Whitney Sings For China...

[Undercover Music News - Australia]

Whitney Houston Sings For China

Whitney Houston is in China this week to sing at the China Open Launch event.

Whitney will perform on July 25 at the event in Beijing before 25,000 fans. "Everyone knows Ms. Houston's music. To a great extent, her music transcends time, languages and cultural differences in a very similar fashion as tennis. We are very pleased that she will perform at the China Open's second launch event. It will be a great day for Beijing, China, music and tennis," said Mr. Zhang Yabin, Vice Chairman of China Open Organizing Committee in a statement.

Tennis star Serena Williams is looking forward to watching Whitney. "This is a great way to launch the China Open. It clearly shows the significance of the Event and I am very much looking forward to playing in Beijing. I definitely want to win the first-ever China Open and put an exclamation mark to what Whitney is starting," she said.

Wimbledon champ Maria Sharapova is likewise looking forward to the show. "Music is great. A lot of players on the Tour, including myself, enjoy music a lot. I think it is great that Whitney Houston will be performing in Beijing in celebration of China Open," she said.

The China Open will be held from September 10-26 at the state-of-the-art Beijng Tennis Centre.

By Paul Cashmere
July 23 2004

NEWSFILE: 23 JULY 2004