British TV talent show contestant Susan Boyle has made history with the fastest-selling worldwide debut album for a woman. Boyle, a runner-up in Britain's Got Talent, sold 411,820 copies of I Dreamed a Dream, in its first week.
This is a love affair that transcends national borders. It doesn't matter that the producers of Oprah Winfrey's TV talk show saw fit to put subtitles on the screen when she issued forth in that sometimes impenetrable (but cute!) Scottish brogue.
It's been awhile since I posted something on the YouTube phenom Susan Boyle. But now she has definitely recorded her album and the release date is set for Nov. 24 -- just in time for holiday shopping. The full playlist is given here and some description of the songs.
Susan Boyle placed her hands on her abdomen as she sang the last note of the song "Wild Horses" Wednesday on the finale of "America's Got Talent," taking the familiar stance of a trained singer, carefully locating her breath.
Whitney Houston might be in the midst of a career comeback and The Beatles might be one of music's most enduring acts – but they've got nothing on Susan Boyle.
The cult of celebrity has risen in importance at the same time that belief in God, or a higher being, has been waning, and television has become more dominant.
The trouble with ordinary heroes is that they don't stay ordinary for very long. And Susan Boyle, who has now received her definitive makeover from Harper's Bazaar in the U.S., seems to have travelled as far from her previously modest life as any of us could have imagined.
"You serve, they eat. Straight after they vomit." - Gordon Ramsay "If you were a horse they'd shoot you." - Simon Cowell
The girl had to take care of herself, but came back in fine form in London concert of the Britain's Got Talent tour. You go, girl.
Susan missed a few dates on the tour due to exhaustion but she was in fine form in Belfast. The Irish gave her a big standing O. Congrats, Susan.
A French artist who depicted Susan Boyle as a cigar-smoking sexpot in a tight bustier has received death threats from outraged fans. Lighten up, folks.
Recording and sounding marvelous. Good for Susan.
Well, these are six words I never thought I'd hear come out of Simon Cowell's mouth: "I don't always get it right."
After eight years of being a judge on talent shows on both sides of the Atlantic, few things surprise me any more.
Susan Boyle was met with rapturous applause as she took to the stage in front of her home fans.
Perhaps it was the absence of the judges or the fact she knew she had nothing to lose. But when Susan Boyle stepped on to the stage for the Britain's Got Talent live tour in Birmingham on Friday, she showed none of the nervousness she had demonstrated in previous performances.
I don't get this, but a poll of Republicans shows that 77 percent identified her, and apparently they feel she is the voice of the GOP.
EXCERPT: Dolly Parton wants Susan Boyle to star on Broadway. The 'Britain's Got Talent' runner-up has built up a huge celebrity following and '9 to 5' singer Dolly thinks she'd be a big hit in the New York theatre district. She said: "Oh, she's fantastic.
What happened? I thought Moore was such a fan that she flew in to be in the audience at the Britain's Got Talent finals to boost Susan.
She says that her advancement to the finals was in her words "totally unexpected". She seems to have the confidence of a Marilyn Monroe.
Thatagirl! Shopping always puts you in a better mood. But seriously, she does have to have enough clothes for the upcoming tour.
While she will record under Cowell's label, she has brought in Ossie Kilkenny to be her financial manager.
Susan Boyle, the second runner up on Britain's Got Talent, became an international sensation when her rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical, Les Misérables, went viral on YouTube.
EXCERPT: The Daily Star, the Sun and the Daily Mirror all managed month-on-month sales increases in May. Last month was a busy one for tabloid-friendly news, with the ongoing saga of Susan Boyle and Britain's Got Talent, along with Katie Price and Peter Andre splitting up.
EXCERPT: The source says, "The idea is a cocktail party at home in Los Angeles, the highlight being Susan singing."