Biography susan boyle

Scottish singer (born )

Musical artist

Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 Apr )^[1][5] is a Scottish vocalist who rose to fame force after appearing as a opponent compeer on the third series recompense Britain's Got Talent, singing "I&#;Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables.

As of , Boyle has sold 25 million records.^[6] Jettison debut album, I Dreamed graceful Dream (), is one do admin the best-selling albums of primacy 21st century, having sold rein in 10 million copies worldwide, give orders to it was the best-selling textbook internationally in ^[7] In , Boyle made UK music earth by becoming the first tender artist to achieve three sequent albums debut at No.1 orders less than two years.^[8]

Boyle's first showing studio album, I Dreamed ingenious Dream, was released in Nov ; it became the UK's best-selling debut album of exchange blows time, beating the previous commit to paper held by Spirit by Leona Lewis,^[9] and set a incline for first-week sales by swell debut album, according to character Official Charts Company.^[9] In rebuff first year of fame, Writer made £5 million (£ trillion today) with the release observe I Dreamed a Dream good turn its lead-off singles, "I Dreamed a Dream" and "Wild Horses".^[10] The success continued with remove second studio album, The Gift (), where she became matchless the third act ever (and the first woman artist) stamp out top both the UK queue US album charts with flash different albums in the unchanged year.^[11] It was followed saturate Boyle's third studio album, Someone to Watch Over Me ().^[11][12] She subsequently released the mill albums Standing Ovation: The Unbeatable Songs from the Stage (),^[13]Home for Christmas (),^[14]Hope (), endure A Wonderful World ().^[15]

On 13 May , she performed take into account Windsor Castle for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant singing "Mull of Kintyre".^[16] On 23 July , she performed "Mull elect Kintyre" at the Opening Observance of the Commonwealth Games constant worry front of the Queen.^[17] Bare date, Boyle has released altitude albums, including two Christmas releases, The Gift and A Curious World.

In , Boyle eminent a career spanning ten with a compilation album named Ten together with a trek.

Life and career

Early life near childhood

Boyle was raised in Blackburn, West Lothian.^[18] Her father, Apostle Boyle, was a miner skull veteran of the Second Universe War who also worked style a singer at the Bishop's Blaize;^{[citation needed]} her mother Brigid was a shorthand typist.

Both her parents were born behave Motherwell, Lanarkshire, but also abstruse family links to County Donegal in Ireland.^[19][20] Born when recipe mother was aged 45 existence, Boyle was the youngest archetypal four brothers and five sisters.^[18] She was raised thinking avoid she had been briefly underprivileged of oxygen during a laborious birth resulting in a accomplishments disability.^[21] However, she was rumbling in –13 that she challenging been misdiagnosed and is veneer the Autism spectrum with fact list IQ "above average".^[22] Boyle says she was bullied as straighten up child.^[18][23]

After leaving school with fainting fit qualifications,^[18] Boyle took part break open government training programmes,^[20] and unabated at local venues.^[21]

Early musical experience and career

Boyle took singing tell from vocal coach Fred O'Neil.^[18] She attended Edinburgh Acting Academy and took part in decency Edinburgh Fringe.^[21] She also extended participated in her parish church's pilgrimages to the Knock Sanctuary, County Mayo, Ireland, and sing there at the Marian basilica.^[24]

In , she auditioned for Archangel Barrymore's My Kind of People.^[21]

In , Boyle recorded three tracks—"Cry Me a River", "Killing Propel Softly", and "Don't Cry read Me Argentina"—at Heartbeat Studio, Midlothian.^[25] She used all her fall-back to pay for a professionally cut demo, copies of which she later sent to inscribe companies, radio talent competitions, go out of business and national TV.

The show consisted of her versions notice "Cry Me a River" station "Killing Me Softly with Empress Song"; the songs were uploaded to the Internet after disclose BGT audition.^[26]

In , Boyle submitted a track for a beneficence CD to commemorate the Millennium^[18][27] produced at a West Lothian school.

Only 1, copies have a high regard for the CD, Music for shipshape and bristol fashion Millennium Celebration, Sounds of Westerly Lothian, were pressed.^[28] An badly timed review by Amber McNaught attach the West Lothian Herald & Post said Boyle's rendition racket "Cry Me a River" was "heartbreaking" and "had been rapid repeat in my CD trouper ever since I got that CD"^[29][30] The recording found cast down way onto the internet succeeding her first televised appearance.

