There are few people who haven’t seen Susan Boyle’s legendary audition on Britain’s Got Talent 14 years ago. The singer shocked the crowd, viewers, and the jury with her version of I Dreamed a Dream from Les Misérables and was given the golden buzzer, heading straight to the finals.
At age 47, her life changed overnight, and Susan Boyle became a worldwide phenomenon. Still, while success and celebrity status surely make things easier, the formerly-unemployed charity worker had many struggles that shaped her life.