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A 47-year-old Scottish charity volunteer who claims never to have been kissed has become an international media sensation amid reports she is set to cash in with a quick record deal.

By Thursday, a video clip of Susan Boyle's stunning singing debut on the Britain's Got Talent television show last weekend had been viewed by over 12 million people on YouTube, with the numbers rising fast.

read more: http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/...9475033673.html

source: AFP

image: Fair Use/AFP: SUSAN BOYLE: "No-one is laughing now. That was stunning."

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Susan Boyle - from Scottish nobody to worldwide sensation....

Days after Susan Boyle caused a sensation on Britain's Got Talent she has conquered another media market far from her home in Blackburn, Scotland.

America is going nuts for the lady. Under the headline "Just Who Is The Singer Susan Boyle?", the San Francisco Chronicle noted: "Unless you live under a rock, you know about the Scottish woman who has taken the industrialised world by storm."

read more: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/artic...jectid=10567386

source: THE INDEPENDENT

image: image.examiner.com: SUSAN BOYLE..."Overnite Sensation"

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Elaine Paige suggests duet with talent-quest superstar...

Elaine Paige, the original Evita in London's West End, has punted the idea of the pair singing together.

read more: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/artic...jectid=10567477

source: OBSERVER

image: Fair Use/homepage.mac.com: ELAINE PAGE/EVITA

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How did Susan Boyle do it?

A middle aged Scottish spinster with untamed hair and a plain-spoken manner has captivated millions of music lovers and confounded celebrity watchers with her rise to fame after appearing on a British TV talent show.

Susan Boyle, at 47, became one of the world's hottest celebrities virtually overnight after her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream on Britain's Got Talent this month.

She has appeared on Larry King Live in the United States and in countless newspaper and internet articles. The clip of her song has been viewed around 50 million times on website YouTube.

Some estimates put her total internet hits past the 100 million mark.

But while most people see her story as a fairytale, some say it casts an unflattering light on the public and its preconceived notions about beauty and fame.

read more: http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/23498...an-Boyle-do-it/

source: Reuters

image: images.mirror.co.uk: SUSAN BOYLE

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She doesn't know her place...

The thing that made Susan's appearance on the show all the more remarkable was that she faced a hostile audience that openly mocked her, yet she silenced and won them over within four or five bars of her rendition of Les Miserables' 'I Dreamed a Dream'.

read more: http://blogs.smh.com.au/lifestyle/allmenar...usan_boyle.html

source: smh.com.au

image: Fair Use: Thumbs up for Susan Boyle

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I like every aspect of this story.

As an unemployed charity-worker, I wonder how feverishly some media is digging around for some semblance of impropriety.

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I'm glad I don't think like the celebrity judges or the audience - I watched the performance with an open mind. I hope she profits well from her talent

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Battle for millions: Susan Boyle ad war...

Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle is at the centre of a multi-million dollar advertising stand-off between YouTube and a British television station.

The 48-year-old former unemployed church volunteer has shot to fame and fortune after her performance on Britain's Got Talent TV show.

And YouTube video clips of her singing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables have been viewed more than 75 million times in a fortnight.

That's worth big money in advertising terms.

read more: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/04/23/1240079775555.html

source: SMH

image: Supplied: SUSAN BOYLE

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I like every aspect of this story.

As an unemployed charity-worker, I wonder how feverishly some media is digging around for some semblance of impropriety.

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No doubt. But I don't imagine they'll find much. She claims to never even have been kissed!!

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Susan Boyle isn't a winner yet...

Simon Cowell was embarrassed at his initial reaction to British singing sensation Susan Boyle, but the judge has warned that just because she is a hit with fans, she is not a winner yet.

read more: http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/23658...-t-a-winner-yet

source: Reuters

image: Fair Use/www.mtv.com: SUSAN BOYLE: Her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" has been watched more than 50 million times on YouTube.

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Susan Boyle isn't a winner yet...

Simon Cowell was embarrassed at his initial reaction to British singing sensation Susan Boyle, but the judge has warned that just because she is a hit with fans, she is not a winner yet.

read more: http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/23658...-t-a-winner-yet

source: Reuters

image: Fair Use/www.mtv.com: SUSAN BOYLE: Her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" has been watched more than 50 million times on YouTube.

Fans are what it is all about, Simon.

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I'm glad I don't think like the celebrity judges or the audience

That's because you ain't normal. :lol:

I watched the performance with an open mind.

Me too. I am known throughout the world for being open minded. :thumbsup:

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ITV misses out on fortune from Boyle clip...

ITV, Britain's biggest commercial terrestrial television station, has missed out on sharing a million-pound windfall from clips of Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle uploaded on to video website YouTube.

read more: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/...jectid=10568871

source: OBSERVER

image: Fair Use/www.vancouversun.com: SUSAN BOYLE VIDEO CLIPS...Estimates of how much ITV - and the show's producers, Talkback Thames, and Simon Cowell's company, Syco - could have lost vary between £500,000 ($1.28 million) and £1.5 million.

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Was that the little girl video?

OK then mate...for your entertainment and edification we present the Hollie Steel video....from Britain's Got Talent...simply charming...

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