She shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent back in 2009 when she blew the judges and the audience away with her rendition of I Dreamed A Dream.
And Susan Boyle returned to the stage that launched her career as she made an emotional comeback to the ITV talent show in scenes set to air on Saturday night to mark the 10 year anniversary of her first audition.
The Scottish singer, 58, looked sensational in a sequinned dress and glittering jewellery – a far cry from the somewhat more dowdy figure she cut during her very first time on the show.
Britain’s Got Talent winner Susan Boyle returns to perform in 2019
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She’s back! Susan Boyle, 58, returned back to the stage that launched her career as she made an emotional comeback to the ITV talent show on Saturday after 10 years
As well as her jaw-dropping embellished dress, Susan sported perfectly blow-dried hair which was styled into a chic half-up, half-down do.
The star’s look was complimented with delicate make-up, while she upped the glam with painted black nails.
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Glamorous: As well as her jaw-dropping embellished dress, Susan sported perfectly blow-dried hair which was styled into a chic half-up, half-down do
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Jaw-dropping: In scenes to be aired on Saturday night’s show, the star was welcomed back as she belted out the famous Les Misérables track that turned her into an overnight sensation
Susan finished as runner-up in the third season of the competition, narrowly losing out to dance group Diversity.
Despite not winning, she went on to launch a successful career, selling 20 million records.
Her first album, released in 2009, became the UK’s best-selling debut at the time, beating Leona Lewis’s Spirit.
Saturday night’s Britain’s Got Talent sees judges Amanda Holden, David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Simon return for the second episode of series 13.
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Back again: Saturday night’s Britain’s Got Talent saw judges Amanda Holden, David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell return for the second episode of series 13
Presenters Ant and Dec are also back, with Ant returning after taking some time out of the spotlight following his drink-driving conviction last year.
Saturday night’s show sees the judges on the edge of their seats as they watched daredevil Jonathan Goodwin set himself on fire during his death-defying audition.
The act, who has also performed the same stunt on ITV show The Next Great Magician and as a guest performer on America’s Got Talent, left everyone floored as he hung upside down in a straight-jacket before setting himself alight.
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Shocking: Saturday night’s show sees the judges on the edge of their seats as they watched daredevil Jonathan Goodwin set himself on fire during his death-defying audition
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Singing sensation: The talent show also saw the debut of ‘the new Susan Boyle’ – Glaswegian singer Kerr James
He then attempted to free himself from his constraints before becoming seriously injured by the flames. The talent show also saw the debut of ‘the new Susan Boyle’ – Glaswegian singer Kerr James.
The 12-year-old revealed he only started singing because of his idol Susan, telling the judges: ‘I used to watch that first audition on repeat.’
The youngster belted out Try A Little Tenderness by Otis Redding, which caused Dec to comment: ‘He just becomes someone else.’
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Funny man: Stand-up comedian Kojo Anim took to the stage to impress the judges with his comedy routine, with the performer stating he wanted to ‘make the world laugh’
Meanwhile, stand-up comedian Kojo Anim took to the stage to impress the judges with his comedy routine, with the newly engaged performer stating he wanted to ‘make the world laugh’.
The entertainer and father-of-one, who is a friend of Alesha from her Mis-Teeq days, admitted it was his fiancée Tiffany Jade that encouraged him to audition.
This week’s show also saw acts including an ‘extreme tambourinist’, a singing ventriloquist, a mind-reading magic act and a woman galloping around the stage on a hobby horse.
