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NEWS ABOUT: Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle stories: 65 news summaries

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 Susan Boyle 
 Gets Subtitles 
 for Oprah Interview 

Singer discusses reality show stardom with Oprah

May 12, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(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... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • YouTube • Oprah Winfrey • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

Boyle Declines 
Dinner With
the Obamas

UK singer too 'nervous' to rub shoulders at correspondents' dinner

May 9, 09 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Boyle has turned down offers to rub shoulders with President Obama and Hollywood A-listers at the White House Correspondents Dinner tonight, saying she was too nervous. "She was shocked and thrilled by the invite—but it was all too much too soon for her so she said No,... More »

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Barack Obama • reality TV • White House Correspondents Dinner • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

 Simon to Susan: 
 No Singing 
 on Oprah 

Boyle, Cowell to appear on Monday's show

May 8, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Boyle has officially hit the big-time: She’s appearing on Oprah on Monday, the Mirror reports. But don’t expect to hear the YouTube phenom sing—Simon Cowell, also appearing, wants to save that for the Britain’s Got Talent semi-finals. Instead Boyle, appearing via Skype, will give Oprah... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Simon Cowell • Oprah Winfrey • talk show • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 A Bundchen in the Oven? 

Plus, Susan Boyle forced to change phone number, more

May 5, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gisele Bundchen visited the OB/GYN yesterday—gasp!—with hubby Tom Brady, thus prompting the requisite pregnancy rumors from the New York Post. Elsewhere:
  • Poor Susan Boyle, inundated by late-night phone calls, was forced to change her number, the Sun reports.
  • Liam Neeson recently called late wife’s
... More »

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entertainment • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • celebrity • gossip • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • celebrity pregnancy • Liam Neeson • Natasha Richardson • Susan Boyle

 Next for 
 Susan Boyle: 
 Surviving 
 the Jungle 

Internet sensation would be a goldmine for reality show

May 4, 09 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle is so hot right now, is there anything she can’t do? The latest rumor on her life post-Talent is another reality show: the British version of I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! in the Australian outback, the... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!

Yet Another Susan Boyle Tape Emerges

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

May 1, 09 8:13 AM CDT
(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... More »

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entertainment • online videos • singing • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

 Boyle Tell-All in the Works 

Plus, Catherine Zeta-Jones wants to portray her on film

Apr 29, 09 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Viral video sensation Susan Boyle is the talk of the Web—and the Britain’s Got Talent star wants to capitalize on her popularity by writing a tell-all, the New York Post reports. Boyle, whose agent is reportedly shopping the book, may be disappointed when she hears what one publishing... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity tell-alls • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Catherine Zeta-Jones

 Another Susan Boyle 
 Tape Surfaces 

Singer was rejected, teased by TV host

Apr 27, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Boyle tried out for television at least once before hitting Britain’s Got Talent—and a video of the performance was recently unearthed, the Sun reports. Boyle auditioned for My Kind of People in 1995, but was mocked during her rendition of "I Don't Know How to Love... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • online videos • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

Look Out, Susan Boyle: Talent Judges Wowed by 10-Year-Old

Kid's surprising, 'lovely' voice floors audience

Apr 26, 09 9:07 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Simon Cowell • singing • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Amanda Holden • ballerina • Hollie Steel

OPINION

Heads Up, Susan Boyle:
They're Going
to Turn on You!

Love for the UK star
is less than genuine

Apr 25, 09 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, the eye-rollers in the Britain’s Got Talent audience got over it fast when Susan Boyle sang. Yes, the YouTube celebrity quickly became one of our most beloved pop-culture figures. But “people can turn back into snarky snobs just as easily,” warns Tom Bergeron in the New ... More »

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OPINION

 Make Boyle the New Brown 

Singer could get Britain out of cynical funk

Apr 24, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disenchanted Labour supporter Frank Skinner knows how the UK political party can turn things around: Make Susan Boyle the new party leader. Who would replace the Internet sensation on Britain’s Got Talent? Gordon Brown, of course. “The thing is I really want Mr. Brown to be Susan Boyle—... More »

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Gordon Brown • Labour Party • prime minister • Britain • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

 Susan Boyle 
 Dyes Hair, 
 Dons Make-Up 

New look also includes new wardrobe

Apr 24, 09 7:30 AM CDT
(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... More »

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reality TV • YouTube • singer • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • makeover

10-Year-Old Boyle Demo Tape Goes Viral

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

Apr 23, 09 10:48 AM CDT
(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... More »

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entertainment • YouTube • singer • viral video • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Susan Boyle Makeover Begins 


Apr 22, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Boyle, Britain’s Got Talent contestant and Internet sensation, has been the subject of one hot debate: Makeover or no makeover? The makeover process has already begun, Deadline reports—Boyle appeared recently in a trendy dress and leather jacket. “It wasn’t until I saw myself on TV... More »

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entertainment • American Idol • Simon Cowell • Mike Tyson • domestic violence • celebrity • Paula Abdul • Randy Jackson • Chris Brown • Susan Boyle • makeover

OPINION

 To Complete 
 Fairy Tale, 
 Boyle Needs 
 a Makeover 

Ugly duckling has to become a swan, fashion writer argues

Apr 21, 09 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s politically correct to say frumpy singing sensation Susan Boyle doesn’t need a makeover. But honestly? Of course she does, writes Washington Post fashion guru Robin Givhan. If Boyle stays the same, it’ll “unravel the centuries-long tradition of fairy tales.” Sure, Boyle won us... More »

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entertainment • fashion • music industry • singer • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • makeover

 Cowell: Quitting 
 Idol 'Feels Right' 

Says his plan is no negotiating trick

Apr 21, 09 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Simon Cowell has three hit shows worldwide, including America’s most popular; he pulls in $36 million a year from Fox; and the success of Susan Boyle is raising the talent guru’s profile even higher. But, he tells the New York Times, he’s not backing off statements to... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • American Idol • Simon Cowell • Fox • quitting • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • X Factor

 Choir Rejected 
 Web Fave Boyle 

Local group turned her away days after reality show audition

Apr 20, 09 2:26 PM CDT
(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... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Scotland • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

 Odd Duck Boyle Is 
 Talk of Her Tiny Town 

Small world rocked by YouTube popularity

Apr 20, 09 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone knows Susan Boyle in her Scottish village—she’s the odd loner who does killer karaoke at the local pub. Now, she’s the topic on everyone’s lips in the community of 5,000 where she’s lived in the same house all her life. And though the... More »

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entertainment • television • YouTube • Scotland • village • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

 Boyle Gets Duet Invite 
 From Her Idol 

Instant star becomes viral sensation

Apr 19, 09 4:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Overnight sensation Susan Boyle may see yet another dream come true. The aspiring singer, whose voice stunned viewers of Britain's Got Talent last week, has been invited to perform with her idol, British theater icon Elaine Paige, reports the Guardian. "It seems her performance has captured the hearts of... More »

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entertainment • viral video • Demi Moore • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Elaine Paige

(Newser) - Oops. Susan Boyle's neighbor says the lovelorn singer has been kissed—by him, in fact, and more than once. But not that way, he admits to the Telegraph—more like a "peck on the cheek." "She comes to me when she needs help or a shoulder to... More »

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entertainment • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Piers Morgan

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