Susan Boyle gives thumbs-up after intruder scare

AP News | 2010-01-27 16:12:03

<div id="subtitle">Scottish singer Susan Boyle gives thumbs-up after intruder scare</div><div><p>Singing sensation Susan Boyle said Wednesday that she felt fine despite a break-in by a teenager at her home in Scotland, British media reported.</p><p>Boyle, who shot to international stardom on the back of her appearance on a TV talent show last spring, saw a youth run out from her home in the small Scottish village of Blackburn as she returned Tuesday night from recording a charity single for Haiti, The Sun tabloid said.</p><p>The singer appeared calm Wednesday, smiling and giving the thumbs-up to well-wishers outside her house.</p><p>"I'm fine. It's in the hands of the police now," she told Britain's Press Association.</p><p>Local police said they were called to Blackburn Tuesday night "following reports of a disturbance." They said an unidentified 16-year-old boy was detained and but has since been released.</p><p>Boyle, 48, became an international sensation after a clip of her singing "I Dreamed a Dream" on "Britain's Got Talent" spread online and received more than 120 million views on YouTube. She released one of the year's top-selling albums in November.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=67902542&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>


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