R&B/pop music superstar Kelly Rowland, solo artiste and member of the multi platinum selling mega-group Destiny’s Child, will perform live at the region’s largest fashion extravaganza, Caribbean Fashionweek (CFW), to be held June 10-15 this year. The Grammy winning songbird was confirmed this week by Pulse, producers and organizers of CFW, as special celebrity guest and headline performer for the event.
Rowland who is a founding member of Destiny's Child, one the world's iconic all female super groups, is also a successful solo artiste selling more than four million albums worldwide. Her seductive collaboration with St. Louis rapper Nelly on the global hit “Dilemma” from her debut album ‘Simply Deep’ earned her, her first solo Grammy and the distinction of becoming the first member of the girl group to have achieved a US number-one single. Her follow up album, ‘Miss Kelly’ spawned the international number-one single “Work” which also resulted in a slew of top awards across the US, UK, Asia and Holland.
In addition to her remarkable music career, Kelly has also made strides in acting, appearing in films and television productions including a starring role in the 2003 horror flick, ‘Freddy vs. Jason’, the 2004 romantic comedy ‘The Seat Filler’ (executively produced by Hollywood’s most bankable star, Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith,) as well as several guest appearances on television series such as The Hughleys, American Dreams, Girlfriends and Eve. The singer is also set to make waves in reality television as she gets set to host a new series on the cable network Bravo called ‘The Fashion Show’ alongside acclaimed fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi.
Ms Kelly’s sultry voice, natural charm, charisma and smooth melodies will undoubtedly appeal to the CFW crowd who will also appreciate her good style sensibility. A noted red carpet star, Kelly’s eclectic wardrobe has included pieces from the Caribbean’s own and CFW fave, Jamaican U.K based designer Gavin Douglas. She is excited to perform at the region’s biggest fashion event and promises an intense musical set, to include older, as well as new material from her upcoming yet to be titled third solo album.
Now in its 9th year, CFW 2009 will feature the Caribbean’s best designers as well as an elite set of international CFW faves, including Gavin Douglas from London, Catalin Bothezatu from Romania, along with Jamaica’s urban maestro, Biggy, Sandra Kennedy and Trinidad’s grande dame of ultra minimalist sophisticated chic, Meiling. Other standouts will include Jamaicans Mutamba, Barry Moncrieffe and Joy Bryce (based in Atlanta).
CFW 2009 takes place this June 10-15 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston Jamaica. In 2008, the event was attended by Hollywood A-list stars Nia Long, Actress Vanessa Williams, R&B Singer Mashonda as well as powerhouse rapper and fashion designer Eve. The event has been covered by the world press including Elle, Fashion TV Paris, BET, i-D, Vogue, The independent, the BBC, Marie Claire, the New York Times and the Associated Press, among others.
CFW is presented by Pulse in association with Viva Sparkling Water, Air Jamaica, Invest Barbados, The Hilton, The Spanish Court Hotel, Skywritings magazine, SHE magazine, Jamrock magazine, The Jamaica Tourist Board, CVM TV, Hype TV and several other sponsors to be announced.