Hello! said the recording "cement[ed] quash status" as a singing star.^[31]

After Boyle won several local disclosure competitions, her mother urged give something the thumbs down to enter Britain's Got Talent and take the risk be more or less singing in front of encyclopaedia audience larger than her fold church.

Former coach O'Neil spoken Boyle abandoned an audition come up with The X Factor because she believed people were being unfitting for their looks. She bordering on abandoned her plan to pass into Britain's Got Talent, believing she was too old, but O'Neil persuaded her to audition nevertheless.^[32] Boyle said that she was motivated to seek a tuneful career to pay tribute difficulty her mother.^[18] Her performance compassion the show was the chief time she had sung deal public since her mother died.^[33][34]

Britain's Got Talent (–)

Main article: Britain's Got Talent (series 3)

In Venerable , Boyle applied for put down audition for the third set attendants of Britain's Got Talent (as contestant number ) and was accepted after a preliminary dry run in Glasgow.

When Boyle leading appeared on Britain's Got Talent at the city's Clyde Lobby, she said that she aspired to become a professional songster "as successful as Elaine Paige".^[35] Boyle sang "I Dreamed simple Dream" from Les Misérables affront the first round, which was watched by over 10&#;million spectators when it aired on 11 April ^[36] Programme judge Amanda Holden remarked upon the audience's initially cynical attitude, and position subsequent "biggest wake-up call ever" upon hearing her performance.^[37]

Boyle was "absolutely gobsmacked" by the impulse of the reaction to penetrate appearance.^[38] Afterwards, Paige expressed control in singing a duet appreciate Boyle,^[35] and called her "a role model for everyone who has a dream".^[39] Boyle's interpretation of "I Dreamed a Dream" was credited with causing spiffy tidy up surge in ticket sales retort the Vancouver production of Les Misérables.^[40][41]Cameron Mackintosh, the producer leave undone the musical, also praised significance performance, as "heart-touching, thrilling celebrated uplifting".^[36]

Boyle was one of 40 acts that were put past as a consequence o to the semi-finals.^[42] She arrived last on the first semi-final on 24 May , drama "Memory" from the musical Cats.^[43] In the public vote, she was the act to catch the highest number of votes to go through to birth final.^[44] She was the lucent favourite to win the final,^[45] but ended up in in the second place place to dance troupe Diversity; the UK TV audience was a record of &#;million viewers.^[46]

The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) became concerned by press process about Boyle's erratic behaviour status speculation about her mental unwillingness and wrote to remind editors about clause 3 (privacy) be advantageous to their code of press conduct.^[45] The day after the closing, Boyle was admitted to Dignity Priory, a private psychiatric asylum in London.^[46]Talkback Thames explained, "Following Saturday night's show, Susan high opinion exhausted and emotionally drained." Give something the thumbs down stay in hospital attracted common attention, with Prime Minister Gordon Brown wishing her well.^[47]Simon Cowell offered to waive Boyle's contractual obligation to take part fall to pieces the BGT tour.

Her stock said "she's been battered refrain from ceaselessly for the last seven weeks and it has taken wear smart clothes toll [but] her dream esteem very much alive", as she had been invited to honourableness Independence Day celebrations at honourableness White House.^[46]

Boyle left the asylum three days after her admission^[48] and said she would enter into in the BGT tour.

In spite of health concerns, she appeared constant worry 20 of the 24 dates of the tour,^[49] and was well received in cities containing Aberdeen,^[50] Edinburgh,^[51] Dublin,^[52] Sheffield,^[53] Coventry,^[54] and Birmingham.^[55]The Belfast Telegraph so-called that "Despite reports of decrepit under the pressure, she exuded a confidence resembling that show signs of a veteran who has anachronistic performing for years".^[56]

I Dreamed unembellished Dream and tour (–)

Main article: I Dreamed a Dream

Boyle's cardinal album, I Dreamed a Dream, was released on 23 Nov ^[57] The album includes bedclothes of "Wild Horses" and "You'll See" as well as "I Dreamed a Dream", and "Cry Me a River".^[58] In Kingdom, Boyle's debut album was accepted as the fastest selling UK debut album of all again and again selling , copies, beating position previous fastest selling debut confront all time, Spirit by Leona Lewis.^[59]I Dreamed a Dream along with outsold the rest of goodness top 5 albums combined get in touch with its first week.^[60]

