Los Angeles:
Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle's wish to sing for the Pope has come true.
The former 'Britain's Got Talent' contestant lived her dream when she helped mark the end of Pope Benedict XVI's open air mass in Scotland on Thursday, reported People magazine.
The 49-year-old Catholic's rendition of the hymn, 'Make Me a Channel of Your Peace' was heard across the Bellahouston Park in Glasgow as the Pope was saying his farewells to church leaders following mass.
"It's something I've always dreamed of, it's something I've always wanted to do, and here I am, finally getting the chance," said Boyle.
Around 65,000 people had attended the ceremony, where Boyle was welcomed with waving white and pale yellow Papal flags and enthusiastic applause as she helped herald his visit.
Dressed in an elegant long black coat and black heels, her flawless rendition of her signature 'I Dreamed a Dream' and hymn 'How Great Thou Art' brought the crowd to their feet and many to sang along with her.
"She was marvelous, made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. She just moved me," said Monica Alford from Scotland.
Susan Lafferty, 48, brought her daughter Jennifer, 10, from the Uddingston neighborhood of Glasgow. "She was brilliant. She's just such a fantastic story. I think she's great."
The former 'Britain's Got Talent' contestant lived her dream when she helped mark the end of Pope Benedict XVI's open air mass in Scotland on Thursday, reported People magazine.
The 49-year-old Catholic's rendition of the hymn, 'Make Me a Channel of Your Peace' was heard across the Bellahouston Park in Glasgow as the Pope was saying his farewells to church leaders following mass.
"It's something I've always dreamed of, it's something I've always wanted to do, and here I am, finally getting the chance," said Boyle.
Around 65,000 people had attended the ceremony, where Boyle was welcomed with waving white and pale yellow Papal flags and enthusiastic applause as she helped herald his visit.
Dressed in an elegant long black coat and black heels, her flawless rendition of her signature 'I Dreamed a Dream' and hymn 'How Great Thou Art' brought the crowd to their feet and many to sang along with her.
"She was marvelous, made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. She just moved me," said Monica Alford from Scotland.
Susan Lafferty, 48, brought her daughter Jennifer, 10, from the Uddingston neighborhood of Glasgow. "She was brilliant. She's just such a fantastic story. I think she's great."
