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The Tokyo Olympics officially kicked off this week with an unexpected feature from a UK star.
Viewers were left shocked as Susan Boyle, 60, made a guest appearance at the opening ceremony on Friday - through the stadium speakers.
Event organisers selected Susan's ballad Wings To Fly to wow the crowd as paper doves were released in the Tokyo Olympic Stadium.
Soundtrack: Viewers were left shocked as Susan Boyle, 60, made a guest appearance at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Friday - through the stadium speakers
As billions of viewers watched across the globe, countless paper doves rained down from the sky alongside Susan's track.
Taking to Twitter, the musician wrote: 'It was a true honour to be asked by the #TokyoOlympics to use my song "Wings To Fly" during the dove release at the Opening Ceremony.
'Good luck to all of the athletes competing and especially to @TeamGB,' she added supportively.
And fans were left shocked as one tweeted: 'Susan Boyle and the Tokyo Olympics are not a pair I would have put together but there we go.'
Emotional: Event organisers selected Susan's ballad Wings To Fly to wow the crowd as paper doves were released in the Tokyo Olympic Stadium (pictured in 2018)
Many more then rushed to Twitter to show their support for the singer's inclusion in the Opening Ceremony.
'They played Susan Boyle during the Olympics opening
