OCTOBER 20 IN TORONTO AT SCOTIABANK ARENA AND OCTOBER 24 IN DETROIT AT FOX THEATRE
NEW SINGLE “CRIMINAL” OUT NOW
Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want To Have Fun Farewell Tour – her first major run in over a decade – begins October 18. Now Lauper has announced the opening acts joining her for the 24-city tour. Joining her for the October 20 Toronto and October 24 Detroit dates is LU KALA. Tickets available here: https://
Rising pop artist LU KALA is appearing in support of her alluring new single “Criminal” out now on LVK/Amigo Records. Love is the proposed crime and “Criminal” is her seductive manifesto. Here LU KALA passionately submits to a love so good, so intoxicating, it must be illegal.
Listen to “Criminal” out now:
https://
“Criminal” is just the latest in a string of hit pop tracks making waves across radio charts, streaming platforms and social media. Her last single “Who’s Gonna” just reached Top 10 on Canadian radio’s Top 40 charts (currently #10) and is on Hot AC chart as well (currently #31). Additionally, her hit “Hotter Now” remains steadfast building at radio, currently Top 10 on AC radio charts in Canada.
The Toronto-raised songstress and songwriter erupted onto the scene with the release of the trending “Pretty Girl Era,” now with over 25 million streams, over 340K user generated videos on TikTok including uses by Justin Timberlake, Eva Longoria and Serena Williams, and an inclusion in Fortnite. A feature on Latto’s Billboard Hot 100 hit “Lottery” soon followed, as well as the fierce power ballad “Nothing But Love” with social media videos reaching over 1 million views. The fiery voiced Congolese-Canadian songstress–with signature vibrant orange hair to match–is redefining what a pop star sounds and looks like.
Beyond the radio and streaming success, LU’s talents have been honored and celebrated within the industry. Her latest notable industry recognition was Billboard Canada’s Women In Music who honored LU with their “Rising Star Award” earlier this summer. She performed a medley of her hits at the ceremony prompting Billboard Canada to rave that the show was “an affirmation that this diva is ready for her spotlight.” Also this year, LU was nominated for two Juno Awards–Single of The Year for “Pretty Girl Era” & Breakthrough Artist of the Year–as well as an Artist of The Year nomination at the 2024 Women in Music Canada Honours. Elsewhere, the SOCAN Foundation honored her at the Her Music Awards, in the US she was selected as an honoree “Industry Disruptor” for the TikTok 2024 Black History Month Visionary Voices List, in addition to being chosen to be a part of TikTok’s “Elevate” campaign, their first ever Emerging Artists Program, and dubbed one of VEVO’s DSCVR Artists to Watch 2024.
At the age of three KALA’s family immigrated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Canada, first living in Toronto’s Regent Park, and later Ajax. Gifted with a talent for writing striking pop tracks and memorable hooks, LU KALA has amassed over 100 million streams. Behind the lyrics was a voice waiting to be released, unwilling to vocally bend into the box black female performers are often expected to exist in. She’s embraced her distinctive sound, transforming her trajectory as an artist, and a woman, in the process.
“I do music that is true to me, and it would be cool to see more girls feel like they can do the same, whatever the genre, no matter their race,” she shares.
The Girls Just Want To Have Fun Farewell Tour is produced by Live Nation, and directed by Brian Burke and produced and designed in partnership with Brian Burke Creative and DX7 Design.
CYNDI LAUPER’S GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN FAREWELL TOUR DATES WITH LU KALA:
• Sun Oct 20 | Toronto, ON | Scotiabank Arena *w/ LU KALA
• Thu Oct 24 | Detroit, MI | Fox Theatre *w/ LU KALA
About
ABOUT LU KALA
At the age of three KALA’s family immigrated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Canada, first living in Toronto’s Regent Park, and later Ajax. Gifted with a talent for writing striking pop tracks and memorable hooks, LU KALA has amassed over 100 million streams. Behind the lyrics was a voice waiting to be released, unwilling to vocally bend into the box black female performers are often expected to exist in. She’s embraced her distinctive sound, transforming her trajectory as an artist, and a woman, in the process.
The powerhouse vocalist and songwriter erupted onto the scene with the release of the trending “Pretty Girl Era,” now with over 25 million streams, over 350K user generated videos on TikTok including uses by Justin Timberlake, Eva Longoria and Serena Williams, and an inclusion in Fortnite. A feature on Latto’s Billboard Hot 100 hit “Lottery” soon followed, as well as the fierce power ballad “Nothing But Love” with social media videos reaching over 1 million views. The fiery voiced Congolese-Canadian songstress–with signature vibrant orange hair to match–is redefining what a pop star sounds and looks like.
Beyond the radio and streaming success, LU’s talents have been honored and celebrated within the industry. Her latest notable industry recognition was Billboard Canada’s Women In Music who honored LU with their “Rising Star Award” earlier this summer. She performed a medley of her hits at the ceremony prompting Billboard Canada to rave that the show was “an affirmation that this diva is ready for her spotlight.” Also this year, LU was nominated for two Juno Awards–Single of The Year for “Pretty Girl Era” & Breakthrough Artist of the Year–as well as an Artist of The Year nomination at the 2024 Women in Music Canada Honours. Elsewhere, the SOCAN Foundation honored her at the Her Music Awards, in the US she was selected as an honoree “Industry Disruptor” for the TikTok 2024 Black History Month Visionary Voices List, in addition to being chosen to be a part of TikTok’s “Elevate” campaign, their first ever Emerging Artists Program, and dubbed one of VEVO’s DSCVR Artists to Watch 2024.
Connect with LU KALA:
Instagram: https://
TikTok: https://
YouTube: https://
Spotify: https://
Apple Music: https://
Facebook: https://
X: https://
ABOUT CYNDI LAUPER
Cyndi Lauper is a Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning songwriter and performing artist with global record sales in excess of 50 million. Her iconic voice, influential punk glamor, and infectious live shows have catapulted her to stardom. Lauper won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist with her first album, She’s So Unusual, and became the first woman in history to have four top-five singles from a debut album including her anthem “Girls Just Want To Have Fun.” Lauper has released ten additional studio albums, featuring classics like “Time After Time” and “True Colors,” and is a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and NY Times best-selling author. In 2013, Lauper became the first solo woman to win Best Original Score (music and lyrics) for Kinky Boots. She is also tireless in her advocacy work. She has been an activist since day one, always fighting for the underdog – especially women, people living with HIV/AIDS, and the LGBTQ community.
Follow Cyndi Lauper:
Instagram: https://
Facebook: https://
Youtube: https://
TikTok: https://
Website: https://
Source
Falcon Publicity
