Susan Boyle is an American hit

Scotsman:

CRACKING America is regarded as the Holy Grail for even the biggest of British names. The Beckhams, Oasis and Robbie Williams have all struggled to make it big across the pond.
But in the space of five days, Susan Boyle has gone from being an unknown unemployed karaoke singer to reality TV show contestant – and now a transatlantic sensation.

The devout Catholic from Blackburn, West Lothian, who is single and lives with her cat, is the woman Simon Cowell predicts will go to number one if she releases an album in the US.

The 48-year-old has already notched up 18 million hits on YouTube following her three-minute rendition of I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables on Britain's Got Talent last Saturday night.

Now American news website MSNBC has logged a further seven million hits on the clip of her wowing judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan at her Britain's Got Talent audition.

Kathie Lee Gifford, the presenter of Good Morning America, was moved to tears after Miss Boyle sang live via satellite, from her modest semi-detached home to five million viewers.

And now – in perhaps the ultimate endorsement of her new-found fame – Oprah Winfrey has invited Miss Boyle to appear on her show.

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If you have not seen her performance you can watch here. It is one of the most surprising and moving performances you may ever see. In a matter of minutes you will know why she is such a sensation.

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