GERMANY: Britney Spears becomes latest addition to Berlin's Madame Tussauds wax museum
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GERMANY: Britney Spears becomes latest addition to Berlin's Madame Tussauds wax museum
- Title: GERMANY: Britney Spears becomes latest addition to Berlin's Madame Tussauds wax museum
- Date: 20th May 2009
- Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (German) LARA HOVEN, BRITNEY LOOK-A-LIKE-AND-SING-A-LIKE CONTEST WINNER SAYING: "I am so happy. I wasn't expecting to win as I didn't know how many people would be taking part. But it is a hobby of mine, to sing like her and try to copy her in front of the mirror so I thought I had a pretty good chance. But it is of course a dream to win. I'm going to see her live and I have never been to one of her concerts before so now I am finally going to see her live, after being a fan for ten years." BRITNEY SMILING (SOUNDBITE) (German) NATALIE RUOSS, SPOKESPERSON FOR MADAME TUSSAUDS DEUTSCHLAND, SAYING: "We are always getting new wax figures in. Britney is the latest one. We are always looking to see what our visitors want and she was always high up the list. That's why we decided to put her here, especially after her major comeback. She is the pop star of the last twenty years."
- Embargoed: 4th June 2009 18:47
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- Location: Germany
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
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- Story Text: A new star arrived in the German capital Berlin on Tuesday (May 19), sporting a sparkling silver dress and clutching an MTV Music Award.
The new wax figure of pop diva Britney Spears was unveiled in Madame Tussauds.
As part of the event, two Britney fans battled it out in the final of a Britney Spears Look-and-sound-a-like contest in an attempt to win a pair of tickets to the star's upcoming concert at Berlin's 02 World on July 26.
After both contestants gave their best performance of Spears' hit �������Oops I did it again", 22-year old Lara Hoven was chosen as the winner.
"I am so happy. I wasn't expecting to win," Hoven said.
"I have never been to one of her concerts before so now I am finally going to see her live after being a fan for ten years," she added.
It was Britney's pose after winning an award a the MTV Music Video Awards at the end of 2008 that the designers, based in London, decided to use.
According to Madame Tussauds, the company has been waiting with great anticipation for a Britney figure since the museum opened last year.
�������We are always getting new wax figures in. Britney is the latest one. We are always looking to see what our visitors want and she was always high up the list," Natalie Ruoss said.
According to Ruoss, it can take between three and four months to make a wax model like Britney's, with a cost of up to 200.000 Euros.
On Tuesday, the museum also launched another new attraction, the Madame Tussauds Music Star.
A karaoke machine allows visitors to have their moment in the spotlight while being watched by the likes of Britney, Michael Jackson and the Beatles. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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