Susan Boyle, the amateur singing sensation, wowed the judges at Britain’s Got Talent again this week and advanced to the show’s final round. Singing “Memory” from the musical Cats, Boyle—wearing a signature frumpy dress—started off nervously, hitting some bad notes, but her soaring voice won a standing ovation from the audiences and judges. “You are one special lady, I have to say,” said judge Simon Cowell. Half of all British TV viewers that night watched Boyle’s performance, which was again viewed millions of times on the Web.
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