Q: What has your life been like since Voice of an Angel was first released? Charlotte: Mad. Weird*. Unexpected. I had thought it might sell maybe 2,000 worldwide. Sony had expected to sell 200,000 in the UK., but it went to 600,000 in the UK. and 2.2 million worldwide.

　　Q: What was your first sign* that it was going to be a big hit*? C: There was no sign, really. The first week it was No. 24 on the pop charts. The second week it was No. 4.

　　Q: How do you like the media attention? C: I like TV, but the interviews can get a bit tedious*. They often ask the same questions. Q: What was your musical life like? C: Pretty normal really. I’d sing Mass* every week, but that was about it. I spent two years in cathedral* school, and I hated it because the choirmaster* made me sing straight, with no vibrato*, which really hurt my voice at the time. Since that first recording I’ve learned how to get control of my abdomen*, which came quite naturally.

　　Q: What things did you do besides learning vocal* technique?C: A bit of acting and languages. I can read Italian. I studied Latin for three years, which I hated. I can sing in French, German, and Welsh, but if I sing in Spanish my teacher has to help me.

　　Q: What do you miss about your old life? C: I miss my family and not being able to see my friends every day. That’s about it really. Sometimes I get recognized heavily, and I just want to run away, you know.

　　Q: How did you choose your repertoire*? C: Well, we all sat around a big table here and in Japan —Mum, me, my singing teacher, Jeremy Caulton, and my producer Grace Row — and all put out* music. I put a lot of trust in them because I can’t listen to myself at all. I’ve only listened to Voice of an Angel twice; that was all I could stand*. I’m really critical. I think, “That was sharp. Why didn’t I hear it was sharp then?” (SD-Agencies)