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Contestant of "Britain's Got Talent" 3rd season
List of 36th People's Choice Awards Nominees in Music
November 11, 2009 10:11:49Already leading the nominations pack of 2009 American Music Awards with six nods, Taylor Swift continues her domination in the nominees list of the 36th Annual People's Choice Awards. This time around, the country music singer grabs three kudos in music field.
Taylor is up against her seniors Beyonce Knowles, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood and Pink in Favorite Female Artist. Furthermore, she goes head-to-head with Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts and once again faces off Carrie in Favorite Country Artist.
Susan Boyle Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction at Football Match
October 24, 2009 02:10:27Another day, another celebrity wardrobe malfunction and this time around the victim is singing sensation Susan Boyle. The 48-year-old female was attending a football match on Thursday, October 22 to support her team Celtic which played against Hamburg, when the mishap happened.
The runner-up of "Britain's Got Talent" season 3 got the honor of pulling the half-time lottery winner. When she stepped on the field, she waved her Celtic scarf above her head in enthusiasm, exposing her stomach in front of thousands of spectators as her fly wasn't shut properly. Despite the incident, she managed to keep calm though.
Tracklisting for Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed a Dream'
October 09, 2009 10:10:19Twelve songs have been confirmed to be included in Susan Boyle's upcoming first studio project "I Dreamed a Dream". Aside from a cover version of The Rolling Stones' 1971 song "Wild Horses", the album also lists a rendition of Madonna's "You'll See" and Monkees' "Daydream Believer".
Among those re-recorded versions, "Wild Horses" is picked up as the first single from the soon-to-be-released effort. The track was showcased live for the first time in U.S. on the finale of "America's Got Talent" season 4.
Video: Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle Perform on 'America's Got Talent'
September 17, 2009 12:09:37Shortly after "America's Got Talent" finale ended, footage of Leona Lewis and Susan Boyle's live performances emerged. For the very first time, Leona and Susan showcased their new singles live in front of American audience.
Leona Lewis delivered "Happy" which is the lead single from her November 16 release "Echo". Meanwhile, Susan brought "Wild Horses", her debut single off first studio album "I Dreamed a Dream" and got standing ovation from the viewers.
Shakira, Leona Lewis and More to Perform on 'America's Got Talent'
September 15, 2009 04:09:18Both Shakira and Leona Lewis have been confirmed to make a live performance on "America's Got Talent" finale on September 16. Also billed as musical guests on the reality singing competition are Rascal Flatts and Cirque du Soleil.
Shakira will sing her smash hit "She Wolf", Leona will deliver her brand new song "Happy", while Rascal Flatts will bring one of their "Unstoppable" singles, "Summer Nights". As for Cirque du Soleil, they will present a sneak peek performance from their brand new theatrical production "Banana Shpeel".
Susan Boyle's Debut Album Is Amazon's Bestseller
September 05, 2009 02:09:34Though Susan Boyle's first studio album "I Dreamed a Dream" will not arrive in America until November 24, the record has reached the top spot on Amazon's bestselling chart. The CD becomes the bestseller due to an overwhelming number of pre-orders on the digital retail.
Commenting on Susan's album, Simon Cowell previously told People, "Susan is ecstatic, she can't believe it. She's in the recording studio this week, which she's loving. She couldn't be happier." The "American Idol" judge added, "She's so good, the album is not just going to be show tunes. We're going to take our time with this."
Video: Susan Boyle's Interview on 'America's Got Talent'
July 24, 2009 11:07:15Susan Boyle finally made it to "America's Got Talent" after almost being trampled by President Barack Obama's news conference on Wednesday, July 22 night. She did an interview with Meredith Vieira to talk about her hotshot fame, how her mother's death encouraged her to go public and the meltdown that came with the sudden media attention.
Although she was praised for her vocal, Susan was a woman of a few words. However, Vieira who taped the interview in London praised her for being pleasant to talk to. "She came off more as a regular person, not as a celebrity. Frankly, I was quite surprised how fun and chatty she was," the talk host told People.
'America's Got Talent' May Have Found the Next Susan Boyle
July 17, 2009 10:07:38"America's Got Talent" continues its search for talented people on an episode aired Wednesday, July 15. Giving a look at an audition in Seattle, the recent episode featured a bravado performance from middle-aged woman Kari Callin, who was claimed by numerous reports in the media as the next Susan Boyle.
Kari appeared on the audition stage in a red top and blue jeans. The radiology technician delivered West Side Story's song called "Somewhere", and stunned audience and judges panel. She advanced to the next round.
