Susan Boyle - Britains got talent 2009

[lee]

Wow, what an amazing voice. Just goes to show that you should never judge a book by its cover. This really gave me goosebumps.

Watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

[polehawk]

Already posted under Favorite Music thread but that's ok. She deserves her own thread. Outstanding voice and personality. Gotta admit the eyeballs were sweatin' a bit after watching her performance.

[mortiboy]

Brilliant voice. Bless her and good luck to her!

[Galee]

Yep, bit of a tear jerker. One of life's happy stories. I read that America have particularly been interested in her. Hope she has a successful and rewarding career.
Still prefer Leona Lewis though.

[Dave58]

Aye, sensational. That wiped a few smirks off a few faces, once she started singing!

Good luck to her.

[arjay]

That wiped a few smirks off a few faces, once she started singing!

Certainly did. It was also a lesson about prejudices and preconceptions.

[old-timer]

not my cup of tea to be quite honest - although the you tube had over 19 million hits when i looked, so i'm going to get the wax sucked out of my ears - soon -

[WBU ALUM]

Saw it yesterday. Very inspiring!

Boyle can really belt 'em out.

[Irish Alan]

Nice to see someone with real talent making it instead of those talentless nomarks looking pretty and winning talent shows voted on by teenagers via text message that wouldn't know talent if it slapped them in their acne ridden faces. They make an album and have a Christmas No. 1 then they disappear and get dropped by their record company and end up on "I'm a celebrity get me out of here" only they weren't really a celebrity in the first place.

No video but this is Susan Boyle singing "Cry me a River" from a charity CD made in 1999.

[old-timer]

blinding - wasn't keen at first - imagine twenty, no sorry thirty years ago, finding this geezer -

[beer monkey]

Cry Me A River......Great Song luv it, Mmmm from 1999 been belting out a tune for sometime then, now why hasn't someone cottoned onto her before..... anymore tunes available from her...?

And do you think they have an audition before they get on stage...me thinks they do.

A future Millionaire...for sure.

[dbriggins]

I heard a rather callous remark on CNN when Susan Boyle first hit the headlines: "With a little money she could look attractive." Our society is rather stuck on the outward appearance...

[Irish Alan]

I'm sure they have an audition. Imagine how many want to get on telly. They must have to whittle it down from thousands to the ones that make it before the 3 judges. Ant & Dec looked like they knew she was good and didn't seem surprised but Cowell, Holden and Morgan were genuinely shocked.

Just one of those people that has probably been singing all her life. Few songs in the pub and at weddings but goes un-noticed. I've seen a few! Brilliant singers that get up on stage on Sunday night after a few pints then back to the day job on Monday while the likes of Boyzone actually get into a recording studio...

[beer monkey]

I heard a rather callous remark on CNN when Susan Boyle first hit the headlines: "With a little money she could look attractive." Our society is rather stuck on the outward appearance...

Sure plenty of people thought that around the globe....checkout the audience's (UK) faces before she started singing...it crossed many watchers minds....she will make it, appearance may well change a little all part of the package., can't see anyone being better than her on that show....must be a winner and i reckon someone has signed her up already....£££££££

[Kudjap or Bust]

Simon Cowell has the sole rights to sign up anyone who auditions and goes on in the competition, he has the same with the program the X-Factor in the UK (singers only). If you're interested you can watch the whole series through uknova,com, the program airs Saturday evening in the UK. I download it every Sunday for the wife, reality TV is not my thing but I must admit I am kinda listening in the background.

Good for Susan Boyle, gone from ordinary single, middle aged woman singing in her local church to Larry King Live on CNN in a week........................