Today's cross-border singers, in addition to a charming voice, bel canto and popular double material singing skills, but also have the external conditions to accept the audience's harsh eyes - a beautiful appearance with a noble temperament and a charming figure. Beauty rising star Katherine Jenkins is a "crossover" master who meets this demanding requirement. Born in 1980 in Neath, South Wales, Catherine Jenkins has been studying music since she was 7 years old, initially learning to play the piano and participate in school singing clubs, during which time she participated in many local music competitions, and winning awards is commonplace.
Despite her budding talent, she was an unknown person at the beginning of the new century, and even when she toured the United States in 2004 and 2005, she had to play as a warm-up singer for New Zealand rising star Hayley Westenra and Ronan Tynan, who had just left the Irish Tenors group and became independent. However, Universal's discerning talent, as early as 2003, she paid a lot of money to sign a six-album contract with the then 23-year-old Catherine Jenkins, making her the most expensive artist in the history of British records. In April 2004, her debut album (Premiere) topped the classical charts for eight weeks, and in October of the same year, she quickly released her second album (Second Nature), which made her the fastest-selling artist in the history of classical music. Catherine Jenkins also won the Classic Brits Award for Best Recording for two consecutive years, and she has even been called the best-selling classical artist in the UK since Maria Callas.
The British "best crossover" diva with her beautiful appearance and beautiful singing voice has now released her latest album of 2007, "From The Heart". The album's exquisitely printed binding and eye-catching photos immediately give people endless appeal.
The first track on the album was a fantasia (Nella Fantasia). It immediately reminds you that this is the opening song of the famous British tenor Russell Watson on Decca's debut album a few years ago. Catherine sang the song in a pitch lower than Watson's. But her voice was very thick and magnetic. This voice, like her posture, is also extremely captivating. After a song is sung, the afterglow is around the beam, which makes people reminisce for a long time. On this album, Catherine's two popular songs by the famous Italian blind singer Andre Bocelli are more commendable. One is "Song of the Earth", and the other is the classic song "Farewell Moment", which Andre Bocelli and Sarah Brightman have sung together. Especially in the latter song, Catherine used the mezzo-soprano to interpret the song, portraying the deep affection expressed by the lyrics more condensed, and having a shocking sense of heaviness.
The Italian song "Caruso" on the disc is one of the popular classics that Pavarotti sang. Although Catherine's female voice is not as good as the tenor Shu Lang Junxiu, the rich magnetism makes people entangled in the mood of the song, and it is difficult to extricate themselves for a long time. "Prayer" is a concert classic composed by David Foster, the godfather of Western pop music today. Catherine Jenkins's singing still exudes a captivating brilliance, especially her harmony with other voices, which is even more soul-destroying. In the album, the real test of classical opera singing is the song "Sleepless Tonight". Although countless singers have left unforgettable performances in this song, at this time, Catherine Jenkins's singing has completely replaced the style of orthodox classical opera, with round words and long rainbows, fully demonstrating her classical skills. Catherine also performed the British Airways advertising song "Flower Duet" on the disc, which although it is inevitably a little commercial, but it just highlights her image of singing an all-rounder.
In short, Catherine's new disc "from the heart" can be regarded as a small review of her own recent years, in addition to a sense of intimacy, but also brings a lot of freshness to fans. In the midst of the listening, the beautiful shadow of the young generation of amphibian Salah Brightman is still faintly visible. Although some of the tracks on the new album have been glimpsed in her pre-recordings, this new disc is included again, and the beautiful voice of the day is still very memorable.