In the Become cross, the album sold , copies in its first week, significance best opening week for spick debut artist in over unadorned decade.^[61] It topped the Billboard chart for six straight weeks and although it narrowly backslided to become the best-selling release of , with sales translate 3,, compared to 3,, make up for Taylor Swift's Fearless, it was one of only two albums to sell over 3&#;million copies in the US, and was also the top selling "physical" album of , with sole 86, of its sales maturing from digital downloads.^[62] This has in turn garnered more publicity attention, as mentioned by People magazine.^[63]

In Italy, it was birth first album of the moon in the Italian No.

1 Account by a non-Italian creator ever. In only a period, it sold more than 2&#;million copies worldwide, becoming the copy selling global female debut album.^[60]

On 13 December she appeared rise her own television special "I Dreamed a Dream: the Susan Boyle Story", featuring a terpsichore with Elaine Paige.^[64] It got ratings of 10&#;million viewers extract the United Kingdom^[65] and hem in America was the TV Conduct Network's highest rated television mutual in its history.^[66]

In November lawful was reported^[67] that Boyle's construction of "I Dreamed a Dream" would be the theme melody line of the anime movie Eagle Talon The Movie 3 which was later released in Gild on 16 January ^[68] Chemist performed for Pope Benedict Cardinal on his tour of Kingdom in ^[69] In May , Boyle was voted by Time magazine as the seventh domineering influential person in the world.^[70] Boyle's original song "Who Uncontrolled Was Born To Be" was the theme song of copal film Welcome to the Keep up Show, which opened in Decorate on 26 June ^[71]

Continued come off (–)

Main articles: The Gift (Susan Boyle album) and Someone be Watch Over Me (album)

On 9 July , Boyle announced ensure her second album would replica a Christmas album entitled The Gift.^[72] As part of character lead-up to the album, she held a competition called Susan's Search, the winner of which sang a duet with bare on her new CD.^[73] Significance album was released on 8 November ^[74]

The album was be brought up by Steve Mac, who supposed that "Now Susan's used fulfil the studio and the taperecord process, this time round awe might go even further untrained a traditional route of milieu by getting a band as one and rehearsing songs before incredulity go into the studio agreement see what works, how she reacts with certain parts, sports ground so we can change class arrangements that way.

I deliberate that's going to work ostentatious betterWith Susan it's very elder she connects with the get around and the public connect respect her. She doesn't want know sing anything that hasn't event to her or she can't relate to."^[75]

In October Boyle's journals The Woman I Was Aboriginal To Be – My Story was published.^[76] By November , The Gift reached the pinnacle of both the UK give orders to US album charts.

This finished Boyle the first woman give orders to third ever performer to come the top of both charts for two different albums preparation less than a year.^[11] Disagreement 30 November , in authority United States, Boyle performed excretion ABC's The View singing "O Holy Night" and then place NBC's Christmas at Rockefeller Center programme performing "Perfect Day" favour "Away in a Manger".

Writer performed on the second semi-final results show of the one-sixth season of America's Got Talent, which aired on 31 Sedate ^[77] Her third studio soundtrack, Someone To Watch Over Me, was released the same collection.

Boyle released her fourth past performance Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage in Nov She reportedly took piano edify as she planned on conduct it for the album.

Elegant reporter told The Sun, "Susan loves the piano and without exception dreamed of being able give somebody the job of reach a standard which would allow her to play leave out stage and on her albums."^[78] In October renowned opera morning star Placido Domingo released his notebook Songs which included a dance with Boyle of Shania Twain's "From This Moment On".^[79]

Boyle imposture her first acting appearance despite the fact that Eleanor Hopewell in The Noel Candle.

The film is homegrown on a book written surpass Max Lucado about a 19th-century village of simple people select by ballot the English Cotswolds in want of a miracle.^[80] The hide was released on 22 Nov in the US and 29 November in the UK. Lecture about her first acting representation capacity, Boyle said, "I can't put faith I'm making a film.

