Susan Boyle sings, and Simon Cowell and other celebrities sing her praises in a weekend TV special about the Cinderella story that has made her a best-selling recording artist. Complete Story...
It seems an odd combination: Nelson Mandela's uplifting life story, and ... rugby? But the new film weaves together the life of the South African president with his nation's upset in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Morgan Freeman plays Mandela, with Matt Damon as the rugby team captain. (Opens Dec. 11)
Move over Beyonce. Step aside Taylor Swift. There's a new queen of pop, and her name is Susan Boyle.
If your 2009 Google expeditions took you on quests for pictures of Lady Gaga, news about Susan Boyle and swine flu, information about Twitter and Michael Jackson and a recipe for a comfort food like meatloaf or chili, join the cybercrowd.
In the contest, she finished second. But on the charts, she's number one.
TV Guide Network says it will air a special program starring singing sensation Susan Boyle next month.
This isn’t a dream for Susan Boyle — she really did have a wardrobe malfunction at an Oct. 22 soccer match.
Reality stars are almost expected to create just as much drama in their regular lives as they do when they're being filmed. Their on-screen selves are, of course, heavily edited, and only the most interesting footage makes it to television, which fuels the expectation that they really are crazy.
The course of celebrity, more than halfway through the year, has been unprecedentedly unpredictable and turbulent. It would take a to navigate a safe landing for some of the year’s unlikely A-listers.
For 23 years, Susan Boyle waited for fame to find her — and when it did, the impact was “like a giant demolition ball.”
Susan Boyle says sudden fame hit her like a "giant demolition ball."
For 23 years, Susan Boyle waited for fame to find her — and when it did, the impact was “like a giant demolition ball.”
"America's Got Talent" has got a problem: Susan Boyle.
Singing sensation Susan Boyle will rejoin the "Britain's Got Talent" live tour on Monday, her spokeswoman said.
It doesn’t take long for Kate Hudson to play the part of doting girlfriend. Although Hudson has only recently begun spending time with Yankee Alex Rodriguez, she’s becoming a regular at games and has introduced her son Ryder to the slugger. Not all of A-Rod’s teammates are happy about the development.
The brother of talent-show contestant Susan Boyle says the singer has left a mental health care facility and is doing better.
The good news: “Britain’s Got Talent” phenom Susan Boyle is said to be recovering well after her post-finale anxiety attack.
Jon and Kate Gosselin just agreed to filming 40 more episodes of their hit reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8” after this season ends. What will help the beleagured couple pull it off?
In a May 29 story about videos of Susan Boyle on the Web, The Associated Press incorrectly stated that voting results for the finale of "Britain's Got Talent" would be announced on the program Sunday, May 31. The results are to be announced Saturday, May 30. The story also misstated the start time as 3:20 p.m. EDT. The performance finale will begin at 1:45 EDT.
Susan Boyle is getting better after an anxiety attack caused by the pressures of her overnight fame and celebrity judge Simon Cowell plans to help her launch a professional career, Cowell's spokesman said Tuesday.
The final act of the year's biggest pop culture sensation will not be seen on TVs, beamed out to multiplexes or heard much on the airwaves. Well, at least not in America.
An unfortunate encounter with a fan and a mild Christian Bale moment, and suddenly Susan Boyle might back out of “Britain’s Got Talent?” No f---ing way.
A spokeswoman for Susan Boyle said Thursday that the Britain's Got Talent finalist lost her cool after being harassed by journalists at a London hotel. The spokeswoman said the golden-voiced and fluffy-haired singer, who became an overnight sensation after appearing on the show, was left distressed after being taunted by two reporters at the Wembley Plaza Hotel on Wednesday.
- In a shimmering dress, matched to the tint of her newly styled hair, Susan Boyle brought genuine feeling to her rendition of “Memory,” from the musical “Cats,” on the first live semifinal of “Britain’s Got Talent.”
Most albums Sold EVER in the history of MUSIC in the WORLD Most sales debut - over 700,000 the first week - breaking Eminem's record Most albums sold ever in the history of recorded MUSIC
Susan Boyle is no longer just a YouTube phenomenon: she's a real recording star. Ms. Boyle's debut album, "I Dreamed a Dream" (Syco Music/Columbia), released last week, has been a record-breaking success around the world.
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.
In the contest, she finished second. But on the charts, she's number one.
"In the contest, she finished second. But on the charts, she's number one.
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.
The worldwide success of the album, released on November 23, is the latest milestone for the Scottish church worker who came second in the contest but became an internet star for her performance of I Dreamed a Dream from Les Misérables
Susan Boyle is set to sing on a show called Dancing with the Stars this week.
Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer who became a YouTube sensation, is set to sing in Toronto later this month. The Nov. 26 show will be her only Canadian appearance. The "Les Miserables" song serves as the title of Boyle's debut album, which drops Nov. 23.
The results show of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" will have a couple of major lures next week.
Susan Boyle's debut album, I Dreamed A Dream, will launch on QVC Wednesday, November 4. The album will be available for sale on the shopping channel weeks before its official release on November 23.
In a rather unusual strategy in stress-reduction, Susan Boyle has taken up boxing.
Susan Boyle's photograph on the cover of her debut album is surprisingly youthful and unpretentious. Her wrinkles have not been airbrushed out (altho personally this may be an advanced mockup and her wrinkles could be airbrushed or softened in the final version).
"Amazing Grace" is another song that is perfectly suited to Susan's pitch. Her forte, in my opinion, is belting out with that great big voice one of the great anthems of our time. "Amazing Grace," with its mystical, ethereal quality, is a perfect fit.
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.
You are seeing more live auditions in front of an audience now, instead of taped sessions. Simon Cowell says that Susan Boyle changed auditions forever, due to the incredible reaction she received from the live audience.
Robin Williams is keen to play the Scottish singer, saying he can draw upon his experience playing Mrs. Doubtfire. Actually, he probably could do an amazing job of it -- but it's just so insulting to Susan.
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.
SATIRE: Boyle, who's also been fitted for several Michael Jackson costumes, says she's eager to perform and can't wait to stun the crowd with her rendition of 'Billy Jean.'
Alas, Susan Boyle's rumored appearance on the TV series 'Ugly Betty' will not come to pass.
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.
Andy Murray attribues his loss at Wimbledon to his Scottish strategy going awry -- WARNING: Satire Alert. Not a news story.
Asked if Blackburn is everything she'd hoped it would be, Leslie replied: "It's very nice, we both grew up in small towns so we didn't get a big shock, everybody has been very friendly. We've been looking forward to coming over and will definitely be back.