Singer Susan Boyle, who is promoting her latest album A Wonderful World, is all praise for Simon Cowell, calling him a genius.
“I had a lot of fun making [the album]. Simon picked the songs. I’ll always put my trust in Simon — he’s a genius. I don’t see that much of him, but I hear from him a lot,” Boyle told Event magazine.
It was rumoured last year that Cowell was planning to drop Boyle from his Syco label.
Boyle said: “All those things were totally untrue and I had had a very successful meeting with Syco Records.”
The album is a collection of covers of famous love songs.
“It’s very romantic. Especially at the time of year when people are looking for something extra-special. Perfect for a couple who meet for the first time,” said Boyle.
While the singer says she has never been in love, she says she took inspiration from her parents for the music.
“The songs were favourites of my mum and dad,” said Boyle, who had a cameo in Ben Stiller’s Zoolander 2 and is taking acting lessons in order to land more roles in front of the camera.
She said: “Ben Stiller was very clever and very funny. I’m doing improvisation and textual reading — it’s about analysing characters and building things up.”
