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Katherine Jenkins: I love respectful fans

22nd March 2011

(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Katherine Jenkins finds concert-goers in Asia listen to her music more deeply than anywhere else.The 30-year-old Welsh classical-popular crossover singer has a huge fan base across the globe, and performs a range of operatic arias, popular hits, and hymns at her worldwide concerts.Katherine has achieved huge success in Asia, and is currently preparing for an important concert with the prestigious Bangkok Symphony Orchestra this Wednesday.The talented star also sung with the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong at the weekend, and admits she has noticed she receives a more profound reception from the fans.I think some people like the classical stuff more and some people like the crossover stuff more, but you see it the way the audience reacts, its a completely different thing in different countries, she told the BBC. I feel like people [at the Hong Kong concert] were very intensely listening and sort of very respectful and so thats something you maybe wouldnt see in other countries.Its a cultural thing and to see people so into the music is really such a lovely thing.Katherine has also noticed that she is beginning to attract a younger fan base. Although initially music with a more classical theme was deemed to be more suitable for people of a certain age, Katherine thinks that adding more contemporary pieces to her repertoire has helped her appeal to youngsters. I think that classical crossover music is taking on a new audience and it was so exciting to see people of all ages there, she said of the Hong Kong spectacle. (C) Cover Media

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