Susan Boyle video is most watched clip on YouTube in 2009

Published on Wednesday 16 December 2009 13:00

BRITAIN'S Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle was the star of the most-watched clip on video website YouTube this year, figures showed today.

The Scottish singer's rendition of I Dreamed A Dream on the television show was watched more than 120 million times by viewers across the world.

She netted more than three times the number of internet hits achieved by the second most-watched video of 2009.

The 48-year-old church worker from Blackburn, West Lothian, became an international star after her performance of the hit song from Les Miserables wowed the audience and judges on Britain's Got Talent earlier this year.

Boyle now counts actor Demi Moore and her hero, singer Elaine Page, among her fans.

Boyle's album recently went straight to number one in the charts, and achieved the best first week's sale for a debut album.

Her cover of the Rolling Stones' classic Wild Horses entered the singles charts at number nine.

Boyle's popularity on YouTube was announced as the internet site's first official "most watched" lists were unveiled.

A clip named David After Dentist, featuring a disorientated young boy after receiving dental treatment, was this year's second most popular video, attracting about 37 million views worldwide.

Data released by YouTube also showed that searches for golfer Tiger Woods rocketed this month as a series of affair allegations surfaced.

The billionaire recently posted a message on his website announcing an indefinite break from the sport to try to save his marriage.

YouTube said "Tiger Woods" was the fastest rising search term in December across the world.