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Bruce Bowker
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Oh and it seems she made a CD (very limited) for some fund raiser for some charity. You won't believe this: Cry me a River
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Basil - that article is excellent. I guess the thing that amazes me about this whole story, is that zillions of people are *amazed* that she's so talented.
Really says a lot about how we assume things in this "Everything's got to be beautiful" world.
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Susan Boyle -Incredibly Inspirational!
LINK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]When Susan Boyle walked out on to the audition stage during the first episode of the new series of Britain's Got Talent last Saturday, I Dreamed a Dream seemed an apt song for her to sing. Few songs tug the heartstrings as dolefully. "I dreamed a dream in time gone by, when hope was high and life worth living," it starts off, before telling a tale of love lost and hope extinguished: "But there are dreams that cannot be, and there are storms we cannot weather."
Boyle is 47, unemployed, perpetually single and lives alone with her cat, Pebbles, in Bathgate, West Lothian – a town apparently dubbed "a dump" by Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan. Boyle's sunny (if gauche) demeanour masks a sad life: the youngest of nine, she was deprived of oxygen at birth, which led to learning difficulties and, as a result, a childhood marred by bullying. Forty years later, it was her mother – whom she lived with and cared for – who wanted her to audition for the ITV talent show. But she died in 2007, leaving Boyle suffering from depression and anxiety.
Simon Cowell was at his sneering best. Which singer would you like to be as successful as, he asked, before Boyle started her audition. "Elaine Paige?" she ventured brightly but uncertainly. Girls in the audience s******ed and there was a snort of barely concealed derision from Morgan.
Everyone concluded that this podgy woman with a frumpy frock, a wiry hairdo and heavy brows fell into the comedy-audition category. They settled into their seats for a good laugh, knowing she would massacre the song from, as she put it, "Les Miserabs". But then Susan Boyle started to sing.[/QUOTE]
I was completely touched!
LINK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]When Susan Boyle walked out on to the audition stage during the first episode of the new series of Britain's Got Talent last Saturday, I Dreamed a Dream seemed an apt song for her to sing. Few songs tug the heartstrings as dolefully. "I dreamed a dream in time gone by, when hope was high and life worth living," it starts off, before telling a tale of love lost and hope extinguished: "But there are dreams that cannot be, and there are storms we cannot weather."
Boyle is 47, unemployed, perpetually single and lives alone with her cat, Pebbles, in Bathgate, West Lothian – a town apparently dubbed "a dump" by Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan. Boyle's sunny (if gauche) demeanour masks a sad life: the youngest of nine, she was deprived of oxygen at birth, which led to learning difficulties and, as a result, a childhood marred by bullying. Forty years later, it was her mother – whom she lived with and cared for – who wanted her to audition for the ITV talent show. But she died in 2007, leaving Boyle suffering from depression and anxiety.
Simon Cowell was at his sneering best. Which singer would you like to be as successful as, he asked, before Boyle started her audition. "Elaine Paige?" she ventured brightly but uncertainly. Girls in the audience s******ed and there was a snort of barely concealed derision from Morgan.
Everyone concluded that this podgy woman with a frumpy frock, a wiry hairdo and heavy brows fell into the comedy-audition category. They settled into their seats for a good laugh, knowing she would massacre the song from, as she put it, "Les Miserabs". But then Susan Boyle started to sing.[/QUOTE]
I was completely touched!
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I agree, I think this style makes her voice much more appealing as she has great emotion in her phrasing...
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She's way better than "screech" Dion.
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I only used Dion as one end of a spectrum! :thumbsup: I was thinking within a broad range of famous female vocalists, past and present, including the immortal Billy Holiday and such greats. 
Susan holds her own!! (It might have something to do with the uniqueness of the individual character!)
Susan holds her own!! (It might have something to do with the uniqueness of the individual character!)
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Can't get a much better endorsement than this:
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And the Producer of Les Meserables was impressed!
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And the Producer of Les Meserables was impressed!
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Yes Britain has Talent!
Here's something to cheer up an otherwise gloomy Monday.
If these performances don't bring a tear to your eye, you must not be human!
Susan Boyle
Paul Botts
BTW - After a mediocre career as a cell phone salesman, Paul's new found talent has made him a millionaire! However, he is still as humble as ever.
Here's something to cheer up an otherwise gloomy Monday.
If these performances don't bring a tear to your eye, you must not be human!
Susan Boyle
Paul Botts
BTW - After a mediocre career as a cell phone salesman, Paul's new found talent has made him a millionaire! However, he is still as humble as ever.
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Re: Yes Britain has Talent!
I like Susan Boyle's "Cry Me a River" even better...
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I like Susan Boyle's "Cry Me a River" even better...