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Susan Boyle and Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli and Susan Boyle

Opera singer Andrea Bocelli is set to sing a duet with Susan Boyle

Susan – whose recent debut album ‘I Dreamed a Dream‘ is the fastest-selling debut LP ever released by a woman. Now Susan is going to team up with Italian operatic legend Andrea Bocelli in a new talent show for TV

‘Pop Star to Opera Star’ is the ITV1 show where the pair will join together. Artists will compete against each other in the format I am sure we are all used to by singing classical arias.

A source told The Sun newspaper: “Susan has held Andrea off the top of the US charts for weeks – it’s incredible. But he holds no grudges, he joked that he ‘must sing with this amazing woman.’ “Andrea has been kept off the top of the US charts for weeks by Susan, but he holds no grudges, he even joked he ‘must sing with this amazing woman.’

The pair are almost certainly to duet the Grammy-nominated songs – ‘Time To Say Goodbye‘ or ‘The Prayer‘

Lucky Susan has already fulfilled a lifelong dream by performing with Elaine Paige – Susan’s Idle

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Susan Boyle Security Scare

Magnificent: Susan Boyle performed a triumphant new version of I Dreamed a Dream at the final but it was not quite enough to win the public vote for the top prize

Susan Boyle is going to step up security at her home in Scotland after the amazing singer was disturbed by intruders in her garden as she enjoyed her Christmas break.
Susan spotted two people creeping around her back garden late in the  night – luckily they fled when she opened the curtains.

Her elder brother Gerry is now trying to urge her to consider moving to a more secure area.
He says, “I hate to think what might have happened if they had broken into the house when she was on her own. They could have had knives on them or anything. “Susan rang me to tell me she’d had intruders like it was an everyday occurrence.

“She hadn’t mentioned the incident to anyone or even reported it to the police. When she casually dropped it into the conversation I was really shocked. This can’t go on any longer. She now has to realise that living in this small house is no longer suitable and more importantly not safe for her”.
Meanwhile, concerned sibling Gerry insists there is nothing in his sister’s home that’s worth taking and that Susan has installed a panic alarm that connects her straight to the local police. This incident comes after Simon Cowell hired security guards for the singer in November

He adds, “At present she has not seen a penny of her fortune but knows it will soon be coming her way. The problem is she can’t get her head round the extreme wealth that is coming and the implications for her future. “People will think because she is about to become very rich she will have all kinds of valuables scattered around the house.

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Susan Boyle for bond ?

Susan Boyle for Bond theme?

The title is I Dreamed A Dream and it would seem to be true, as not only is she on track for this year’s best selling album in the world, she is hotly tipped to be singing the next James Bond theme.

Susan is said to be elated at the prospect of singing for the movie, which stars Daniel Craig and is due out in 2011. It would certainly be another good notch on her amazing rise and she would join previous stars Shirley Bassey’s “Goldfinger”, “Diamonds Are Forever”, and “Moonraker”, Duran Duran’s “A View To A Kill”, Nancy Sinatra’s “You Only Live Twice”, Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die”, Tina Turner’s “GoldenEye”, Carly Simon’s “Nobody Does it Better”, Garbage’s “The World Is Not Enough”, Sheena Easton’s “For Your Eyes Only” and Madonna’s “Die Another Day”".

The composed of the classic 007 music we all know, Monty Norman thinks Susan would be a “great” choice.
He said: “They’ll think seriously because she’s got the right kind of sweeping voice”.

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Paul Henry sorry for calling Susan Boyle retarded

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Paul Henry a high-profile New Zealand television presenter has branded singing sensation Susan Boyle a “retard”.

The state-owned “Television New Zealand” presenter has been force to apologise after receiving a flood of complaints about the incidental. Paul later went on to say he never intended to offend people with disabilities.

“I am sorry that some people have taken what I said in a way that I never intended,” Henry said.

On the show Paul quoted a article in which it said Susan Boyle was “starved of oxygen at birth and suffered an intellectual disability”.

“If you look at her carefully, you can make it out,” Henry told viewers.

“Here’s the really interesting revelation: she is in fact retarded.”

Anthony Flannery is in charge of Television New Zealand’s news and current affairs, stated “Paul’s comment had overstepped the mark and we apologise to those who were hurt and distressed by it”.

“I Dreamed A Dream” rocketed to the number one spot and became the best-selling debut album in British chart history this month – not bad for a retard hey Paul and definitely more than you will ever do.

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Susan Boyle has reached number one

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Susan Boyle has reached number one in the US and European album charts as expected with her amazing “I Dreamed a Dream”.

Susan is said have already made £5million in under to weeks from 3.5m sales world wide of her début album of the same name.

It is the best US opening for any female artist’s début album, and the second best overall, since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991

Susan’s original appearance on the talent show that launched her onto world wide fame has been viewed over 300 million times today just on YouTube and she went on to attracted an army of celebrity followers including Demi Moore.

Her newest fan comes a bit of a surprise – 50 Cent, the 34-year-old rapper who was shot nine times before finding fame, is the latest celebrity to praise Boyle.

“Susan Boyle is hot right now. I got to get her on a track, for real. We’d make a hit,” he told the Daily Mirror.

“Everyone is talking about her, the lady from Britain’s Got Talent.

“She’s got an amazing voice, and together we’d get everyone dancing. I’m always looking to do something new and she’s cool, so I’ll ask somebody to let her know.”

He added: “I’d love to take her clubbing, show her around my world. She’d have a great time.”

Susan Boyle X Factor 22-11

Magnificent: Susan Boyle performed a triumphant new version of I Dreamed a Dream at the final but it was not quite enough to win the public vote for the top prize

Susan Boyle performed an amazing performance of her single ‘Wild Horses‘ to a stunned X factor crowed and received a standing ovation from everyone. Susan showed a bit of her usual charm an wit to as well to Dermot O’Leary – which can sometimes unnerve even the coolest of cats Simon Cowell. Susan also looked great – much better than Sharon Osbourne ever has – well done Susan

Check out Susan’s stunning version below

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Susan Boyle online order record

Magnificent: Susan Boyle performed a triumphant new version of I Dreamed a Dream at the final but it was not quite enough to win the public vote for the top prize

I Dreamed A Dream – Susan Boyle’s upcoming debut album has received the largest ever global pre-orders in Amazons history.

Susan’s album which will be release on November 23 is set to sell millions all over the world.

“Just eight months ago, no-one was aware of the talents of Susan Boyle. Now, she has generated more Amazon pre-order CD sales globally than any other artist,” Julian Monaghan said.

“That is an incredible achievement and is testament to the fact that she has captured the hearts of people all over Britain, America and the rest of the world.”

Columbia Records Chairman Steve Barnett added: “One of the things that is so unique about Susan Boyle is her ability to touch people around the world. We’re excited that I Dreamed A Dream holds the new record for global pre-orders and that Amazon’s customers have supported her album in this way.”

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Susan Boyle Security

Susan Boyle

Security around Susan Boyle has be increased by Simon Cowell due to fears about a crazy fan who has become “obsessed” with the Britain‘s Got Talent star.

Susan has been inundated by letters from an crazed American woman who has even turned up at Susan’s home in Scotland.

“Simon is not taking any chances,” a source told The Sun. “This woman is constantly following Susan around the world. It is a middle-aged American woman who has become obsessed with her.

“At first, people thought it was no more than a nuisance. But after what happened to Leona Lewis, who was punched at a recent book signing, everyone is taking extra precautions.”

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