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'''Susan Boyle''' (b. 1961) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] church volunteer and amateur singer who came to public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the [[Britain's Got Talent (series 3)|third series]] of ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7999727.stm |title=Talent show singer is online hit |work=BBC News |date=2009-04-15 |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> Boyle leapt to almost immediate global fame when she sang "[[I Dreamed a Dream]]" from ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' in the competition's first round.<ref name="washington1">{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041502577_2.html |title=The Scot Heard Round the World |work=[[The Washington Post]] |first=Mary |last=Jordan |page=A-8 |date=2009-04-14 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref>  

{{OMG250}}'''Susan Boyle''' (b. 1961) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] church volunteer and amateur singer who came to public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the [[Britain's Got Talent (series 3)|third series]] of ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7999727.stm |title=Talent show singer is online hit |work=BBC News |date=2009-04-15 |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> Boyle leapt to almost immediate global fame when she sang "[[I Dreamed a Dream]]" from ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' in the competition's first round.<ref name="washington1">{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041502577_2.html |title=The Scot Heard Round the World |work=[[The Washington Post]] |first=Mary |last=Jordan |page=A-8 |date=2009-04-14 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref>  

Before she sang, both the audience and the judges had expressed scepticism based on her age and what was seen as a somewhat plain, unprofessional appearance. In contrast, her vocal performance was so well received that she has been dubbed "The Woman Who Shut Up [[Simon Cowell]]".<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7332570&page=1</ref> She received a standing ovation from the live audience, attracting yes-votes from Cowell and [[Amanda Holden]], and the "biggest yes I have ever given anybody" from [[Piers Morgan]]. The original talent show and audition was recorded in Scotland in January 2009. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=7ea5b582-4361-49a9-9eb9-ea2c1e8193c5 |title='Fox news, Simon Cowell interview' |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref>

Before she sang, both the audience and the judges had expressed scepticism based on her age and what was seen as a somewhat plain, unprofessional appearance. In contrast, her vocal performance was so well received that she has been dubbed "The Woman Who Shut Up [[Simon Cowell]]".<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7332570&page=1</ref> She received a standing ovation from the live audience, attracting yes-votes from Cowell and [[Amanda Holden]], and the "biggest yes I have ever given anybody" from [[Piers Morgan]]. The original talent show and audition was recorded in Scotland in January 2009. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=7ea5b582-4361-49a9-9eb9-ea2c1e8193c5 |title='Fox news, Simon Cowell interview' |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref>

The juxtaposition of the reception to her voice with the audience's first impression of her triggered global interest. Articles about her appeared in newspapers all over the world, while millions watched a [[YouTube]] video of her performance in the first few days. Cowell is reported to be setting up a contract with Boyle with his [[Syco|Syco Music]] company label, a subsidiary of Sony Music.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30226936 |title='Never Been Kissed' Singer, 47, Wows Cowell |work=MSNBC News |date=2009-04-15 |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref>

The juxtaposition of the reception to her voice with the audience's first impression of her triggered global interest. Articles about her appeared in newspapers all over the world, while millions watched a [[YouTube]] video of her performance in the first few days. Cowell is reported to be setting up a contract with Boyle with his [[Syco|Syco Music]] company label, a subsidiary of Sony Music.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30226936 |title='Never Been Kissed' Singer, 47, Wows Cowell |work=MSNBC News |date=2009-04-15 |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref>

 

==Personal life==

==Personal life==

Boyle is the youngest of nine children and lives in [[Blackburn, West Lothian|Blackburn]] with her ten-year-old [[cat]], Pebbles.<ref name=AP/> Boyle suffered [[Childbirth#Intrapartum_asphyxia|oxygen deprivation during birth]], resulting in learning disabilities.<ref name="mirror"/> Her classmates teased her because of this and her appearance.<ref name="mirror">{{cite news |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/04/12/singing-was-my-escape-from-bullies-115875-21272894/ |title=Britain's Got Talent: Singing sensation Susan Boyle sang to escape the bullies |work=The Daily Mirror |first=Lara |last=Gould |date=2009-04-12 |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> Oxygen deprivation is a rare complication of childbirth, but is associated with both [[developmental delay]]s and an increased risk of [[cerebral palsy]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Paneth N |title=The causes of cerebral palsy. Recent evidence |journal=Clin Invest Med |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=95–102 |year=1993 |month=April |pmid=8513618}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=van Handel M, Swaab H, de Vries LS, Jongmans MJ |title=Long-term cognitive and behavioral consequences of neonatal encephalopathy following perinatal asphyxia: a review |journal=Eur. J. Pediatr. |volume=166 |issue=7 |pages=645–54 |year=2007 |month=July |pmid=17426984 |pmc=1914268 |doi=10.1007/s00431-007-0437-8 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00431-007-0437-8}}</ref>

