well whoever signs her in USA is going to be minted,she's been on the telly here for 3 straight days on all 24hour news,the yanks can't get enough of her

I'm sure Sony Music has an option on all SYCO-artists.

Wonderful voice and yes she is going to be massive. Can see her album being in nearly everyones Christmas Stocking this Christmas. 10 million plus sales possibly more.

unlike Paul Potts-who can sing but I think is dull, uninteresting and boring, Susan Boyle has a pleasant voice that should be capable of much more in a studio.

I hope she doesn't change her look.

I notice Susan is featuring on this board rather than over on the Tipsheet music board; appropriate since it is all about the look (of course they won't change it; the look is the only thing of interest; if she resembled Kate Moss everyone would be commenting on how awful and old fashioned she sounded)... this is a TV triumph, not a music one.

It's a visual thing, not an aural one.

She has a decent adequate voice, not a patch on Elaine Paige or any other of the hundreds making a good living in touring musicals.

I disagree JK.

I have written one West End musical and had another 4 performed.....so I have some experience of musicals.

Her voice is exceptional.

When judging a musical voice for theatre the control is everything. e.g can a voice sound as convincing when at full belt and at emotional piannissimo ! and can the singer achieve that without the listener noticing the gear changes in the song..........

Well Susan Boyle manages to do that and then some. I have seen many of the greats do the Les Mis song she sang. Her version was powerful but still maintained the emotion and I have to say I was shocked because it was the best that I have ever heard it sung ( I wont embarrass the big names by listing them )

Her version of CRY ME A RIVER is equally thrilling - even though her voice has too much reverb on it for my liking ( The 1999 recording )

She has the musical ability of emotion in her voice ( Michael Ball and Elaine Page are of course the market leaders in this ) but allied to almost perfect technical skills ( Sarah Brightman - Charlotte Church etc ) which means that she would be capable of singing any type of music without too much problem. Though pop is probably beyond her.

I can see her debut album being an album of musical and jazz classics and being one of the biggest ever selling albums in that area - if not the biggest selling.

I think she is exceptional and without peer. I cant wait to listen to her debut album and enjoy the full force of her voice recorded well.

I also like her voice. As I pointed out on the Tipsheet board, it's a matter of personal taste.

I expect that some 'experts' wil try to change her image. No doubt she'll have one hit solo album on the back of BGT, but she's most suited to the stage and I think she could feature in many major productions.

I thought Cry Me A River showed tinges of Streisand but I doubt she could reach that level. But good luck to her anyway.

You have to hand to Simon Cowell though..come a long way since he phoned me in Sydney and asked me if I could help Sinita find certain "goodies" while she was there. I couldn't stand her on first meeting!

I dont see her in any shows. Sad to say Musical Theatre is about acting and dancing as well as singing........

But she does not need it.

As a solo singer she is going to be headlining the Royal Albert Hall within the next 18 months and selling more albums than most musical theatre stars do in their whole career and then some. I for one would love to see her sing live.

I think that it is very patronising that the panel assumed that because susan was overweight, middle-aged, and not conventionally attractive they assumed that she was going to be a terrible singer. Ant and Dec built up the mockery before-hand as well. I don't think that she will be a massive star, she is a good singer, not brilliant, she doesn't really have the screen or stage presence to be big. She will maybe have a minor album hit, doing an album of musical cover versions for mums and dads, nothing more.

I've now heard Susan Boyle's version of Cry Me A River. I thought it was pretty good but, for me, the ultimate version was by Mari Wilson. Susan could probably sing 'Sometimes', the theme to Champions which Elaine Page also sang. That kind of 'belt it out' number. Her voice isn't subtle enough for Cry Me A River.

BR wrote:
I disagree JK.

I have written one West End musical and had another 4 performed.....so I have some experience of musicals.

Her voice is exceptional.

When judging a musical voice for theatre the control is everything. e.g can a voice sound as convincing when at full belt and at emotional piannissimo ! and can the singer achieve that without the listener noticing the gear changes in the song..........

Well Susan Boyle manages to do that and then some. I have seen many of the greats do the Les Mis song she sang. Her version was powerful but still maintained the emotion and I have to say I was shocked because it was the best that I have ever heard it sung ( I wont embarrass the big names by listing them )

Her version of CRY ME A RIVER is equally thrilling - even though her voice has too much reverb on it for my liking ( The 1999 recording )

She has the musical ability of emotion in her voice ( Michael Ball and Elaine Page are of course the market leaders in this ) but allied to almost perfect technical skills ( Sarah Brightman - Charlotte Church etc ) which means that she would be capable of singing any type of music without too much problem. Though pop is probably beyond her.


Funny you say that because Katherine Jenkins was on the BBC earlier on John Barrowman's new show and was singing a 'pop song' and it did not seem to suit her voice one bit.

Its not a woman!!! Its Steve Coogans brother for crying out loud!



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Many musical stars struggle to sing more freely in a pop way. Classical stars can struggle even more. That is why Katherine Jenkins ( who is wonderful at what she does ) struggles with pop songs. Even Steve Balsimo ( Jesus Christ Superstar ) after getting a Sony contract never had any pop success. Michael Ball ( not a trained singer ) has had more success than most and Elaine Paige has done well but has stuck mainly to musical theatre hits in a pop style.