Susan Boyle's Dream in Her Own Words: Parts 3 & 4

From TV Guide by Adam Bryant:

Susan Boyle's fame could have ended once Britain's Got Talent wrapped up, but the inspirational singer instead recorded a debut album that broke U.S. sales records in its first week. To top it all off, Boyle is gearing up for her exclusive TV Guide Network concert special, I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story (Sunday, Dec. 13 at 8/7c). Boyle sat down with the creators of the special to relive each step of her incredible journey. In Part 3 of our four-part interview, Boyle takes us inside the making of the chart-topping album...Click here for Part 3>>>

Click here for Part 4>>>
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Susan Talks to Sunrise On 7 in Australia

To see the full interview Click Here>>>

Thank you to "=-NewDay-=" for providing these additional links in the comments section below:

Additional video of Molly's interview with Susan

Alan Jones talks to Susan Boyle on the success of her album "I Dreamed a Dream"



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ITN Reports on Susan & Elaine Paige

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The Dream Susan Boyle Dreamed comes true

From the Daily Mail:

As if a hit album and worldwide adoration weren't enough - Susan Boyle has achieved her dream of singing with her musical idol.

The Scottish singer, 48, looked overcome with joy as she teamed up with Elaine Paige to sing the latter's hit duet I Know Him So Well.

The pairing was kept secret from Miss Boyle until shortly before the performance, which was for a TV special that charts her rise to fame this year... Click Here to Read the Full Story>>>
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Susan Boyle's Dream in Her Own Words: Part 2

From TV Guide: by Adam Bryant

Before Susan Boyle's Britain's Got Talent audition became the YouTube clip played 'round the world, Boyle considered herself "the wee wifey with the mop and the cat next door." Now a worldwide star, Boyle is gearing up for her exclusive TV Guide Network concert special, I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story (Sunday, Dec. 13 at 8/7c). Boyle sat down with the creators of the special to relive each step of her inspirational journey. In Part 2 of our four-part interview (read Part 1 of the Q&A here), she discusses how she reacted to her overnight popularity, her physical transformation and how her faith shaped her and her debut album... Click here to read the full story>>>
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Susan's Performance on French TV - Broadcast Nov 20

Thanks to "=- NewDay -=" for the YouTube link. Click Here to View on YouTube>>>

Susan performs "Wild Horses" on French TV. This was originally broadcast on November 20, 2009.

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Susan Boyle Fan Marcia Reports on her Trip to NY to See Susan

You may remember Marcia from a few a months ago. She was the excited Susan Boyle Fan Club USA member who received a phone call from Susan. Read the original post >>>

Marcia was also one of the lucky fans to be in New York for Susan's performance on the "Today" show. The photo on the right was taken from one of the TV news reports.

Please enjoy Marcia's report on her trip and thank you Marcia for sharing your experience with all of us.

Hello to everyone out in Susan Land!

I promised to write my experiences after Thanksgiving so here I am. First, let me say that Lan, Kathleen, and ChrisinPA wrote a wonderful synopsis of the trip to NY. I’ll just add to what they have already written.

Fans arrived at different times throughout the weekend. I flew in on Sat., Nov. 21, alone. After checking in and settling in, I put my big Susan button on and went out to see whether I would find any other fans. At Times Square which was thick with people, a lady recognized my button. I was thankful to find another fan. She had brought her sister and we walked around looking for the St. Andrews Restaurant. Some fans would be showing up there just to visit and listen to Scottish music. We finally found the restaurant and saw some Susan fans. We chatted and had a good time visiting. Del and Leslie McMillan, her sister Marie, two ladies from Florida, one from Virginia, Kathi from Minnesota and I sat around a big table.

