Showing posts with label Susan Boyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Susan Boyle. Show all posts

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Susan Boyle Receives Honorary Degree From Scottish University


Looks like another one of Susan Boyle's dreams has come true.

The former Britain's Got Talent winner received an honorary doctorate from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland Friday in recognition for her "contribution to the creative industries," according to Scotland's Daily Record.



And while the "I Dreamed a Dream" crooner didn't sing at the ceremony, she was all smiles as the university's founding chancellor, Sir Tom Farmer, presented her with the degree.


Boyle previously studied for a certificate in caring at the university.

Congrats!

source: eonline.com



Friday, June 11, 2010

Susan Boyle to perform for pope during UK tour


gmanews.tv

LONDON – The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland says singing sensation Susan Boyle will likely perform for Pope Benedict XVI on his tour of Britain later this year.

A spokesman said Thursday that negotiations are still taking place, but Boyle is expected to sing at an open-air papal Mass in Glasgow's Bellahouston Park on Sept. 16.

Benedict's four-day trip will be the first papal visit to Britain since Pope John Paul II in 1982.

His itinerary also includes an address in Parliament and the beatification of 19th-century Catholic convert Cardinal John Henry Newman.

Forty nine-year-old Boyle became an overnight sensation after her appearance last year on a TV talent show was viewed millions of times on the Internet. Her debut album became a global best-seller. - AP