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Katherine Jenkins

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Katherine Jenkins, born on June 29, 1980, is a renowned British crossover singer. Her musical career began in a children's choir, and she has since developed into an internationally recognized pop crossover artist. Jenkins is known for her wide vocal range and unique singing style, blending elements of classical, pop, and opera in her music.

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“I remember performing with the Choir as an instrumentalist when I was still in school and it was wonderful to share the stage with them again more recently in Rhyl and at the opening of the Wales vs New Zealand rugby international at the Millennium Stadium. Here's wishing everyone involved in the Choir every success - I can't wait to perform with you again.”

Stills I Can School Remember Wish Waiting Wonderful Share Stage Involved International Opening Performing Stadiums Rugby You Again Choir New Zealand Millennium Wales Instrumentalists

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“Children should be able to live a life free from bullying and harassment and it is time that we all took a stand against this.”

Should Children Able Bullying Bullied Harassment Cyber Cyber Bullying

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“I have such happy memories of performing in a choir and I don't think I'd have got where I am today without all that experience. So my advice to young singers is to either join your school or church's choir or find one in your local area. Choral music at any level teaches you so much about musicianship and blending your voice.”

Thinking Today School Young Voice Church Memories Levels Teach Advice Areas Singers Locals Performing Choir Happy Memories Musicianship Church Choir Choral Music

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“When I dance, I forget everything else and just feel completely happy.”

Inspirational Feels Forget Dance Forget Everything

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“Beatbullying's 'The Big March 2012' is such a brilliant campaign and I am very proud to be a part of it. I have been a victim of cyber bullying myself and I know firsthand just how hurtful it can be. People think that they can hide behind computers and send nasty and hurtful comments to people, and this is wrong.”

People Thinking Knows Has Beens Bigs Behinds Proud Computer Victim Brilliant Campaigns March Bullying Comment Nasty Hurtful Cyber Cyber Bullying

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“I'm a Cancerian, the typical crab with the tough outer shell and the soft bit in the middle. I don't think I'll ever come to terms with people being unnecessarily nasty, but I can take it if someone doesn't like my music - I'm not everyone's cup of tea.”

People Ifs Thinking I Can Bits Term Middle Tough Cups Tea Shells Nasty Typical Cups Of Tea Crabs

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“My idol was Marilyn Monroe, who was a size 16, I think, and curvy in all the right places. I will never be stick thin. I remember a shoot where I had to get into these tiny hot pants, and I thought, 'God, I wish I hadn't eaten.'”

Thinking Remember Wish Hot Sticks Size Tiny Idols Pants Right Place Curvy Hot Pants

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“Everything in my career is my decision - every picture, every outfit. You get one chance at this, and I never saw myself as being a puppet.”

Chance Decision Careers Saws Puppets One Chance

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“People perceive opera and classical as elitist - I disagree. I've always tried to mix the two, make it more accessible.”

People Two Perceive Disagree Opera Elitist

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“Being a question on 'The Weakest Link,' that was quite a moment.”

Moments Links Weakest Link

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“Confidence is one of the sexiest things.”

Self Esteem Sexiest

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“For stage wear and gowns, Julien McDonald, who is a friend of mine. I love that he can be totally over the top for stage wear!”

Love Age Stage Mines Mcdonalds Gowns Over The Top

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“I always choose songs that I have an emotional connection to, and I often feel myself getting very emotional when I sing.”

Feels Song Emotional Connections Emotional Connection

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“I am a perfectionist.”

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“I love coming back to Neath - this is home and always will be.”

Home Coming Back Love Coming Back

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“I really see myself as a homegirl. Wales is my first home. London is my second home - I've been there 14 years now.”

Years Firsts Home London Wales First Home

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“I sing a mixture of everything from opera, folk music, Broadway. It's a mix of things.”

Folks Opera Broadway Mixtures Folk Music

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“I want to have kids. I want to get married. That is still very important to me.”

Want Stills Important Kids Married

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“I was such a geek in school.”

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“I'd love to play Carmen - it's the perfect mezzo role.”

Play Perfect Roles

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“I'm not naturally a person that wants to exercise, but I find running is something I can do wherever I am in the world.”

World Want Persons I Can Running Can Do Exercise

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“I've only ever wanted to be a singer; I never wanted to be famous.”

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“If my mum thinks I'm acting like a diva she'll soon tell me off... She'll cut me down to size!”

Ifs Thinking Acting Cutting Size Mum

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“In Heaven, I believe my dad is somewhere doing something nice. I feel I've been too lucky to travel this far without somebody guiding me.”

Feels Believe I Believe Heaven Nice Dad Lucky My Dad

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“Marilyn Monroe was supposedly a size 16, which is probably why I love her style; it suits me better.”

Style Size Suits

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“At the weekend, one of the paparazzi left their lunch box filled with half-eaten pasta salad on my doorstep: it was like a little warning, you know? 'We have been here.'”

Knows Littles Has Beens Left Half Filled Boxes Lunch Warning Weekend Salad Pasta Paparazzi Doorstep

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“I am fussy, about my diet and straining my voice. I know, sounds a bit over the top. But I'm not as bad as I used to be. These days I don't drink alcohol for five days before a show - very dehydrating for the vocal cords, and all that acid reflux. I used to ban it for a fortnight. Nightmare.”

