Susan Boyle (1)

"It went down a bomb," says delighted Susan...
When Susan Boyle bounded onto the Glasgow stage there weren’t many in the three thousand-strong audience that gave her a chance of being any good.

When she informed the crowd that she wanted to be a singer like Elaine Paige the judges raised their collective eyebrows and the audience burst into uproar and laughter.

First impressions, as Amanda Holden later pointed out, can be wholly misleading, and when Susan finished her rendition of I Dreamed A Dream she looked into the audience to discover nobody was laughing at her anymore.

“When I opened my mouth and began to sing I won over my doubters. Being on that stage and being on the other end of that reception was absolutely fantastic. It went down a bomb".

Giggling and bashful, she remembered her standing ovation, saying: "As soon as everyone stood up I was thinking, there must be fivers underneath that seat. There must have been money somewhere – especially for the judges to do it. Piers Morgan as well"!

"I was pole-axed with joy when I came off.”

And recalling what the judges told her, Susan smiled again. "“The judges’ comments were wonderful; they made me feel like I can actually achieve something."

"Piers Morgan said he’d like to see a lot more of Susan Boyle. Amanda, she wasn’t very sure to begin with, but she changed her mind. She said all 'I can say is just 'wow''. Simon just laughed. He’s a good guy, him".

In fact, there are rumours that Simon and Susan have since chatted about the possibility of a much dreamed-of record deal.

Susan grinned, "The goal is to get out there, make a record, and hopefully make other people happy.”

But the ultimate wish for Susan is to be accepted by people as a performer.

“If that happens,” she smiles with a twinkle in her eye, “I’ll be one happy lady!”

12 April 2009
(http://talent.itv.com/news/story/item_100062.htm)