{"id":109,"date":"2024-12-25T14:48:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T14:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=109"},"modified":"2024-12-25T14:48:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T14:48:12","slug":"susan-boyle-brings-chills-with-effortless-high-notes-in-a-cappella-performance-of-i-dreamed-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=109","title":{"rendered":"Susan Boyle brings chills with effortless high notes in a cappella performance of \u201cI Dreamed a Dream\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since her very first appearance on Britain\u2019s Got Talent, singer Susan Boyle has impressed everyone who sees her with her lovely vibrato and grounded, powerful performance style. And it turns out, she can do it at the drop of a hat.<\/p>\n<p>In a new clip, Boyle can be seen and heard singing her signature Audition song, \u201cI Dreamed A Dream\u201d from Les Miserables, entirely without a backing track or instruments \u2014 and apparently sitting down \u2014 which only makes her breath control more remarkable.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Susan Boyle Acapella on CNN\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aNg858_6_oE?feature=oembed\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"790\" data-origheight=\"444\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"JoeFjbcO\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Is Susan Boyle still performing?<\/h3>\n<p>Boyle suffered a minor stroke in April 2022, but on June 5, 2023, returned to the stage with a remarkable appearance on the season finale of Britain\u2019s Got Talent.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Simon Cowell told her, \u201cIf anyone was gonna come back, you were gonna come back, because we wouldn\u2019t be the same without you. You are amazing.\u201d She wrote of the performance on Facebook, \u201cThis evening was even more special for me as in April of 2022 I had a stroke. For the past year I have worked so hard to get my speech and singing back, with the sole aim of being able to sing on stage again, and tonight my hard work and perseverance paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/sites\/nbcblog\/files\/styles\/scale_862\/public\/2024\/03\/susan-boyle-sound-of-music3.jpg\" alt=\"Susan Boyle appears on NBC News' &quot;Today&quot; show.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Boyle has come a long way from her 2009 viral Britain\u2019s Got Talent audition. In a 2019 interview, she revealed that anxiety almost got the best of her. \u201cWhen I look back on the day I auditioned for BGT, I had lots of nervousness,\u201d Boyle explained. \u201cI didn\u2019t know what to expect, but I went on for a good time and a good giggle, and the good giggle has turned into something very nice, so there you go.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since her very first appearance on Britain\u2019s Got Talent, singer Susan Boyle has impressed everyone who sees her with her lovely vibrato and grounded, powerful&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=109\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Susan Boyle brings chills with effortless high notes in a cappella performance of \u201cI Dreamed a 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