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'Me a diva? I'd rather have a cup of tea than champagne'

She has been showered with awards, has sung to troops in Iraq as the Forces' sweetheart and is the Welsh rugby team's mascot — yet classical music superstar Katherine Jenkins is just 27.

Something for the weekend sir? — well, there's plenty on offer

There are treats galore at city venues this holiday weekend as chart toppers and fun acts dominate the line-ups. And an extra special bonus is that you don't even need to worry about that early start on Monday morning, says Patric Baird

Essential Gigs

To a recent generation of clubbers, memories of weekends misspent at the legendary city centre venue Vico's are a bit like that old quote about the sixties — if you can remember it, you weren't really there!

We'll soon be overrun with Johnny Foreigner

It is only a few years since Johnny Foreigner was born, but now the band is reckoned to be one of the hottest in the world — and its musicians Alexei, Junior and Kelly are loving every minute. Ahead of their Belfast gig this weekend, Edwin McFee meets them

Friday 09 May

Don't Miss . . .

In Pictures:
Carnival of Culture

Berlin's four-day party to celebrate world cultures

In Pictures:
Crash scene

Police officers are injured as car fails to stop

In Pictures:
Bertie at the Boyne

Taoiseach's last day spent with Big Ian at Boyne centre

In Pictures:
Pleasure dome

Store is transformed into a lads' sanctuary

Devolution:
one year on

Exclusive poll: crime, health, Executive and Ulster's future

In Pictures:
Belfast Marathon

15,000 pairs of feet pound the city's streets for annual run

In Pictures:
Viking Race

Bank holiday fun at the boat race charity event

In Pictures & Video:
2008 Business Awards

Belfast Telegraph's glittering gala ceremony

In Pictures:
Undie-cover Agent

Agent Provocateur's revealing lingerie launch

City reviews

Read your entries in our city guides competition


Video

Video: Titanic town

Ship's Belfast beginnings celebrated in exhibition

BT Woman of the Year

Applauding Ulster's most exceptional women

Omagh blaze tragedy

Special report on Northern Ireland's worst house fire

Belfast Telegraph
Property Awards

Celebrating excellence at the inaugural awards gala

Best view in town

Special multimedia report on Belfast Wheel