Susan Boyle lived a self-described mundane existence, passing every day in the house she grew up with her 10-year-old cat, until her appearance on Britain's Got Talent. A Simon Cowell concoction, the television show put contestants on stage before a group of four judges and an audience full of people. Only the most popular survived to the next round. When she first came to the stage little was expected. She has been hammered for her physical appearance, but she quickly turned her fortunes around with her rendition of I Dreamed a Little Dream from Les Miserables. The song knocked just about everyone off their feet and left Simon Cowell nearly speechless. From this moment forward it became obvious that at some point in time after the third season of the televised talent competition Susan Boyle tickets would sell and Susan Boyle albums would quickly fly off the charts.

Though she finished second to a dance troupe, the 49-year-old singer has made quite a career out her television appearance. It is odd since many would have thought her lack of obvious physical glamour would be far more of a hindrance in television than on stage, but her early attempts to make it as a stage actor were met without far more contemptible mockery than her appearance before the United Kingdom.

Susan Boyle made the transition from standout star on television to working recording and performing artist despite personal difficulties. She felt incredible pressure after her time on BGT and entered a hospital to recover from the emotional and mental stress. She emerged five days later and decided to joint the BGT tour.