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Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer who rose to fame in 2009 after appearing as a contestant on the third series of Britain's Got Talent, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables. As of 2021[update], Boyle has sold 25 million records. Her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream (2009), is one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century, having sold over 10 million copies worldwide, and was the best-selling album internationally in 2009. In 2011, Boyle made UK music history by becoming the first female artist to achieve three successive albums debut at No.1 in less than two years. As of May 2025[update], her estimated net worth was £22 million ($29.5 million).
Boyle's debut studio album, I Dreamed a Dream, was released in November 2009; it became the UK's best-selling debut album of all time, beating the previous record held by Spirit by Leona Lewis, and set a record for first-week sales by a debut album. In her first year of fame, Boyle made £5 million (£8.5 million today) with the release of I Dreamed a Dream and its lead-off singles, "I Dreamed a Dream" and "Wild Horses". The success continued with her second studio album, The Gift (2010), where she became only the third act ever (and the first female artist) to top both the UK and US album charts with two different albums in the same year. It was followed by Boyle's third studio album, Someone to Watch Over Me (2011). The same year, she recorded and released a cover version of "I Know Him So Well" with Geraldine McQueen to commercial success.
In 2012, she released a version of "The Winner Takes It All" as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage (2012). Her life and success was the subject to the musical theatre production I Dreamed a Dream: The Musical (2012) in which Boyle was portrayed by actress Elaine C. Smith, and in July 2013 she embarked on her first solo concert tour across Europe and North America. On 13 May 2012, she performed at Windsor Castle for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant singing "Mull of Kintyre", and performed it at the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games on 23 July in front of the Queen. In 2012, she also recorded a posthumous duet with Elvis Presley, "O Come, All Ye Faithful" for her Christmas themed album, Home for Christmas (2013). Her sixth album, Hope was released in October 2014, and was followed by her seventh album, A Wonderful World (2016) before beginning a hiatus.
In 2019, Boyle celebrated a career spanning ten years with a compilation album titled Ten together with a tour. During this period, Boyle continued to keep a low profile amongst health concerns and complications, including suffering a stroke in 2022. In May 2025, Boyle returned to the recording studio and announced her comeback. Considered a "significant figure in the music industry" and one of the most successful recording artists of the 21st century, her accolades include two Grammy Award and Billboard Music Award nominations, a World Music Award, a Japan Gold Disc Award, a Scottish Music Award, and the recipient of three Guinness World Records.
Boyle grew up in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Her father, Patrick Boyle, was a miner and veteran of World War II and her mother Bridget was a shorthand typist. Both of her parents were born in Motherwell, Scotland but also had family links to County Donegal in Ireland. Born when her mother was aged 45 years, she was the youngest of four brothers and five sisters. She grew up thinking that she had been briefly deprived of oxygen during a difficult birth resulting in a learning disability. However, she was told in 2012–13 that she had been misdiagnosed and is on the autism spectrum with an IQ "above average". She says she was bullied as a child. After leaving school with few qualifications, Susan Boyle took part in government training programmes, and performed at local venues.
Boyle took singing lessons from vocal coach Fred O'Neil. She attended Edinburgh Acting School and took part in the Edinburgh Fringe. She also long participated in her parish church's pilgrimages to the Knock Shrine, County Mayo, Ireland, and sang there at the Marian basilica. In 1995, she auditioned for Michael Barrymore's My Kind of People.
In 1998, Boyle recorded three tracks—"Cry Me a River", "Killing Me Softly", and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"—at Heartbeat Studio, Midlothian. She used all her savings to pay for a professionally cut demo, copies of which she later sent to record companies, radio talent competitions, local and national TV. The demo consisted of her versions of "Cry Me a River" and "Killing Me Softly with His Song"; the songs were uploaded to the Internet after her BGT audition.
In 1999, Boyle submitted a track for a charity CD to commemorate the Millennium produced at a West Lothian school. Only 1,000 copies of the CD, Music for a Millennium Celebration, Sounds of West Lothian, were pressed. An early review by Amber McNaught in the West Lothian Herald & Post said Boyle's rendition of "Cry Me a River" was "heartbreaking" and "had been on repeat in my CD player ever since I got this CD..." The recording found its way onto the internet following her first televised appearance. Hello! said the recording "cement[ed] her status" as a singing star.
