Perez Hilton, the celebrity blogger, apparently has an audio copy of Susan singing “Wild Horses” and the track is expected to be shared online – presumably with the blessing of the record company.

Susan’s voice is said to be astonishingly good on the track, which is one of the tracks on her debut album.

Other tracks have been reported to include “You’ll See”, originally made famous by Madonna, and of course “I Dreamed a Dream” -? but the full track listing is not yet available.

Cowell, who was being interviewed by fellow judge Amanda Holden, spoke about Susan, describing her breakdown as “scary”.

He said: “I think at the point where she (Susan) didn’t win, she was afraid everything would be taken away from her and she was going to go back to that little house. She didn’t want to go back to that life.”

He continued: “We’re used to it (the fame). They’re not.”

However, Simon is sure that Susan Boyle’s latest album will be a huge seller. He said: “After all the dust settled, she was happy. She is stunning on record.

“She’s going to sell millions of records this year.”

He also confirmed that Susan will be singing a Rolling Stones song on her album, and revealed that Susan was so happy with the results that she burst into tears when she heard it.

This photo, or another taken during the same shoot, will feature on the album cover, according to the Daily Mirror.

Meanwhile, another song rumoured to be on the album is a cover of Madonna’s 1995 track “You’ll See”.

A source told The Sun: “Susan chose it herself – it’s a song she has loved for years.

“She sang it at auditions for TV shows and music contests when she used to be cruelly turned away by people.

“At the end, when she was sometimes reduced to tears, she used to say, ‘You’ll See’.

“And she’s proof she can do it now as one of the most famous women in the world.”

In order to help Susan prepare for life on the road to promote her CD, both she and Pebbles, her cat, received a makeover, with Ms Boyle receiving a private shopping treat at Harrods in London.

According to reports, she purchased six designer dresses before subsequently going? to Suzanne Neville?s nearby boutique. Pebbles, meanwhile, received the full works at a top pet salon.

A source told The Mirror: ?Susan was very excited.

?She had never been to Harrods and they treated her like royalty. She was ushered into a private area and given personal shoppers.?

I expect Susan was more appreciative of the pampering than Pebbles.

One of Susan’s biggest fans, Misti in Seattle, said: “The CD was #2 yesterday but skyrocketed up and is now #1 !!! Yay Susan! Yay SusaFans!

“But amazon.com has been limiting to three the number that people can buy. Glad I got my order in before this as I ordered four! ”

In the UK, I think we must be a little more reserved about buying albums before their official release. On Amazon.co.uk, Susan’s album, at the time of writing, was at number 34.

Number one on the chart currently is Whitney Houston?s? “I Look to You”. However, Susan’s album is placed above the remastered Beatles album, “Abbey Road”.

The complete track listing is currently a mystery, but will no doubt contain “I Dreamed a Dream” as that is the name of the album. Other tracks thought to be listed include “Cry Me a River” and a Rolling Stones cover song. “Memory” might also appear, as Susan also sang that song on Britain’s Got Talent.

It is also not known which track will be the debut single, but “I Dreamed a Dream” is a likely choice.

Susan’s fans are hoping that Susan will get the Christmas number one spot for both her album and her single, making a fairy tale ending to the year for our favourite Scottish songstress.

If you want to be first in the queue (or line for my American friends) you can pre-order the album from www.play.com. The price is ?8.50, but this includes free shipping to the UK and Europe.

Play.com do not ship outside of Europe.

However, for my American friends, Amazon.com have now made Susan Boyle’s CD available for pre-order at $9.99 (see ad on the left or click here to reserve your copy at the special pre-order price).

She is planning to sing at a number of public events in America, before releasing her album at the end of November. It is thought that Susan’s debut album will hit number one worldwide.

Simon Cowell believes that the US market is the most lucrative to Susan, so most of her efforts will be concentrated there.

A source told The Mirror: “We are really pleased with how she is doing and the album is now well on the way to being finished.

“Susan will be flying to America in November to give her fans there a treat for Thanksgiving. Initially there were plans for a single, but now it seems to be all about an album.”

Well Susan, from the correspondence I’ve been receiving I know that the Americans just **can’t wait** for you to get there!

(A note for my American friends and other visitors from outside the UK. A council house is a house owned by the local council or district authority. Previous government legislation gave council house tenants the “right to buy” their council houses at a reduced market value dependent upon how long they had lived in the house.)

Gerry Boyle, Susan’s big brother, told the Daily Record: “Susan walked into the local council office and told them that although she was living in London, she didn’t want them to rent her house to anyone else.

“I think people were a bit shocked to see her but they told her they had no plans to let it go to anyone else – and now she wants to buy it. She will never forget her roots.”

Gerry also added : “She has been given a mobile phone for the first time but can only make calls. She hasn’t got her head round texting yet.”

Gerry also told The Scotsman that Simon Cowell has had Susan Boyle’s cat, Pebbles, transported to her luxury Kensington flat and has given her a credit card so she can go shopping. Susan has had fun buying new clothes, getting her teeth whitened (we know Mr Cowell is an advocate of cosmetic dentistry) and she has a personal assistant called Julia.

