{"id":2729,"date":"2025-05-04T10:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T10:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2729"},"modified":"2025-05-04T10:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T10:05:06","slug":"susan-boyles-incredible-journey-shows-no-signs-of-slowing-down-and-now-shes-taking-her-dream-all-the-way-to-japan-fresh-off-a-whirlwind-of-success-subo-has-just-landed-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2729","title":{"rendered":"Susan Boyle\u2019s incredible journey shows no signs of slowing down \u2014 and now, she\u2019s taking her dream all the way to Japan. Fresh off a whirlwind of success, SuBo has just landed in the Far East, where she\u2019s preparing for one of the biggest moments of her career: a duet with world-renowned opera icon Andrea Bocelli. From a small village in Scotland to center stage with a legend, Susan\u2019s story continues to inspire \u2014 and her next chapter looks more magical than ever."},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-40573\" class=\"post-40573 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>She\u2019s been living out her dream since appearing on Britain\u2019s Got Talent and it seems there\u2019s no end to Susan Boyle\u2019s ever-increasing good fortune.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p>The Scottish singer was all smiles as she arrived in Japan yesterday, where she will perform on the country\u2019s top-rating TV show on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n<p>Boyle, 48, will be buoyed by the new that she will sing a duet with opera legend Andrea Bocelli on ITV1\u2019s forthcoming show Pop Star To Opera Star, in which pop singers will be trained to sing arias.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"thinCenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"blkBorder\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2009\/12\/29\/article-1239119-07B7D250000005DC-96_468x405.jpg\" alt=\"Susan Boyle\" width=\"468\" height=\"405\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Dream come true: Susan Boyle is presented with a bouquet on her arrival at Narita International Airport in Narita city<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thinFloatRHS\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"blkBorder\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2009\/12\/29\/article-1239119-01DAEBFB000004B0-856_233x362.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Bocelli\" width=\"233\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Duet: Andrea Bocelli will sing with SuBo on a new ITV1 show<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this month Susan shocked record label executives when her LP I Dreamed A Dream prevented Bocelli\u2019s My Christmas by getting to the number one position in the U.S. Billboard charts.<\/p>\n<p>A source told The Sun newspaper: \u2018Susan has held Andrea off the top of the US charts for weeks \u2013 it\u2019s incredible.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But he holds no grudges \u2013 he joked that he \u201cmust sing with this amazing woman\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Susan\u2019s debut album sold more than 700,000 copies in its first week and broke records on website Amazon, achieving the largest ever pre-sales figures in the site\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Bocelli, 51, who is blind has sold 70million records and has been a mentor on American Idol.<\/p>\n<p>Boyle is said to be joining him on one of his most famous duets \u2013 Time to Say Goodbye or The Prayer, which he last sang with Celine Dion.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration comes after she achieved her lifelong dream by singing I Know Him So Well with her idol Elaine Paige on an ITV1 Christmas special charting Boyle\u2019s rise to fame.<\/p>\n<p>And her popularity shows no signs of abating, with fans in Japan expecting a scintillating performance on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n<p>The singer will be appearing on the country\u2019s biggest New Year\u2019s Eve programme, singing a traditional Japanese song.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Kohaku Uta Gassen is a massive show watched by millions,\u2019 a source close to the singer said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Susan Boyle - Duet Andrea Boccelli &quot; The Lord's Prayer &quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d5XMMFNWnW4\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Susan has been practising a Japanese folk song called Wings To Fly, which she is hoping to perform live for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song originally appeared as a bonus song on the Japanese version of her album I Dreamed A Dream, which is number one in the album charts there despite the fact Boyle has never been to Japan or been promoted there.<\/p>\n<p>Popstars such as Will Young, Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh and former Sugababe Mutya Buena are being touted as possible contestants on Pop Star To Opera Star.<\/p>\n<p>While Paul Potts, who won the first series of Britain\u2019s Got Talent in 2007, has been named as a possible candidate to mentor the pop singers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She\u2019s been living out her dream since appearing on Britain\u2019s Got Talent and it seems there\u2019s no end to Susan Boyle\u2019s ever-increasing good fortune. 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