Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle

Born: April 1, 1961
in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Susan Magdalane Boyle 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 first album was released in November 2009 and debuted as the number one best-selling album on charts around the globe.  

Susan Boyle's initial appearance on the talent show fired public imagination when her modest stage introduction and thick speaking accent left audience, viewers and judges alike unprepared for the power and expression of her mezzo-soprano voice. Before she had finished the song's opening phrase a standing ovation for Boyle had erupted.   An international media and Internet response coincided. Within nine days of the audition, videos of Boyle—from the show, various interviews and her 1999 rendition of "Cry Me a River"—had been watched over 100 million times. Despite becoming an international sensation she eventually finished in second place on the show behind dance troupe Diversity.   

On 12 May 2012, Susan 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". In November 2012, Boyle performed with her idol Donny Osmond in Las Vegas, singing "This is the Moment", a duet from her most recent album Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs From the Stage.  Boyle's net worth was estimated at £22 million in April 2012.  As of 2013, Boyle had sold over 19 million albums worldwide and received two Grammy Awards nominations.  

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Character: Self
Released: December 31, 2023
Type: Movie
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Title: Zoolander 2
Character: Susan Boyle
Released: February 6, 2016
Type: Movie
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Title: Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny
Character: Herself
Released: December 24, 2015
Type: Movie
Documentary looking at the career to date of Peter Kay, from Bolton schoolboy to award-winning, record-breaking comic, actor, writer and director.
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20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
Title: 20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 17, 2015
Type: Movie
The film features clips looking at the successes, upsets and moments that caused drama in different talent shows.
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The Christmas Candle
Title: The Christmas Candle
Character: Eleanor Hopewell
Released: November 22, 2013
Type: Movie
Deep in the heart of the English countryside lies the enchanting village of Gladbury. Legend has it every 25 years an angel visits the village candlemaker and touches a single candle. Whoever lights this candle receives a miracle on Christmas Eve. But in 1890, at the dawn of the electric age, this centuries old legend may come to an end.
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Propaganda
Title: Propaganda
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 14, 2013
Type: Movie
An anti-western propaganda film about the influences of American visual and consumption culture on the rest of the world, as told from a North Korean perspective.
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Susan Boyle:  An Unlikely Superstar
Title: Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar
Character: Herself
Released: November 6, 2011
Type: Movie
Award winning filmmaker Osca Humphreys follows the day-to-day life of the woman behind the most extraordinary success story of our time. With remarkable access this film takes a revealing and emotional look at how Susan has been coping with her new life as an international star and asks whether fame and fortune has actually made her happy. The film includes Susan in the studio recording her new album, travelling to Shanghai for a huge stadium performance and a meeting with record company boss Simon Cowell.
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Royal Variety Performance 2010
Title: Royal Variety Performance 2010
Character: Singer
Released: December 16, 2010
Type: Movie
TV Special with Adele, Susan Boyle & Cheryl plus 9 other Performers in front of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles
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Title: Live from Studio Five
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 2009
Type: TV
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Title: All the Queen's Horses with Alan Titchmarsh
Character: Self
Released: July 19, 2009
Type: TV
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Title: Kate Garraway's Life Stories
Character: Self
Released: February 22, 2009
Type: TV
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Title: Kate Garraway's Life Stories
Released: February 22, 2009
Type: TV
Celebrities open up to Kate Garraway in intimate and moving interviews.
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Title: The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Character: Self
Released: September 3, 2007
Type: TV
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Title: Britain's Got More Talent
Character: Herself
Released: June 9, 2007
Type: TV
Stephen Mulhern presents the sister show of Britain's Got Talent where he interviews the judges and the latest performers from the show.
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Title: Britain's Got More Talent
Released: June 9, 2007
Type: TV
Stephen Mulhern presents the sister show of Britain's Got Talent where he interviews the judges and the latest performers from the show.
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Character: Self
Released: January 31, 2004
Type: TV
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Character: Self
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Type: TV
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I Dreamed a Dream: the Susan Boyle Story
Title: I Dreamed a Dream: the Susan Boyle Story
Character: Herself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A biopic of Susan Boyle's journey from a small village in rural Scotland to international fame and fan-fare following her inspiring performance on “Britain’s Got Talent,” the British reality competition series executive produced by Simon Cowell that rocketed her to superstardom.
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Title: I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story was a one-off television special, starring Scottish singer Susan Boyle, produced for ITV, that aired on 13 December 2009 in the United Kingdom, reflecting the success that Susan Boyle has had since appearing on UK talent show Britain's Got Talent and since her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream, became the fastest selling debut album of all time. The show was presented by fellow Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan. Boyle performing songs from her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream, including "Wild Horses", "I Dreamed a Dream" and "Cry Me a River".