added: "It's fair to say that his eyes have been going ker-ching ever since Susan's performance."'

Morgan further stated thats Simon's business, and he's (probably) in Hollywood now, working on deals for her.

[Captain Hilts]

9. At least Morgan is being honest. nt

[peacetalksforall]

11. I'll bet that all kinds of companies are willing to or have already tried to get

a contract for a makeover.

[pnwmom]

13. She told Larry King that she didn't want one.

"Why should I?" she said. "Why should I change?"

Why indeed.

[emilyg]

14. Why indeed is right.

I fell in love with this lady the way she is.

[peacetalksforall]

18. I thinks she comes from a good place. First impression.

[emilyg]

19. I hope her Mom is smiling down at her.

[Contrary1]

16. Whether Susan's "good", "great", or just "average", matters not to me...

She brings a smile to my face. And in today's world, that is a real gift.

[DearAbby]

17. What worries me

this is not a worldly woman, she has lived a sheltered life. I hope there is someone out there that will make sure she isn't exploited.

[Karenina]

20. +1

The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.

Hunter S. Thompson