Susan Boyle: Her first solo concert tour has almost sold out
Reality singing star Susan Boyle鈥檚 Scotland tour, her first-ever solo concert series, has already sold out almost all of its tickets.
Boyle, who received global attention when a video of her singing the Les Mis茅rables song 鈥淚 Dreamed A Dream鈥� on the TV show 鈥淏ritain鈥檚 Got Talent鈥� hit YouTube, won second place on 鈥淏ritain鈥檚 Got Talent鈥� in 2009 and has released four albums, with her most recent, titled 鈥淪tanding Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage,鈥� having been released last November.
Boyle鈥檚 Scotland tour will last seven nights and will include stops in the Highlands, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh. Concert organizers told the Scotsman that 98 percent of the tickets for the tour had already been sold as of 4:24 p.m. Scotland time.
鈥淎udiences can expect something from her past four albums, and something different. There will be a complete range of music, fro Tina Turner to Adele,鈥� an unnamed spokesperson for Boyle told the Scotsman. 鈥淭his tour is her way of thanking the public for their support since Britain鈥檚 Got Talent. They have been unbelievable.鈥�
Boyle鈥檚 debut album, 鈥溾�� became the fastest-selling album of all time in Britain. The singer published an autobiography titled 鈥淭he Woman I Was Born To Be鈥� in 2010 and a musical, titled 鈥淚 Dreamed A Dream,鈥� was created based on the book. 鈥淒ream鈥� debuted in Newcastle in March 2012 and toured during that year. Elaine C. Smith, who co-wrote the script of the show, starred as Boyle and the production was mostly positively reviewed in the UK.
The singer is also making her acting debut with a film set in England in the late nineteenth century titled 鈥淭he Christmas Candle,鈥� which also stars 鈥淟es Mis茅rables鈥� actress Samantha Barks. John Stephenson is directing the film and James Cosmo and John Hannah are co-starring.
