Susan Boyle smashes record with debut album release
Susan Boyle's debut album breaks records
Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle is riding high after her debut album, I Dreamed A Dream, sold a record breaking 410,000 copies during its first week of sales making her album the biggest selling debut release by a female artist in the UK of all time.
The 48-year-old Scot beat off stiff competition from younger rivals including Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, and Rihanna to clinch the top spot in the UK album charts. Susan also entered the singles chart at number 9 with a cover of the Rolling Stones classic, Wild Horses.
After the colossal number of records sold this week, Susan now also holds the record for the fastest selling album of the year in the UK.
The former church volunteer was catapulted to fame on the TV talent show, Britain’s Got Talent. Her audition tape was seen across the world on Youtube and made her a global star. The Scottish singer has a strong fan base in the US thanks to popularity of her internet clip, and performed to a massive crowd on the final of America’s Got Talent. Her album is also expected to be a smash hit across the pond.
Simon Cowell, a judge on the ITV talent search which discovered Susan, was one of the first to congratulate her on her phenomenally successful album. Cowell said: “I’m incredibly proud of Susan as well as being delighted for her. The success could not have happened to a lovelier person. She did it her way and made a dream come true.”
Track list for Susan Boyle’s debut album revealed
Susan Boyle's debut album set for release in November
The date for the release of the Susan Boyle’s debut album is set for November 20th and the 12 song track list has just been revealed. The album which is entitled I Dreamed a Dream, is named after the song which Susan first sang at her audition for Britain’s Got Talent and catapulted her to fame; the song will also appear on the record.
Despite coming second to dance troupe Diversity who were the overall winners of the 2009 talent search Susan Boyle’s quest for success hasn’t faltered. Clips of her performance on the hit ITV1 show received millions of hits over the internet from around the world. It’s enabled the Scottish singer to establish a solid fan base in the US without even trying. Last month she appeared on the final of the American version of the talent show to rapturous applause.
The former church volunteer has found it difficult to come to terms with her new found fame. Following the finale of Britain’s Git Talent Susan was admitted to the Priory suffering from exhaustion. Her ill health continued for a while and she was forced to pull out of several dates of the show’s UK wide tour, much to the disappointment of fans.
However Susan is now back on form and ready for the release of her solo album, something she has described as being her “greatest ambition.” The vast majority of the tracks included on the album are covers such as, Cry Me a River, Amazing Grace, Silent Night, The End of The World and Wild Horses. The only song which is an original is entitled Who I Was Born to Be and was written especially for Susan.
In a statement released this week Susan spoke about how her life has changed since appearing on the show, she said: “This amazing journey has helped me find my on identity and fulfil my wish. There is happiness out there for everyone who dares to dream,”
Michael Jackson honoured at MOBO Awards whilst JLS pick up 2 gongs
JLS pick up 2 MOBO's
This time last year JLS were just another bunch of hopefuls battling it out on our screens as part of the X-Factor talent search, now they’re winning up awards for their music. The boy band picked up not one, but now less than two awards at last night’s MOBO (Music of Black Origin) ceremony in Glasgow.
The late King of Pop, Michael Jackson was also honoured with a posthumous award. His siblings, La Toya and Jermaine collected the trophy whilst Jermaine went on to perform Michael’s favourite song, Smile, by Charlie Chaplin for the brother he describe as being “everything to me. He was a wonderful artist and a wonderful human being.” Jermaine dedicated his performance to Michael saying he felt it was his duty to “continue his legacy” through singing.
New kids on the block JLS were one of the big winners of the night. They collected the award for best song for their smash hit, number one selling track, Beat Again. JLS also beat of fierce competition from the eventual X-Factor winner, Alexandra Burke, to pick up the coveted Best Newcomer gong.
A shock loser of the night was Dizzee Rascal who despite riding high in the charts of late, failed to win a single gong although he was nominated in 3 categories.
Reality show success stories were everywhere at the glittering event last night. As well as JLS and Alexandra Burke, Britain’s Got Talent singer, Shaheen Jafargholi, performed a Jackson 5 song, I’ll be there. The show’s winners, dance troupe Diversity also took to the stage to wow the crowds.
Susan Boyle whisked away in a limo after getting mobbed by fans in America
Susan Boyle's limo given police escort in U.S.
Unlikely singing superstar Susan Boyle was relieved to make it to her chauffeur driven limo this week after getting mobbed by fans when she arrived at L.A Airport. The former church volunteer was helped through the mass of adoring fans by 6 burly bodyguards as she made her way to her luxury limousine.
After her appearance earlier this year on Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle has become an international star with millions of people viewing her You Tube clip from the show in which she sang the hit song from Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream. Boyle is visiting the U.S as she has been invited to perform at the final of America’s Got Talent on Wednesday night. She is due to sing her brand new single which is a cover of the Rolling Stones hit, Wild Horses.
Since her unexpected rise to fame the talented 48-year-old has been lavished with the A-List treatment and swamped by excited fans, however the scene at the LAX Airport was a real sensation. It took Boyle, or SuBo as the papers have nicknamed her, half an hour to make her way through the waiting fans and her limo was even given a police escort to ensure she reached her 5 star hotel safely.