Our conversation shifted from finding out about each other to individual videos taken for the upcoming documentary to Susan (of course) and her arrival at JFK Sunday afternoon. Susan’s team had requested fans to meet her at the airport. What a wonderful experience that was! We took three trains to get there. I think it took almost an hour. We were afraid we’d be late, but we weren’t. There were many cameras waiting. They were on one side and the fans were across from them. In fact, we had to wait quite a while. Susan must have been the last to get off. Then there were screams from somewhere and we knew she was approaching. She shook some hands as she came around the corner, but as she got closer to where I was standing, the crowd started moving closer to her. So-o-o I did it too. I stuck my hand in and Susan grasped it. I couldn’t believe it! I said loudly, “I’m Marcia Kennon the one who sent you the picture.” Then she took her other hand and clasped it on top of my hand. What a thrill that was!! I was asked later if I had washed my hand yet. LOL .” Susan looked great in her pink coat with a white scarf with tiny black polka dots. Susan is shorter than I thought. She must be 5’l” or 5’2”. A reporter from GMTV interviewed Susan briefly. As Susan and her team moved to the door, we all moved along with her. She was whisked away in a big SUV with darkened windows. The reporter from the GMTV show interviewed three of us outside. Had no idea whether they would use it, but they did. Most of this is on the website video: “Susan lands in America.”

Lan, Kathleen and ChrisinPA have given a very in depth report about the dinner at St. Andrews Restaurant and fans attending the concert. I just want to add that I was fortunate to be in the VIP section. I’m only 4’ 10” and would not have seen anything if nice people had not let me stand in the front so I could see. I asked those behind me if they minded and they said “no” because they could see over me. It was so wonderful to be able to see, but occasionally a cameraman would block my view. The man who took Susan’s scarf is Andy Stephens, her music manager.

Susan made us all laugh in the restaurant. She is such an entertainer with great wit and sense of humor. The ladies mentioned above described the brunch very well. The group picture was a disaster ONLY for me. Everyone lined up against the wall. I was in the front, but in front of me, people kneeled. All of a sudden Susan and the two ladies who were the presenters at the brunch came over and stood in the middle. Just about all the kneelers stood up. Naturally, they blocked my view so I was not in the picture.

As we made our way back to the restaurant, Susan was in front. All of a sudden her big bodyguard gently touched my arm and led me up by Susan. At first, I didn’t realize they were video taping us. Susan and I were walking along together. She put her arm around me and even patted me on the head. This was beyond my wildest dreams! What a way to end a wonderful weekend!

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Susan Boyle meets Donny Osmond

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Susan Boyle's Dream in Her Own Words: Part 1

From TV Guide, by Adam Bryant:

Susan Boyle may be a worldwide phenomenon now, but she once was the youngest of nine children, a shy, bullied girl, who used music as an escape. As she gears up for her exclusive TV Guide Network concert special, I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story (Sunday, Dec. 13 at 8/7c), Boyle sat down with the creators of the special to relive each step of her inspirational journey. In Part 1 of the interview, Boyle discusses the Britain's Got Talent audition that changed her life forever, and how her closeness with her mother was a driving force behind her success... Click here for the Full Story>>>

Piers Morgan to Host TV Guide Network's Exclusive Susan Boyle Concert Special Click Here>>>
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Susan Boyle - Menschen 2009 from ZDF

A BIG thanks to YouTuber "Golden Television" for sharing Susan's performance with us.

Susan Boyle on German Television

Sunday, 6 December 2009 8.15 p.m. (German time) Thomas Gottschalk presents the most moving moments 2009 in the annual review: "People 2009". His guests are persons who wrote history this year and were large and small headlines.

Information on the broadcaster ZDF:
ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen), Germany's national public television broadcaster. It is an independent nonprofit corporation.

A big thank-you to "Eloise" for bringing this to our attention.

The photograph of Susan is from the show originally recorded on November 28.

Here is the link for the live streaming video: Click Here>>> This will open a new window first to the ZDF website and you will be prompted to "allow" the download link, which should then automatically load the streaming video.

The show will be broadcast Sunday Dec 6, 2009 at 8:15 PM CET (German time)

Here is a chart of times to watch the show at various locations throughout the world (West to East):

Sunday 06 December 2009
11:15 AM PST (Los Angeles, USA)
12:15 PM MST (Denver, USA)
1:15 PM CST (Chicago, USA)
2:15 PM EST (New York, USA)
4:15 PM CLST (Santiago, Chile)
5:15 PM BRST (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
7:15 PM GMT (London, UK)
8:15 PM CET (Paris, France / Berlin, Germany)
Monday 07 December 2009
3:15 AM WST (Perth, Australia)
4:15 AM JST (Tokyo, Japan)
6:15 AM EDT (Sydney, Australia)
8:15 AM NZDT (Auckland, NZ)

