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By Casey Selix | Published Fri, Apr 17 2009 12:04 pm
If you’ve somehow missed the news or the YouTube video this week, Susan Boyle has become an Internet sensation since singing "I Dreamed a Dream" on "Britain’s Got Talent."
The YouTube video of her stunning performance of a song from "Les Miserables" has 19.3 million views so far. The video turns into a heartwarming story of the 47-year-old unemployed woman, who initially has judges and audience members rolling their eyes and snickering about her dream to become a professional singer. Then she starts singing, and even cynical host Simon Cowell (yes, that Simon from "American Idol") can’t stop grinning. (Here’s a CBS News story about two of the judges apologizing.)
Turns out Boyle has more in her repertoire. The Scottish Daily Record found a 1999 recording of "Cry Me a River," which she sang for a charity CD. Only 1,000 copies were made.
All in all, it has been a big week for YouTube and its music offerings. The YouTube Symphony Orchestra, whose musicians auditioned online and were chosen by the cyberspace community, played at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday. CBS News covered this event as well.
YouTube has its own 60-minute video of the concert. Among the violinists is Marc Levine, who grew up in Minnesota. MinnPost ran a story about Levine winning a seat in March.
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