FRANCE: Tina Turner concert in Paris features surprise duet with movie star Bruce Willis

Record ID: 741510

  • Title: FRANCE: Tina Turner concert in Paris features surprise duet with movie star Bruce Willis
  • Date: 3rd May 1996
  • Summary: TURNER PERFORMING ON STAGE APPLAUSE TURNER AND WILLIS ON STAGE PERFORMING
  • Embargoed: 18th May 1996 13:00
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  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVA8MOP4LLYZRZIAAYBJV6GR40D4
  • Story Text: Tina Turner kicked off the European leg of her World Tour with a concert in Paris on Friday (May 3), featuring a surprise duet with movie star Bruce Willis. The Hollywood actor was supporting Turner with his band "The Accelerators".
    Before the concert, Willis joined Turner on stage for a quick rehearsal, and the pair joked as Turner showed Willis some dance steps.
    He later told Reuters Television it had been a "unique and singular experience".
    Turner said that she was surprised as how well Willis danced without a full rehearsal. Willis agreed: "No one was more surprised that I was," he said, adding that his performance with Turner was a dream come true as he had been a fan of hers for a long time.
    The Bercy stadium in Paris was packed for the highly-charged two-hour performance.
    Turner thrilled the audience with a show featuring new songs and old. At 56, with a career spanning four decades, she remains one of the world's most popular female artists.
    The concert mixed crowd-pleasing favourites such as "Simply the Best" and "Private Dancer" with songs from Turner's latest album "Wildest Dreams." Backstage Turner said she was delighted with the crowd's reaction. Following the show she was presented with a gold disc for German sales of her single "GoldenEye." Turner's tour will now move to the Netherlands on May 9; Germany May 30; Sweden June 6; Norway June 12; Denmark June 21; the United Kingdom June 28; Austria July 3; Germany July 28; Spain September 18 and Italy September 25.
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