Alicia Keys Added to Turks & Caicos Music and Cultural Festival's Superstar Lineup.TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Turks and Caicos Islands (kī`kōs), dependency of Great Britain (2005 est. pop. 20,600), 166 sq mi (430 sq km), West Indies. There are more than 30 cays and islands, of which only six are inhabited. , British West Indies British West Indies: see West Indies; West Indies Federation. -- The Turks & Caicos Tourist Board today announced that superstar Alicia Keys has been added to the artist lineup of the fourth annual Turks & Caicos Music and Cultural Festival. The star-studded event is set to take place July 30to Aug. 6, 2007 at Turtle Cove For the fictional city, see . Turtle Cove is a gay hotel / resort located between Cairns and Port Douglas in tropical Queensland, Australia. It is a hotel / resort that offers accommodation for gay and lesbian travellers, with its own private beach and a range of Marina on Providenciales. "We are thrilled that Alicia will be able to join us at this year's festival," said Ralph Higgs, director of tourism at the Turks & Caicos. "Alicia's incredible talent and inspiring spirit fit right into the collection of extraordinary artists already performing at the event. She is a world-renowned artist and traveler and we are very proud to welcome her to the Turks & Caicos Islands Caicos Islands: see Turks and Caicos Islands. ." Alicia Keys is a nine-time Grammy Award winning R & B and soul singer, songwriter, actress and pianist. During her career, Keys has also won 11 Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, three World Music Awards, and two MTV Video Music Awards The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Originally beginning as an alternative to the Grammy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards is now a respected pop culture awards show in its own right. . Keys has sold 28 million albums and singles worldwide. Other A-list artists performing at the Turks & Caicos Music and Cultural Festival include five-time GRAMMY award winner John Legend, American superstar and multiple GRAMMY winner Michael Bolton, eloquent American soul artist and two-time GRAMMY Award winner India.Arie, country music genius and CMA CMA - Concert Multithread Architecture from DEC. lifetime achievement award winner Kenny Rogers, R&B American soul singer Freddie Jackson and a variety of local talent. Please visit www.musicfestival.tc for a complete schedule of events and vacation packages or call the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board at (649) 946-4970. For press inquiries, please contact Jenn Myres at (619) 234-0345. About Turks & Caicos The 40 islands of the Turks & Caicos, of which eight are inhabited, are renowned for their award-winning beaches, diving and array of world-class resorts. Additional activities include tennis, golf and horseback riding. The islands feature a variety of spa and body treatment services and is home to the world's only conch conch (kŏngk, kŏnch, kôngk), common name for certain marine gastropod mollusks having a heavy, spiral shell, the whorls of which overlap each other. farm. There are three daily 90-minute direct flights from Miami, a US Airways direct flight from Charlotte, daily direct flights from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and weekly flights from Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Toronto. For more information on travel, visit the Turks & Caicos Islands Tourist Board Web site at www.turksandcaicostourism.com or call (800) 241-0824. |
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