Susan Boyle - Wikipedia Susan Boyle `` SuBo '' redirects here. For other uses, see Subo ( disambiguation ). Susan Boyle Susan Boyle in front of fans and paparazzi, November 2009 Background information Birth name Susan Magdalane Boyle ( 1961 - 04 - 01 ) 1 April 1961 ( age 57 ) Origin Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland Genres Operatic pop Occupation ( s ) Singer actress Instruments Vocals Years active 2009 -- present Labels Sony Music Syco Columbia Associated acts Elaine Paige Geraldine McQueen Emeli Sandé Elaine C. Smith Donny Osmond Website susanboylemusic.com Susan Magdalane Boyle ( born 1 April 1961 ) is a Scottish singer who came to international attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme Britain 's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing `` I Dreamed a Dream '' from Les Misérables. Her debut studio album, I Dreamed a Dream, was released in November 2009 and became the UK 's best - selling debut album of all time, beating the previous record held by Spirit by Leona Lewis. I Dreamed a Dream set a record for biggest first week sales by a debut album, according to the Official Chart Company in the United Kingdom. Topping the Billboard 200 for six weeks, it was the second best - selling album of 2009 in the US. In her first year of fame, Boyle made £ 5 million ( £ 6.2 million today ) with the release of I Dreamed a Dream and its lead - off singles, `` I Dreamed a Dream '' and `` Wild Horses ''. The success was continued with her second album, The Gift ( 2010 ), where she became only the third act ever to top both the UK and US album charts twice in the same year, and was followed by Boyle 's third album, Someone to Watch Over Me ( debuted at # 1 on UK charts, # 4 on US charts ), released on 31 October 2011. Boyle subsequently released her fourth album Standing Ovation : The Greatest Songs from the Stage ( reached # 7 in UK, # 12 in US ) in 2012, her fifth album Home for Christmas ( fifth consecutive top ten on UK charts ) in 2013, and her sixth album Hope ( sixth consecutive top twenty on UK and US charts ) in 2014. On 12 May 2012, Boyle returned to Britain 's Got Talent to perform as a guest in the final, singing `` You 'll See ''. The following day, she performed at Windsor Castle for the Queen 's Diamond Jubilee Pageant singing `` Mull of Kintyre ''. Having performed `` I Know Him So Well '' in a duet with one of her idols Elaine Paige in London in December 2009, Boyle performed with her other musical idol Donny Osmond in Las Vegas in November 2012, singing `` This is the Moment '', a duet from her album Standing Ovation : The Greatest Songs From the Stage. Boyle 's net worth was estimated at £ 22 million in April 2012. She is known for supporting various charitable causes, and has appeared on the UK charity telethons BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief. As of 2013, she had sold over 19 million albums worldwide and received two Grammy Awards nominations. On 23 July, Boyle performed `` Mull of Kintyre '' at the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in front of the Queen. Contents 1 Life and career 1.1 Early life and childhood 1.2 Early musical training and career 1.3 Britain 's Got Talent ( 2008 -- 2009 ) 1.4 I Dreamed a Dream and tour ( 2009 -- 2010 ) 1.5 The Gift ( 2010 -- 2011 ) 1.6 Someone to Watch Over Me ( 2011 ) 1.7 Standing Ovation : The Greatest Songs from the Stage ( 2012 ) 1.8 Acting debut and Home for Christmas ( 2013 -- 2014 ) 1.9 Hope ( 2014 ) 1.10 Return to music and A Wonderful World ( 2016 -- 2018 ) 1.11 America 's Got Talent : The Champions and upcoming album ( 2018 -- present ) 2 Media impact 3 Stage musical 4 Social analyses 4.1 Judging by appearance 4.2 Feminist view 4.3 American Dream 5 Personal life 6 Philanthropy 6.1 Charity performances 6.2 Community and faith 6.3 Other 7 In popular culture 8 Discography 9 Concert tours 10 Awards and nominations 10.1 Overview 10.2 Honorary doctorates 10.3 Guinness World Records 11 References 12 External links Life and career Early life and childhood Boyle was raised in Blackburn, West Lothian. Her father, Patrick Boyle, was a miner and veteran of the Second World War who also worked as a singer at the Bishop 's Blaize ; her mother Bridget was a shorthand typist. Both her parents were born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, but also have family links to County Donegal in Ireland. Born when her mother was 45 years old, Boyle was the youngest of four brothers and five sisters. She was raised 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 has Asperger syndrome with an IQ `` above average ''. Boyle says she was bullied as a child. After leaving school with few qualifications, Boyle took part in government training programmes, and performed at local venues. Early musical training and career 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 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 and the New York Post said it showed that Boyle was `` not a one - trick pony. '' Hello ! said the recording `` cement ( ed ) her status '' as a singing star. In 1998, Boyle recorded three tracks -- `` Cry Me A River '', `` Killing Me Softly '', and `` Do n'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. After Boyle