Susan Boyle-Britain's got talent woman.

[myredcardigan]

I don't watch the show but 3 friends all emailed me a link to her performance and it blew me away. Moved me to tears and songs rarely do that to me. Such a difficult song to sing as well.

Anyway, DH's cousin (they're in Scotland) just told me to check out her singing cry me a river on youtube. Apparently she recorded it for a local charity years ago and it's been all over there local paper this week.

I've just listened and WOW! Cannot believe the clarity in this woman's voice. So anyone interested just check it out on youtube.

it was obviously set up, both Susan Doyle and Shaheen's performance. Cowell was obviously aware of both.

I meant Moira Anderson I think! Doesn't bother me that it was set up as the whole point of the show is to give talented people a chance to perform on national tv. The fact that they have careers already isn't surprising.

but the show is missold, because it gives the impression that it is a chance for nobodies to be discovered and to end up with something at the end of it, when that is patently not the case.

The same thing happened with Paul Potts, he was 'the frog that could become a prince'.

Although even the shittest performance of nessun dorma can't fail to bring the audience to tears, it's so 'base' for some reason.

So where does individual choice come into it? Should we tell people what they can or can't do? She went up for this herself, we can assume she wants to be there from that. Stop trying to micromanage everything and everyone. Not everyone is as dumb as some people think they are....

Bizzare sight yesterday - was in a book shop in Holland and the shop assistant was showing another assistant the Susan Boyle video on You Tube and chatting in a v excited manner about it! She really has gone global - well she's made it to Holland at least!