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| Singer Boyle reaches Talent final | Singer Boyle reaches Talent final |
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| Scottish singer Susan Boyle has secured a place in the final of ITV's Britain's Got Talent, after performing live on television for the first time. | Scottish singer Susan Boyle has secured a place in the final of ITV's Britain's Got Talent, after performing live on television for the first time. |
| The 48-year-old from West Lothian became a worldwide sensation after her audition performance of I Dreamed A Dream was screened last month. | The 48-year-old from West Lothian became a worldwide sensation after her audition performance of I Dreamed A Dream was screened last month. |
| Sunday evening's show was the first of five nightly ITV1 shows until Saturday. | Sunday evening's show was the first of five nightly ITV1 shows until Saturday. |
| Also through to the final were Dance group Diversity, with 10-year-old Natalie Okri voted out by the judges. | Also through to the final were Dance group Diversity, with 10-year-old Natalie Okri voted out by the judges. |
| When Ms Boyle heard the result of the public vote - after her rendition of Memory from the musical, Cats - she gave a victory dance for the studio audience. | When Ms Boyle heard the result of the public vote - after her rendition of Memory from the musical, Cats - she gave a victory dance for the studio audience. |
| Susan Boyle fans in her home village of Blackburn watch her performance | |
| When the show's hosts, Ant and Dec, asked her how she had coped with the pressure, she said: "What pressure, I really enjoyed myself, I enjoyed every second. I'd do it again!" | When the show's hosts, Ant and Dec, asked her how she had coped with the pressure, she said: "What pressure, I really enjoyed myself, I enjoyed every second. I'd do it again!" |
| The 40 acts to reach the semi-finals were revealed during Saturday's night's Britain's Got Talent show. | The 40 acts to reach the semi-finals were revealed during Saturday's night's Britain's Got Talent show. |
| In each of the semi-finals, two acts will be picked by the public and the judges to make it through to the grand final on 30 May. | In each of the semi-finals, two acts will be picked by the public and the judges to make it through to the grand final on 30 May. |
| They are competing for the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Show and win a £100,000 cheque. | They are competing for the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Show and win a £100,000 cheque. |
| Ms Boyle's first appearance on the television talent show received more than 58 million hits on the internet site, YouTube. | Ms Boyle's first appearance on the television talent show received more than 58 million hits on the internet site, YouTube. |
| That earned her a number of famous fans, including rock musician Jon Bon Jovi and actress Demi Moore. She has also been interviewed on American television shows Oprah and Larry King. | That earned her a number of famous fans, including rock musician Jon Bon Jovi and actress Demi Moore. She has also been interviewed on American television shows Oprah and Larry King. |