Never judge people on their appearance...

[maillotpois]

I thought she looked a bit like Julia Child.

[mtbdarby]

I realized that being a bit out of the cultural loop (never seen Les Mis, tho' we sang a medley of tunes in chorus), I didn't have the same visceral reaction that people who'd seen & loved Les Mis would... the significance between the song's lyrics and her own self standing there would have taken me, too.
I just really, fervently hope that she's got a good support network so that she doesn't get devoured by the Forces of Celebrity.
What I think was the coolest was how professionally she sang. Once she got going, she didn't show nervousness at all. It's what the word pwned was made for However, I think that was perhaps partly being in her own world... since she seemed surprised when the show's host told her that she'd gotten the biggest yes he'd ever given... and she had been standing right there...

I can't believe I'm gonna admit this, but her accent is so thick to me that I had a very hard time hearing her speak. I could have sworn she said she was going to sing "I dreamed a dream" from THE WIZARD OF OZ! I couldn't figure out where the Les Mis reference was coming from, lol.

Now that I've listed to it about a dozen times, I still hear the Wizard of Oz folks

She is amazing. I listen to that in the morning to pump myself up for the day. May she truely get the dreams she's dreamed and a good man to kiss

[jobob]

I thought she looked a bit like Julia Child.

That's it!!

(She was reminding me of someone, but I couldn't place it.)

Thanks mp.

[GLC1968]

I can't believe I'm gonna admit this, but her accent is so thick to me that I had a very hard time hearing her speak. I could have sworn she said she was going to sing "I dreamed a dream" from THE WIZARD OF OZ! I couldn't figure out where the Les Mis reference was coming from, lol.

Now that I've listed to it about a dozen times, I still hear the Wizard of Oz folks

She is amazing. I listen to that in the morning to pump myself up for the day. May she truely get the dreams she's dreamed and a good man to kiss

I totally thought she said 'Wizard of Oz' too! It wasn't until she started singing that I recognized the song, but honestly, until I just read your post, I didn't even make the connection that she had said Le Miserables when I heard Wizard of Oz. Duh!

[maillotpois]

That's it!!

(She was reminding me of someone, but I couldn't place it.)

Thanks mp.

Happy to help. Maybe it was seeing 2 of her that threw you....

[NbyNW]

Here's a link to a track that Susan recorded for a charity CD about 10 years ago. Enjoy!

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/sc...6908-21283564/

[Duck on Wheels]

WOW! It's not just the voice. It's also the timing, the interpretation, the variations in the ways she uses her voice through the phases of the song. She's a fantastic singer!

Meanwhile, reading the e-paper today, I noticed a presentation of an act that's in the semi-finals of the Norwegian version of this program -- a program I hadn't even heard of in any version until today. Anyhoo ... This is a dance group that got turned down by Mira Craig as music video backup because she didn't like how some of them looked and didn't like that they showed a bit of belly in their dancing. The story in the paper is about how some of them were embarrassed about their figures until they started to dance with this group. Now the teens in the group say that instead of wishing they had bodies like their skinnier classmates, they wish they had more "booty". Personally, I have to say I have enough booty; I just wish I could shake it like these gals do. The story's in Norwegian, but the dancing is universal. Enjoy. http://www.kjendis.no/2009/04/16/kje...teiro/5772165/

[Selkie]

I don't think she looked as awful as the buildup led me to think ... but I suppose I was assuming someone really hideous looking. She looks, well, normal to me, a wee bit chunky perhaps but not bad. And I thought she was rather poised.

I agree with you, Jo. I hope they don't force her to change her appearance.

[lph]

Oh, she had poise, but basically she looked dowdy and unsexy, in a show that I'm thinking leans heavily on people selling youth, charm and sex appeal.

More power to her, she did fantastically. Sex appeal is not the be-all and end-all it's made out to be, and especially for a classical singer it's a bizarre "requirement". Pavarotti wasn't famous for being hot.

[jobob]

OK, I'll grant you that. I'm not familiar with these kinds of shows so I don't know what the norm would be.

More power to her, indeed.

Ed to add - Heh, she even has a facebook fan page. I found it because one of my (non-TE) friends just joined it.

[Trek420]

I thought she looked a bit like Julia Child.

but shorter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ohiUbQyDhk

[Biciclista]

but shorter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ohiUbQyDhk

shorter like my cousin.

[mtbdarby]

Thanks GLC - I'm glad I'm not the only one.

A news clip of one of the judges this morning says they have decided not to do a makeover for her. They want to keep her as she is and the one that stole the hearts of millions. Good call.

Of course, I also read Simon is trying to sign her to his record label. Whether she wins this contest or not, her life will never be the same!

I listened to the charity cd and it doesn't sound anything like her. I don't know that I believe it's really her...

[Trek420]

This morning on network news, think it was GMA they interviewed her in her home, asked her to sing a bit and she just casually broke into song.

I don't think she's the Scottish Milli Vanilli

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReklD...eature=related

[Cataboo]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dennis..._b_187804.html