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I Dreamed a Dream: Susan Boyle’s brother Gerry to launch own music career

Gerry Boyle will release his debut album later this year and said it’s “up to the public to decide who is the better singer” out of him and Susan.

07 February 2012 15:19 GMT

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Susan Boyle’s brother Gerry is planning to follow in his little sister’s footsteps and launch a music career of his very own, it has emerged.

The 57-year-old first got the idea after debuting single All of My Love on a New Zealand radio station for a joke, only to find out that the reception was fairly positive.

Now Gerry - who says Susan, 50, is totally behind his music career - is making plans to launch his first album later this year.

Speaking to the Daily Record, Gerry said: “It’s for the public to decide who is the better singer out of me and Susan but it’s definitely not a competition.

”You can’t just jump on stage and start singing just because your sister has become famous.”

Businessman Gerry added: “Susan is 100 per cent behind me. She’s been shoving me to do this for years and I kept telling her, ‘All in good time’. I haven’t sung with Susan for a very long time but now America is calling out for that, you never know.

“New Zealand and American women who follow Susan think it’s amazing and think Susan and I should do a song together.”

In 2099, Gerry announced that he was launching his own record label and wanted to find the next big star.

He told STV show The Hour: “We’re looking for singer-songwriters. Wouldn’t it be marvellous if we could get the next Lennon/McCartney or indeed Elton John?

”But there has to be Susan Boyles out there, and we think we’ve got the team on board…”

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