Susan Boyle Already Recorded First Song Off Debut Album
July 06, 2009 11:07:42Hard at work to establish a career in music industry, Susan Boyle is said to have already recorded the first song off her planned debut album. She received help from music mogul Simon Cowell and his team.
"She sounds fantastic on record," Simon confirmed in a statement. "She's so good, the album is not just going to be show tunes. We're going to take our time with this." Though so, there has been no word shared with the press on what the record will be called and when it will be made available in the market.
Susan Boyle NOT Making Appearance on 'Ugly Betty'
July 01, 2009 09:07:04The news which claimed that Susan Boyle was beckoned to make a cameo on "Ugly Betty" has been denied. A representative from ABC confirmed that the singer will not make an appearance on the comedy series to both US Magazine and Entertainment Weekly.
Susan, the 48-year-old singing sensation from Scotland, reportedly received a lot of offers from TV execs in U.S. last month. The Sun said that she has been offered a part on "Ugly" to play herself. "Susan has been bombarded with offers of work in America, but this is something she is really keen on and we hope to make happen," the tabloid's source claimed.
Susan Boyle to Make Cameo on 'Ugly Betty'
June 30, 2009 11:06:59Susan Boyle is set to cross over the continent and make a cameo on ABC's "Ugly Betty". The aspiring singer, who made fame through her "Britain's Got Talent" performance, will join the hit series for an undisclosed amount of episodes later in the fourth season.
The Sun, which was first to give out the story quoted a source "close to the star" as saying, "Susan has been bombarded with offers of work in America, but this is something she is really keen on and we hope to make happen." Regarding what role she will play in the comedy, the source added, "She will definitely play herself."
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo Never Heard of Susan Boyle
June 19, 2009 01:06:25Despite Susan Boyle's worldwide fame soon following her audition for "Britain's Got Talent," Nick Lachey and girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo admit they never heard of the Scottish singing sensation. "I have never heard her sing," Nick told US Weekly at a Jetblue Airways and VH1 Save the Music Foundation event in Hollywood on Wednesday, June 17.
"We have never heard of her," Vanessa added. Upon being informed that Susan has an amazing voice, Nick responded, "Then we would probably buy her album!"
Susan Boyle Invited to Appear on 'America's Got Talent'
June 17, 2009 03:06:14Scotland's very own breakthrough artist, Susan Boyle, is more than welcomed in America. Piers Morgan is foreseeing the singer coming to "America's Got Talent" (AGT) after she almost won the Britain's version of the competition last month.
"Susan singing live to 25 million Americans? That would be great!" Piers told reporters earlier this week. "She still gets a bit tired sometimes, but she is 48." He added, "If she's up for it and she is well enough. Our feeling is she probably will (appear on AGT). Absolutely!"
Peter Facinelli Cried When Susan Boyle Didn't Win 'Britain's Got Talent'
June 13, 2009 02:06:42Peter Facinelli was quizzed by OK! Magazine about a few of the last things he's done recently when he admitted the last time he cried was when Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle didn't win "Britain's Got Talent". Recalling the moment, he said "The last time I cried was when - what's that singer's name who didn't win America, err, Britain's Got Talent? When Susan Boyle didn't win. Because she should've won, dammit!"
Asked about the last romantic thing he did for actress wife Jennie Garth, he answered, "We went out to lunch together on a nice little romantic date." He didn't disclose the exact date and venue though.
Paris Hilton Suggests Susan Boyle to Get Stylist
June 10, 2009 04:06:28Now that she has become a famous singer, Susan Boyle needs to get herself a stylist, so says Paris Hilton. "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," the celebrity socialite answers when Extra asked her to share some beauty tips for the "Britain's Got Talent" runner-up. "I think Susan has an amazing voice, but she needs to work on the pose," Paris adds.
On the same occasion, Paris also verifies rumors of her being the initial pick to do the fake segment at 2009 MTV Movie Awards on May 31, during when Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno accidentally landed his naked bottoms on Eminem's face. She confirms the show's producer approached her to do the stunt, but she decided to turned it down. "I love Mark Burnett ... He didn't really tell me what it was, but he asked if I wanted to be involved in something that was going to be crazy and, like, a fight might break out," she reveals. "I was like, 'All right. I don't want anything hitting me in the face or anything like that, so I don't know if I want to do that.' But I didn't know it was going to be Sacha Baron Cohen hitting someone in the face. I'm glad I didn't do that."
