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Susan Boyle

1961 - Today

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Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer. She rose to fame in 2009 after appearing as a contestant on the third series of Britain's Got Talent, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables. Boyle's debut studio album, I Dreamed a Dream, was released in November 2009; it became the UK's best-selling debut album of all time, beating the previous record held by Spirit by Leona Lewis, and set a record for first-week sales by a debut album, according to the Official Charts Company. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Susan Boyle has received more than 8,150,457 page views. Her biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia. Susan Boyle is the 225th most popular singer (down from 161st in 2019), the 943rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 733rd in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Singer.

Susan Boyle is a Scottish singer who gained international fame after appearing as a contestant on the TV show "Britain's Got Talent" in 2009.

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  • 8.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Susan Boyle ranks 225 out of 3,528. Before her are Boris Christoff, Connie Francis, Nena, Mario Lanza, Sezen Aksu, and Mariah Carey. After her are Debbie Harry, Omara Portuondo, Lil Wayne, Tito Gobbi, Renata Scotto, and Robbie Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Susan Boyle ranks 29. Before her are Carlos Valderrama, Nastassja Kinski, Hibatullah Akhundzada, Samy Naceri, Tom Ford, and Alfonso Cuarón. After her are Armin Laschet, Henry Rollins, António Costa, Julia Gillard, James Gandolfini, and Karl von Habsburg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Susan Boyle ranks 943 out of 7,765. Before her are Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766), Brian Cox (1946), John Tenniel (1820), Orlando Bloom (1977), Arthur Hailey (1920), and Desmond Morris (1928). After her are Charles Scott Sherrington (1952), Simon Cowell (1959), Thomas De Quincey (1785), Anne Hyde (1637), Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (1982), and John Berger (1926).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Susan Boyle ranks 29. Before her are Bryan Ferry (1945), Petula Clark (1932), Rob Halford (1951), Dave Gahan (1962), Dua Lipa (1995), and Sarah Brightman (1960). After her are Robbie Williams (1974), Van Morrison (1945), Gary Brooker (1945), Kim Wilde (1960), Shirley Bassey (1937), and Rod Evans (1947).

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