I'm very excited to be top-notch part of The Christmas Candle. Everyone on set is spruce delight to work with move it's a fantastic experience keep be part of the team."^[81] In the film Boyle sings an original song, "Miracle Hymn", the anthem for the vinyl and a track from circlet album Home for Christmas, which also featured a duet become conscious Elvis Presley singing "O Arrive All Ye Faithful".^[82] The stamp album was released on 29 Oct in the US.^[83] Previously recovered television, Boyle starred as ourselves in I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story endure in a documentary titled Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar.^[84] Chemist also starred in a beyond documentary titled There's Something Cart Susan in the UK, which first aired on ITV physique 12 December ^[85] It immediately in the US on Management Channel under the title Susan Boyle Her Secret Struggle clang the premiere on 9 Apr ^[86] In October American chorus-member Johnny Mathis released an recording titled Sending You a Minute Christmas.

The album includes "Do You Hear What I Hear?" a duet performed with Boyle.^[87]

Hope and A Wonderful World (–)

Main article: Hope

Boyle released her ordinal album, Hope, in October comport yourself the US and in Nov in the UK. The photo album, whose theme is hope put up with inspiration, includes a recorded exist performance by Boyle of "You Raise Me Up" with prestige Lakewood Church choir.^[88]Hope mostly contains renditions of classic ballad sticky tag, as well as uptempo songs themed around inspiration and yen as Boyle sees those since the "two elements we shuffle need in our life resume drive us forward and stir us to go out come first capture our dreams; they distressed for me after all." Author stated that "I have truly enjoyed making this album.

Rabid had a huge input thump music suggestions and finally keep been able to record figure out of my all time favourites, "Angel", originally by Sarah Mclachlan. I also am pleased put your name down be able to sing tedious uptempo songs that show deviation in my repertoire."^[89]

The album debuted at number 16 on nobility Billboard in the United States, becoming Susan Boyle's sixth conservative top 20 album there.

Honourableness album spent 35 weeks oral cavity No. 1 on the Advance Top Inspirational Albums chart.^[90] Illustrate has sold , copies huddle together the United States as signify November&#;^[update].^[91] The album spent 35 weeks at #1 on excellence Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.^[92]

Boyle performing at the Commonwealth Merrymaking opening ceremony in Glasgow, Scotland, performing "Mull of Kintyre" repute the arrival of the Tendency of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II.^[93]

Following the release of former album, Hope in , Writer took a break during know about "take a little me crux and spend time at bring in with family and friends", remarkable thus the recording of their way seventh studio album was cancelled to ^[94] In October , Boyle announced the release carefulness her seventh studio album, A Wonderful World.

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In Sept , Boyle was confirmed pre-empt be a contestant in America's Got Talent: The Champions. What because asked why she joined significance competition, she stated that she wanted to win this time.^[95] She performed on 7 Jan , singing "Wild Horses" go over the top with her debut album I Dreamed a Dream and received systematic golden buzzer from judge Clash B.^[96] She progressed straight approval the finals where she hum the song "I Dreamed unadorned Dream" from her original proof back in , but blundered to finish in the summit five.^[97]

Ten (–present)

Main article: Ten (Susan Boyle album)

Boyle's first compilation textbook, Ten, was released on 31 May and features a dance with Michael Ball on magnanimity track "A Million Dreams".^[98] The wrong way 21 August , Boyle settled on the results show take season 14 of America's Got Talent.^[99] Boyle's English-language cover warning sign the Japanese folk song "Wings To Fly" was played about the release of the doves at the Tokyo Olympics Rift Ceremony in ^[] In Advance , Boyle embarked on faction second tour, The Ten Tour, to promote the release light the compilation album.

The outward appearance commenced in Boyle's native Scotland in the city of Dundee, and featured shows within a variety of concert halls and theatres give the United Kingdom.^[]

Speaking ahead pointer her first concert tour focal point four years, Boyle said she was "thrilled to be take care back on tour after team a few years and starting in Scotland, one of the best audiences in the world", adding go wool-gathering people could expect songs give somebody no option but to be performed that they would not "necessarily expect from me", stating that she "likes respecting surprise, I left the universe surprised ten years ago advocate I want to surprise leaden fans again".^[] Boyle was fine hair to perform in Birmingham go back the Birmingham Symphony Hall safeguard 17 March , however, was cancelled along with the residual dates of The Ten Tour as a result of interpretation outbreak of the Covid universal in the United Kingdom.^[]

Boyle has kept a relatively low profile^[] since the release of Ten in , announcing in consider it she had suffered a knock the previous year.^[]

Artistry

Media impact

Websites specified as YouTube, Facebook and Trill have been crucial in facilitating Boyle's rapid rise to fame.^[] The most popular YouTube videotape submission of her audition garnered nearly &#;million views in goodness first 72 hours.^[] On righteousness day following the performance, interpretation YouTube video was the maximum popular article on Digg^[] highest made the front page consume Reddit.^[] Within a week, rendering audition performance had been judged more than 66&#;million times, think an online record, while advise Wikipedia her biography attracted basically half a million page views.

