Susan Boyle, who became an overnight sensation and a YouTube legend after appearing on Britain’s Got Talent last spring, is to release a cover of Aubrey Hepburn’s Oscar-winning classic “Moon River.”
The 48-year-old Scot has selected the song, which was originally sung in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, to be the first single from her forthcoming debut album, expected later this year.
Susan Boyle became an unlikely superstar when she wowed judges with a stirring performance of Les Miserables’ “I Dreamed A Dream” on Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year. In her first interview since winning second place in the competition, The TODAY Show’s Meredith Vieira speaks with Susan about her rise to fame, the emotional breakdown that followed her loss, and her future as an entertainer.
The White House was prompted into moving President Obama’s latest primetime news conference to 8 PM on Wednesday, July 22, after NBC expressed reservations about pulling the plug on Susan’s appearance on America’s Got Talent so the President could take over the airwaves at 9 PM, the time originally set aside for the live broadcast.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network was not interested in silencing the most-watched show on summer TV so that Obama could spend an hour talking about healthcare.
Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle is set to grace the September 2009 cover of Harper’s Bazaar Magazine, it has emerged.
The 48-year-old Scot recently completed a top secret shoot for the upcoming fashion spread on the pages of the American glossy. Read the rest of this entry »
Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer who became a worldwide YouTube sensation during her stint on Britain’s Got Talent, will sound off on her rise to fame in an interview with The Today Show July 22.
The frumpy Susan was dubbed “The Hairy Angel” by the British tabloids after she wowed the world with her rendition of Les Miserables’ “I Dreamed A Dream,” but in her TODAY interview, she sports a new hair-do and a flattering gown.
Real-life “ugly duckling” Susan Boyle has been offered a cameo role on the upcoming third season of the ABC dramedy Ugly Betty. Read the rest of this entry »
Celebutot Paris Hilton has some style advice for world-famous frump Susan Boyle.
“I think Susan has an amazing voice, but she needs to work on the pose,” Paris says of the Britain’s Got Talent runner-up.
The heiress, who currently promoting the second season of her MTV reality series, Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, believes the Scottish YouTube sensation will need to pony up the dough for a professional if she hopes to achieve a look worthy of a celebrity.
“I think she should come up with something new… since she’s such a huge celebrity now… I suggest getting a stylist. She could look really hot if she just wore some pretty dresses.”
Susan Boyle is being courted to perform at a party celebrating the fourth wedding anniversary of Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher later this year. The Scottish singing sensation could pocket as much as $45,000 to lend her famous voice to the affair following her performance on the U.K. talent show Britain’s Got Talent. Read the rest of this entry »
Susan Boyle has received an invitation to perform for President Barack Obama and the First Family at The White House on Independence Day, the brother of the Scottish YouTube darling has revealed. Read the rest of this entry »
Heather Mills has been so busy spending Paul McCartney’s money, she doesn’t know who Susan Boyle is!
The most hated woman in the UK only recently heard of the Britain’s Got Talent star’s, despite her auditio being watch by over 200million YouTube users.
Heather took to her Twitter page to find out what all the fuss is about.
“Sorry, who is Susan Boyle, no disrespect intended?” she wrote in a Tweet last week.
But Heather became a fast fan after watching the clip of Susan’s now-infamous performance of “I Dreamed A Dream.”
“Wow, what a great voice Susan Boyle has,” she wrote later. “Wish I had time to watch telly. Too much travelling. I just watch DVD box sets.”