So, Susan Boyle sang a song and 14 million people tuned in and the audience went crazy and Piers Morgan praised her for bringing hope to a recession-riddled nation and Andrew Lloyd Webber earned a few quid thanks to her decision to give us another showtune in the form of 'Memory' from that most tedious of West End musicals, 'Cats'.
Having been voted by the judges into the semi-finals, Boyle was quickly voted by the great British public onto the final of the talent fest which, I think, takes place next weekend. The show's producers remain insistent Boyle isn't a complete cert to win next week's final, though it seems unlikely anyone else can count on quite the same level of automatic public support once the phone vote begins.
If I was Cowell, I'd get 'Susan's Showtunes' and 'Boyle Does The Blues' out this side of the summer, before people find other reasons to cheer up and start to forget about this particular YouTube sensation. If he's lucky he might get a Christmas album out of her before the bubble bursts. Though given her popularity Stateside, a Vegas season might have more longevity.