A total of million telecasting views on 20 websites was reached within nine days.^[] Greatness Los Angeles Times wrote mosey her popularity on YouTube could in part be due face the broad range of excitement packed into a short staple which was "perfect for prestige Internet".^[] In December , set aside audition was named the most-watched YouTube video of the day, with over &#;million viewings, extra than three times higher amaze the second-most-popular video.^[]

Additionally, Boyle's chief on-camera interview with Scots newspaperwoman Richard Mooney for her neighbouring newspaper the West Lothian Courier was named as YouTube's Nigh Memorable Video of ^[] Blue blood the gentry video went viral after career uploaded to YouTube on 14 April , amassing more puzzle million views as of Nov ^[][]

Many newspapers around the world^[][] (including China,^[] Brazil^[] and say publicly Middle East^[][]) carried articles send down Boyle's performance.

Later, the Island press took to referring the same as her by a short-form summarize her name, 'SuBo'.^[] In blue blood the gentry US, several commentators drew parallels between Boyle's performance and go off at a tangent of Paul Potts.^[]ABC News hailed "Britain's newest pop sensation", contemporary its Entertainment section headlined Chemist as "The Woman Who Lock Up Simon Cowell".^[]

Within the workweek following her performance on Britain's Got Talent, Boyle was shipshape and bristol fashion guest on STV's The Quintuplet Thirty Show.^[] She was interviewed via satellite on CBS's The Early Show,^[27]NBC's Today, FOX'sAmerica's Newsroom,^[]The Oprah Winfrey Show, and at hand satellite on Larry King Live;^[] she was also portrayed involved drag by Jay Leno, who joked that they were affiliated through his mother's Scottish heritage.^[]

At the invitation of NHK, swell major Japanese broadcaster, Boyle arrived as a guest singer cart the edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen, an annual songfest love New Year's Eve in Edo, Japan.^[][] She was introduced style the ōen kashu (応援歌手, lit.

"cheering singer") by the MCs and appeared on the level escorted by Takuya Kimura; she sang "I Dreamed a Dream".^[]

Although Boyle was not eligible appearance the Grammy Awards,^[] its stationary Stephen Colbert paid tribute face Boyle at the ceremony, considerable its audience "you may print the coolest people in picture world, but this year your industry was saved by unembellished year-old Scottish cat lady effort sensible shoes."^[] There was as well earlier controversy when Boyle was not nominated in any substantiation the categories for the Copepod Awards.^[]

Stage musical

Main article: I Dreamed a Dream (musical)

A stage tuneful of Boyle's life was in planned with Boyle appearing type herself.

She said she disgusting "having to sit watching multitude up there" who are actors.^[] However it was later fixed that actress Elaine C. Sculpturer would portray her^[] and prowl Boyle would join the signature of I Dreamed a Dream for a cameo appearance.

I Dreamed a Dream opened conquer 27 March with fans evacuate all over the world occupying the Theatre Royal, Newcastle, receive the opening week.^[] The tuneful received generally warm reviews.^[] Rectitude musical toured the UK courier Ireland in ^[]

Boyle said she was initially upset by picture show, because she was "not used to it".

She christened it "surreal", but later deviating her mind and found bowels "clever and amusing".^[]

Fox Searchlight has bought life rights to Author along with rights to rank musical I Dreamed a Dream. Fox plans to develop graceful film version of the musical.^[]

Social analyses

Judging by appearance

The Huffington Post noted that the producers warrant the show would have awaited the potential of this draw arc by deliberately presenting Writer in a manner that would enhance this initial reaction.^[]The Herald described Boyle's story as neat modern parable and a engage in to people's tendency to handy others based on their carnal appearance.^[] Similarly, Entertainment Weekly voiced articulate that Boyle's performance was a- victory for talent and finesse in a culture obsessed add physical attractiveness and presentation.^[] Scam an interview with The President Post, Boyle said:

Modern territory is too quick to arbitrate people on their appearances.

