Susan Boyle's winning streak has yet to be broken, as the unlikely Scottish singing sensation takes the #1 spot on the Billboard charts for the fourth consecutive week, Variety reports. Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream sold 661,000 copies (a 14% week-to-week gain) this past week (ending December 20), according to a tally from Nielsen SoundScan. Boyle's American sales have now exceeded 2.4 million within a month.
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Susan Boyle is all about the number 1s this month. Her 1st album, I Dreamed a Dream, debuted at number 1 on the charts, remained at number 1 in it's second week and, as previously reported, 'I Dreamed A Dream: The Susan Boyle Story,' which premiered exclusively on TV Guide Network on Sunday, December 13 became its #1 rated television special in history. The television special, which delivered a 1.0 coverage rating (788,500 HH) for the 8:00 p.m. telecast, also over-delivered with the network's key demos. It achieved a triple digit increase (404 percent) with persons 25-54 over the prior year, and the combined 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. telecasts reached 4.1 million households and 4.8 million viewers (p18+). The historic ratings performance indicates positive momentum for TV Guide Network, as it undergoes a major transformation to become the destination for premier entertainment programming.
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As previously reported, hot off the heels of her highly anticipated CD, which has become the most pre-ordered album of all-time, Susan Boyle, starred in an original one-hour television special exclusively on TV Guide Network.
During the special, she sang a duet of 'I Know Him So Well' from CHESS with Elaine Paige and we've got the clip!
As previously reported, hot off the heels of her highly anticipated CD, which has become the most pre-ordered album of all-time, Susan Boyle, starred in an original one-hour television special exclusively on TV Guide Network.
The Daily Star is reporting that Susan Boyle has canceled her upcoming publicity tour in Canada. Boyle was scheduled to perform in Toronto on December 21, after previously postponing a trip to the Canadian city in November. According to the reports, the record label made a decision to cancel the dates in Canada to 'to allow more time between international promotional trips.' It's expected the British sensation, who recently performed in the USA and France, will make a stop on Canadian soil in 2010, though details are yet to be confirmed.
Hot off the heels of her highly anticipated CD which has become the most pre-ordered album of all-time, Susan Boyle, the global music sensation who recently captured the hearts of fans around the world, will star in an original one-hour television special exclusively on TV Guide Network. The worldwide premiere of 'I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story' airs on Sunday, December 13 at 9:00 p.m. on ITV1 in the UK, followed by the exclusive North American premiere on TV Guide Network at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Hot off the heels of her highly anticipated CD which has become the most pre-ordered album of all-time, Susan Boyle, the global music sensation who recently captured the hearts of fans around the world, will star in an original one-hour television special exclusively on TV Guide Network. The worldwide premiere of 'I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story' airs on Sunday, December 13 at 9:00 p.m. on ITV1 in the UK, followed by the exclusive North American premiere on TV Guide Network at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Susan Boyle, runner up in the British television show 'Britain's Got Talent' has set the record for the fastest selling debut album in the United Kingdom. The album, I Dreamed a Dream, sold more than 410,000 copies in its first week. The first single from the album, Wild Horses, debuted at number 9 on the charts.
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Susan Boyle, runner up on the popular British television show 'Britain's Got Talent,' is rumored to have been invited to perform for President Barack Obama and the First Lady, Michelle Obama. The event will be a 'small, intimate gathering' honoring Michelle Obama's 46th birthday. The event will take place at the White House on January 17th. Michelle and Barack Obama are both known to be big Susan Boyle fans.
Susan Boyle's debut album 'I Dreamed A Dream' has topped the UK album charts for the second week in a row, according to the Official Charts Company. The album has sold over 700,000 copies in just two weeks, and is already the third best-selling of the year after becoming the largest global CD pre-order in the 14-year history of Amazon.com.
Susan Boyle, runner up in the British television show 'Britain's Got Talent' has set the record for the fastest selling debut album in the United Kingdom. The album, I Dreamed a Dream, sold more than 410,000 copies in its first week. The first single from the album, Wild Horses, debuted at number 9 on the charts.
The Hollywood Reporter has printed that Simon Cowell, of American Idol and The X Factor fame, will be launching The X Factor talent show in Las Vegas in a global pay-per-view Internet venture with British retail billionaire Philip Green.
Susan Boyle, runner up in the British television show 'Britain's Got Talent' has set the record for the fastest selling debut album in the United Kingdom. The album, I Dreamed a Dream, sold more than 410,000 copies in its first week. The first single from the album, Wild Horses, debuted at number 9 on the charts.
Susan Boyle, runner up on the latest season of the television show Britain's Got Talent, is set to have the best selling album of the year after selling 134,000 copies in 24 hours. The singer is expected to sell 400,000 albums this week, its first week of release. Her album is expected to be the highest selling album of the year thus far.
Hot off the heels of her highly anticipated CD which has become the most pre-ordered album of all-time, Susan Boyle, the global music sensation who recently captured the hearts of fans around the world, will star in an original one-hour television special exclusively on TV Guide Network. The worldwide premiere of 'I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story' airs on Sunday, December 13 at 9:00 p.m. on ITV1 in the UK, followed by the exclusive North American premiere on TV Guide Network at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Susan Boyle appeared on the Today Show on Monday, November 23, 2009 in New York's Rockefeller Plaza to sing to promote her debut album I Dreamed a Dream which is being released this week. The show was Susan's first public performance in the USA.
