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Official Press Release for Charlotte's 5th Album |
October 29
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Columbia Records To Release Prelude…The Best of Charlotte Church
In North American Stores Tuesday, November 26
North American Tour Julie Andrews & Christopher Plummer Begins On December 3 In Cincinnati
(dateline - New York - Columbia Records - November 4)
The musical accomplishments of Charlotte Church are, of course a matter of record ... a lot of records. Over the course of four albums in as many years (1998's Voice Of An Angel, 1999's Charlotte Church, 2000's Christmas offering, Dream A Dream, and 2001's Enchantment), she has racked up international sales in excess of ten million units.
Prelude…The Best of Charlotte Church brings together -- for the first time in a single collection -- many of Charlotte's most powerful and captivating performances. With selections culled from each of her full-length albums as well as four newly recorded tracks, Prelude…The Best of Charlotte Church showcases the full range of her repertoire, serving as an ideal introduction to the artist as well as the ultimate Charlotte Church compilation.
Prelude… The Best of Charlotte Church reprises "Pie Jesu" (from Requiem by Andrew Lloyd Webber), the traditional Ulster air "My Lagan Love," "In Trutina" (from Carmina burana by Carl Orff), Cesar Franck's "Panis Angelicus," and "Amazing Grace" from Charlotte's debut album Voice Of An Angel. "Just Wave Hello," "La Pastorella" (from Soirees musicales by Gioachino Rossini), and the traditional Irish ballad "She Moved Through The Fair" are drawn from Charlotte Church. "Ave Maria" (adapted to the 1st Prelude of Johann Sebastian Bach) and "Dream A Dream - (Elysium)" (Charlotte's duet with Billy Gilman) were found originally on Dream A Dream. From Enchantment come "The Flower Duet" (composed by Leo Delibes with text by Edmond Gondinet and Phillipe Gille), Habañera" (composed by Georges Bizet), and "The Prayer" (duet with Josh Groban, composed by David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager). "All Love Can Be" was originally found on the movie soundtrack A Beautiful Mind. Rounding out Prelude…The Best of Charlotte Church are four new tracks: "It's The Heart That Matters Most," Gabriel Faure's "Tantum Ergo," Paul Simon's "Bridge Over Troubled Water," and Pietro Mascagni's "Sancta Maria."
Charlotte Church's concerts are consistent sellouts--from the Hollywood Bowl to an appearance before 70,000 fans in London's Hyde Park--and she has shared the studio and stage with a wide array of top artists: from Placido Domingo to Wyclef Jean; Billy Gilman to the London Symphony Orchestra. She's met Queens and First Ladies, Presidents and Popes…and is the youngest artist to ever have a #1 album on the UK Classical charts.
Charlotte Church will embark on a North American tour with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in conjunction with the release of Prelude…The Best of Charlotte Church.
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New Concert Date in Cardiff |
October 29
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Read the above news story for info on a new
scheduled concert appearance by Charlotte in Cardiff on 3 November
here:
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For ticket purchase info head over here:
http://www.cardiffmusicals.com/sun03.html#req
We're hoping to have a report from this event from our very own
UKMark if all goes well.
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North American Track listing for Charlotte's 5th |
October 28
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The official North American track listing & album art
for Charlotte's 5th Album titled "Prelude: The Best of Charlotte
Church" has been released. The album will be released in North
America
on 19 November with a UK release slated for
4 November. For UK Album Details click
here.
Album Art
Track Listing
1. Pie Jesu
2. My Langan Love
3. In Trutina
4. Panis Angelicus
5. Amazing Grace
6. Just Wave Hello (Ford Global Anthem)
7. La Pastorella
8. She Moved Through the Fair
9. Ave Maria
10. Dream a Dream (Elysium) (duet with Billy Gilman)
11. The Flower Duet
12. Habanera
13. The Prayer (with Josh Groban)
14. All Love Can Be (from A Beautiful Mind soundtrack)
15. It's the Heart That Matters Most
16. Tantum Ergo
17. Bridge Over Troubled Water
18. Sancta Maria
You can Pre-order this album through BN.com.
Stand by for more details and links to pre-order the North American
release.
>>Discuss
Charlotte's 5th Album in our new Best of / Greatest Hits Forum!
