Susan Boyle is again and searching higher than ever.
The beloved Scottish songbird, who suffered a minor stroke that affected her singing in April 2022, returned to Instagram for the primary time in two years earlier this week to have a good time her sixty fourth birthday.
Boyle additionally teased some “wonderful new projects” that might mark her return to new music for the primary time since 2019.
“Today’s a special day — it’s my birthday!” she wrote on Instagram alongside a touching video on Tuesday, April 1. “But I’ve got something exciting to share… I’m back and working on some wonderful new projects that I can’t wait for you to hear about!”
“More news will be coming very soon, but I just wanted to say how much I’ve missed you all,” Boyle, who donned a fantastic blonde hairdo with new bangs, continued. “Your support means the world to me and I’m more determined and excited than ever.”
She returned to the platform two days later to thank her followers “for the beautiful birthday wishes.”
“Thank you all so much for the beautiful birthday wishes, I’ve read so many of your kind messages and they truly mean the world to me,” she wrote on Thursday, April 3.
“It was a lovely day, and I’m feeling very grateful, especially knowing I’ve your support!” Boyle added. “There’s lots in store this year and I can’t wait to share what I’ve been working on… not long now!”
The singer took to Instagram as soon as extra on Friday, April 4, to once more thank her greater than 100K followers for the birthday needs.
“I just wanted to personally thank you all for your wonderful birthday wishes over the past few days!” she wrote. “You’ve made an old woman very happy!!”
Boyle’s birthday publish marked the singer’s first time again on Instagram since June 2023, when she shared a photograph and video of her assembly Elton John backstage after one in every of his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” live shows.
“Susan met the legend himself, [Elton John] last night in Glasgow at his phenomenal [Farewell Yellow Brick Road] tour,” the caption learn. “A night she will never forget!”
The photograph confirmed John, 78, standing behind Boyle together with his palms on her shoulders. The brief video additionally confirmed the “Rocket Man” legend hugging and kissing Boyle on her brow.
Boyle first shocked the world in 2009 with a jaw-dropping efficiency of the “Les Misérables” hit “I Dreamed a Dream” on “Britain’s Got Talent.”
She debuted her best-selling first album, titled “I Dreamed a Dream,” later that 12 months, and he or she has since launched seven studio albums and offered greater than 25 million information. Her final document, a compilation album titled “Ten,” was launched in 2019.
“Fame is such a bizarre concept and has never been my motivator,” Boyle stated throughout an interview with Individuals in 2019. “I just want to sing for people and give them joy, happiness, suspend reality for a brief time and entertain.”
She added that she went “from being a wee unknown lady with a cat in Scotland to being recognized wherever I went,” including, “It took some getting used to.”
In June 2023, throughout a return to “Britain’s Got Talent,” Boyle revealed that she had suffered a “minor stroke” one 12 months prior. The stroke occurred in April 2022, and it affected her singing and speech.
“It feels great [to be back],” she instructed the gang after as soon as once more performing “I Dreamed a Dream.”
“It’s extra special for me, actually. Because last April there, I suffered a minor stroke,” she shared.
“I have fought like crazy to get back onstage,” Boyle added, “and I have done it.”
