Susan Boyle


Sexing up Susan Boyle

Score one for the incredible powers of Photoshop: Harper’s Bazaar has done a photoshoot with Susan “Hairy Angel” Boyle, and we’ll be jiggered if she’s isn’t looking rather fetching. Yorkshire pudding no more!

Who broke Susan Boyle? A musical ode

Who spotted that “Boyle” rhymes so sweetly with “turmoil”? Scrappy Hood from Milk Kan, that’s who.

The Susan Boyle post we had to have

Was Susan Boyle manipulated, or were we? Tim Dunlop explores a hairy issue.

Guy Rundle: Putting Gordon Brown in a room with Susan Boyle

God I’m glad I’m not in Britain at the moment. If I woke tomorrow and found myself inexplicably in London I would get on the first Ryanair flight to Mogadishu, writes Guy Rundle.

Dream over for Susan Boyle

After all the hype, the meltdowns, and the puddings, international media sensation Susan “Hairy Angel” Boyle didn’t actually win Britain’s Got Talent. So what went wrong?

Judge: my heart bleeds for Susan Boyle

Imagine, if you will, being anonymous for 47 years of your life, and then suddenly being propelled into genuine world superstardom, writes Piers Morgan, one of the judges on Britain’s Got Talent.

The crowd has spoken: what Boyle and Werbeloff have in common

Australia’s chk-chk-boom girl and Britain’s frumpy singing sensation Susan Boyle are two bookends of the same phenomenon, argues Miranda Devine.

We’re mad about the Boyle

Her rendition of ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ from Les Misérables has had way more air time than Barack Obama’s inauguration speech. Here are the 10 craziest things said about Susan Boyle.

The Media Monitors' Top 20: Ashmore explosion sees Debus get the press

Bob Debus, Chris Evans and Sharman Stone all made rare appearances in our list of top press coverage this week.

Media briefs: Pirates capture the Australia Council’s Facebook page

Schweppes release hairy man bibs … Sun-Times cut non-union staff … PolitiFact.com wins a Pulitzer

Manipulating YouTube = priceless marketing for Britain’s Got Talent

The story of Susan Boyle is a neatly fashioned reality that, on closer examination, is cynically manipulative and deceptive.

Susan “Hairy Angel” Boyle isn’t the ugly one

Public reaction to Britain’s Got Talent breakout Susan Boyle has revelaed some ugly truths about our attitudes to women in the public spotlight.

Scottish cat lady wows Britain’s Got Talent

Simon Cowell wanted to mock Susan Boyle. But couldn’t. Despite setting her up to fail, she sang Les Mis like a champion. A quick record deal is on the way.