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Charlotte on Tour: Take Two
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October 26
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Revised tour dates have been
released for the event Charlotte will be touring with this coming
December. The dates are as follows, look for a preview feature on
the site as soon as we are able to confirm the info and provide
purchase links:
Dec 03 2002 Cleveland, OH USB
ARENA
Dec 04 2002 Columbus, OH NATIONWIDE ARENA
Dec 06 2002 Pittsburgh, PA MELLON ARENA
Dec 07 2002 Detroit, MI JOE LOUIS ARENA
Dec 08 2002 Cleveland, OH GUND ARENA
Dec 11 2002 Toronto, AIR CANADA CENTRE
Dec 12 2002 Ottawa, COREL CENTRE
Dec 14 2002 Providence, RI CIVIC CENTER
Dec 15 2002 Boston, MA FLEET CENTER
Dec 16 2002 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PEPSI ARENA
Dec 17 2002 Hershey, PA GIANT CENTER
Dec 18 2002 Uniondale, NY NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, ARENA
Dec 20 2002 Tampa-St.Petersburg, FL ST. PETE TIMES FORUM
Dec 21 2002 Ft. Lauderdale, FL OFFICE DEPOT FORUM
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Charlotte turns to Zeta Jones for tips|
October 24
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Charlotte
turns to Zeta Jones for tips on how to be a film star
The Western Mail
SINGER
Charlotte Church has been getting acting tips from Catherine Zeta
Jones.
The 16-year-old from Cardiff is hoping to follow teen singers such
as Britney Spears and Samantha Mumba into film roles and called on
showbiz pal Catherine Zeta Jones, 33, who comes from Swansea, for
advice on how to be a hit in Hollywood.
Her debut film The Family Business, which has scenes filmed in
Cardiff and London, is due out in March. In the film, directed by
Craig Ferguson, Charlotte plays the estranged daughter of an ageing
1980s pop star.
She said, "I've had acting tips from Catherine Zeta Jones.
Craig told me I hardly need any expression because I've got quite an
expressive face anyway. My eyebrows dance up and down and my mouth
goes all funny so he said I don't need to overdo it."
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Vote for CharlotteChurch.net!
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October 15
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as it is for this site.
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Charlotte
helps bring Sunshine |
October 14
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Stars
bring a little sunshine - The Western Mail
Review Noah's Ark Appeal Gala Concert St David's Hall Dewi Savage,
The Western Mail NOEL Sullivan made his first public appearance
since Hear'Say's split during a charity performance in Wales at the
weekend. Sullivan joined his friend Charlotte Church on stage for a
rendition of Ain't No Sunshine. The concert was organised to raise
funds for the Noah's Ark Appeal - 16-year-old Church is one of the
two patrons. The soprano performed Gershwin's Summertime and John
Lennon's Imagine.
But the night belonged to the South Wales Male Choir who have raised
£42,000 in less than a year towards a children's hospital in Wales.
Accompanied by Michael Bell's CPO and the excellent pianist Sian
Gwawr, they manfully delivered the usual stirring mix of Verdi,
musicals and Welsh hymns. Tribute was paid to the late Sir Harry
Secombe by Iris Williams with an inspired Bless This House.
Award-winning Cardiff sisters Sarah and Anna Cresswell were
exceptionally good on marimba and violin respectively, and the rock
glamour and sublime raucousness of Bonnie Tyler was a joy.
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Charlotte's
5th
|
October 10
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The official UK track listing & album art
for Charlotte's 5th Album titled "Prelude: The Best of Charlotte
Church" has been released. The album will be released in the UK
on 4 November with a North American release slated for
19 November. For North American Album Details
click
here.
Album Art
Track Listing
1. Pie Jesu
2. My Lagan Love
3. Danny Boy
4. In Trutina
5. Panis Angelicus
6. Amazing Grace
7. Just Wave Hello
8. La Pastorella
9. Plaisir D'Amour
10. She Moved Through The Fair
11. Ave Maria
12. Dream A Dream (Solo Version)
13. Flower Duet
14. All Love Can Be
15. Bridge Over Troubled Water
16. Elegie
17. Tra Bo Dau
18. Tantum Ergo
You can Pre-order this album through HMV.co.uk.
Stand by for more details and links to pre-order the UK release.
>>Discuss
Charlotte's 5th Album in our new Best of / Greatest Hits Forum!