Knows Shows Used Bits Sound Voice Five Drink Alcohol Used To Be These Days Diets Nightmare Vocal Acid Bans Cords Over The Top Fussy Fortnight Don't Drink Alcohol Vocal Cords Acid Reflux

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“I can't leave the studio until everything is as it should be. And I can't put a record out unless I am completely happy with it. I never want to be at a signing and hear my album playing and think, 'Oh no, I could have done that top note better.'”

Thinking Want Should I Can Done Records Notes Albums Studios Signing

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“I did once shatter a chandelier. I was singing with my college choir in Wales. I was the soloist and I hit the high note and there was this massive bang and all this glass came down from the ceiling. I'd like that to be my party trick if I can perfect it.”

Ifs I Can Perfect Party College Singing Notes Glasses Tricks Massive Bangs Ceilings Choir Wales High Notes Chandeliers

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“I do not understand where the idea came from that opera is only for privileged people, I am as happy singing before 70,000 people at the Millennium Stadium, as I am in front of a few hundred in a small concert hall.”

People Ideas Fronts Singing Hundred Halls Concerts Opera Privileged Stadiums Millennium

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“I go home and don't get treated any differently. People have known me all my life and are interested and very supportive but because they have known me forever I don't get any diva treatment. My mum still tells me off if I haven't loaded the dishwasher for her.”

People Ifs Stills Home Known Forever Havens Treated Treatment Mum Supportive Loaded Dishwashers

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“I have to believe that I know what's best for me. For instance, I choose all my songs. I never record anything I don't want to record. No one tells me what concerts to do.”

Knows Want Believe Song Records Instance Concerts

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“I'm launching my own festival in South Wales. It's something I've wanted to do for a long time. It's going to be held at Margam Park, because I wanted the venue to be as close to my home as possible.”

Long Home Wanted My Own Long Time South Parks Festivals Wales Venues Launching

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“I've been lucky that I've performed with a lot of the classical people I've wanted to work with so I'd like to do something that people didn't see coming. Like Madonna, or being Welsh - the Tom Jones thing. Or somebody suggested N-Dubz - that would be brilliant!”

People Would Be Wanted Lucky Brilliant Toms Welsh

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“Yes. I do about 70 shows a year, in the past year I've been to Italy, Australia, Japan, China, just about everywhere. I do it because I love singing. The money is a bonus.”

Years Shows Past Singing China Japan Australia Bonus 70s Show

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“I have heard of bloggers who don't accept awards. I accept them with open arms...why not? When we spread the love and gratitude around, we have more love and gratitude to give.”

Giving Accepting Heard Arms Gratitude Positivity Spread Why Not Awards Bloggers Love And Gratitude Open Arms

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“You learn your lessons from the mistakes you make, not the things you achieve.”

Mistake Achieve Lessons

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“If you love somebody, you love them. My parents had a 25-year age gap between them and my mum was the breadwinner, my dad the house husband. I'm a strong believer that a good relationship can work, whatever the situation.”

Ifs Years Age House Strong Parent Situation Dad Husband My Dad Believer Gaps Mum Anniversary Good Relationship Age Gap Breadwinner

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“I'm over the moon to be involved in the 'Doctor Who' Christmas special. I can't quite believe it as it's a part of the family tradition at the Jenkins household. I heard the news that I got the role on my 30th birthday and it was the best birthday present ever.”

Believe I Can Roles Heard Special Involved Moon News Tradition Doctors Birthday Household Doctor Who 30th Birthday Best Birthday Family Tradition

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“From as young as I can remember, I always wanted to be a singer... My mum taught me 'Going Down the Garden to Eat Worms' for a competition when I was about 4.”

I Can Wanted Remember Young Taught Garden Competition Singers Mum Worms

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“I would absolutely, definitely never sell my wedding pictures to a magazine. I'd like it to be a special day, not a photo shoot. And once you've done that, your marriage becomes everybody else's business.”

Done Special Sells Magazines Wedding Photo Shoots Wedding Pictures

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“I do feel as if I'm living a blessed life at the moment. I've been thinking about the phrase 'living a dream,' because that's exactly what is happening. I'm just trying to go with the flow and take each day as it comes, otherwise I might freak out at all the things that have happened recently.”

Ifs Thinking Feels Trying Moments Dream Might Happened Happenings Flow Blessed Phrases Each Day Freak Blessed Life

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“My mother and father were perfect role models. They were together for 25 years and very much in love. But I've got too much to do now. I'm only 27.”

Years Together Mother Father Perfect Roles Too Much Models Role Models Mother And Father

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“My music appeals in America. There is less of the purist criticism I get here. And to be a hit in the U.S... what singer doesn't have that dream?”

Dream America Criticism Singers Appeals

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“People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life.”

People Way Long Made Certain Mistake Like You Dresses Made A Mistake Pedestal

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“With 'Believe' bringing really big success for me outside of the U.K. for the first time, it meant I have been touring around the world and that led to a gap from the studio. I really feel like the gap has done me the world of good. Throughout that time I was able to collect songs that I really loved.”

World Feels Firsts Believe Has Beens Done Bigs Able Song First Time Studios Around The World Gaps Touring

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About the Author

Born: June 29, 1980
Known for: Singer
Quotes: 46

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