Revealed: How 'Hairy Angel' Susan Boyle enjoyed her first brush with fame on Barrymore show in 1995... but was rejected

Revealed: How 'Hairy Angel' Susan Boyle enjoyed her first brush with fame on Barrymore show in 1995... but was rejected

By Dominique Hines

Last updated at 4:35 PM on 27th April 2009
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1173897/Revealed-How-Hairy-Angel-Susan-Boyle-enjoyed-brush-fame-Barrymore-1995--rejected.html

She's become an international singing sensation since appearing on Britain's Got Talent three weeks ago, but Susan Boyle auditioned for a TV show 15 years ago - and was rejected .

Susan, 33 at the time, struggled to perform on 90s show My Kind Of People and was not only given the boot by producers but was also mocked by host Michael Barrymore.

Her appearance was such a shambles that comedian Barrymore made fun of her as she sang and she even tried to kick him after he tried to get a look up her skirt.

A YOUNG Susan Boyle missed out on TV fame 14 years ago after Michael Barrymore failed to spot her star quality

Overlooked: Susan Boyle missed out on TV fame 15 years ago after Michael Barrymore failed to spot her talent

An unseen video of Susan, now 48, showed her singing I Don’t Know How To Love Him from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar at the Olympia Shopping Centre in East Kilbride in 1995.

The scenes were never televised – but they were filmed on a camcorder by Julie Febers whose mother Elizabeth MacLean, 52, was also auditioning.


Ms Maclean said: 'Susan was a few people in front of me. When she began to sing, I knew she had a great voice but Michael Barrymore was taking the mickey out of her.

'This was mine and Susan’s second audition for My Kind Of People. When I saw her on Britain’s Got Talent, I couldn't believe it was the same Susan from the My Kind Of People auditions. I was gobsmacked and I had my hand up to my mouth', she told The Daily Mirror.
Susan Boyle missed out on TV fame 14 years ago after Michael Barrymore failed to spot her star quality
Susan Boyle missed out on TV fame 14 years ago after Michael Barrymore failed to spot her star quality

Barrymore took the mickey out of Susan during her audition for the show

Since her appearance on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent, Susan, of Blackburn, West Lothian, has gained an army of fans worldwide thanks to website You Tube.

Her video has now had over 100million hits on the site, making it the most watched video, surpassing even U.S. president Barack Obama's inauguration video.

And although it's been 22 years since Les Miserables took Broadway by storm, the musical seems to once again be a hot ticket thanks to the frumpy Scottish church volunteer's jaw-dropping rendition of I Dreamed a Dream, with theatre outlets worldwide reporting a surge in sales.
A star is born: Susan gets her big break on Britain's Got Talent [left], then despite vowing never to change her image undergoes a recent makeover [right]
A star is born: Susan gets her big break on Britain's Got Talent [left], then despite vowing never to change her image undergoes a recent makeover [right]

A star is born: Susan gets her big break on Britain's Got Talent (left). And despite vowing never to change her image, she recently had a makeover (right)

Susan, who has been branded the Hairy Angel and vowed not to let fame change her unglamorous image, was given in a dramatic makeover last week.

Her grey hair has been cut and dyed auburn and her eyebrows have been shaped.

Her grandmother Elizabeth, said: 'I am a pub and club singer and I have entered other talent contests but I have not got a jealous bone in my body. I’m absolutely delighted for Susan.

'She is a very sincere and down-to-earth person and after all this time it looks like she’s finally going to make it.'

Totally in love with -----> I Dreamed a dream by Susan Boyle

There was a time when men were kind,
And their voices were soft,
And their words inviting.
There was a time when love was blind,
And the world was a song,
And the song was exciting.
There was a time when it all went wrong...

I dreamed a dream in time gone by,
When hope was high and life, worth living.
I dreamed that love would never die,
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Then I was young and unafraid,
And dreams were made and used and wasted.
There was no ransom to be paid,
No song unsung, no wine, untasted.

But the tigers come at night,
With their voices soft as thunder,
As they tear your hope apart,
And they turn your dream to shame.

He slept a summer by my side,
He filled my days with endless wonder...
He took my childhood in his stride,
But he was gone when autumn came!

And still I dream he'll come to me,
That we will live the years together,
But there are dreams that cannot be,
And there are storms we cannot weather!

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living,
So different now from what it seemed...
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed...