However it seems that Susan is still astonished by her own popularity. After being confronted by the screaming crowds chanting her name and holding up banners dedicated to her, she look dumbstruck and asked “is this for me?!” She’ll have to get used to it as a host of celebrity names are also dying to meet the Scottish sensation including Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher. The high profile couple are believed to have arranged a backstage meeting this Wednesday night after Boyle’s performance.
Ant and Dec to front new family game show
Ant and Dec to host new family game show
Presenters Ant and Dec have announced their plans to front a brand new game show which centres on the family. The Geordie duo revealed the news during an appearance at The Edinburgh International Television Festival where the pair were interviewed in front of a live audience.
The finer details of the new show are being kept tightly under wraps, however the 33 years olds did confirm that the focus will be upon two opposing families who compete against each other in order to win a prize. In a twist to the traditional format, both Ant and Dec will also be involved in the action as they will be allocated a family each week and will go head to head against each other too.
The idea for the new ITV show, which puts the spotlight back on the general public as opposed to celebrities, came about as the hosts particularly enjoyed their experience of working with the public on the series Britain’s Got Talent. As Ant said “We love working and interacting and responding to the public. It is good fun. A lot of shows out there don’t feature that family dynamic anymore.”
In recent years TV shows have favoured celebrity contestants over the general public, but the popular presenters believe audiences are ready for a change. The new show will fill the prime time Saturday night slot on ITV with the first episode scheduled for spring 2010.
Simon Cowell in search for another X Factor superstar
After rumours about 
Simon Cowell to quit the X Factor last month the music mogul has promised to find another X Factor winner who can achieve success on an international level.
In a recent interview with the ITV website recently, Simon predicted that unique talent will have the best chance of winning the competition this year which returns to ITV1 on August 22.
When Simon Cowell was asked to name the qualities he is looking for, he replied: “The X Factor this year is relevance. You know, you should be able to find somebody who there is a genuine gap in the market for.
“And we’ve proven through this process that you can find someone who’s going to sell records all over the world. So not to make that your benchmark is a huge, huge mistake.”
Other judges like Louis Walsh are looking for other strong points in individuals such as stamina and determination.
He explained: “You have to have everything to do well in The X Factor. It’s hard work for these people.
“They don’t realise how much it’s going to take out of them to go out and do the live show. The live show is very stressful, it’s very draining, it’s a lot of hard work [and] you have to be totally into your craft.”
Although The X Factor is usually a good show this year is set to be something more special.
Britain’s Got Talent’s Shaheen to support Leona on Tour?
Leona Lewis
Rumours are rife that Simon Cowell’s latest prodigy Shaheen Jafargholi is to support Leona Lewis when she embarks on her world tour next year. The 14-date tour is believed to begin in the U.K in mid 2010 before moving on to a range of countries across the world. Leona’s smash hit “Bleeding Love” hit the number one spot in over 30 different countries winning her an army of new fans across the globe.
The common link between Shaheen and Leona is Simon Cowell. He championed Leona on the third series of X Factor in 2006, which she went on to win, and plotted her steady rise to global superstardom.
Despite not winning the Britain’s Got Talent series this year, Cowell has high hopes for the youngster from Swansea. He shot to fame earlier this year when he performed the Michael Jackson hit “Who’s Loving You?” on the hit ITV1 talent show. Shaheen was able to repeat this performance on the world stage as he was invited to perform at Michael Jackson’s memorial concert.
Very few details have been released regarding Leona’s 2010 tour except there is expected to be a Garden of Eden theme and Leon’s record company have been reported as saying “money is no object.” Fans of the Hackney singer can look forward to a blistering tour then, possibly with the added bonus of miniature singing sensation Shaheen.
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Simon Cowell preparing to quit the X Factor?
Reports are circulating that Simon Cowell is set to the leave the X Factor. It comes after speculation that the music mogul is in talks with retail Billionaire Sir Phillip Green to set up a new business venture.
Cowell’s publicist Max Clifford commented on the situation and explained that the pair have been “good friends for a long time.” He added fuel to the fire by saying “there’s a good chance they’ll be working together.”
Auditions for this year’s X Factor are already taking place up and down the country with all judges, including Cowell, taking part in the proceedings. The judging panel remains the same as last year with Danni Minogue and Cheryl Cole in the girls corner and Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell completing the picture. There has been a major change in the audition procedure this year. For the very first time, contestants are required to audition in front of a live audience, following in the format of Britain’s Got Talent.
The news of Simon Cowell’s possible departure from the ITV smash hit is not wholly surprising. As far back as last year 49-year-old Cowell was quoted as saying “It looks like I’m only going to be doing it until 2010. I’ve really felt it this year. When you do three shows a year it’s tiring and something’s got to give.”
The Britain’s Got Talent live tour, another of Cowell’s projects, is currently packing out venues across the U.K. Surprise singing sensation Susan Boyle has been an occasional fixture in the line-up having recently spent a short stay at The Priory after suffering from exhaustion. If you’re hoping to catch the show when it comes to your town, why not arrive in style in the back of one of our chauffeur driven limos? We’re offering low cost deals on limousine transport to any Britain’s Got Talent show in the country.
Simon Cowell certainly has the Midas touch when it comes to making money with a raft of lucrative projects already under his belt; this potential partnership with Green may see him break new ground in the world of business. Cowell’s never been one to shrink into the background so whether he leaves or stays at X Factor, we certainly won’t be seeing the back of him.
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