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Singer Susan Boyle's album is number one after it became the best-selling debut in UK chart history.Singer Susan Boyle's album is number one after it became the best-selling debut in UK chart history.
Boyle, a runner-up in ITV's Britain's Got Talent, has so far sold 410,000 copies of her album, I Dreamed a Dream. Boyle, a runner-up in ITV's Britain's Got Talent, has sold 410,000 copies of I Dreamed a Dream, beating the likes of Leona Lewis, Lady GaGa and Rihanna.
Pop mogul Simon Cowell said he was proud of Boyle and added that the success could not have happened to a nicer person. Pop mogul Simon Cowell said he was proud his protege, adding: "She did it her way and made a dream come true."
Boyle, 48, said the news was "fantastic". Her album is also expected to be a hit in the US. Boyle, 48, said the news was "fantastic". Her album is also expected to top the charts in the US.
Cowell said: "She did it her way and made a dream come true. Cowell said: "In Britain's Got Talent she opened her mouth and the world fell in love with her, which is why her album has been the fastest selling of any woman making her debut."
"In Britain's Got Talent she opened her mouth and the world fell in love with her, which is why her album has been the fastest selling of any woman making her debut."
Martin Talbot, of the Official Charts Company, described Boyle's achievement as "phenomenal".Martin Talbot, of the Official Charts Company, described Boyle's achievement as "phenomenal".
Boyle's spokeswoman added that the singer was outselling Rihanna, Lady Gaga and 50 Cent in the US. Boyle, from West Lothian, struggled to handle the worldwide attention she gained after her first audition was watched by millions on television and online.
Mistakes made In June, she was admitted to The Priory clinic after suffering an anxiety attack in the aftermath of the Britain's Got Talent final, where she lost out to dance troupe Diversity.
She said Boyle was set to break Eminem's previous record for highest first week US sales in 2009. She also missed a number of live shows on the Britain's Got Talent tour after suffering with exhaustion.
Boyle, from West Lothian, struggled to handle the worldwide attention she gained after her first audition was watched by millions on television and the internet. Cowell, who judges on Britain's Got Talent as well as being its creator, admitted that mistakes were made in handling Boyle's speedy rise to global fame.
In June 2009, she was admitted to The Priory clinic after suffering an anxiety attack in the aftermath of the Britain's Got Talent final.
She also missed a number of live shows after suffering with exhaustion.
Cowell, who judges on Britain's Got Talent as well as being its creator, admitted that mistakes were made in handling Boyle speedy rise to global fame.