London
(ANI):
Katherine
Jenkins
has
topped
a
new
list
of
''Britain's
Favourite
Female
Classical
Singer''.
Jenkins,
the
fastest-selling
soprano
of
all
time,
beats
Lesley
Garrett
to
earn
the
top
spot
in
a
joint
poll
run
by
Classic
FM
and
Radio
Times.
Kiri
te
Kanawa
came
third,
followed
by
Maria
Callas
at
fourth
position
and
Renee
Fleming
at
fifth.
Myleene
Klass,
who
presents
on
Classic
FM,
described
Welsh
mezzo-soprano
Jenkins,
who
sold
millions
of
classical
albums
worldwide.
"This
was
a
category
full
to
the
brim
of
top-notch
singers
and
any
one
of
them
could
have
claimed
the
top
spot.
Katherine
though,
is
the
nation's
darling;
she
has
introduced
thousands
of
new
people
to
classical
music
and
brought
more
than
a
touch
of
glamour
to
the
genre," the
Telegraph
quoted
Klass,
as
saying.
More
than
30,000
people
took
part
in
the
poll.
Britain's
Favourite
Female
Classical
Singer
are:
1.
Katherine
Jenkins
2.
Lesley
Garrett
3.
Kiri
te
Kanawa
4.
Maria
Callas
5.
Renee
Fleming
6.
Cecilia
Bartoli
7.
Angela
Gheorghiu
8.
Janet
Baker
9.
Joan
Sutherland
10.
Anna
Netrebko