It looks like the Turks wont give up inviting international superstars to the Turkish Cyprus. This time Rihanna signed to perform in northern Cyprus for the opening of another hotel
I wonder if Greeks will manage to prevent this gig too but things will be more difficult for them since this hotel has partners like "Fashion tv" and "Bvlgari".
I wonder if Greeks will manage to prevent this gig too but things will be more difficult for them since this hotel has partners like "Fashion tv" and "Bvlgari".
Rihanna to perform at TRNC hotel opening
Popular R&B star Rihanna will take to the stage at the inauguration of a seven-star luxury hotel in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) next month, several Turkish daily newspapers reported on Thursday.
Yılmaz Bektaş, owner of the Fashion Castle Hotel to be opened on Sept. 7, will pay Rihanna $1 million, the Vatan daily said, noting that Rihanna was a friend of Bektaş’s spouse, 2006 Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza.
Silvano Bvlgari and Michel Adam -- founder of Fashion TV -- are also partners of the luxurious hotel, Vatan said, adding that Bektaş said the hotel would rival the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai. Rihanna’s show will also help promote the KKTC, the daily said.
Last month, Jennifer Lopez cancelled a planned concert at the $220 million Cratos Premium Hotel and Casino in the KKTC, leading to anger both among Turks and Turkish Cypriots, although she apologized to disappointed fans. The Latino star was due to mark her 41st birthday with a gig at the hotel. But she pulled out of the show after angry Greek Cypriots launched a protest campaign, collecting tens of thousands of signatures on a Facebook page. Announcing the decision to cancel the appearance, a statement released by Lopez’s staff on the official website read that the singer “would never knowingly support any state, country, institution or regime that was associated with any form of human rights abuse.”
Lopez’s website had been flooded by messages from Turks expressing disappointment and anger at her decision to cancel the show and from Greeks praising her. The statement was later removed from Lopez’s website.
Popular R&B star Rihanna will take to the stage at the inauguration of a seven-star luxury hotel in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) next month, several Turkish daily newspapers reported on Thursday.
Yılmaz Bektaş, owner of the Fashion Castle Hotel to be opened on Sept. 7, will pay Rihanna $1 million, the Vatan daily said, noting that Rihanna was a friend of Bektaş’s spouse, 2006 Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza.
Silvano Bvlgari and Michel Adam -- founder of Fashion TV -- are also partners of the luxurious hotel, Vatan said, adding that Bektaş said the hotel would rival the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai. Rihanna’s show will also help promote the KKTC, the daily said.
Last month, Jennifer Lopez cancelled a planned concert at the $220 million Cratos Premium Hotel and Casino in the KKTC, leading to anger both among Turks and Turkish Cypriots, although she apologized to disappointed fans. The Latino star was due to mark her 41st birthday with a gig at the hotel. But she pulled out of the show after angry Greek Cypriots launched a protest campaign, collecting tens of thousands of signatures on a Facebook page. Announcing the decision to cancel the appearance, a statement released by Lopez’s staff on the official website read that the singer “would never knowingly support any state, country, institution or regime that was associated with any form of human rights abuse.”
Lopez’s website had been flooded by messages from Turks expressing disappointment and anger at her decision to cancel the show and from Greeks praising her. The statement was later removed from Lopez’s website.
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