Susan Boyle, from Blackburn, stunned judges with her performance of I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables.

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With her cropped hair and gaunt face, Hathaway's teary version of I Dreamed a Dream had made her an Oscar favourite.

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Boyle became an overnight international sensation in 2009 after performing the Les Mis song I Dreamed A Dream on ITV's Britain's Got Talent.

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Because of her heart-breaking rendition of the song I Dreamed A Dream in the Les Miserables movie, Hathaway practically has the Golden Globes, Oscar, SAG awards in the bag.

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Boyle, from West Lothian, became an international star after her performance of I Dreamed A Dream from the musical Les Miserables stunned the audience and judges on the ITV1 show.

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