Hayley Westenra dominates British charts, again12:40PM Tuesday March 06, 2007
New Zealand singer Hayley Westenra has scored a double UK musical coup with her latest release Treasure.
The album shot to number nine this week in the UK Album Chart and claimed the No 1 spot on the Classical Album Chart.
It is the third time one of Westenra's albums has held such positions in the British charts.
Universal Music New Zealand strategic marketing manager Alister Cain told NZPA while other New Zealand singers and musicians had achieved chart success overseas, no other artist had dominated the mainstream and classical charts at the same time.
Hayley Westenra has achieved much chart success overseas. File photo / NZ Woman's Weekly
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Westenra album makes UK charts' top 108:20AM Monday March 05, 2007
LONDON - New Zealand teenage opera diva Hayley Westenra made the top 10 of British album charts on Sunday.
Westenra's album Treasure came in at nine.
Indie band the Kaiser Chiefs missed out on a memorable double on Sunday, going straight to number one in the UK album charts, only to be dethroned from the singles chart's top spot, the Official UK Chart Company said.
Westenra's album Treasure came in at nine.
Indie band the Kaiser Chiefs missed out on a memorable double on Sunday, going straight to number one in the UK album charts, only to be dethroned from the singles chart's top spot, the Official UK Chart Company said.
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