Email BlogBoard to a friend back to BlogBoards List >>   Susan Boyle Message Board Singer. Born April 1, 1961, in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland, to Irish immigrants. Susan's father, Patrick Boyle, was a miner and WWII veteran. Her mother, Bridget, was a shorthand typist. Susan, the youngest of eight surviving children, was deprived of oxygen at birth long enough to cause mild brain damage. The physical trauma created learning disabilities for the young girl. But Boyle grew up in a musical family â€" her father sang, and her mother sang and played the piano â€" and she found comfort in music at an early age. An industrial town of fewer than 5,000 people, Blackburn was hardly a place to nurture the young Susan's musical interests. School wasn't a r... Read More No posts have been made to this forum...   back to Forums List >> Email BlogBoard to a friend