hi all belated new year wishes. i was out of station. missed lot of updates
here to say my inbox shows 800 mssgs. i wud like to know who all other indian
singers sang in the new year eve with rahman & also indian singers who sang in
non-arr section/shows for new year. plse let me know. thanks for replies.
regards shwetha
Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nokia New Year Party Attracts Millions
Tuesday, 02 January 2007
An event to celebrate the New Year has attracted more than 2 million people
across five major
capital cities and a further 150 million viewers via global TV and Internet
broadcasts.
The Nokia event held in Hong Kong, Mumbai, Berlin, Rio and New York featured
major headline
acts such as The Black Eyed Peas and the Scissor Sisters.
The event kicked off at Hong Kong's Ocean Terminal with Atomic Kitten topping
the bill and
making their first international appearance since splitting in 2004. Despite
the massive
Internet challenges created by the recent earthquake in Taiwan, Hong Kong music
fans were also
able to stream the live concert footage directly to their mobile thanks to
local operators.
Then in India's Andheri Stadium in Mumbai, Bollywood superstars joined Nelly
Furtado and others
including the first English language composition by Indian musical legend A.R.
Rahman - Pray
For Me, Brother - an anthem dedicated toward the eradication of world poverty.
As the party moved on to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate for the largest party in the
event an
estimated 1.2 million party-goers turned up to see Scissor Sisters play their
hit singles I
Don't Feel Like Dancin' and Comfortably Numb in a ninety-minute set that wowed
the audience
before a spectacular 10-minute pyrotechnics display erupted at midnight.
Sugababes then took to the stage to carry on the party well in to the night.
By the time the party got to Rio it was raining, but more than a million
Brazilians braved the
weather to witness a nine hour concert on Ipanema beach that included a
performance by the
Black Eyed Peas, John Legend and Brazilian music legend Sérgio Mendes.
Sergio Mendes was making his first Brazilian live performance for 28 years and
treated the
crowd to a host of hits from his country's musical history.
Finally in New York performances from Rihanna, Ludacris and KT Tunstall
concluded the event.
Those unable to be their in person could access the performances via a global
television
broadcast, as well as online at www.nokianewyearseve.com.
That audience is believed to have reached more than 150 million viewers.
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