won several local singing competitions, her mother urged her to enter Britain 's Got Talent and take the risk of singing in front of an audience larger than her parish church. Former coach O'Neil said Boyle abandoned an audition for The X Factor because she believed people were being chosen for their looks. She almost abandoned her plan to enter Britain 's Got Talent believing she was too old, but O'Neil persuaded her to audition nevertheless. Boyle said that she was motivated to seek a musical career to pay tribute to her mother. Her performance on the show was the first time she had sung in public since her mother died. Britain 's Got Talent ( 2008 -- 2009 ) Main article : Britain 's Got Talent In August 2008, Boyle applied for an audition for the third series of Britain 's Got Talent ( as contestant number 43212 ) and was accepted after a preliminary audition in Glasgow. When Boyle first appeared on Britain 's Got Talent at the city 's Clyde Auditorium, she said that she aspired to become a professional singer `` as successful as Elaine Paige ''. Boyle sang `` I Dreamed a Dream '' from Les Misérables in the first round, which was watched by over 10 million viewers when it aired on 11 April 2009. Programme judge Amanda Holden remarked upon the audience 's initially cynical attitude, and the subsequent `` biggest wake - up call ever '' upon hearing her performance. I know what they were thinking, but why should it matter as long as I can sing ? It 's not a beauty contest. Susan Boyle, The Sunday Times Boyle was `` absolutely gobsmacked '' by the strength of the reaction to her appearance. Afterwards, Paige expressed interest in singing a duet with Boyle, and called her `` a role model for everyone who has a dream ''. Boyle 's rendition of `` I Dreamed a Dream '' was credited with causing a surge in ticket sales in the Vancouver production of Les Misérables. Cameron Mackintosh, the producer of the musical, also praised the performance, as `` heart - touching, thrilling and uplifting ''. Boyle was one of 40 acts that were put through to the semi-finals. She appeared last on the first semi-final on 24 May 2009, performing `` Memory '' from the musical Cats. In the public vote, she was the act to receive the highest number of votes to go through to the final. She was the clear favourite to win the final, but ended up in second place to dance troupe Diversity ; the UK TV audience was a record of 17.3 million viewers. The Press Complaints Commission ( PCC ) became concerned by press reports about Boyle 's erratic behaviour and speculation about her mental condition and wrote to remind editors about clause 3 ( privacy ) of their code of press conduct. The day after the final, Boyle was admitted to The Priory, a private psychiatric clinic in London, Talkback Thames explained, `` Following Saturday night 's show, Susan is exhausted and emotionally drained. '' Her stay in hospital attracted widespread attention, with Prime Minister Gordon Brown wishing her well. Cowell offered to waive Boyle 's contractual obligation to take part in the BGT tour. Her family said `` she 's been battered non-stop for the last seven weeks and it has taken its toll (... but... ) her dream is very much alive, '' as she had been invited to the Independence Day celebrations at the White House. Boyle left the clinic three days after her admission and said she would participate in the BGT tour. Despite health concerns, she appeared in 20 of the 24 dates of the tour, and was well received in cities including Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Dublin, Sheffield, Coventry, and Birmingham. The Belfast Telegraph stated that `` Despite reports of crumbling under the pressure..., she exuded a confidence resembling that of a veteran who has been performing for years ''. I Dreamed a Dream and tour ( 2009 -- 2010 ) Main article : I Dreamed a Dream Boyle 's first album, I Dreamed a Dream, was released on 23 November 2009. The album includes covers of `` Wild Horses '' and `` You 'll See '' as well as `` I Dreamed a Dream '', and `` Cry Me a River ''. In Britain, Boyle 's debut album was recognised as the fastest selling UK debut album of all time selling 411,820 copies, beating the previous fastest selling debut of all time, Spirit by Leona Lewis. I Dreamed a Dream also outsold the rest of the top 5 albums combined in its first week. In the US, the album sold 701,000 copies in its first week, the best opening week for a debut artist in over a decade. It topped the Billboard chart for six straight weeks and although it narrowly failed to become the best - selling album of 2009, with sales of 3,104,000 compared to 3,217,000 for Taylor Swift 's Fearless, it was one of only two albums to sell over 3 million copies in the US, and was also the top selling `` physical '' album of 2009, with only 86,000 of its sales coming from digital downloads. This has in turn garnered more media attention, as mentioned by People magazine. In Italy, it was the first album of the month in the Italian No. 1 Account by a non-Italian artist ever. In only a week, it sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, becoming the fastest selling global female debut album. On 13 December 2009 she appeared in her own television