Talent Trumps All for YouTube Sensation Susan Boyle

clipped from www.latimes.com An appearance on 'Britain's Got Talent' propels the 47-year-old singer onto the world stage - with nary a speck of glitz or glamour. By Scott Collins and Janet Stobart April 17, 2009 Less than a week ago, she was just another 47-year-old Scottish virgin. Now, more than 13 million YouTube views later, Hollywood agents and talk-show bookers are jostling for a few minutes with Susan Boyle, a stocky, beetle-browed woman who would not ordinarily rate a second glance on the street. "Do you understand what a big deal this is?" Harry Smith asked her Thursday morning on CBS' "The Early Show." continued...