SuBo recorded two songs ten years ago and distributed them to only a handful of her closest friends in the village of Blackburn, West Lothian, where she lives alone with her cat. The tape, which was unearthed by Telegraph.co.uk, features two songs – an early version of the blues ballad Weep Me a River and Killing Me Softly with His Song, the track immortalised by Roberta Flack in 1973.

Last week the Daily Record newspaper in Scotland learned Miss Boyle’s first CD tape – a version of Weep Me a River recorded for a millenium charity compilation CD at Whitburn Academy. The tape unearthed by Telegraph.co.uk is an earlier demo tape that Ms Boyle had produced to send to record companies, and to local and national TV and radio talent competitions including Michael Barrymore’s My Kind of People, for which she later auditioned but was rejected.

The tape was made at her own expense with Miss Boyle telling friends at the time that she had “spent all her savings” on it. It is the earliest example of Miss Boyle’s attempts to gain recognition of her talents as a singer. By the time the tape was made she had by now built a reputation among the pubs and clubs of West Lothian. A friend of Ms Boyle, who gave the tape to Telegraph.co.uk, said she had forgotten about the tape in anticipation of her friend shot to comprehensive fame.

But, then what’s the secret recipe of Gaga’s success story? One of them, surely, is the element of shock that comes with anything even remotely associated with the word Gaga. Her costumes, her hairdos, all are weird and border around insanity. Even her name Lady Gaga isn’t a simple, straight name but seems more of an honorary designated to her.

And, her producer once again triggers our fancies as he announces that the upcoming Gaga album will be shocking. RedOne aka Nadir Khayat cites, “It’s going to be shocking, shocking, shocking! You never want to go too far from your brand — people love you for a reason. But we still want to give them something with a kick, something that makes them say, ‘Oh my God! We didn’t expect this!’ When you heard ‘Bad Romance’ after ‘Poker Face,’ it was like the best thing you’ve ever heard. We want that type of reaction. I think that’s part of my job and her job — to keep her evolving.”

So, you see, Gaga is over-obsessed with shock element, something that’s her major weapon which she sways on the spectators with perfection and panache…..

A church source told UK newspaper the Daily Record: “Susan said it would be a dream come true to perform for the Pope and she was delighted when we invited her. We haven’t decided what she will sing or whether it will be before or after the Mass. Those decisions will be made when we meet Susan.”

The Pope will be visiting the UK for a four-day tour from September 16-19.

Between her 1st public appearance in Britain’s Got Talent and today, she has traversed miles treading on the path of labour and popularity. With astounding success came dollars and repute and today her bank is overflowing with money. However, it’s ironic that her own purse isn’t quite jingling.

Susan’s finances, as per her brother Gerry, are in control of her management team and Susan, herself, is merely handed a meagre $450 as a weekly allowance. Such an arrangement stems from Susan’s inexperience and fear of handling money. However, Susan is a tad perturbed and fears that the vultures may squander her money and left her penniless.

Gerry says, “When Susan realised she can’t just walk into a bank and take out her own money she had a fit because she thought she was down to her last few quid (pounds).

Her millions are ring-fenced but Susan has no concept of money. She was extremely distressed. She lives in fear of losing everything and returning to her old life before she made it big. Susan said to me, ‘I’ve been told I get £300 a week because I’m a novice. I don’t have the money to go and buy the furniture.’

It’s true that Susan isn’t financially astute but we have seen the money mongers maligning the image of the beloved Michael Jackson….And we don’t want a repeat of the same with the innocent Boyle……..Do we……?

The 49-year-old ‘Britain’s Got Talent star’ had launched a worldwide search to find someone to sing with on her, reports contactmusic.com. Amber Stassi, a mother of three from New York, emerged victorious among thousands of potential singers who uploaded their auditions on Boyle’s website.

‘Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would win this competition. I can’t believe I spoke with Susan – and that Susan and even Simon Cowell has seen my audition. This is crazy,’ said Stassi, 33 who is set to fly off to London later this month to record with Boyle.

Susan Boyle

The Britain’s Got Talent sensation launched Susan’s Search, a competition to find a duet partner, last month. Tens of thousands of entrants posted footage of themselves singing Silent Night, and SuBo has now picked a winner: New York paramedic and mother-of-three Amber Stassi.

The ambulance worker said she was amazed to receive a phone call from the I Dreamed A Dream singer with the good news. “I can’t believe I won. I’m thrilled that I’ve spoken with Susan – and that she and even Simon Cowell have seen my audition. This is crazy!

“Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would win this competition,” Stassi continued. “To receive this gift from Susan is truly a blessing and if I can pass this gift on to someone else who needs it like I did, that would be perfect.

“We have had some hard times. If my father was here now he would be so proud… This is a chance to give my kids a good memory and maybe a chance at a better life.”

Susan admitted she was overwhelmed by the number of high quality entries from right across the globe. “I never thought so many people would want to take part in this and I want to thank everyone. Amber really stood out for me though, I enjoyed her audition clip very much; she has a lovely, very beautiful voice.”

The winner will now fly to London to meet Susan and record a track for her next album, The Gift, due out in November.

From thousands of entries Susan chose American medic Amber Stassi to fly to London and join her in the recording studio.

Paramedic Amber Stassi beat off competition from thousands of hopefuls to land the chance to sing alongside the Blackburn spinster and feature on new album The Gift. And the 33-year-old admitted it was a dream come true after receiving a phone call from SuBo herself to break the news.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would win this competition,” she said.

“To receive this gift from Susan is truly a blessing and if I can pass this gift on to someone else who needs it like I did, that would be perfect. 

“If my father was here now he would be so proud, I know he’s here in spirit, but this is a chance to give my kids a good memory and maybe a chance at a better life.

“I can’t believe I spoke with Susan – and that Susan and even Simon Cowell has seen my audition. This is crazy!”

The mother of three will fly to London later this month and join Susan in the recording studio after impressing with her performance of Silent Night.

“I never thought so many people would want to take part in this and I want to thank everyone,” said Susan.

“It was very hard to choose a winner as there are so many talented singers around the world. Amber really stood out for me though.

“I enjoyed her audition clip very much.  She has a lovely, very beautiful voice.”