special `` I Dreamed a Dream : the Susan Boyle Story '', featuring a duet with Elaine Paige. It got ratings of 10 million viewers in the United Kingdom and in America was the TV Guide Network 's highest rated television special in its history. In November 2009 it was reported that Boyle 's rendition of `` I Dreamed a Dream '' would be the theme song of the anime movie Eagle Talon The Movie 3 which was later released in Japan on 16 January 2010. Boyle performed for Pope Benedict XVI on his tour of Britain in 2010. In May 2010, Boyle was voted by Time magazine as the seventh most influential person in the world. Boyle 's original song `` Who I Was Born To Be '' was the theme song of anime film Welcome to the Space Show, which opened in Japan on 26 June 2010. The Gift ( 2010 -- 2011 ) Main article : The Gift On 9 July 2010, Boyle announced that her second album would be a Christmas album entitled The Gift. As part of the lead - up to the album, she held a competition called Susan 's Search, the winner of which sang a duet with her on her new CD. The album was released on 8 November 2010. The album was produced by Steve Mac, who said that `` Now Susan 's used to the studio and the recording process, this time round we might go even further down a traditional route of recording by getting a band together and rehearsing songs before we go into the studio to see what works, how she reacts with certain parts, and so we can change the arrangements that way. I think that 's going to work much better... With Susan it 's very important she connects with the public and the public connect with her. She does n't want to sing anything that has n't happened to her or she ca n't relate to. '' In November 2010, Boyle became one of only three acts ever to top both the UK and US album charts twice in the same year. On 30 November 2010, in the United States, Boyle performed on ABC 's The View singing `` O Holy Night '' and then on NBC 's Christmas at Rockefeller Center program performing `` Perfect Day '' and `` Away in a Manger ''. During her appearance on The View she was unable to finish her song, stating that she had a `` frog in her throat '' ; she wanted to start the song over but was not allowed to. The audience applauded her anyway and she later performed an unaired version of the song which was uploaded to The View 's YouTube account. In October 2010 Boyle 's autobiography The Woman I Was Born To Be -- My Story was published. Someone to watch over Me ( 2011 ) Main article : Someone to Watch Over Me Boyle performed on the second semi-final results show of the sixth season of America 's Got Talent, which aired on 31 August 2011. Boyle made her first appearance in Australia, on X Factor Australia, on 8 November 2011 and sang `` Autumn Leaves ''. Standing Ovation : the Greatest Songs from the stage ( 2012 ) Main article : Standing Ovation : The Greatest Songs from the Stage Boyle released her fourth album Standing Ovation : The Greatest Songs from the Stage in November 2012. She reportedly took piano lessons as she planned on playing it for the album. A reporter told The Sun `` Susan loves the piano and always dreamed of being able to reach a standard which would allow her to play on stage and on her albums. '' In October 2012 renowned opera star Placido Domingo released his album Songs which included a duet with Boyle of Shania Twain 's `` From This Moment On ''. Acting debut and home for Christmas ( 2013 -- 2014 ) Main article : Home for Christmas Boyle made her first acting appearance as Eleanor Hopewell in The Christmas Candle. The film is based on a book written by author Max Lucado about a 19th - century village of simple people in the English Cotswolds in need of a miracle. The film was released on 22 November 2013 in the US and 29 November 2013 in the UK. Talking about her first acting role, Boyle said, `` I ca n't believe I 'm making a film. I 'm very excited to be a part of The Christmas Candle. Everyone on set is a delight to work with and it 's a fantastic experience to be part of the team. '' In the movie Boyle sings an original song, `` Miracle Hymn '', the anthem for the film and a track from her album Home for Christmas, which also featured a duet with Elvis Presley singing `` O Come All Ye Faithful ''. The album was released on 29 October 2013 in the US. Previously in television, Boyle starred as herself in I Dreamed a Dream : The Susan Boyle Story and in a 2011 documentary titled Susan Boyle : An Unlikely Superstar. Boyle also starred in a second documentary titled There 's Something About Susan in the UK, which first aired on ITV on 12 December 2013. It aired in the US on Ovation Channel under the title Susan Boyle Her Secret Struggle with the premiere on 9 April 2014. In October 2013 American vocalist Johnny Mathis released an album titled Sending You a Little Christmas. The album includes `` Do You Hear What I Hear ? '' a duet performed with Boyle. Hope ( 2014 ) Main article : Hope Boyle released her sixth album, Hope, in October 2014 in the US and in November 2014 in the UK. The album, whose theme is hope and inspiration, includes a recorded live performance by Boyle of `` You Raise Me Up '' with the Lakewood Church choir. The album spent 35 weeks at # 1 