Alternative Pop Singer Brandy Rich Is Opening Act For Virgin Islands Largest Concert Featuring Alicia Keyes And Wyclef Jean, Friday, January 28, 2005.

NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) Alternative-pop singer Brandy Rich will be the opening act for the largest concert ever staged in the Virgin Islands. The concert will star Alicia Keys, Wyclef Jean, Gerald Levert, and more at Lionel Roberts Stadium on Friday, January 28, 2005.

"I'm so excited to hang out with Virgin Islands people and to be performing with artists that I admire, like Alicia Keyes and Wyclef Jean," said Brandy, shortly before flying out to the islands.

The concert will kick off the Caribbean Shining Star competitions, which are similar to American Idol. The televised contest will begin the day after Brandy's concert on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands at the Reichhold Centre for the Arts. The other islands that will host the contest are the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, St Marten, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba and Puerto Rico. The contest winner will get a recording contract.

Performing in the opening concert has accelerated the pace of life for the 18 year-old singer and songwriter. Brandy has recently recorded 2 new songs and a television interview in Atlanta. Brandy Rich is quite goal oriented for some one who is just finishing high school in Albany, Georgia. She writes thoughtful lyrics and has already recorded 10 songs in Los Angeles, Nashville and Atlanta. She writes, sings and co-produces her own music with veteran producer Andrew Lane of Atlanta.