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Myleene Klass
Biography
Reinventing herself as a classical musician and a TV presenter after the sudden rise and fall of Hear'Say, Myleene Klass has gone on to become one of the U.K.'s most popular entertainment personalities. Born in Gorleston, Norfolk, in 1978 to an Austrian-English father and Filipina mother, Klass grew up in a musical family. Her father came from six generations of classical musicians, with her grandmother an opera singer and her grandfather a violinist. She learned to play the piano and violin at the age of four, studied singing at the Guildhall School of Music, and went on to study drama and musical theater at the Royal Academy of Music, where she met talent scout Charlie Edge, who guided her early career. She performed backing vocals for k.d. lang, Michael Crawford, and Robbie Williams, made her West End theater debut in Miss Saigon, and appeared on TV as part of Cliff Richard's "Millennium Prayer" choir.

In 2000 she auditioned for Popstars, ITV's groundbreaking talent search contest, and after impressing judges with her musical ability, earned a place in the final five, Hear'Say. The band scored two number one singles and a number one album, and embarked on a 37-date sold-out arena tour.
Selected Discography

Moving On
2003
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