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Charlotte
Tops Bill for Noah's Ark Concert
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October 10
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The Western Mail
TEENAGER Charlotte Church will top the bill at a showcase of Welsh
talent this weekend to raise money for a children's hospital for
Wales.
The Gala Spectacular at St David's Hall, Cardiff, in aid of the
Noah's Ark Appeal is the brainchild of Côr Meibion De Cymru, the
South Wales Male Choir, and will bring several prominent Welsh names
together under one roof for the first time.
Headliners include Iris Williams, who is flying in from her American
home for the event, and Bonnie Tyler.
Charlotte Church, who is patron of the appeal alongside actress
Catherine Zeta Jones, will perform a solo, join the choir on stage
for the grand finale and receive a £25,000 cheque from the choir's
president, Lord Gordon Parry of Neyland.
Côr Meibion spokesman Brian Williams said the choir had already
topped its promised cash total. "At the start of the year we
pledged to raise £25,000 for the appeal," he said. "We
have far exceeded it already as before we went on tour to Australia
four weeks ago we had £35,000. When the proceeds of the concert are
totted up too we hope to have about £50,000."
Mr Williams says the 1,000 ticket holders are in for a night to
remember.
"It is wonderful that Charlotte Church has agreed to perform
with us," he said. "Also, Iris Williams has requested to
sing her own special arrangement of a song called Bless This House
with us, so we have all been feverishly learning it. "And there
will be all sorts of song from shows and Welsh hymns. It promises to
be a great night and there are still a few tickets left." The
eclectic mix of traditional and modern also includes comedian Owen
Money and Côr Meibion will be joined by the London Welsh Male Voice
Choir and the Roland Gregory Orpheus Singers from Australia.
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Showtime in the Stadium to Air in
North America
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October 7
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One of the most captivating Charlotte events of
last year, her performances at "Showtime in the Stadium"
in Cardiff, Wales are coming to a North American television set near
you. Bravo is planning to air the concert on 9 November 2002 @ 12:30
PM. You can read our
exclusive full coverage here.
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Charlotte's
£1 Million Gift |
October 6
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Thanks to Welsh Marty and UKMark for providing
this scan from the 6 October edition of News of the World:
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Charlotte
in Guinness World Book of Records 2003
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October 3
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Charlotte appears in the 2003 Edition of the
World Record Book with her first world record set back in 1998.
Thanks to Malcolm Neale for this!
If you want to see her 2000 edition photo head
over here:
/photos/mag15.html
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Charlotte's
New Pop Venture
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October 2
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Following up on our exclusive news of Charlotte's upcoming single and holiday releases the Western Mail released a story yesterday giving official confirmation to what we reported. You can read our original report
here.
Karen
Price, The Western Mail
CHARLOTTE
Church has always been adamant that she is not going to be the next
Britney Spears.
But
it looks as though she has now changed her mind with the
announcement that she is moving towards pop.
The
teenage singer, who shot to fame and has earned millions of pounds
through her renditions of classical music, has revealed that her new
single, to be released in December, will be more pop than opera.
But
her former manager Jonathan Shalit, who was sacked by the Church
family, says it is a "misguided" move.
The new direction means Charlotte will be going head-to-head
with pop singers such as Britney Spears and Samantha
Mumba instead of the older classical market.
The
single will be taken from her forthcoming debut film, The Family
Business, in which the Cardiff-born star plays the estranged
daughter of an ageing 1980s popstar.
Charlotte's new song will feature on the film's
soundtrack and will be performed by the soprano in the film.
Despite
her earlier claims, Charlotte - dubbed the Voice of an Angel - now
wants to branch out from classical music.
"I admire the ability in artists to break free out of
the commercial plane and say, `I am different and I'm proud
of it'," she said.
"There's too much segregation between
different musical types. If you're an R'n'B artist, you have to be
R'n'B. If you're a classical artist, you have to be classical."
Her
forthcoming pop-based single was announced on her website yesterday
but the title has not been revealed - although she has been covering
John Lennon's Imagine.
But
Mr Shalit, who discovered Charlotte and engineered her rise to fame
at the age of 12, believes she is mistaken.
"If
it's true that she's moving towards pop, I think it's very
short-sighted and
Charlotte
Church as a pop artist will not sell records. If she remains the
classical crossover artist she is, she will continue to sell
millions of records. But Charlotte
moving towards pop would be as ridiculous as a pop artist trying to
sing classical. She is unique at what she does and fantastic at what
she does, so should continue with what she does."
