Singapore (May 17, 2007) – Christina Aguilera will stage her first-ever concert in Singapore at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on June 30, 2007. Fans of Christina will finally be able to see the superstar live for the very first time in Singapore . This tour is the continuation of her "Back To Basics" 2007 World Tour which started in Manchester , UK on November 23, 2006 and in North America on February 20th.
The multi Grammy Award artist has assembled an acclaimed production team for her concert tour featuring choreographer and director, Jamie King (Madonna, Janet Jackson, Prince) and Roberto Cavalli, who will be the tour's exclusive costume designer. Working together, the team will create a modern inventive vision fused with elements of retro glamour.
The “Back to Basics” 2007 Tour will feature a unique stage design that will allow Christina's fans unprecedented access to the stage with unbelievable sight lines. The tour will feature three distinct stage scenes, illuminated by more than 600 moving lights, and a state-of-the-art hydraulic system. In addition, a very special video montage will be featured from fan testimonials that have been submitted to Christina's fan club.
Aguilera has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, scored four #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has won four Grammy Awards and a Latin Grammy Award. She has also won the Billboard Music Award for Female Artist of the Year in 2000 and two 2004 Rolling Stone Music Awards (“Best Female Performer”, Readers' Pick; and “Best Tour”, Readers' Pick, “Justified and Stripped”). Her third critically acclaimed album, Back to Basics, debuted at #1 on four of Billboard's music charts in the United States . The double-disc set, produced primarily by DJ Premier and Linda Perry utilizes an orchestra, choir, string quartet and jazz horns, to blend a vintage raw sound with modern hip hop and soul flair.
Aguilera's background is well-known. A native of Staten Island, the pre-teen began performing in local talent shows while growing up in Pennsylvania . In 1992, after appearing on “Star Search,” she joined the cast of the Disney Channel's “The New Mickey Mouse Club,” alongside such future stars as Britney Spears , Justin Timberlake and Keri Russell. In 1998 Aguilera's song “Reflection” for Disney's Mulan led to a record deal with RCA and the release of her self-titled debut album in summer, 1999. The album quickly hit #1 on the strength of its first dance/pop single, “Genie in a Bottle” (which dominated the charts for five weeks) and other chart toppers including “What a Girl Wants.” It was a feat she would repeat the following year with Mi Reflejo , the smash Spanish-language version of her debut, followed by her hit holiday release, My Kind Of Christmas .
In 2001 Aguilera joined forces with Pink, Mya and Lil' Kim on the smash “Lady Marmalade” single and video. That eye-popping slice of ear candy kept her front and center in the international spotlight even as she began, slowly and steadily, to lay the groundwork for her second album, Stripped . Released in October 2002, it sealed her status as an international superstar while transforming her previous squeaky-clean image into a fully sexualized woman. Along with the superheated funk of the album's provocative debut single, “Dirrty,” came such standout tracks as “Beautiful,” “Can't Hold Us down” and “Make Over.”
Today, while devoting the lion's share of her time to recording and touring, the 26-year-old is active in a range of philanthropy. A major contributor to the fight against AIDS, Aguilera has participated in the “What's Going On?” cover project for AIDS Project Los Angeles' Artists Against AIDS. In 2004 she became the new face for MAC cosmetic company and spokesperson for the MAC AIDS Fund. More recently she became involved in awareness campaigns with YouthAIDS and ALDO. She also sponsors and is actively involved in the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh for battered women and children.
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