Janet Jackson fans are getting ready to scream their hearts out as the singer prepares for her first ever concert in Taipei next month.
The five-time Grammy winning artist and actress will perform on Feb. 18 as part of her 35-city “Number Ones: Up Close and Personal” world tour, which begins in Singapore on Feb. 7.
She announced the selection of Taipei as one of the stops of her spring concert tour earlier on Jan. 3 on her Facebook page after an army of her Taiwanese fans lobbied fervently for the chance to see her in person.
Having sold more than 100 million records worldwide, the 44-year-old singer has been listed by the Recording Industry Association of America as the 11th-best-selling female artist of all time in the US.
Although her visit next month will be her first time in Taiwan, her brother Michael came to Taiwan twice — in 1993 and 1996.
Tickets for her concert at the TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall were almost completely sold out within minutes of going on sale on Jan. 8. The most expensive ticket was priced at NT$5,500.
To truly deliver an up close and personal concert as promised, Janet is offering a chance for 20 exemplary youths under 20 years of age — recommended by 20 friends — to have the chance to meet her during her stay in Taiwan, the concert organizers said.
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