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A lot has been said about Susan Boyle in the past few weeks. Her voice really did shock people, me included, and I will admit that I’ve repeatedly watched her debut performance on Britain’s Got Talent.

I’ve been there before—those moments where you have to prove something to the scathing people around you, and when you one up them, they all of a sudden accept you as normal, as being okay to be associated with them. It’s a sad standard that society sets on people.

Her latest performance, one that has been widely anticipated, was just as stunning. But a part of me felt that the surprise factor, the jaw dropping realization of her talent was missing. 100 million hits on youtube and a whirlwind of press might have changed Susan Boyle, and a few weeks of being an Internet sensation is aeons in the real world.

It’s amazing what social media has done for this diamond in the rough, but let’s not forget American Idol’s Adam Lambert. A darling to the Internet, and the uncontested favourite of the series, came out as the loser.

There’s still a long way to go, and it’s utlimately the people of Britain that decide if Susan Boyle will reign supreme. My bet is on her, just because she could floor the house and the Queen. Let’s hope Internet fame hasn’t changed her.