Susan Boyle Fame (recorded in 1998)

Newly unearthed recording of prefame Susan Boyle singing the eighties hit Fame (originally sung by Irene Cara). The then 37 year old sings the song at a talent contest in the Wishaw District ExServicemen s Institute, Lanarkshire, in 1998. Andrea Mains realised the lady she d filmed competing alongside her daughter Charlene was now a superstar. Andrea, 47, recalled: It is really ironic to watch Susan singing Fame when, 11 years later, she s known all over the Prophetic lyrics as follows