Information on the show from ZDK (text in German)

Below is a translation to English (via "google translate")

Moving moments in retrospect
Thomas Gottschalk presents "People 2009"

On Sunday the 6th December 2009 at 20.15 clock Thomas Gottschalk presents the most moving moments in 2009 Year in Review "People 2009". His guests are people who wrote in that year history, and provided for large and small Headlines

The main event of the postwar period of 2009 Celebrates Anniversary: The fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989 has not only us German, but the whole world is moving.
Athletes, politicians and showbiz stars
Among the sporting highlights of 2009 included the World Swimming Championships with an outstanding Britta Steffen. With her two gold medals she has swum in the hearts of the Germans. Also look Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world to be a record year back.

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Two golds for Britta Steffen at the FINA World Championships 2009 Guido Westerwelle reported in Thomas Gottschalk by his electoral success with the FDP in the German Bundestag in 2009 and his new role as Foreign Minister. Natasha Turner, Germany's number one feel-good medicine and author of the top-seller "seldom comes happiness alone ...", is also guesting in the show as comedian Andrew Muller, a comedy-Year in Review presented. Also visiting are the two casting discoveries Nuru Sara and Susan Boyle, saw in England with her success in global headlines.
Farewell to the King of Pop "
The internationally most spectacular media event of the year was the death of Michael Jackson. The Demise of the "King of Pop" has profoundly affected millions of people. His sister La Toya Jackson, Thomas Gottschalk gives an insight into the lives of his family as they processed their grief. In addition, the ensemble of the musical show "Thriller shall live on in the show.

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Fans mourn about Michael Jackson Veronica Ferres and Carsten Maschmeyer, the Glamourpaar of the year, for the first time to come together in a TV show. "People 2009" but also reminds us of other events that provoked dismay and sadness, such as the massacre in Winnenden or the tragic crash of Air France Flight AF447 over the Atlantic. Musical guest on the show is Emiliana Torrini's most successful summer with the hit of the year, "Jungle Drum".
"People 2009" - The Year in Review with Thomas Gottschalk, on 6 December 2009 at 20.15 clock in the ZDF!

Susan Boyle latest news from the UK "Sundays"

From the Sunday Express:

SUSAN BOYLE: A DREAM DATE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

By Mike Parker in Los Angeles

SUSAN BOYLE is being wooed to give the mostimportant performance of her life, to sing privately for President Barack Obama and his family at the White House... Click Here for the Full Story>>>

From the News of the World:

SINGING sensation Susan Boyle has made as much money in TWO WEEKS as fellow Britain's Got Talent star Paul Potts earned in TWO YEARS.
SuBo's debut album I Dreamed A Dream has clocked up worldwide sales of around 3.3 million since its release a fortnight ago.

And that's netted the 48-year- old Scot £5MILLION ($8m) as she pockets 15 per cent royalties... Click Here for the Full Story>>>

From Splash News:
Susan is in London for the recording of her Christmas special

It is claimed ITV bosses have lined up an Audience With... type of show in their battle for the festive ratings war. Boyle will reportedly soon record the show, and tight security has been planned ahead of filming. A source said: "It is not actually an Audience With... but it is definitely that type of show. "The aim is for Susan to talk to the guests between songs and maybe answer a few questions about her amazing life." Click Here for the Full Story>>>

From the Sunday Express:

SUSAN BOYLE: THE WOMAN WHO BROKE ALL THE RULES

Sunday December 6 2009 by Lesley-Anne Jones

The unlikely heroine is a 48 year-old miner’s daughter and youngest of nine from Blackburn, West Lothian, who suffered oxygen starvation at birth that led to learning difficulties. She’s the mad-haired, middle-aged spinster who parked her panic attacks to care for her mother until she died two years ago, the church volunteer who lives alone in a council house with her cat Pebbles, fantasising about morphing into Elaine Paige...
Click Here for the Full Story>>>

From the Huffington Post:

Not a "UK Sunday" but an interesting article (Thanks to "Nel" for finding this)

Susan Boyle Represents the Underdog in Us All

By Joan E. DowlinFreelance musician (French hornist) from the Philadelphia, PA area.

