Susan Boyle singing. You might have heard of it.

[VoiceMan]

I saw that. And having been a professional singer myself, I'm rather critical of vocalists. I will say that I don't think she's had any formal training, and with the right training, she could be spectacular.

I also know for a fact that the entertainment world is based largely on appearance, not talent. With pitch correctors etc. producers are more concerned with your looks and moves and sex appeal rather than your voice. It's like air-brushing for singers.

So I was very happy to see her get some good publicity with this. Same thing with Paul Potts, who won that show in 2007. Just a normal sort of shy awkward guy with crooked teeth and a paunch on him and he's been able to find a way to let his talent shine through and actually be rewarded for it. I hope the same happens to Susan. Her voice is too good to be pushed aside just because the face doesn't match the voice.