The Susan Boyle video has gone viral. See the video here of the 47-year-old singer who stunned judges and audience alike at the premiere of ITV1 Britain’s Got Talent on April 11, 2009 and has now become a YouTube sensation. See also the new Susan Boyle interview videos and recently discovered videos and recordings of early Susan Boyle performances after the jump.
***UPDATE – Susan Boyle advanced to the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent and performed on May 24, 2009 and performed in the BGT Final on May 30, 2009. Both videos have been added below.
At Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle revealed her professional aspirations — to become a success like West End star Elaine Paige — to dismissive Judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan and audience.
As soon as she sang I Dreamed a Dream from the musical Les Miserables, there was derision no more. Her amazingly beautiful voice and stunning rendition of the song, prompted spontaneous cheering from the audience and a rousing standing ovation after her performance.
Piers Morgan fessed up to the initial disbelief and dismissiveness of her, which was entirely based on her modest middle aged appearance.
Noting that the audience had laughed at her before she began to sing, he said, ‘Well, no one is laughing now. That was stunning,’
For her part, Amanda Holden echoed the sentiment saying they had all been cynical and this was the ‘biggest wake-up call ever.’
Simon Cowell whose visual reaction of complete amazement to the singer was almost as amazing as the performance, gave a joking assessment, ‘I knew the minute you walked out that we were going to hear something extraordinary, and I was right.’
You can watch the Susan Boyle Video above or see it on YouTube (which does not allow embedding)
Susan Boyle has already drawn comparisons to Paul Potts, the mobile phone salesman and 2007 Britain’s Got Talent contestant who likewise became a sensation with his amazing operatic voice which has catapulted him to international success and a debut album that has topped the charts in 13 countries. You can watch a Paul Potts video here on YouTube.
Read more and watch Susan Boyle interview video below.
UPDATE – Susan Boyle Memory video – Britain’s Got Talent Semi Finals Video May 24, 2009
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Susan Boyle Final Performance – May 30, 2009
YouTube Link (Susan Boyle Final Video I Dreamed a Dream)
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Susan Boyle Interview video from West Lothian Courier
Susan Boyle is a church worker from Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland who lives alone with her cat in the house she grew up in. She has said in interviews that she has never been kissed and never had a boyfriend. However, she has had a lifelong singing aspiration which began when she was 5 years old; it was a way to escape from the teasing she endured as a child, due to her learning disability.
Except for a brief tenure at Edinburgh, Boyle did not have the opportunity to pursue her professional career as a singer, other than appearing in local talent contests. In an interview, she talked about the impetus for entering Britain’s Got Talent; the 2007 death of her mother who had always encouraged her singing in general and encouraged her to enter the talent competition.
“Mum loved the show and used to tell me I should put my name down and that I’d win it if I did.
“But I never thought I was good enough. It was only after she died that I plucked up the courage to enter.
“It was a very dark time and I suffered depression and anxiety. But out of the darkness came light. I realised I wanted to make her proud of me and the only way to do that was to take the risk and enter the show.”
Susan Boyle Interview on Scottish Television
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Video Via Susan-Boyle.com (new fan site for the singer)
Regardless of whether she wins the competition, she appears to have a bright and successful future ahead of her. She says.
“I’ve been for a meeting with Sony BMG but I can’t say much about it. It’s early days and I’m taking baby steps. Simon [Cowell is] a good man. I trust him and I’d be happy to work for him.”
Source: Britain’s Got Talent: Singing sensation Susan Boyle sang to escape the bullies
It’s a triumphant story reminding us once again, never to judge based on appearance as Susan Boyle herself points out in an interview.
“Modern society is too quick to judge people on their appearances,” she said.
“There is not much you can do about it; it is the way they think; it is the way they are. But maybe this could teach them a lesson, or set an example.”
Source: Don’t judge someone by looks alone, says TV sensation
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7:49 pm on April 15th, 2009 1
From the bottom of my heart, I am so happy for someone like Susan Boyle to come forward and bring forth this extraordinary voice. She is a great example that One Should Never, Never judge an individual based on how one looks. we put too much emphasis on youth and looks. People with good looks tend to be mostly airheads, untelligent and lack education. Her extraordinary voice is classic and it is great that Susan Boyle can bring this method of singing back rather than the ugly Rap Music, R & B and hip hop way of singing. GO SUSAN, WE ARE WITH YOU.
