Singing sensation set to perform

The two concerts, in the Centre Court, will feature the very best of the bluesy voiced Moyet and the hits of her electro-pop ’80s band, Yazoo, as well as her personal hits from the past 28 years and music from her current hit album, “The minutes”.

An Essex girl, born Genevieve Alison Jane, to a French father and English mother, Alison left school at 16 and became famous at 21, as a singer/songwriter with her band, Yazoo.

The emotive songstress emerged from the British post-punk scene in the early 1980s as one-half of the synth-pop duo Yazoo – which sold millions of albums and enjoyed a string of hits over a two-year period, including “Only You” and “Don’t Go”, which fit right into the electro-pop, rage-of-the-moment in the 21st century.

Moyet’s voice stood out as the formidable instrument, as throaty as Janis Joplin and as soulful as Dusty Springfield.

When Yazoo split up, Moyet went on to a flourishing solo career and, in 1984, released her debut solo album, “Alf”, which became a huge hit worldwide.

Between 1984 and 1987, Moyet was Britain’s best-selling female solo star.
Covers of “That Ole Devil Called Love” and “Love Letters” confirmed her reputation as an interpreter of classic songs, while the self-penned hits, “All Cried Out” and “Love Resurrection”, confirmed her gift as a songwriter.

The next few years saw more peaks, with Brit Awards, topping the Billboard Top 40, a performance at the Live Aid concert and a successful 1987 collaboration with Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart on the hit “Is This Love?”

She is currently enjoying great success with her acclaimed eighth album, “The minutes”, which shot to number five on the UK album charts.

Prior to her exclusive Gauteng concerts, Moyet will be touring the United Kingdom, Europe and America in a series of greatly anticipated concerts.

For more information, visit www.emperorspalace.com, or call 011 928-1297/1213.

The show starts at 8pm on both evenings.