( CNN ) -- Spain 's answer to Susan Boyle took to the stage in a national talent show and produced a jaw-dropping display of athletic ability to win the competition . The show-stopper was 75-year-old British grandmother Paddy Jones who reportedly returned to dancing just five years ago after the death of her husband . Jones , who is originally from Stourbridge in the West Midlands , England , appeared on stage in front of a studio audience with a partner 40 years her junior . The unlikely partners proceeded to perform a high-energy sequence of gravity-defying lifts , spins and flips . Clips of Jones ' performance on `` Tu Si Que Vales , '' the Spanish equivalent of `` Britain 's Got Talent , '' are attracting hits on video-sharing site YouTube and comments including `` wonderful , '' `` excellent '' and `` incredible woman ! ! '' Watch Jones ' performance on `` Tu Si Que Vales '' on YouTube . Jones , whose real name is Sarah , told the local Stourbridge News that she was stunned by her newfound fame . `` It 's crazy -- life has just turned upside down . We 're absolutely over the moon . I never really expected it , '' she said . `` Since then we 've been recognized everywhere . I was in the doctor 's and people were coming up to me , and at the supermarket and even when I went to fill up with petrol . It 's absolutely wonderful . '' The Stourbridge News reported that Jones was a professional dancer in her youth . She now lives in Gandia , near Valencia in Spain and is said to have taken up salsa dancing five years ago to keep herself entertained . On the program , Jones is seen stepping onto the stage in impressively high heels , arm-in-arm with the local dance school instructor , Nico . He explains to the clearly incredulous judges that they will be performing `` salsa acrobatica . '' Seconds into the routine , he hoists Jones onto his shoulders , from where she executes a proficient backflip . The cameras cut away to show one judge 's astonished expression while the audience cheers . From there , the routine becomes even more physical and ends when Nico flips Jones upside down and over his shoulder , drawing a standing ovation from the judges and the crowd . Jones ' triumphant confounding of expectations echoes that of `` Britain 's Got Talent '' winner Susan Boyle who soared to international stardom with her unexpectedly tuneful rendition of `` I Dreamed a Dream . '' Last week Boyle , who is known by her fanbase as SuBo , set a new record in the U.S. for the most albums sold by any artist in a single week , with the largest ever sales debut for a female artist . Boyle 's `` I Dreamed a Dream '' album hit the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart with 701,000 copies sold in its first week , according to Nielsen SoundScan . Before finding fame , the unmarried 48-year-old lived in a modest home in a small town in Scotland with her pet cat .
British grandmother stuns talent show with athletic salsa performance . 75-year-old Paddy Jones performs backflips , lifts and spins to win title . Victory echoes that of Susan Boyle who shot to fame after appearing on `` Britain 's Got Talent '' Jones reportedly said : `` It 's crazy -- life has just turned upside down ''