4:52 am on April 16th, 2009 2
YES Susan you rocked the house! beautiful! what more can I say!
2:02 pm on April 16th, 2009 3
[...] The YouTube video of her astonishingly brilliant and emotionally poignant performance of I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables which was her Britain’s Got Talent audition, has gone viral, with more than 11 million views to date. See: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent) [...]
10:20 pm on April 16th, 2009 4
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1:48 am on April 17th, 2009 5
[...] Susan Boyle YouTube videos have since gone viral and her story a universal story of triumph and the importance of living out one’s dreams, to say nothing of a reminder to never judge based on appearances. (See: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
9:25 pm on April 17th, 2009 6
[...] Matt Lauer said he had seen the video of her Britain’s Got Talent audience 12 or 14 times, thus joining the tens of millions who have watched the emotionally powerful performance. See: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent) [...]
3:14 pm on April 19th, 2009 7
I’ve watched her full 7:30 BGT segment scores of times, and I still can’t view it with dry eyes. I wish we could receive BGT in the US. Perhaps when the season’s over they’ll compile a DVD of Susan’s saga? Save me a copy.
4:27 pm on April 19th, 2009 8
[...] here to read about Susan and see the video. I tried to embed it in this post, but YouTube wouldn’t [...]
10:36 pm on April 19th, 2009 9
Susan Boyle’s voice is simply incredible.
I do hope the fame doesn’t go to her head; there are rumors she is considering plastic surgery! Part of her charm is her natural beauty. . .
11:10 am on April 20th, 2009 10
Wow!! It’s a story like this that makes me realize that Web 2.0 is totally different and more democratic than anything human-kind has ever seen before. At the same time, I’m having a hard time believe that this story is real. Susan has such a wonderful voice. But, then again, Web 2.0 has enabled this to become real.
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2:48 am on April 21st, 2009 11
[...] It is inevitable that the Susan Boyle Killing Me Softly video will go viral as has her initial Britain’s Got Talent I Dreamed a Dream video, seen by tens of millions on YouTube who have watched both the amazing and brilliant performance and the stunned reaction of judges Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden and a cynical and hostile audience brought to their feet in cheering. (See: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
9:41 pm on April 24th, 2009 12
[...] As is the case with all of the surfacing Susan Boyle recordings, it is quite likely that the Susan Boyle I Don’t Know How to Love Him video will go viral as well. The original Britain’s Got Talent I Dreamed a Dream video, has already been seen by tens of millions on YouTube, and is on track to become the most viral video in history. The compelling video continues to draw viewers who witness the singer’s brilliant performance transform the cynicism and hostility of an unreceptive audience and judges Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden to cheering and a standing ovation. (See: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
1:46 am on April 28th, 2009 13
[...] The original Susan Boyle Britain’s Got Talent I Dreamed a Dream video, has already been seen by tens of millions on YouTube, and is destined to become the most viral video in history. The video continues to draw viewers to the brilliant performance that launched the 47-year-old Scottish singer’s international stardom as she transfixed an initially unreceptive audience and judges Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden. (See: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
12:08 am on May 2nd, 2009 14
[...] The original Susan Boyle Britain’s Got Talent I Dreamed a Dream video, has already been seen by tens of millions on YouTube, and become the most watched viral video in history. (See: Susan Boyle Britain’s Got Talent Sets a YouTube record.) The singer whose next appearance on Britain’s Got Talent will be on May 23, 2009, has seen her popularity unabated in recent weeks as the inspiring story of the 47-year-old Scottish singer’s international stardom through a breathtaking performance that amazed cynical and unreceptive audience and judges Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden. (See: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
7:56 pm on May 11th, 2009 15
[...] The Susan Boyle Britain’s Got Talent ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ audition brought the 47-year-old singer from Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland overnight global stardom. The video has already been seen by tens of millions on YouTube, and become one of the most watched viral video in history. Millions have watched her mesmerize the initially cynical and unreceptive audience and judges Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden. (See: Susan Boyle Britain’s Got Talent Sets a YouTube record.) The viral video can be seen here: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
10:32 pm on May 18th, 2009 16
She has an amazing future ahead of her,and I can not wait until she brings out her cd.I will be buying it for sure.
She is brilliant.
