What Became Of Susan Boyle, The Sensation Who Captivated The World With Her Performance Of ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ On Britain’S Got Talent? She Sold 25 Million Albums, Authored A Book, And Toured The Globe, Yet She Continues To Reside In The Same House Where She Grew Up.
- Boyle had a stroke in 2022, which affected her speech and singing abilities, but she worked hard to get better, and returned to perform on Britain’s Got Talent again last year
- Despite her stardom, the singer still lives in her childhood home in Scotland – she reportedly bought the semi-detached ex-council house next door to merge it with her original house
Hailing from Blackburn, West Lothian in Scotland, she grew up in a musical family, singing from the age of 12, according to The Guardian.
So what’s Susan Boyle been up to all these years since that fateful audition?
Susan Boyle has performed in the US
In April 2009, Boyle, now 63, made her debut on American television, performing “I Dreamed a Dream” on CBS’ The Early Show. This performance, her first in the US, led to her returning there just a few months later, in November, to promote her first studio album – aptly titled after the Les Misérables song that catapulted her to fame.
She recorded eight albums, selling over 25 million copies
She did her own tours twice
The Scottish singer took her music on the road, including an initial tour with fellow Britain’s Got Talent finalists in 2009. Later, she headlined her own tour, Susan Boyle in Concert, which ran from 2013 to 2014, and The Ten Tour in March 2020.
She wrote an autobiography
She’s been on America’s Got Talent
Over the years, she made several appearances on America’s Got Talent, culminating in her participation in America’s Got Talent: The Champions in 2019.
“It was fantastic to come back to America and compete on America’s Got Talent: The Champions. Britain’s Got Talent changed my life for the better, and I thought it would be fun to come back and try and win a competition,” she told Forbes.
She suffered a stroke
Boyle’s health has been a subject of concern in recent years. In April 2022, she suffered a stroke, which she publicly discussed in June 2023 following another appearance on Britain’s Got Talent.
Despite the challenges posed by the stroke – which, according to Today, affected her speech and singing abilities – Boyle took to social media to share her journey of recovery, emphasising her determination to return to the stage.
She still lives in her childhood home
Despite her success and wealth, Boyle continues to live in her childhood home in West Lothian – she even reportedly bought the semi-detached ex-council house next door for £111,000 (US$140,000), with plans to merge it with her original home to create her dream residence.
