With the spotlight shining down on her once more, Susan boyle made her triumphant return to the stage, joining the cast of Les misérables on the west end. Her voice, richer and more powerful than ever, filled the theater, leaving the audience in stunned silence before erupting into applause. It was a comeback for the ages, reminding everyone that dreams never truly fade—they only grow stronger.
At Sunday night’s season 16 finale, Susan Boyle returned to the stage to perform the song that catapulted her into unlikely international fame, more than 14 years after her historic victory on Britain’s Got Talent. This time, though, she performed the song that made her a famous, “I Dreamed a Dream,” with the West End cast of Les Misérables. At the end, she revealed that she had overcome a significant health issue.
When asked how it felt to be back on the BGT stage for a reprise of her 2009 greatest triumph during the show’s third season, Boyle responded, “It feels great,”
following the upbeat song. “It’s really meaningful to me since last
The shy Scottish singer who blew minds during her initial BGT run expounded on her recovery in an Instagram post celebrating Sunday’s performance, writing, “Tonight I had the privilege of returning to @bgt and performing with the wonderful cast of @lesmizofficial,” she wrote. “This evening was even more special for me as in April of 2022 I had a stroke. For the past year I have worked so hard to get my speech and singing back, with the sole aim of being able to sing on stage again & tonight my hard work & perseverance paid off, singing the song that started it all, ‘I Dreamed A Dream’.”
After her BGT triumph back in the day, Boyle released her smash debut album, I Dreamed a Dream — which at the time became the best-selling debut album in U.K. chart history — spawning the title track hit as well as a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses.” She followed up with 2010’s The Gift album, which topped both U.S. and U.K. charts, then 2011’s Someone to Watch Over me, Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs From the Stage (2012), Home For Christmas (2013), Hope (2014), A Wonderful World (2016) and Ten (2019).
Watch Boyle’s performance and the discussion of her stroke and see her post below.
