17 interesting facts about Charlotte Church
- Charlotte Church (born 21 February 1986) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter.
- Her name was actually Charlotte Reed when signed onto Sony Records at the age of eleven, but Sony decided that Charlotte Church would sell better. She had not yet been legally adopted by James Church.
- Charlotte Church sings soprano.
- Charlotte Church is a fan of many genres of music, including Gospel, Motown, R&B and Hip Hop.
- In 2005 she and boyfriend, Welsh international rugby player, Gavin Henson bought a house in Llandaff, Cardiff.
- Charlotte's big break came on the show Talking Telephone Numbers in 1997, when she sang Pie Jesu.
- Charlotte Church has an official website and calendar.
- Charlotte made her acting debut in 1999 on an episode of Touched by an Angel.
- Charlotte Church has hold over ten million albums worldwide.
- In 2001, Charlotte celebrated her 15th birthday during the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards and the audience sang "Happy Birthday" to her.
- In 2001, she was nominated for an Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program Emmy for her PBS program Charlotte Church: Live from Jerusalem.
- Before she was 18, even though she had accumulated a personal worth of over 10,000,000 GBP, she only got 50 GBP a week from her mother as an allowance.
- Charlotte Church was reportedly paid 800,000 GBP for writing her autobiography in 2000.
- Her favorite pop stars include Natalie Imbruglia, the Corrs, and Gloria Estefan.
- When she first got her money, Charlotte admits to buying a dress for $7,000.
- In the press, Charlotte Church is ofen referred to as an "opera star", yet she has never sung in any opera performances.
- The first single of Charlotte's pop crossover album, "Tissues and Issues", was called "Crazy Chick."
