A 1999 recording of “Britain’s Got Talent” contestant Susan Boyle singing Cry Me A River has been found.
Only 1000 copies of the disc were produced.
“People will be scrambling to get their hands on this CD. They will be like gold dust soon,” says an insider.
Boyle, a 47-year-old contestant from a small village in Scotland, has become a YouTube sensation for her performance of I Dreamed a Dream from “Les Miserables,” on the popular Brit reality show.
Susan recorded her track for The Millennium Celebration CD in 1999, after a search was launched to find unsigned acts for the disc. Eddie Anderson, the man responsible for putting the CD together, said he knew he had found something special when Susan auditioned.
“I was amazed when she sang,” Eddie said. “It was probably the same reaction as everyone had last Saturday.
“Susan was exactly the same then as she is now. She has a fabulous and unique talent.”
In an interview with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America, Susan, who was born with a mild form of brain damage, says she was bullied as a child and suffered from depression and anxiety. “They did a bit,” she said, “but they always do that with someone who is quiet and I tended to be quiet at school.”
“They are nice to me now, so we will move on from there,” she told Sawyer when asked if it gave her pleasure to know those who had ridiculed her were watching.
Listen to Susan Boyle’s “Cry Me A River” recording and view Diane Sawyer’s interview below.