Susan Boyle, born on April 1, 1961, in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland, is a Scottish singer and entertainer. She became a worldwide star overnight after appearing on Britain's Got Talent. The singer's performance of I Dreamed a Dream from the musical Les Miserables turned Boyle into a phenomenon, and she has since released seven studio albums.
Susan Boyle was born on April 1, 1961, in the town of Blackburn in West Lothian, Scotland. Her father, Patrick Boyle, was a WWI veteran and a singer and worked as a minor, while her mother, Bridget, worked as a typist. Both her parents were immigrants from County Donegal, Ireland, and Boyle grew up as the youngest of four brothers and six sisters.
The Boyle family lived in a council house in West Lothian, Scotland. But although the now-world famous singer has transformed her life both regarding her career and financial situation, she still to this day lives in the same house.
As mentioned, Susan Boyle's father was a singer, and as a little girl, she was active in the church choir. Her family and friends supported her fully, and Susan even auditioned for several television shows.
She won several local competitions with her voice, and as she grew older, her mother pushed her to audition for Britain's Got Talent. Boyle thought she was too old and declined. But that would change.
On the 2008 season of Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle, then 47, decided to audition. Her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream from the musical Les Miserables blew the audience and jury members, including Simon Cowell, away, and Susan became a phenomenon overnight.
Susan's performance of Les Miserables song was emotional for a lot of reasons, but primarily because it was the first time she had sung since her mother, Bridget, passed away a year earlier. Boyle was the favorite to win the entire contest but eventually came in second place.
Despite not winning Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle's time in the music business was up to an incredibly successful beginning. More than 100 million people had already seen the clip of her singing I Dreamed a Dream at the audition, and her first studio album, also dubbed I Dreamed a Dream, reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts. It became the second best-selling album of 2009, with more than three million copies sold.
She released her second album, The Gift in 2010, Someone to Watch over Me in 2011, Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage in 2012, Hope in 2014, World in 2016, and finally Ten, which was a compilation album in 2019.
Yes, Boyle received three Guinness World Records in 2011. The three records were for Fastest-selling Album by a Female (UK), Most Successful First Week UK Debut Album Sales, as well as Oldest Artist to Reach No.
No, Susan Boyle is not married and has not been married before. As of today, there are no news whether she is dating someone or not.
No, Susan Boyle does not have children
Ddring her early years, it believed that Susan Boyle had gotten mild brain damage because he had been deprived of oxygen during her birth, and because she had learning disabilities at school, she was frequently bullied. Boyle has even said she was beaten by her teachers.
However, when she grew up, after having struggled with social and communication difficulties for years, Boyle finally got the diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome.
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