Before she appeared on the show Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle was just an ordinary middle-aged British woman. Now all this is going to change.
She lives in a house with her cat Pebbles in a small Scottish town. Because of learning difficulties, she doesn't have much education. But she has a very good voice. As a kid, she sang in church and choirs and school plays. For a living, she sang at local pubs.
When she took the stage on April 10th her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed just one step up from old clothes. The audience laughed at her.
But then she opened her mouth. The laughing audience went silent. A beautiful voice was singing I Dreamed a Dream. Everyone was amazed. At the end of her song, the audience jumped to their feet and clapped hands wildly.
Almost overnight, Susan became a well-known name. She won millions of fans. Her online videos have over 85.2 million hits.
Susan's story proved the truth of an old saying: "Never judge the book by its cover." Susan may look ordinary, and doesn't have much dress sense, but she can certainly sing.
Susan's fans admire her courage, as much as they do to her voice. She has experienced many disappointments, but her love for music has kept her going, which is worth anyone's respect.
