Real Name: Charlotte Maria Reed
Nationality: Welsh
Height: 5' 5
Hair: Medium Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Born: February 21, 1986 in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Discovered: Charlotte Church's career began at the age of 12 with her breakthrough album, Voice of an Angel, where she showcased her unique soprano voice in a collection of arias, sacred songs, and traditional pieces that sold millions of copies worldwide and made her the youngest artist with a No. 1 selling album to date.
She made a cameo appearance on the US CBS series Touched by an Angel. She later appeared on numerous PBS specials and television commercials, most notably in the acclaimed Just Wave Hello campaign for the Ford Motor Company. The song appeared on her self-titled second album, which included another array of operatic, religious, and traditional tracks. In 2000, Charlotte released Dream a Dream, an album of Christmas carols.
In 2001, Charlotte Church added some pop, swing, and Broadway to her classical repertoire with her third album Enchantment. That same year, movie-going audiences heard Church for the first time in the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind.
In 2002, at the age of 16, Charlotte Church released a best-of album called Prelude, to mark her departure from classical music. The next year, she made her on-screen debut in the film I'll Be There. In 2005 she released her first pop album, Tissues and Issues.
It has been announced that Charlotte will be appearing in the Fox teen drama The OC.
Resume: Discography:
Voice of an Angel (1998)
Charlotte Church (1999)
Dream a Dream (2000)
Enchantment (2001)
Prelude: The Best Of Charlotte Church (2002)
Tissues and Issues (2005)
Known For: Her curvy figure and her controversial statements about President Bush and other political matters.
Romance: Dating Gavin Henson, a Welsh International Rugby player.
Quotes: "I love singing - singing is what I'm famous for. Now it's turned into things I am famous for doing - like having rows with my mum or about my boyfriend, so it does get irritating." - Charlotte Church
"I'm just experimenting with every different type of music you can imagine and seeing where my voice lies and what sounds best. I think when I do finally do the album it will be very eclectic - just loads of different stuff on it. That's what I am hoping." -
Charlotte Church
"Me? An angel! Just ask my mum about that!" - Charlotte Church
"You kind of get used to it [the media attention] - you accept it is part of your job - if you're famous and you want this life, you have got to accept this part of it as well." - Charlotte Church
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