I just received Susan Boyle's new CD I Dreamed A Dream and I have to admit, I was enraptured at first listen. In fact, I was moved to tears. I don't know if it was the music or the thought that she had dedicated this album to her mother and it made me miss mine who died three years ago of Alzheimer's Disease. My mom had a beautiful soprano voice and she always had a dream of sharing her gift with the world.

In a way, Susan is doing that for her. She represents the underdog in all of us. Anyone who is a wallflower, insecure, bullied, gay, a minority, too heavy, too thin, too tall, too short, too old, too young, too plain, too beautiful, too smart, too dumb, too talented, or just different can relate to Susan Boyle. Which is just about every one of us... Click Here to Read the Full Article>>>

Susan Boyle Presented with the "Quilt" in New York

A beautiful slideshow video of the quilt presentation in New York.



Great pictures of Susan, her fans and the quilt (also, gotta love the giant ketchup bottle!!!).

Many thanks to "gmasandi1" for sharing with all of us.

Susan Boyle's Christmas TV Special

ITV have confirmed Susan Boyle will star in her own Christmas special this year.

Susan Boyle's An Audience with Christmas special is expected to be a winner in the festive ratings battle.

The 48-year-old singer is to record the program this weekend amid tight security to prevent any leaks.

It is expected that Susan will perform songs from her new album, including her debut single 'Wild Horses'.

A source told the Daily Star: "It is not actually an Audience With... but it is definitely that type of show.

"The aim is for Susan to talk to the guests between songs and maybe answer a few questions about her amazing life."

The audience will be made up of VIPs and specially vetted fans.

It is thought that Britain's Got Talent's Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan, Amanda Holden, and Ant and Dec will all be there.

ITN Reports on Susan's Number One CD in the USA

Susan Boyle First Week Sales

Hi Fans,

We are trying to put together the "official" numbers for Susan's first week sales. Here's what we have so far. We know she is number 1 in USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. Also on iTunes she is number 1 in France, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland and Japan. According to Columbia, it has sold 3 million copies around the world in its opening week. However, as far as we know, there is no released breakdown of the indivdual countries. Please let us know if you are aware of any other sales numbers.

Country........... Sales ..........Population.............Sales/1000 pop

US ...................700,763.........307,212,123.............. 2.28

UK ....................411,820.........61,113,205............... 6.74

Australia............ 70,000+.........21,262,641.............. 3.29

Canada ............. 51,000+ ........33,487,208 ............. 1.52

Ireland ......................? ...............4,203,200

New Zealand ...... 45,000+ ...........4,213,418 ........... 10.68

Japan ...................? ...............127,078,679

France ..................? ................64,057,792

Germany ..................? .............82,329,758

Netherlands ........ 25,000+ ........16,715,999 ............. 3.29

Switzerland ............... (1+)? .............7,604,467

Total Sales to Date ......1,303,584

Sales are first week only. Population count is taken from the "CIA World Factbook".

Susan Boyle Sees 'Dream' Soar To No. 1 On Billboard 200

YouTube sensation and former "Britain's Got Talent" contestant Susan Boyle's debut album "I Dreamed a Dream" opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 701,000 copies sold in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan -- the best sales week for an album in the U.S. this year... Click Here for Full Story>>>

Update from MTV (Thanks to "Anon" in comments section of this post):
"Since its release last week, Boyle's album has sold almost 3 million copies worldwide and hit the #1 spot in Australia, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand. By the time of its official release, it had also become the biggest pre-order in the history of the Amazon.com music store and, according to Columbia, broken pre-sales records on QVC and Barnes & Noble online..." Full story Click Here>>>

P.S. Dear Fans, we'll be moderating comments again for a time (starting December 2, 2009) which means your comment(s) will not appear immediately after you've submitted them. ~ Renée

Susan sells 2m CDs in First Week & Simon talks about "The Susan Boyle Story"

Susan Boyle sells 2 million copies in 7 days

From the examiner.com:

Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle's new release “I Dreamed a Dream” continues to top the charts and sell in record numbers around the world.

According to her official website, her new release “I Dreamed a Dream” has been purchased by over 2 million people worldwide within a week’s time.

To read the full story Click Here>>>

A BIG thanks to YouTuber "duffden" for uploading the following videos.

