Susan Boyle’s debut album I Dreamed a Dream has broken all previous records and achieved the largest global CD pre-orders in the history of Amazon.
The Britain’s Got Talent star, who will appear on this weekend’s X Factor, broke the record set by Japanese rock group Mr Children’s Supermarket Fantasy in 2008.
“Just eight months ago, no-one was aware of the talents of Susan Boyle. Now, she has generated more Amazon pre-order CD sales globally than any other artist,” Julian Monaghan said.
Britain’s Got Talent runner up Susan Boyle, has admitted that she auditioned for the show as part of a promise she made to her late mother.
The 48 year old told The Sun:
“I had promised my mum I would do something with my life just before she died – that I’d do something with my singing. So I applied for Britain’s Got Talent.”
Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle has her very own stalker!
The singer, who has become famous all over the world, has been followed by a middle aged American woman and the last straw came when she showed up at Susan’s Scottish home this week. The woman was intercepted by a security guard, but after the recent assault on Leona Lewis, Simon Cowell has ordered extra security coverage for Subo.
The People newspaper reports that Susan Boyle’s representative has confirmed that the controversial singer is set to perform on a future episode of Dancing with the Stars.
Apparently, Subo will fly to Los Angeles in the early part of next week in order to prepare for her performance.
Susan’s brother John is quoted in the paper as saying, “She’s excited and happy.
“She loves America and loves the people. She appreciates their honesty.” Read more & comment »
Michael Bublé has admitted that due to missing Susan Boyle’s first Britain’s Got Talent audition, he didn’t initially understand her appeal.
“I didn’t understand Susan Boyle,” he told the Daily Express. “I was cynical and critical because I had never seen her in that first show where she comes up and says, ‘I want to be a singer’ and the audience looks at her and says, ‘Oh please!’ I got goosebumps.”
Piers Morgan has revealed that Susan Boyle was incredibly nervous about her appearance on America’s Got Talent last month.
Morgan told The Mail On Sunday: “Susan, despite what some people seem to think, is a very funny, quick-witted lady. But like a lot of performers, she gets incredibly nervous before big performances. And she was today.
“‘It’s a bit daunting,’ she admitted, ‘thinking of so many people watching me sing here for the first time’.'Barbra Streisand apparently throws up before every show,’ I reassured her.”
Susan Boyle will perform on the X Factor this November as part of a campaign to promote her new album. Also reportedly making an appearance over the series, will be former winner Alexandra Burke, runners up JLS and show judge Cheryl Cole.
A show insider told The Mirror: “It makes perfect sense and will create a big buzz.
“There are two shows to fill on Saturday and Sunday nights now, so they’re also planning guest appearances from previous winners and runners-up as well as celebrity guests.”