Susan Boyle: In Her Own Words

On deciding to try out:
"I'd watched Britain's Got Talent] on television, like everyone. And I had promised my mum that I would do something with my life just before she died. So I applied for it. ... I liked the Glaswegians on it when I saw it on the TV. But it was when I saw wee [choir singer] Faryl [Smith] that I thought "I could do that. I fancy that." Paul Potts was exceptional too. He was an inspiration to everybody, all the ordinary people like me that just enjoy singing. If you can do it when you're working in the Carphone Warehouse you can do it from anywhere."