After 1st Rant, Boyle Lights Into Cops

(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»

(NEWSER) - Susan Boyle has checked out of a mental health hospital where she was treated for nervous exhaustion and is "much happier," her brother tells the Telegraph. "She seems a lot more like herself. Things are becoming clearer for her now," he said. "She's now beginning to believe that, 'Yes, indeed, I will be a singer.'" Boyle, 48, has moved to a flat in central London. 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»

But this time, she's a "very attractive" 23-year-old

(NEWSER) - The Susan Boyle tapes just keep on coming. This time, the Britain’s Got Talent sensation is shown singing at a talent contest in 1984—and the 23-year-old looks good, the Mirror reports. “She was so shy but she was also very attractive back then—she turned a few heads when she came in,” said the audience member who unearthed the tape. More»

Kid's surprising, 'lovely' voice floors audience

(NEWSER) - Simon Cowell looked ready to buzz 10-year-old Hollie Steel off the stage when the Britain's Got Talent contestant began flitting about in a tutu, but then Steel opened her mouth. The tiny singer floored the judges with an "absolutely beautiful" rendition of "I Could Have Danced All Night," the Daily Mail reports. More»