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'''Susan Boyle''' (b. 1961) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] church volunteer and amateur singer who came to public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the [[Britain's Got Talent (series 3)|third series]] of ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7999727.stm |title=Talent show singer is online hit |work=BBC News |date=2009-04-15 |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> Boyle leapt to almost immediate global fame when she sang "[[I Dreamed a Dream]]" from ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' in the competition's first round.<ref name="washington1">{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041502577_2.html |title=The Scot Heard Round the World |work=[[The Washington Post]] |first=Mary |last=Jordan |page=A-8 |date=2009-04-14 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> 

Before she sang, both the audience and the judges had expressed scepticism based on her age and what was seen as a somewhat plain, unprofessional appearance. In contrast, her vocal performance was so well received that she has been dubbed "The Woman Who Shut Up [[Simon Cowell]]".<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7332570&page=1</ref> She received a standing ovation from the live audience, attracting yes-votes from Cowell and [[Amanda Holden]], and the "biggest yes I have ever given anybody" from [[Piers Morgan]]. The original talent show and audition was recorded in Scotland in January 2009. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=7ea5b582-4361-49a9-9eb9-ea2c1e8193c5 |title='Fox news, Simon Cowell interview' |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref>

The juxtaposition of the reception to her voice with the audience's first impression of her triggered global interest. Articles about her appeared in newspapers all over the world, while millions watched a [[YouTube]] video of her performance in the first few days. Cowell is reported to be setting up a contract with Boyle with his [[Syco|Syco Music]] company label, a subsidiary of Sony Music.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30226936 |title='Never Been Kissed' Singer, 47, Wows Cowell |work=MSNBC News |date=2009-04-15 |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
Boyle is the youngest of nine children and lives in [[Blackburn, West Lothian|Blackburn]] with her ten-year-old [[cat]], Pebbles.<ref name=AP/> Boyle suffered [[Childbirth#Intrapartum_asphyxia|oxygen deprivation during birth]], resulting in learning disabilities.<ref name="mirror"/> Her classmates teased her because of this and her appearance.<ref name="mirror">{{cite news |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/04/12/singing-was-my-escape-from-bullies-115875-21272894/ |title=Britain's Got Talent: Singing sensation Susan Boyle sang to escape the bullies |work=The Daily Mirror |first=Lara |last=Gould |date=2009-04-12 |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> Oxygen deprivation is a rare complication of childbirth, but is associated with both [[developmental delay]]s and an increased risk of [[cerebral palsy]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Paneth N |title=The causes of cerebral palsy. Recent evidence |journal=Clin Invest Med |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=95–102 |year=1993 |month=April |pmid=8513618}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=van Handel M, Swaab H, de Vries LS, Jongmans MJ |title=Long-term cognitive and behavioral consequences of neonatal encephalopathy following perinatal asphyxia: a review |journal=Eur. J. Pediatr. |volume=166 |issue=7 |pages=645–54 |year=2007 |month=July |pmid=17426984 |pmc=1914268 |doi=10.1007/s00431-007-0437-8 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00431-007-0437-8}}</ref>

Early on she received some professional voice training in [[Livingston, Scotland]].<ref>>{{cite video |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4949467n |title=She Dreamed A Dream |publisher=CBS News |people=Smith, Harry |format=streaming |medium=Television |date2=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> Boyle recorded a version of "[[Cry Me a River]]" for a charity CD in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2009/04/16/exclusive-susan-boyle-s-first-ever-song-release-revealed-listen-to-it-here-86908-21283564/ |title=Exclusive: Susan Boyle's first ever song release revealed - listen to it here |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref>  She stopped her pursuit of singing to look after her sick mother, who died in 2007 at the age of 91. Her performance in the regional finals of ''Britain’s Got Talent'' was the first time Boyle had sung after her mother's death.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6078159.ece |title=Secret sadness of Britain's Got Talent star |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |first=Stuart |last=MacDonald |date=2009-04-12 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> Boyle stated in ''The Washington Post'' that she entered the contest at the behest of her late mother, who urged her to "take the risk" of singing in front of an audience larger than her parish church.<ref name="washington1" /> She is unmarried and presently unemployed.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/showbiz-news/showbiz-news/2009/04/14/britain-s-got-talent-star-susan-boyle-proves-big-hit-on-youtube-86908-21277248/ |title=Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle proves big hit on YouTube |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date=2009-04-14 |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> She aspires to become a [[musical theatre]] singer in the vein of [[Elaine Paige]].<ref name="auditions1">{{cite episode |title=Auditions 1 |series=[[Britain's Got Talent]] |credits= |network=[[ITV]] |airdate=2009-04-11 |seriesno=3 |number=1}}</ref>

