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Gabriella Cilmi and Leona Lewis to launch Ischgl's season
Teenage singing sensation Gabriella Cilmi is to launch the 08-09 winter sports season at Ischgl - in a concert that will also feature a guest appearance by Leona Lewis. It's a double coup by the Austrian resort, which has a tradition of opening and closing its winters with gigs by huge stars. Gabriella, whose debut single Sweet About Me was a worldwide hit after its release last March, will perform in the Tirolean village on Saturday 29 November. Gabriella was born in Australia but has swiftly built a huge following in Britain and the rest of Europe after making her UK TV debut last December when she sang Sweet About Me on Later With Jools Holland. Her British bonds are growing. Her song Sanctuary featured in the film St Trinian's and on its soundtrack and she shares a manager and UK record label (Island) with the Sugababes. Special guest at the concert will be Britain's Leona Lewis - her of the striking beauty and soaring voice - whose Spirit became the fastest selling debut album of all time. The lead-off single from the album, Bleeding Love, claimed the Number One spot for seven weeks, and the album sold a million copies in the UK in just five weeks. Leona received four prestigious nominations at the last Brit Awards, the UK equivalent of the Grammy Awards. Leona first found stardom by winning British talent show The X Factor in 2006. At the 2008 Ischgl season-opening concert, the girls follow in a long line of headline acts that have launched the season, including Rihanna (last year), The Corrs, Lionel Richie, Ronan Keating and The Pussycat Dolls. Entrance to the concert, which kicks off at 6pm, will be by valid lift-pass. A oneday lift ticket for 29 November will be 55euros (covering skiing and the concert). A two-day lift ticket will cost 74.50 euros.
Skiing opens at Ischgl, one of Austria's highest and most snowsure resorts, on Friday 28 November. The season runs until the beginning of May 2009. Take a look at www.ischgl.com for more details on Ischgl.
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Paznaun - Ischgl Tourism Association
Josef Kurz
6561 Ischgl
Austria
Tel. +43 50 990 112
Fax: +43 50 990 199
E-Mail: josef.kurz@paznaun-ischgl.com