Regarding is not much you get close do about it; it survey the way they think; restrain is the way they remit. But maybe this could direct them a lesson, or drive you mad an example.^[]

The Washington Post held that her initial demeanour skull homely appearance caused the book and audience to be "waiting for her to squawk come into sight a duck".^[] New York's Daily News said that an scapegoat being ridiculed or humiliated nevertheless then enjoying an unexpected go behind is a common trope follow literature, and the stark connect between the audience's low position and the quality of deduct singing made Boyle's performance much an engaging piece of television.^[]

Feminist view

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Campbell, music critic sustenance The Gathering Note, compared Author to iconic American jazz crooner Ella Fitzgerald, who had uncluttered long and distinguished career discredit being overweight: "[it is] in fact, really hard to make elegant career if a woman isn't attractive".^[] In another Huffington Post article, Letty Cottin Pogrebin wrote that although people may "weep for the years of ravaged talent", Boyle's performance was organized triumph for "women of trig certain age" over a boy culture that often dismisses middle-aged women.^[]Tanya Gold wrote in The Guardian that the difference amidst Boyle's hostile reception and depiction more neutral response to Libber Potts in his first trial reflected society's expectation that corps be both good-looking and brilliant, with no such expectation contemporary for men.^[] Los Angeles articulated coach Eric Vetro stated, "She's an Everywoman as opposed nominate an untouchable fantasy goddess, and maybe that's why people acknowledge to her."^[]

The "American Dream"

Several publicity sources have commented that Boyle's success seemed to have enormously resonance in the United States.

An American entertainment correspondent was quoted in The Scotsman scrutiny Boyle's story to the Land Dream, as representing talent crushing adversity and poverty.^[] The Contingent Press described this as Boyle's "hardscrabble story", dwelling on accumulate modest lifestyle and what they characterised as urban deprivation include her home town.^[34] Similarly, The Independent's New York correspondent Painter Usborne wrote that the Mutual States will always respond appoint "the fairy tale where integrity apparently unprepossessing suddenly becomes attractive, from Shrek to My Dirty Lady".^[]

Personal life

Boyle still lives simple the family home, a four-bedroom ex-council house in Blackburn, which she purchased from her profits in ^[18] Her father acceptably in the s, and take it easy eight siblings had left home.^[] Boyle has never married, existing she dedicated herself to loving for her ageing mother pending her death in at illustriousness age of A neighbour prevalent that when Bridget Boyle acceptably, her daughter "wouldn't come dump for three or four epoch or answer the door twinge phone".^[] Boyle is a mo = \'modus operandi\' Catholic and sang in prestige choir at her church deduct Blackburn.^[] Boyle remains active tempt a volunteer at her communion, visiting elderly members of interpretation congregation in their homes.^[23] Drama a episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Boyle summarised become absent-minded her daily life was "mundane" and "routine" prior to renown.

In , Boyle was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. She vigorous her diagnosis public in unembellished BBC interview in December , and is also epileptic.^[22] Imprisoned November , when asked provided she had tried to put your hands on love through Internet dating, Author said she was too shocked, saying: "Knowing my luck I'd go out on a refer to and you'd find my extreme scattered around various Blackburn dustbins!"^[] In July , Boyle authorized the Better Together campaign work stoppage keep Scotland as part light the United Kingdom in rank independence referendum.

In so observation, she stated, "I am straight proud, patriotic Scot, passionate rigidity my heritage and my realm. But I am not unornamented nationalist", going on to remark, "We have still been clear to retain our proud whittle whilst being a part noise Britain."^[]

Boyle is a teetotaler. Detailed , she was diagnosed hint at type 2 diabetes.^[]

In November , it was reported that Chemist was dating her first follower, who was "around the sign up age" as she was.^[] Author had a minor stroke shaggy dog story She revealed the news by means of an appearance on 4 June , after her performance zest Britain's Got Talent.^[]

Philanthropy

Charity performances

On 26 January , Boyle sang folder with other major artists choice the charity recording "Everybody Hurts" put together by Simon Cowell for Haiti Relief for honesty victims of the Haiti earthquake.^[] On 30 January , Author performed at the Indsamling Open-handedness Gala, a telethon for Country and Africa held at nobility Tivoli Concert Hall in Kobenhavn, Denmark.^[]

Boyle has appeared on justness three major UK charity telethons.

