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Susan Boyle joins industry leader, public servant and academic to receive honorary degree from Queen Margaret University
Edinburgh, 28 June 2012 : Susan Boyle is to receive an honorary doctorate in recognition of her contribution to the creative industries, from Queen Margaret University (QMU), the institution where she once studied towards a Certificate of Higher Education for Carers.
At a summer graduation ceremony in Edinburgh to be held on 6 July 2012, QMU founding chancellor Sir Tom Farmer will confer the Degree of Doctor of the University, Honoris Causa, on musical performer Susan Boyle; the eminent developmental psychologist Professor Colwyn Trevarthen; leading hotelier and hospitality industry champion Norman Springford and Professor Ian Percy CBE, former chair of QMU’s board of governors. Each honorary graduate is recognised for the relevance of their work to society at large, reflecting the university’s own commitment to enhancing lives in the communities it serves.
Brought up in Blackburn West Lothian where she still lives today, Susan Boyle achieved international fame with her television debut in 2009 when she sang ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from Les Miserables on Britain’s Got Talent. That performance alone has since been watched by over 500 million people worldwide and she is now a global phenomenon whose achievements in the face of adversity have become an inspiration to others.
Her first album, I Dreamed a Dream, was the fastest-selling debut album of all time. With the release of two further albums she has since sold over 18 million albums worldwide, and had over 120 platinum and gold albums across 38 countries. She was the first female artist to have two number one albums simultaneously in the UK and USA twice within 12 months in the history of the charts. Only the Beatles and The Monkees have achieved the same.
She has performed for Pope Benedict XVI and Queen Elizabeth II, and performed on TV in the UK, USA, Australia, Ireland, and Japan. She has also performed live on television in China to half a billion people on China’s Got Talent. A documentary has been made about her life and the stage musical, I Dreamed a Dream, has sold out across the country to enthusiastic and appreciative audiences. She will receive her honorary doctorate in recognition of significant services to culture and the creative industries.
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Susan Boyle joins industry leader, public servant and academic to receive honorary degree from Queen Margaret University
Edinburgh, 28 June 2012 : Susan Boyle is to receive an honorary doctorate in recognition of her contribution to the creative industries, from Queen Margaret University (QMU), the institution where she once studied towards a Certificate of Higher Education for Carers.
At a summer graduation ceremony in Edinburgh to be held on 6 July 2012, QMU founding chancellor Sir Tom Farmer will confer the Degree of Doctor of the University, Honoris Causa, on musical performer Susan Boyle; the eminent developmental psychologist Professor Colwyn Trevarthen; leading hotelier and hospitality industry champion Norman Springford and Professor Ian Percy CBE, former chair of QMU’s board of governors. Each honorary graduate is recognised for the relevance of their work to society at large, reflecting the university’s own commitment to enhancing lives in the communities it serves.
Brought up in Blackburn West Lothian where she still lives today, Susan Boyle achieved international fame with her television debut in 2009 when she sang ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from Les Miserables on Britain’s Got Talent. That performance alone has since been watched by over 500 million people worldwide and she is now a global phenomenon whose achievements in the face of adversity have become an inspiration to others.
Her first album, I Dreamed a Dream, was the fastest-selling debut album of all time. With the release of two further albums she has since sold over 18 million albums worldwide, and had over 120 platinum and gold albums across 38 countries. She was the first female artist to have two number one albums simultaneously in the UK and USA twice within 12 months in the history of the charts. Only the Beatles and The Monkees have achieved the same.
She has performed for Pope Benedict XVI and Queen Elizabeth II, and performed on TV in the UK, USA, Australia, Ireland, and Japan. She has also performed live on television in China to half a billion people on China’s Got Talent. A documentary has been made about her life and the stage musical, I Dreamed a Dream, has sold out across the country to enthusiastic and appreciative audiences. She will receive her honorary doctorate in recognition of significant services to culture and the creative industries.
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