Susan Boyle

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As the release date for Susan Boyle’s new album,  Someone To Watch Over Me, comes ever closer (November 7th, 2011), Susan has been busy promoting her new album.

This Friday at 9pm, ITV will be airing the document Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar. The presenter, Osca Humphreys, spent three months with Susan, which I am told has resulted in a truly personal view of Susan and her life. The documentary is an hour long and during the filming Susan openly talks about her hopes and fears, her fans, and  what her ideal man would be like. She admits that she is sometimes lonely:

“I would be lying if I said otherwise. I often say how lonely I am. You feel it sometimes at night. You just hope the job that you’ve got wins you new friends and maybe one day that vital person.”

Last Sunday, Susan was exclusively interviewed by Eleanor Mills for the  Sunday Times Magazine. Susan talked about her life and a recently found fame.

Susan has also been interviewed by OK! Magazine, which  is out from today (1st November) in the UK.

In addition, Susan has appearances planned in the US. She has flown to New York to perform on The View and The Today Show, then its off to LA to meet up with her friend and supporter Piers Morgan, to be interviewed by him on his CNN show.

After that, Susan is off to Australia to perform on The X Factor and meet fans, and maybe, fingers crossed, get chance to do some sightseeing.

Dates for your diary:

• Friday 4th November: Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar, 9pm ITV1
• Sunday 6th November: Sunday Mirror Interview
• Sunday 6th November: Paul O’Grady BBC Radio 2 Interview
• Sunday 6th November: Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar (repeat), 5pm ITV1
• Monday 7th November: Someone To Watch Over Me release date
• Monday 7th November: The Alan Titchmarsh Show, ITV1
• Monday 14th November: Big Issue Susan Boyle interview published

A programme / documentary is to be made for both UK and American TV about Susan Boyle. The documentary will be an hour long, is entitled I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story, and will be shown by the TV Guide Network in the US and ITV in the UK. The documentary’s producer is Simon Cowell, whose company SyCo TV is behind the production.

Ryan O?Hara, the president of the TV Guide has said “Susan Boyle is one of those rare personalities who has captivated millions of fans around the world with her undeniable vocal talent and incredible life story.

“For the first time ever, fans will have an opportunity to see Susan Boyle shine on stage in her own spotlight, witness amazing musical performances in a concert setting, as well as gain insight into the challenges she overcame as she rose to an international phenomenon.”

The programme will feature Susan singing, plus interviews with her friends, celebrities who admire her and Simon Cowell, the creator of “Britain’s Got Talent”.

The programme will track Susan’s journey from church volunteer from Blackburn in Scotland, to the super celebrity which she has now reached.

I Dreamed A Dream – The Susan Boyle Story will premiere Sunday, December 13 on ITV1 in the UK and TV Guide in the US.

In other news, Susan Boyle’s debut album, “I Dreamed a Dream”,? is likely to become the fastest-selling album of 2009, after it smashed its first day sales targets. In particular, there have been a large number of purchases made in Scotland, where Susan fans have been keen to support their fellow Scot -? HMV have had to double their stock of the album in the last few days to meet the Scottish demand.

Margaret Alexander, 52, from Edinburgh, told The Scotsman that she never normally went into High Street music stores. “But you’ve got to back your own, haven’t you?” she said.

The Rolling Stones have also reissued their version of “Wild Horses” after Susan’s version was shown on the X Factor in the UK.