SUSAN BOYLE

She may have started out as an underdog, but there’s no doubting the fact that Susan Boyle has come a long way since. We were first introduced to her extraordinary talents on the show Britain’s Got Talent back in 2009. On the program, she bravely faced the toughest of judges in the industry such as Piers Morgan and Simon Cowell. Surely most of you still remember her goosebumps-inducing rendition of the Les Misérables song, I Dreamed a Dream.

Boyle may not have won her season, but she became the most famous alumni of the competition. She gained international fame, selling over 25 million records around the world. Despite the degree of success she had received, it wasn’t without its challenges. Fortunately, the singer eventually found a balance between being a star and living a normal life. In fact, she still lives in their family home in Scotland!