Britain's Got Talent

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Susan Boyle Gets Subtitles for Oprah Interview

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...

Boyle Declines Dinner With the Obamas

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

(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,...

Simon to Susan: No Singing on Oprah

Boyle, Cowell to appear on Monday's show

(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...

Next for Susan Boyle: Surviving the Jungle

Internet sensation would be a goldmine for reality show

(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 Daily ...

Dour Simon Shows Smiley Side in UK
Dour Simon Shows Smiley Side in UK
OPINION
May 1, 2009 9:41 AM CDT

Dour Simon Shows Smiley Side in UK

Carping Idol judge is happy, sweet over on Britian's Got Talent

(Newser) - Viewers of American Idol might not recognize the jovial figure who regularly flashes his white-toothed grin from the judges' table on Britain's Got Talent. But that laughing man saying "awww" at adorable child contestants is indeed Simon Cowell. His transformation across the pond is nothing short of striking, writes...

Yet Another Susan Boyle Tape Emerges

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...

Boyle Tell-All in the Works
 Boyle Tell-All in the Works 
Apr 29, 2009 8:25 AM CDT

Boyle Tell-All in the Works

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

(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...

Another Susan Boyle Tape Surfaces

Singer was rejected, teased by TV host

(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...

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

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,...

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

Love for the UK star is less than genuine

(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 ...

Make Boyle the New Brown
 Make Boyle the New Brown 
OPINION
Apr 24, 2009 11:36 AM CDT

Make Boyle the New Brown

Singer could get Britain out of cynical funk

(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—...

Susan Boyle Dyes Hair, Dons Make-Up

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...

10-Year-Old Boyle Demo Tape Goes Viral

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

(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...

To Complete Fairy Tale, Boyle Needs a Makeover

Ugly duckling has to become a swan, fashion writer argues

(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 over...

Cowell: Quitting Idol 'Feels Right'

Says his plan is no negotiating trick

(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...

Choir Rejected Web Fave Boyle

Local group turned her away days after reality show audition

(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...

Odd Duck Boyle Is Talk of Her Tiny Town

Small world rocked by YouTube popularity

(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...

Boyle Gets Duet Invite From Her Idol

Instant star becomes viral sensation

(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...

Turns Out She Has Been Kissed —Sort Of

(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...

Boyle Makeover Hotly Debated
 Boyle Makeover Hotly Debated 
Apr 18, 2009 11:20 AM CDT

Boyle Makeover Hotly Debated

(Newser) - Should she or shouldn't she? Susan Boyle's new fans can't help debating whether the 47-year-old singer who wowed the world in her performance on Britain's Got Talent last weekend should shed the frumpy style that made her sensational voice so surprising. She "needs to stay exactly as she is...

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