OH MY GOD!! FIRST TIME HEARING Susan Boyle (BGT) I Dreamed a dream | REACTION 

All these years later, I still get goosebumps immediately.

This is classic....''never judge a book by it's cover'' .....moment. Love this audition, & watch it often..

With 88 platinum and 20 gold albums (as of March 2022), Susan is one of the most successful artists on BGT and *GT shows worldwide. Susan debut album was 2009 with over 8 million the best-selling album worldwide. Susan's dreams came true, in December 2009 she sang a duet with her idol Elaine Page, in 2012 she had an appearance in front of the Queen, her diamond throne anniversary, in November 2012 she had a duet with her idol Donny 0smond in Las Vegas 🤗🤗🤗

The greatest moment in TV history. Thank you for doing this. She's a worldwide star now and the most humble person. And I always felt her walking off the stage was like a mic drop. 😁

When she "climbed the ladder", going higher with note, without taking extra breaths, one could see she had incredible control. This was a "break out" moment for these talent shows

I can remember seeing Susan Boyle perform this on Tv live when it happened, makes me proud to be Scottish, I only lived 15 miles from where Susan lived.

can only agree, I'm still watching this for a very long time and still enjoy it!

Brings tears to my eyes every single time ❤❤

I saw Susan in concert in Louisville, KY. Sold out venue. She was amazing and her voice never faltered. I have all her albums.

I don't want to. say she WAS wonderful. She is wonderful. This is stunning. Thank you my dear.

Talent speaks for itself! Really doesn't matter what people think.

i'll never forget this moment. very shortly after broadcast, EVERYONE was sharing this and it went viral globally! the numbers were incredible, i'd never sat refreshing a page the way i did for the next couple of days! lol she touched the world and reminded everyone JUST at the perfect moment. was humbling and empowering in the same breath. Great reaction. cheers.

That's why there is a saying not to judge a book by its cover.

She was signed to a recording deal, and years later she's sold millions of albums.

This still moves me, as many times as I watched this. Thank you.

She made my eyes tear up with joy and possibilities for many others. Bless her soul!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

She has one of those pure voices that automatically brings tears to the eyes.. She sings the most haunting version of one of my favorite songs "Wild Horses". Hope you get a chance to hear it. There is a video of her performing it. Totally Other World!

I am so happy for Susan Boyle, a fine Scottish woman, with makeup artists, and fine cloths, Susan Boyle looks great, and her success is world wide.

Sarah - such a good performance. Glad you got to listen to Susan Boyle. Thank you.

Never judge a book by its cover, is an old saying. And here it shows how true that saying is! Susan Boyle blew them all away with her fabulous voice.

It really annoys me when the judges comment on how surprising it is when an older, not as thin, not as attractive person can actually sing. Why is it such a surprise? Are pretty people the only ones who have talent? It's so insulting to the contestants. They actually had the audacity to tell Paul Potts (similar situation but male) that he was a "little lump of coal" that would become a diamond some day.

One should never judge a person by the way they look.

You missed Simon saying : "... I knew, the minute you walked out ..." One of his best reactions. ;-)

One of the most amazing things I have ever seen. The audience was laughing in her face during the interview... and then she started to sing. Within thirty seconds, she had a third of the audience on their feet applauding. That performance was nothing short of Presleyian.

Susan went on to stardom and had great success, and her dream I believe was realized. She said her mom wanted her to do great things with her singing talent and she did proving it's never too late and never give up on your dreams and hopes!! Thank you for a great reaction video!!

I still get chills after watching so many times!

There are some very early videos of her singing, at small local venues, that show us what we lost in the decades when she remained unknown and unappreciated.

Yes, this is an epic moment in television history. I'm so glad you got to experience it for yourself. 😊

Never judge a book by its cover?!?!…….. that’s absolutely correct!😁

I appreciate your emotional reactions. Very special and honest.

The whole idea with the talent shows is to find Susan Boyle. In a way the goal of this show was reached back then.

This woman blew my mind❤

I never tire of watching this, and I've seen it many time over the years. Susan went on to have a successful recording year, becoming a millionaire, but she remained in her modest home in her little village and never let the fame or money go to her head. You should check out the video where, on AGT, she actually got to sing a duet with her idol Elaine Paige.

Seeing Simons face is priceless.

I think she was the one contestant where everyone said, "You have to see this" Wiped the smug looks off their faces, good for her!

Anyone who makes it on stage has to audition first. It always cracks me up when the judges look surprised, because they heard them audition for the show.

Who thinks this was the greatest moment of all time in British tv history.

I love Simon's face the minute he fell in love with Susan's voice. ❤❤❤

She became very successful in the UK.

This is one of my favorite moments in human history. 🥲🌼🌻

I cried thru the whole first time i saw this video. Damn, crying again.

Classic ❤

In 2024 she still looks the same and lives in her tiny sweet house and she is amazing!

Love this. My mother used to tell me: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Still good advice.

My favourite Susan Boyle song is “ wild horses” beautiful!!!!

One thing to remember this was the first time that this kind of thing happened it really woke the UK up to how we judge people, also sparked the world to do these kind of shows.

This gave birth to the Got Talent term "A Susan Boyle Moment"....meaning which unexpected contestant will have their "Susan Boyle Moment!"

You are a sincere sweetheart! I hope you succeed in whatever you do!!!!!!!!!!!!

In addition to an amazing performance, the choice of song is acute. Unlike Fantine, Susan's dream came true.

