If you haven’t seen Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent, then you’re in for a big surprise… and you’re missing out on what is sure to become one of the most viral claims to fame of the year.
This video of Susan Boyle singing on Britain’s Got Talent has already received 5,594,227 views at time of posting; considering it’s only been online since April 11, 2009, it’s been getting over a million views a day!
I don’t want to spoil it, but you’re in for a real shock when you watch Susan Boyle sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. The video of the unemployed 47-year-old is not embeddable, so watch it here.
Reality Shock Virals
Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent Stuns Simon Cowell
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