Susan Boyle is terrific. But now she needs a singing teacher.
I don't thrill to the spectacle of people being humiliated on TV - still less to them being skewered by the conceit of Simon Cowell - so I don't watch Britain's Got Talent. But like half the population of this country, as it seems, I've had a clip of Susan Boyle turn up in my inbox. And I can't stop looking at it. It's my daily fix of joy.
At the same time I'm intrigued by the psychology of what makes it, and her, so wonderful. This formidably unprepossessing lady in a Prima...
The Daily Mail —
She's famously single and says she has never been kissed, but now singing sensation Susan Boyle has bagged a dinner date with Britain’s Got Talent judge ... more info
Scotsman.com — THERE is an empty chair in a corner of the lounge bar of the Happy Valley Hotel in Blackburn. It is not much to look at but, before too long, it is likely to have a gleam... more info
Undercover, Australia — After name-checking Elaine Paige on Britain`s Got Talent last week, Susan Boyle may just be up for a real challenge. Elaine wants to sing with her. more info
Undercover, Australia — Susan Boyle appeared on Larry King Live this weekend and received an apology and a date from Britain`s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan. more info
Undercover, Australia — Jimmy Fallon had a bit of fun with Susan Boyle this week but at the same time did a pretty good job of summarizing the Boyle effect on the planet last week. more info
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Check out the performance (above) that everyone is talking about from Saturday... more info
The Telegraph Blog — I don't thrill to the spectacle of people being humiliated on TV - still less to them being skewered by the conceit of Simon Cowell - so I don't watch Britain's Got Talen... more info