Her dream comes true: Boyle is No. 1 in Britain

Updated: November 29, 2009 - 9:34 PM

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Susan Boyle's debut record, "I Dreamed a Dream," entered the British album chart in the top spot Sunday. The 48-year-old Scottish singer famously finished second on "Britain's Got Talent," but the variety show launched a career that has seen her win success on both sides of the Atlantic. More than 410,000 copies of "I Dreamed a Dream" have sold since its release Nov. 23, making it the fastest-selling album in Britain so far this year. Millions of people have seen an online clip of Boyle auditioning for the judges. She told judge and producer Simon Cowell that her dream was to be a professional singer. Since the contest, Boyle has had a glamorous makeover, she's been photographed by an upscale fashion magazine and she was profiled for the "NBC's People of the Year" special in the United States. "I accept now that my life will never be the same. And I don't want it to end," Boyle told Matt Lauer for the special.

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