Susan Boyle - Semi Final 1 - Britains Got Talent 2009 (HQ)

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Britains Got Talent sensation, Susan Boyle, delivers the performance of her life in the semi-final heats on Sunday 24th May 2009.

Susan goes on to win the viewers vote for this heat and will now compete in the finals on Saturday 30th May 2009.

Here she sings Memory from the musical Cats, made famous by Elaine Paige,

MEMORY
(composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber)

Daylight
See the dew on the sunflower
And a rose that is fading
Roses whither away
Like the sunflower
I yearn to turn my face to the dawn
I am waiting for the day . . .

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every streetlamp
Seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Someone mutters
And the streetlamp gutters
And soon it will be morning

Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I musn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The streetlamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is

Look
A new day has begun

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Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. It introduced the song standard, "Memory".

The musical first opened in the West End in 1981 and then on Broadway in 1982, in each case directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Gillian Lynne. It won numerous awards, including both the Laurence Olivier Award and the Tony Award for Best Musical.

The London production ran for 21 years and the Broadway production for eighteen years, in both cases setting historical long-run records. Actresses Elaine Paige and Betty Buckley became particularly associated with the musical.

Cats has been performed around the world in numerous productions and has been translated into more than 20 languages. It was also made into a 1998 video that has been broadcast on television.

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[teresamustain]

@0561661241 obviously you are the ugly one............and the blind one!!!!!!!!!!! HURRAH SUSAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep it up, you have touched people all over the world. I can watch your vidieo of "wild horses" over, and over, and over........................ Love to you from the state of Iowa in the United States!!!!

[talentlover]

Watch also Lawrence Gray singing "Gethsemane" from Jesus Christ Superstar.... just click on the 2nd video repsponse here.... he has a really amazing voice and gives a stupendous interpretation of this great song!!!

[Organsk8er]

Wow...I haven't seen this in a while...she had a bit of a rocky start, but when she hit that final chorus, after the key change...that's why she's become one of everyone's favorites.  It's music. Just great talent, and music.

[ThePandakumo]

she looks alot more prettier when shes not prettied up

[ashley210heart]

@ericorenato88 that doesnt matters!!! this is not about how she looks!!! she is amazing!!! she is awsome!! she dont need pretty faces to cover up........u all know selena gomez that kind of singer.....i like selena....but i gotta say this.....

[fede095849942]

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[SadGothEmoKid]

Bit shakey at the start but she overcame that like a pro, I've watched and loved the musical 'Cats' since I was four, thats over 12 years now, and she has done the song good justice :D

[santinasiford05]

Great trailer man!! going to download this in downloadmusic .im

[snakehands]

I think she's adorable - her eyes smile ^_^

[TheCoccocatchanel]

I wish she'd feel more like smileing even off stage as she was walking on as I find her to be is such a refreshing change from all the sterio types out there that seem to have to be so perfect to be made all from the same old stamp. She's got a terrific voice but a fantastic personality as well which is a mixture of grint and humility as well. I guess I don't spell to well but I'm Italian actually.