Kylie Minogue, the Australian pop star, has signed a six-figure deal to perform at two concerts in Dubai – her first in the UAE emirate.
The first show, on September 24, will help launch Atlantis, The Palm resort, while no date or location has been announced for the second performance, which will be open to the public, UAE daily The National reported on Monday.
The Atlantis concert comes on the heels of an intimate show British singer Elton John performed last month in Paris for the Dubai Pearl development.
A source close to the singer told the paper: “She knows that in the UAE she has thousands of fans and as it will be her debut in the country, she has a lot to live up to,” said a source with the publicity campaign.
“She is already planning the shows, the costumes and the songs but there is no doubt that it will be the climax to the end of her year of touring expected of a star of her stature. Kylie will be sure to give the shows a little local flavour. She is just the person to bring maximum publicity to such a prestigious, high profile development.”
Minogue, 40, has recovered from her very public 2005 battle with breast cancer after intensive chemotherapy treatment.
Atlantis, The Palm will be the flagship resort on the Palm Jumeirah and the first to open its doors on the artificial island.
The 1,539-room resort began taking reservations in February. It will encompass a 46-hectare site with 17 hectares of water-themed amusement parks, an open air marine habitat, beaches, boutiques and restaurants.
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