Simon Cowell predicts she’ll have number one album
Story from Daily Record.co.uk, Scotland
Overnight sensation Susan Boyle is not only getting a record deal but the perpetually nasty Simon Cowell is predicting her success. Cowell must own the record company have a big piece of the action. He never says nice things about anyone. Boyle is a definite sensation. The voice is going to one-up Diana Krall. The body needs work. It’s great to be natural but a little spit, polish and duffy-up would help Boyle. Good luck to her. She will set a new standard for all the “skinny girls get outta here” in the music biz.
Daily Record.co.uk
SHY superstar Susan Boyle has been installed as odds-on favourite to be crowned queen of Britain’s Got Talent. But judge Simon Cowell warned the bookies: “It’s not quite the one-horse race you’re going to think it is.”
A new batch of wannabes will audition tonight but they face a daunting task of beating Scotland’s amazing Susan, 47, whose fame has spread worldwide.
Yesterday, almost HALF A MILLION fans visited DailyRecord.co.uk after we posted our exclusive version of the new star’s Cry Me A River – her only previous known recording. (On April 19th, correct to 2.3 million fans)
And it also emerged that US record label Menagerie Entertainment – which is run by a Scot – have offered the West Lothian star a deal.
Gerry Gallagher, CEO of the company, said: “We have a series of original songs that have been written and after seeing Susan on a recent television show we thought that her voice was ideal for these new songs.”
Gerry’s partner is the legendary producer KC Porter, who has won five Grammys and worked with international stars like Chaka Khan, Janet Jackson and Bon Jovi.
Susan said: “I got a really interesting letter this morning in the post – an offer of a record deal in America.
“But I can’t do anything just now and I want to take baby steps. All the stuff about record deals and winning the show I don’t want to talk about.”
A massive 20 million viewed her TV debut on YouTube singing I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables.
And her army of celebrity fans has grown too with US chat show host Jay Leno dressing up like Susan and bursting into song on his prime time chat show. Ladbrokes have made her the 2/1 favourite.
Spokesman Nick Weinburg said Susan, of Blackburn, West Lothian, has attracted 95 per cent of all bets to date.
He added: “Susan Boyle is a phenomenon. It looks like a one-horse race. If Elton John entered he would have his work cut out, if the last week’s anything to go by. At 1 / 2 on we’ve never offered a shorter price.”
But Mr Nasty judge Simon Cowell says Susan’s fans should not assume she will win.
He said: “I think we’ve got to treat it as it is which is a competition. I mean there are some other acts you haven’t seen yet. It’s not quite the one horse race you’re going to think it is.”
Cowell predicted Susan will have a No. 1 in America but asked if he would sign her whether she wins or not he said: “It’s difficult to say at this stage.”
Susan’s audition moved A-list stars such as Demi Moore to tears while Oprah Winfrey and Larry King both lined her up to star on their chat shows.
Cowell said “If she went on Oprah I think there’s every chance Susan Boyle will have the No. 1 album in America. I will predict that.”
She looks set to rule the US after appearing on their main breakfast shows this week. Susan has already done an amazing 60 interviews around the world and her new-found fame has resulted in a PR company being appointed to cope with demand.
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