If you haven't heard of Susan Boyle then you must have been hiding away from the outside world in some secluded Scottish council estate. Susan, herself, hails from a similar background but shot to worldwide fame after her now legendary audition for Britain's Got Talent left the ignorant general public speechless.

In an instant, SuBo-mania gripped the globe and the curly-haired charity worker was never out of our sight - with an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, mentions in both South Park and The Simpsons and a dinner invite from the little known politician, Barack Obama. Many raised their concerns for Susan's mental health after her erratic public behaviour (rubbing her legs for Piers 'Piersy Baby' Morgan live on television, to name but one example) but after a five day stint in The Priory, she emerged fit and ready to start work on her debut album.

Despite being compared to a "hairy arsehole" by Sharon Osbourne, Susan proved her remaining doubters wrong by becoming the biggest selling artist of 2009 and her second album, The Gift, was a transatlantic number one. She may not be a symbol of beauty, but SuBo can fairly belt out a song or two.