Simon interviewed on "Extra"


From "Splash News" - Susan Boyle, the story so far.


From "Sky News":

Piers: "I think the people who criticize her should shut-up!" RIGHT ON PIERS!!!!!!

"Randma" Presents Susan with the Quilt in NY

Here's a different angle and longer video of the quilt presentation in New York. Susan is a) a REAL person, b) a natural born comedienne, and c) a wonderful singer. It is OBVIOUS she's clowning around with regard to "baby steps" and then sucking her thumb, etc., etc. She's got a fun sense of humor and is ENTERTAINING. Apparently, the UK tabloid people are so very dull of comprehension that they just can't grasp reality. Well, UK tabloid people, here's some breaking news: SUSAN BOYLE HAS WON OVER THE USA.

Simon Cowell speaks out

Great, must see interview!!!

Piers Morgan talks about Susan's Year

Piers Morgan in the "Sun" newspaper:

"She began it as an anonymous lady living alone with her cat, Pebbles, near Glasgow. She has ended it as a genuine international superstar whose debut album is, unbelievably, the fastest selling in history."

"To the cynics, I say bah humbug. The Susan Boyle story is not a modern-day parable of reality TV disaster. An innocent victim, her life ruined by transient fame.

It's the story of how one woman from a Scottish village set the whole world alight with the sheer force of her personality and raw, undiscovered talent."

To read the full story... Click Here>>>
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Susan Boyle makes UK chart history

Simon Cowell led tributes as Susan Boyle made chart history by soaring straight to No 1 with her debut album.

I Dreamed A Dream shifted more than 410,000 copies - the best first week's sale for a debut album since records began.

The 48-year-old Britain's Got Talent finalist smashed efforts from JLS, Black Eyed Peas and Queen, whose latest efforts were forced to settle for second, third and fourth spots respectively.

Her cover of the Rolling Stones classic Wild Horses entered the singles charts in ninth place. Click Here for the Full Story>>>

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Susan Boyle tops HMV CD sales chart in Canada Click Here>>

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Susan Boyle - NBC's Woman of the Year

Interestingly, this should be "The Susan Boyle Story of the moment". However, the media seems to be obsessed with thumb sucking and emotional tears and has given very little coverage to this great honor.

From Niall O'Dowd: Susan Boyle has been named 'Woman of the year' by NBC Today show host Matt Lauer in a wonderful tribute to her extraordinary story.

In a week where the savage tabloid press once again outdid itself in manufacturing yet another Susan Boyle breakdown story, Matt Lauer's choice of Susan Boyle stands out as an act of decency Click Here for Full Story>>>

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Susan's red scraf on the "Today Show"

Thanks to "Anon" in the previous post

"Ever wonder what happened to Susan’s red scarf after her first song on NBC’s outdoor performances? Guess her handlers felt she was having too much fun with it. Here’s a clip (not too many have seen) showing someone coming on stage and taking it off her shoulders during a break. You could tell there was no warning. After some thought, I felt they should have asked her to not twirl the scarf instead of just taking it. It looked too much like a parent disciplining a child! Does anyone know who the man is? He is also seated next to her in the restaurant when she became emotional with the Quilt. He could be a bodyguard, but looks more like a business manager of some sort"

Susan Boyle on the CBS Early Show

Many thanks again to "Haricornflake"

Susan Boyle on NBC's "People of the Year"

Thanks to "Haricornflake" for posting this on YouTube.

Thanks to "DocRobbie314" for posting this on YouTube.

Transcript from MSNBC:

Matt Lauer: We have just a little surprise for you. Now, the Orpheum, one of the most famous theaters in all of Los Angeles-- and we just wanted you to be welcome. So, if you can turn around now-- (laughter) you're headlining at the Orpheum. (laughter) How does-- how does it feel to see your name up in lights like that?

Susan Boyle: That's awesome.

Matt Lauer: You like it? (laughter) Good. We're off to a good start. (laughter)

Susan Boyle laughs easily, and playfully.

Matt Lauer: Are you giving me that mischievous look?

