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| Paige salutes Talent star Boyle | Paige salutes Talent star Boyle |
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| Singer Elaine Paige has paid tribute to Susan Boyle, the Britain's Got Talent contestant turned global phenomenon. | Singer Elaine Paige has paid tribute to Susan Boyle, the Britain's Got Talent contestant turned global phenomenon. |
| "It seems her performance has really captured the hearts of everyone who saw it, me included," said the star. | "It seems her performance has really captured the hearts of everyone who saw it, me included," said the star. |
| Boyle, a 47-year-old from West Lothian in Scotland, spoke of Paige prior to her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables on the ITV1 show. | Boyle, a 47-year-old from West Lothian in Scotland, spoke of Paige prior to her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables on the ITV1 show. |
| Paige, 60, has now returned the favour, describing Boyle as "a role model for everyone who has a dream". | Paige, 60, has now returned the favour, describing Boyle as "a role model for everyone who has a dream". |
| "Ever since Susan's appearance on Britain's Got Talent my inbox has been flooded with e-mails," said the actress on her BBC Radio Two show on Sunday afternoon. | |
| "Perhaps we should record a duet?" she continued. | |
| "I will continue to watch and I hope you make it to the final," she told Boyle. "I wish you every success." | |
| Congratulations | Congratulations |
| Asked by judge Simon Cowell who she would like to be as successful as, church volunteer Boyle cited Paige - a West End veteran whose many stage successes include Evita, Cats and Sunset Boulevard. | Asked by judge Simon Cowell who she would like to be as successful as, church volunteer Boyle cited Paige - a West End veteran whose many stage successes include Evita, Cats and Sunset Boulevard. |
| The performer is one of several public figures who have voiced support for the angel-voiced Scot, now odds-on favourite to win this year's series of the ITV1 talent search. | The performer is one of several public figures who have voiced support for the angel-voiced Scot, now odds-on favourite to win this year's series of the ITV1 talent search. |
| Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has sent his congratulations, while Hollywood actress Demi Moore said she had been reduced to tears by her performance. | Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has sent his congratulations, while Hollywood actress Demi Moore said she had been reduced to tears by her performance. |
| Sunday's tabloids feature numerous stories about the unlikely star, with the People claiming she is to be offered the role of a lonely Australian in a US film. | Sunday's tabloids feature numerous stories about the unlikely star, with the People claiming she is to be offered the role of a lonely Australian in a US film. |
| The Sunday Mirror, meanwhile, features an interview with her brother Gerard, who says the young Boyle honed her voice singing along to Donny Osmond records. | The Sunday Mirror, meanwhile, features an interview with her brother Gerard, who says the young Boyle honed her voice singing along to Donny Osmond records. |