What did the judges say?

Piers: "Without a doubt that was the biggest surprise I have had in three years on the show. When you stood there with that cheeky grin and said, "I wanna be like Elaine Page", everyone was laughing at you. No one is laughing now. That was stunning, an incredible performance. Amazing. I'm really in shock."

Amanda: "I am so thrilled because I know that everybody was against you. I honestly think that we were all being very cynical and I think that's the biggest wake up call ever. And I just want to say that it was a complete privilege listening to that."

Simon: “Susan, I knew the minute you walked out on that stage that we were gonna hear something extraordinary and I was right,” said Cowell — who had rolled his eyes at her earlier. “Susan, you are a tiger aren’t you? Susan Boyle, you can head back to the village, with your head held high, it's three yesses."