Susan Boyle's Biography

Susan Boyle, 47, is a contestant on the 3rd series of Britain's Got Talent. She surprised the judges with a strong performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables in the competition's first round, eliciting the "biggest yes in three seasons" from Piers Morgan and a yes from Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden. Amanda claimed it was the biggest shock and wake up call ever, referencing the initially skeptical crowd; Amanda also said that it was "an absolute privilege to listen to that". The performance was of such quality that the entire audience, which was cynically laughing and booing before the performance started, gave a standing ovation after the first vocals left Susan Boyle's lips. At the crescendo of the first act, the judges joined in the standing ovation. Following the performance, Piers stated that it was "the most incredible act I have ever seen, ever".

Susan is the youngest of nine children and lives in Blackburn, West Lothian with her ten year old cat, Pebbles. She stopped her pursuit of singing to look after her sick mother who died in 2007 aged 91. After her mother's death, Susan did not feel like going back to singing, but then, luckily for everyone, entered Britain's got Talent.

The Herald published an article by the title What's the story with ... Susan Boyle?