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart. Return to Music and a Wonderful World ( 2016 -- 2018 ) Following the release of previous album, Hope in 2014, Boyle took a break during 2015 to `` take a little me time and spend time at home with family and friends '', and thus the recording of her seventh studio album was postponed to 2016. In October 2016, Boyle announced the release of A Wonderful World. America 's Got Talent : the Champions and Upcoming album ( 2018 -- present ) Since the release of her album A Wonderful World in 2016, Boyle has kept a relative low profile internationally, having not released any music or appeared on any television shows. There had been much speculation as to whether Boyle would be making a `` comeback '' to music in the future, and Simon Cowell, head of record label Syco, has speculated that Boyle is ready to release a new studio album `` before Christmas ''. No release date has yet be confirmed as of October 2018, but it is widely regarded that Boyle will release the album in 2018. In September 2018, Boyle was confirmed to be a contestant in America 's Got Talent : The Champions. Media impact Websites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter have been crucial in facilitating Boyle 's rapid rise to fame. The most popular YouTube video submission of her audition garnered nearly 2.5 million views in the first 72 hours. On the day following the performance, the YouTube video was the most popular article on Digg and made the front page of Reddit. Within a week, the audition performance had been viewed more than 66 million times, setting an online record, while on Wikipedia her biographical article attracted nearly half a million page views. A total of 103 million video views on 20 different Web sites was reached within nine days. The Los Angeles Times wrote that her popularity on YouTube may in part be due to the broad range of emotion packed into a short clip which was `` perfect for the Internet ''. In December 2009, her audition was named the most watched YouTube video of the year with over 120 million viewings, more than three times higher than the second most popular video. Additionally, Boyle 's first on camera interview with Scots journalist Richard Mooney for her local newspaper the West Lothian Courier, was named as YouTube 's Most Memorable Video of 2009. The video went viral after being uploaded to YouTube on 14 April 2009. Many newspapers around the world ( including China, Brazil and the Middle East ) carried articles on Boyle 's performance. Later, the British press took to referring to her by a short - form of her name, ' SuBo '. In the US, several commentators also drew parallels between Boyle 's performance and that of Potts. ABC News hailed `` Britain 's newest pop sensation '', and its Entertainment section headlined Boyle as `` The Woman Who Shut Up Simon Cowell ''. Within the week following her performance on Britain 's Got Talent, Boyle was a guest on STV 's The Five Thirty Show. She was interviewed via satellite on CBS 's The Early Show, NBC 's Today, FOX 's America 's Newsroom. and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Via satellite on Larry King Live, She was also portrayed in drag by Jay Leno, who joked that they were related through his mother 's Scottish heritage. At the invitation of NHK, a major Japanese broadcaster, Boyle appeared as a guest singer for the 2009 edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen, annual songfest on 31 December in Tokyo. She was introduced as the ōen kashu ( 応援 歌手, lit. `` cheering singer '' ) by the MCs and appeared on the stage escorted by Takuya Kimura, and sang `` I Dreamed a Dream ''. Although Boyle was not eligible for the 2010 Grammy Awards, its host Stephen Colbert paid tribute to Boyle at the ceremony, telling its audience `` you may be the coolest people in the world, but this year your industry was saved by a 48 - year - old Scottish cat lady in sensible shoes. '' There was also earlier controversy, when Boyle was not nominated in any of the categories for the 2010 Brit Awards. Stage musical Main article : I Dreamed a Dream ( musical ) A stage musical of Boyle 's life was originally planned with Boyle appearing as herself. She said she hated `` having to sit watching people up there '' who are actors. However it was later decided that actress Elaine C. Smith would portray her and Boyle would join the cast of I Dreamed a Dream for a cameo appearance. I Dreamed a Dream opened on 27 March 2012 with fans from all over the world occupying the Theatre Royal, Newcastle, for the opening week. The musical received generally warm reviews. The musical toured the UK and Ireland in 2012. Boyle said she was initially upset by the show, because she was `` not used to it ''. She called it `` surreal '', but later changed her mind and found it `` clever and amusing ''. Fox Searchlight has bought life rights to Boyle along with rights to the musical I Dreamed a Dream. Fox plans to develop a film version of the musical. Social analyses Judging by appearance The Huffington Post noted that the producers of the show would have anticipated the potential of this story arc, by deliberately presenting Boyle in a manner that would enhance this initial reaction. The Herald described