Boyle is the youngest of nine children and lives in [[Blackburn, West Lothian|Blackburn]] with her ten-year-old [[cat]], Pebbles.<ref name=AP/> Boyle suffered [[Childbirth#Intrapartum_asphyxia|oxygen deprivation during birth]], resulting in learning disabilities.<ref name="mirror"/> Her classmates teased her because of this and her appearance.<ref name="mirror">{{cite news |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/04/12/singing-was-my-escape-from-bullies-115875-21272894/ |title=Britain's Got Talent: Singing sensation Susan Boyle sang to escape the bullies |work=The Daily Mirror |first=Lara |last=Gould |date=2009-04-12 |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> Oxygen deprivation is a rare complication of childbirth, but is associated with both [[developmental delay]]s and an increased risk of [[cerebral palsy]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Paneth N |title=The causes of cerebral palsy. Recent evidence |journal=Clin Invest Med |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=95–102 |year=1993 |month=April |pmid=8513618}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=van Handel M, Swaab H, de Vries LS, Jongmans MJ |title=Long-term cognitive and behavioral consequences of neonatal encephalopathy following perinatal asphyxia: a review |journal=Eur. J. Pediatr. |volume=166 |issue=7 |pages=645–54 |year=2007 |month=July |pmid=17426984 |pmc=1914268 |doi=10.1007/s00431-007-0437-8 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00431-007-0437-8}}</ref>

Several British newspapers commented that Boyle's success seemed to have particular resonance in the [[United States]]. Writing in ''[[The Scotsman]]'' Craig Brown quoted a U.S. entertainment correspondent who compared Boyle's story to the [[American Dream]], in that it represented talent overcoming adversity and poverty.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/A-dream-comes-true-as.5179534.jp |title=A dream comes true as singer Susan becomes instant hit with American fans |work=[[The Scotsman]] |first=Craig |last=Brown |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> The [[Associated Press]] described this as Boyle's "hardscrabble story", dwelling on her modest lifestyle and what they saw as urban deprivation in her home town.<ref name=AP>{{cite news |url=http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/16/eu-britain-singing-sensation-041609/?features&zIndex=83424 |title=Singing 'spinster' strikes chord in talent contest |work=Associated Press ''via'' SignonSanDiego.com |first=Ben |last=McConville |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> Similarly, ''[[The Independent]]'' New York correspondent David Usborne wrote that America is a country that will always respond to "the fairy tale where the apparently unprepossessing suddenly becomes pretty, from [[Shrek]] to [[My Fair Lady]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/dreams-come-true-for-overnight-star-1669952.html |title=Dreams come true for overnight star |work=[[The Independent]] |first=David |last=Usborne |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> [[Piers Morgan]], one of the show's judges, also commented on the unusual power this story seemed to have in the U.S., stating that "Americans can be very moved by this sort of thing." He likened Boyle's rise to fame from poverty and obscurity to that of the fictional boxer [[Rocky Balboa]], who was the subject of a series of Hollywood films.<ref name=LAtimes>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-susan-boyle17-2009apr17,0,2767635.story |title=Talent trumps all for YouTube sensation Susan Boyle |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Scott |last=Collins |coauthors=Stobart, Janet |date=2009-04-17 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref>

Several British newspapers commented that Boyle's success seemed to have particular resonance in the [[United States]]. Writing in ''[[The Scotsman]]'' Craig Brown quoted a U.S. entertainment correspondent who compared Boyle's story to the [[American Dream]], in that it represented talent overcoming adversity and poverty.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/A-dream-comes-true-as.5179534.jp |title=A dream comes true as singer Susan becomes instant hit with American fans |work=[[The Scotsman]] |first=Craig |last=Brown |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> The [[Associated Press]] described this as Boyle's "hardscrabble story", dwelling on her modest lifestyle and what they saw as urban deprivation in her home town.<ref name=AP>{{cite news |url=http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/16/eu-britain-singing-sensation-041609/?features&zIndex=83424 |title=Singing 'spinster' strikes chord in talent contest |work=Associated Press ''via'' SignonSanDiego.com |first=Ben |last=McConville |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> Similarly, ''[[The Independent]]'' New York correspondent David Usborne wrote that America is a country that will always respond to "the fairy tale where the apparently unprepossessing suddenly becomes pretty, from [[Shrek]] to [[My Fair Lady]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/dreams-come-true-for-overnight-star-1669952.html |title=Dreams come true for overnight star |work=[[The Independent]] |first=David |last=Usborne |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> [[Piers Morgan]], one of the show's judges, also commented on the unusual power this story seemed to have in the U.S., stating that "Americans can be very moved by this sort of thing." He likened Boyle's rise to fame from poverty and obscurity to that of the fictional boxer [[Rocky Balboa]], who was the subject of a series of Hollywood films.<ref name=LAtimes>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-susan-boyle17-2009apr17,0,2767635.story |title=Talent trumps all for YouTube sensation Susan Boyle |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Scott |last=Collins |coauthors=Stobart, Janet |date=2009-04-17 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref>

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