Katherine Jenkins
Katherine Jenkins , OBE (born June 29, 1980 in Neath , Wales ) is a Welsh mezzo-soprano .
Career
In 2004, at the age of 23, she signed the largest record deal in classical music in Great Britain to date , which comprised an unspecified seven-figure sum.
2005 Jenkins was the first time publicly before the rugby union game of the British and Irish Lions against Argentina in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff the anthem The Power of Four before.
She appeared on the Berlin stage of Live 8 in 2005 with the title Amazing Grace . The first half was a vocal solo and the rest of the time it was supported by a single, discreetly played piano. At the Last Night of the Proms 2011 she performed with And This Is My Beloved from the musical Kismet .
In 2010 she took on a role in the Christmas special "A Christmas Carol" of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who .
In 2016, Jenkins was cast by the English National Opera for the musical Carousel , where she could be seen from April to May 2017. This led to some outraged reactions from opera fans.
In February 2020, Jenkins reached third place as Octopus in the final of the UK edition of The Masked Singer .
Prizes and awards
Jenkins album Second Nature was named Album of the Year at the Classical BRIT Awards on May 25, 2005. This award is given by the Classic FM listeners .
In 2014 she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire .
family
Katherine Jenkins has been married to the American artist Andrew Levitas since 2014 and is the mother of a daughter born in 2015.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK | DE | AT | CH | US | |||
2004 | premiere |
UK31
gold
(5 weeks)UK |
- | - | - | - | |
Second Nature |
UK16
platinum
(29 weeks)UK |
- | - | - | - |
US version in 2005 under the title La Diva published
|
|
2005 | Living a dream |
UK4th
platinum
(16 weeks)UK |
- | - | - | - | |
2006 | serenade |
UK5
platinum
(20 weeks)UK |
- | - | - | - | |
2007 | Rejoice |
UK3
platinum
(12 weeks)UK |
- | - | - | - | |
2008 | Sacred Arias |
UK5
gold
(12 weeks)UK |
- | - | - | - | |
2009 | Serenade - Deluxe Edition |
UK36 (2 weeks) UK |
- | - | - | - | |
Believe |
UK6th
platinum
(20 weeks)UK |
DE10 (23 weeks) DE |
AT23 (4 weeks) AT |
CH35 (11 weeks) CH |
- | ||
The Ultimate Collection |
UK9
platinum
(16 weeks)UK |
DE91 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | ||
2011 | One fine day |
UK17 (6 weeks) UK |
- | - | - | - | |
Daydream |
UK6th
silver
(10 weeks)UK |
- | - | - | - | ||
2012 | This is Christmas |
UK26th
gold
(5 weeks)UK |
- | - | - |
US110 (6 weeks) US |
|
2014 | Home sweet home |
UK10
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
- | - | - | - | |
Katherine Jenkins | - |
DE66 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | ||
2015 | The Platinum Collection |
UK98 (1 week) UK |
- | - | - | - | |
2016 | Celebration |
UK7 (6 weeks) UK |
- | - | - | - | |
2018 | Guiding light |
UK17 (7 weeks) UK |
- | - | - | - | |
2020 | Cinema Paradiso |
UK3 (3 weeks) UK |
- | - | - | - |
More albums
- 2011: Sweetest Love
- 2012: Best of British
Video albums
- 2006: Live at Llangollen (UK:gold)
- 2006: Katherine in the Park (UK:gold)
- 2013: Viva La Diva - Live - O2 Arena London (UK:platinum)
Singles
year | Title artist |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, artist , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | DE | |||
2005 | Time to say goodbye |
UK76 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
2006 | Green Green Grass of Home |
UK62 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
2009 | Bring Me to Life |
UK74 (1 week) UK |
DE46 (5 weeks) DE |
Original by Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy
|
2020 | We'll Meet Again Katherine Jenkins & Vera Lynn |
UK72 (... weeks) UK |
- |
swell
- ^ The Guardian : Rewind TV: Doctor Who; The nativity; Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express; Come fly with me . December 26, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ↑ Carousel review - Jenkins and Boe are a joy in Rodgers and Hammerstein classic , The Guardian, April 12, 2017
- ^ The Telegraph, November 25, 2016
- ↑ Sam Warner: The Masked Singer's Katherine Jenkins reveals she changed up her costume halfway through series. In: Digital Spy . February 25, 2020, accessed on July 12, 2020 .
- ↑ New Year Honors 2014 PDF, (English)
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
Web links
- Katherine Jenkins - Official website
- Katherine Jenkins - Warner-Music news site (German-speaking)
- Katherine Jenkins in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Katherine Jenkins at BBC Wales
- Works by and about Katherine Jenkins in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jenkins, Katherine |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh mezzo-soprano |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1980 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Neath , Wales |