==Performance and reaction==
Boyle performed a rendition of "[[I Dreamed a Dream]]" from ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' in the first round of the [[Britain's Got Talent (series 3)|third series]] of ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'', on 11 April 2009. This performance was widely-reported and a video of her singing was viewed by tens of millions of people on the website [[YouTube]]. Boyle was reportedly shocked and amazed by the strength of this reaction.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/17/susan.boyle/?iref=mpstoryview Scottish singer 'gobsmacked' by overnight stardom] ''CNN'' 17 April 2009</ref>

==News media==
Many British newspapers carried articles on Boyle's performance and subsequent Internet coverage. ''[[The Sun]]'' writer Colin Robertson gave her the nickname "Paula Potts" in reference to the contest's previous opera-singing winner [[Paul Potts]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article2370359.ece |title=Paula Potts |work=The Sun |first=Colin |last=Robertson |date=2009-04-10 |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> In an interview with the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'', Boyle confirmed she had a meeting with the [[Sony BMG]] record company but said "I can't say much about it. It's early days and I'm taking baby steps."<ref name="mirror" />

Many international news outlets also carried stories on her including the ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/04/14/2009-04-14_susan_boyle_the_most_unlikely_reality_tv_star_ever_shocks_judge_simon_cowell_on_.html |title=Susan Boyle, the most unlikely reality TV star ever, shocks Simon Cowell on 'Britain's Got Talent' |work=Daily News |author=Staff |date=2009-04-14 |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref>, Australia's ''[[Herald Sun]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25329373-5006024,00.html |title=UK talent show stunned by Scottish virgin Susan Boyle |work=Herald Sun |author=Staff |date=2009-04-13 |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> Canada's ''[[Maclean's]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Reality show shocker: Susan Boyle’s got all kinds of talent |work=[[Maclean's]] |first=Anne |last=Kingston  |date=14 April 2009 |accessdate=17 April 2009 |url=http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/14/reality-show-shocker-susan-boyles-got-all-kinds-of-talent/ }}</ref> Germany's ''[[Der Spiegel]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/0,1518,619341,00.html |title=Die Maus, de Brullte |work=[[Der Spiegel]] |author=Staff |language=German |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> China's [[Xinhua News Agency]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/newmedia/2009-04/16/content_11195211.htm |title=英国47岁无业女子参加电视选秀节目一唱成名图 |work=Xinhua |author=Staff |date=2009-04-16 |language=Chinese |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> Macau's The [[Macau Post Daily]], Portugal's [[Correio da Manhã]] <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.correiomanha.pt/noticia.aspx?contentid=82229E91-486A-4834-916C-63A98316F8E6&channelid=00000021-0000-0000-0000-000000000021 |title=Dona-de-casa cantora é fenómeno na internet (COM VÍDEO) |work=Correio da Manhã |author=Staff |date=2009-04-17 |language=Portuguese|accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> and Korea's ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/04/17/2009041700742.html?Dep0=chosunmain&Dep1=news&Dep2=headline1&Dep3=h1_06 |title=그냥 노래만 불렀는데... |work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |author=Staff |date=2009-04-17 |language=Korean |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> In the U.S., ''[[ABC News]]'' coverage suggested that Boyle may be "...Britain's newest pop sensation...", and the Entertainment section ran the headline ''The Woman Who Shut Up Simon Cowell.''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7332570&page=1 |title=The Woman Who Shut Up Simon Cowell |work=ABCNews Online |last=Farhanghi |first=Hoda |date=2009-04-14 |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> Several commentators have drawn parallels between Boyle's performance and that of [[Paul Potts]], another unexpected singing talent discovered by British reality television, with ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine predicting that Boyle could follow in Potts' footsteps and enjoy a long, successful and profitable career.<ref>Vidya Ram [http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/17/boyle-dream-youtube-markets-faces-equity-entertainment.html Susan Boyle Could Make Millions] ''Forbes.com'' 17 April 2009</ref>

