Talk:Charlotte Church

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[edit] Encyclopedia

Of course it is excellent that people contribute to Wikipedia! However, Wikipedia policy states that any claim has to be verifiable - there has to be documentary evidence for it! Articles should also be written from a neutral point of view and in an encyclopaedic tone - they shouldn't sound like an editorial in the Sun. Kieron a m 20:21, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

I made some changes here and there. Someone had her birthplace wrong. - NEDave


...k someone has re-added some of the claims I removed (which is fine ^_^ ), and I have put [citation needed] on all the bits that need referencing. I think person/people who wrote most of these claims are not signed-up users, so I can't contact them - so I thought I would just delete the claims after a while if no-one adds references, if no-one has any objections? Kieron a m 13:43, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

...nope, oki, they're gone now kieron 12:40, 18 June 2006 (UTC)


OK I've tagged some things with {{Fact}} again. If there are sources, please put them in. If not, I'll remove them after a while. Thanks. kieron 01:05, 15 September 2006 (UTC)


What exactly did she say about Sept 11? --Gbleem 19:50, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

she said something about how too much of a big deal was being made about the firefighters and shit. 07:24, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Firing her manager

I remember some controversy about firing her manager also. --Gbleem 19:50, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

When she was 13 or 14 her family took her manager to court. She got a new manager before she made the album Dream A Dream. FellowWikipedian

[edit] Welsh or British

Personally i feel that it's best to be as specific as possible in these cases. Quite apart from the fact that Church strongly identifies as Welsh, anyone clicking on the "Wales" wikilink will immediately be told that Wales is "one of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom". I've added a source for her 'Welshness', and reverted it to "Welsh". Amo 20:26, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Weight?

I'm not sure her weight is a source of controversy. It's mentioned in the article in relation to her winning Rear of the Year and the Sensations ads. While some small controversies did arise from both, I don't seem to remember it being related to her weight. It seems a tad un-NPOV to claim her weight is the source of controversy, especially since she's gone on record as saying if you think she's fat you need to, and I quote, "get a life". --L T Dangerous 20:25, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

i would agree. what would you write instead? kieron 12:15, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Maltese

Does anyone have a reputable source for that? All I can find are wikimirrors, etc. Mad Jack 02:25, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reverting vandalism

I've made a number of reverts to this page, resulting in my breaking the three revert rule in rolling back vandalism. Please make sure that I didn't delete any legitimate content in the process, although I don't believe that I did. --Stephen e nelson 21:13, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] No reference to the whole "topless" incident?

I was quite surprised to see no reference to the whole big topless photo incident that she's been associated with in the past. When was it removed? I'm sure there was something in here once. --Deskana talk 20:53, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

That paparazzi got pics of her sunbathing? In no way notable, surely - David Gerard 21:53, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Discography Link

The official SonyBMG Masterworks discography link for this artist is as follows

It (in most cases) contains a full listing of in-print CDs released on the SonyBMG labels within the US (for the moment), along with track listings and in some cases audio clips (which will become more robust in the new year). Ecommerce links are provided inobtrusively.

I have been informed that it creates a conflict of interest to post these links directly from my account, so please consider adding the page to the link section. Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Softlord (talk • contribs) 22:54, 31 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Free-content pic on the way

The promo pic will go very soon - a pretty good shot that's licensed under CC-by has been found on Flickr - David Gerard 21:54, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Aaand there we go! - David Gerard 00:19, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sounds like a PR agency cleared through here...

Why has the critisism of the Charlotte Church show "vanished"? Sounds a bit Patrick Holford to me...

[edit] We're being told about her pregnancy twice!

We're being told about her pregnancy twice! 65.93.16.4 03:08, 10 March 2007 (UTC)A.K.

[edit] Prematurely Aging

Wow.. She's only 21 years?? Why does she look so OLD?? I've met women 35 who looked less weathered than she does. Is that what smoking can do to a person? YIKES!

i doubt it's cos of smoking. i know people who smoke and look younger than other people their age. probably the stress of starting a career so young. she doesn't look old either, tbh, she looks about right for her age! Geeness 10:09, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:CharlotteChurch-tissues.jpg

Image:CharlotteChurch-tissues.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 20:26, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 'Rear of the Year' award in 2002

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear_of_the_year#Controversy

The wikipage for 'Rear of the Year' says she got the award in 2002 when she was 16 and it was a controversy. But, I do not find any mention of it on her own page here. Does somebody want to put it up? I presume its safe to do so now that I hear she's over 21.

Abhishek ~~ 18 March 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.215.87.3 (talk) 16:27, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Opera Song (Brave New World)

I recently created a page for the Charlotte Church song from 2003, The Opera Song (Brave New World) which she did with Jurgen Vries as I noticed that there wasn't a page for it. Could someone please help me to improve it. Thanks. 92.3.174.235 (talk) 20:32, 23 March 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 03md (talk • contribs) 11:40, 23 March 2008

[edit] Original Name

I added that her original name, prior to her stepfather adopting her, was Charlotte Maria REED. I added links to prove it. It is an important fact, which most people are unaware of, and a necessary part of an encyclopedia article about a famous person. It was removed by someone who believes it is 'too private' to be on the article! It's not a secret, and it is needed to complete the biographical article on this young woman, who has spent many years courting the media and pursuing fame. That is why I'm re-submitting the info this evening.