Susan Boyle gets honorary degree

LONDON (AP) — Susan Boyle has been awarded an honorary doctorate from a Scottish university.

Boyle, who shot to fame on a TV talent show, wore blue-and-white academic robes as she recently accepted the degree from Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University in recognition of her “contribution to the creative industries.”

The singer once studied for a higher education certificate at the university.

The 40-something church volunteer from a small Scottish village became a global sensation in 2009 after she performed the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables in the TV show Britain’s Got Talent.

Boyle has since sold 18 million records around the world and performed for audiences from the US to China.