===TV shows===
Following her performance on ''Britain's Got Talent'', Boyle was a guest on [[STV]]'s ''[[The Five Thirty Show]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/home/88339-britains-got-talent-star-susan-boyles-promise-to-mum/ |title=Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle's promise to mum |work=STV.tv |date=2009-04-14 |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> She was interviewed via satellite on [[CBS]]'s ''[[Early Show]]''<ref>{{cite video |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4949467n |title=She Dreamed A Dream |publisher=CBS News |people=Smith, Harry |format=streaming |medium=Television |date2=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Good Morning America]]'',<ref name="dailymail090416">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1170309/Desperately-Seeking-Susan-America-falls-hairy-angel-racks-12m-YouTube-hits.html |title=Thumbs-up as Britain's Got Talent sensation Susan discovers she's an international star... with 18m YouTube hits |work=The Daily Mail |first=Richard |last=Simpson |coauthors=Revoir, Paul; Smith, Lizzie |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> and via a telephone interview on [[Fox News Channel|FOX]]'s ''[[America's Newsroom]]''.<ref>{{cite video |url=http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=4410267 |title=Hitting Her High Note |publisher=FOX News |people=Hemmer, Bill; Kelly, Megyn |format=streaming |medium=Television |date2=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> In an interview, [[Simon Cowell]] said Boyle had received an invitation to appear on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' and predicted that if she did appear "there's every chance Susan Boyle will have the number one album in America".<ref name="dailymail090416" />

===Social media===
The most popular [[YouTube]] video submission of her audition garnered nearly 2.5 million views in the first 72 hours.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5152638/Britains-Got-Talent-church-worker-Susan-Boyle-becomes-YouTube-hit.html |title=Britain's Got Talent church worker Susan Boyle becomes YouTube hit |work=The Daily Telegraph |first=Urmee |last=Khan |date=2009-04-14 |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> As of April 17, 2009, the video had been viewed more than 20 million times, making it the most viewed video of the month worldwide.<!--Please don't keep detailed running totals for these--><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY |title=Susan Boyle - Singer - Britains Got Talent 2009 (With Lyrics) |work=YouTube.com |date=2009-04-11 |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> On the day following the performance, the YouTube video was the most popular article on [[Digg]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/618583 |title=Never-kissed singer an instant Web star |work=[[Toronto Star]] |first=Raju |last=Mudhar |date=2009-04-15 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> The same video was also popular on [[Reddit]], with enough clout to top this site's front page.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/8btiu/never_judge_a_book_by_its_coveramazing_singer/ |title=never judge a book by its cover-amazing singer Susan Boyle |work=Reddit.com |author=QueenZ |date=2009-04-12 |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the popularity of this video may in part be due to the broad range of emotion packed into a short timeframe, noting that this makes it "perfect for the Internet, where short clips rule."<ref name=LAtimes/>

Susan Boyle's fame also spread by links posted on the [[Twitter]] website, including praise from celebrity couple [[Ashton Kutcher]] and [[Demi Moore]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article2377257.ece |title=Crying out for Moore |work=The Sun |first=Colin |last=Robertson |date=2009-04-14 |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/twitter/5156016/Demi-Moore-in-tears-at-Britains-Got-Talents-Susan-Boyle.html |title=Demi Moore 'in tears' at Britain's Got Talent's Susan Boyle |work=The Daily Telegraph |first=Chris  |last=Irvine  |date=2009-04-15 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> When told about this Boyle was said not to have heard of Kutcher and although recognised the name 'Demi Moore' knew little about her but thanked them for their support.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article2379106.ece |title=Susan: Demi who? |work=The Sun |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref>.

