Mariah Carey has heart-breaking news for Taiwanese fans looking forward to a tentatively announced Taipei concert in October: The hit singer won’t “Make It Happen” after all because the venue has been claimed by Celine Dion.
“After great efforts to work with and negotiate with other parties, we are sorry to announce that we did not get Taipei Arena’s approval, but we are first on the waiting list,” Carey concert organizer Yu Kuang Music said on its Facebook page. “I got the official document from Taipei Arena early this morning. We’re so sad to learn the bad news.”
Carey and Dion had been competing for the venue for Oct. 27-30. Dion’s performance will be her first in Taiwan.
Yu Kuang Music said that Taipei Arena might have chosen Dion over Carey because the Canadian singer plans two concerts as opposed to Carey’s one.
It is a pity for Taiwanese music fans who almost had a chance at seeing both best-selling artists perform in Taiwan in the same week.
Carey released her 14th album, Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse in May.
Dion released a three-disc set titled Celine une seule fois / Live 2013, which reached the top 10 on the album charts in France, Canada and Wallonia, Belgium.
Dion has given more than 1,500 concerts worldwide, but has never performed in Taiwan, while Carey came to Taiwan in 1998 as part of her Butterfly World Tour.
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