It is also rumoured that Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is helping Simon Cowell and Susan put together her new album.

Susan told Gerry about meeting her idol Elaine Paige for the first time: “It was fantastic to be on TV with Elaine,. When I watched the interview back I felt like a megastar for the first time. I can’t believe how much my life has changed in the past few weeks. I am so happy.”

However, Susan has also expressed fear about her life going back to the way it was previously, asking: “What happens if it all stops?”

I received this email from a Susan Boyle fan called Marg.

Hi,
I had heard so much about Susan coming to America to sing for the president on July 4th. It seems like that just went away. Now that the 4th has come and gone, did or didn’t it happen? I’m thinking not.

Also, now that the tour is over, what is happening with Susan now? Is she going to go on tour herself? I know she’s working on an album with Simon Cowell, but he said that may take some time. Is she going to be doing any personal appearances while she’s working on the album. I would hate to see her just disappear now. So many of us just want to see her perform. Do you have any knowledge of what’s going on with her now?

Thanks!

So I’ll answer the email as best I can.

In regards to July 4th, it would appear that Susan did not sing for the president. Indeed, she was still on the Britain’s Got Talent Live Tour and performed in Bournemouth on July 5th. She has also started laying down tracks for her CD, so I very much doubt she jetted off to the US for July 4th to return for the BGT tour on the afternoon of July 5th.

So, how did this rumour come about, and how come it came to be on this website that I write? Well, let me give you an explanation of what happened with a different Susan Boyle rumour.

1. Perez Hilton blogged that Susan Boyle was to be given a cameo role in Ugly Betty. Perez Hilton is unlikely to have just made this up – presumably one of his showbiz friends tipped him off, but the tip off turned out to be untrue.
2. Somebody in the UK press read Perez’s blog and thought, now here’s a story! Let’s put it in the paper and sell lots of copies, because everyone is interested in Susan Boyle.
3. All the other newspapers copy the report, rewriting it in their own words, because noone wants to miss out on story. Here, I put my hand up and say that I am guilty of this aswell.
4. A spokesperson for Susan Boyle replies, when asked the question: “Is Susan Boyle going to appear in Ugly Betty?”, that Susan Boyle has had lots of offers. I’m sure she has, and this retort neatly sidesteps the question. Perhaps the spokesperson isn’t privy to all the offers that have been made to Susan and doesn’t really want to reply: “I don’t know, ask her manager”.
5. A prudent reporter contacts ABC, who deny that an offer has been made to Susan Boyle.
6. Perez Hilton corrects his blog. I correct this website.
7. End of rumour.

So, I don’t know where the July 4th rumour came from, but it probably followed a similar route, then it was forgotten about and July 4th came and went without many people realising, except for sharp-eyed Marg, that Susan Boyle never sang for The President.

In answer to the rest of the points in Marg’s email, I’m reasonably sure that Susan Boyle is laying down tracks for her CD now. Simon Cowell has been quoted as saying in The People: “She sounds fantastic on record.

“She’s so good, the album is not just going to be show tunes. We’re going to take our time with this.”

As for personal appearances and a tour, the honest answer is that I have no idea. I would be very surprised if Susan does not make a trip to the US to promote her CD, especially as the Americans in particular are so in love with her.

Nevertheless, we can’t forget that Susan has also stayed in a mental health clinic since being thrown into the public spotlight, so in her best interests, the gently, gently approach that is being taken with her should continue.? We do not want to damage this lovely lady with our voracious appetite for her.

Susan Boyle to duet with Paul Potts?

Simon Cowell is reportedly hatching a plot to get Paul Potts and Susan Boyle to sing a duet together. Paul Potts, who won the “Britain’s Got Talent” competition two years ago, achieved success on YouTube in a similar way to Susan Boyle.

Simon Cowell apparently thinks that there would be great potential in getting the two Britain’s Got Talent stars to perform together. Simon Cowell is currently planning a film called “Star Struck” based on Potts’ success story. Now a source close to Cowell reports that the producer is considering a duets CD between Boyle and Potts, a former mobile phone salesman who previously astounded audiences with his amazing voice.

Simon Cowell’s representatives have not commented on these rumours. However, Simon has said that he believes Susan Boyle is destined for great things. “I’m thrilled to bits for her That’s why I love making these shows,” said Cowell. “You can’t plan for it.”

An unlikely success, Susan Boyle’s frumpy appearance provoked sniggers and aneyeroll from Simon Cowell when she first stepped onto the stage of “Britain’s Got Talent.” However, when she opened her mouth to sing it was a different matter and the rest, as they say,is history.

Simon Cowell’s representatives have not commented on these rumours. However, Simon has said that he believes Susan Boyle is destined for great things. “I’m thrilled to bits for her That’s why I love making these shows,” said Cowell. “You can’t plan for it.”

An unlikely success, Susan Boyle’s frumpy appearance provoked sniggers and aneyeroll from Simon Cowell when she first stepped onto the stage of “Britain’s Got Talent.” However, when she opened her mouth to sing it was a different matter and the rest, as they say,is history.