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Charlotte leaves for North America
|
November 30
|
Charlotte has left for Cincinnati to begin the Royal
Christmas Tour but not before taking several great photos with
her mum Maria. Check those out here.
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Charlotte cancels Atlanta Appearance
|
November 27
|
Charlotte has cancelled her appearance in
Atlanta, Georgia tomorrow night due to a severe cold she is
suffering from, we are told by her management. Charlotte will fly
out this weekend to being the 'Royal Christmas Tour' however.
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Prelude @ CharlotteChurch.net |
November 26
|
Just as we did with Enchantment, we're
launching a microsite just for Prelude. At this site you'll find
compilation of all the Prelude items added to the site in the coming
weeks and months.
As of now though you can sample the album tracks and view the lyrics
for Prelude.
Stay tuned to /prelude
for continuing updates on Prelude.
|
Charlotte on BBC Radio One Dance
Anthems Show |
November 25
|
We have coverage of Charlotte's appearance on BBC Radio 1 last
evening on the Dance Anthems Show with Dave Pearce. You can check it
out here: /features/cc_radio125nov.html
We have links to download the broadcast in MP3, Windows Media and
Real Audio versions and there is a Charlotte only edit for you to download should you not wish to listen to the entire programme.
Thanks to UKMark for getting this for us.
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Today with Des and Mel Update |
November 25
|
Charlotte's scheduled appearance was bumped
today and will instead be shown on Wednesday 27 November 2002.
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Charlotte on Parkinson Coverage |
November 24
|
Coverage from Parkinson is now complete. 4 Videos, 70 Stills, 2
MP3's, 3 Press scans and a transcript are there for your enjoyment.
Check it out here:
/features/cc_parkinson1102.html
Thanks to UKMark, DutchMark, Dave and Malcolm Neale for getting this
one out the door.
|
Charlotte on Parkinson Preview |
November 22
|
Charlotte at Parkinson taping on Thursday
Charlotte will be making her much anticipated appearance on The
BBC's Parkinson tomorrow night, 23 November from 10.45pm - 11.45pm on BBC1.
Stay tuned to CharlotteChurch.net for full coverage.
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Sony's Charlotte Update
|
November 18
|
Sony have come out with their
latest Charlotte newsletter. Confusion about different editions of
the album are solved and new info is given regarding some upcoming
PBS TV dates:
Attention U.S. Charlotte
Church fans!
You can now reserve copies of "Prelude - The Best of
Charlotte Church."
There will be three unique versions of this fantastic collection:
Regular CD edition of "Prelude - The Best of Charlotte
Church"
DVD edition: "Prelude - The Best of Charlotte Church"
featuring all of her best video performances!
Special Deluxe Package of CD and DVD "Prelude - The Best of
Charlotte Church"
All three are available for pre-order now !
Order both the DVD and the CD collection or any two items and the
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**************************************************
Charlotte Church "Enchantment" TV special airing on PBS in
the U.S.
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11/27/02 - 11:30 PM ET WNJN New York, NY
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**************************************************
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and enroll in the VIP area.
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High Resolution Prelude Cover
Shots
| November 16
|
Job
of Team Netherlands has received high resolution images of the
Prelude Covers for both CD and DVD.
Click photo for the full
image
CD Cover
Click photo for the full
image
DVD Cover
See this
thread for more including track listings for both.
|
First Prelude Print Advert |
November 13
|
Click photo for the full
image
UKMark has loaded this scan of the first
Prelude Print Advert from the December 2002 issue of ClassicFM
Magazine.
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Charlotte Press Release |
November 11
|
For Immediate Release November 11, 2002
Charlotte Church Statement
In response to the recent news stories, I find it necessary to
clarify that although my parents have always been my most trusted
advisors they have never acted as my official managers. I have, throughout my professional career, retained professional management,
currently by Irving Azoff and his management team.
My mother did an amazing job in matters of my career and of course
has always been a terrific mother. She still remains very involved in my career but obviously on a different level due to my growing independence and own experience.
Now that I have completed my studies, everyone is in agreement that it is the appropriate time for me to embark on my US tour with
my management and tour staff.
My parents have always protected me throughout the ups and downs of the media and my career and I thank them for it. I continue to
seek the advice of my parents as I always have. As mother and daughter, our bond is stronger than ever.
It was my decision to terminate my business relationship with my ex-manager, Jonathan Shalit, not my mothers' and it's sad how Mr. Shalit
continues to attack my mother at every opportunity and comments on me growing up as a teenager whilst knowing nothing about
my situation and having no children of his own. It hurts me every time Mr. Shalit, after three years, still persists in publicly
degrading my mother when she is worth a million of him.
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More info on Charlotte's Dance
Track |
November 10
|
We've received more info on the
track we announced to you yesterday from Charlotte's Team:
The "secret" dance track is called "The Opera Song" (Brave New World") by Jurgen Vries featuring CMC. It will be released in the UK only in mid-January. The story behind this is that Jurgen Vries is actually a trance producer called Darren Tate. Darren is signed to Sony UK under the Jurgen Vries pseudonym and asked if Charl would be interested in doing the song because he thought she would be perfect for the opera ad libs in the track. She was flattered to be asked, she liked the song and decided to do it for a bit of fun. She is completely aware that it will raise a few eyebrows, but the clue that this is is a one-off and not Charl's future musical direction is in the fact that she has used the "CMC" tag. (Charlotte Maria Church). She may well do more guest vocals in the near future, while she prepares to find and record songs for her next studio album.
