90s dance divas take to the stage in SA
Crystal Waters
Crystal Waters, born 10 October 1964 in the USA. This house music singer and songwriter is best known for her 1990s dance hits "Gypsy Woman" and "100% Pure Love”.
Cyrystal made an unexpected mainstream comeback in 1994 when the song "100% Pure Love" hit #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the longest-charting singles. Along with the single, the singer released her second album Storyteller, which sold over 284,000 copies in United States.
On March 23, 2013—"Oh, Mama, Hey," by Chris Cox and DJ Frankie featuring Crystal Waters, reached #1 on the US Billboard Dance/Club Charts after eight weeks.
CecePeniston
CeCe Peniston, born Cecilia Veronica Peniston on 6 September 1969). A former American beauty queen and one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the US. CeCe scored five number one hits within three years on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play. Her signature song “Finally” (#5 in the Hot 100 and #2 in UK Top 75) became one of the biggest dance singles, selling three million copies worldwide.
Sybil
Sybil Lynch, born 2 June 1965 in Paterson, New Jersey, known simply as Sybil. She achieved worldwide crossover hits with her cover versions of Dionne Warwick's hits "Don't Make Me Over" and "Walk On By", which were released in 1989 and 1990, respectively. The former became Sybil's biggest hit in the USA, peaking at #20, and was a #1 hit in New Zealand. "Walk On By" is still, to date, the highest charting position for this Burt Bacharach/Hal David classic in the UK, peaking at #6. Sybil's second self-titled album became her biggest-selling album in the USA.
Robin S
Robin Stone, born 27 April 27 1962, known professionally as Robin S. This American singer and songwriter scored success in the 1990s with such hit singles as "Show Me Love" (which was her debut single and a number-one hit) and "Luv 4 Luv".She has had three number ones on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. As of 2004, the album Show Me Love had sold 303,000 copies in the US.
Date: CPT GrandWest, Saturday 24 Sept 2016 / JHB Carnival City, Sunday 25 Sept 2016
Venue: Grand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town / Big Top Arena, Carnival City, Johannesburg
Time: 8pm Cape Town / 7pm Johannesburg
Tickets available at Computicket, Shoprite Checkers and all House & Home Stores
Ticket prices: CPT: R295, R350, R395, R495 – fully seated
JHB: R295, R395, R450, R600 – fully seated