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Adam Lambert to Perform in Cape Town

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Adam Lambert. Photo by Lee Cherry

American Idols runner-up Adam Lambert will be touring South Africa for the first time this November.

Toya Delazy will be Adam Lambert's opening act at the GrandWest.

Lambert came to prominence following his appearance on the eighth season of American Idol. Although he was runner-up, Lambert launched a successful music career with the release of his first studio album �For Your Entertainment� which debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, selling 198,000 copies in the U.S. in its first week, and reaching the top 10 in several countries worldwide.

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The album achieved international success with its singles "For Your Entertainment", "Whataya Want from Me" and "If I Had You". Since the release of his debut album Lambert has accrued numerous awards and nominations, including a Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and is the first American Idol finalist to tour the world in support of a debut album in the year following their season. He has sold over 2 million albums and 4.2 million singles worldwide. In November 2011 Adam took to the stage in the finale of the MTV European Music Awards to sing lead vocals with Queen, who were being honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award. After the show Roger Taylor commented Adam is "a really great performer with an astonishing voice." He subsequently joined Queen on tour and performed with them on their London UK date as well in Russia, Ukraine and Poland.

His latest album �Trespassing� (2012) entered at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart.  Lambert collaborated with an all star list of award winning artists, producers and songwriters including Pharrell Williams, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly, Benny Blanco, Bonnie McKee, Nile Rogers, Sam Sparro, Bruno Mars, Nikka Costa and BC Jean.

Adam Lambert's Cape Town show takes place on Tuesday 13th November 2012 at the Grand Arena, GrandWest. Tickets go on sale at Computicket on Friday 14th September at 9am and will range from R340 to R490.