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Looking
Back at The Year 2000
| CC2K
- Introduction |
The
Year 2000 was one heck of a year for Charlotte to put it
mildly. She dazzled and amazed fans from every corner of the
globe and never once did she disappoint anyone. As the
world's favourite Charlotte site we were there every step of
the way bringing you the best of Charlotte from all over the
world. This feature is a look back at the events that shaped
the year 2000 from Charlotte's perspective. Below are the
most notable events followed by a menu that will allow you
to view all our coverage from the past year. As always if
you have any questions about any of these events or the way
we covered them don't hesitate to e-mail.
Enjoy and have a safe and Happy New Year! -
Mark
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| Notable
events of 2000 |
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Waving
Hello to a New Year
(January
1, 2000) |
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KCET
Appearance in California
(February
5, 2000) |
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| Charlotte
rocked in the Year 2000 by performing "Just
Wave Hello" at Cardiff's new Millennium
Stadium. The event was seen by millions around the
world on Public Broadcasting Stations that covered
New Years festivities. Another group performing at
Cardiff's celebration was the Manic Street
Preachers...Charlotte's favourite Welsh Band.
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More! |
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Charlotte's
first in-store appearance in the USA was a big
success. Joe, Co-Founder of CharlotteChruch.net
was able to attend and thus we had our first feature
here at the site. Beyond that Charlotte gained quite
a few devoted fans at this appearance and set the
stage for many more events like it during the rest
of the year.
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Charlotte
Turns 14
(February
21, 2000) |
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Charlotte
live in Ohio!
(April
11, 2000) |
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Charlotte was blowing out the candles for her 14th
Birthday in Tokyo, the largest site dedicated to
Charlotte was lanuched. Charlotte's brithday came
during an extensive Pacific Rim Tour which we
covered in much detail as our first feature.
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More! |
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Charlotte's
first public concert in the states for 2000 was also
our first attempt at coverage of such an event.
Thanks to the great work of dedicated fans in Ohio
we received pictures from the event only hours after
they took place!
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More! |
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True
Brit
(May
6, 2000) |
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Heroes
for the Planet
(May
20, 2000) |
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confirmed her status as the top classical artist in
the world by winning British Artist of the year at
the first ever Classical Brit Awards.
CharlotteChurch.net lead the entire world in
coverage of the event with exclusive reporting from
the actual ceremony. Read
More! |
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Charlotte
joined Haley Joel Osment for a spectacular concert
in San Francisco that was broadcast on A&E.
Sponsored by Ford, Heroes for the Planet showcased
environmental efforts of children around the world
and was among the best programmes ever for
Charlotte. Heroes for the Planet would go on to earn
an Emmy Nomination for Musical Direction.
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More! |
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Charlotte
Live in Wiltshire!
(August
25, 2000) |
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Charlotte
Live in Nashville!
(September
10-12, 2000) |
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| Charlotte
kicked off her largest concert tour ever in
Wiltshire, UK at the Wiltshire Festival.
CharlotteChurch.net lead the way with a full
feature straight from the venue. Read
More! |
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Nashville
was Charlotte's first stop on her extensive fall
tour in the USA. Steve, Tim and Rick of Team USA
kept us all up to date with their excellent
reporting just hours after the concert.
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More! |
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Charlotte
Live in Atlanta!
(September
15, 2000) |
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Charlotte
and Amanda unveil a Dream
(September
15, 2000) |
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huge success in Nashville Charlotte traveled to
Atlanta just a few days later to perform her second
concert series of the Fall tour and to unveil a very
special project (see next entry). Dave and David
from Team USA did the reporting hounours for
CharlotteChurch.net. Read
More! |
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While
in Atlanta, Charlotte and Amanda Dunbar unveiled the
cover art to Dream a Dream titled
"Charlotte" and sold over $100,000 worth
of serigraphs to benefit their new charity the Angel
Alliance. Once again Dave and David provided
excellent coverage for us.
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More! |
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"An
Instant Holiday Classic"
(October
17, 2000) |
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California
Dreamin'
(October
25 - 30, 2000) |
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| Charlotte
released her third album to much acclaim in North
America. Fans absolutely loved Charlotte's third
effort. In fact they loved it so much so they drove
it to #7 on the mainstream charts and gave it
platinum status in quick succession. In
addition to this, Dream a Dream was the best selling
holiday album in the World for 2000. Read
More! |
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Charlotte
kicked off a TV promo tour that would last until
Christmas day in California. She taped appearances
on Politcally Incorrect, Tonight Show and Late. The
biggest news however came from an appearance at the
Carousel of Hope, the premiere Hollywood charity
event. Charlotte rubbed elbows with the industry's
biggest stars then melted their hearts with an
excellent performance. Charlotte would later call
the Carousel of Hope her highlight event of the
year.
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More! |
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Charlotte
in Toronto!
(November
13, 2000) |
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Lighting
up London
(November
21, 2000) |
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kicked off her most extensive Holiday Promotional
tour ever by stopping in Toronto, Ontario. Our very
own Jason and Stephanie of Team Canada got to meet
up with Charlotte and provided us with a great
review. Read
More! |
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Following
the release of Dream a Dream in the UK Charlotte lit
the holiday lights on Oxford Street in London at
HMV's premiere store. Mark from Team UK got us a
first person perspective and took some great shots
for us.
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More! |
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The
Making of Dream a Dream (November
2000) |
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Charlotte
in the Holy Land DVD
(November
21, 2000) |
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the best surprise to come along this year came in
the form of a special limited edition video entitled
"The Making of Dream a Dream" that showed
the story behind the album as well as a nice little
segment on CharlotteChurch.net. You'd have to
see it to believe it! Read
More! |
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Charlotte
followed up her wildly successiful Voice of an Angel
in concert video with this excellent addition in
November. This video, which accompanies the Dream a
Dream album is filmed in Jerusalem where Charlotte
sings in Dormition Abbey. During the video Charlotte
retraces the birth of Jesus Christ.
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More! |
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A
Holiday Tour Like No Other
(November
13 - December 25, 2000) |
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Unforgettable
(December
29, 2000) |
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| Charlotte
had a spectacular Holiday Promo Tour starting on
November 13th and ending on Christmas day the 25th
of December. Along the way she entertained millions
and gained an incredible amount of fans. We did our
best to cover every single appearance and in doing
so created our largest most diverse feature ever
spanning over 24 different events. Read
More! |
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Charlotte
ended her most successiful year ever buy giving her
fans a gift. This gift came in the form of a 13 page
photo shoot in OK! Magazine in which Charlotte and
her Mum and Dad displayed their new Mansion in Wales
complete in it's Christmas decor. This magazine was
well...unforgettable just like the year that preceded
it.
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More! |
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