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Fans fall to Mariah's charm
By a staff reporter

27 February 2004
DUBAI - Hundreds of rapturous fans welcomed Mariah Carey to Dubai with screams and whistles at her first ever concert at the Dubai Media City yesterday.

Clad in a silver two-piece costume, Mariah began the concert with a rendition of Heartbreaker  much to the delight of her fans, with many of them jumping from their seats to take a better look at the ravishing pop diva. A spellbinding dance routine followed when Give my all was performed with many people singing along with the pop star.

The audience consisting of both young and old fans, were mesmerizsd with the many costume changes that the singer did along with her song routines. The show lasting for nearly 100 minutes saw many of her old hits being performed such as Hero, Rainbow and Honey.

Mariah having one of the best voices in pop music, combined with one of the best attitudes is one of the world's top recording artists, setting records for most No. 1 singles by a female artist, to most consecutive weeks at No. 1 with One Sweet Day, her collaboration with Boyz II Men. Her chart accomplishments resulted in Billboard magazine naming her 'Artist of the Decade' for the 90s. Mariah's first self-titled album uncovered a high-octave voice that could break sound barriers, as well as record sales.

She arrived in Dubai on wednesday as part of a world tour to promote her latest album, Charmbracelet. The concert was organised by Mirage Promotions and was sponsored by Nokia, Qatar Airways, Mastercard, Coca Cola, Ahlan! Magazine, Areej, Budget rent-a-car rental,

Gearhouse, Emirates Radio 1 and 2, Hardrock Cafe, Khaleej Times, Music Master, UAQ FM, HUM FM, Showtime, iBuzz, Virgin Megastore Venue, Dubai Media City.

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