THE QUEEN OF CRUNK HIP-HOP PHENOM CIARA HEADS INTO WANGO TANGO WITH A STRING OF HITS AND A WINNING ATTITUDE.Byline: Fred Shuster Music Writer The r&b singer Ciara is having a year as sweet as the popular Revlon perfume she was named for. Being 19, having talent and knowing all the right people is paying off. Even if you don't Even If You Don't is a single released by the band Ween in 2000 on Mushroom Records. Formats Enhanced CD single Includes the quicktime video of "Even If You Don't" directed by Matt Stone & Trey Parker of "South Park". know her name, you've undoubtedly heard Ciara's breakout smash, ``Goodies,'' thundering from outrageously obnoxious SUV sound systems in the next lane. Produced by the hip and hot Lil Jon and co-written with one of Usher's A-team songwriters, the taunting girls'-night-out anthem topped the charts for weeks with its message of ``you're never gonna get near this.'' The rising star then segued into the Missy Elliot-assisted ``One, Two Step,'' which followed ``Goodies'' onto the nation's dance floors, positioning Ciara under the banner of crunk - the high-energy hip-hop genre born in the singer's Atlanta hometown. ``It's dance music,'' Ciara said the other morning from her gym. ``There's no denying what it does to people. It points them towards the dance floor and gets them moving.'' Tens of thousands will get moving Saturday when Ciara appears at Wango Tango Wango Tango is an annual day-long concert produced on by KIIS-FM [1] radio station in Los Angeles. The concert series has been staged at various venues around southern California including Doger Stadium, the Rose Bowl and Angels Stadium in Anaheim. , the yearly KIIS-FM (102.7) event, also starring Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith, Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24 1982) is an American pop rock singer. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly publicized first season of the television series American Idol in 2002. , Black Eyed Peas This article is about the American hip hop group. For the vegetable, see Black-eyed pea. The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. The group is currently composed of will.i.am, apl.de. , Ludacris, Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Dee Lohan (born July 2 1986) is an American actress and pop music singer. Lohan started in show business as a child fashion model for magazine advertisement and television commercials. and a Backstreet backstreet Noun a street in a town far from the main roads Adjective denoting secret or illegal activities: a backstreet abortion backstreet n Boys reunion, at Anaheim's Angel Stadium. ``We choose who's popular of the acts we play on the air,'' explained John Ivey, vice president of programming at KIIS KIIS Kansai Institute of Information Systems . ``We're a Top 40 station, so that means a little of everything. There are some acts this year, like Lindsay Lohan and J.Lo, who don't perform on stage a lot, and we have the Backstreet Boys' first major appearance in years. So, they give the show a lot of heat.'' Best to arrive early for the massive all-dayer in which every KIIS on-air personality and a flock of teen actors will show up between performance slots. ``American Idol's'' Ryan Seacrest Ryan Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American radio and television personality. Seacrest is also a former children's game show host, who gained prominence as the host of the reality television amateur-search series American Idol. , who also commands mornings at KIIS, hosts. ``I had no idea it was gonna be so big,'' Ciara said when told of the size of the 45,000-seat concert, but she didn't seem overly concerned. It's confidence that comes with a career that's well past the launching pad. The first new artist in recent memory to have three straight top-two songs on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay air·play n. The broadcasting of an audio or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television. airplay Noun the broadcast performances of a record on radio chart, Ciara has just seen her newest workout, ``Oh,'' featuring Ludacris, soar into the No. 1 slot, the same position held by her ``Goodies'' disc on the albums list. The new single is a love song to her city and its signature style. ``People don't realize the work that goes into this,'' the singer-dancer said. ``They think you just get up there and perform or you go into the studio and record a vocal one time through. They don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. all the practicing, working out, stretching, dieting, traveling, talking. Hours and hours, every single day.'' Ciara is used to it. A self-described military brat, Ciara Walker's dad was in the U.S. Army and the family lived on bases in Germany, 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 , California, Arizona and Nevada. Her early teens included stints in a girl group and a gig as a professional songwriter. Eventually, she met ``musical soul mate'' and producer Jazze Pha, who inked her to his Sho'Nuff label in less than a week. Dubbed ``the first lady of crunk'' by Lil Jon, whom Ciara met through LaFace Records chief L.A. Reid, she credits teamwork for her perfume- scented success. And she really enjoys the spotlight. ``I'm very, very careful about what I do in public,'' she says. ``That just comes with the job. You learn how to be in the public eye. But I don't miss my life before all this. I'm so happy anytime anyone wants my autograph.'' Fred Shuster, (818) 713-3676 fred.shuster(at)dailynews.com WANGO TANGO What: Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith, Kelly Clarkson, Black Eyed Peas, Ludacris, Ciara, Lindsay Lohan and the Backstreet Boys star in KIIS-FM's eighth annual daylong concert. Ryan Seacrest hosts. Where: Angel Stadium, 2000 Gene Autry Way, Anaheim. When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: $25 to $150. Call (213) 480-3232; wangotango.com. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Ciara, on the wages of success |
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