Occupation: Singer Birth: June 29, 1980
I was such a geek in school..
Confidence is one of the sexiest things..
From as young as I can remember, I always wanted to be a singer... My mum taught me 'Going Down the Garden to Eat Worms' for a competition when I was….
I have to believe that I know what's best for me. For instance, I choose all my songs. I never record anything I don't want to record. No one tells m….
I'm not naturally a person that wants to exercise, but I find running is something I can do wherever I am in the world..
If my mum thinks I'm acting like a diva she'll soon tell me off... She'll cut me down to size!.
People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life..
Beatbullying's 'The Big March 2012' is such a brilliant campaign and I am very proud to be a part of it. I have been a victim of cyber bullying mysel….
People perceive opera and classical as elitist - I disagree. I've always tried to mix the two, make it more accessible..
I want to have kids. I want to get married. That is still very important to me..
At the weekend, one of the paparazzi left their lunch box filled with half-eaten pasta salad on my doorstep: it was like a little warning, you know? ….
For stage wear and gowns, Julien McDonald, who is a friend of mine. I love that he can be totally over the top for stage wear!.
I sing a mixture of everything from opera, folk music, Broadway. It's a mix of things..
I remember performing with the Choir as an instrumentalist when I was still in school and it was wonderful to share the stage with them again more re….
With 'Believe' bringing really big success for me outside of the U.K. for the first time, it meant I have been touring around the world and that led ….
In Heaven, I believe my dad is somewhere doing something nice. I feel I've been too lucky to travel this far without somebody guiding me..
I go home and don't get treated any differently. People have known me all my life and are interested and very supportive but because they have known ….
I can't leave the studio until everything is as it should be. And I can't put a record out unless I am completely happy with it. I never want to be a….
I really see myself as a homegirl. Wales is my first home. London is my second home - I've been there 14 years now..
Everything in my career is my decision - every picture, every outfit. You get one chance at this, and I never saw myself as being a puppet..
Marilyn Monroe was supposedly a size 16, which is probably why I love her style; it suits me better..