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时尚门户 - Charlotte Church 天使宝贝 |
Charlotte was born in Cardiff, Wales on February 21, 1986. She has been singing since she was three years old. She has loved music as far as she can remember. "When I was three and half, I sang Ghostbusters with my cousin at a seaside holiday camp in Caernafon. When we finished she left the stage but I refused to go. They had to drag me off," says Charlotte.
At five, Charlotte, according to her Dad, was competing against professional singers. At nine and a half, she asked her parents if she could take singing lessons. Her Mum and Dad readily agreed. The teacher or coach, as they would prefer to be called, was and still is Louis Ryan. Here is what she had to say, "Very quickly in a little over a year according to her Mum, she developed a soprano voice."
Suddenly everybody wanted to see and hear this girl with the golden voice. Charlotte auditioned with the CEO of Sony Records Paul Burger who was so impressed not only with her voice but her personality.
Sony signed her to a five record mega deal. Soon TV, print media and radio was pulling her from school for interviews and how does Charlotte feel about all this? She said laughingly, "It all went a bit mad."
In spite of her talent and sudden fame, she still wants to live the life of a typical teenager. Like any other girl she said, "I like to go shopping, play computer games, go to arcades and roller blade." Her favorite solo artists are the Corrs, Puff Daddy and Gloria Estefan.
Charlotte’s first album "Voice of an Angel", soared to platinum in the UK and double platinum shortly after. During this time 750,000 records were sold in the U.S. This astounding debut in the U.S. was followed by countless television appearances on shows.
Other highlights followed for Charlotte, namely singing for Prince Charles on his birthday as well as opening the Welsh Assembly for the Queen. An audience was also found with Prime Minister Blair in the UK. She also sang for President Clinton during her tour of the U.S.
Despite jet setting around the world and meeting with some of its most powerful figures Charlotte never stopped being a normal school girl. She tried her best to maintain her high grades in school and at the same time have a normal social life back at home in Wales. By all accounts she succeeded greatly.
Now everywhere Charlotte went her megawatt smile drew crowds. Her contagious laughter and bubbly personality held the whole world on a string. Her radiance continued to glow even brighter as success after success piled up.
As David Foil Said "Through it all, Charlotte remains herself, a warm genuine Welsh girl. She’s entering her teens, sweet and energetic, full of fun and she has a pure love of singing. That, in the end is what puts audiences everywhere in the palm of her hand. The megawatt smile, the teddy bear, the irresistible charm and the vaulting, crystalline voice."
Now, as a full-fledged superstar, not a month or sometimes a week goes by without Charlotte appearing on TV on both sides of the Atlantic.
Shortly before the release of her second album, Charlotte was awarded "The Double Platinum Award" in the UK. Meanwhile her record sales skyrocketed in the United States, Japan, Hong Kong, China and Australia. In May the big award came for Charlotte when she was chosen as "The Best British Artist of the Year" during the inaugural Classical Brit Awards.
Charlotte’s season of fame has been lovely but this new century will be remembered as a time when we all heard the "Voice of an Angel."
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