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Susan Boyle
Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer who rose to fame in 2009 after appearing as a contestant on the third series of Britain's Got Talent, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables. As of 2021[update], Boyle has sold 25 million records. Her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream (2009), is one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century, having sold over 10 million copies worldwide, and was the best-selling album internationally in 2009. In 2011, Boyle made UK music history by becoming the first female artist to achieve three successive albums debut at No.1 in less than two years. As of May 2025[update], her estimated net worth was £22 million ($29.5 million).
Boyle's debut studio album, I Dreamed a Dream, was released in November 2009; it became the UK's best-selling debut album of all time, beating the previous record held by Spirit by Leona Lewis, and set a record for first-week sales by a debut album. In her first year of fame, Boyle made £5 million (£8.5 million today) with the release of I Dreamed a Dream and its lead-off singles, "I Dreamed a Dream" and "Wild Horses". The success continued with her second studio album, The Gift (2010), where she became only the third act ever (and the first female artist) to top both the UK and US album charts with two different albums in the same year. It was followed by Boyle's third studio album, Someone to Watch Over Me (2011). The same year, she recorded and released a cover version of "I Know Him So Well" with Geraldine McQueen to commercial success.
In 2012, she released a version of "The Winner Takes It All" as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage (2012). Her life and success was the subject to the musical theatre production I Dreamed a Dream: The Musical (2012) in which Boyle was portrayed by actress Elaine C. Smith, and in July 2013 she embarked on her first solo concert tour across Europe and North America. On 13 May 2012, she performed at Windsor Castle for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant singing "Mull of Kintyre", and performed it at the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games on 23 July in front of the Queen. In 2012, she also recorded a posthumous duet with Elvis Presley, "O Come, All Ye Faithful" for her Christmas themed album, Home for Christmas (2013). Her sixth album, Hope was released in October 2014, and was followed by her seventh album, A Wonderful World (2016) before beginning a hiatus.
In 2019, Boyle celebrated a career spanning ten years with a compilation album titled Ten together with a tour. During this period, Boyle continued to keep a low profile amongst health concerns and complications, including suffering a stroke in 2022. In May 2025, Boyle returned to the recording studio and announced her comeback. Considered a "significant figure in the music industry" and one of the most successful recording artists of the 21st century, her accolades include two Grammy Award and Billboard Music Award nominations, a World Music Award, a Japan Gold Disc Award, a Scottish Music Award, and the recipient of three Guinness World Records.
Boyle grew up in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Her father, Patrick Boyle, was a miner and veteran of World War II and her mother Bridget was a shorthand typist. Both of her parents were born in Motherwell, Scotland but also had family links to County Donegal in Ireland. Born when her mother was aged 45 years, she was the youngest of four brothers and five sisters. She grew up thinking that she had been briefly deprived of oxygen during a difficult birth resulting in a learning disability. However, she was told in 2012–13 that she had been misdiagnosed and is on the autism spectrum with an IQ "above average". She says she was bullied as a child. After leaving school with few qualifications, Susan Boyle took part in government training programmes, and performed at local venues.
Boyle took singing lessons from vocal coach Fred O'Neil. She attended Edinburgh Acting School and took part in the Edinburgh Fringe. She also long participated in her parish church's pilgrimages to the Knock Shrine, County Mayo, Ireland, and sang there at the Marian basilica. In 1995, she auditioned for Michael Barrymore's My Kind of People.
In 1998, Boyle recorded three tracks—"Cry Me a River", "Killing Me Softly", and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"—at Heartbeat Studio, Midlothian. She used all her savings to pay for a professionally cut demo, copies of which she later sent to record companies, radio talent competitions, local and national TV. The demo consisted of her versions of "Cry Me a River" and "Killing Me Softly with His Song"; the songs were uploaded to the Internet after her BGT audition.
In 1999, Boyle submitted a track for a charity CD to commemorate the Millennium produced at a West Lothian school. Only 1,000 copies of the CD, Music for a Millennium Celebration, Sounds of West Lothian, were pressed. An early review by Amber McNaught in the West Lothian Herald & Post said Boyle's rendition of "Cry Me a River" was "heartbreaking" and "had been on repeat in my CD player ever since I got this CD..." The recording found its way onto the internet following her first televised appearance. Hello! said the recording "cement[ed] her status" as a singing star.
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