Susan Boyle

Who is Susan Boyle? She is the one of the contestant in a reality tv show in Britain, Britains Got Talent which the first week appeared in 2009. So, last Saturday on 11 April 2009, Susan Boyle went on stage in Glasgow and the Judges seemd to have already made up their minds that she wasn't going to impress them. But once she opened her mouth and began singing they were completely blown away. I myself completely amazed with her voice with a very wide open jar in my mouth (believed me, thats soo true)..So people, please don't judge anything by its cover otherwise you will lose sumthin that really matter..Just type her name on youtube, and hear her voice by yourself..Let me introduce you, Susan Boyle...

Easter holiday trip etc..

I know its been ages since ... I dunno maybe a month or two I never been aggressively into blogging or else..maybe been buzzing with my schoolwork,crazy hard exams, events, classes, and well that's what we called life..Currently I am laying lazy in Mai's room in Delft,Netherlands. We had so much fun together few days after I've finished my another trip with 4 college mates and 1 friend from Malaysia. This time we decided to tour Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) plus, Germany for 7 days and 6 nights starting from Amsterdam and end at Brussels.

eurotrip (Amsterdam, Cologne, Luxembourg, Brussels)

31 Mac 09- (evening)2.55pm - train Cardiff to London Victoria,[2.55pm-5.35pm]
(night) 8pm - bus Eurolines London-Amsterdam [8pm-8.30am next day]

1 Apr 09 - (morning)8.30am - arrived Amsterdam, Check in hostel boys and girls, round2 Amsterdam (Pasar Waterlooplein, Damrak Square,Museum Van de Goh, Anne Frank House, Pancake house, Red light district)

2 Apr 09 - (whole day) Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans (windmill, diamond, clog maker, cheese, etc) and Volendam (dutch traditional harbour)
- (evening) girls check out and to Delft

3 Apr 09 - (whole day) Amsterdam or Delft to Keukenhof,Lisse. Take a train to Leiden (Tulips garden) [entry EUR13.50]

4 Apr 09 - (morning) 7.04am - depart from Amsterdam to Cologne by train [07.04am-09.43am]
- (afternoon till late) check in hostel, tour Cologne

5 Apr 09 - (morning) 8.11am - check out hostel, depart to Luxembourg [8.11am-12.45pm]
- (afternoon till evening) one day tour in Luxembourg
- (evening) depart to Brussels by train
- (late evening) check in hostel Brussels

6 Apr 09 - (whole day) Brussels walking tours (lead by Mawar),to Grand Place, Manniken Pis, Wafel tasting, sevenirs..

7 Apr 09 - Check out hostel, tour Brussels (one day transportation), Mini Europe, atomium, EU commisions, War Museum
- (night) 22.45pm - depart to London by Eurolines

Transportation
Cardiff-London-Amsterdam, 31 March 2009= fairuz #booked by train n eurolines bus, GBP115.00+49.50=GBP164.50(GBP32.90 X 5)
Amsterdam-Cologne, 4 April 2009= dilla #booked by train, GBP105.00
(GBP 17.70 X 6)
Cologne - Luxembourg, 5 April 2009= fairuz #booked by train,GBP125.56
(GBP 20.93 X 6)
luxembourg - Brussels, 5 April 2009 = mawar (#bought at the counter,EUR 18.00/person)
brussels - london, 7 April 2009= dilla #booked by eurolines, GBP38.93/person

Accomodation and tour
Amsterdam = dilla #boys hostel 3 nights=deposit paid GBP10.65 (GBP5.33 X 2),
balance EUR90.00 (EUR 45 X 2), girls hostel 1 night=deposit paid GBP6.42(GBP1.61 X 4), balance EUR 43.50 (EUR 11 per person)
Cologne = fairuz, 1 night = EUR17 per person
luxembourg, brugges, brussels = mawar, jay, faiz. [hostel 2 nights brussels]#deposit paid= GBP19.14 (GBP3.19 per person), balance EUR169.20 (boys = EUR 30.60 per person, girls = EUR 27 per person)

Above a little bit planning that successfully accomplished but I continue my journey back to my friends place in Delft,Netherlands and will be back to Pontypridd on 12 April 2009. Tomorrow, on Saturday, we will be going for a weekend trip to Brussels and this will be my second time there. I will spend for the whole Saturday with the girls (Lal,Mai and Ain)until about 9.30pm heading back to London. That's all my 2 weeks of Easter holidays with my dear friends..Luv it!