Katherine Jenkins

Katherine Jenkins

Last updated: 30 July 2009

Katherine Jenkins is a former school teacher from Neath who became the fastest-selling female classical singer since Maria Callas.

In 2004, at the age of 23, Katherine Jenkins signed the largest record deal in UK classical recording history, with an undisclosed seven-figure deal.

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