Piers Morgan's write-up about Susan's CNN visit.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Susan Boyle’s career remains one of the most extraordinary in modern showbiz history.
I’m sure most people assumed she’d be a one-hit wonder after the Britain’s Got Talent performances that propelled her into the global-celebrity stratosphere faster than with anyone I’ve ever seen.
But today, two-and-a-half years later, Susan’s bigger than ever, and showing no sign of going anywhere.
Tonight, she came to my CNN studio in LA to do an interview, and to perform a song from her third album.
The first two have sold 15 million copies so far, making her officially more successful in the last 24 months than Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Rihanna. A staggering accomplishment for a 50-year-old spinster from a sleepy Scottish village who nobody had ever heard of until April, 2009.
As I watched Susan sing, I was stunned by both the range and power of her voice. So much stronger and more consistent than when I first heard her.
And there wasn’t any sign of the crippling nerves she used to suffer.
She did one take, and I fully expected her to do a second, as most performers do if they can.
But she nodded, said ‘That’ll do me’ and walked off. I laughed at her new-found confidence.
Backstage in her dressing room, we caught up over a cup of tea. Susan oozes A-list diva glamour now – from her new hairstyle to her expen- sive clothes.
‘You seem a different woman,’ I said.
‘I’m still the same,’ she chuckled. ‘I’ve just learned how to deal with the pressure better.’
‘Are you having fun?’
‘I’m loving every second, honestly. It’s beyond my wildest dreams.’
‘What’s been the ultimate pinch-me moment?’
‘Singing – twice – for the Pope was an incredible honour, but I think going on the final of China’s Got Talent was even more extraordinary. They only told me afterwards that 400 million people were watching! I’d have probably been too scared to go out if they’d told me before.’
After our interview, in which Susan revealed she’d like to ‘adopt Justin Bieber’, she raced to a limo waiting to speed her to the airport, from where she was flying first class to Australia.
‘Sydney won’t know what’s hit it!’ she chuckled.
And it won’t. There’s only one Susan Boyle, and I couldn’t be prouder of, or happier for, her.
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