11M YouTube Hits? 'Awesome': UK Sensation

Judge apologizes for sniggering, invites her for dinner

(NEWSER) - Susan Boyle and Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan were reunited (remotely) on Larry King's show last night, where Morgan predicted a worldwide chart-topping CD within the year for the woman he called a Rocky Balboa. Morgan also apologized to the 48-year-old Scottish singer—"We thought you were going to be a bit of a joke act, to be honest with you"—and asked her to out dinner, which Boyle promptly accepted. More»

(NEWSER) - Britain's newest celebrity singer doesn't fit the stereotype, and even Simon Cowell is mightily impressed. Susan Boyle, 48, amazed the nation with her turn on the show Britain's Got Talent, ABC News reports. Boyle is more likely to be described as frumpy than glamorous, and when she appeared on stage, she endured snickers from the audience and smirks from Cowell and the other judges. Then she sang and shut everyone up. More»

After her stellar performance on America's Got Talent , it's time to take Boyle seriously

(NEWSER) - Susan Boyle’s performance last night on America’s Got Talent “was exactly what Boyle's mentor, Simon Cowell, could have hoped for—lovely, inspirational, free of surprises,” writes Ann Powers in the Los Angeles Times. “No matter that it was canned” or that she was nervous. Boyle's time has come, and “we should stop being startled by her performances and respect her for the qualities she's cultivated: scrupulousness and dependability.” More»

(NEWSER) - A biopic of Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle just got some added star power, the UK tabloid Daily Star reports. Robin Williams, no stranger to cross-dressing, has been approached to play the dowdy Britain’s Got Talent songstress. “I’ve been asked if I want to play Susan in the movie,” says Mrs. Doubtfire's alter ego. “I think she’s incredible.” To prepare, he's reportedly been trying out an impersonation on friends. More»

(NEWSER) - Simon Cowell admitted that he overestimated the strength of startling songbird Susan Boyle during her trials in Britain's Got Talent. The fragile overnight-superstar has been emotionally overwhelmed, canceling another concert last week. "She seemed fine with all the attention. I thought perhaps naively that she was in control," Cowell wrote in the Daily Mail. But it quickly became apparent that "Susan was finding the experience difficult to cope with." More»