Charlotte,
who counts soul diva Erykah Badu among her musical influences, has
worked with pop stars in the past.
She has
recorded a song with rapper Wyclef Jean who has also worked with Tom
Jones.
"I've
sung with Wyclef Jean in New York on a song called Summertime,"
said Charlotte.
"I'd
love to sing with Craig David - he's gorgeous. And Ja Rule has got a
really different sound."
But
Charlotte is not breaking away from classical music altogether. She
will also release a greatest hits album in time for Christmas.
The Best Of
Charlotte Church will be available in UK stores from November 4 and
will feature tracks including Pie Jesu - the song which shot her to
fame.
Her
film, The Family Business, will be in cinemas next March.
misguided," he said. - Karen Price
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September Review
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October 1
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Read The top
headlines from
September
2002:
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Concert
Tour Info Clarifications |
September 27
|
Many of you
have been e-mailing us about your lack of success in regards to
finding info from any of the venues listed during the 23 September
post where we announced Charlotte's US Tour for later this year.
After consulting with various sources we can tell you the following
which at this point is very much not set in stone:
These will not
be "pure Charlotte" events in that Charlotte will not be
the only performer, instead they will likely be holiday specials.
Julie Andrews is likely also part of these events and as such you
may get better luck in asking for info when you mention her name
along with Charlotte's for the specific dates listed.
It is still
unclear how big a role Charlotte will play in these events but it is
likely her portion will be a bit under a half hour in length.
We're still
going to pull all dates from our forward
looking schedules until we get further confirmation from each
specific venue.
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Charlotte to release Greatest Hits
album and possible single in December |
September 25
|
We've learned
that Charlotte will be releasing her first "Greatest Hits"
album this coming November. The album will be titled "Greatest
Hits" in North America and "The Best Of" in the
UK/Rest of World. The album is set to be released on 4 November 2002
in the UK and 19 November in North America. We'll have a preview in
the coming weeks along with links to pre-order shortly.
The news
doesn't end there though, we have also learned that Charlotte will
likely be releasing a new single this December, the track will be
one from her upcoming film "The Family Business". If all
goes as planned this will be the first showcase of Charlotte's new
direction musically although those lucky enough to see Charlotte in
concert should be able to hear this before anyone else.
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"The Family Business"
gets a release date |
September 21
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Charlotte's
upcoming film is now complete as far as shooting of film is
concerned. As such a release date has now been finalised by Mogan
Creek, the production company, read on:
Principal
photography commences on “The Family Business”
Morgan Creek Productions’ comedy- with-music that is tentatively
titled The Family Business, starring Craig Ferguson (Saving Grace,
The Big Tease), Jemma Redgrave (Howard’s End) and introducing the
phenomenal soprano artist Charlotte Church, commenced principal
photography in the United Kingdom on July 1. The announcement was
made today by James G. Robinson, Chairman/CEO and Guy McElwaine,
President of Morgan Creek Productions.
In addition to starring in the film, Craig Ferguson will also make
his directorial debut in The Family Business, from his original
screenplay co- written with Philip McGrade. The film is a Morgan
Creek Production produced by James G. Robinson and executive
produced by Guy McElwaine.
The Family Business is an off-beat comedy about a former 80s pop
star (Ferguson) whose downward spiral is halted when he discovers he
has a teenage daughter (Church) - the product of a weekend love
affair.
For this production, Morgan Creek and Ferguson have surrounded
themselves with such renowned names in production personnel such as
editor Sheldon Kahn, a two-time Oscar nominee who has edited such
films as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ghostbusters, Out of
Africa, Dave, Road Trip, Proof of Life and Evolution; music
supervisor Bud Carr, who has worked on close to 50 feature films
including Platoon, Terminator, Heat, JFK, Donnie Brasco, Hoosiers
and Born on the Fourth of July; Cinematographer Ian Wilson, whose
credits include The Crying Game, Edward II and Emma; and
Oscar-nominated production designer Tim Harvey, who has designed the
productions for such films as Henry V, Hamlet and what many consider
to be the finest television adaptation ever, the BBC mini-series I,
Claudius.
