Name: Charlotte ChurchBirth name: Charlotte Maria Reed
Date of birth: February 12, 1986
Birthplace: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Genre(s): Pop, Celtic, classical, classical crossover, operatic pop
Charlotte Maria Reed was born on 21 February 1986. She is a Welsh singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in childhood as a classical crossover singer before branching into pop music in 2005. By 2007, she had sold more than 10,500,000 albums worldwide and is said to be worth as much as £20m (about US$32m). She recently hosted the third series of her Channel 4 chat show The Charlotte Church Show. She has performed for Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and Prince Phillip of Great Britain, presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush of the USA, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and Pope John Paul II.
