After several twists and turns, singer Mariah Carey is to perform in Taiwan in late October as part of her Asian tour.
The pop diva announced on her Web site yesterday that she is scheduled to “shake it off” at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall on Oct. 26.
The Elusive Chanteuse Show will begin in Tokyo on Oct. 4, followed by legs in South Korea, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and the Philippines.
Tickets to the Taipei concert are set to go on sale at FamilyMart stores and through the WalkiE online ticketing service on Aug. 30 at noon, with prices ranging from NT$2,000 to NT$6,600, according to local promoter Festival Boys International Co.
The Taipei-based promoter said that it had been vying for the Carey gig for a year and her team eventually agreed to a fee of US$900,000 for the concert.
Asked if Taipei Arena would not have been a better venue for a concert, the promoter said the sound depends on the quality of the sound equipment used and that singer Bruno Mars of the US performed at the Nangang Exhibition Hall in April.
Carey’s announcement excited local fans, with one describing the feeling as “there can be miracles, when you believe,” a reference to the lyrics of When You Believe performed by Carey and the late Whitney Houston.
Carey and Celine Dion had been competing to book Taipei Arena from Oct. 27 to Oct. 30, with the Canadian singer eventually winning the time slot. After losing out in Taipei, Carey’s team chose to put on a concert in Manila on Oct. 28.
However, on Wednesday last week, Dion announced that she had canceled her Asian tour to be with her 72-year-old husband Rene Angelil, who is battling throat cancer.
Carey, who came to Taiwan in 1998 as part of her Butterfly World Tour, released her 14th album, Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse in May.
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