Internet phenomenon Susan Boyle ened up runner up in the Britain’s Got Talent reality TV show.(The dance troupe Diversity pulled off a upset victory). But, she will remain an inspiration for everybody.

When the 48 year old amateur singer with her frumpy appearance walked on to the stage in the show for the first time, everybody laughed at her. When she finished singing, she got a standing ovation from the audience and the judges. By the time she walked out, she had already made a million fans.

I am amazed by her confidence when even the judges are clearly ridiculing her. This clip is amazing, inspiring, stranger than fiction that it makes me think whether she is singing it or is it just another gimmick by the reality show makers.

Susan’s idol, the celebrated English actress and singer Elaine Paige has himself called her “a a role model for everyone who has a dream.” She has appeared on Larry King and Oprah Winfrey shows, made headlines on every tabloid, got blogged about a thousand time and is on the Google and Youtube top searches list for a month now!

Susan Boyle : Wikipedia

And this is not the first time, something as sensational as this happened on BGT. Paul Potts won the show in 2007.

Paul is now an international celebrity. In December 2007, Prime Minister Gordon Brown presented Potts with a platinum disc for having sold 2,000,000 copies of his album.

This shows that talent cannot be judged by looking at someone superficially. Setting aside, the inspiration I get from watching this video time and again, I will always think twice before forming an opinion about somebody.