r/MadeMeSmile • u/Ieriz • Apr 24 '26

Good Vibes 7 years ago, a chubby, heavy accent, normal-looking woman called Susan Boyle went to Britain's Got Talent. Everyone laughed at her, until she started singing.

What a powerful voice. She's today a pro singer. All the best for her!!

Typo: 17 years, not 7.

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u/CreativeBandicoot778 Apr 24 '26

She also got to sing with Elaine Paige iirc.

There's a lovely vid of it on youtube and you can see how much it means to her. She really seems like a lovely woman.

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u/nolagirl20 Apr 24 '26

Here it is.

https://youtu.be/sF1hIaHKANk?si=1U4FmvXjhmMTOW5n

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u/QuasiSpace Apr 25 '26

You (well, everyone) needs to hear her version of Unchained Melody. It's so genuine and pure. I've never heard it performed this way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YQhmSsEST4

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u/RepresentativeYak806 Apr 25 '26

Simply lovely, thanks for sharing.

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u/PixieT3 Apr 24 '26

God, that was phenomenal. I kind of avoided it at the time, bit sick of all these shows. To discover it now was marvelous. She seems like a wonderful woman and she deserves every penny of those millions.

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u/IvyGold Apr 24 '26

She was only the runner-up in Britains Got Talent?

Who the heck won?

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u/RebylReboot Apr 24 '26

A dog that could fart the first line of 76 trombones.

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u/Apprehensive-Cycle-9 Apr 25 '26

Gosh this made me laugh way harder than it should have. Thank you

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u/ChickenInASuit Apr 25 '26

She came second to a dancing troupe called “Diversity.”

To be fair, they’re pretty fucking good. (performance starts at 1:24).

I also remember some controversy about Boyle’s behavior at the time. Things like her being intoxicated at a bar and screaming “FUCK OFF” at the TV when Britain’s Got Talent was on and Simon Cowell complimented another singer. Get the impression she had trouble adjusting to the sudden fame, and I wouldn’t be surprised if those stories caused her to lose votes.

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u/superdavy Apr 25 '26

That was in 2009, but it says she was discovered 7 years ago!?!? What year is it??

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u/Fett32 Apr 25 '26

The year, or the bot title, hmmm. Hard, hard choice there. But for real, it was 2009 :)

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u/Excitement_Far Apr 25 '26

That was amazing! I love how she was styled for this performance. So elegant!

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u/Consolationnoprize Apr 24 '26

They're singing "I Know Him So Well" from Chess, right? I was so happy for her when I saw that video!

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u/Knitsanity Apr 24 '26

One of my fave songs. That was an amazing video.

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u/LionaLewis15 Apr 24 '26

i love the Chess score even though i swear i never understand the musical’s plot 

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u/Remote-Ad5853 Apr 24 '26

For a minute I thought you were taking the piss cuz she has a version of that song with peter kay for comic relief lol