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Susan Boyle About to Blow Up Internet

| Wed Apr. 15, 2009 6:02 PM PDT

— Photo courtesy Britain's Got Talent

Monday afternoon: I see the video (which they won't let you embed, dang it, so watch it here) on Towleroad of frizzy-haired “spinster” Susan Boyle stunning the judges of "Britain’s Got Talent" with an emotional rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream." It’s, you know, a cute little internet video.

Monday evening: I hear the very same audio coming out of the laptop of German DJs who are staying at my house for the weekend. They were using my neighbor’s wi-fi to catch up on German news, and the video was the first thing they saw.

Tuesday evening: Charlie Gibson covers the story on the ABC Evening News.

Tuesday night: The Boston Globe reports the clip has been watched over 2.7 million times since it was uploaded on April 11.

Wednesday afternoon: It's the top story on npr.org. They report the clip has been watched 7 million times.

Wednesday evening: A quick YouTube search shows multiple copies of the same clip making the rounds, but an unscientific sum of all their view counts puts the number at approximately 13 million.

Thursday (prediction): Susan Boyle surpasses Barack Obama as the most popular human being on the planet.

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Comments

Record Contract For Susan Boyle

Submitted by Chris (not verified) on Thu Apr. 16, 2009 10:54 AM PDT.

But does she have a recording contract? If not ~ WHEN? This woman needs only a little bit of a makeover (hair/clothes) to blend right into the professional arena.

Wow!

Submitted by Trippp on Thu Apr. 16, 2009 11:09 AM PDT.

It is not just her voice - which is excellent! It is her timing, and the message of the song, and the inspirational message that beauty can come from unexpected places. I think she is a tonic for our troubled times. Tripp

Now it's August...

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue Aug. 25, 2009 4:11 PM PDT.

Now it's August, and we still love Susan Boyle, who is (as the previous posters said that first week) "in the professional arena," and a "tonic for our troubled times." Now we're awaiting her first visit to America isometime in November and the release of her first CD around November 23. We've seen Susan celebrated on television interviews and in Harper's Bazaar, Susan's fans gather in her support on wonderful fansites (http://forum.susan-boyle.com and others) and her record label has now opened her professional website (http://www.susanboylemusic.com/gb/)! Susan is living her dream, and we love seeing her so happy! CONGRATULATIONS, SUSAN! Love you!