Fox Theatre Welcomes Fantasia, 12/31

Fantasia will bring in the New Year with a special performance at Detroit's Fox Theatre on Friday, Dec. 31 at 9:00 p.m. As a part of her very first headlining tour entitled "Back To Me," special guests sharing in the celebration will include three-time Grammy Award nominee Eric Benet, Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter/producer Kandi and comedian Melanie Comarcho.

Subscribers of Fantasia's newsletter can take advantage of concert tickets pre-sales one day prior to general public on sale dates. Fans can signup for the newsletter at FantasiaOfficial.com for up-to-date tour information and future pre-sale opportunities.

The eight-time Grammy nominee begins this tour after the critically acclaimed release of her third studio album, Back To Me which debuted at number one on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and number two on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Back To Me also marks Fantasia's first number one R&B album and her highest Billboard Top 200 chart ranking. While Fantasia's first single "Bittersweet" maintained its number one position for five weeks on the Urban Adult Radio R&B Airplay chart, her new single "I'm Doin' Me," was one of the most added singles to Urban radio last week. Along with the success of Back To Me, Fantasia's second season of her VH1 reality show "Fantasia for Real" premiered on September 19th with over 1 million viewers according to Nielsen ratings.

After beautifully performed appearances on Good Morning America, Lopez Tonight, Live! With Regis and Kelly, 106 & Park and The Wendy Williams Show, Fantasia will continue to mesmerize audiences with her supreme vocal talents and engaging live performances. "I'm so excited about this tour and having the chance to connect with my fans, the people that love me and have been supporting me through everything. This tour is going to be a real special, intimate experience for them and for me" states Fantasia.

In 2004, the High Point, North Carolina native became the season three winner of Fox's American Idol. Later that year, Fantasia released her platinum-selling debut album Free Yourself on J Records and became the first artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart to debut at number one with her first single, "I Believe." Fantasia's second single, "Truth Is," spent 14 weeks at number one, thus making her the first singer to simultaneously have two of the top three songs on the Billboard chart. Fantasia's 2006 eponymous second album featured the number one R&B single, "When I See U," and reached gold status.

In addition to being an eight-time Grammy-nominated singer, in 2005 Fantasia authored her first memoir, Life is Not a Fairytale and made her acting debut starring as herself in the Lifetime Television movie based on the book. In 2007, Fantasia continued her acting career and received rave reviews for her portrayal of "Celie" in the Broadway play The Color Purple.

Tickets ($39.50, $49.50, $59.50 and $88) go on sale Friday, Nov. 5 at 10:00 a.m. and may be purchased at www.OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride/WM Photos

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