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How Susan Boyle won over the world

by Pat Coate | April 19, 2009
"She reordered the measure of beauty. And I had no idea until tears sprang how desperately I need that corrective."
- Lisa Schwarzbaum, entertainment writer

Last weekend, Susan Boyle was just a face in the crowd.

Boyle has shattered prejudices about the connection between age, appearance and talent ... She has proved that you don't have to be young and glamorous to be talented, and recognised as such.

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