Boyle 's story as a modern parable and a rebuke to people 's tendency to judge others based on their physical appearance. Similarly, Entertainment Weekly said that Boyle 's performance was a victory for talent and artistry in a culture obsessed with physical attractiveness and presentation. In an interview with The Washington Post, Boyle said : Modern society is too quick to judge people on their appearances... There is not much you can do about it ; it is the way they think ; it is the way they are. But maybe this could teach them a lesson, or set an example. The Washington Post believed that her initial demeanour and homely appearance caused the judges and audience to be `` waiting for her to squawk like a duck ''. New York 's Daily News said that an underdog being ridiculed or humiliated but then enjoying an unexpected triumph is a common trope in literature, and the stark contrast between the audience 's low expectations and the quality of her singing made Boyle 's performance such an engaging piece of television. Feminist View R.M. Campbell, music critic for The Gathering Note, compared Boyle to iconic American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, who had a long and distinguished career despite being overweight : `` ( it is ) really, really hard to make a career if a woman is n't attractive ''. In another Huffington Post article, Letty Cottin Pogrebin wrote that although people may `` weep for the years of wasted talent '', Boyle 's performance was a triumph for `` women of a certain age '' over a youth culture that often dismisses middle - aged women. Tanya Gold wrote in The Guardian that the difference between Boyle 's hostile reception and the more neutral response to Paul Potts in his first audition reflected society 's expectation that women be both good - looking and talented, with no such expectation existing for men. Los Angeles vocal coach Eric Vetro stated, `` She 's an Everywoman as opposed to an untouchable fantasy goddess, so maybe that 's why people react to her. '' American Dream Several media sources have commented that Boyle 's success seemed to have particular resonance in the United States. An American entertainment correspondent was quoted in The Scotsman comparing Boyle 's story to the American Dream, as representing talent overcoming adversity and poverty. The Associated Press described this as Boyle 's `` hardscrabble story '', dwelling on her modest lifestyle and what they characterised as urban deprivation in her home town. Similarly, The Independent 's New York correspondent David Usborne wrote that the United States will always respond to `` the fairy tale where the apparently unprepossessing suddenly becomes pretty, from Shrek to My Fair Lady ''. Personal life Boyle still lives in the family home, a four - bedroom ex-council house in Blackburn which she purchased from her earnings in 2010. Her father died in the 1990s, and her siblings had left home. Boyle has never married, and she dedicated herself to caring for her ageing mother until her death in 2007 at the age of 91. A neighbour reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter `` would n't come out for three or four days or answer the door or phone ''. Boyle is a practising Roman Catholic and sang in her church choir at her church in Blackburn. Boyle remains active as a volunteer at her church, visiting elderly members of the congregation in their homes. On a 2010 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Boyle summarised that her daily life was `` mundane '' and `` routine '' prior to stardom. In 2012, Boyle was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. She made her diagnosis public in a BBC interview in December 2013. In November 2012, when asked if she had tried to find love through Internet dating, Boyle said she was too scared, saying : `` Knowing my luck I 'd go out on a date and you 'd find my limbs scattered around various Blackburn dustbins ! '' In July 2013, Boyle endorsed the Better Together campaign to keep Scotland as part of the United Kingdom in the 2014 independence referendum. In so doing, she stated, `` I am a proud, patriotic Scot, passionate about my heritage and my country. But I am not a nationalist '', going on to say, `` We have still been able to retain our proud identity whilst being a part of Britain. '' As of November 2014, Boyle is dating her first boyfriend, who is `` around the same age '' as she. Philanthropy Charity performances On 26 January 2010, Boyle sang together with other major artists on the charity recording `` Everybody Hurts '' put together by Simon Cowell for Haiti Relief for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. On 30 January 2010, Boyle performed at the Indsamling Charity Gala, a telethon for Haiti and Africa held at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark. Boyle has appeared on the three major UK charity telethons. On 19 March 2010 she sang for the Sports Relief charity on BBC1. On 18 March 2011 she sang a duet of `` I Know Him So Well '' with Peter Kay on the BBC 's Comic Relief ; in addition to the television performance, the duet was sold on CD, DVD, and MP3 download to raise more money for charity. The CD was # 21 on the all - time Comic Relief CDs sold. She