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Susan Boyle Performs “Wild Horses” On America’s Got Talent

Susan Boyle hit the American television airwaves for the first time live tonight, and she did not disappoint!

The rumors we reported last week of Susan Boyle appearing on America’s Got Talent were indeed true!  Ms. Boyle fulfilled yet another of her dreams by performing in the United States of America for the first time, and it was only fitting it would be on the American counterpart of the site that launched her to international stardom.

Appearing before a cheering crowd, and Piers Morgan, one of her biggest supporters, Ms. Boyle performed the Rolling Stones classic “Wild Horses” as it will appear on her debut album due in November, I Dreamed A Dream.  If this is a hint to how the rest of her album is going to sound, it seems like it will be an interesting take on some modern classics coupled with her powerful voice.

Without further ado, here is the video from her appearance tonight on the show, and we couldn’t be happier with how she sounded, how the audience reacted and also that she looked healthy & rested!

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Susan Boyle To Appear On America’s Got Talent Season Finale

It appears that Susan Boyle is making a trek across the Atlantic to appear on America’s Got Talent next week.

The current season of America’s Got Talent is about to wrap up, and according to People, Ms. Boyle is taking time off from finishing her album (due out Nov. 24th) to appear on the cousin show to Britain’s Got Talent.

She has apparently had two fittings this week for the dress she will wear, but there is no word onw hat song she will perform.  Our guess is “I Dreamed A Dream”, but you never know for sure.

The season finale airs on September 16th, be sure to check your local listings for the exact time.  It is nice to see that another one of Ms. Boyle’s dreams, that being to perform in the United States, is about to come true!

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Susan Boyle In Semi-Final Round 1 Of Britain’s Got Talent

At long last, it’s time for Susan Boyle’s second appearance on Britain’s Got Talent.

It’s hard to believe the world was introduced to Susan Boyle a mere six weeks ago, but it’s true.  Now it’s time for the semi-final rounds of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent, and that means that Ms. Boyle is back on the stage to fight for the prize of performing for the Queen.

She performed “Memories” from the famous musical Cats, and except for a very slight warble in the opening lyrics, it was a spectacular rendition that not only got a standing ovation from the audience, but also from all three judges… yes, even Simon Cowell.

Since this is where the public enters in to the voting process, it would be shocking if she did not make it past this round and into the finals.  Since those of us here in the United States have not seen anywhere near all of her competition, it is hard to judge just how stiff the competition will be, but judging from this performance, they had better be pretty good.

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Oprah Snags Her Susan Boyle Interview

Oprah is getting her wish sooner than anyone thought she would!

As we reported last month, Oprah Winfrey wants to interview Susan Boyle, but it looked like she was going to have to wait until Britain’s Got Talent was over to get that wish.  Now, according to Entertainment Tonight, Simon Cowell is coming on Oprah’s show to address the rumors he is leaving American Idol, and also to showcase Susan Boyle amongst other talents he has helped discover.

Make sure to check your local listings for the episode to air Monday May 11th entitled ”The Oprah Winfrey Show: The World’s Got Talent.”  There is no word if Ms. Boyle will sing, but I can’t imagine that she won’t.  And, yes, she will be appearing from her home in Scotland, just like she does in about 90% of here television appearances.  Oh well, maybe we’ll finally see Cuddles.

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Susan Boyle Auditions For A Talent Show In 1995

Britain’s Got Talent wasn’t the first time Susan Boyle auditioned for a talent show it seems.

The Daily Record unearthed a home video shot of Susan Boyle auditioning for Michael Barrymore’s My Kind of People back in 1995.  The audtion was held at the Olympia Shopping Centre in East Kilbride, and was caught on camcorder by the 18-year-old daughter of one of the other contestants.  Michael Barrymore, a well-known comedian in the UK, mocked Ms. Boyle as she performed, and even attempted to look up her skirt as she sang.  To Ms. Boyle’s credit, she kept on going without missing a note of the song.

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Susan Boyle Interviewed On Scottish Television

A Scottish television show interview with Susan Boyle where she actually got to leave the house!

Unlike all of her American television appearances where Ms. Boyle has done them from her home, this Scottish television interview actually got her out of the house and in to a new setting.  This was done fairly early on in the interviews she’s done, and we’re unsure of the date or what program this was on, but it is still interesting to watch.

Due to the sound quality of the video clip, the uploader was kind enough to also write out a transcript for everyone.

your welcome to the programme Susan. What a time its been for you so far – on Friday you were unknown to the British nation, now youre an internet sentation… 2.5 million people have watched that clip so far. How do you feel?
Gobsmacked, absolutely gobsmacked.
Whats it been like on the streets of Blackburn?
Everybody is wanting my autograph Im telling you its really surreal.
What made you go in for this, because youre a shy person. What made you push yourself forward for this?

Basically I wanted to fulfil a wish to my mother, I wanted to do something with my life. Not only that but I think I had a bit more to offer.

What did you do with your singing previously?

Basically in the choir, Ive been in school productions, karaoke – you name it I was on it.

And when people heard you sing karaoke – had they said youve got to go on Britain’s got talent or one of those shows?

