Susan Boyle

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Hits to the YouTube Video of Susan Boyle’s performance top 5m

Most established UK singers dream of fame in the United States. However, for reality TV star Susan Boyle, it is already a reality,

Miss Boyle, 47, has stormed the internet sensation after she appeared on the ITV1 show Britain’s Got Talent.

Hits to the YouTube videos of her performance have received more than 5 million hits in just three days after promotion by US web stars.

Her rendition of I Dreamed A Dream, from Les Miserables, amazed the show’s judges and seemed at odds with her appearance.

Susan Boyle, from West Lothian, had been met by sniggers when she intially announced that she hoped to be a star like singer Elaine Page. However, now she has the last laugh as she has quickly become a global superstar.

Part of her popularity in the US is down to gossip blogger Perez Hilton, who mentioned the contestant on his blog. The entry became one of the most-emailed posts of the week.

Simon Cowell is said to be offering Susan Boyle a record deal whether or not she wins the show.

Susan Boyle, right, pictured during her Britain’s Got Talent audition in front of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan. View her audition at the foot of this page

Susan Boyle has amazed the judges in this year’s “Britain’s Got Talent” competition.

Susan Boyle is single and 47 years of age. Nearly 48! She does not have a boyfriend. She admitted to Ant and Dec that she had never even been kissed. After she walked onto the stage, she told the judges that she would love to be in Musical Theatre. She said that she would love to be like Elaine Paige. Simon Cowell smirked.

However, as soon as Susan Boyle opened her mouth to sing, the judges’ jaws started to drop in amazement. In fact, you could hear Simon Cowell’s jaw as it clanged on the table in front of him. Susan Boyle has the voice of an angel. Singing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables, both the audience and the judges were stunned. As she finished her song, she received a standing ovation from the audience.

She received glowing words from the judges. Simon Cowell did not admit to being mislead by his first impression, stating that he knew that Miss Boyle would give an “extraordinary performance”. Piers Morgans said honestly: ?That was the biggest surprise I have had in three years of the show.

‘You said you wanted to be like Elaine Paige and everyone laughed at you. You have proved them wrong.?

Amanda Holden added ?I am just thrilled. I think we were all guilty of being cynical before. It was a complete privilege to hear you.?

Click the video square, YouTube have recently disabled embedding for this video – probably due to its popularity: