About this artwork
In April 2009, Susan Boyle from Blackburn, West Lothian, shot to fame after appearing as a contestant on the TV show, ‘Britain's Got Talent’. Her audition, in which she sang ‘I Dreamed a Dream’, quickly became an internet sensation, with tens of millions of people viewing it on YouTube. Since then her career has gone from strength to strength – her debut album, released in 2009, quickly became the UK’s best-selling record of all time. Boyle's stardom spread to the USA, where her album stayed at the number one spot for six weeks. This photograph shows a jovial Boyle, enjoying her success as a world-wide superstar.
Updated before 2020
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artist:John Swannell (born 1946) English
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title:Susan Boyle, b. 1961. Singer
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date created:2010
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materials:Archival digital print
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measurements:53.90 x 35.70 cm
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credit line:Presented by the photographer 2011
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accession number:PGP 180.22
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John Swannell
John Swannell
Swannell left school at the age of sixteen and quickly immersed himself in the photography world. He worked as an assistant at Vogue’s studios, watching the likes of Richard Avedon and David Bailey at work. Bailey then employed Swannell as an assistant from 1969-73, before the rising photographer...
