Susan Boyle is "disappointed" she didn’t win ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’.
Although the 57-year-old singer is sad she didn’t finish first in the hit talent contest, Susan is happy for magician Shin Lim – who won the final – because she already has a successful music career.
Susan told People magazine: "I’m so fortunate that I have a great career to go back to.
"Of course, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed, but also deep down I didn’t think I would win. Secretly you hold out hope that you just might because that’s what drives you to do your best in a competition. I’ve never really considered myself a champion, I’m just me, Susan Boyle."
The humble singer went on to praise the 27-year-old winner – who wowed audiences with his mind-bending card tricks – and said he "absolutely deserved to win".
She said: "Until being on ‘Champions’, I wasn’t aware of who he was, but wow! What a guy! The talent he has and sleight of hand, it takes your breath away.
"He absolutely deserved to win and he absolutely deserves to have a hugely successful career with his own shows in Vegas. Honestly, when I was secretly watching in the auditorium I couldn’t believe how good he was and so young, he’s got a great career ahead of him."
Susan – who shot to fame after singing ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from ‘Les Miserables’ on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ in 2009 – was happy to perform her signature song on the show because it "started" her career.
She said: "I thought it would be a nice nod to bring back the song that started my career. It’s an incredibly special song to me and one that everyone associates with me."
Susan Boyle ‘disappointed’ she didn’t win America’s Got Talent: The Champions
