Bounce Magazine 76

FEATURE
FEBRUARY 2019 FEBRUARY | ISSUE 2019 #75 | ISSUE | KATHERINE #76 JENKINS
Britain’s best-selling classical artist
of the last 25 years, Katherine
Jenkins OBE has announced the
release of her new album ‘Guiding
Light’, out 30th November via
Decca Records.
For Katherine, the new album represents the
culmination of a deeply emotional journey
which began when her beloved father,
Selwyn, died and found a new path when
she became a mother. It is an album which
speaks of life, hope, acceptance and
a universal spirituality, and for
Katherine there is a sense
of a greater purpose to
her performance.
The LP includes
15 brand new
tracks featuring
Katherine’s
personal
favourites
new and old;
from the time
honoured ‘Make
Me a Channel
of Your Peace’
and ‘Morning Has
Broken’ to covers of
Stormzy’s ‘Blinded By
Your Grace’ and ‘Never
Enough’ from The Greatest
Showman, alongside original material
including ‘Xander’s Song, written for the
newest addition to her family, her son born
earlier this year.
Cherished as one of Britain’s all-time favourite
singers, last year Katherine was officially
crowned The No.1 selling ‘Classical Music
Artist of the Last 25 Years’ by Classic FM,
and made chart history when her last album,
‘Celebration’ became her 12th UK Classical
No.1 album in 12 years. These record-breaking
achievements cemented Katherine’s position
as the world’s most prolific artist in UK
Classical chart history.
As one of the UK’s greatest musical
exports, multi-award winning Katherine has
performed all over the world, for the Pope,
for Presidents and is a favourite of the Royal
Family, having been invited to sing ‘God Save
The Queen’ at Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee,
perform at Her Majesty’s Coronation Concerts
at Buckingham Palace and more recently, by
special request at Her Majesty’s 90th birthday
celebrations at Windsor Castle.
She has embarked upon
numerous sold out
tours and duetted
with such names as
Placido Domingo,
Andrea Bocelli,
José Carreras,
Dame Kiri Te
Kanawa, Bryn
Terfel, Rolando
Villazon, and Il
Divo, amongst
others.
Katherine was
awarded an OBE
at the 2014 New
Year’s Honours List
for her services to
music and charity.
Last year, she wowed audiences and
critics alike with her stellar performance as
Julie Jordan in Lonny Price’s semi-staged
production of Carousel at the London
Coliseum.
Katherine will be touring new album,
‘Guiding Light’ this April and May,
performing 18 English dates, alongside
concerts in Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin,
plus Cardiff and Llandudno in her native
Wales. She will be joined by one of the
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