Britian has talent 09

Mags · April 20, 2009, 07:51:23 PM

Little something from Britian has talent 09

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Mags · April 20, 2009, 08:14:30 PM

some interesting comments:

QuoteSusan spent a good part of her life looking after her parents. Her mother died aged 91 a short (ish) while ago. She was distraught for a long time as she had lived all her life with her parents and now lives alone with her cat Pebbles.

and.. of course I can't find the second one, but apparently she has had a severe learning disability since she was little.

If both of those are true, she's even more amazing.

Thorin · April 21, 2009, 09:11:44 AM

Yeah, she has quite the amazing voice. I hope she makes it onto the show, as that'll prove they really are looking for talented people rather than just pretty people.

Darren Dirt · April 21, 2009, 11:18:23 AM

I like Simon's face-saving comment after she's done...

Darren Dirt · April 21, 2009, 12:24:04 PM

British opera fans might soon need some water to Boyle in a Potts?

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/04/21/2009-04-21_will_britains_got_talent_stars_susan_boyle_and_paul_potts_duet.html

okay, so that was a forced pun, sorry, best I could come up with...

Thorin · April 21, 2009, 12:53:41 PM

Quote from: Mags on April 20, 2009, 08:14:30 PM
apparently she has had a severe learning disability since she was little.

The best I could find:

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She said: ?I was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want people like me to see that they shouldn?t let a disability get in the way. I want to raise awareness - I want to turn my disability into ability.?

source: http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/i-want-to-make-my-dead-mum-proud-864/

Apparently oxygen deprivation at birth made her have a lower-than-average IQ which landed her in special ed classes, which in turn got her bullied while in school.

Mr. Analog · April 21, 2009, 09:37:28 PM

She's really ripping the industry a hole from what I've been reading thru GoogleNews.

Darren Dirt · April 22, 2009, 04:33:03 PM

Check out this very different perspective on the whole Susan Boyle performance

Mr. Analog · April 22, 2009, 06:40:10 PM

Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 22, 2009, 04:33:03 PM
Check out this very different perspective on the whole Susan Boyle performance

Ah the ancient art of editing. One thing I like about being visually impaired is that sometimes visual cues go completely unnoticed, it usually leads to some cheap entertainment for me...

Thorin · April 22, 2009, 07:00:51 PM

Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 22, 2009, 04:33:03 PM
Check out this very different perspective on the whole Susan Boyle performance

I must be missing something... I don't get how this is such a different perspective? It was pretty clear to me that a major part of the reason she's gotten so much YouTube airtime is that the video shows shallow people getting the ol' kick in the nuts for immediately writing her off - if not out loud, then at least in their minds.

Darren Dirt · April 23, 2009, 08:49:36 AM

"different" because the blogger is not just someone who is sharing their thoughts along the lines of "Simon is a greedy bastard", instead this case is the unique perspective of a very special person, who is one of 50* "wizards" or "naturals" in the art/science of "human lie detectors"... so it's like an extra layer of analysis as opposed to the Average Jo's interpretation of the audience's reaction/body language etc.

*over 20,000 were tested and only 50 were deemed "naturals"; partly the basis for the TV series "Lie To Me".