In 10 years, Mariah Carey has sung long way
Ten years ago, Mariah Carey helped Pure nightclub at Caesars Palace produce what is believed to be the first $1 million nightclub opening in Las Vegas. With Carey on hand to ring in the new year, the megaclub sold about 3,000 advance tickets at $300 a pop, for a staggering $900,000 in pre-sales.
Now comes the million-dollar question: Can Carey fill Celine Dion's stilettos by selling out the 4,300-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace night after night? It was announced on Thursday, the day Caesars Entertainment filed for bankruptcy protection, that Carey has signed a two-year deal for 27 shows per year.
Caesars Palace and AEG Live, which operates the Colosseum, are counting on Carey's body of work as the best-selling female artist of all time. That includes 18 No. 1 hits, beginning with "Vision of Love" in June 1990 to "Touch My Body" in 2007. Her residency is scheduled to begin on May 6. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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