Susan Boyle Discharged From Hospital And Is 'Much Happier'
June 06, 2009 09:06:22Gerry Boyle, the brother of Susan Boyle, confirmed on Friday, June 5 that his singer sister has been discharged from The Priory clinic in Southgate, North London, where she's been treated since this weekend for what was described as anxiety attack. He, furthermore, stated her condition is a lot better.
"She's much happier," Gerry was quoted by GMTV as revealing. "She seems a lot more like herself. I think things are becoming clearer now and she's much more content ..... Things are becoming clearer for her now. She's now beginning to believe that, 'Yes indeed, I will be a singer.'" Still according to Gerry, Susan is now staying with him in an apartment in London.
Susan Boyle 'Recovering Well' After Hospitalization for Emotional Breakdown
June 03, 2009 10:06:15Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle is said to be "recovering well" after being admitted to a hospital in London this weekend for what was cited as emotional breakdown. Max Clifford, who serves as the publicist of "Britain's Got Talent" judge Simon Cowell, told Associated Press on Tuesday, June 2, "Provided she's given a few days and then allowed to be as normal as possible, she should be fine," adding that "all she wants to do is sing."
Max, furthermore, expressed his strong belief that Susan's mental stability will be getting better by days as she is surrounded by the people she loves and trusts, including her brothers and close friends from Blackburn, Scotland, her native. "It shouldn't be too difficult to get it under control," he stated.
Susan Boyle's Interview After Her Loss on 'Britain's Got Talent' Final
June 01, 2009 10:06:30Susan Boyle spared a minute to talk about her loss on "Britain's Got Talent" on Saturday, May 30 night. In a video interview a day after the final, the 47-year-old said with a laugh that she was "feeling good" despite the unexpected result. Under the layer, Susan admitted that there were problems before the final, one of them was having a cold. But she told herself to "better pick it up and keep going. ...and after that it just got better."
On the amount of pressure that she felt during the final, Susan compared it to the audition in Glasgow where there were only 4,000 people and the fact that it was shot in the studio. "The Sunday night was entirely different and the pressure was really on me. But you tend to ignore that other people are watching and just concentrate on what's happening," she said.
Video: Susan Boyle on 'Britain's Got Talent' Final
June 01, 2009 09:06:28In a shocking twist, Susan Boyle, whose videos on YouTube had received million of hits, lost to a dance troupe named Diversity on "Britain's Got Talent" after the Saturday, May 30 final. The voting ballot put Susan in the runner-up position, ahead of saxophonist Julian Smith who finished third.
Despite the news circulating that Susan almost quit the show due to the amount of pressure put on her, she delivered a reprise of "I Dreamed a Dream". Judge Piers Morgan, in particular, was very vocal about his support of her, saying "I'm not supposed to favor anyone, I should be impartial, but you know what, forget it. That was the greatest performance I've seen in Britain's Got Talent history. You should win this competition. I loved it!"
Susan Boyle Continues 'Britain's Got Talent' Despite Meltdown
May 30, 2009 01:05:05On top of the chatter about her quitting "Britain's Got Talent", Susan Boyle has taken the advice from the show's judge Piers Morgan to concentrate on her upcoming performance. In a statement released via Daily Mail, the 47-year-old aspiring singer said, "I want nothing more than to stay and sing in the Britain's Got Talent final. I've spent weeks rehearsing."
Boyle came under pressure this week due to the consequences from being famous. Piers told reporters on Wednesday, May 27 that Susan has "been in tears repeatedly" and was "packing her bags." But recovering from her meltdown, Susan vowed to go back to the stage and fight for her chance. "It's all I've been thinking about. I'm not going to throw away my big chance now," she continued.
Susan Boyle Threatened to Quit 'Britain's Got Talent'
May 29, 2009 10:05:26In perhaps an expected outcome, Susan Boyle had a meltdown due to the pressures that came along with her instant fame. The fact was delivered by one of "Britain's Got Talent" judges, Piers Morgan, who said that the 47-year-old shed a tear, packed her bags and threatened to quit the show on Wednesday, May 27.
Susan, who amazed the world in the show's audition with "I Dream a Dream", advanced to the finale after getting voted by the audience on the semi-final round last week. But three days shy from the final round, Susan found the sudden fame overwhelming. "She's been in tears repeatedly," Morgan opened up in a TV interview with Inside Edition which aired Thursday, May 28. "And, as of yesterday, she was packing her bags."
