Susan Boyles -- "Memories" Semi-Final & "I Have a Deam" Final

This time the video is widely available.
This woman's gentle influence is a blessing to behold. Despite a clear rough opening she made a graceful recovery and finished well. And the judges were for the first time intimidated enough not to mention the opening. At some level they knew that when the world is watching is not the time to sound petty. I wish more people would catch on.

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And here's the final performance.
Not a win. She came in second. But does anyone in the world care about that?
I think not. I don't.
And clearly neither do any of the judges.