Susan Boyle, born on 1 April 1961, is a Scottish singer who came to public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the third series of Britain’s Got Talent. Boyle became known she sang “ I Dreamed Dream” from Les Miserable in the competition’s first round, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2009 When she appeared on the Britain’s Got Talent stage, the audience and the judges appeared apprehensive of her unpolished appearance. Upon finishing her song, she received a standing ovation from the live audience and unanimous praise from the judges. The contrast between the audience’s first impression of her when she appeared on stage compared to the ovation she received afterwards triggered global interest. Articles about her appeared in newspapers worldwide, while the numbers who watched videos of her audition have set an online record. Within nine days of her televised debut, videos of her audition, subsequent interviews of her, and her 1999 rendition of “Cry Me a River” had been viewed a combined total of over 100 million times on the Internet. Cowell is reported to be setting up a contract with Boyle with his Syco Music. She has appeared on several US TV programmes including Larry King Live, the veteran interviewer’s CNN show, and has been invited to sing on the queen of US daytime TV’s programme The Oprah Winfrey Show.