Lily Allen Brands Susan Boyle as 'So Overrated'
May 27, 2009 12:05:23British songstress Lily Allen is no fan of newly-found singing sensation Susan Boyle, branding her as "so overrated." Lily took it to her Twitter account after watching the 47-year-old vocalist's second appearance on the reality show "Britain's Got Talent" over the weekend.
"I thought her timing was off on 'Britain's Got Talent' on Sunday - no control, and I don't think she has an amazing voice," Lily wrote when criticizing Susan's performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Memory". Lily went on writing, "She can sing, but it's not about talent with her, is it?"
Video: Susan Boyle Singing on 'Britain's Got Talent' Semi Final
May 25, 2009 10:05:35When Simon Cowell stood up for Adam Lambert on "American Idol", it was not the only one he would like to give out this year. The notoriously acid-tongue and blatant judge got up from his seat for Susan Boyle on another talent show he's judging "Britain's Got Talent" after the 47-year-old woman delivered her rendition of "Memory".
Boyle, whose first audition performance received millions of hits on YouTube, went through to the semi final round on Saturday, May 23 and amazed judges and audience once again on Sunday, May 24 with her performance of the Broadway piece. All the three judges, along with the in-studio audience gave her a standing ovation and rave applause after she finished.
Susan Boyle's Makeover Confession on 'Oprah Winfrey Show'
May 12, 2009 10:05:08Susan Boyle, the overnight singing sensation from Scotland, appeared before Oprah Winfrey via satellite from her home on Monday, May 11. Among the questions asked by the host are how she's feeling being famous and whether or not she's really getting a makeover.
Regarding her fame after the audition of "Britain's Got Talent", Susan said "It all takes a bit of time to take in. I mean, these things have happened so quickly. It's pretty awesome." She added, "I think change is always very hard to come by at first, but I'm really enjoying it, enjoying every second of it. It's like a dream come true."
Susan Boyle and Simon Cowell Coming to 'Oprah Winfrey Show'
May 08, 2009 11:05:56Coming to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Monday, May 11 are two icons of "Britain's Got Talent". Judge Simon Cowell will attend the talk show in person while contestant Susan Boyle will pop her head via Skype. The episode is under the theme "The World's Got Talent" and is packed with talents around the world.
Simon, who is also the judge in "American Idol", will set the record straight on the rumor of him leaving the American singing show. Meanwhile, to accommodate the sudden fascination of Susan Boyle, host Oprah Winfrey will get to know more about her personally. The 47-year-old will be beamed via satellite from her house in Scotland and she will give Oprah a 'tour' around the house.
Video: Susan Boyle Mocked in 'South Park' Episode
April 24, 2009 09:04:29YouTube phenomenon Susan Boyle makes the list on "South Park" and makes one of them sick. On Wednesday, April 22 episode, Ike who was leaving for Somalia, writes a note to his parents saying that he wants to venture out to the 'tropical paradise of waterfalls and skull islands' because he will puke if hearing the name of Boyle once again.
"Dear Mommy and Daddy," big bro Kyle read the note, "I am running away. I am sorry, but I can no longer handle the monotony of middle-class life. Everyone at school is a f--king idiot, and if one more person talked to me about that Susan Boyle performance of Les Miserables, I was going to puke my balls up through my mouth."
Video: Susan Boyle on 'Early Show' and 'Anderson Cooper'
April 17, 2009 09:04:12The most popular name circulating on the net, Susan Boyle, did an interview with CBS' "The Early Show". Brought along through a phone interview was Patti LuPone who is the original Broadway singer for "I Dream a Dream", the song that Boyle sang during the audition of "Britain's Got Talent".
LuPone recalled how she was taken aback when watching Boyle's performance and talked a bit about the song itself. LuPone said that it is not an easy song to sing, especially that last part. Boyle was also asked about her hard childhood and her struggle with her ill mother.
'Britain's Got Talent' Sensation Susan Boyle Invited to 'Early Show'
April 16, 2009 03:04:17This is what is called an instant success. Susan Boyle, a 47-year-old unemployed church volunteer auditioned for U.K.'s show "Britain's Got Talent", received standing ovation from the audience and went on to become Internet sensation. She was then invited to sing at CBS' "Early Show" on April 16.
Her astounding performance in the audition week of the British show prompted national curiosity that results in over six million hits on YouTube. She sang "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Miserable" and wowed the judges that include Simon Cowell. She got three 'yes' and advanced to the next round.
