Charlotte Church
- Music Department
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Charlotte Maria Church was born on February 21, 1986 in Llandaff,
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom to Steven Reed and his wife Maria. The
couple separated shortly after the child's birth, and she was left in
her mother's care. She started singing publicly when she was only three
and a half years old, singing the
Ghostbusters (1984) theme with her
cousin at a seaside holiday camp in Caernarfon, Wales. She came to
public notice after an appearance on the UK daytime magazine program,
This Morning (1988) (aka "This
Morning with Richard and Judy") and then made an impromptu appearance
on
The Big Big Talent Show (1996).
She came on to say a few words about her aunt
Caroline Cooper, who was also
making an appearance on the show, and the show's host,
Jonathan Ross, asked her to sing.
She stole the show and immediately became an overnight sensation in her
native Wales. More television and concert appearances followed, such as
the ones at Cardiff Arms Park in Wales, the London Palladium, and the
Royal Albert Hall, and opening for
Shirley Bassey in Antwerp, Belgium. She
was signed to Sony Music (UK) and has released three best selling
albums of popular classics.