Susan Boyle: I am. I'm being very mischievous. (laughter)

And it's not just the glamorous make-over. This just isn't the same shy, awkward woman who was greeted with rude snickers when she walked onto the stage of "Britain's Got Talent."
Her voice made skeptical jaws drop. And when her breathtaking rendition of "I Dreamed A Dream" hit YouTube, the plain Jane from a tiny village in Scotland became an instant phenomenon.
Simon Cowell: Three yes!

Matt Lauer: Now, seven months later, you're one of the most talked about, and one of the most googled, one of the most internet-viewed women on the planet.

Susan Boyle: It feels very surreal. You know, as if it's not really happening.

Matt Lauer: Was there a moment when you realized it had happened? "My goodness, I'm famous" ?

Susan Boyle: I didn't give it much thought. All that I know is, there was a lot of attention. “How do you cope with all this?" Wah! (holds her head in her hands)You know?
Her precipitous rise to fame was scary -- even as fans clamored for more of her magical voice and gutsy courage --there were hurtful headlines, and rumblings about her ability to cope.

Susan Boyle: I did have a period of self-doubt, when I wasn't good enough. And there are times when, because I'm shy, sometimes I wished it would go away.

Matt Lauer: Because you could make it go away. You could say "You know what, I had my moment." I'm gonna go back to my small town in Scotland and I'm gonna get my life back."

Susan Boyle: Well, sometimes you do think that because it's only in human nature.

Matt Lauer: How would you say your confidence level is today, versus when we first saw you on that stage on April 11?

Susan Boyle: I've grown up a bit. I've become more of a lady, I don't swing my hips as much, you know (laughter). I think I've matured.

Matt Lauer: You don't long for a simpler life again?

Susan Boyle: I accept now that my life will never be the same. And I don't want it to end.

Matt Lauer: And that's okay with you.

Susan Boyle: It's okay. It's just comfortable in my shoulders right now.
It isn't likely to end anytime soon. Her debut album, featuring 11 cover tunes and one original, was so hotly anticipated, it smashed worldwide records -- easily becoming amazon.com's biggest CD pre-order ever.

Matt Lauer: U2, in 2009, you sold more in advance. Bruce Springsteen. The Dixie Chicks. Coldplay. That list and Susan Boyle is on the top of that list.

Susan Boyle: Oh heavens. That's quite awesome.

Matt Lauer: Do you feel pressure?

Susan Boyle: No, I don't feel pressure just now. I just feel a sense of humility.

Matt Lauer: The variety is incredible on the album. There are some hymns. You've got "Silent Night" on there. There are some ballads. There's a Madonna song (laughter).

Susan Boyle: I like Madonna anyway, she's good
Madonna's song "You'll See" is part of what makes this album so personal for Boyle. She says it's directed at the teachers who beat her as a child, and the kids who taunted her so cruelly.

Susan Boyle: That was a kind of statement I was trying to make because I was bullied a lot in school.

Matt Lauer: A little bit of "you know, you may have done that -

Susan Boyle: You may have done that to me when I was younger -

Matt Lauer: But you can't bully me anymore.

Susan Boyle: 'Cause I'm grown up now.
Talking about it for the first time ever, Boyle revealed that her life has always been difficult because of mild brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation at birth.

Susan Boyle: I do have a slight disability. I had difficulty trying to express myself properly, and music was kind of a release for me.
It's a release that allows her to take risks -- like tackling the Rolling Stones ballad "Wild Horses" which she first performed on "america's got talent."

Matt Lauer: I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but I never thought Susan Boyle and the Rolling Stones. (laughter) Why did you choose that song?

Susan Boyle: Well the song itself is, a kind of, autobiography. Sort of dedication to my mother.
It was Boyle's mother Bridget, who died in 2007, who always pleaded with her to give singing a shot.

Matt Lauer: Is it bittersweet for you Susan that she never got to see what's happening?

Susan Boyle: She sees what's happening. She's still with me. She's still here.

Matt Lauer: I got a kick out of something I was reading about you the other day. and it talked about the fact that you've splurged on a couple of items, said that you went out and you bought a brand new burgundy - and I thought it was gonna say like Maserati or Mercedes. And what it said was a brand new burgundy sectional couch. Is that the biggest splurge you've gone with?

Susan Boyle: Well, you've gotta do your home up, haven't ya?

Matt Lauer: so you bought some new furniture.

Susan Boyle: Yeah.
Is there someone in your life now, is there someone special in your life now?

