Do you remember Susan Boyle? She rose to fame in 2009 after appearing as a contestant on the third series of Britain’s Got Talent. Her audition, in which she sang ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from the musical Les Misérables, became a viral moment. One video has garnered 261 million views.
Yesterday, I suggested reading the Good Friday Agreement in full. Today’s homework is Boyle’s six-minute audition. For those who can’t bear it/justify opening YouTube on a work computer, allow me to set the scene. She is presented as a slightly odd woman on stage to receive your scorn, who subsequently delivers what judge Amanda Holden calls “the biggest wakeup call ever” (sorry, Sputnik) when Boyle does her rather lovely rendition.
