as a competitor on 2009 s britain s got talent. her new album the gift entered both the uk and u.s. charts at number one. the first musician in more than 40 years to have two albums number one in both the united states and the uk. the last act to achieve that milestone, the beatles. what do you make of all of this, susan? i think it s really amazing. it feels a bit unreal at the moment. it takes a bit to sink in. larry: you deserve it all. let s go back in time. april of 2009. susan s extraordinary audition for britain s got talent. video of this has been viewed get this more than 300 million times on the internet. take another look. and how old your, susan? i am 47. and that s just one side of me. okay. what s the dream? i am trying to be a professional singer. okay. and who would you like to be as successful as? elaine page. what your going to sing
okay. what s the dream? i am trying to be a professional singer. okay. and who would you like to be as successful as? elaine page. what your going to sing tonight? i m going to sing i dreamed a dream from les miserables. i dreamed a dream in time gone by when life was living for now for what it seems my life has killed the dream i dreamed the biggest yes i have ever given anybody. susan boyle you can go back to the village with your head held high. it s three yeses. larry: how did you feel that moment? i felt that i had done my best. i felt i had given my all. and i wasn t sure of the
okay. what s the dream? i am trying to be a professional singer. okay. and who would you like to be as successful as? elaine page. what your going to sing tonight? i m going to sing i dreamed a dream from les miserables. i dreamed a dream in time gone by when life was living for now for what it seems my life has killed the dream i dreamed the biggest yes i have ever given anybody. susan boyle you can go back to the village with your head held high. it s three yeses. larry: how did you feel that moment? i felt that i had done my best. i felt i had given my all. and i wasn t sure of the reaction. i was quite shocked.
i am trying to be a professional singer. okay. and who would you like to be as successful as? elaine page. what your going to sing tonight? i m going to sing i dreamed a dream from les miserables. i dreamed a dream in time gone by when life was living for now for what it seems my life has killed the dream i dreamed the biggest yes i have ever given anybody. susan boyle you can go back to the village with your head held high. it s three yeses. larry: how did you feel that moment? i felt that i had done my best. i felt i had given my all. and i wasn t sure of the reaction. i was quite shocked.