Atlanta, Georgia – The Atlanta Pride Committee (APC) announced today that Taylor Dayne will headline Saturday’s Coca-Cola Stage line-up at the 2013 Atlanta Pride Festival.
Atlanta Pride Committee Executive Director, Buck Cooke, said of the announcement, “Taylor Dayne has one of the strongest and most recognizable voices in music and her career spans from the 80s when she was on Top 40 radio through today as a chart-topping dance artist. We are thrilled to have Taylor perform as our headliner on the Coca-Cola Stage on Saturday, October 12.”
The iconic singer-songwriter is best known for her smash #1 hits including, “Tell It To My Heart,” “Love Will Lead You Back” and “Prove Your Love.” But the October performance is sure to support her latest album as well, including brand new single, “Floor On Fire.”
The multi-Grammy nominated mega-star boasts over 75 million albums sold over the course of her career as well as performances the world over, that included a live performance at the Gay Games VIII, Cologne, in 2010 that resulted in a 5 minute standing ovation.
Cooke added, “We are delighted to begin announcing the talent booked to perform on the Coca-Cola and Bud Light Stages during the 2013 Atlanta Pride Festival, so look for more announcements to come in the next few weeks.”
The complete 2013 entertainment line-up is scheduled to be released in September.
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2013 Atlanta Pride Sponsors: Rainbow: The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines, Bud Light, Smirnoff, Cox Enterprises, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment; Diamond: David Atlanta, Grady Health System; Platinum: The Georgia Aquarium, The Georgia Voice, Wolfgang Puck Catering, MailChimp, Chevrolet, PNC Bank, MINI; Gold: Gayborhood.
About Atlanta Pride: The main purpose of the APC is to promote unity, visibility and self-esteem among lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender and queer persons and to promote a positive image in the Atlanta area and throughout the Southeastern United States through community activities and services.
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Taylor Dayne’s brand new single “Floor On Fire” combines the iconic singer’s big voice and the latest sounds to form an explosive blend. The song was written by Taylor Dayne, in conjunction with Swedish songwriters Niclas Kings and Ivar Lisinski, as well as Tania Doko from Australia. Hit producers such as The Thin Red Men, Marc Lime & K-Bastian or Zoned Out chipped in perfect mixes especially suitable for the European, British and international audiences. The single contains a total of eight different versions and will be released worldwide in all online stores on June 22nd. Promotion will be mainly focused on Europe, Great Britain and the United States. Like Taylor’s previous dance smashes, “Floor On Fire” is a driving uptempo song and, once again, Taylor hit the nail on the head with her latest release and proves she is back.
Taylor Dayne stands out as one of music’s most dynamic artists. Her unique vocal style has earned her numerous best-selling gold and platinum albums, which produced seventeen Top 20 singles, among them number 1 hits such as “Tell It To My Heart”, “Love Will Lead You Back” & “Prove Your Love”. During the course of her career, she has sold more than 75 million albums and singles worldwide, garnered three GRAMMY nominations and appeared in many film, television and stage roles such as “Love Affair” & “Cold Case”. A while ago the single mother took an extended break, as she dedicated herself to raising her two kids Levi and Astaria. However in 2008, she came back with her album “Satisfied”, co-penning the songs with major platinum selling writers Mike Mangini (Baha Men, Digable Planets, O-Town, Bruce Hornsby etc.), Peter Wade (Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Natasha Bedingfield etc.), the New Radical’s Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels (Stevie Nicks, Madonna, Nelly Furtado, Santana etc.). “Satisfied” enjoyed great success in the USA, immediately positioning its single “Beautiful” at Billboard’s # 1 slot and producing two other top ten singles, “Over My Head” and “My Heart Can Change”. The international release excluded Europe and the U.K. which is the reason that the album is not known in these areas.
Co-writing Tina Turner’s hit “Whatever You Want” made Taylor Dayne’s mark as a prolific songwriter also. Together with Macho Psycho (Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Pink, Whitney Houston etc.) she recently penned several songs for international artists to be released in the near future.
Rolling Stone Magazine readers voted Taylor Dayne as the number one choice to replace Paula Abdul on American Idol.
In 2009, Taylor Dayne contributed songs to the “Sex And The City 2″ hit movie, and, in 2010, she delivered a breathtaking spectacular in Cologne when she performed “Facing A Miracle”, the official anthem of the “Gay Games VIII. Cologne”, live at the opening ceremony which ended in a five minute standing ovation.
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