Susan Boyle, Professional Singer: The Fifth Sixth Months by LucyB Lightner

This resource guide is a day-by-day compilation of the significant occurrences in the public arena of the Susan Boyle world as she pursues her dream of becoming a Professional Singer and becomes an International Singing Sensation. The information was gleaned from available public sources and the Forum at Susan-Boyle.com for the six months from December 27, 2009 to June 30, 2010 and was compiled into my Weekly Susa-News Summaries. The 'Susan Boyle' phenomenon has generated a large amount of diverse information from many different sources around the world. To be useful for any type of research or reference work, easy access is critically important and is provided by a Table of Contents, a Timeline Chart, and a comprehensive 5-part Index.

This is a guide to the public life of Susan Boyle from January 1 through June 30, 2012 as she lives her dream as a Global Singing Sensation. Daily details of the initial production of the musical "I Dreamed A Dream" are also included.

This is the 7th book in an on-going series that chronicles the day-by-day details gleaned from available public information as Susan Boyle pursues her career as a world-renown professional singer and entertainer. Included are numerous tweets; highlights from fan reports, reviews, and media reports; links to YouTube videos; as well as other information that provides the reader a better understanding of Susan's incredible evolving career. This book covers the 7th six months, July 1 through December 31, 2012. Just a brief synopsis of events during this six month period: 1) Sang 2 songs at 15 of the 27 shows of IDAD(c) in Glasgow and Edinburgh; 2) Released album #4, Standing Ovation, with 2 duets with Donny Osmond; 4) Sang "This Is The Moment" with Donny Osmond in Los Angeles at Dancing With The Stars and at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas; 5) In London and New York singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" and "This Is The Moment" to promote Standing Ovatio

In April 2009, a modest middle-aged woman from a village in Scotland was catapulted to global fame when the YouTube video of her audition for Britain's Got Talent touched the hearts of millions all over the world. From singing karaoke in local pubs to live performance with an eighty-piece orchestra in Japan's legendary Budokan arena and a record-breaking debut album, Susan Boyle has become an international superstar. This astonishing transformation has not always been easy for Susan, faced with all the trappings of celebrity, but in the whirlwind of attention and expectation, she has always found calm and clarity in music. Susan was born to sing. Now, for the first time, Susan tells the story of her life and the challenges she has struggled to overcome with faith, fortitude and an unfailing sense of humour. 'When I strutted onto the stage for that audition, I was a scared wee lassie, still grieving for my mother, not caring how I looked. I think I've grown up a lot in the last year, become more of a lady, and I'm not so frightened anymore. I'm telling my story to try and show that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, that you shouldn't just look at the label - you must look at the whole person, emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually. I hope that it will show that dreams are not impossible, if you've got courage and a willingness to go on no matter what the circumstances.'

HIGHPOINTS detailed in Book #8: 1) Appeared in The Donny & Marie UK Tour; sang "This Is The Moment" with Donny; sang "Who I Was Born To Be" solo at O2 Arena in London and SECC in Glasgow; 2) Filmed her acting debut as Eleanor Hopewell, the church warden's wife, in The Christmas Candle to be released in the fall; 3) "Susan Boyle in Concert" was announced with 7 concerts in 5 Scottish venues from July 2 to 13, 2013; 4) in St. Petersburg, Russia, sang "I Dreamed A Dream" and "Winner Takes It All" at "White Nights of St. Petersburg Festival; 5) Preparations were on-going for the debut of "Susan Boyle in Concert"

This book is the third in a series chronicling the significant daily occurrences in the public arena of the Susan Boyle world as she pursued her dream of becoming a Professional Singer and became an International Singing Sensation. The information was gleaned from available public sources and the Forum at Susan-Boyle.com for the six months from July 1 thru December 31, 2010. The absolute highlight of this six-month period, July 1 to December 31, 2010, in Susan's professional career, and, as a devout Catholic, of her life, was performing at the Papal Mass and meeting Pope Benedict XVI at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow on September 16. Other highlights include the publication of her memoir, The Woman I was Born to Be; the release and incredible success of her second album, The Gift; her music video of Perfect Day; plus many interviews and performances in the United Kingdom and United States.