Susan Boyle

Scottish singer

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April 1 2025 Susan Boyle returned to social media after a two-year absence, announcing new projects and potential music releases through an Instagram video post.
2023 Publicly announced that she had suffered a stroke the previous year, keeping a relatively low profile since the release of her album 'Ten' in 2019.
June 4 2023 Revealed her 2022 stroke during an appearance on Britain's Got Talent.
2022 Boyle suffered a stroke, which she publicly announced in 2023.
2022 Suffered a minor stroke.
2021 Her English-language cover of the Japanese folk song 'Wings To Fly' was played during the release of doves at the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony.
March 2020 Boyle began her second tour, The Ten Tour, starting in Dundee, Scotland, to promote her compilation album 'Ten'.
2019 Boyle reached the finals of America's Got Talent: The Champions, performing 'I Dreamed a Dream' but failing to finish in the top five.
2019 Celebrated a ten-year career milestone by releasing a compilation album titled 'Ten' and embarking on a tour.
2019 Commenced her 'Ten Tour', a concert tour that continued into 2020, celebrating her musical career and performances.
August 21 2019 Boyle performed on the results show of season 14 of America's Got Talent.
May 31 2019 Susan Boyle released her first compilation album 'Ten', which features a duet with Michael Ball on the track 'A Million Dreams'.
January 7 2019 Boyle performed on America's Got Talent: The Champions, singing 'Wild Horses' from her 2009 debut album and receiving a golden buzzer from judge Mel B.
September 2018 Boyle was confirmed as a contestant in America's Got Talent: The Champions, expressing her desire to win the competition.
October 2016 Boyle announced the release of her seventh studio album 'A Wonderful World'.
November 2014 Susan Boyle released her sixth album 'Hope' in the United Kingdom.
November 2014 Reported to be dating her first boyfriend, who was described as being 'around the same age' as her.
October 2014 Susan Boyle released her sixth album 'Hope' in the United States, which debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and spent 35 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.
July 23 2014 Performed 'Mull of Kintyre' at the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in front of the Queen.
April 9 2014 The documentary There's Something About Susan (titled Susan Boyle Her Secret Struggle in the US) premieres on Ovation Channel.
2013 Launched her first concert tour 'Susan Boyle in Concert', which continued into 2014, marking her initial major live performance series following her rise to fame.
2013 Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
2013 Awarded the Fans Choice Award at the Scottish Music Awards.
December 2013 Made her Asperger syndrome diagnosis public in a BBC interview.
December 12 2013 A documentary titled There's Something About Susan first airs on ITV in the UK.
December 8 2013 Boyle released a music video featuring children from the FAST program singing 'O Come All Ye Faithful' with Elvis Presley. All royalties were designated to go to Save the Children UK, with US-raised money to be donated to the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation.
November 22 2013 Boyle makes her first acting appearance as Eleanor Hopewell in the film The Christmas Candle, which is released in the US. She sings the original song 'Miracle Hymn' for the film.
October 2013 Boyle performs on Johnny Mathis' Christmas album Sending You a Little Christmas, singing a duet of 'Do You Hear What I Hear?'
October 29 2013 Boyle releases her album Home for Christmas in the US, featuring a duet with Elvis Presley singing 'O Come All Ye Faithful'.
October 28 2013 Susan Boyle was announced as a new ambassador for Save the Children UK.
October 27 2013 Performed at the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice 30th Anniversary Variety Performance at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow.
August 28 2013 Travelled with the Lothian Special Olympics Team to the Special Olympics Great Britain National Summer Games in Bath, performing at the Opening Ceremony at the Royal Crescent and handing out medals.
July 2013 Endorsed the Better Together campaign, advocating for Scotland to remain part of the United Kingdom during the 2014 independence referendum.
June 2013 Boyle donated a performance dress worn on The Oprah Show on 19 October 2010 for auction, with proceeds going to Metro Radio Newcastle England's Cash For Kids Campaign. The winning bid was £400, supporting disadvantaged children in the region.
June 13 2013 Prior to performing at the International Music Festival 'White Nights of St. Petersburg' at the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Boyle visited Children's Hospital Number 17 and presented the hospital with an anesthetic machine.
February 12 2013 Launched the Wee Box campaign for the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) in Glasgow for the third consecutive year.
2012 Susan Boyle was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her album 'The Gift' at the 54th Grammy Awards.
2012 Susan Boyle was informed that her previous diagnosis of learning disability was incorrect, and she was actually on the Autism spectrum with an IQ 'above average'.
November 2012 Boyle releases her fourth album Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage, having reportedly taken piano lessons in preparation.
October 2012 Boyle collaborates with opera star Placido Domingo on a duet of Shania Twain's 'From This Moment On' for his album Songs.
October 24 2012 Launched the Poppy Scotland appeal alongside the West of Scotland and Edinburgh Garrison Military Wives choirs on the steps of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
July 2012 Boyle donated a performance dress designed by Suzanne Neville, which she had worn during performances in Madrid (on 12 February 2010) and Paris (on 17 February 2010). The dress was auctioned, raising £6,523 for the Prince's Trust.
May 2012 Became patron of the Regal Theatre in Bathgate, the venue where she first performed 'I Dreamed a Dream'.
May 13 2012 Performed at Windsor Castle for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant, singing 'Mull of Kintyre'.
March 27 2012 The stage musical 'I Dreamed a Dream' about Susan Boyle's life opened at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle, with fans from around the world attending the opening week. The musical portrayed Boyle's life, with actress Elaine C. Smith playing her role, and Boyle making a cameo appearance.
February 21 2012 Launched the Wee Box campaign for the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) in Glasgow for the second consecutive year.
January 2012 Susan Boyle donated a performance dress worn on America's Got Talent on 31 August 2011 to The Laura McPhee Memorial Fund (Asthma) UK Charity. The dress was sold at auction for £521, helping raise awareness for the charity.
2011 Susan Boyle was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album for her album 'I Dreamed a Dream' at the 53rd Grammy Awards.
2011 Received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Scottish Variety Awards.
November 8 2011 Made her first appearance in Australia, performing on The X Factor and singing 'Autumn Leaves'.

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