==Analysis==
Boyle's sudden fame has drawn much commentary on why this story was so widely reported and what it implies, while others drew moral lessons from people's reactions to her performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/entertainment/2009/april/Making-Sense-of-the-Powerful-Reaction-to-Susan-Boyle.html |title=Making Sense of the Powerful Reaction to Susan Boyle |work=FindingDulcinea |first=Mark E |last=Moran |date=2009-04-15 |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> For instance, writing in Scotland's ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]'', Collette Douglas-Home described Boyle's story as a modern parable and a rebuke to people's tendency to judge others based on their physical appearance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/featuresopinon/display.var.2501746.0.The_beauty_that_matters_is_always_on_the_inside.php |title=The beauty that matters is always on the inside |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |first=Collette |last=Douglas-Home |date=2009-04-14 |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> Similarly, Lisa Schwarzbaum, in an article in ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', stated that Boyle's performance was particularly moving as it was a victory for talent and artistry in a culture obsessed with physical attractiveness and presentation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/04/susan-boyle-why.html
|title='Britain's Got Talent' breakout Susan Boyle: Why we watch...and weep |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Lisa |last=Schwarzbaum |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> Commenting on the audience's reactions before she started singing, Boyle stated:

{{cquote|Modern society is too quick to judge people on their appearances. ... 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.|20px|20px|Susan Boyle|''[[The Washington Post]]''<ref name="washington1" />}}

After Boyle's performance, Holden stated:

{{cquote|I am so thrilled because I know that everybody was against you. I honestly think that we were all being very cynical and I think that's the biggest wakeup call ever. And I just want to say that it was a complete privilege listening to that.|20px|20px|[[Amanda Holden]]|''Britain's Got Talent''<ref name="auditions1" />}}

Echoing these comments by Holden, Jeanne McManus wrote in ''The Washington Post'' that, in [[talent show]]s such as ''Britain's Got Talent'', one of the main sources of drama is the collision between performers' sometimes exaggerated sense of self-worth and the opinions and reactions of their audience. In Boyle's case, McManus believed that her initial demeanour and homely appearance caused the judges and audience to be "waiting for her to squawk like a duck".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041602419.html |title=The Dream She Dreamed |work=[[The Washington Post]] |first=Jeanne |last=McManus |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> Indeed, New York's ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' stated that it was this stark contrast between the audience's low expectations and the quality of her singing that made Boyle's performance such an engaging piece of television. This article also noted that the idea of an underdog being ridiculed or humiliated but then enjoying an unexpected triumph is a common [[trope (literature)|trope]] in literature and that this is why, when this theme made its unscripted appearance in reality television, it created an enduring and powerful effect.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/04/16/2009-04-16_susan_boyle_was_the_golden_ticket_of_reality_tv.html |title=Susan Boyle was the golden ticket of reality TV |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |author=Staff |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref>

On the other hand, although this audience reaction was unscripted, it may have been anticipated. Writing in ''[[The Huffington Post]]'', Mark Blankenship noted that the producers of the show would have been aware of the potential of this [[story arc]], stating that the programme seemed to deliberately present Boyle in a manner that would enhance this initial reaction. He does note, however, that "as fabricated as it is, her on-camera arc is undeniably moving."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-blankenship/two-reasons-susan-boyle-m_b_187901.html |title=Two Reasons Susan Boyle Means So Much to Us |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |first=Mark |last=Blankenship |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> The fact that Boyle is in her forties has also been cited as contributing to this strong emotional impact. In another ''Huffington Post'' article, Letty Cottin Pogrebin wrote that people may have been "weeping for the years of wasted talent", since most of Boyle's life has been spent in obscurity and those wasted years can never be recovered. All the same, Pogrebin still classed Boyle's performance as a triumph for what she called "women of a certain age", as she saw it as representing a victory over a youth culture that often dismisses middle-aged women.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/letty-cottin-pogrebin/why-susan-boyle-makes-us_b_187790.html |title=Why Susan Boyle Makes Us Cry |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |first=Letty Cottin |last=Pogrebin |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref>

