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Susan Boyle, the singer who became a global star with a
show-stopping performance on Britain's Got Talent, has said in a
television interview that her sudden fame was like a "demolition
ball".
The interview, which will air on Thursday on US morning show Today,
was Boyle's first TV interview since she became a global Internet
and TV sensation with millions of fans. Transcripts of the
interview were released on Tuesday.
When the church volunteer from Scotland failed to win the final
of Britain's Got Talent, she became ill and was treated for
exhaustion at a London clinic.
"The impact, like a demolition ball. You know, and anyone who has
that kind of impact - finds it really hard to get a head around
it," Boyle told interviewer Meredith Vieira of the Today
show.
"I've got to be honest here," Boyle said. "I guess I had to get my
head around it, but through the - the guidance of a great team, and
they are very good, I was able to see that in perspective and
really turn that around a little."
Boyle is at work on an upcoming album, under the direction of Simon
Cowell, the sharp-tongued judge from singing competitions American
Idol and Britain's Got Talent.
Cowell created Britain's Got Talent and its US spin-off, America's
Got Talent.
The 48-year-old Boyle's April rendition of I Dreamed a Dream, her
first and most popular performance on Britain's Got Talent,
attracted 275 million video views on the web and made her an global
star.
"Being plucked from obscurity is a bit like, you know, going on a
long journey," Boyle said. "You don't know what's going to happen.
You don't know how it's going to end. I don't want it to
end."
During her rise to fame, media outlets commented on Boyle's dowdy
and unglamorous appearance, but she had a new haircut for her
interview with Vieira, prompting the newscaster to compliment Boyle
by saying, "I'm loving the hair."
