As the first notes of ABBA’s The Winner Takes It All filled the air, the crowd was transported to another world—a world where time stood still and only the purity of Susan Boyle’s voice mattered. Every note she sang seemed to carry the weight of a thousand emotions, her voice soaring with a depth that could only be described as angelic. The room was hushed, every listener caught in the spell of her performance. It wasn’t just a rendition; it was a revelation.

In 2012 while on The View, Britain’s Got Talent Season 3 runner-up Susan Boyle performed a gorgeous rendition of “The Winner Takes It All” by ABBA to promote her fourth album Standing Ovation – Greatest Songs From the Stage.

During Boyle’s performance, dramatic piano music played while she crooned the emotional lyrics in a perfectly balanced tone. And when her voice soared during the gripping chorus, you’ll surely be reaching for the tissues. Watch the jaw-dropping cover below.

About “The Winner Takes It All” by ABBA

A track off the band’s iconic 1980 album Super Trouper, the ballad reached the number-eight position on the Billboard Hot 100. Lyrically, it tells the story of a rough break-up and was featured in the musical Mamma Mia!. In 2021, Rolling Stone named it the eighth best ABBA song, describing it as “the break-up ballad to end all break-up ballads” and adding, “There’s an ABBA song to go with every emotional crisis.”

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