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Susan Boyle Interview Preview From Today Show

Susan Boyle is finally starting to surface again, and on July 22nd they ran a portion of an interview with her conducted by Meredith Vieira for The Today Show.

The snippet is only somewhat revealing in that we get a look at her new look (this is a makeover done right, it’s not over the top and she keeps some of her essential qualities), found out that she is 100% for sure recording an album with Simon Cowell serving as producer and that she seems to be in good spirits generally. All of this is welcome news, especially about her health.

The intriguing thing about the album is she won’t go in to any details, but it does sound like it is not going to be 100% show tunes, if it will have any at all. Hopefully we will be hearing about the album in the very near future.

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Susan Boyle Taken To Hospital For Observation

Susan Boyle has been hospitalized under England’s Mental Health Act.

After Susan Boyle’s final performance on Britain’s Got Talent, it seems things weren’t as smooth as her final comments would lead you to believe.  On Sunday evening, the producers of the television series summoned police to her hotel room, saying that she was acting “strange”.  She was examined by a police doctor under the Mental Health Act, and was found to have suffered an ‘emotional breakdown”.  She has been taken to a hospital for rest and relaxation.

Everyone from Prime Minister Gordon Brown to Ms. Boyle’s family is concerned for her.  Speaking on GMTV this morning, PM Gordon Brown said:

I hope Susan Boyle is OK because she is a really, really nice person and I think she will do well.  I spoke to Simon Cowell last night and to Piers Morgan and wanted to be sure that she was OK.

There is no word on when Ms. Boyle may be released from the hospital, or what her plans will be immediately after getting out. According to family that has spoken with the press, she is still interested in performing with some of her idols, such as Elaine Page, but there is no word if that is even in the works at this time.

We wish Ms. Boyle the speediest recoveries, and we hope she will do whatever is best for her own well being once she is released.

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Fame Begins To Weigh On Susan Boyle

It seems that the weight of fame is beginning to weigh on Susan Boyle.

According to the Sun, the finalists of Britain’s Got Talent are staying at the Wembley Plaza Hotel in North London, and that Ms. Boyle has had a few rather large outburts that involved her cursing and ranting.

The first came during the performance of 12-year-old Shaheen Jafargholi.  Ms. Boyle was in the hotel bar watching the show, and as Shaheen began to perform, a bus load of tourists asked for her autograph.  She asked them to wait until he finished, but as he finished, it seems Ms. Boyle took offense to judges Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan heaping praise on the youngster.  She reportedly stood up, yelled “F*** off!”, three the “V” sign (the British version of the American middle finger) and stormed off.  All of this was said to be done in eye sight and hearing range of the young contender’s family and friends.  Ms. Boyle has denied this story thus far.

The second event came just yesterday afternoon when Ms. Boyle began screaming at some guests in the hotel lobby that she claimed were trying to “wind her up”.  This incident got the policemen stationed at the hotel who had a talk with Ms. Boyle outside on the sidewalk.  Witnesses claim you could see she was still quite livid as she was talking with the police, and repeatedly would point and stab her finger.

This morning Piers Morgan took to his own blog and came to Ms. Boyle’s defense.

The pressure from sudden global success can be enormous.

Everywhere you go, people recognise you and want a piece of you – an autograph, a photo, a quick song, a chat to their mum on a mobile phone.

You can’t got out any more without being mobbed in the streets. You can’t nip down the supermarket for a pint of milk or go to the paper shop.

That pressure, too, can take its toll on close family and friends. They don’t know quite how to deal with it either. Suddenly they’re all caught up in this insane, relentless goldfish bowl.

All the fun of being propelled into international acclaim starts to disappear. And you start to feel jittery, self-conscious, paranoid, and fractious.

Then imagine, too, having all this go on when you are days away from the final of a competition that can make or break your career and your life.

A competition that everyone expects you to win, a fact that in itself piles on even more pressure.

This is exactly the situation that Susan Boyle now finds herself in.

Mr. Morgan goes on for quite a bit longer about his feelings on this situation, and he says that the pressure has gotten to a point that Ms. Boyle has considered quitting the competition.

We here at SusanBoyleFandom.com have actually worried since the beginning that all of this might end up being too much for her.  No one can take this sort of sudden attention without it beginning to weigh on them.  Mr. Morgan mentions how some blogs have said nasty things about these reported incidents, and I have to say you won’t find any of those here.  Sure it would be nice if they hadn’t happened, but it is honestly understandable with the amount of pressure being put on her.

We wish Ms. Boyle nothing but the best in the upcoming final round, and we hope she will stick it out.

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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 To Be On The Early Show

Well, that didn’t take long to happen! Susan Boyle is about to be interviewed by American television shows!

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Ms. Boyle will be appearing on the CBS morning show, The Early Show this morning.  She will be singing from her kitchen in Scotland during the performance, but no hint yet on what she will be singing.  Hopefully it will be different than her “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables she performed on Britain’s Got Talent the other day.

As soon as we can locate a video of the interview, we will be bringing it to you right here on this blog.  Hopefully it won’t take us long, but  we implore you to stay tuned for it!

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47-Year-Old Susan Boyle Wows The Judges On Britain’s Got Talent

Susan Boyle, a 47-year-old woman from West Lothian in Scotland, is sweeping the Internet by storm with her singing abilities!

April 11th was the premiere episode of Britain’s Got Talent, and even with only one episode aired, people are already sure that a certain Ms.  Susan Boyle could stand to win the whole thing.  However, that certainly wasn’t their attitude when she first walked out on to the stage.

In the behind-the-scenes footage before she took the stage, we learned that Ms. Boyle lives alone with her cat Pebbles, and that she has never even been kissed.  Once she finally hit the stage, Ms. Boyle awkwardly introduced herself to the three judges, Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden, and stated that she aspired to sing like the great Elaine Page.  After some eye-rolling from audience members, and even some obvious skepticism from the judges, she began to sing, and you can see the results below.

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