Every once in a while someone or something comes along and smacks you in the face in terms of revealing just how wrong it is to judge people based on their looks or a stereotype in which they might be conveniently pigeon holed. Suasn Boyle, the "Britain's Got Talent" phenomenon is a case in point. I heard about her appearance numerous times while traveling during the week to the court hearing in Martinsville - Michelangelo Signorile discussed it on his radio show - but I had not had an opportunity to view the video at the time. YouTube has blocked embedding of the video, but you can watch it here if you have not done so. A brief clip from the Daily Beast is set out below.*
I will admit that watching her perform nearly brought tears to my eyes. Her confidence and amazing voice stunned the crowd and it was wonderful to see the all too condescending and smug Simon Crowell dumb struck and left in amazement. I sincerely hope Susan gets her dream of performing before Queen Elizabeth II.
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Here's highlights from what Piers Morgan, one of the show's judges had to say on the Daily Beast about the story and Susan's amazing performance:
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Susan bounced on stage, full of tartan bonhomie, and the reaction was instantaneous: 3,000 people laughed their heads off, me and my co-judges, Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden, stifled a chuckle, and the clear message from our collective expressions was "This is going to be a car-crash performance of epic proportions." . . . . And then Susan Boyle began to sing. And within just a few seconds, the joke was suddenly on us.
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Because Susan is not just a good singer, she’s a fantastic singer. Someone whose stunning range, tone, and delivery is worthy of comparison to anyone—the great Elaine Paige included. Her rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables was almost perfect. Yet she has never sung professionally; in fact, she has barely sung out of her tiny village in a remote part of Scotland.
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