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| Sometimes you just gotta give credit where credit is due. Credit singer Celine Dion with making one of the smartest business decisions in years by any major recording artist. For upward of $100 million, she inked a deal in 2000 with Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to perform in concert exclusively at the desert resort/casino for three years beginning in 2003. |
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| Barry Manilow has opened his new Las Vegas Hilton show to the public, crooning favorites like "Mandy," "Copacabana" and "It's a Miracle."
Pop music legend Elton John and casino mogul Steve Wynn were among those in the full-house audience of 1,700 on Thursday as the singer-songwriter belted out familiar tunes and a new offering, called "Here's to Las Vegas." "Manilow: Music and Passion" is booked for 24 weeks. Including breaks, it is due to run into 2006. The 58-year-old entertainer has a desert home a short distance away in Palm Springs, Calif. His Las Vegas show follows those of Elvis Presley, who once performed at the Hilton, and other headliners including Celine Dion, Gladys Knight and Sir Elton. |