LONDON — She gave a final curtsey, a shimmy of her hips, and walked off stage, leaving the winners to perform an encore.
But it’s unlikely that finishing second on "Britain’s Got Talent” on Saturday night to a dance troupe called "Diversity” will be the end of Susan Boyle’s showbiz dream.
The 48-year-old church volunteer became an Internet phenomenon after she auditioned for the television talent show, her show-stopping vocals combining with her frumpy appearance to make her a must-see on YouTube.
For the finals, she returned to the song that made her famous, "I Dreamed a Dream” from "Les Miserables.”
She appeared more polished and animated than in previous performances, but seemed uncomfortable during banter with the judges after her song. Judge Simon Cowell said Boyle had a rough brush with fame, but that she was "a nice, shy person who wants a break.”
The week leading up to Saturday’s performance had been a tumultuous one for Boyle. She lost her cool during a confrontation with two reporters, and the police intervened. Asked about her plans after the show, she told broadcaster ITV she hoped to get an album out, and will "just play it by ear.”
"She lost because people didn’t bother voting for her because they thought she was going to win it,” lamented 21-year-old Gordon Mackenzie.
"I didn’t vote for her because I thought everyone else would.”
by the associated press
But it’s unlikely that finishing second on "Britain’s Got Talent” on Saturday night to a dance troupe called "Diversity” will be the end of Susan Boyle’s showbiz dream.
The 48-year-old church volunteer became an Internet phenomenon after she auditioned for the television talent show, her show-stopping vocals combining with her frumpy appearance to make her a must-see on YouTube.
For the finals, she returned to the song that made her famous, "I Dreamed a Dream” from "Les Miserables.”
She appeared more polished and animated than in previous performances, but seemed uncomfortable during banter with the judges after her song. Judge Simon Cowell said Boyle had a rough brush with fame, but that she was "a nice, shy person who wants a break.”
The week leading up to Saturday’s performance had been a tumultuous one for Boyle. She lost her cool during a confrontation with two reporters, and the police intervened. Asked about her plans after the show, she told broadcaster ITV she hoped to get an album out, and will "just play it by ear.”
"She lost because people didn’t bother voting for her because they thought she was going to win it,” lamented 21-year-old Gordon Mackenzie.
"I didn’t vote for her because I thought everyone else would.”
by the associated press
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