A photo in 1 Canadian national newspaper.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090424.wboyle0424/BNStory/Entertainment/home

Yes, she looks nice. But I hope for Susan that whatever she does, she is doing it truly for herself. And in a way, that is affordable and manageable for her to upkeep. Who cares what the world thinks?

There's probably many folks just hoping she will continue to focus on voice training and practice so that she can perform /sing a full range of songs to demonstrate her singing ability.

Oh, yeah, she got her hair and eyebrows done. Too bad, I liked her old eyebrows. But she can afford some nice clothes, I like what she's wearing in the picture.

Okay, I might be unpopular with this statement, but I sang in a church choir and in a gospel group,…and quite honestly there were many singers in our local churches as good or even better than Susan.

I think this is just one huge marketing scam to get more viewers. Making a swan out of an ugly duckling is show business. They are using this poor woman, and I felt their reaction to her in the show was pure acting. No way they could have been surprised. They preview all the candidates before they go on stage.

We heard her too, and we were impressed and surprised and quite frankly, I have friends who would fit in just fine with her(like myself!), so to me she was no ugly duckling, just a good singer. I agree that there's a lot of hype with that show (she had to send a tape of herself to get in, didn't she?)
But she's sure got a great set of pipes on her!

Madelaine, "ugly ducking to swan"...meaning they want to change this woman...as in My Fair Lady or Pretty Woman....it's the transformation that draws people to watch.

That's exactly what these talent shows are, EW. They're the modern version of Pygmalion. Simon Cowell is Prof. Higgins (mostly the warts, as Cowell can be compassionate at times). And, all of us play the part of Col. Pickering.

Here's the latest from tonight's show. I like her as well. Who knows? Her future might just turn out to be like Julie Andrews'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY-BY4YNs0o

Here's Julie Andrews at 12:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV2-YGGn0y4

That was delightful, Lola! What a beautiful voice!!!

OMG, can’t believe the high tones Julie Anderson could sing, and that at 12 years old. Just amazing. Thanks for posting the link. Lola. Do you believe there is manipulation going on in these shows?

We have super Stars in Germany too. I enjoy watching it, but sometimes I can’t believe how insulting the judges are, The candidates remain and hear the insults over and over again. That’s why I think some of this is just strategy to keep the viewer statistics high.

Daniel is my favourite candidate. Hope he wins!
http://www.rtl.de/tv/superstar_videoplayer.php?id=7332&cat=newest

Glad you enjoyed watching it as much as I did, Eagle.

I'm not sure whether manipulation goes on in BGT or similar shows in the UK because it's the public who decides on who wins it, EW. It's also popular here so it does not need the publicity it's been having. Susan Boyle's story was extraordinary because of the circumstances around it and the effect it presented to many people here and abroad.

In terms of the judges' opinions, I think many have tried to imitate Cowell's notoriety in similar shows which have sprung from here, which I think can only really work in the UK. Sarcasm is a mastered art here in some professions and occupation but, all taken in stride and context. LOL! You should hear the repartee between Cowell and some of the talents who get put down. They give as much as they get.

A different genre but, a chap from the show who I hope does well even if he does not win it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz8BvSiop5Q