A: British singer Calum Scott is currently touring Taiwan again, staging a show at the K-Arena on Saturday.
B: Didn’t Calum release a reimagined duet with the late pop diva Whitney Houston for her classic “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)?”
A: Yup the track uses the legendary singer’s original vocal, transforming into a new ballad duet.
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B: I remember that the 1987 megahit topped the charts around the world, winning Whitney a second Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
A: And she will receive her Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on the eve of this year’s ceremony, set for Sunday.
A: 英國歌手卡倫史考特二度來台巡演,本週六即將在高雄巨蛋開唱。
B: 卡倫不是和已故流行天后惠妮休斯頓合作,推出她的經典名曲《與愛人共舞》新創對唱版?
A: 沒有錯,該曲使用這位傳奇天后的原始音檔,變身全新抒情對唱曲。
B: 我記得惠妮這首1987年金曲在全球各國奪冠,她並以此贏得第2座葛萊美最佳女歌手獎。
A: 她將於今年頒獎典禮前夕獲頒葛萊美「終身成就獎」!典禮則在本週日舉行。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張迪)
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