Charlotte Maria Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed, 21 February 1986) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, actress, television presenter and political activist.\n', '

She rose to fame in childhood as a classical singer before branching into pop music in 2005. By 2007, she had sold more than 10 million records worldwide including over 5 million in the United States. In 2010, she was reported to be worth as much as £11m (though one 2003 report quoted her worth at £25m). She hosted a Channel 4 chat show titled The Charlotte Church Show. Church released her first album in five years, titled Back to Scratch, on 17 October 2010. Church is a soprano.\n', '

Charlotte Church was born Charlotte Maria Reed in Llandaff, a district of Cardiff, Wales. She was brought up as a Roman Catholic by her mother, Maria, who was separated from Church\'s biological father, Stephen Reed. Church was adopted by her mother\'s second husband, James Church, in 1999. Her musical break came at age 11 when she sang Andrew Lloyd Webber\'s "Pie Jesu" over the telephone on the television show This Morning in 1997, followed by her performance on ITV\'s Big, Big Talent Show in 1997.\n', '

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