Hayley Westenra: Pure

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Bocelli shares the love with Beijing concerts". China Daily. 17 May 2011 . Retrieved 15 September 2011. American Christmas Carol Concert". broadwayworld.com. 14 September 2012 . Retrieved 2 December 2012. On 4 September 2008, Westenra became a patron of Royal New Zealand Air Force. Also in September, Westenra sang for the British Armed Forces in Basra, Iraq, where she helped to launch the Poppy Appeal. [106] In October, Westenra and tenor Jonathan Ansell took to the streets to sell poppies at Waterloo Station to support the Royal British Legion. [107] She has also been the ambassador for Save the Children in Hong Kong. More recently, she took part in a breast cancer awareness campaign in New Zealand. [108] One of the other charities that she helps is the Women's Environmental Network. [109] Another major charity she supports is the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy, which provides help for children who are disabled. [110]

On 29 April 2014, Westenra was one of the performers at Classic FM Live in Royal Albert Hall London. [67] [68] Performances [ edit ] 2000s [ edit ] Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987) [1] is a New Zealand classical crossover singer. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached number one on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide, making it one of the fastest selling albums in her country's history. [2] Hayley Westenra sings at the Chch Memorial Service". TVNZ News. 21 November 2011 . Retrieved 7 January 2012. Biography". HayleyWestenra.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005 . Retrieved 5 July 2005. Hayley Westenra visits the Headway Centre". Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010 . Retrieved 6 September 2009.

In April 2013, Westenra staged a Far East tour in Taipei, Tainan, Kaohsiung and performed with Chinese tenor DinYi in Beijing. [62] [63] [64] On 30 November and 1 December 2013, Westenra staged a concert with City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir and the Hong Kong Treble Choir in Hong Kong. [65] [66]

In August 2006, Westenra joined Celtic Woman [28] and is featured on their second major DVD/CD album, Celtic Woman: A New Journey, which was released 30 January 2007 and immediately hit the Billboard Top 200 music chart at number four. [29] She toured with the group in the United States in 2007, with scheduled appearances in 88 venues across the country; the tour ended in June. [30] [31] During this time, Westenra alternated with Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, who had recently returned from maternity leave, to maintain a five-member line-up. She considered that the toughest tour she had been on to date, and wrote in her second biography that she preferred having control of her own schedule as a solo performer. Hayley Westenra: RTÉ CO Signature Series 2012". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 14 March 2012 . Retrieved 31 March 2012.

Tears flow at quake memorial service in London". Stuff. New Zealand. 27 March 2011 . Retrieved 15 September 2011. Lee, Linda (25 April 2004). "A Night Out With – Hayley Westenra; Almost a Diva". The New York Times . Retrieved 9 November 2008. Biography". HayleyWestenra.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2007 . Retrieved 13 December 2006. Pavarotti and Westlife Top Royal Variety Bill". english.cri.cn. 5 November 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 22 January 2012.