
The world knows the name and life story of the 47-year-old singer from Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Her original performance has been viewed by tens of millions on YouTube, and is widely considered to be one of the most viewed viral video hits of all time. The video of the Susan Boyle semi-final performance also went viral.
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 singer had a turbulent week which brought tabloid headlines speaking of a Susan Boyle meltdown but she persevered and issued a statement of her resolve to perform in the Britain’s Got Talent final.