Odd Duck Boyle Is Talk of Her Tiny Town

Plus, how you can watch her final performance

(NEWSER) - Though Susan Boyle is in hiding—her brother tells People, “It really has been terrible for her” dealing with the paparazzi—she took the time to post on the Britain’s Got Talent website, reassuring fans that she wants “nothing more than to stay and sing.” But how can American fans watch her Saturday performance and Sunday’s results show? The AP has suggestions: More»

(NEWSER) - Foul-mouthed songbird Susan Boyle not only had a few choice words about a judge on Britain's Got Talent, she also blew up at fans yesterday and lit into a British bobby who subsequently tried to calm her down, reports the Sun. London cops intervened when Boyle screamed at comments by passers-by. When a cop asked: "Is there a problem?" she responded: "Of course there's a fucking problem!" An officer spoke to the tearful singer until she regained her composure. More»

Singer discusses reality show stardom with Oprah

(NEWSER) - Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle made her debut on Oprah yesterday, but American audiences were given subtitles to help understand her heavy Scottish accent, the Mail reports. Boyle, recorded at her home in Scotland, told Oprah she’s not lonely: “I’ve got millions of new friends now,” and downplayed her controversial makeover, insisting she did it "just to tidy myself up, like any other female would have done." More»

Recording surfaces as audition vid hits 93.5M views, setting record

(NEWSER) - With Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream rendition setting a YouTube record, a decade-old demo of her singing Roberta Flack's Killing Me Softly has become a new viral hit. The former—from the Britain's Got Talent audition that blasted Boyle to fame—has been viewed 93.5 million times on YouTube and 100 million times on combined sites, putting it on track to smash the 120-million record held by a popular dance montage, the Telegraph reports. More»

Local group turned her away days after reality show audition

(NEWSER) - Susan Boyle, the Britain’s Got Talent singing sensation, could probably join any choir she liked. But that wasn’t the case two months ago, when she was rejected by a local group. “We had no vacancies,” a rep tells the Mirror. “It was a shock when I saw her on the television.” Boyle had auditioned for the reality show when she approached the choir. More»