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Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer. She rose to fame in 2009 after appearing as a contestant on the third series of the television talent competition Britain's Got Talent, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables and finishing the show as runner-up. 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.
Boyle's debut studio album, I Dreamed a Dream (2009), 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. In her first year of fame, Boyle made £5 million (£8 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 female 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 2012, she also recorded a posthumous duet with Elvis Presley, "O Come, All Ye Faithful" for her Christmas themed album, Home for Christmas (2013). Her sixth album, Hope was released in October 2014 and followed by her seventh album, A Wonderful World (2016) before beginning a hiatus.
In 2019, for her ten-year anniversary for her career, Boyle launched 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 returned to the recording studio and announced her comeback.As of 2021, Boyle had sold 25 million records worldwide. As of May 2025, her estimated net worth was £22 million ($29.5 million).
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