Charlotte Church
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Biography
The story of Charlotte Church's rise to fame as a confident 11-year-old is the stuff of legend. Born on February 21, 1986 and brought up on the outskirts of Cardiff by her mother Maria and her adoptive father, she first rocketed to fame in 1997, performing "Pie Jesu" down the phone on a national TV show in an extraordinary soprano voice which won the hearts of the nation. Swiftly followed by an equally sensational performance on ITV's Big, Big Talent Show, she soon had a manager, a major record deal with Sony Classical, high profile live appearances and a debut album Voice of an Angel, which topped the classical charts and also made her a star in America. Church was 13 when her self-titled second album - mixing ariahs with hymns and the patriotic Welsh song "Men of Harlech" - accelerated her success and brought her to an even wider audience as she performed in front of The Queen of England, US President Bill Clinton and The Pope. She subsequently broadened her style and in 2005 abandoned classical music and turned to pop with her 2005 album Tissues & Issues, which included the hit single "Crazy Chick". Church became a tabloid target after forming a relationship with Welsh rugby star Gavin Henson and had her own TV chat show, but she took a back seat from music when she became a mother. In late 2010 she returned with a new pop album Back to Scratch, largely featuring her own material, and it reached Number 23 in the UK album chart. Four numbered EPs followed, One (2012), Two (2013), Three (2013), and Four (2014).
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- The Flower Duet
- Somewhere
- Beautiful Wreck
- How Not to Be Surprised When You're a Ghost
- A Lullaby
- Say It's True
- She moved through the fair
- 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer
- Ave Maria featuring London Symphony Orchestra
- Rinaldo, opera, HWV 7~Lascia ch'io pianga
- Barcarolle (Night of stars, and night of love) from "The Tales of Hoffmann"
- Summertime
- Plaisir d'amour
- The Rise
- Just Wave Hello featuring London Symphony Orchestra
- La Pastorella (The Little Shepherdess) from "Soirées Musicales"
- Barcarolle (Night of Stars and Night of Love)
- From My First Moment
- No. 21 - In trutina from Carmina Burana
- The Little Horses
- My Lagan Love by Charlotte Church
- Lascia ch'io pianga (Let Me Weep) from "Rinaldo" by Paul Potts
- Papa Can You Hear Me?
- Bali Ha'i
