Song:Tonight
Album:Enchantment
Charlotte Church was 11 years old when she first performed on TV. Her initial success was as a classical soprano and then she tried to cross over to pop with the 2001 album Enchantment. Most of her success has been in England. She was born Feb. 21, 1986 in Llandaff, Cardif, Wales. Her big break came when she sang on the British TV show This Morning followed by ITV's Big, Big Talent Show in 1997. She continued to attend school. But she left at age 16 after signing with Sony. Charlotte's first two albums were strictly classical produced by Sony Classical producer Grace Row. Her third album was a Christmas album. All three albums were very successful. In the US she appeared on several PBS specials. For the 2001 album Enchantment, Charlotte tried to cross over to pop. Most of the songs were from Broadway shows like Tonight from West Side Story. The album was produced mostly by Keith Thomas who produced CCM acts like Amy Grant and Bebe & Cece. The album didn't do as well as the classical albums. It's available as a budget CD. She also performed the song All Love Can Be in the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind. It was around this time when she started getting harassed by the British tabloids. After the 2003 single The Opera Song with producer Jurgen Vries was a top five hit in England, Charlotte released her first full blown pop album Tissues and Issues. Charlotte wrote a lot of the songs with pop producers like Guy Chambers. Though Crazy Chick was a top five hit in England, the album wasn't as successful as her classical albums. It was her final album for Sony. She hosted The Charlotte Church Show on Channel 4 from 2006-08. She had two kids with rugby player Gavin Henson. Charlotte told the media in 2008 that she was considering returning to classical music. Instead she released another pop album on her own label in 2010. She continues to record occasionally. But I think it's fair to say Charlotte's career has stalled. After splitting with Henson in 2010, she eventually married musician Johnny Powell in 2017. Here's Charlotte Church performing Tonight in Cardiff, Wales 2001.
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