Mariah Carey To Begin World Tour In Malaysia As Mystery Fan-Promoter Spares No Expense


Mariah Carey’s much awaited world tour will begin soon. Interestingly, it will start from the Far Eastern country Malaysia.

A Malaysian concert promoter has won a fiercely fought bidding war to get American pop diva Mariah Carey to perform here first live concert, ahead of her world tour series in Singapore and the Philippines. Incidentally, the unknown Malaysian promoter hasn’t offered any clue about his identity, neither the organization that has won the bidding to have Mariah perform in Malaysia even before the world tour officially kicks-off.

The only information about the mystery promoter is that he is new to the concert circuit and wants his debut to be huge and has spared no expense to ensure a ‘top-notch’ celebrity like Mariah kick-starts his concert promoting career. Officially, Mariah Carey was supposed to start her world tour in Kuala Lumpur (KL) on Oct 22nd in Stadium Merdeka. The industry source that informed The Star about the developments, said,

“KL will be her first stop – even though Singapore is unhappy with her management’s decision to have her show in the island republic two days after KL.”

Little is known about Mariah Carey’s upcoming world tour. But it is being widely said that Carey price’s is not less than US$1 million (RM 3.2 million). In fact, it could very well be above $1 million, since such a fees was paid to the star way back in 2004 when she had performed at the same venue, reported Astro Avani.

Mariah Carey is said to have prudently decided to launch her world tour in Asia before the United States. The decision might be due to the fact that she has a very big fan-base in the Far East. Moreover, western artists and their creations are steadily moving their launch venues from United States to such countries since their loyal fans now not only match, but exceed in numbers as compared to America.

Though Mariah hasn’t announced what she will perform, it is expected that her latest album, ‘Me, I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse’, that has garnered some reassuring response, will be part of the line-up. In fact, industry insiders confirm that the world tour is actually an effort to enhance promotion of the album and make sure the reprise of the artist is successful.

Mariah surprised everyone last time she was in the Far East, by dressing very modestly, which is very unlike her. Hers was an attempt to appease Malaysian authorities who have strict rules and regulations regarding costumes and concerts. Will she ensure an equally conservative encore?

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