Award-Winning Mezzo-Soprano Katherine Jenkins Joins Nettwerk Management

Nettwerk Music Group is proud to announce the signing of award-winning Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins to its management roster. Jenkins will be co-managed by long-time Nettwerk manager Peter Leak and Tara Joseph, who has worked closely with Jenkins over the past two and a half years.

"I am delighted that Katherine has chosen to join us at Nettwerk,” comments Leak. “She is a thrilling performer and having achieved so much already, she is now poised to become the global superstar that she deserves to be. We are excited to be working with her to reach that next level of her career."

Katherine Jenkins' first album Premiere made her the fastest-selling mezzo-soprano to date; she later became the first British classical artist to have two number one albums in the same year. Her third album Rejoice reached #3 on the UK pop chart, and she also stands as the first female artist to win two consecutive Classical BRIT Awards. Jenkins has released five classical number one studio albums to date, selling 3,000,000 copies. She recently announced a major 11-date UK arena tour starting March 2010.

Katherine’s new record, Believe--her seventh studio album and first to be released by her new label Warner Bros Records in the UK on October 26, 2009--sees the artist take a new and bold direction by teaming up with super producer David Foster (Celine Dion, Michael Bublé, Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand). At Warner, Foster has been credited with the careers of Josh Groban, Michael Bublé and most recently Seal’s comeback. With a broad mix of contemporary and traditional repertoire, the record not only delivers for existing fans but will also broaden her audience across the globe. From the haunting Sarah McLachlan song “Angel” to a stunning working of Evanescence’s “Bring Me To Life,” the mezzo soprano’s unique vocal interpretations bind seamlessly with Foster’s arrangement and production. Additionally, Jenkins partners up for a stunning duet, “I Believe,” with award winning tenor, Andrea Bocelli.