'Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics Tour: Live and Down Under' Makes Its U.S.
Television Premiere on VH1, Saturday, January 26 at 10PM
Concert Special To Be Simulcast On Logo And MHD: Music High Definition
NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-platinum RCA recording artist
Christina Aguilera took Sydney, Australia by storm when her "Back to Basics"
world tour hit the Acer Arena for two shows in July 2007. This breathlessly
energetic, dazzling live concert spectacular brought the house down-and the
cameras were rolling there to catch it all.
VH1 exclusively presents the U.S. television premiere of, "Christina
Aguilera: Back To Basics Tour: Live and Down Under" on Saturday, January 26 at
10PM. The concert will be simulcast on Logo and MHD: Music High Definition.
Premiering on VH1, this concert spectacular features incredible songs spanning
the four-time Grammy Award-winning superstar's amazing career, including the
smash singles "Ain't No Other Man" and "Candyman" off "Back to Basics"; Number
One hits "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" and "What a Girl Wants"; her
No. 2 smash "Beautiful," the 2004 Grammy Award winner for Best Female Pop
Vocal Performance and more.
The one-hour special captures the excitement of this lavish tour, from the
unique stage with 3 distinct scenes, more than 600 moving lights and a state-
of-the-art hydraulic system, to production incorporating everything from
burlesque cabaret to trapeze choreography, fire jugglers, and stilt walkers-
but the heart and soul of the show is Christina Aguilera, with her awe-
inspiring voice and silver-screen charisma.
To date, Christina Aguilera has sold more than 25 million albums
worldwide, scored four Number One singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and
has won three Grammy Awards and a Latin Grammy Award. Her third RCA album,
Back to Basics, debuted at Number One on four of Billboard's music charts in
the United States and also the charts in fifteen other countries including the
UK, Canada, Japan, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Holland,
Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Thailand. In the 50th annual Grammy Awards,
Christina Aguilera is nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for
"Candyman," from her album Back to Basics; and for Best Pop Collaboration With
Vocal, with the legendary Tony Bennett for their duet on "Steppin' Out With My
Baby" from Tony Bennett: An American Classic.
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MHD: Music High-Definition features musical programming from MTV, VH1 and
CMT, music videos, as well as exclusive acquired content and original
programming, and is available on Comcast, Time Warner, DIRECT TV, Echostar,
Cox, Charter, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Aceelplus, Newhouse, Armstrong,
Everest, Grande, Horizon View, Insight, Maricopa and Sunflower.
Logo is the ad-supported network targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) viewers, launched by MTV Networks. The network launched
June 30, 2005 with more than one thousand hours of content and has
approximately 30 million subscribers across the United States. Logo provides
LGBT audiences with a place where they can see themselves through a mix of
original and acquired entertainment programming that is authentic, smart and
inclusive. Logo joins Viacom's roster of popular and highly targeted cable
networks which include MTV, Comedy Central, BET, and Spike TV.
Contact: Lori Bogin
VH1 Press
212-846-7131
Lori.Bogin@VH1staff.com
Jamie Abzug
RCA Music Group Publicity
646-840-5678
Jamie.Abzug@sonybmg.com
SOURCE VH1
VH1 Press, Lori Bogin, +1-212-846-7131, Lori.Bogin@VH1staff.com, or RCA Music
Group Publicity, Jamie Abzug, +1-646-840-5678, Jamie.Abzug@sonybmg.com
