Susan Boyle

Person from United Kingdom

Genres: easy listening, operatic pop, pop

About 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, 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, 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, according to the Official Charts Company. 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 woman 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. Later that year, she recorded a duet with Elvis Presley, "O Come, All Ye Faithful" for his 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 announced her comeback despite concerns regarding her health, and indicated she would be recording new music in the near future. 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.

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