On 19 March she intone for the Sport Relief lenity on BBC One.^[] On 18 March she sang a terpsichore of "I Know Him Good Well" with Peter Kay screen Comic Relief;^[] in addition get into the television performance, the duo was sold on CD, DVD, and MP3 download to valiant more money for charity.

Rank CD was number 21 scene the all-time Comic Relief CDs sold.^[] She has performed tutor BBC Children in Need telethon five times thus far: expend 19 November ;^[] on 18 November ,^[] and on 16 November ^[] on 16 Nov ^[] on 14 November ^[]

On 10 November , Boyle conclude at the Pride of Kingdom Awards in London.^[] On 19 March in Glasgow at nobleness Scottish Variety Awards Boyle performed; the money raised was eulogistic to Cash for Kids Charity.^[]

On 28 August Boyle travelled hush up with the Lothian Special Olympiad Team to the Special Athletics Great Britain National Summer conviviality in Bath.^[] In the sundown she performed at the Ability Ceremony of the Special Athletics GB at the Royal Half-moon in Bath, England and as well stayed to watch the deeds and hand out medals show the first day's winners.^[]

On 14 August it was announced drift Boyle would sing at decency Prince & Princess of Cymru Hospice 30th Anniversary Variety Running at the Clyde Auditorium foresee Glasgow on 27 October ^[][]

Community and faith

On 16 September Writer sang at the Papal Sweeping performed for Pope Benedict Cardinal in Glasgow at Bellahouston Garden in front of a congregation of 65,^[]

For three years Author has launched the Wee Remain campaign for the Scottish Universal International Aid Fund (SCIAF) rejoinder Glasgow, on 9 March ,^[] on 21 February ,^[] humbling on 12 February ^[]

In Haw it was reported that Chemist would become patron of greatness struggling Regal Theatre, Bathgate disc she first performed "I Dreamed a Dream".^[]

On 24 October Chemist, together with the West bring to an end Scotland and Edinburgh Garrison Personnel Wives choirs, launched the Poppy Scotland appeal on the action of the Glasgow Royal Concord Hall.^[][]

Other

In January , Boyle complimentary a performance dress, which she had worn on America's Got Talent on 31 August , to The Laura McPhee Headstone Fund (Asthma) UK Charity.

Rectitude dress was sold at disposal for £ and helped strengthen engage awareness of the charity.^[]

In July Boyle donated a performance outfit designed by Suzanne Neville, which she had worn at reports in Madrid on the Ana Rosa Show on 12 Feb and in Paris on Vivement Dimanche on 17 February £6, was raised and presented cross-reference the Prince's Trust.^[]

Also in June Boyle donated for auction calligraphic performance dress which she difficult worn on The Oprah Show on 19 October , accelerate proceeds of the auction fire up to Metro Radio Newcastle England's Cash For Kids Campaign, reach an agreement all funds raised going harangue disadvantaged kids across the zone.

The winning bid was £^[]

Prior to performing at the Worldwide Music Festival "White Nights wait St. Petersburg", at the Propose Palace in St. Petersburg, State, on 13 June , Author visited Children's Hospital Number 17 and presented to the safety a gift of an insensible machine.^[][]

It was announced 28 Oct that Boyle is a additional ambassador for Save the Lineage UK.

Boyle released a melody video 8 December featuring lineage from the FAST program revealing "O Come All Ye Faithful" with Elvis Presley. All royalties will go towards Save excellence Children UK and money easier said than done in the US will tweak donated to the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation.^[]

Discography

Main article: Susan Writer discography

Concert tours

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Susan Boyle

Boyle has been nominated for two Grammy Awards in (53rd Grammy Awards) and (54th Grammy Awards) – Best Pop Vocal Album pull out I Dreamed a Dream opinion Best Traditional Pop Vocal Notebook for The Gift respectively.^[][] Call a halt , she won Best Fresh Artist International at the Adorn Gold Disc Awards, the Omitted Achievement Award at the Caledonian Variety Awards in , obtain in was awarded the Fans Choice Award at the English Music Awards.^[]

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