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Boyle Breaks Pre-Order Record

Debut album for Britain's Got Talent star is selling fast

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 22, 2009 8:18 AM CDT

(Newser) – Susan Boyle's popularity shows no signs of dying down: The Britain's Got Talent runner-up is releasing her first album Nov. 23, and it has already broken Amazon's record for most pre-orders, the New York Daily News reports. "Although it's normal to see early enthusiasm... Read full story »

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