It's an interesting social observation, but while I'm sure she will have a career (and if wise make a shed load), this will all end very quickly.

The vast majority of hits will be by morons fascinated by their simplistic facination at their own suprise of realising that a minging hairy bird can sing.

Once the fascination dies down I'm sure only the reasonable amonsgt us will continue to wish her well, while the rest of society gets back to focussing on just the mingingness

It's not just her mingingness Ian, it's the fact she's super ordinary, just like Potts, you cynical evil mudslinger.

This is not about shared experience, it's about recommended experience.<p>

Susan Boyle is a word of mouth viral. 10 million people watched her, and were so stunned by what they saw that they told lots of other people to see it too.<p>

John is right. The fact that someone so ordinary could make such waves is a sign that we are collectively sick to the back teeth of polished, manufactured mass-marketed acts. Even a hint of genuineness in the right place at the right time results in mass hysteria as we epiphanise over something that hasn't been altered, airbrushed or creatively sodomised by 16 marketing executives.

Perhaps they can prolong their 15 minutes with a Three Tenors style stint at the Albert Hall?

Sergeant, Potts and Boyle on the same night? I'll be first in line for tickets!

I agree with all points, and being sick of most (trying) to be poslished reality TV people is my favourite pastime.  But it will still end quickly, ask that Pol Potts bloke, am sure he has a career but everyone got bored quite quickly.  I'm just saying the same will happen to the Boyle.

The truth is that you can't maintain that balancing act of being ordinary and famous at the same time. The minute the album is released you're no longer ordinary Joe from Stockton-on-Tees. The evil hand of Mr PR has touched you and the public drop you like a hot potato.