With her film star looks and flawless mezzo-soprano voice, former Welsh choir
girl Katherine Jenkins – born on June 29, 1980 in Neath Wales - has become
Britain's all-time best selling classical artist, and something of a national
sweetheart. A graduate of London's Royal Academy of Music, the mezzo-soprano
rose to prominence in 2003, singing at Pope John Paul's Silver Jubilee
celebrations at Westminster Abbey and at the Sydney Opera, before releasing
debut album Premiere (2004). Going on to duet with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and
Andrea Bocelli, Jenkins' mix of opera standards and pop ...