# Susan Boyle's Britain's Got Talent audition

> The televised audition led YouTube's yearly list with over 120 million views.

- Owner: Susan Boyle / Britain's Got Talent
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2009-04-11
- Peak date: Week of Apr 19, 2009
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 43 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Underdog, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

Boyle's televised audition circulated on YouTube and reached US news shows and Japanese coverage. Broadcasters discussed its online audience while Fremantle added official channels. YouTube ranked it its most-watched video of the year.

## Timeline

- 2009-04-11 — Britain's Got Talent (TV) — ITV broadcast Boyle's audition singing I Dreamed a Dream.
- 2009-04-14 — Anderson Cooper 360 (TV) — CNN aired the audition and reported nearly four million YouTube hits.
- 2009-04-14 — WIRED (Press) — WIRED linked the audition and a Boyle fan site, preserving an early web-to-video referral trail.

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Susan Boyle's Britain's Got Talent audition.” Case HIS-01018. Spread Score v1.2: 43/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01018