A STAR IS BORN

'A 47-year-old charity worker who says she has never been kissed is now a YouTube sensation after a singing performance that wowed the notoriously harsh talent judge Simon Cowell.' This is the beginning of a CNN article on Susan Boyle, the new Internet sensation. By now you have probably heard about her overnight stardom. Watch this YouTube clip, which has received more than 25 million hits.

As an example of the widespread media coverage, follow this link to CNN, which in turn has threads to other videos and articles (including the one quoted at the beginning).

I find this a very touching story and I wonder how fame is going to affect her. The song is beautiful, too. Read the lyrics here.