Craig Ferguson most recently starred in Saving Grace with Brenda
Blethyn, a film which he also wrote and co-produced. Prior to that,
Ferguson wrote, starred in and executive produced The Big Tease, the
mock-documentary of a gay Glaswegian hairdresser who assumes he’s
been invited to the Beverly Hills World Freestyle Hairdressing
Championship. While remaining one of Great Britain’s leading
comedians, having starred in several BBC self-titled specials and
series, he is best known to American audiences as the supercilious
Nigel Wick, Drew Carey’s boss on The Drew Carey Show.
Welsh soprano Charlotte Church became an overnight classical
superstar in November 1998 with the release of her debut album Voice
of an Angel, issued when she was just 13 years old. Born in Llandaff,
Cardiff, she began performing in public at age three, and five years
later was a regular at local karaoke competitions; from there Church
made a series of television appearances, followed by live dates at
prestigious venues including the London Palladium and the Royal
Albert Hall. Upon signing to Sony Classical, she released Voice of
an Angel to considerable media attention; a self-titled effort
followed in 1999. Both albums went platinum in the U.S. after
reaching the Top Ten in the U.K. Dream a Dream, a Christmas album,
released in 2000, hit the Top Ten and went platinum in the U.S. Her
fourth release, Enchantment, appeared in the fall of 2001.
Supporting cast members include Joss Ackand (The Hunt for Red
October, TV’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy), Ralph Brown (The
Crying Game, Impromptu), Ian McNeice (84 Charing Cross Road,
Valmont), Stephan Noonan (Affair of the Necklace), and Imelda
Staunton (Shakespeare in Love, Sense and Sensibility).
The film is scheduled for release in March 2003. The Family Business
will be distributed in North America by Warner Bros. Pictures, an
AOL Time Warner Company, and internationally by Warner Bros.
Pictures and Morgan Creek International.
In keeping with Morgan Creek’s vision to produce between three and
five films per year, production will commence later this summer on
the prequel to The Exorcist, starring Liam Neeson.
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Charlotte attends MS Charity
Benefit |
September 19
|
Charlotte
attended and performed at the Dinner of Champions charity event in
Los Angeles Tuesday Evening.
>>View
our feature coverage here
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Touched by an Angel Repeat
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September 12
|
Thanks to
longtime member Arik for passing word that Charlotte's episode of
Touched By an Angel will be re-airing yet again, here are the
details:
September
18, 2002: Touched
by an Angel" Repeat 12.00 AM (Hallmark Channel) (Read
Feature for more info)
September
17, 2002: Touched
by an Angel" Repeat 8.00 PM (Hallmark Channel) (Read
Feature for more info)
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Never Forget |
September 11
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Charlotte
on Celebrity Extra - Full Coverage |
September 10
|
This is
coverage from Charlotte's appearance on Celebrity Extra, a UK
entertainment news show that can be seen on Trouble Digital and
Living TV. Charlotte appeared on the 5 September show to talk about
her upcoming film. Thanks to UKMark and Dave for putting this
together.
Check it out here:
/features/celeb_extra.htm
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CharlotteChurch.net
& CharlotteChurchFans.nl in Dutch Press! |
September 10
|
Job of
CharlotteChurchFans.nl sends word that CharlotteChurch.net and
CharlotteChurchFans.nl get mentioned in a new Dutch Computer Mag
"Computerldee". The article translation follows:
Family party
We've got Britney already and now we also get Charlotte Church
(Wales, 1986). Like Britney, this (classical) singing teenage star
will make her acting debut. The title of the film is "The
Family Business". In this romantic comedy Charlotte acts in the
role of a girl that dreams about a career as... a well-known singer.
The news, announced by her mother (and manager, of course), was sent
into the world via the sites below. The film, directed by Craig
Ferguson, is currently being shooted.
Click on:
http://www.charlottechurchfans.nl
http://www.charlottechurch.net
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Charlotte
Church: Diva - Exclusive Full Programme Coverage |
September 9
|
We've uploaded
our exclusive feature on last week's BBC 2 Wales Programme
"Charlotte Church: Diva". It's a 30 minute long intimate
profile of Charlotte , her life and her career. Thanks to Welsh
Marty for recording and UKMark & Dave for the post production
work. We've split the programme into 4 parts for your courtesy.
Check it out
here:
/features/maestro_diva.html
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Charlotte in Sunday Mirror
Magazine
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September 1
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A dated photo
of Charlotte and her Mum Maria appears in Today's Sunday Mirror
Magazine, thanks to Malcolm Neale for this.
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