Person Open DS/UK/1 Jenkins; Katherine (29 June 1980); OBE; Welsh mezzo-soprano singer Jenkins Katherine 29 June 1980 Welsh mezzo-soprano singer Female (cisgender) Katherine Maria Jenkins https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx?3A3ip3zTNos Neath, Wales (born)

Welsh Music | Vocals | Mezzo-soprano White No known disability No known religious affiliation Spouse of Andrew Levitas (artist and film director) Heterosexual Katherine Jenkins is a Welsh mezzo-soprano and a classical-popular crossover singer who performs across a spectrum of operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre and hymns. After winning singing competitions in her youth, Jenkins studied at the Royal Academy of Music, modelled and taught voice. She came to wide public attention in 2003 when she sang at Westminster Cathedral in honour of Pope John Paul II's silver jubilee. Since 2004, she has released numerous albums that have performed well on British and foreign charts. In both 2005 and 2006, her albums received Classic Brit Awards as Album of the Year. She has also been seen widely in concert, including performing for British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. She has also sung at sporting events, on television shows and in support of many charities. In Spring 2012, she competed on the U.S. television show Dancing with the Stars, finishing in second place, behind NFL Super Bowl champion Donald Driver. Awards, Honours and Legacy: Jenkins was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for her services to music and for charitable services. Notable Events: After Jenkins and Dame Vera Lynn appeared together centre-stage at the 60th Anniversary of VE Day in 2005, during the song "We'll Meet Again", the newspapers dubbed Jenkins "the new Forces' Sweetheart", a nickname given to Lynn during World War II. Lynn had said to Jenkins that she ought to "go out and entertain the troops." In 2005 and 2006 Jenkins travelled to Iraq to entertain the soldiers for Christmas. On her first visit to Iraq, when travelling to Shaibah, the largest British base in Southern Iraq, the helicopter she was travelling in was targeted by missiles. Anti-missile flares were deployed and the group landed safely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Jenkins (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 2/27/2012 RAHAKirkbride 7/5/2023 787b8a98-2591-4669-a123-6fffb921d403