But the tigers come at night,
With their voices soft as thunder,
As they tear your hope apart,
And they turn your dream to shame. And still I dream he'll come to me,
That we will live the years together,
But there are dreams that cannot be,
And there are storms we cannot weather! I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living,
So different now from what it seemed...
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed...
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Susan Boyle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Susan Boyle (born 1 April, 1961)[2][3][4] is a Scottish[5] singer and church volunteer who came to public attention on 11 April 2009,[6] when she appeared as a contestant on the third series of Britain's Got Talent.[7] Boyle found fame when she sang "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables in the competition's first round.[8]
Before she sang, both the audience and the judges appeared to express scepticism based on her unpolished appearance. In contrast, her vocal performance was so well received that she has been dubbed "The Woman Who Shut Up Simon Cowell."[4] She received a standing ovation from the live audience, garnering yes-votes from Cowell and Amanda Holden, and the "biggest yes I have ever given anybody" from Piers Morgan.[9] The audition was recorded in January 2009 at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow, Scotland,[10] and was first broadcast on Saturday, 11 April 2009 in Britain. The juxtaposition of the reception to her voice with the audience's first impression of her triggered global interest. Articles about her appeared in newspapers all over the world, while the numbers who watched videos of her audition set an online record.[11] By 20 April 2009, a mere 9 days after her televised debut, viral videos of her audition, subsequent interviews of her, and her 1999 rendition of "Cry Me a River" had been viewed over 100 million times on the Internet.[12] Cowell is reported to be setting up a contract with Boyle with his Syco Music company label, a subsidiary of Sony Music.[13].
References
- ^ a b c d e f Harris, Gillian. She who laughs last - songstress Susan Boyle, The Sunday Times, 19 April 2009.
- ^ Scottish genealogist Caroline Gerard found her official birth entry at New Register House in Edinburgh Susan Boyle's Astrology Horoscope
- ^ Boyle "just turned 48". "Suddenly Susan!", People, May 4, 2009, p. 52. As is common with magazines, the issue was published about 10 days before its cover date, implying that her birth date was sometime in April 1961.
- ^ a b "The Woman Who Shut Up Simon Cowell". ABC News. 2009-04-14. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7332570&page=1. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
- ^ a b c d e Holmwood, Leigh. Susan Boyle: a dream come true The Guardian 18 April 2009.
- ^ Smith, Mark (2009-04-11). "What's the story with ... Susan Boyle?". The Herald. http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/features/display.var.2501284.0.Whats_the_story_with_Susan_Boyle.php. Retrieved on 2009-04-15.
- ^ "Talent show singer is online hit". BBC News. 2009-04-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7999727.stm. Retrieved on 2009-04-15.
- ^ a b c Jordan, Mary (2009-04-14). "The Scot Heard Round the World". The Washington Post: p. A-8. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041502577_2.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-16.
- ^ Wylie, Ian (2009-04-11). "Dreaming The Dream". Manchester Evening News. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz/s/1107946_dreaming_the_dream. Retrieved on 2009-04-23.
- ^ "'Fox news, Simon Cowell interview'". 2009-04-16. http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=7ea5b582-4361-49a9-9eb9-ea2c1e8193c5. Retrieved on 2009-04-16.
- ^ a b "Scottish Singer's Audition Video Sets Online Record". The Washington Post. 19 April 2009. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041900508_pf.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
- ^ a b Dobuzinskis, Alex. Susan Boyle breaks past 100 million online views, Reuters, April 20, 2009.
- ^ "'Never Been Kissed' Singer, 47, Wows Cowell". MSNBC News. 2009-04-15. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30226936. Retrieved on 2009-04-15.
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