Susan Boyle, 48, from Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, was a contestant on the 3rd series of Britain's Got Talent. She surprised the judges with a strong performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Mis?rables in the competition's first round, aired on 11th April 2009. In the first semi-final of the series, aired on 24th May 2009, she performed "Memory" from Cats, and was put through to the final by the public vote.