10-Year-Old Boyle Demo Tape Goes Viral

Lin Yu Chun is the latest viral video star

(NEWSER) - This Chinese boy could be the next Susan Boyle. Gawker points to a video that is quickly making the rounds on the Internet, showing reality show contestant Lin Yu Chun—“an overweight teenager with an awkward haircut,” writes Maureen O'Connor. Surprisingly enough, he does a dead-on Whitney Houston impression. 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»

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»

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»

New look also includes new wardrobe

(NEWSER) - Britain’s Got Talent judges can talk all they want about keeping their frumpy-chic new star just the way she is for the finals. Susan Boyle isn't having any of it: The YouTube sensation got a $50 dye job, haircut and straightening yesterday, turning her frowsy gray locks brown and wavy, after getting her bushy eyebrows tamed the day before. The show's honchos were frantic, the Sun reports. “People have fallen in love with the real Susan. We don’t want to change what they fell in love with,” said one source. More»