{"id":6388,"date":"2017-01-17T10:27:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T02:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=6388"},"modified":"2017-01-23T09:42:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T01:42:13","slug":"ovation-productions-presents-debby-boone-sings-karen-carpenter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2017\/01\/17\/ovation-productions-presents-debby-boone-sings-karen-carpenter\/","title":{"rendered":"DEBBY BOONE SINGS KAREN CARPENTER AT BIG DOME ON MARCH 8!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The singer behind one of the top-selling pop hits of the 1970s pays tribute to an iconic singer and her music when Debby Boone performs the greatest hits of Karen Carpenter during a major concert on March 8<\/span><\/span> at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Image grabbed from\u00a0Ovation Productions<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The presentation from Ovation Productions will kick off the three-night, three-city local tour of the acclaimed American singer, actress and author that also includes shows on March 10<\/span><\/span> at the Cebu Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City and on March 11<\/span><\/span> at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City.<\/p>\n

Dubbed \u201cDebby Boone Sings Karen Carpenter,\u201d the concert series marks the local debut of Debby as she extols the musical achievements and legacy of the late Karen Carpenter, one-half of the \u201870s pop duo, The Carpenters, who, with her brother Richard, made up one of the era\u2019s biggest and most successful soft rock groups.<\/p>\n

Touted as the ultimate Karen Carpenters tribute act, the show is expected to evoke happy and \u00a0wonderful memories of the magical sound and spectacle of a Carpenters live performance featuring Karen on the drums and lead vocals in her typical contralto vocal range and Richard on the piano with back-up vocals.<\/p>\n

Debby brings with her on her first foray in singing Karen Carpenter the superb vocal quality and style that have produced numerous hit records and sold-out tours during a brilliant and successful musical and entertainment career spanning nearly 50 years.<\/p>\n

While there were past tributes to Karen Carpenter by other artists, they were less than impressive and didn\u2019t have the kind of skills, style and appeal in coming out with the familiar soft rock sound and carefully crafted songs associated with The Carpenters and that have captivated millions worldwide.<\/p>\n

Among the Carpenters hits Debby is expected to sing are \u201c(They Long To Be) Close To You,\u201d \u201cWe\u2019ve Only Just Begun,\u201d \u201cRainy Days and Mondays,\u201d \u201cTop Of The World,\u201d \u201cSuperstar,\u201d \u201c:Hurting Each Other,\u201d \u201cI Need To Be In Love,\u201d \u201cFor All We Know\u201d and many more.<\/p>\n

She will also perform her best-selling song the mega-hit \u201cYou Light Up My Life\u201d.<\/p>\n

Debby\u2019s career as a singer, artist and actress\u00a0 traces its roots to a life full of music as she was growing up in New Jersey with her family led by her father, Pat Boone, the popular singer of the 1950s.<\/p>\n

At the age of 14, she began touring with her three sisters and her father, with whom she \u00a0earlier recorded as the Pat Boone Family and later as The Boones or The Boone Girls.<\/p>\n

She launched a solo career with the release of her debut solo album, \u201cYou Light Up My Light\u201d (1977), which became the biggest hit of the 1970s, spending 10 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart \u2013 longer than any other song in Hot 100 history until that point.<\/p>\n

(In 2008, Billboard ranked the song No. 7 among all songs that charted in the 50-year history of the Hot 100.)<\/p>\n

\u201cYou Light Up My Life\u201d earned Debby a Grammy Award for Best New Artist and an American Music Award for Favorite Pop Single of 1977.<\/p>\n

She also received Grammy nominations for Best Pop Vocal Performance-Female and Record of the Year.\u00a0 The song likewise succeeded on Billboard Adult Contemporary (No. 1 for one week) and Country (No. 4) singles charts.\u00a0 The single and the album of the same title were both certified platinums.<\/p>\n

Debby\u2019s overnight success led to a tour with her father and frequent appearances on major television shows.<\/p>\n

Other albums that followed include \u201cThe Best Of Debby Boone,\u201d \u201cSongs Of Debby Boone\u201d and \u201cFriends For Life.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the 1980s, she recorded Christian music which garnered her four Top 10 contemporary Christian albums, as well as \u00a0two GMA (Gospel Music Association of the United States) Dove Awards \u00a0and two more Grammys, including the winning \u201cWith My Song\u201d (1980).<\/p>\n

As a musical theatre actress, Debby toured the United States during 1981-82 in a production of the stage adaptation of the film, \u201cSeven Brides for Seven Brothers,\u201d which was a commercial and critical success nationwide before opening on Broadway in July 1982.<\/p>\n

She appeared in several musical theatre productions, starring as Maria in the 1990 Lincoln Center production of\u00a0 \u201cThe Sound Of Music\u201d and as Rizzo in the 1990s revival of \u201cGrease.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also performed lead roles in stage productions of \u201cCamelot,\u201d \u201cMeet Me In St. Louis,\u201d \u201cMississippi Love Love,\u201d \u201cSouth Pacific,\u201d \u201cHuman Comedy\u201d and \u201cThe King And I.\u201d<\/p>\n

She made her television debut in a musical adaptation of O. Henry\u2019s \u201cThe Gift Of The Magi\u201d and headlined two of her own NBC TV musical specials: \u201cThe Same Old Brand New Me\u201d (1980) and \u201cOne Step Closer\u201d (1982)<\/p>\n

Aside from a successful music and stage career, Debby is credited with writing children\u2019s books and producing children\u2019s videos.\u00a0 She has also written her biography in which she shares stories of growing up with Pat Boone, her musical career and her married life. — #<\/p>\n

Event Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n

What: Debby Boone sings Karen Carpenter<\/p>\n

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March 8 – Smart Araneta Coliseum<\/p>\n

March 10 – Waterfront Hotel in Cebu<\/p>\n

March 11- SMX Convention Center in Davao<\/p>\n

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Sources:\u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>,\u00a0Ovation Productions<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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