It would be remiss of me to not make a comment on Susan Boyles and her overnight catapult into stardom. She has caused an impact not only on UK soil but also internationally. She has appeared on TV and magazines across the globe.
What makes her so special?
An article in USA Today sums it all up.
A psychological boost for a world battered by economic calamity? A spiritual moment for millions in search of transcendence? Maybe it’s about rooting for the underdog. Or maybe it’s just a new reminder of an old truism: You can’t judge a book by its cover.
“Susan Boyle is a Disney movie waiting to happen,” says church worker Janelle Gregory, 34, of Olathe, Kan.
Boyle, for those who have been unconscious lately, is the middle-aged woman with frizzy hair who has been all over TV and computer screens for days, singing a Broadway show tune while millions wept and shouted and applauded wildly.
Ten days ago, Boyle — 47, unglamorous, unfashionable, unknown — faced down a sneering British audience and panel of judges on Britain’s Got Talent, including the ever-sneery Simon Cowell. Then, in an instant, she turned jeers to cheers with her rendition of one of the weepier numbers from Les Misérables. Almost as instantly, Boyle went viral: A clip on YouTube garnered millions of hits (almost 30 million so far, not counting millions more on thousands of other versions on YouTube).
Maybe we need to find the lesson in this story for ourselves!
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