has performed for BBC Children in Need telethon five times thus far : on 19 November 2010 ; on 18 November 2011, and on 16 November 2012. on 16 November 2013. on 14 November 2014. On 10 November 2010, Boyle performed at the Pride of Britain Awards in London. On 19 March 2011 in Glasgow at the Scottish Variety Awards Boyle performed ; the money raised was donated to Cash for Kids Charity. On 28 August 2013 Boyle travelled down with the Lothian Special Olympics Team to the Special Olympics Great Britain National Summer games in Bath. In the evening she performed at the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics GB at the Royal Crescent in Bath, England and also stayed to watch the events and hand out medals to the first day 's winners. On 14 August 2013 it was announced that Boyle would sing at the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice 30th Anniversary Variety Performance at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow on 27 October 2013. Community and faith On 16 September 2010 Boyle sang at the Papal Mass performed for Pope Benedict XVI in Glasgow at Bellahouston Park in front of a crowd of 65,000. For three years Boyle has launched the Wee Box campaign for the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund ( SCIAF ) in Glasgow, on 9 March 2011, on 21 February 2012, and on 12 February 2013. In May 2012 it was reported that Boyle would become patron of the struggling Regal Theatre, Bathgate where she first performed `` I Dreamed a Dream ''. On 24 October 2012 Boyle, together with the West of Scotland and Edinburgh Garrison Military Wives choirs, launched the Poppy Scotland appeal on the steps of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Other In January 2012, Boyle donated a performance dress, which she had worn on America 's Got Talent on 31 August 2011, to The Laura McPhee Memorial Fund ( Asthma ) UK Charity. The dress was sold at auction for £ 521 and helped raise awareness of the charity. In July 2012 Boyle donated a performance dress designed by Suzanne Neville, which she had worn at performances in Madrid on the Ana Rosa Show on 12 February 2010 and in Paris on Vivement Dimanche on 17 February 2010. £ 6,523 was raised and presented to the Prince 's Trust. Also in June 2013 Boyle donated for auction a performance dress which she had worn on The Oprah Show on 19 October 2010, with proceeds of the auction going to Metro Radio Newcastle England 's Cash For Kids Campaign, with all funds raised going to disadvantaged kids across the region. The winning bid was £ 400. Prior to performing at the International Music Festival `` White Nights of St. Petersburg '', at the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 13 June 2013, Boyle visited Children 's Hospital Number 17 and presented to the hospital a gift of an anesthetic machine. It was announced 28 October 2013 that Boyle is a new ambassador for Save the Children UK. Boyle released a music video 8 December 2013 featuring children from the FAST program singing `` O Come All Ye Faithful '' with Elvis Presley. All royalties will go towards Save the Children UK and money raised in the US will be donated to the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation. In popular culture The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show aired a comedy sketch showing the `` feel good '' effect that Boyle 's performance has had on people. The Simpsons aired a new commercial for its 20th - anniversary show `` Springfield 's Got Talent '', in which Homer Simpson talks about his dreams `` to be a great singer like Boyle ''. A European trailer for the video game The Sims 3 includes a character mocked up as Boyle. In June 2009, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a short story called `` I Dreamed a Dream '' that was based on a combination of Boyle 's appearances on Britain 's Got Talent and the political difficulties of the then UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The 5 November 2009 episode of the show 30 Rock showed recurring character Kathy Geiss ( Marceline Hugot ) -- who has a dowdy appearance -- singing in the style of Boyle as Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy teared up. In the 2010 episode of Futurama, Attack of the Killer App, it is revealed that Leela has a singing boil named Susan on her butt, who sings `` I Dreamed a Dream '' and `` Amazing Grace ''. In 2016 Boyle made a cameo appearance in Zoolander 2 where she is ambushed by paparazzi. Discography Main article : Susan Boyle discography I Dreamed a Dream ( 2009 ) The Gift ( 2010 ) Someone to Watch Over Me ( 2011 ) Standing Ovation : The Greatest Songs from the Stage ( 2012 ) Home for Christmas ( 2013 ) Hope ( 2014 ) A Wonderful World ( 2016 ) Concert tours 2013 -- 2014 Susan Boyle in Concert Awards and Nominations Overview Year Association Category Result 2009 Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards Top Scot of the Year Won World Music Awards Best New Artist Nominated World Music Awards World 's Best Album -- I Dreamed a Dream Nominated World Music Awards World 's Best Selling British Artist Won People 's Choice Awards Favorite Breakout Music Artist Nominated Japan Gold Disc Award Best New Artist International Won Juno Award Canada