Along with Susan's vocal carrier success her performance had a huge impact on the Les Miserables Play, and what happened afterwards. The song is from the musical stage play "Les Miserables" which was reaching the end of its multi-year performance run and plans were to shut the production down at the end of the current season in a few months when Susan Boyle appeared on BGT. Susan's performance was so impactful that crowds surged to watch the play and production continued on for a number of years. Then as her version of the song went international people outside of England were interested which led to the decision to make the play into a very successful movie which was released internationally (which I saw). The writers and owners of the Les Miserables play and the author of the "I dreamed a dream" song had nothing but praise for Susan Boyle and her performance immediately after BGT aired the segment; and have continued to heap praise on her since then because of how much it impacted the continuation and popularity of the play and the creation of the movie. Susan Boyle was literally the advertising that money could not have purchased.

*Susan goes on to be super successful.....but more importantly she is what broke the mold of the stereotype of what singers are suppose to be. It also made Simon realize talent is everywhere and that's why all sorts of shows appeared, like The Voice. Its no longer how you look but the talent you have*

Simon Cowell signed her and handled her career. He made her rich, and she made him richer.

Listen to all od it, - including the judges!!!!

Great, thanks!! Now that you've heard Susan please check out Adam Lambert (solo performer and now lead singer for Queen) singing "Believe" at the Kennedy Center Honors, honoring Cher! Another amazing performance!

Thanks!

When I heard her angelic voice on Britain got talent I became an instant fan. Thank you Sarah for all those beautiful authentic reactions that I have truly enjoyed.nyou are the best my lady..God bless you and your family..... James Zrenjad Desjardins ❤❤ in

She got to perform on a stage with her idol.

Wow... My wife AND my Dearly Departed Mother watched this together with me!

I remember this. She had a great voice, you need to watch the one with a Welsh singer called Rhydian Roberts

She got to sing with Elaine Page. Check out I Know Him So Well by them

Cant wait to watch this with you, seen it many times …! 😉 Thought you were going to watch judges comments, they’re funny 😆

Ja so ist das. Niemals sollte man oberflächlich sein und die Leute nur nach den äußeren betrachten. Wie nan hier gut sehen kann. Keiner hätte gedacht das sie singen kann... Trotzdem liebe ich den Glanz deiner Haut. Du bist bei jedem Video wunderschön.😍

Actually .. this wasn't Susan Boyle's first appearance on a TV Talent Show. She was on Michael Barrymore's show My Kind Of People over 10 years before this and probably wasn't 'discovered' then because Michael chose to fool around while she was trying to sing.

I love her cover of Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones. It’s incredible. ❤

well thanks for watching it until the end!...................................................

You have a beautiful heart🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💓🌹

We don't judge a book by its cover. There are well dressed singers that don't have one tenth of her talent.

Watch her sing "Wild horses" AGT Champions.

You never judge a book by the cover. She would have won, but Simon Cowell and the show producers put so much pressure on her,that she broke down,the press was having a field day,and SC was changing her image during the show,they should have waited, like they did with Paul potts, the 1st winner of BGT.

They soon stopped laughing 😊

Here u see it: Don't conclude from the outside of the inside! Remind that!

she came second

Red rock video...I have watched you alot and seem to be looking at country western music....well as a person who grew up idolizing rodeo there is no better story than lane frost vs red rock.....as someone who lived through watching the battles it was riveting...I never had enough talent to really compete, but lane frost was something special

I can't believe you haven't heard this. Pretty amazing huh?

She is definitely an unusual. She was living in a small house in her village and bought a larger one. She ended up staying where she was and used the larger new house to display her awards. She never won the "got talent" shows. She came in second after some dance troop (I think). This apparently upset her. Simon went on to be her representative at least for awhile and pushed her to make her own decisions

Simon seeing $$$$

Live on TV

It should teach us not to judge based on outwar appearance.

would still like to see you do anthony callea. the prayer, per sempre and bridge over troubled water

Can you make the videos you are reacting to bigger? It’s a little tough for some of us senior citizens to see it clearly, even in landscape mode. Thanks!

The two young guys waiting in the wings had heard her sing and knew how good she was. She obviously passed all the many auditions. They dressed her and made her up horribly to make people think that she wasn't very professional and she didn't know what she was doing. So it was kind of a set up in a way.

Great reaction from you, but why didn't you watch until the end, with the reactions of the other judges ?

She should of won!

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And since that day, her "date book" has been filled to the brim with nothing but the finest wall-to-wall Donny Osmond impersonators.

I hated the way they mocked her before she sang. I hope they felt ashamed of themselves.

sad, they were laughing

Try Paul Potts also please ❤

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Hi Sarah, Could you react too Ferlin Husky ( Gone ) it's an old live black and white video version from the Grand Ole Oprey.

Listen to Phil Collins MAMA 😱🫂🪽

It was a travesty that she lost. I think people punished her for the immediate fame she achieved with this audition. However, she had the last laugh. A great career and wealth to keep her comfortable for the rest of her life. Her voice is even more amazing than what she did here and I have several of her albums that prove it. Wonderful Susan Boyle.

Greetings young lady if you have the time have a look at Coldplay - Fix You (Glastonbury 2024) I think you will love this.The Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts held near Pilton, Somerset, England, in most summers. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts.Susan Boyle has a great voice.Stay safe young lady.

She shut them up.

I couldnt understand a word she sang other than dreams somethong or other.