Susan Boyle: You mean a boyfriend?

Matt Lauer: Yeah.

Susan Boyle: No comment. (winks/ laughter)

Matt Lauer: And a wink, too. Good luck to you, Susan. It's been a real pleasure.

Susan Boyle: Thank you very much.

Matt Lauer: Thank you.

Susan Boyle - Wings To Fly

Bonus track only released in Japan.



Under normal circumstances we would not post full versions of the tracks from Susan's CD here. However, Sony Music have deprived all Susan’s fans outside of Japan the opportunity to enjoy this great recording. So please enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving.

Wings to Fly

Want to spread my wings and fly
Away into the sky
How I dream to be so free
No more sadness no more pain
No more anger to more hate
How I dream to have those wings and fly into the sky

If now, I could grant my wish
I'd wish no have those wings
Those wings just like the birds
That fly up in the air

So high up in the air
With feathers bright and fair
Nor wealth nor power can make
My heart filled with such joy

Want to spread my wings and fly
Away into the sky
How I dream to be so free
No more sadness no more pain
No more anger to more hate
How I dream to have those wings and fly into the sky

Want to spread my wings and fly
Away into the sky
How I dream to be so free
No more sadness no more pain
No more anger to more hate
How I dream to have those wings and fly into the sky

The sky･･･

ONSITE FAN REPORT FROM NY!!!!!!!

Chris, Lan and Kathleen have a FABULOUS report for all of you at our sister site: JACQUELINE'S TEA ROOM. Check it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fans Present Susan With A Quilt After The Today Show

A darling video of Susan being presented a gift from her fans after the Today Show in New York (there's even a gift for Pebbles and a "Piersy Baby".



From "Jan-USA"

"There is an absolutely wonderful thread on the Susan Boyle forum (Click Here for the link>>>) Over 100 members of the forum met, talked with and had lunch with Susan after the Today Show. It's a little confusing as to how this all came together. Seems many forum members actually communicate and stay in touch with Susan's PR manager (Nicola), vocal coach (Yvie), personal assistant (Julia) and various other members of Susan's management team."

Thanks "Jan-USA" and all the other Susan Boyle fans.

Susan Boyle On The Today Show - November 23, 2009

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Susan Boyle arrives at JFK - Nov 22nd

MARCIA IS INTERVIEWED HERE!!! You GO girl!!

Susan arrives in America to perform live on the NBC program "Today".
She will be appearing during the 8:00am time slot on Monday morning.

For anyone not on the east coast you can view Susan live: Click here>>>

To view the current time and weather conditions in New York: Click here>>> (FYI: 8°C = 46°F Brrrr!!!)

Susan Boyle interviewed and sings on GMTV

Susan Boyle Sings Wild Horses on X-FACTOR

Susan Boyle - The Power of Love

While we await Susan's pre-recorded performance on X-Factor this Sunday and her live performance Monday in New York here is a gem unearthed by the News of the World. Thanks to "Anon" in the previous post comments for providing the link.

Susan sings "The Power of Love" from back in 2001



Original scoop from the "News of the World" Click here>>

Susan Boyle's Management

I get a lot of email complaining about how Susan Boyle is being managed. I've tried to be a Polly Anna about it until now.

What on earth is Sony Management thinking by having different release dates throughout the world for Susan Boyle's CD? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that the tracks will appear on YouTube the minute they are released ANYWHERE. This varied-release-date-scheme has done a major disservice to the majority of her fans which are in the USA, UK, and other places in the world where the release date is not until November 23. Who could blame anyone for logging on to YouTube and wanting to listen to the full versions of each song on the CD? Also, why did they release the single additional track only in Japan? How is the rest of the world supposed to listen to and obtain a copy of that track without going via YouTube? All of this is a slap in the face and a disservice to a great majority of her fans (you know, the ones who listened a zillion times to Susan's BGT audition on YouTube).

The Sony Management organization has gotten a free ride throughout this whole thing; they've not had to market Susan at all - it's all been done via the internet AND HER FANS. By the way, where is the person (or people) who put THE video together of Susan Boyle's BGT audition and then put it on YouTube? If anyone deserves any money for the marketing of Susan Boyle, he/she/they do!