Well they did mention it once or twice, and then I said to them well I’ll have a go at it now and see how far I get.

The judges loved you, the audience loved you – were you confident when you stepped out on that stage you would get a good reaction?

I didnt know what kind of reaction I would get – Im being honest with you. But i just got through with it you know. You just get on with it.

Because as your performance progressed everybody started to stand up – could you actually see that past the lights? Could you see that happening?

I couldnt have – cos I had my eyes closed half the time.

Did you get a chance to chat to the judges afterwards?

No, I didnt no. You dont do that anyway – its not professional.

So where is this going to go Susan – are you going to wait and see what happens? How far do you think you can go with this?

Through to the bitter end. But I’ll do something – wee baby steps.

Well absolutely brilliant – we really want our viewers to get behind you. Im sure that everyone watching just thought you were absolutely jaw dropping. Piers Morgan wasnt that nice about Scottish talent, he said there wasnt a lot going on – so youve proved him wrong. So we need the 5.30 viewers and people of scotland to get right behind you, and make sure you go all the way. And you would like that to happen?

I would yes. Thankyou very much.

Susan we wish you the very best – youve got the most amazing voice and your mum would have been very proud of you. Good to see you on the programme.

Thankyou very much.

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Oprah Wants Susan Boyle On Her Show

Not all that surprisingly, it appears that Oprah Winfrey wants Susan Boyle on her show at some point in the future.

According to Marc Malkin at E!, Oprah’s producers have expressed interest in Ms. Boyle appearing on the show in Chicago, but the people at Britain’s Got Talent have said that sort of thing won’t be happening until the show is over.  Seeing as she was on the first audition episode of the series, she has another six weeks to go before she appears on the live semi-finals episode.

At this point, even if she doesn’t win the series, I think it’s pretty safe to say that Ms. Boyle is still going to have some form of career ahead of her just on the back of her Internet popularity.  Will Oprah still want her on the show if that is what happens?  I think it’s pretty safe to assume that she will indeed.

Stay tuned for more details.

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Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Does A Sketch About Susan Boyle

I think we can officially say Susan Boyle has hit the mainstream consensuses when late night talk show hosts are building whole sketches around her.

Last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, they did a sketch built around the premise that every one in the office was angry about something, or something horrible had just happened in their life. As everyone in the office has their life falling apart, one member of the staff is in the conference room and pulls up the video of Susan Boyle singing “I Dreamed A Dream”. As Jimmy storms down the hallway in anger, he hears the song, and it stops him dead in his tracks. He goes back to the room, and he is instantly mesmerized by the song, and forgets all of his troubles.

As the song progresses, more and more staff come into the room, ready to complain about this or that, but as soon as they hear Susan singing, they forget all of their worries. My favorite person coming in has to be the soldier, but I won’t say what he came in to report as I don’t want to ruin it for you. Overall it’s a very cute video, and I’m not even a Jimmy Fallon fan!

Sadly this video won’t play outside of the United States. Sorry, folks!

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Susan Boyle Sings “My Heart Will Go On” On Larry King Live

Last night Susan Boyle appeared on Larry King Live and wowed us with yet another song.

The tour of US talk shows seems never ending for Ms. Boyle right now, but at least she gets to do all of them from the comfort of her own home!  This time around it was on Larry King Live, and they also brought on Britain’s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan to talk about her at the same time.

Some of the stuff with Piers was fascinating, such as him actually apologizing for not treating her with more respect when she first came out on the stage.  It seemed very sincere and heartfelt.  He explained that they had already had a long day with some really horrible acts, and he admitted that he thought she was going to be one of the joke acts that gets sent out to them just to make them suffer.  It was a very sincere, and genuine sounding apology, which Ms. Boyle gladly accepted.  He also asked her out for dinner in London, to which she rather enthusiastically said “yes” to.

There are also some hints from Mr. Morgan that Simon Cowell has indeed signed Ms. Boyle to his record label, though he never spells it out completely.

The only thing about the interview that troubled me some was when Larry King asked what in her life would change due to this, she replied that she would no longer be lonely.  I really, really hope she has some solid, grounded friends around her that will help make sure no one takes advantage of her and her considerable talent.

We have posted both halves of the interview below for you, but if you just want to get to her singing “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic, it is in the second video at approximately the 2:25 mark.

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Susan Boyle Says “No Comment” To Mail Suitors Question On The Today Show

Yet another TV appearance for Susan Boyle, this time it was on NBC’s The Today Show.

This morning Susan Boyle joined Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira via satellite from her home in Scotland for yet another interview.  This poor woman has to be just about interviewed out at this point!  The nice thing was that before her itnerview, they showed a pre-recorded bit with Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden about the Ms. Boyle’s sudden rise to fame.  The good news is that she says they have no intention of doing a make-over on Ms. Boyle as they don’t want to add that pressure on her.

It’s a good interview, with a nice surprise visit by Paul Potts, the winner of season 1 of Britain’s Got Talent towards the end of it.  He compliments her performance and tells her he thinks she is doing a wonderful job keeping a level head through out this entire ordeal.  If anyone can relate to this, he certainly can.

Here is the video, sorry that it won’t play outside of the USA.  If the player below isn’t working, you can find it here.

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