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Chinese Wing Puts an Original Touch to Single Ladies

CHART REFLECTION. If you thought that Liza Minnelli’s rendition of Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” in Sex and the City 2 was original, wait ‘til you here this one. Wing Han Tsang, (曾詠韓), has grown a worldwide fan-base with her special offbeat style. Originally from Hong Kong, Wing is now residing in New Zealand and began her career by entertaining patients at nursing homes and hospitals in the Auckland area. Further to receiving a grant from Manukau City Council, she issued her debut set “Musical Memories of Les Misèrables and The Phantom of the Opera.”

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Wing Web-site is the Hub

Nurturing her music career, Wing’s fanbase has been retained via her web-site. Wing also sells her music via iTunes, CD Baby and of course Spotify where WelcheMusic found these tracks. The singer even had a South Park episode named after her in March 2005. To date, she has released eleven CDs.

Beyoncé Releases the New Album

Currently releasing her latest album 4, Set for release on June 24, Beyoncé made a rave performance on the Billboard Awards show with “Run the World (Girls).” A second single – “Best Thing I Ever Had” – has already been released. We look forward to “I Was Here” – an entirely new ballad written by Diane Warren and produced by Ryan Tedder (of “Bleeding Love” and OneRepublic fame)!

Her original “Single Ladies” was issued in October 2008 as a double lead A-single together with “If I Were a Boy.” It finally reached the No.1 spot in the US, on par with Diana Ross and Paula Abdul at the list of women with most Hot 100 chart-toppers.

Dance Routine from the ‘60s

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The accompanying music video was actually inspired by the 1969 Bob Fosse dance routine Mexican Breakfast which was seen on the Ed Sullivan show. Critics have compared the track to Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” and Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” as female empowerment songs. The track has also been included on many a TV shows, e.g. Cougar Town, CSI: Miami and Glee. In Sweden, “Single Ladies” peaked at No.40.

Cher & Christina Aguilera Soundtrack Cuts Chart

WelcheMusic has already reported on the reunion with Diane Warren and Cher. A dance remix of Cher’s “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” has appeared on the Billboard dance chart, while Christina Aguilera’s “Show Me How You Burlesque” has charted on the Billboard Hot 100. The first official single off the soundtrack – “Express” (Aguilera) – peaked at No.2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

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Cher Re-Unites with Diane Warren in Burlesque Flick

Scheduled for premiere on Nov.24, Cher and Christina Aguilera headlines the upcoming movie Burlesque. Cher plays the proprietor of a burlesque lounge, where Christina Aguilera is hired as a cocktail waitress. Expect a lot of music in this flick, last week saw the release of Aguilera’s “Express” single to US radio. “Express” is written and produced by Claude Kelly and Tricky Stewart. The track was promoted to US radio last week. This is the first track to promote Aguilera since “You Lost Me,” this July. The single was the third and final release off the Bionic set.

The upcoming soundtrack also features the power ballad “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me.” It is written by Diane Warren – one of the most prolific writers in history. Cher has recorded classic Warren tracks such as “If I Could Turn Back Time” and “Save Up All Your Tears.” Cher hasn’t issued a single since 2003 when she recorded a duet with Rod Stewart called “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered.” The song was included on Stewart’s As Time Goes By album and peaked at No.17 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart.

Listen to “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” via SoundCloud.