In a [[feminism|feminist]] analysis, a columnist in ''[[The Guardian]]'' pointed out what she perceived as a fundamental difference between Boyle's hostile reception and the more neutral response to [[Paul Potts]] in his first audition, which she saw as reflecting a societal expectation that women be both good-looking and talented, with no such expectations being made about men.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/16/britains-got-talent-susan-boyle
|title=It wasn't singer Susan Boyle who was ugly on Britain's Got Talent so much as our reaction to her |work=[[The Guardian]] |first=Tanya |last=Gold |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> In a similar vein, a columnist on [[Salon.com]] wrote that Boyle's performance reminded people that "not all fortysomething women are sleek, Botoxed beauties", going on to say that Boyle's sudden fame came from her ability to remind her audience that, like them, she is a normal, flawed and vulnerable person, familiar with disappointment and mockery, but who nevertheless has the determination to fight for her dream.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/16/susan_boyle/ |title=The triumph of Susan Boyle |work=Salon.com |first=Mary Elizabeth |last=Williams |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref>

Several British newspapers commented that Boyle's success seemed to have particular resonance in the [[United States]]. Writing in ''[[The Scotsman]]'' Craig Brown quoted a U.S. entertainment correspondent who compared Boyle's story to the [[American Dream]], in that it represented talent overcoming adversity and poverty.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/A-dream-comes-true-as.5179534.jp |title=A dream comes true as singer Susan becomes instant hit with American fans |work=[[The Scotsman]] |first=Craig |last=Brown |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> The [[Associated Press]] described this as Boyle's "hardscrabble story", dwelling on her modest lifestyle and what they saw as urban deprivation in her home town.<ref name=AP>{{cite news |url=http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/16/eu-britain-singing-sensation-041609/?features&zIndex=83424 |title=Singing 'spinster' strikes chord in talent contest |work=Associated Press ''via'' SignonSanDiego.com |first=Ben |last=McConville |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> Similarly, ''[[The Independent]]'' New York correspondent David Usborne wrote that America is a country that will always respond to "the fairy tale where the apparently unprepossessing suddenly becomes pretty, from [[Shrek]] to [[My Fair Lady]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/dreams-come-true-for-overnight-star-1669952.html |title=Dreams come true for overnight star |work=[[The Independent]] |first=David |last=Usborne |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> [[Piers Morgan]], one of the show's judges, also commented on the unusual power this story seemed to have in the U.S., stating that "Americans can be very moved by this sort of thing." He likened Boyle's rise to fame from poverty and obscurity to that of the fictional boxer [[Rocky Balboa]], who was the subject of a series of Hollywood films.<ref name=LAtimes>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-susan-boyle17-2009apr17,0,2767635.story |title=Talent trumps all for YouTube sensation Susan Boyle |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Scott |last=Collins |coauthors=Stobart, Janet |date=2009-04-17 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref>

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==External links==
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/susan-boyle Collected news and comment on Susan Boyle] from ''[[The Guardian]]''
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il5TBgD9kHI Susan Boyle on YouTube] 47 Year old Susan Boyle wows the judges with her performance in the auditions for Britains Got Talent, singing I dreamed a dream from Les Miserables. A Wonderful Song Sung by Susan Boyle... The Audience was laughing before starting the song... after the song the audience were silent, with smiles on their faces and judges gave her 3 Yes's!

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