International Album of the Year Nominated ARIA Music Awards Australia Most Popular International Artist Nominated Scotscare Scot of the Year Won 2011 Billboard Music Awards Top Billboard 200 Album Nominated 2011 Billboard Music Awards Top Billboard 200 Artist Nominated 2011 Scottish Variety Awards Outstanding Achievement Award Won 2011 53rd Grammy Awards Best Pop Vocal Album -- I Dreamed a Dream Nominated 2012 54th Grammy Awards Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album -- The Gift Nominated 2013 Radio Forth Awards Icon Award Won 2013 Scottish Music Awards Fans Choice Award Won Honorary doctorates In 2012 Boyle was awarded an honorary doctorate for her contribution to the creative industries from Edinburgh 's Queen Margaret University, where she obtained a Certificate of Higher Education in caring. In 2015 Boyle was awarded an honorary doctorate in the field of music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow. Guinness World Records In September 2010 Boyle was presented with three Guinness World Records which were featured in the Guinness World Records 2011 edition published 16 September 2010. The three records were for Fastest - selling Album by a Female ( UK ), Most Successful First Week UK Debut Album Sales, as well as Oldest Artist to Reach No. 1 with a Debut Album ( US & UK ). On 20 November 2010 Boyle achieved another World Record for Oldest Female at No. 1 on UK Albums Chart with her second album The Gift. On 20 November 2010 Boyle received two other Guinness World Records due to the success of The Gift, one record being `` Only British female artist to top both the US and UK album charts with two releases '' and the other being `` Most successful Christmas album in the UK '' -- `` On 20 November 2010, Susan Boyle 's ( UK ) album The Gift became the first Christmas album to ever top the UK chart. '' References ^ Jump up to : `` Interview with Susan 's brother Gerry Boyle on RadioLive NZ ''. Radio Live. Retrieved 23 February 2011. Jump up ^ Susan Boyle : Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos from Amazon.com with middle name spelling ' Magdalane '. Jump up ^ The Correct Spelling of Susan 's Middle Name email from Gerry Boyle on forum.susan-boyle.com Archived 17 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine. 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Official website Susan Boyle at AllMusic Works by or about Susan Boyle in libraries ( WorldCat catalog ) Susan Boyle at Curlie Susan Boyle on IMDb Susan Boyle Discography Studio albums I Dreamed a Dream The Gift Someone to Watch Over Me Standing Ovation : The Greatest Songs from the Stage Home for Christmas Hope A Wonderful World Singles `` Wild Horses '' `` I Dreamed a Dream '' `` Perfect Day '' `` I Know Him So Well '' `` Enjoy the Silence '' `` Unchained Melody '' `` The Winner Takes It All '' `` You 'll See '' Other songs `` Who I Was Born to Be '' Television I Dreamed a Dream : The Susan Boyle Story Susan Boyle : An Unlikely Superstar Theatre I Dreamed a Dream ( musical ) Concert tours Susan Boyle in Concert Britain 's Got Talent Episodes Series 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Winners Paul Potts George Sampson Diversity Spelbound Jai McDowall Ashleigh and Pudsey Attraction Collabro Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse Richard Jones Tokio Myers Lost Voice Guy Other notable contestants Series 1 Damon Scott Bessie Cursons Connie Talbot Bar Wizards Jake Pratt Series 2 Signature Andrew Johnston Escala Faryl Smith Kate and Gin Charlie Green Charlie Wernham Series 3 Susan Boyle Julian Smith Stavros Flatley Aidan Davis Hollie Steel Shaheen Jafargholi DJ Talent Flawless John Farnworth Sue Son Megan McKenna Elliot Evans Series 4 Twist and Pulse Paul Burling ReConnected Myles and Connor Kev Orkian Stevie Starr Cheeky Girls and Darius Matthew Ahmet Series 5 Ronan Parke Out of the Blue Series 6 Jonathan and Charlotte Only Boys Aloud Loveable Rogues Ryan O'Shaughnessy The Mend The Zimmers Colin Cloud Series 7 Jack Carroll Richard & Adam Steve Hewlett Luminites Gabz Francine Lewis Asanda James More Aaron Crow MckNasty Freelusion AJ & Chloe Series 8 Bars and Melody Jon Clegg Paddy & Nico Ed Drewett Light Balance Series 9 Côr Glanaethwy Old Men Grooving Isaac Waddington Calum Scott Lorraine Bowen Ruby Red Performers Alison Jiear Series 10 Alex Magala Beau Dermott Rachael Wooding Series 11 Daliso Chaponda Destiny Chukunyere Jess Robinson Series 12 Ray Kelly Ben Pridmore B Positive Choir Category UK best - selling albums ( by year ) ( 1990 -- 2009 ) 1990 :... But Seriously ( Phil Collins ) 1991 : Stars ( Simply Red ) 1992 : Stars ( Simply Red ) 1993 : Bat Out of Hell II : Back into Hell ( Meat Loaf ) 1994 : Cross Road ( Bon Jovi ) 1995 : Robson & Jerome ( Robson & Jerome ) 1996 : Jagged Little Pill ( Alanis Morissette ) 1997 : Be Here Now ( Oasis ) 1998 : Talk on Corners ( The Corrs ) 1999 : Come On Over ( Shania Twain ) 2000 : 1 ( The Beatles ) 2001 : No Angel ( Dido ) 2002 : Escapology ( Robbie Williams ) 2003 : Life for Rent ( Dido ) 2004 : Scissor Sisters ( Scissor Sisters ) 2005 : Back to Bedlam ( James Blunt ) 2006 : Eyes Open ( Snow Patrol ) 2007 : Back to Black ( Amy Winehouse ) 2008 : Rockferry ( Duffy ) 2009 : I Dreamed a Dream ( Susan Boyle ) Billboard Year - End number one albums 1956 -- 1975 1956 : Calypso -- Harry Belafonte 1957 : Music from My Fair Lady -- Original Cast 1958 : Music from My Fair Lady -- Original Cast 1959 : The Music from Peter Gunn -- Henry Mancini 1960 : Music from The Sound of Music -- Original Cast 1961 : Camelot -- Original Cast 1962 : West Side Story -- Soundtrack 1963 : West Side Story -- Soundtrack 1964 : Music from Hello, Dolly ! -- Original Cast 1965 : Music from Mary Poppins -- Soundtrack 1966 : Whipped Cream & Other Delights -- Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 1967 : More of the Monkees -- The Monkees 1968 : Are You Experienced -- The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1969 : In - A-Gadda - Da - Vida -- Iron Butterfly 1970 : Bridge over Troubled Water -- Simon & Garfunkel 1971 : Jesus Christ Superstar -- Soundtrack 1972 : Harvest -- Neil Young 1973 : The World Is a Ghetto -- War 1974 : Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -- Elton John 1975 : Greatest Hits -- Elton John 1976 -- 2000 1976 : Frampton Comes Alive ! -- Peter Frampton 1977 : Rumours -- Fleetwood Mac 1978 : Saturday Night Fever -- Soundtrack 1979 : 52nd Street -- Billy Joel 1980 : The Wall -- Pink Floyd 1981 : Hi Infidelity -- REO Speedwagon 1982 : Asia -- Asia 1983 : Thriller -- Michael Jackson 1984 : Thriller -- Michael Jackson 1985 : Born in the U.S.A. -- Bruce Springsteen 1986 : Whitney Houston -- Whitney Houston 1987 : Slippery When Wet -- Bon Jovi 1988 : Faith -- George Michael 1989 : Do n't Be Cruel -- Bobby Brown 1990 : Janet Jackson 's Rhythm Nation 1814 -- Janet Jackson 1991 : Mariah Carey -- Mariah Carey 1992 : Ropin ' the Wind -- Garth Brooks 1993 : The Bodyguard -- Soundtrack 1994 : The Sign -- Ace of Base 1995 : Cracked Rear View -- Hootie & the Blowfish 1996 : Jagged Little Pill -- Alanis Morissette 1997 : Spice -- Spice Girls 1998 : Titanic : Music from the Motion Picture -- James Horner 1999 : Millennium -- Backstreet Boys 2000 : No Strings Attached -- NSYNC 2001 -- present 2001 : 1 -- The Beatles 2002 : The Eminem Show -- Eminem 2003 : Get Rich or Die Tryin ' -- 50 Cent 2004 : Confessions -- Usher 2005 : The Massacre -- 50 Cent 2006 : Some Hearts -- Carrie Underwood 2007 : Daughtry -- Daughtry 2008 : As I Am -- Alicia Keys 2009 : Fearless -- Taylor Swift 2010 : I Dreamed a Dream -- Susan Boyle 2011 : 21 -- Adele 2012 : 21 -- Adele 2013 : The 20 / 20 Experience -- Justin Timberlake 2014 : Frozen -- Soundtrack 2015 : 1989 -- Taylor Swift 2016 : 25 -- Adele 2017 : Damn -- Kendrick Lamar WorldCat Identities BIBSYS : 14013092 BNF : cb16185940r ( data ) GND : 139794700 ISNI : 0000 0001 1479 0611 LCCN : no2009186090 MusicBrainz : eefcf168 - 6b1b - 46ec - 9b75 - f8a01161abb5 SUDOC : 159213274 VIAF : 102640881 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Susan_Boyle&oldid=866334246 '' Categories : Susan Boyle 1961 births Living people Britain 's Got Talent contestants Columbia Records artists Scottish mezzo - sopranos Scottish pop singers Torch singers Viral videos World Music Awards winners Alumni of Queen Margaret University People from Blackburn, West Lothian People with Asperger syndrome People with epilepsy Scottish people of Irish descent Scottish Roman Catholics 20th - century British singers 21st - century Scottish actresses 21st - century Scottish singers 20th - century women musicians 21st - century women musicians 21st - century women singers Ballad musicians Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from August 2010 Articles with dead external links from June 2013 CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 uses Chinese - language script ( zh ) CS1 Chinese - language sources ( zh ) CS1 Portuguese - language sources ( pt ) CS1 uses Hebrew - language script ( he ) CS1 Hebrew - language sources ( he ) CS1 Arabic - language sources ( ar ) CS1 uses Japanese - language script ( ja ) CS1 Japanese - language sources ( ja ) Articles with dead external links from June 2016 Wikipedia indefinitely move - protected pages Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected biographies of living people Articles with hCards Articles containing French - language text Articles containing Japanese - language text Articles with Curlie links Use British English from January 2012 Use dmy dates from December 2015 Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Wikinews Wikiquote Afrikaans Asturianu Bân - lâm - gú Башҡортса Български Brezhoneg Català Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Eesti Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Føroyskt Français Frysk Gaeilge Galego ગુજરાતી 한국어 Հայերեն हिन्दी Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית ಕನ್ನಡ ქართული Latina Latviešu Lietuvių Magyar Македонски مصرى Монгол Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Polski Português Română Русский Scots Shqip Simple English Slovenščina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska தமிழ் Татарча / tatarça ไทย Türkçe Українська Vèneto Tiếng Việt Volapük ייִדיש 中文 55 more Edit links This page was last edited on 29 October 2018, at 18 : 47 ( UTC ). 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Question: who sang i dreamed a dream on britain's got talent
Answer: Susan Magdalane Boyle