Last season's Idols winner, Elvis Blue, will be supporting James Blunt when the Brit superstar's Some Kind of Trouble World Tour hits SA in August 2011.
As revealed today by journalist and blogger Clayton Morar, Elvis will join Blunt at gigs at the ICC Durban Arena on Wednesday 24 August, at the Coca-Cola Dome Johannesburg on 26th August, at the Vodacom NMMU Indoor Arena in Port Elizabeth on Sunday 28th August, and in Cape Town at the Grand Arena, Grand West, on 30 August.
After winning Idols in 2010, Elvis Blue released a self-titled debut album in November of of that year that broke multiple records, including reaching Gold status within 29 days of release. The first two singles off the album, “Things My Father Said” and “Lighthouse” were massive hits, while third single “Save Me” is currently play-listed on radio stations across the country.
James Blunt’s first album, Back to Bedlam, catapulted him to worldwide superstardom on the strength of massive songs like “You’re Beautiful,” “High” and “Goodbye My Lover”.
His second album, 2007’s All the Lost Souls debuted at No. 1 in 10 countries and sold nearly 5 million copies globally. He's received numerous awards and accolades, including two Brit Awards, two World Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, an MTV European Music Award and five Grammy nominations.
His latest album, Some Kind of Trouble, includes key tracks like "So Far Gone”, “Superstar” and “Stay the Night”, on which Blunt joins songwriting forces with OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder. He's a huge fan of playing his material live, and following the release of his latest he was heard to say, “Put the album out and get me on tour. We’re going to have the time of our lives playing these songs.”
Elvis responded to being chosen to support James Blunt by saying, “Being able to do what I love is something I am very thankful for and being able to perform on the same stage with great, international artists makes me realise how truly privileged I am. Saying that I am excited about performing on the same night as James Blunt would be a tremendous understatement. A year ago I could never have imagined this. I am thrilled and I look forward to the show.”
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