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I'm very happy to present the brand new music video for a unique Katherine Jenkins & Andrew Lloyd Webber collaboration - the song "Love Never Dies." Welsh mezzo-soprano Jenkins was approached by Phantom of the Opera curator Lloyd Webber to record her version of "Love Never Dies" in late 2009. The song will appear in Lloyd Webber's sequel to the hugely successful Phantom - "Love Never Dies," which will also appear as the title track on the musical's album soundtrack, and as a special addition on the deluxe edition of Jenkins top-10 selling album "Believe," which was just released on March 29 in the UK by Warner Bros. Records.
The Welsh light classical-popular crossover singer Jenkins was delighted when the theater impresario asked her to sing the title track for new musical "Love Never Dies," because she grew up idolising the composer. She says, "This, for me, is such a massive honor because when I was little my sister and I used to have the Andrew Lloyd Webber easy piano book. My sister would play and I would sing all the sings. A few months before the end of last year I got a call inviting me to Andrew's house and he asked me to sing the lead track and I'm so thrilled. It's such a beautiful song and I'm so pleased to have been asked. I feel really honored he's asked me."
For a singer in her mid-20s, Jenkins has done better for herself than most people would ever imagine. After studying opera in school, she landed the biggest classical record deal ever in the UK, and has released three No.1 albums, which feature arias, popular songs, hymns and classical crossover music. The former school teacher from Neath who became the Britain's all-time best and fastest-selling female classical singer since Maria Callas, an American-born Greek soprano. To top it all off, she's even had lunch with the Queen.
Classical music isn't really known as the sexiest musical genre, but with Jenkins' sweet charms giving it new life, there'll be more cleavage than concertos in the concert hall before you know it. The Welsh glamorous singer is the most expensive classical record signing of all time – and she's firmly in control of her multi-million pound empire. Some say she should keep to old fashioned operatic love songs and leave pop culture to the rock stars. On this blog you can decide for yourself and have your say.