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Courier-Mail
3 days ago
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- Courier-Mail
‘Black-listed': Anastacia reveals the moment she realised she'd never achieve success in America
Don't miss out on the headlines from Music. Followed categories will be added to My News. Anastacia has one of the most recognisable voices in the music industry, but heartbreakingly an entire continent never got the chance to experience it. Breaking out in the early 2000s with iconic banger I'm Outta Love, Anastacia quickly became one of the biggest pop stars in the world and she's enjoyed success ever since, and will soon be bringing her sell out NTK25 tour down under. But one place the American's tour won't be visiting is North America, and it's all because record label politics meant that one of the biggest music industry markets on earth never got the chance to get to know Anastacia's vocal talents. 'I'm at that age where I'm fine with what I've got. My resume is beautiful and I'm proud of it,' the feisty singer told 'At the beginning, I felt like what's wrong with me, because I didn't know the reason why.' Anastacia. Picture: Jason Edwards As she prepared to go into the promotional tour for her second record, Anastacia finally realised the incredible success she was experiencing around the world was never going to happen in her home country. 'Then I kind of got an idea of what happened between the radio station and the record company, that it was like a power struggle thing,' she continued. 'And the radio stations made you. The record company made the radio station upset and I was the black-listed name.' 'So it wasn't that I was this rejected artist in America. It was like, they never actually knew me.' She'll be playing four shows later this year in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Picture:. While she was never given the chance to show off her talents in the US, thankfully the rest of the world immediately embraced her powerhouse vocals and ear for a banger. After performing to sell out crowds in Europe, Anastacia has announced that she's bringing her latest tour to Australia later this year. She'll be performing in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in September, with just a handful of tickets left remaining for fans to snap up ahead of the shows. Anastacia's Not That Kind 25 tour starts at The Forum in Melbourne on September 24, before heading to the Coliseum Theatre in Western Sydney on September 26, the Sydney's Enmore Theatre on September 27, before a final show at Brisbane's Eatons Hill Hotel on September 29. Tickets are available here. Originally published as 'Black-listed': Anastacia reveals the moment she realised she'd never achieve success in America
BBC News
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Oldham Coliseum: Historic theatre finds way to keep show on the road
A historic theatre awaiting a £10m revamp has found a way to keep its shows on the road - by performing at a range of different community years ago Oldham's famous Coliseum Theatre was forced to close down when the Arts Council withdrew its prompted a huge outcry and a campaign was launched to save the 140-year-old venue. And, following a U-turn, the theatre is set to open again later this year after a full while the building is out of action the Coliseum's theatre company is embarking on a tour of the town. Martina Murphy, chair of Oldham Coliseum Theatre Ltd, said: "We've done shows in the library, we've done shows in the arcade. "So we are meeting the people where they are and to give them something we could not give them in a building."Their latest production, The Engagement Party, held at the town's Queen Elizabeth Hall, is their largest since the theatre shut and a show where the audience are expected to Akbar, who plays Bilal in the show, said: "There's a lot of drama, a lot of dancing, a lot of music. We're all set up for an amazing engagement party but drama unfolds and the show focuses on the joy and families and communities." Co-star Noor Hadid, who plays Aisha, added: "It's really interactive audiences see them alive in the families. They love watching the drama unfold."They know what it is like with the in-laws and we get them on stage dancing and get them involved in some games."There was shock in 2023 when Coliseum was forced to close after Arts Council England withdrew its funding and the local council said the building was "no longer fit for purpose".But a passionate campaign involving many who trod the theatre's boards saw the council change its mind and commit £10m to refurbish is set to reopen before the end of 2025 and hopefully in time for pantomime season. Ms Murphy said: "It's really exciting so we'll be going [back] with a pantomime and this is what this theatre is known for most."Actor Evanya Taylor, who has appeared in BBC One's Waterloo Road and ITV's Coronation Street, plays Daphne in the current said she was also excited by the prospect of getting back into the refurbished venue."It will be amazing to walk through those doors and be part of the history," she said. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, external, X, external and Instagram, external and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