7:16 pm on May 24th, 2009 17
[...] The viral video of the 47-year-old singer from Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland has been viewed by tens of millions on YouTube, making it one of the biggest viral video hits of all time. The scenario has all but become mythic of the singer whose physical appearance was negatively prejudged by a panel of cynical judges Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden and a contemptuous audience. (See: Susan Boyle Britain’s Got Talent Sets a YouTube record.) The original Susan Boyle viral video can be seen here: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
1:36 am on May 30th, 2009 18
[...] The story is all but an indelible part of pop culture of the unknown singer, prejudged because of her appearance, mesmerizing a cynical audience and skeptical panel of judges, Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden. The original Susan Boyle viral video can be seen here: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
3:23 am on June 13th, 2009 19
[...] The 48-year-old singer from Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland skyrocketed to international fame as tens of millions have seen her initial BGT audition on YouTube, and is widely considered to be one of the most viewed viral video hits of all time. The story is now legend, the unknown singer, dismissively treated because of her appearance, mesmerizing a cynical audience and skeptical panel of judges, Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden. The original Susan Boyle viral video can be seen here: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
3:32 pm on June 15th, 2009 20
[...] It was roughly two months ago that the 48-year-old singer from Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland went from obscurity to a meteoric rise to international fame as the viral video of her Britain’s Got Talent audition has become one of the most viewed videos in history on YouTube. It is now a part of pop culture, the remarkable story of her rise to fame as an everywoman confronting the skepticism of an audience of judges, Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden and then memorizing them and ultimately the world. The original Susan Boyle BGT audition video can be seen here: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
6:59 pm on June 16th, 2009 21
[...] Time and again, the 48-year-old singer from Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland rebounds defying the naysayers and critics as her worldwide fame continues. Just two short months ago, she was unknown, and the remarkable story continues to unfold. The unprecedented hundreds of millions who have witnessed the viral video of the BGT audition that launched her stardom; mesmerizing skeptical judges Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden and and audience and now, essentially the entire planet. The Susan Boyle viral video that started it all can be seen here: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
7:03 pm on June 17th, 2009 22
[...] She has already dazzled more than 300 million viewers on YouTube who have seen her BGT audition before disbelieving judges Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden and and audience and has since become a global star. The Susan Boyle viral video that is still a marvel to watch is here: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
3:46 pm on June 21st, 2009 23
[...] Her unprecedented rise to global fame in such a short time, fueled by the viral video of her original April 2009 BGT audition before skeptical judges Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden and audience and has since become a global star. The Susan Boyle viral video can be seen here: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent) [...]
6:55 pm on June 23rd, 2009 24
[...] Her unprecedented rise to global fame in such a short time, fueled by the viral video of her original April 2009 BGT audition before skeptical judges Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden and audience and has since become a global star. The Susan Boyle viral video can be seen here: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent) [...]
12:39 am on June 27th, 2009 25
[...] Holden and an equally dismissive audience as the video went viral. The video can be seen here: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent) Continue reading for photos, news and video of the Susan Boyle Coventry Ricoh Arena [...]
1:28 am on June 28th, 2009 26
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8:12 pm on June 30th, 2009 27
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8:47 pm on July 1st, 2009 28
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5:26 pm on July 4th, 2009 29
[...] As is well known the Scottish singer went from obscurity to international fame as the YouTube video of her Britain’s Got Talent audition not only went viral but has become one of the most viewed videos of all time. The singer won over skeptical audience and judges, Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden with a show stopping rendition of I Dreamed a Dream. The original Susan Boyle BGT audition video can be seen here: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
10:02 am on July 19th, 2009 30
[...] As is well known the Scottish singer went from obscurity to global stardom as the YouTube video of her Britain’s Got Talent audition went viral, become one of the most viewed viral videos in history. The singer’s triumphant story of winning over cynical audience and judges, Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden with an impressive and gorgeous of I Dreamed a Dream. The original Susan Boyle BGT audition video can be seen here: Susan Boyle Video (Britain’s Got Talent)) [...]
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4:46 am on October 22nd, 2009 33
Its been months now since the first time I saw Ms.Susan Boyle in YouTube singing that heart warming song from Les Miserables. Every now and then, if I needed a 10-minute break from my work surfing the net, I would always go back to Ms. Boyle’s youtube. Her voice warms my heart, the reaction of the people and the judges still amuses me, never fails to give me a smile. But most of all, it always gives me a hope that someday my dream will come true just like hers. No matter what other people say, I forever thank Susan Boyle for giving me that inspiration to never stop dreaming.
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