Once again you can hear
the track for yourself here.
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Charlotte to appear on 'Today with
Des and Mel'|
November 10
|
We've
confirmed that Charlotte will be appearing on 'Today with Des & Mel'.
Charlotte will be interviewed by Des O'Connor and perform a song. The programme will be broadcast
1pm-2pm on Monday November 25 on ITV1 in the UK. This is the day Prelude is released in the UK. Charlotte's appearance will actually be recorded a week earlier.
For Charlotte's full schedule
this holiday season, go
here.
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Charlotte in Today's Daily Mail |
November 9
|
Click photo for the full
image
Charlotte appears in the 9
November edition of the Daily Mail. Thanks to UKMark for the
scan.
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Charlotte's new dance track?|
November 9
|
Recent reports have surfaced of a
'secret' Charlotte dance track being played in clubs across the UK.
The track which is titled 'The Opera Song' is mixed by DJ Jurgen
Vries and is said to include the vocals of Charlotte. It was
recently played on BBC's Radio One Dance Anthems Programme and our
own DutchMark was able to capture the audio for the site. You can download
it here.
Additionally there is a thread
regarding this in
our forums here.
|
Charlotte among top music earners
in the UK |
November 6
|
UK Press is reporting that
Charlotte has made it into the ranks of the top music earners in the
UK yet again after taking in over £2 Million.
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Charlotte to appear on BBC's
Parkinson |
November 5
|
We have learned that
Charlotte will make her first UK 'Prelude' promotional stop on The
BBC's Parkinson, arguably one of the most respected chat show hosts.
The date to mark on your calendars is 23 November. Charlotte will be
giving an interview and perform a song as well.
You heard it here first.
Charlotte's last performance on Parkinson was on 24 December 2001,
you can view that here:
/enchantment/enchantment_promo_27.html
|
UKMark & Charlotte @ Music of
The Night, LLandaff Cathedral
|
November 4
|
UKMark has sent in his coverage of Charlotte's
latest appearance on 3 November 2002 at LLandaff Cathedral where she
was part of the Music of the Night performance.
Also included in this feature are press scans from the event as well
as a look back at previous events Team Europe has covered from the
opening of Harrod's to the taping of Charlotte's Enchantment DVD
last year.
Check it all out here:
/features/music_night.html
|
Charlotte
on Monica Kaufman's Closeups |
November 2
|
This is footage from Charlotte being featured on Monica Kaufman's Closeups. The video gives a little background on Charlotte and her appearances in Atlanta as well as announces Charlotte's return to Atlanta later this month. See the feature for more detailed info on this event. Thanks to David Enlow for discovering this apperance and providing us with the video and Dave for post production.
Check it out here:
/features/mkcloseup.html
|
Charlotte
on Tour - December 2002 Preview |
November 2
|
Just as we have done every time Charlotte has gone on tour, we've
prepared a detailed preview providing info about each event as well as direct links to purchase. If you would like to join the CC.net
team in covering any of these events please e-mail
tour2002@charlottechurch.net . Also please e-mail any corrections or
changes to this address as well.
View the feature here:
/features/ccic_2k2.html
|
Charlotte, A Royal Christmas, in
Billboard
|
November 1
|
Billboard Bits: 'A Royal
Christmas,' Jin, drivin n cryin
Teenage soprano Charlotte Church will be the vocal anchor of A Royal Christmas, an extravagant show on tour throughout the eastern half of the U.S. in December. The holiday gala will also star Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, who will guide a cast of 150 through readings and performances of seasonal tales, as well as sing-along caroling.
The affair will also feature England's Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, the Westminster Concert Choir, and the Westminster Bell Choir, as well as dancers from London's Royal Ballet, Winnepeg's Royal Ballet, Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, and the Ukraine's Kyiv Ballet and Shumka (Whirlwind) Dancers.
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Revised Prelude Release Dates
|
November 1
|
Sony are now releasing new dates for the
release of 'Prelude' Charlotte's 5th Album. The dates are as
follows:
US release: November 12, 2002
UK release: November 25, 2002
ROW release: November 25, 2002
Japan release: December 17, 2002
Please note that you can usually find vendors
online shipping the CD before the official release.
|
November
Review
|
November 1
|
Read The top
headlines from October 2002:
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Official Press Release for Charlotte's 5th Album |
October 29
|
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
|
Read the above news story for info on a new
scheduled concert appearance by Charlotte in Cardiff on 3 November
here:
/images1/nov3_swe.jpg
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
|
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 12 November with a UK release slated for
25 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
|
October 26
|
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
|
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!
|
October 15
|
It's
that time of year again, voting for the Dotmusic People's Choice
Awards has begun and we're looking for your vote this year to
get back into the top 100 for 2002.
All you have to do is visit this link and enter your e-mail address
and give a small reason why you think CC.net deserves your vote. As
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If you would like to
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Thanks for your support, this is just as much a vote for Charlotte
as it is for this site.
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Charlotte
helps bring Sunshine |
October 14
|
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
|
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 25 November with a North American release slated for
12 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
|
October 10
|
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
|
October 7
|
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.
|
Charlotte's
£1 Million Gift |
October 6
|
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
|
October 3
|
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
|
Charlotte's
New Pop Venture
|
October 2
|
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.
