{"id":2222,"date":"2025-03-25T16:18:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T16:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=2222"},"modified":"2025-03-25T16:18:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T16:18:26","slug":"darci-lynnes-i-dreamed-a-dream-cover-is-so-powerful-even-susan-boyle-would-be-speechless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=2222","title":{"rendered":"Darci Lynne\u2019s \u201cI Dreamed a Dream\u201d Cover Is So Powerful, Even Susan Boyle Would Be Speechless!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Darci Lynne\u00a0and\u00a0Susan Boyle\u00a0share a unique bond, and it\u2019s more than just being\u00a0<em>America\u2019s Got Talent\u00a0<\/em>icons \u2014 they both can impeccably perform one of the biggest Broadway hits of all time.<\/p>\n<p>In a November 14 Instagram video, Lynne shared her latest social media performance: a stunning version of \u201cI Dreamed a Dream\u201d from\u00a0<em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>\u00a0that brings us back to Boyle\u2019s unforgettably viral\u00a0<em>Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/em>\u00a0Audition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"FigxB64M\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMore broadway content for you \ud83e\udd29,\u201d Lynne captioned.<\/p>\n<p>With this performance, Lynne showed why she decisively won Season 12 of AGT \u2014 at only\u00a0<i>12 years old.<\/i>\u00a0Her range, tone, and ability to\u00a0hit those soaring high notes\u00a0found in \u201cI Dreamed a Dream\u201d prove why she\u2019s one of the best singers ever to grace the\u00a0<em>AGT<\/em>\u00a0stage. Boyle showed the\u00a0same poise and emotion\u00a0while singing it over 15 years ago, and now we\u2019re daydreaming about the two singers performing it together one day!<\/p>\n<div class=\"dO6mVhrm\"><\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s now one question on everyone\u2019s mind: Is Lynne destined for Broadway? Thanks to casual performances like this one, it\u2019s easy to imagine her blowing away audiences in New York City. If that\u2019s a route she chooses to pursue, we know fans will be fully supportive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded-entity image\" data-embed-button=\"media\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:media.embed\" data-entity-embed-display-settings=\"[]\" data-entity-type=\"media\" data-entity-uuid=\"c4362a98-6b0e-4759-a449-cdb8e102a559\" data-langcode=\"en\">\n<div class=\"media__image\" data-view-mode=\"embed\">\n<div class=\"media__image-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/sites\/nbcblog\/files\/styles\/scale_862\/public\/2024\/09\/sb.jpg\" alt=\"A split featuring Susan Boyle and Darci Lynne Farmer.\" width=\"862\" height=\"575\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media__metadata\">\n<div class=\"media__metadata-wrapper\"><span class=\"media__caption\">Susan Boyle attends \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d Season 14 Live Show Red Carpet at Dolby Theatre on August 20, 2019 in Hollywood, California; Darci Lynne Farmer attends the Los Angeles premiere of \u201cReagan\u201d at TCL Chinese Theatre on August 20, 2024 in Hollywood, California.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"media__credit\">Photo: Jon Kopaloff\/FilmMagic; Robin L Marshall\/FilmMagic<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a 2017 interview with\u00a0<em>The Oklahoman<\/em>, Lynne stressed that her goal is to make people see her as more than just \u201cthe puppet girl\u201d \u2014 and alluded to her Broadway aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really want to be known as just the puppet girl or just a singing ventriloquist. I want to be known as the performer, singer, ventriloquist, actress, Broadway star, all of it,\u201d Lynne revealed. \u201cI want to do it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lynne\u2019s evolution from the young,\u00a0quick-witted ventriloquist\u00a0that captured the hearts of America in Season 12 to a mature Artist has been a sight to behold.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-code-other\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"processed instagram-media-registered instagram-media\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DCWx1rOueuZ\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=485&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbc.com&amp;rp=%2Fnbc-insider%2Fdarci-lynne-les-mis-i-dreamed-a-dream-cover-susan-boyle#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A11068.199999988079%2C%22ls%22%3A7921.199999988079%2C%22le%22%3A8564.5%7D\" height=\"971\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"971\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>What to know about \u201cI Dreamed a Dream\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI Dreamed a Dream\u201d is from the 1980 musical\u00a0<em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. 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