It would be rude of me to say that I shudder a little every time I see a picture of BGT star Susan Boyle…so I’ll say it anyway. The 48 year old Scottish gem rose to fame after singing ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ from Les Miserables, shocking both the audience and the judges. As this frumpy woman waddled onstage, neither Simon, Amanda or Piers were expecting a voice like that to come out of vocal chords belonging to a woman looking like that. Neither did they expect this to be one of, if not the best performance to be seen on the show yet. Boyle certainly managed to catch the eyes and ears of viewers, even if the former was for the wrong reasons at first. She is a singing sensation, and has pleasantly surprised the entire nation, even gaining fame in America; something UK artists can only ever dream of doing in a lifetime. As I type her name into Google 15,000,000 results are found, and she even has her own Wikipedia page, securing her fame for me as deadly official. Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore have even mentioned her on social networking site Twitter, with Moore confirming that she will be flying over to the UK to watch the shows finale tonight in support of the Scottish star. And it is not only the celebrities who have noticed Boyle; she has been mentioned in both The Simpsons and South Park, two of the most popular American cartoons worldwide, making her success and fame faster than Britney Spears’ marriage. But would Boyle be this famous if her looks had matched her voice? Would people still be able to put a face to the name if they heard it? People assume that good looks can get you anywhere, yet Susan Boyle has defied all assumptions, shattered all stereotypes, and had a big impact upon people's preconceived ideas of others.
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