China Has Its Own “Susan Boyle Moment”

Submitted by jason.zhanjia on Sunday, 31 May 2009View Comments

“47-year-old English Unemployed Auntie Participates In Competition, Upon Singing Shocks Entire World“, Susan Boyle has been repeatedly featured on Chinese media and Internet since her great performance on “Britain’s Got Talent” last month.

Now China has its own “Susan Boyle Moment”. On the recent Happy Girls (formerly known as Super Girls), an annual national singing contest in for female contestants in China , 79-year-old Wu Baiwei sang a patriotic song â€œOn Songhua Riverâ€. Athlough her performance is not as awesome as Susan Boyle’s, but Ms Wu’s happiness is really admirable.

“I was so moved by this old woman who was courageous and confident enough to take part I hope old people are living as happily as she is,” said Wu Zhoutong, one of the judges. Impressed by Wu’s can-do spirit and singing prowess, all three judges that day reportedly agreed to send Wu to the next round. Picked from 600 initial competitors, Wu is now one of the top 50 contenders for the final contest slated for July… Reported by China Daily.

See more information here (China Daily) and here (WSJ).

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