Monday, May 26, 2008

Beyonce in dazzling debut in Australia

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Silver surprise ... Beyonce gets down at the Acer Arena last night.
Photo: Lee Besford

Looking every inch the diva she is, Beyonce opened her first Australian show last night wearing a stunning, glittery silver floor-length gown and belted out one of her biggest hits, Crazy In Love.

In a showstopping move, she waited until halfway through the song before she ripped the long skirt off the costume and turned it into a sexy minidress, showing her impressive and world-famous curves, much to the delight of the crowd at Acer Arena. Her all-female band included three voluptuous backup singers and there were three separate drum kits.

She worked the stage, dancing and waving her hands and playing up to the audience.

Fellow recording superstar and boyfriend Jay-Z, who features in some of her songs, was not there to join her on stage.

His vocals were prerecorded and played through the sound system instead.

She teased her fans by singing only snippets of her hits Baby Boy and Love To Love You, preferring to spend more time showing off her carefully choreographed dance moves.

It was left to her backup singers to make up for her lack of vocals.

It might have been the jetlag, as the star flew into Sydney Airport from Japan only yesterday morning, but she took long and frequent breaks between songs.

Fan Katie Agnew, 24, said: "She's been my favourite singer since her Destiny's Child days. She is one of the hottest stars for sure.


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